"what is this..?" Zach looked at his arm in bewilderment. He rubbed his palm and a bunch of golden lines appeared in the air.
[Name: Zachariah Keal]
[Current realm: Earth]
[Soul weapon :Aragoth
...There was once a child who stood alone at the edge of existence, where the stars refused to shine, enveloped by the black void.
He gave himself no name, only silence... nothingness.. emptyness...
But the winds of death whispered one into his hollow hands. Aragoth.
The king who never ruled but remembered every war, the name clung to the child's grief and when his will was forged into steel, the blade was born yet again...
And so was his name.]
[Weapons ability:
..Aragoth does not hunger for death... it listens. In the stillness between breaths, it learns the truth men hide within their twisted hearts.
Once Aragoth knows a soul it becomes a reflection of it...
Forever.
But be warned...
To steal is the steal a piece of who they are, and every piece must be taken through blood and pain, to finally find it's resting place within you.
Effect: Aragoth can permanently copy the ability of another.
Current capacity: 2 imprint
2/2 slots occupied.
Frist imprint - flames.
Second imprint - blades
[Aragoth's techniques<3>.]
Zach looked at the golden word in shock.
Zach had tried to summoned the blade multiple times but it didn't work and now, he's soul weapon is back.
'but what is this the techniques..'
In front of the technique space it displayed the number 3 besides it.
[Flame mirage
Your blade turns into a blur, time dilates and your sword travels between worlds.
Each swing leaves behind a trail of shimmering embers that slice the air with heat and defiance, weaving the illusion of a thousand blade where by its just one.]
[Ability perks - Increase strength and speed and slows down perspective.]
[Downside - The ability to see beyond comes with a price, with each stoke, each insight, each breath.. you will bleed]
[Sword control
Ability to summon and control blades at will.
Max controllable blade - 2
Down side - Mental fatigue]
[Last draw
The flame that waits.
The ability to gather flames into your blade and release it in one blinding blast]
Zach looked at the golden word in front of him whirling.
The blaring of the morning horns blasted thought the hallways, jolting his awareness.
Zach looked around, as always, Rei's cloths were neatly arranged and her sheets were already made, she had already gone out.
Zach quickly put on his black suit, wincing all the as sudden movements made his ribs and shoulders hurt.
Zach walked out of his dorm room, dragging his feet.
' Why now of all times,' Zach thought.
The runes had been unresponsive for months but not it suddenly opens, is it the beating he received that somehow prompted the rune to start working?...
Zach dismissed the thought.
The morning vendor, had already left leaving the slices of bread and tea on the table in front of he lamp.
Zach quickly devoured the meal and headed for class.
He arrived, with Miss Lauren sitting on her desk already.
The sun had not even fully set yet and the three students sat across each other in the large hall.
Arthur glaced at Zach's black eyes...
"Rough day yesterday huh..?" He grinned, Zach looked at the chuckling Arthur in annoyance.
"Oh, you think getting jumped is hilarious" Zach muttered, teeth clenched.
Amy was holding in her laugh as she stared at Zach's roughed up face.
"Is it that bad..?" Zach blinked.
Miss Lauren looked at Zach with worry.
"What happened.." she asked as she stood up from her seat.
"Umm it's nothing, just got jumped by some group of second years outside my dorm room.
"You really have to get those wounds checked." Miss Lauren spoke
The lecture was brief with miss Lauren the teaching them some calculations and probability analysis.
The lecture lasted till the afternoon and the trio walked out of the building.
Zach limped, he didn't know where the nurses infirmary was so Amy offered to take him there.
Zach sat on bench as the nurse—a petite blue haired nurse—examined him.
"Oh my.."
She said as her hands glowed
"You have a broken rib" she said as she pulled out a blue pill.
"Take this" she said. Zach glanced at the blue pill in her hand, he took it, dumping it in his mouth.
The pill seem to melt in his mouth and a refreshing feeling washed over his body.
"Now you need to rest" the nurse spoke, as she stood up, walking out of the room to attend to other patients.
Zach sighed..
"Next time you'll use your head instead of your heart."
Zach hit her with a profound expression.
Arthur sat besides him and patted his back
"Ouch man" Zach grimaced.
****
The days passed by and Amy, Zach and Arthur had been attending miss Lauren's classes.
Zach studied the abilities of the blade, but can't still summon it.
Rei continues to avoid talking to him at all costs, and no matter how hard he tries she still vanishes before he came say anything. Not that he knew what to say though.
He couldn't blame her.. what would he say *I'm sorry for seeing you naked... And oh, your tits look nice by the way* Zach chocked on his water at the thought—nope.. not saying that.
Finally it was time for the trio to graduate from the theory classes.
"Congratulations on passing the test.." mis Lauren congratulated.
Zach Amy and Arthur stood shoulder to shoulder as miss Lauren announced the results.
"Zach got a 68% on observation and a 77% on probability analysis" she smiled as she handed Zach his pass stamp.
Zach nodded at he took the card from her hands.
" Arthur got a 91% on observation and a 62% on probability analysis" she handed Arthur his stamp."
"And Amy.." she paused.
"..got a 93% on observation and 96% on probability analysis"
The duo looked at Amy in unison.
"What the ?.."
"Isn't it the same notes we studied?"
Amy smiled as miss Lauren handed over her stamp.
"You all scored great!!" She exclaimed, "the best candidates I've thought so far this year.".
Now go onto your next training.
Zach walked out of the building.
"Now finally were going to learn how to swing a sword".