1 The New Arrival

Yuaka's Log Day 1 at Akhiok Academy:

New School, New problems. I dont want to have to deal with what happened last time at my old school. I'm done with people. Let's just get this over with.

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Zion went to sit in the back of his homeroom to try and not look like he was sleeping when something peaked his interest.

The teacher (Mr. Dalton) scowled "Zion you were almost late again, I dont care If you're King or not I'll whoop your ass if you're absent again." Mr. Daltons eyes lightened a bit "You almost missed the new student."

"Yeah yeah," Zion grumbled and then he looked up towards the front of the class and saw a girl with white hair and a black hat, he disliked her immediately because she looked posh and annoying. He was secretly hoping she was a bit powerful so she could pose a threat.

Some kid spoke up "Hey girl what's your Rank? I'd like to show you arou-" before he could finish his statement the girl walked up to him and slammed her fist into his hand, breaking it.

Everybody flinched including the teacher who sent him down to the healing ward.

"Anyone else?" The girl spoke up.

Nobody else said anything so Mr. Dalton spoke up. "Zion it'll be your job to show Yuaka around the school."

Zion blinked a couple times "Why me?" He asked to noone in particular

Mr. Dalton rolled his eyes, "The Empress thinks she's more powerful then our other current King so take her to the Siege ground and test her abilities after the tour okay, take whomever."

"That sounds like work though." Zion groaned. He sized Yuaka up properly this time.

"Probably a very strong strength based Gift maybe with some bonus based on emotion? Or maybe something that requires alot of pain resistance and strength like the earth part of my ability", Zion thought to himself.

He stood up and walked out the door and said "C'mon newbie I'll show you the ropes."

Yuaka was replaying everything that happened in her head since she walked out the door. She had immediately singled out Zion to either be the most powerful or the most stupid given by his lax posture and everyone else's consciousness to their posture.

She was cut off of her recap by Zion nudging her arm "Hey Newbie, what kinda gift do you have?"

Yuaka scowled and shrugged his arm off, "Dont call me that."

Zion noticed something about her face when he called her that so he backed off. "What was your name again? Youbako or something?"

She scowled deeper, "Its Yuaka, and my Gift is hard to explain, why do you want to know?"

Zion laughed "Arent all of our Gifts hard to explain? I want to know if and who I should bring to gauge your abilities."

Yuaka pondered how to answer for a second "Well what's your Gift?"

Zion pulled out a Mp3 player "I have the Gift to control elements based on sound, so basically I listen to music and can produce different elements based on different songs, beats, and frequencies."

As neutral as Yuaka was trying to be she couldn't help but feel amazed, "That's actually really cool!" She tried to make a straight face but couldn't

Zion chuckled, "You look just like my sister when I tell her she cant have a cookie."

"Shut up," Yuaka growled. She continued, "I have the Gift to control a dark material that is unknown to humankind called Erium."

Zion thought for a moment comprehending and analyzing the pros and cons of the ability. "Can you form things with your material on your body aswell such as weapons and armor and things?" He asked

"Yes but after I make them they shatter a minute after battle."

Zion walked out a door and pondered a minute before pulling out his phone.

"Who are you bringing with you?" Yuaka asked.

"Just a healer," He responded, "Now hurry up, we're almost here."

"Where is here?"

"Seige grounds, where I'll be testing your abilities."

"Oh"

They walked about a minute further to a Coliseum like area with a no man's land surrounded by seats for people to watch. Currently the place was barren but it was used to determine the ranks of people within the school.

Zion took off his hoodie and threw it on the fence covering the seats. "For the first test go full out offense until I gesture to go to the next stage and then go full defense, and then we have a real battle, sound good?"

Yuaka nodded, thinking of counters and strategies to use against his Gift. Zion motioned to go and Yuaka attacked.

She decided to test his basic defenses so she brought her arm up slightly bringing up a small tendril of Erium at her max range, which was slightly in front of him and went to grab his leg but it met a barrier that expanded and shattered the tendril.

Zion smiled as he put in his ear buds and scrolled through his playlist, looking for a song to play.

This angered Yuaka who raised 5 large tendrils and brought them upon Zion who was gusted away by more wind. Yuaka, even angrier sprinted forward calling a tendril under her feet to launch her up and jab down upon Zion who dodged by a hairs breath of his own accord.

Yuaka decided to stop playing games and covered her arms in Erium forming claws and launched at him, scratching his face. This wiped the grin off of Zions face so he countered with another gust of wind that sent her flying back.

He gestured to switch to defense and Yuakas eyes widened as Zion walked forward and pressed a button on his Mp3 player that made a spire of stone hit her in the chest, but she blocked thickening the Erium on her arms to sustain less damage.

A raging fire was building behind Zion as he walked forward trailing it and sending troughs of fire at Yuaka who sidestepped through them. But as Yuaka sidestepped another bought of flames she saw out of the corner of her eye that they were starting the real fight so she gave herself Erium Armor, and a blade on each arm and jumped towards Zion who's bonfire was at least 30 feet tall and was launching rocks to "We didnt start the fire by Billy Joel which Yuaka had identified.

The rocks were melted by the fire turning them to lava splattering the area around Yuaka, slowing her down. As Yuaka slowed for a second Zion sprinted forward and knocked her to the ground with his arm at her throat.

"Checkmate." He grinned.

And in that moment, A true rivalry was born.

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