After the top 10 students were teleported, they found themselves in a similar environment from the previous battles. Now they were all face to face and heavily on guard.
The tension in the air was palpable. The silence was so thick that one could hear a pen drop if it were to land on the stage. As if waiting and analyzing their opponents nobody made the first move.
Well, that was until....
BOOOOOOM!
An aura surged forward and immediately all the students felt as if a mountain was dropped on their heads. They all tried to resist by releasing their own aura, but it was futile. When their Aura got released, it was if it was getting swallowed and.... assimilated?
As they all were struggling to stand, they were finally able to see who this absurd aura was coming from.
And what they saw was?
Well, there standing, with black hair that stopped right at his shoulders, was Akasha. Yes, he was simply standing there with his head towards the sky and looking as if he was trying to figure something out. After taking a few seconds, he spoke.
"Heh, you know.... I really came to this Academy looking for the thrill of an adventure and to meet my peers who were said to be geniuses." He said in voice that devoid of any sort of emotions. If one could see his eyes right now, then all you would see were literal black holes.
"But aside from the few of you who caught my interest... the rest of you are pathetic" he sneered as he finally looked towards the others. He then grinned and looked at Kael Flameheart while releasing the Aura restraint on them.
"Kael, is it? You know.... for a Dragon you are FUCKING PATHETIC. AND YOU DARE LOOK DOWN ON ME?!" he asked while looking at Kael with his head turned sideways.
"FUCK YOU! WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO TALK TO DRAGON ROYALTY LIKE THAT?!!! Kael roared as he immediately casted an ability towards Akasha.
|FLAMEHEART DRAGON'S BREATH|
Immediately after using the skill, he took in a deep breath as if he was sucking in all the fire elements in the surrounding area. Then he exhaled a fireball the size of a literal mountain and sent it flying towards Akasha!
Seeing the incoming fireball Akasha didn't budge. Instead, he started smiling like a madman!
*Whoosh*
BOOOOOM!!!!
"HAHA! NEXT TIME LEARN PROPER MANNERS HUMAN! Kael roared as he was sure Akasha was as good as dead. After all, 'I used more than half of my mana, I'm sure a mere human couldn't survive that, not even a Middle Stage Golden Core.' he thought while grinning.
Meanwhile Raven and Elara both and two totally different reactions to what happened. After Kael launched his Dragon's Breath, they both caught the maddening smile on Akasha's face. And.....
'HE'S MINE!' they both thought at the same time!
While they were thinking this the smoke finally cleared and standing there was Akasha.
Totally unharmed and looking with the same maddening smile.
'So handsome!' Raven thought internally but on the outside her face still showing struggle while covered in beads of sweat.
'We must fight!' Elara thought as she was in the same condition of Raven.
*clap* *clap* *clap*
Suddenly Akasha started clapping as if he was genuinely surprised.
"Well, I must say for a Dragon Breath that was absolutely pathetic." He said in a calm tone before continuing.
"Heh, and you're still calling me human, huh? Well, I can't really blame you, can I? I mean I do look just like one, right? But that's where you're wrong O' Dragon Royalty. he spoke before he finally started walking slowly.
As he walked, the upper part of his robe dematerialized revealing his light-brownskin, he started to transform. From the top of his forehead, he began to grown horns. The horns were as black as the void itself; alongside his arms he grew scales that were just as black but seemed they seemed to glimmer with all colors. His hands transformed into claws that seemed to be as sharp as any sword. Every step he took left behind a footprint. It was as if the most primal beast was coming out of its cage.
To some he looked like the most primal monster while to some he looked well
[Ahhhh~ you look so beautiful dear~] Luna sort of.... moaned?!
"H-he i-is a DRAGON?!" Kael stammered as he stumbled backwards.
"So beautiful" Raven, Elara, and even Lyria said.
After his transformation was complete, he bent his legs, jumped into the air above all the geniuses and activated a single ability.
|DRAGON'S BREATH - ORIGIN'S BREATH|
As he said this everyone present heard a voice that sounded so ancient and ethereal that it literally made their ears bleed.
The students outside of the battle fainted, while those in the actual fight had it a bit better as they were already on the defensive.
The instructors in the sky though?
They were totally unaffected, but they were all looking at Akasha as if he was some abomination.
After Akasha activated his skill, he inhaled all the surrounding fire elements.... well at least he intended to. Instead, the elements from all three of his affinities heeded his call. And when he exhaled, he launched a fireball that was at least 3 times larger than Kael's. This fireball looked utterly devasting but yet beautiful at the same time.
When he launched the fireball all the color in the surroundings vanished as if the realm itself held its breath.
Then the fireball reached not just Kael, but every single participant. At first there was no sound at all... then
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!
THE ENTIRE REALM QUAKED!!!
and the aftermath left a crater so deep that one couldn't see the ending.
Left standing in the middle of the stage, with black hair that had silver streaks, horns that seemed to pierce into the heavens, scales that shimmered so brilliantly that it was hard to look away from. Akasha, he stood there, still with the same maddening smile.
"Haha that was fun. My sweet Luna~ did you see the looks on their faces? he said while laughing before he was teleported away.
[Ahhhh~] That was Luna's only response. I mean who could blame her? She waited literal eons and now her soulmate is looking so DIVINE!
"Eh? L-Luna what are you doing?"
[H-hu-!!! Oh, nothing dear~] She stuttered as if she was caught doing something she wasn't supposed to be doing.
"Hmmm?" Akasha raised his eyebrows, but eventually he just said
"Fuck it." As he shrugged his shoulders.
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The Academy's Instructors
High in the sky, observing the entire thing, the instructors stood in silence. From the moment the battle royal started they all felt that something interesting would happen. But this was beyond anything they were expecting especially Dean Calisto. If anybody was shocked, then it was undoubtedly him.
He was literally Kalpa's 'Keeper of Knowledge'. He was the one who knew most about literally anything that pertains to Kalpa. Whether it be Races, Ancient Wars, Forbidden Knowledge, he knew about it. So, if there was anyone who should know what the hell was going on it would be him, right?
But right now?
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT RIGHT NOW?!" The first to break the silence was Jax as he spoke exactly what everyone was thinking right now.
"HAHA, I KNEW THE KID WAS INTERESTING BUT NOW HE MAKES ME WANT TO FIGHT!" Gaelan said as when he saw the primal aura surging from Akasha it made his blood boil!
"Hehe, looks like my new student as a few secrets." Liora said while giggling
Finally, Calisto spoke
"Even this is a first for me. But before we make any absurd guesses we will just continue with everything as normal and have a meeting at a later date. There are a few people I must talk to before we come to any conclusions." Although he was shocked his tone was still calm and steady.
"Riona you can go and bring the students to the campus and explain a few things to them. We will meet again tomorrow morning." He said before they all disappeared.
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After the top 10 students were teleported outside of the arena, they were all shocked.
"What the fuck was that monster?" Jovian Savant, who was the seer's oracle, said. Even though he possessed special eyes, they were only as powerful as him, so even he couldn't understand what he saw.
"Well, everyone let's give Kael a big thank you!" Ethan said as he was pissed, he didn't even get to raise his sword.
'How could I, the supreme genius of The Celestials be so helpless against a peer of mine?!!!.' Luke was internally roaring as his pride slightly took a hit. He prided himself on being a Celestial. And Celestials were beneath no one! Although they respected Dragons, they never felt that a Dragon for once were the superior race.
"Yes, thanks little bro-" Elara was about to say before she noticed her surroundings.
All around students were scattered lying unconscious.
"What the fuck happened here?" She asked
But before the others could add anything they were all teleported.
In front of them was a campus that looked so beautiful that words could hardly describe. There were multiple floating islands in the sky that went as high as one could see. Above the ones closer to the ground one could see signs that read 'Combat Training' 'Elemental Training' 'Rune Training' and many more.
On the ground was a building that absolutely massive. In front of the building there were water fountains and a beautiful field of flowers. In the middle of the field was a pathway that led to the massive building. On top of the building was the sign 'The Academy of Kalpa'.
While the students were mesmerized by the view a woman appeared in the air above them.
The woman had long black hair and eyes were black too. Except her eyes were crescent moons, she stood at about five feet eight inches. This beautiful woman was Riona Moonshade
"Hello, to you, the top 10 students. My name is Riona, the Rune instructor here at The Academy. Since you guys have experienced a lot today you can head to your dorms. You can find them by following the location on your badges. We will all meet tomorrow at 10:00 am so make sure to get some rest." She said before she disappeared.
But then she reappeared moments later and said while snapping her fingers.
"Oh! and don't worry about these guys they will be sent to their rooms, they just need some rest."
*snap*
The unconscious students were all engulfed in a white light then disappeared alongside Riona.
While everyone was trying to digest all the information, Akasha, he simple began to walk.
As he walked away everyone looked towards him with different looks and all thinking different things.
Except for one person, she suddenly chased after Akasha while saying
"Hey! Wait up!" This person was Raven Bloodmoon.