When the teacher entered the whole class went silent everyone knew that the sir wasn't a pushover he came in with the class register and started calling out names
"Dexter"
"Present"
"Eva Norway"
"Present"
"Andres coner"
"Present"
"Noa leiner"
"Present"
"Lola"
"Present"
"Merlin"
"Present" As he said my name he glanced at Andrew
Those who have surnames either belong to one of the ten families or are a sub branch of the ten families
I don't belong to any of the ten families or a sub branch
The ten families are given such respect because the each have a king of angel in them
Beyond the ranks one becomes an angel and beyond an angel one becomes a king of angel
If a family produces a king of angel the will be added to the ten families if the produce and angel the were be added to one of the families sub branches
Eva my deskmate belongs to a sub branch my illiterate friend Matthew doesn't belong to none
After calling out the register the sir started teaching
I found myself thinking of other matters during his period
if you belong to one of the ten families life is basically as simple as it gets for those who don't however it's a challenge one also shouldn't offend someone from the ten families which to my luck I already did
To my pleasure the period ended as the sir was leaving he reminded us of the upcoming tournament
"Make sure you give it your all during the matches" he said before he left
Shortly after he left the annoying girl from earlier stood up and left the class
"Her name was Martha I think" her lackey friend Abigail followed after her what she went to do only the lady would know
"I wanna sleep" I muttered
Eva looked at me and asked "did you sleep at night"
"Yes I did but for some reason I woke up early" I replied in a tired manner
She looked at me obviously not buying my excuse
Martha and her lackey came back
To which I felt a slight disappointment I had hoped the died or disappeared
I sighed loudly at this unfortunate development it truly was unfortunate
The madam who was supposed to teach us next walked in she was simply stunning with legs that one wished to be choked with her chest had two large items I glanced at Eva then back at the madam
'If only'
Eva didn't miss my glance at her, forgetting about her I could have sworn that someone barked
The day passed and nothing really eventful happened I walked home with Matthew and a boy named Ethan
After separating I went home
'today is Thursday I can try the ritual on Saturday '
I put my bag down in the living room and went to my bedroom after changing into comfortable clothes I started thinking of the moves in my arsenal
People of the shadow domain can manifest weapons made of shadows as well as move through the shadows
Each person has a move the specialise in like how a car has a complex design some moves have complex mechanisms behind them I have such a move as well
Your rank determines how well you can use your shadow abilities if I were to give myself a specialty it would be in creating such moves but still it's not enough at least it doesn't satisfy me
I could probably develop at a slower pace and increase my rank slow and steady but that's assuming I'll receive my aunt's support
My parents died when I was nine my aunt has been taking care of me this apartment was rented because of her I moved in here due to it being close to the school
My aunt isn't rich she might not be able to support my needs in the future as such developing slowly isn't an option my only hope lies in a spirit summoning ritual
This ritual belongs to the spirit domain even in the spirit domain it's forbidden
Why?
Because of chaos
When performing this ritual your basically summoning a spirit
A spirit is formed when one dies with an intense lingering emotion
Once this spirit is summoned your going to try to obtain it's memories
While alive if the spirit had a rank four understanding you'll gradually obtain it,it's the fastest way to obtain domain understanding but also the most dangerous mainly because of chaos
Whats chaos?
Chaos is chaos that's all that known about it depending on how long a spirit has lingered in this world it might have contacted chaos if a spirit has chaos and you were to come in contact with it you'd die a painful death
The are other factors which make spirit summoning dangerous one could be it depends on the type of spirit you summon
If you summon a neutral spirit it wouldn't let you gain it's memories
If you summon a friendly spirit it might give you it's memories
If you summon a hostile spirit it mostly likely would try to posses your body
You can't be selective during a spirit summoning ritual what spirit you summon is due to luck chances of encountering chaos is about sixty percent, chances of encountering a friendly spirit with chaos is fifty percent ,chances of encountering a hostile spirit with chaos is seventy percent, chances of encountering a neutral spirit with chaos is eighty percent
Chances of encountering any spirit without chaos is below ten percent
I tried researching on ways to increase my chances but it ended in failure
Most who try this method end up dead but still despite these odds I still plan on doing it
If I die I die
Without risks how can one live ?
Unknowingly Merlin lips curled into a sinister smile
He summarised the stuff he learnt today then
started a workout Merlins body was pretty defined as he had plenty of muscles he trained in a lot of martial arts after working out he went back to school specifically he went for the training room at his school
The training room was a large facility most come to practice swordsman ship,close combat, practice with the bow their movements and such
Eva Ethan were already here I planned on practising my swordsman ship today I grabbed a wooden sword
I went into a stance and started swinging my sword I also added in some kicks here and there to say my swordsman ship was perfect would be a lie i mostly focus on speed and efficiency I aim for vital areas such as the abdomen the eyes heart and such
It's a swordsman ship that's aims to end it fast
I took two fast steps forward and slashed upwards aiming at the head it clashed with another sword I moved in quickly and aimed for the abdomen using my right leg my opponent moved a few steps back however I was unrelenting as I extended my left hand and blocked his view my opponent moved back again but my sword stroke his leg he tried hitting my hand but I was quick to pull it back and he missed seeing the opportunity I moved in and hit his right shoulder then hit his stomach with my right leg he seemed to be at a loss for breath I then sent my sword at his neck but stopped before it hit
"It's my win" I said in an exhausted voice although I won I was tired if he lasted the fight longer I would have lost
"Yeah you're improved" he replied
"You too" I answered him
He was John a friend of mine I knew him through Matthew
After two hours I left with Ethan and Eva Ethan stays the closest to the school followed by Eva
As such I was left alone with Eva
Eva like me seemed exhausted she specialises in archery she trains extremely hard
"Your overworking yourself" I said I was in a way worried about how much she pushed herself
"Really do you think so cause I think you'll just lazy" she replied half heartedly
"Name one lazy unsuccessful person" I rebuked her
She pointed at a stranger walking tiredly it was me
"..."
"Fair enough" I said
After some time we bid our farewells and I returned home tired