"The Tanker Skills are Wall: Allowing the user to harden their skin like armour. Enchantment Magic: An Active Skill that Allows the user to enhance a subjects properties. This could be a weapon or enhancing the user's as well as another person's certain skills or physical abilities. The Assassin Skills are Ultra Stealth: An Active Skill that completely hides the user's presence. Flash: An Active Skill that massively increases user's reflexes and overall speed of taking in visual information. The user can also move at superhuman speeds. Eagle Eyes: An Active Skill that allows the user to see distances that could be hundreds of miles in extreme detail. And lastly is the Mage Class which has a natural affinity for Skills seemingly based in the elements. The actual Class Specific Skills are Solar Magic: A Topic Skill that holds the following Skills. Solar Harness: can harness the power/energy of the Sun and light to manipulate it into almost anything like weapons, shields weapons and energy-based attacks almost as hot as the Sun. Light Speed: Can move at the speed of light as well as gain the ability to fly. Light Recovery: Gives user an extremely powerful healing factor. After this is another Topic Skill by the name of Lunar Magic and holds the following Skills. Lunar Harness: can harness the power/energy and of the Moon and Darkness to manipulate it into almost anything like weapons, shields weapons and energy-based attacks. Gravity Master: An Active Skill that gives the user complete control over gravity. Dark Travel: Can create portals out of shadows that take them anywhere they have been before. Fire Magic: Another Topic Skill and it holds Fire Manipulation: An Active Skill that allows the user to manipulate fire into anything like weapons, blasts, aura's, shields etc. Thermal Negate: A Passive Skill that grants immunity to all heat based Skills. Dragonification: An Active Skill that allows the user to take on the physical traits of a dragon like, wings, fire breath, scales, claws, etc. An incredibly hard Skill to use that only masterful fire based Ethereal Mages can use. Air Magic: A Topic Skill that holds the following Skills. Air Manipulation: An Active Skill that can manipulate air into anything like barriers, shockwaves, razor sharp gusts of wind, make the user fly, etc. Storm: An Active Skill that allows the user to create/manifest different types of storms like, Tornadoes, Hurricanes and even thunder/lightning storms. Earth Magic: An Active Skill that allows the user to manipulate earth in any way they wish. Water Magic: An Active Skill that allows the user to manipulate water in any way they wish. Hellfire: An Active Skill that gives the user access to a type of Fire that is almost if not hotter than the Heat produced from the Solar Element. Hellfire is said to burn the opponents very soul. Afterlife: An Active Skill that allows the user to open a portal to one of the many different underworlds in mythology. A Mage Class Ethereal however will not own all the Mage Class specific Skills and it is incredibly rare for an Ethereal to wield both Solar Magic and Lunar Magic because of the opposing nature of the two Skills."
I raised an eyebrow after Shion finished. That is quite a hefty amount of knowledge to know off by heart and while I remained slightly impressed all the other students rolled their eyes leading me to believe Shion was probably the A Star student of the class. Combined with her seemingly cold personality that I've been exposed to she also probably didn't have any friends.
The Teacher grinned.
"Well done Shion as to be expected." She said before returning to the board.
"We are not finished yet. Similar Class Specific Skills are Unique Skills. Unique Skills are very special Skills as they are all different and exclusive to the user. They don't apply to the rules that the other Skills do and therefore can be a fusion of all of them or be something else entirely. Each Ethereal only has one Unique Skill and it is impossible to get more than one."
Unique Skills are usually what makes or breaks an Ethereal and decides if they will become successful or not.
"Now we move to the final and rarest of Skills. Can someone tell me what they are called?"
A girl who wore glasses, had dark blue eyes and short red hair stood up.
"Incarnation Skills, Miss." She said like it had taken a bit of courage from leading me to believe she was socially awkward or had something like stage fright.
"Correct Lazuli." The teacher said. "The Incarnation Skill, as the same suggests, is exclusive power that belongs to an Incarnation Ethereal and the power in question will relate to the mythological being that the Ethereal is the Incarnation of. These Skills are very rare as they are only owned by Incarnations who are already a rare occurrence in the first place. I'd say only five exist within this school."
I was the only one who seemed to notice that number of students glanced at Shion immediately leading me to believe that she was an Incarnation. Well, well, well aren't we full of surprises.
The teacher then stopped writing and took a breath.
"I'll let you guys finish writing the information as well as let it sink in before continuing."
Everyone continued to write while I stared at the outside through the window listening to everything that was going on. I could feel gazes burning holes into my back as well as some comments like "why is she here?", "this is disgrace to the class not the school" and
"if something isn't done then I'll do it myself."
Man, I knew I wasn't going to be welcome, but this is brutal. Eh not like I actual care about what people think of me in the first place, just as long as none of them get physical I couldn't care less.
"Ok class that's plenty of time," said the teacher probably sensing the growing hostility. "Let's move onto Ranks."
I glanced over at the teacher beginning write on the board after that comment. This should be good.
"As you all know, Ethereals are not all on the same level of power and the great Viro Cosmos saw this as well. So not only did he create Valhalla and Ethereal Society as we know it but also the Ranking System. This system ranks an Ethereal's power through the amount and quality of Ethos they produce before then giving them a Rank. Ranks refers to the titles given to an Ethereal as a unit of measurement to quantify the level of power of that specific Ethereal. There are seven Ranks in total, listen carefully as I will list them from weakest to strongest. Wolf Ranked beings are the weakest Ethereals but are much stronger than normal humans and can perform feats that are clearly superhuman when compared to any normal human as well match the power of a standard normal military unit. Lion Ranked beings are the average Rank when it comes to Ethereals. They are in a different league when it comes to normal Humans and can take down an entire military unit on their own. Cerberus Cerberus Ranked beings are considerably more powerful than Lion Ranked beings. Cerberus Ranked Ethereals are strong enough to match the fire power a nuclear bomb. Hydra Ranked beings are the limit an entire nation can deal with as they match the power of many nuclear bombs combined. They are the elite when it comes to Ethereals. Dragon Ranked beings are beyond the capabilities of normal humans to fight and can pose a significant threat to a planet, star. Some of the strongest can even pose a threat to galaxies. No normal manmade weapons can contend with them only other Ethereals can beat them making them the elite of the elite. Demon Ranked beings are those who are considered as 'living catastrophes. These beings easily have enough power to destroy a planet. They have enough power to erase many galaxies with ease can even destroy the universe. Demon Ranks and the strongest and rarest beings to exist as there are only six in the world. Omni Ranked beings are beyond powerful and are godlike. They have enough power to destroy the very fabric of the universe, space and time. Only one exists and he's the reason why humans and Ethereal's don't go to war as both sides fear him. Viro Cosmos. At the Ethation Schools we make sure the students know each other's Rank by having you all where badges on your shoulders with the symbol of the animal that represents your Rank in the centre of the badge."
She turned round to face the class looking slightly withered with a drop of sweat running down her head.
This teacher had earned my respect. For one to be capable of reciting such detailed knowledge by heart shows that they are very dedicated to it and for it to be as detailed as this it must also be a passion of some kind. However, judging by the aura coming off her I could only hope but wonder what poor fate would befall onto a student if they were to ask her to repeat it or that they did not quite get it. I was tempted to ask myself just to see but I held my tongue.
"I don't like repeating this every year so please write this down and remember it because I will not repeat this again today."
After she had finished, I instantly felt what must have been the entire class's gaze on me, burning holes into the back of my head as they looked at the badge of a Lion Rank attached to my shoulder.
Oh boy this too much attention. Nope. This is not fun. May you all please look away.
It appeared no one could read minds as they call continued making feel even more uncomfortable.
"Looks like you've made a number of enemies Lion Rank." Shion whispered to me with a sly smile. I couldn't quite tell if she was mocking me or not, so I just replied with a blank expression. I then saw on the other side of the classroom a male student staring daggers at me.
Is that... jealousy in his eyes? Don't tell me he hates me because of some stupid reason like the prettiest girl in the class whispering to me. How petty can you be? Come on man.
The male student stood up drawing the attention of everyone in the class including the Teacher.
"Miss, since we are on the topic of Ranks, I'm going to be the only one who seems to have the balls to point out the elephant in the room." He said, sounding incredibly furious and frustrated causing the teacher to cross her arms in amusement. "Miss with all due respect but isn't this section of the school meant to only house Cerberus Ranked students or higher with this class being the top where only Hydra Ranked Ethereals or higher are meant to be taught?"
"Everything you said is true Xander." The Teacher replied nodding.
"So!?" said Xander practically yelling and pointed directly at me. "Why is a Lion Ranked student sitting down in this classroom like he owns the place!?"
Great now everyone's attention is on me. Thank you Xander what a wonderful person you are.
The teacher giggled slightly swept her hair back.
"That's a simple answer. While it is true that the school entrance program labelled him a Lion Rank, the school staff as a collective decided it would be better if he attended the top class of the school."
"Why!?" Xander shouted.
The teacher looked over at me as if asking for confirmation.
I gave her a nod before she turned back to face Xander again.
"If you must know, Amane here is has become the fifth Incarnation at this school. she is the Incarnation of Zeus, the Greek God of the sky and lightning and combing this with her other Skills he's got quite the amount of potential so we thought it would be best if join this Class."
"No offence Miss, but I don't sense much Ethos coming from her and I doubt she's even well invested with much of the general knowledge of Ethereal culture."
The teacher looked at me.
"It is true that all you have done today Amane, is stare out of that window so would you mind explaining to everyone who the Six Demon Ranked Ethereals are and order them from weakest to strongest."
She was grinning like a Hyena.
"Your first name is the same as one of them after all."
I looked at the teacher. I glanced at Shion who didn't seem to register my presence before then looking at the rest of the class. I rolled my eyes and heaved a heavy sigh.
"Fine. Weakest to strongest right? Ok." I said standing up.
"Off you go." The teacher said sitting down in her chair as I began to answer her request.
"The Six Demon Ranked Ethereals, better known as the Six Demon Ranks, are the Ethereals that lead and or govern Ethereal society as we know it. Besides Viro Cosmos they are currently the strongest Ethereals to exist with the strongest three being the actual children of Viro Cosmos himself. Each member of the Six Demon Ranks is capable of destroying the universe with some being able to do it many times over."
I paused took a deep breath before continuing.
"Starting off with the weakest of the group is Ariel High who is a Tanker Class and has been given the nickname The Devil Ape as she is the Incarnation of Sun Wukong, The Monkey King from Chinese mythology. The next is Vide Blackstone who is an Assassin Class and is nicknamed The Beast King since his Unique Skill, Animal Kingdom, allows him to use the powers, attributes as well as transform into all creatures that are real or from mythology. Eclipsis Hyde is who you have after and is nicknamed The Shadow Tyrant as her Unique Skill allows her to turn the dead into Shadow Soldiers which she can summon to fight for her. She is also a Mage Class The next three are the children of Viro Cosmos himself and are the three strongest Ethereals besides their father. The first of the three children and third strongest of the Six Demon Ranks is Diablo Cosmos. He is immensely powerful and owns the nickname Hybrid. He has this Nickname as he is the only Ethereal in existence to have the Class known as Hybrid which acts like a Topic Skill but for Classes and gives the user two different Classes instead of one. The two he owns being Mage and Assassin. The next is a Mage Class and is the eldest of the Cosmos children and her name is Kara Cosmos. Her nickname is The Sin Empress as she is the Incarnation of Lucifer which has made her the only one to own and master all the Seven Deadly Sins Skills."
I paused as I let everyone absorb the information as most seemed disappointed while others looked a little surprised.
"Don't tell me your done?" muttered Shion sarcastically while reading a book with her eyebrow raised before I continued.
"The final one is the twin of Diablo Cosmos and is the strongest Ethereal, beaten only by his father. His name is Amane Cosmos, better known as The Yin – Yang King because of his complete and utter mastery over Solar Magic and Lunar Magic whilst also being the most powerful Mage Class Ethereal. Unlike the rest of the Six Demon Ranks, the three children of Viro Cosmos have hidden their identity, so we only know their names and what some of their powers are. They reinforce this by wearing masks every time they make a public appearance."
I paused as a silence momentarily captured the atmosphere. Some would think that I would find it satisfying surprising the now dumbfounded class but it was actually quite the opposite. This was a scenario I didn't foresee but it was definitely an unwelcome one however beggars couldn't be choosers so I had no choice but to continue down this little route.
I should probably take this time to formally introduce myself." I continued. "My name is Amane Bakura and yes I'm well aware of the connection between my name and The Yin-Yang King but that is it. I don't know any of the Cosmos family personally so don't ask me about them."
I turned to face the teacher.
"I think that sums everything up Miss." I said as I sat back down, Shion still paying me no mind and continuing to read her book however I noticed her tapping away at her phone with one hand under her desk.
The teacher grinned and gave a little clap.
"It certainly does. Oh, and I should also introduce myself to you Amane as this is the first time we've met plus I'll be teaching you for the next few years. I'm Vana Skyline but please call me Miss Skyline or Miss for short. I look forward to see what you will do in the future." Vana said before turning to face Xander who was still standing up.
"Does that answer your question Xander?"
Xander looked at Miss Skyline and then glancing at me with a scowl but it didn't hold and was quickly replaced with a defeated expression.
"Y-yes Miss." He said wearily before sitting back down.
"Very good." Miss Skyline replied, standing back up. "This concludes the lesson for today. Since it's the first day back you all have an extended lunch period but before you go there's something important you need to know."
She took something out from one of the drawers in her desk and threw it into the air. It then exploded into dozens of envelopes with a student's name on each one.