Stalker Alert

"Can you tell us about their abilities instead?" Seeing the sour-looking Ye Han, Alice decided to divert the topic of the conversation.

"I could do that."

"First, David."

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"Not the face!"

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"David is the heir of the Lei Clan. A clan that specializes in the use of the lightning element to augment their speeds. During his childhood, he was reported missing for 7 days. A frantic search ensued and after a week, he appeared inside his room but now with a high comprehension of the space element. Months after his disappearance, he invented a revolutionary technique called Cloud Steps. An ability to move at a near-instantaneous speed without any traces."

"That sounds more anime than I thought."

"There's still more. 2 years later, he invented another technique. It's called the Hiraishin. It granted the user the ability to mark an object or person and teleport it or to it. But it required a very high comprehension of the space element.

After that incident, he was hailed as the Lei Clan's successor and dubbed a genius. In terms of speed, none is better than him in his generation. That form he showed earlier, is the 7th form of the Lightning Method that his clan cultivated. It's called Thunderclap. Other than the creator of the technique, he is the only one capable of reaching the 7th form and is the only hope of the clan in achieving the mythical 9th form."

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"My Hair!!!"

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"Moving on to Shin."

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"Don't destroy my collection!"

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"His birth is accompanied by a very auspicious event. The sky turned purple as the concentration Qi and Mana rose through the roof. A giant pillar of light descended from the skies bathing the newborn Shin. Then seemingly out of nowhere, 3 strangers with powers that are on par with the pillars appeared and swore a Blood Oath to become the guardian and protector of the newborn Shin."

"I'm seeing a pattern here."

"With Shin's eyes, he is immune to all forms of illusion. Not only that, but he can also manifest powerful ones. His eyes could copy techniques from others, especially martial arts. He is well capable of seeing the energy pathways inside a person's body and simulate the energy flow when performing the technique in his body, thus copying it. With his eyes activated, he could reach major mastery in martial arts just by seeing a master performing it once."

"It sounds very overpowered."

"His eyes also grant him powerful telekinesis and fast enough catch up to a rapidly moving David when not in his Thunderclap form. Though his eyes have powerful abilities, it impaired his normal vision. Without glasses, Shin is basically blind. He could activate his eyes 24/7 but it would always give out a baleful aura."

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"You monster!"

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"Ahmed."

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"Don't come near me!"

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"Ahmed has one of the most bizarre cases. During his childhood, both of his hands were cut off by a freak accident. For months he lived with both his hands missing. His family tried surgeries but all the hands placed were rejected by his body. Desperate for a solution, his father tried using the pair of hands locked inside a very ancient chest to replace the missing hands of his son. For where the chest came from, his father only stated that it came from one of his excavations and decided to keep it as a souvenir. It was filled with magical locks which dissipated over time making it possible to open the chest."

"So the pair of ancient hands worked?"

"Surprisingly so. He was so compatible with the hands that it granted him the ability he called, The Hand of God. It gave him the concept of control. Though he could not wield the full concept, its sole ability is already powerful enough. The ability to control the flesh of any dead beings. Even in death, the flesh would still retain its full capabilities. And by combining the flesh of different creatures, he could mix various abilities of all the flesh and control which ability to manifest. It's powerful a chimera creation ability, other than something resembling necromancy."

"Can he control items made from dead creatures?"

"No, since the essence of that flesh were changed into something different he has no control over. But as long as it's dead, he could control it. Those things you saw earlier were called The Twins, puppets created from the bodies of various primordial beings. His abilities are powerful enough that he could extract the skills of any dead being from just a drop of their blood and grant it to his puppets"

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"I'll destroy everything and everyone you love!"

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"Next, Jin."

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"We're friends right, Jiang? How about we sit like civilized people and sort this out?"

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"Jin is a miracle."

"Wow."

"Not that kind." Bryn shook her head. "Since the dawn of time, it is common knowledge that an Infernal and Celestial being cannot produce offspring together. There are two reasons mainly. The first and obvious reason is that they are mortal enemies of each other. Both factions have waged countless wars against each other throughout their history. So for two of them to suddenly fall in love with each other is unlikely. And even if they do, their clashing element will inevitably destroy the unborn child. The closest thing they could do to conceiving a child is stillborn."

"That's so sad."

"Truly. David's parents are heirs to the ruling clans of each of their races. I will not share their love story but long story short, they migrated to the human realm to avoid the repercussions of their relationship. His mother, a celestial, got pregnant which caused a celebration to the household but it also spurred his father to scour the world in search of anything to make the birth of his son successful."

"A million dollar baby?"

"Yes. But despite all the effort, he came out stillborn. His mother couldn't take the pain and almost committed suicide but was stopped by her husband. His father took upon the job of burying his dead son but as he was digging the grave, lightning struck the corpse and then the sounds of a crying baby are then heard.

That is why he is a miracle. As of today, Jin's the only case of a successful union of an Infernal and Celestial. As for his abilities, he posses all the abilities of his ancestry without their weakness. A perfect being if you could say. And maybe because of that strange lightning, his bloodline achieved atavism, granting him the abilities of the ancestors and also allowing him to wield all the elements."

"What a cheat!"

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"I'll make you regret this day evildoer!"

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"Lastly, Jiang."

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"I wrote that script!"

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"Born from a prestigious family proficient in sealing. Known in the realm as the best in the field. He is the grandson of the ancestor, a part of the Pillars. Aside from their sealing capabilities, his clan could also manifest chains around their body and use it for combat or sealing. A naturally gifted genius that was born with two kinds of chains, Gleipnir and the Chains of Prometheus."

"Is that supposed to be special?"

"Not everyone could manifest these chains. Those who could are considered to be genius and are put up to rigorous training. And for Jiang to manifest 2, it meant that his capabilities are far above even the ancestor himself. Upon hearing the news of a genius prodigy in his clan, the Ancestor appointed himself as the master of the young Jiang. True to his talents, Jiang did not disappoint. When he was 10 years old, he combined the two chains and created a much powerful one. He called it Enkidu. Its abilities are terrifying. It could drain anyone touched by it of their energy. The energy could be then transferred to Jiang, replenishing him. It can also steal skills and imbue it to a chain. The bandages wrapped around his hands are his original chains disguised as bandages."

"Why does he keep on materializing it?"

"That, I don't know."

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"This is so fun!"

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Ye Han remained affixed to the torture session that is conducted by Jiang. But his mind felt a slight headache remembering all the information regarding the 5. Their abilities were something familiar yet unfamiliar. Especially the names. All the names Bryn mentioned were non-existent during the Age of Gods. He should have read the history books instead of the cookbooks. But despite the massive information dump, one thing's certain, all their abilities are powerful.

"How do you have all this info by the way?" Throughout Bryn's explanation, this question did not leave Ye Han's mind.

"I kept notes about all the powerful students in this school. And it is inevitable for these 5 to enter my journal."

'Stalker alert!'

"Thank you for all the explanation Bryn." Said Alice. "You are so knowledgeable."

'No, no. She's being a stalker. I could see it in her eyes. It reminds me of those girls obsessed with the kidnapping quartet.'

"Thank you, Alice."

*tap*

"Can someone explain what happened here?"

The homeroom adviser just entered, but her eyes carried zero ounces of goodness.