-One and a half months later-
Aries was in the training room concentrating his energy on the tip of his sword . Before him were 9 dummies with the same attributes as Aries . He opened his eyes and disappeared from his place . His movements were quick as he passed all nine of the dummies and stood at the back of all of them .
He clicked his sword inside his sheath as the dummies cut down and fell with their heads severed . Aries look back with a sense of satisfaction in his cold eyes .
He had been practicing swordmanship for almost one and a half months . He reached the level of Advanced Sword User in just this time . Before awakening he was just a Beginner Sword User but his level has increased two times in just one and half months .
He admitted that whether his own comprehension ability was incredible or his system provides him benefits in every single aspect . He had culivated and cleared the Ascension Trial once again between his practice . This trial was difficult compared to the last but Aries cleared it with efficiency .
"Status Screen !"
[Name : Aries Von Voidhaven]
[Race : Human]
[Bloodline : None]
[Talents : Eternal Void (X-level) , Chaos Lightning (SSS-level)]
[Physique : None]
[Rank : Rank 1 (Upper)]
[Qi and Blood - 300]
[Spirit - 300]
[Energy - ∞]
[Stat Points : ∞]
[Skills : Thunder Punishment (SS , Master) , Thunder Strike (S , Master) , Thunder Armor (S , Master) , Thunder Sword Art (SS , Master) ….more]
[Magic Level : None]
[Sword Level : Sword User (Advanced)]
[Skill Points : ∞]
He learned many skills during this past time . Unlike his stat points where he needs to pass every trail when the stat cap is reached to ascend furthur his skill points are truly endless and he can raise the mastery of his skills to the highest level instantly if he wants . All the skills he learned have been raised to [Master] level and these skills can exert power many times greater than his stats .
His current combat power is equivalent to a Middle Rank 2 if judged using skills . He will definitely be the strongest among the freshman students with this much combat power . Every year students get admitted into the first years but their rank remains either in Lower Rank 1 or Middle Rank 1 . An Upper Rank 1 before getting admitted is already considered a top genius and with his combat power , no one in the first year can be his opponent .
The only thing he lacks Magic . Although [Talent] could be used for performing external damage or could be used like magic but it can't compare to real magic . Magic user or Magus can use spells with the elemental ability of their Talents or can even use other elements from the surroundings .
Aries doesn't fear about this . With his endless energy and skill points , maintaining a spell or running out of energy is not an issue and as for comprehension he just needs to allocate a few hundred thousand points to his skills and raise it's mastery .
Aries sat down on the ground with his upper body naked . Magus always forms a core in their hearts which they use to cast magic . The cores also has different rankings and thus they become the rankings of the Magus themselves :
If you have one core then you are a 1 Star Magus . If you have 2 cores then you are a 2 Star Magus and so on .
The number of cores in your heart determine the rank of Magus you are .
The Voidhaven family is proficient in not only swords but also magic . The Patriarch himself is an 8 Star Magus . The family who practices only magic are House Rainhafer and House Rivenshore . Their patriarches are both 9 Star Magus but are weaker than Voidhaven family because of two reason .
First , their cultivation is only at the Upper Rank 10 whereas the Patriarch of the Voidhaven family is Peak Rank 10 and the other is that the Voidhaven family patriarch is a Advanced Sword Grandmaster .
Aries's skill points allow him to not only raise his skill mastery but can also increase his sword and magic level . The point consumption for Aries to rise from Sword User to Sword Expert is just 1,000,000 points which is nothing to him but he doesn't do that because his body isn't strong enough to hold the power .
Becoming a Sword User before reaching Rank 2 is already a miracle and for Sword Expert , you need atleast Rank 3 strength . Rena is a Intermediate Sword Master and also a 6 Star Magus . She is a genius even among geniuses .
When Aries thought about her , he remembered another girl . She was the same age as him and should have awakened her Talent on the same day as she was born on the same day as him . The family even took the initiative and betrothed them .
The one who took the initiative was actually Evelyn as she too belonged to the Rainhafer family and was betrothed to the current patriarch of the Voidhaven family at the age of 12 . She naturally was eager to make her niece marry her son .
Though , the two of them didn't dislike the idea either . Aries and she can be said to be childhood friends and best friends . He was actually not much interested but he agreed due to her sake . Evelyn just smiled on the day her son agreed . She already realized that even if Aries denied on the exterior but he held her to an important position within himself as Aries had never denied her request , no matter how dangerous it may be .
Aries remembered that she is also as talented as him or his sister but he didn't know what talent she awakened after the Awakening Ceremony as he was not present and he didn't contact her after the ceremony either because he was busy training .
Aries looked at the time . He still had a few minutes before continuing training , so he decided he would call her once . He brought up his left wrist where a smartband was present . This smartband is the essence of every awakener . It displays every single detail about the wearer and even can be used for other tasks such as communication when a team enters the wilderness .
He tapped on the band as a holographic screen popped up before him . He simply said :
"Call 'her' "
The smartband quickly dialed the number with the saved name .
….
Rainhafer family , Magic Training Complex
A girl who was about the same age as Aries was practicing her magic skills . She wasn't proficient with swords and had awakened her very first core just a week after she awakened . Her Talent that she awakened was an ice type talent 'SSS-Rank (Ice Talent) : Absolute Zero' .
She was practicing spells alone . Before her were some practice dummies who do not attack directly but reply with magic and constantly change their positions without a fixed pattern . The girl with icy blue hair had her eyes closed which she slowly opened . Her eyes were blue and glowing with an azure hue . She formed 5 ice spears above her head with magic .
-1 Star Spell : Ice Spear
The ice spears attacked the dummies as it pierced through their chest and fell on the ground . The voice of Eva rang out as she completed her attacks .
[Congratulations , Young Miss Aurelia . You have taken 1 minute and 35 seconds]
She sighed as a cold breath released from her mouth . She closed her eyes but she suddenly felt her wristband to vibrate which signified that someone was calling her . She was surprised . She had specifically told everyone to not disturb her until the day before the Academy started .
She looked up to the holographic screen and saw a very familiar name displaying . Her eyes lit up for a little bit but she quickly gained her composure and picked up the call .
"Hey , Aurelia"
"What is it ?"
"See , I'm sorry , I should have called you once"
"I don't want to hear excuses . You are the X-Rank of the Empire . You should be proud of yourself"
"And you ?"
"What ?" Aurelia was surprised when she heard Aries .
"Aren't you proud of me ?"
"Why would I be proud of the person who forgot about my awakening ?"
"Look , I'm sorry . I was a little busy but I can make it up to you"
"How ?"
"Um..How about a date ? Just you and me"
"You sure ?" Aurelia's voice softened when she heard him .
"Yes . No problem . You decide the time and I will come"
"Then tomorrow . At sharp 7:00 p.m."
"Okay"
"Be a second late , I will smack you . Be a minute late , I will freeze you and be early , I will reward you"
"Understood"
"Then , Bye"
"Goodbye , my Snow Queen" saying that Aries quickly hung up before Aurelia could even reply .
When she heard him say 'Snow Queen' , her face was flushed with red . This was not new for Aries either . He always used to call her 'Ice princess' when they were alone but 'Snow Queen' was the first .
Does that mean he had finally accepted her or something ?
She doesn't know but she is curious . Aries was a little against their marriage but he was convinced upon Aurelia's request . Aries never showed dissatisfaction but Aurelia could understand deep down that Aries was against it even after her request . It was not like he was arrogant or didn't like her but he was convinced that he wasn't good enough for her .
Just like Evelyn , Aurelia too felt that Aries had a deep secret down inside him which he cannot reveal . This secret was the reason that Aries was always cautious and doesn't trust anyone easily . He also makes every decision after analysising every move and formations .
Aurelia doesn't know his secret but she felt that somehow they are connected . It doesn't make sense but she felt it within herself that she cannot live much long without Aries . It was like their lives were connected and severing it would lead to the death of both of them .
She was lost in thought but regained her composure after a few more minutes . She heard the news that Aries was a dual elementalist and both of this talents are high-leveled . She is a single elementalist and doesn't want to fall behind him so she started practicing again .
…..
Aries was lost in thought too . His last line was like an instinct and he didn't think anything before speaking it but he felt a lot lighter . It was like a heavy stone was lifted from him . His system rang out in this moment :
[Congratulations , you have accepted the existence of 'Aurelia Von Rainhafer']
[Your 'heart knot' has been opened]
[Your energy circulation has increased]
[Your energy flow has increased]
[Your heart core is released]
[Your magic core is forming]
Aries's body was feeling much lighter as he heard the notifications . He didn't have time to react before his body started to absorb energy like a vortex . His body has endless energy but to cultivate a magic core , the energy needed is from his surroundings and no matter how vast your energy pool , it cannot form a magic core.
The energy was swirling and concentrating on his heart . He felt that his mental strength has started to increase with the energy as a solid core of energy was slowly taking shape inside his heart . The size of the core was extremely small but Aries could feel that the energy in that core is huge .
Once the core is formed , the energy pool of the body could be used to supply energy into it and fill the magic core . After a few seconds of devouring energy , Aries suddenly opened his eyes as his amethyst eyes glowed with purple hue and he felt like something broke inside him . In the next moment , a huge amount of energy wave released from his body as the whole training room started to shake vigorously .
[Warning ! High energy concentration detected]
[Launching Defensive Barrier around the source]
The training room was covered in a defensive barrier as the energy trapped within . The process continued for about 20 more seconds before it died down . The training room was filled with smoke . Many people who were present in the building had arrived in the training room when they heard Eva's warning .
Among them were Evelyn and Rena . They rushed faster because they knew this warning came from the training room which Aries uses . They both rushed inside as they saw only smoke and dust . Within the concentrated surrounding of energy and smoke , a figure was seen to be sitting in the center of the room .
This figure was Aries and it was immediately understood by the two of them and the others present . They felt that Aries was stronger than the last time they sensed him . The aura was atleast at Rank 2 which surprised them .
Aries had awakened just one and half months ago . He reached this level within just this time . It was even beyond genius . Aries slowly came out of the smoke . His upper body wasn't covered as his defined and healthy physique caught everyone's attention but the next thing they saw was Aries's face .
His face was even brighter and whiter than last time . His handsomeness has increased once more and he could be even considered a divine being based on his looks . His eyes were glowing with a purple hue but the most important feature was his hair and aura .
His hair was silver instead of raven color and his aura was pure . His aura was so pure that even Rena who is considered to possess the purest aura among the Origin Bloodline Awakeners seemed dim in front of him .
Aries had awakened his 'Origin Bloodline' .