In the directors room the atmosphere was tense
The director sat behind his luxurious desk looking at Arius with a sharp gaze while Yuna sat on his right anxious and confused not understanding yet what was happening with her genius son who had suddenly fallen to the last rank
The director said in a formal tone
Mrs Yuna what is happening with your son is strange and worrying from first place to last?! Are there problems at home? Or a health matter? We want to help
Yuna turned toward Arius who was sitting calmly with his arms crossed then she said in a cautious voice
Arius is there something occupying your mind? Tell me it is okay
Arius replied in a calm but sharp tone
I will be honest education here does not interest me What I learn in my life and experiences benefits me more School does not make men real battles do
The director was surprised by the boys calm tone as if he were talking about a game he had grown tired of
What is this talk?! Education is not a game school is not just an experiment! This is your life!
Arius replied without even looking at him
And I choose to live my life my way I have tried school and now its time is over Mother please let us go I do not want to return
The words froze in the directors mouth shocked by the coldness and clarity of this young child
As for Yuna she looked into his eyes for a long time She knew he was not like other children She saw something in him that could not be explained
She swallowed her hesitation then looked at the director and said
Please take out his papers We have made the decision
After a few minutes Arius left the school with his mother carrying his school file while the school students watched him from afar with wonder and whispers
Did he really withdraw from school?
Arius did not look back His eyes were forward toward a path where he needed no blackboard or seats but rather strength will and one goal to become stronger than ever
After they returned home Arius went to his room immediately then locked the door with the key and after that he opened the system and tried to see if there were tasks but unfortunately there were none because he finished them all in the morning so he decided to go out
Arius left his room quietly and locked the door with the key so that no one would enter and discover his absence then he headed to the window He opened it slowly and the cold night air brushed his face his hair moving calmly with the wind
He looked at the sky then jumped lightly from the window upwards and as his energy flowed inside him a blue aura appeared around his body and he took off flying in the city sky silently like someone accustomed to it
He bypassed the high buildings and crowded roads heading toward the distant mountain
At the peak of Mount Shao the place was completely quiet The breeze caressed the trees and the night was silent as if time were asleep
Arius landed quietly near the old shrine and walked with cautious steps until he entered the training circles arena where he had long trained with Condi and Rubina
But as soon as he advanced a little he spotted a faint fire burning and saw the old master sitting alone near it sipping tea as was his habit looking somewhat tired
Arius approached him quietly and said
Good evening my master!
The old man raised his head smiled and said
Arius?! Strange I did not expect to see you tonight!
Arius approached closer and sat on the usual rock in front of him
I just wanted to see you it has been a long time since I came last time
The old man nodded his head
Yes I know I felt that you were passing through a transition phase something is changing inside you
Arius said in a low voice
Perhaps I gave up on school and decided to live my way to become stronger
The master laughed lightly and said
Hah I knew you would not stay in a cage for long!
Then silence prevailed between them only the sound of the fire and the roar of the wind
After a moment the old man turned to Arius and said
Do you wish to start training again? You have become stronger but I see you now ready for a different stage!
Arius with a shining eye
I am ready always!
The master smiled and stood up then said
So let us start from where we left off but this time the training will be harder than ever!
After that the master told him that he would teach him the last thing he must master which is executing an energy skill a special strike of his own made from his energy Arius listens to him and leaves flying to his home again and enters and then Yuna calls him to have dinner and he goes downstairs and there he finds Lina angry because they did not bring her home with them Then Arius tells her that he left school for good so they left quickly
Lina screams loudly Whaaaat?!
Her mother replies although I do not encourage that but yes your brother no longer wishes to receive education and until now he has not told me what he is doing or what is the thing he found better than learning here
Arius turns his eyes away and starts whistling and then says I am hungry I will eat now
Arius sat at the table extending his hand toward the food coldly and said smiling
In fact yes that is exactly what it means!
Lina stared at him in shock then struck the table with her hand and said
Unfair! I wake up every morning facing the crowds the routine and exams while you are asleep!
Arius replied while filling his plate
I am not sleeping but training training of a very heavy type
Yuna raised her eyebrow and said in a light tone
And what is this heavy training that does not look like education at all Arius?
Arius smiled while biting a morsel of food then looked up and said while winking
State secrets mother they cannot be disclosed!
Lina replied to him nervously
Secrets?! You are barely nine years old! What do you know about secrets?!
Arius replied laughing
More than you imagine!
Yuna held her head and said with a sigh
I will go crazy from both of you!
Then she sat with them to have dinner while Lina looked at Arius with threatening looks and whispered
Just wait I will find out what you are hiding and I will tell my father as soon as he returns!
Arius while raising the juice glass with a cunning smile
Good luck with your mission detective Lina!
The dinner proceeded to the sounds of laughter and light bickering between the siblings while Arius in his depths felt calm Tomorrow holds for him the beginning of a new phase where he will start the first step to create his special energy strike
After all that Arius returns to his room and sleeps until tomorrow and in the morning he wakes up to the large garden then opens the empty space from the system and enters it and finds it a vast place where there is literally nothing and he is deeply impressed by it Then the seriousness begins where he starts trying to understand what an energy strike means After trials and trials that lasted hours Arius was able to execute it but in a simple form and it is a strike he created by himself and called it Nysphere because it releases a very destructive charged energy on the place it hits and here Arius got his first offensive technique and rejoiced in that greatly Then he went out to head to the masters place to show him and after his arrival he found Rubina and Condi there while he was sitting looking at them as they executed strikes they created so Arius comes and tells him that he succeeded and then he decides to show him his strike so Arius uses it and impresses everyone with it
And after he finished he looks at the old man to find that he has died while watching and then everyone panicked over him to see him and then moments before his death he asked them never to use what he taught them in evil or in harming people then he passed away and the three and even the cat over his body were crying bitterly
In a heavy silence grief hung over the place Arius knelt on his knees before the masters body his hands trembling he was not ready he did not expect to show him his first strike then see him smile and depart immediately after
Rubina whispered with tears flooding her eyes
He did not tell us he did not say that his time had approached!
As for Condi he bit his lip and suppressed a sob that came out of his chest then said
He was waiting for us to complete to show him that we did not fail him!
The cat approached slowly and sat over the masters chest silently as if saying goodbye in its own language then let out a light meow like crying and wiped its cheek against his head
As for Arius he kept staring at him and the tape of his memories flowing before him
His voice when he said to him Well done you succeeded in the test!
His laughter when he saw him trying to fly for the first time and falling
His patience his warmth his strength and his unforgettable kindness
Arius whispered in a faint voice
I promised you that I would use it for good and I will keep my promise
Then he looked at the sky and said
Thank you my master!
Then the three stood beside each other and dug a simple grave befitting him beside the shrine and placed a large stone on it written on it
Here lies the master of arts who planted in us strength and morals before everything!
Before they left the place Rubina stood and said
We must continue to become strong as he wanted
Condi nodded then turned to Arius
You are the first to create a real technique we will catch up with you!
Arius smiled a calm smile despite the sadness in his heart and said
I will wait for you at the summit!
Then they left the place and something had matured in their hearts that was not there before responsibility a dream and a promise they made to their souls
After that Arius returns home very sad and yet he did not want to show his sadness before his mother and sister so he stayed away until his grief eased and he returned to continue his path
After two years had passed since what happened Arius became 10 years old and also his strength developed greatly because he was training under the supervision of the system which helped him develop a lot as his strength now equals 3000 which is an amazing strength capable of destroying an entire planet easily if he used it all at once
And here after all that Arius came out of a training session and although he is ten years old his body carried a good muscular build and with the passage of time the days passed and one day Arius was sitting watching television and then a call reached him from his father Jin that he would be late in returning because of the closure of airports due to malfunctions they had Here Arius excused his father and told his mother that his father might be late so she would be reassured
While they were sitting at the television an urgent news appeared on the television that there is a strange monster that landed or fell from the sky through a black icy craft and a group of people who look like humans came out of it and brought out that creature and it is now wreaking havoc in America and that it has already destroyed part of South America and it is heading toward the United States for the terrible attack
While the family was sitting following the news on television Arius eyes widened slowly He was not watching like any other child but as a fighter who knows exactly what that energy he saw on the screen means that black cold aura that surrounded the creature and that ship that does not look like anything from this world
The announcer said in a trembling voice
The creature that locals called Grim Black is advancing rapidly toward coastal cities and every attempt by the army to deter it has failed so far The identity of the beings that dropped it has not been determined yet but they are certainly not human!
Lina suddenly screamed
South America! Isnt this near the place where Papa traveled?!
Yuna fell silent for a moment then turned toward the phone trying to call but the lines were all busy
As for Arius he was frozen staring at the screen and his mind working like a sword
He saw the movements of that creature its walking style its power in destruction its energy that pulls life from the place itself
Not a human but a sent monster
Then suddenly the system window appeared before him
System Warning A being carrying energy similar to the energy of chaos dimension monsters has been detected
Threat Assessment Category A probability of destroying planet Earth within 72 hours if not deterred
Custom Alert for User Arius Due to your current level you can face it only if you use all the energy you have with a success probability of 27%
Arius felt the blood freeze in his veins for a moment then looked back toward his mother and sister then said in a low voice
I am going
Yuna looked at him
To where?
He replied while putting on his jacket
There is someone I must stop before he reaches my father or anyone else!
Lina screamed
Impossible! You are a child!
Arius answered
I am a fighter!
Then he opened the door of the house and went out and his steps carried the determination of one who had grown a thousand years
And inside him he said
This is my first real war and the first time I fight to protect the Earth in the name of those I love
And the system window appeared
Special Mission Activated Bring Light Amidst Darkness
Location Eastern North America
Target Stop Grim Black before it reaches the American capital
So Arius aura broke out around him like a flame and he flew toward his destination where it was the beginning of a war that would change the fate of planet Earth
After that Arius left the house flying in the sky with supernatural speed in a scene that shocked Yuna and Lina who watched him fly before their eyes not believing what their eyes saw Arius took off from Japan with an imaginary speed toward the United States while on the other side the monster had already arrived and began to destroy everything in its path
The scene was catastrophic Strange looking soldiers accompany the monster their faces covered with icy crystal masks they do not speak or move except to give orders to the monster which executes without hesitation It seemed as if they do not possess a will but only execute
In the heart of the intense crowd Jin was standing amidst the fleeing crowds looking in horror at what was happening Within only fifteen minutes Arius had crossed the distance from Japan to America standing on one of the high roofs watching the destruction with his eyes remembering the moments of the destruction of planet Celestine and anger burning inside him He followed the tracks of the monster until he saw the soldiers fighting in vain for weapons do not affect the creature at all rather it was crushing everyone who crossed its path without mercy
While Arius stands watching he noticed a strange emblem on the suits of those soldiers an emblem resembling the face of an icy demon so he wondered to himself
Who are these?
Immediately the system responded and hid Arius identity from everyone changing his outfit to a special black outfit and placing a metal mask covering his features completely
In a tragic moment a small girl was seen stuck in a hole between the rubble crying hard and her mother screaming for help A policeman approached her but she pleaded with him to save her so he retreated in fear At that moment Jin moved bravely and ran to the girl trying to get her out despite the policemans warning while the monster approached
Jin partially succeeded but he was not fast enough as the monster pounced on him and stabbed him in his chest from behind while he was protecting the girl with his body knocking him to the ground
At that moment Arius arrived at the scene of the accident and his sight fell on his father Jin and the stab in his chest and the blood bleeding and a resounding scream came out of his heart
Faaaathhhheeeerrrrrr!!
Arius rushed toward the monster with terrifying speed and punched it only one punch
A punch that shattered the air around it and sent the monster flying outside the city a massive distance crushing the buildings it encountered in its path
He then rushed to his father and knelt over him trying to help him but...
It was too late
Jin the man who raised him gave him warmth and love...
He had passed away smiling while his eyes were still looking at his son whom he could not save