25 Rewards 2
Healers tent
Aamon's POV
As clara left the tent I couldn't help but smile, if I'm right the person im going to get as my reward is
'Damien Grey or better known as
The Blade of Retribution, he went by many names in the novel
The living calamity, The betrayer,
Slaughter Demon, and many more'
Damien Grey,he was the son of a prominent 3rd grade sect that heavily focused on practicing magic
(Note:Sects only exist in middle continent)
His father was an inner elder while his mother was a young concubine that got neglected by her husband.
He had a mistress, so he saw her as a thorn in his side
she gave birth to Damien in hopes of improving her standing, but to her disbelief,her husband didn't visit her newborn child, shattering her heart to pieces.
9years later
She became a sick and depressed woman that only her son took care of her,Damien was a quiet boy because of his lack of talent for magic,his heart was weak so he couldn't store mana inside it,thus he deemed a failure
He was talentless in magic he couldn't memorize the equations required nor the spell, so his treatment was harsher compared to others and instructors didn't pay attention to him even with his hard work
In contrast to his talentless body in the field of magic he was extremely talented in the field of martial arts and physical fighting
Damien learned the sect breathing technique and sword techniques very early, he was going to awaken in a few years,but this became a thorn in his father's eyes.
later on he got bullied by various sect authorities, son's, and daughters, including his father's mistresses daughter which was Rebecca his step sister and the leader of that group.
His days were filled with nothing but misery,he tried fighting them,but as it was said in ancient rules the martial artists were inferior to Magicians.
Day and day out, he would be beaten and practiced upon by them.
This resulted in His personality getting morphed over time, changing into a sinister and twisted person,he wanted nothing more than killing them.
This thrived him,he secretly trained his Swordmanship, the very basic one of the sect, and evolved it into a deadly dual blade style,he studied various weaponry and finaly he found a way to fight them.
5 years later
Unlike his family that stored mana in thier hearts he imitated the martial artists of inferior origin and stored mana in his abdomen area, he was surprised as to how his body finaly took in mana,he didn't let go of this Chance and practiced hard for years.
2 years later
he confronted his bullies,using a chain and a specially crafted inverted spearhead tied to it,he injured them and nearly killed off some of them, his father enraged by his daughter lying in bed with huge gash on her shoulder, stormed Damien's house.
his sick mother tried defending Damien stating that it was children playing and begged him to have mercy but,she got cut in half in front of Damien's eyes and died, before Damien could do anything he got knocked out.
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When he woke up he found himself in a slave trader cart that was headed to a market in the empire,crushed by his mother's death he blamed himself every second, but eventually all of it turned into a burning hatred for his homeland and sect,which called him inferior,especially his family.
Later he got sold to the academy ,where he was made into a servant that takes care of heavy labor around the academy.
In there he observed the knights of the academy and thier training methods and slowly learned them,imitating them finaly awakening himself at the age of 20.
But his joy was short lived as he was sent as a prize for kyle,Damien thought everything was over and he would definitely die in battle or the harsh beating of his master
But he was wrong,not only Kyle didn't mistreated him he also thought him Swordsmanship and his fighting style.
He slowly opened up to him and told kyle his past and the happiness that was stolen from him.
3 years later his body and prowess was at the peak of C rank a terrifying rate of growth,aldough he couldn't use any kind of spell like a cursed person,but his physical prowess was comparable to a monster.
His reactions were inhumane and his strength far surpassed those in the same realm, his Stamina could only be described as monstrous, he went through such a harsh training that it would have broke any average awaken.
he soon informed kyke of his plans thus leaving him and heading to the middle continent
To exact his revenge he joined a well known Demonic sect,with his talent he quickly became its shining star,he was bold and dangerously calculated in his strategies,using his knowledge of Magicians, he killed many powerful and prestigious sorcerers,he attacked anyone on his path to revenge focusing on crushing the most powerful ones.
He was able to defeat the most talented Magician of the Middle Lands from a prominent 1st grade sect without sustaining any injuries Lucas Parker,
He referred to Lucas's abilities as rabble compared to his own strength.
soon became a powerful executive in the Demonic sect, and like this, he expanded his power and waited for a perfect opportunity to attack the righteous Sects.
When The first calamities arrived across the land plunging everything into chaos, he took this opportunity and convinced the sect leader that,this was thier chance to take the middle lands,thus starting an all out war that added fuel to the already existing Chaos.
He turned into a Walking manifestation of Carnage and death in battle, Damien had a crazed expression as if he's lost in the thrill of the fight, but he always maintaining a cool and calculated head and plotting his next move.
The Demonic sect quickly annihilated many righteous Sects,with Damien as thier spearhead and finaly he had his revenge, he destroyed the sect he once was a part of and tore off his stepmother's limbs one by one
(AKA his father's mistres)
As he tortured his father and slowly killed them.
the tale of his deed sprea, and he got the nickname Blade of Retribution.
but he couldn't find his step sister,he searched everywhere to no avail.
She was already a part of Kyle's party.
After this incident, many names of him spread in the middle continent as many heroes challenged him and died, he became a fearful figure in the middle lands known as The Slaughter Demon.
His reputation quickly spread like wildfire,the mention of The slughter Demon name was enough to shake his enemies. Later,when he made a pact with one of the calamitie, he became known as The Betrayer.
This attracted kyle to the middle continent,there,he joined the resistance of the righteous Sects after Rebecca pleaded to him
When kyke joined the resistance Damien quickly got the wind of his sister's existence and his former master that now was hosting her in his party, or maybe his partner?,this infuriated him to no ends.
He fought many times with kyle they dragged each other to the gates of death and back many times.
His prowess far exceeded Kyle's own but Kyle's supporters closed this gap for him.
over the course of the months that followed,his master weapons specialist skill and his great tactical intellect skill he had and his immense physical capabilities that put Kyle to shame made him stand his ground against the main cast.
Many times he shouted at kyle telling Rebecca's misdeeds in the past,but all of it landed on deaf ears,he thought that his only friend would understand him,but he was wrong.
And finaly he got ambushed by rightous sects and kyle plus Rebecca on his way back to Demonic sect to regroup,ending up in a bloody fight, he killed many people of the righteous path.
masters and prominent figures only to be poisoned by a special poison that his step sister developed over the years to block his martial abilities.
Even with his mana being blocked instead of running away he fought using his pure Physical strength
And nearly killing the main cast in his rampage,if the poison hadn't melted his internal organs.
With his cold persona he refused to utter any last words as he died with immense regret and unwillingness.
(Back to present)
After Clara left in a foul mood, Aamon layed down on his bed ignoring Emily besides him and the huge commotion outside,he leisurely watched the monitor showing the tower live
Many students from powerful golden lineage and Diamond ones managed to reach 20th floor but none of them could beat the spider queen and many more talented students from 1st grade Sects and diffrent associations and families
or special deciples of some old monster couldn't do any better,most of them surrendered on 20th floor while some had the courage to fight but not the power to win.
Only 1 single individual with his exceptional leadership and team managed to do it
The daughter of the most powerful guild of the Humanity from the Kreoris empire
*Unified under heaven*
Daughter of Rayan Cross The guild master as well as the first Duke of the Empire,Violet Cross managed to beat that floor surprising Aamon,becuse nobody except Kyle was supposed to beat that stage.
'Hmm she's the first variable to appear after all that I have done'
Emily seeing Aamon in deep thought couldn't help but to say
"Brother you don't wanna congratulate her?
After all she used to be your fiance before you did that."
Indeed, Violet Cross was Aamon's first fiance,a political marriage to strengthen the bond between 2 families.
before he fell in love with Olivia and broke off the engagement, souring the relationship between the 2 families.
Both Aamon and Violet were subjected to harsh training from thier early childhood so they had a lot in common resulting in thier families deciding that they were a perfect fit for each other,but with Aamon backing off everything fell apart instantly.
Aldough his father is a very close friend of Rayan Cross even after this incident they didn't have any change in thier friendship and The Cross family didn't make things troublesome for Aamon in light of his father.
Aamon remembered all this and had a small plan on how to deal with her.
'The discarded heroine was the name given to her,she was supposed to be a part of the main cast but author decided that she was too perfect and he couldn't find a reason to make her accompany Kyle,thus discarding her.
Her beauty was no less but much more then the main cast themselves, but her personality was as cold as ice,and Aamon was the one responsible for that.
'if she proves to be useful,maybe I can use her to achieve some of my goals
Of course if she's not then, and decides to be a thorn in my path,I can ruin her.'
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Around afternoon, the test was finally over and all the students had either a smiling face or a gloomy one
The results were displayed on the huge billboard and many were waiting for the Award ceremony to begin
The results were
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NO 1:Aamon Lancaster 14640 points
NO 2:kyle smith 7649
NO 3:Violet Cross 7257
NO 4:Sophia Berkeley 6453
NO 5:Tyler Aven Kreoris 6275
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The number 1 student was obviously Aamon,followed by kyle and Violet
The 400 points difference was obviously from the pure number of Spiders killed by Kyle's team in the 20th floor so it was understandable.
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The sun was beginning to set In the distant horizon, dying the sky in a beautiful shade of red.
The city lights were starting to feel a bit bright,that was when the head teacher Clara came on stage and announced the beginning of the award ceremony
She was wearing the same suit and boots but her words were a bit cold implying she was in a foul mood
"Congratulations students of the Royal academy the first test is over,all of you will receive your new class numbers that will be updated on your digital
ID card in a few moments.
"Those that have failed in climbing higher will pack thier belongings and move to thier new dorms for the lower ranks,and those that have climbed higher will move to thier new dorms belongings to higher ranks.
"Now I will give the appropriate
Rewards for the top 3 students in this ranking test,after I call your name come up to the stage and receive your prize."
she proceeded and took out her notebook seemingly checking the rewards
"The 3rd place student Violet Cross please come up on stage."
*clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!
Among the huge crowds clapping sounds
A girl walked up the stairs
She had long golden bright hair falling on her back,like a waterfall having slight curves here and there.
thin, beautiful eyebrows with a slight arch.
Sharp eyes with a shade of beautiful deep sea color,with plump Rosy lips that looked very soft to the eyes.
and a small nose that fit very well on her face.
She was wearing academy uniform the same as others,white shirt with long sleeves and leather pants that stuck closely to her body plus long boots reaching her calf.
She was tall and full of confidence like an empress of an ancient dynasty.
Her body looked like those of the super models,aldough she was wearing a shirt and leather pants,but her curves didn't do her any justice and showcased themselves especially her lover body that was very eye-catching.
(Ai generated picture of Violet for reference,thank me later đ)
Violet walked on stage without a ripple of emotion on her face and received a storage ring with a Red ruby, suddenly the billboard changed and her picture along with number of monsters killed and the content of the ring were shown.
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Violet Cross
Rewards:1: 5 million credits.
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2: 5 bottles of lowâgrade elixers each Stamina strength and mana fortification
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3: The right to choose a 4 star technique from the Royal Academy Treasury
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She received the ring along with a white letter, giving her the right to enter the Royal Academy treasury.
"Thank you."
*clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!
The students cheered her on, especially some enthusiastic boys yelling cold goddess among the crowd
She thanked Clara and walked down the stairs leading to the stage without even smiling.
"2nd place, Kyle smith, please come up on stage."
*clap! Clap! Clap!
This time, no noble. Clapped for him, only some commoners and sons of merchants and his friends cheered him on as Kyle walked up on stage
His beautiful golden hair had a slight shine to it under the red shade of sky
Getting him so much attention from the females present.
his steps were calm but his face was full if worry, he was nervous a bit it was his first time walking on a stage like this and in front of so many people
He bowed his head to Clara as he received a ring with a blue ruby
The content of the billboard changed again
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Kyke smith
Rewards: 1:10 million credits
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2:10 bottles of midâgrade elixer of Stamina strength and mana fortification
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3:the right to choose a 5 star technique from the Royal academy treasury
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*clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!
The crowd of commoners and his friends cheered him on as he walked down the stairs
"The 1st place as well as the person that has set, yet another new record for the Royal academy student
Aamon Lancaster please come up on stage."
*clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!
Aamon amidst the very loud cheering walked up the stairs
His steps were filled with confidence ,
As he slowly made his way to the stage
No further saying that his unmatched charms garnered all the attention that there was
Aamon received a Ring with a white ruby and a red letter with seal on it
The contents of the billboard changed again to satisfy the crowds curiosity
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Aamon Lancaster
Rewards: 1: 15 million credits
2:15 bottles of high-grade elixirs each Mana,Strength and stamina fortification.
3:The right to choose a 6 star technique book from the second level of the Royal academy treasury
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As Aamon turned towards the crowd he noticed a gaze filled with hatred focused on him, Aamon knew without looking who she was
'Violet Cross, this feral kitty...what did I do to her?,haven't she forgotten our history?
Looks like this is gonna be troublesome.'
Aamon looked at her in the eyes without shying away,with a slight smile like a spring breeze,that made Violet's face turn red with anger as she bit down her lower lip
Her body trembled slightly as her fists were itching to hit Aamon
*clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!
The sound of clapping snapped Aamon back into reality He turned around and walked down the stairs
'Dont worry little kitty, I have plenty of time to play with you.'
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Author note
Man I'm beat introducing new characters is no joke.(*´â˝ď˝*)
