As over the days leading up to the next stage of the exam Charles trained hard. He was ready to go also there were fourteen participants but he said twelve passed. How? The math was not matching there. So there were two people who got to be in the tournament that did not pass? One was Charles. But how was the other one? "So how do you think it will work?" Charles asked me, breaking me out of my thoughts.
"I have no clue." I answered him. His muscles tensed but did not move.
"Yeah dumb of me to ask." Charles asked. As he entered the school grounds.
"Welcome!" A person said giving Charles a blue card. With the number six. As Charles enters the ring. With the thirteen others.
"Welcome! Our amazing school is now in the tournament!" Gin said over the microphone. The crowd seemed to cheer with happiness. The crowd has gone wild. Cheering, hollering and screaming. They seemed to be so pumped.
"Now let's continue on to the rules." Cody said with a frown. The crowd did not seem to die down. We could barely hear them. Over the cheering and voices. I rolled my eyes.
"Silence." Edward's voice rang out. With a burst of Chaos Energy. The crowd seemed to go deathly silent. Leo seemed to have a bead of sweat roll down his face. Gin yet out a click of his tongue.
"Well you were split into two teams." Gin said. The crowd seemed to roar up again. This time it was quieter than before.
"Damn Edward knows how to command a crowd." Leo said. Standing straighter.
"Well since you were split into the red and blue team. So hold up your cards!" Gin said. Once again hyping up the crowd. As they seemed to come back to life. On the blue team was.
"Blue team is: Charles, Pluto Hades, Leo Starling, Racheal Murat, Raphael, Mary O'bell." Cody read off. With a nod.
"The red team is: Gabriel Merlin, Nikki River, Millia Calamitias, Niuhi Jaws, Virgo Starling, Lucy Devilson, Flambebe." Gin shouted. The crowd started to roar. Once again. As we went into a private room.
"Okay so we have been split into teams." Charles said with a small smile. Probably at the thought of fighting with Gabriel.
"So what do you think will be the rules?" Leo asked. Charles shrugged.
"Will you stop talking as if we are not here?" The person said it was clearly Raphael. Pluto glared at her.
"Look, those two are our heavy hitters. So let them plan." Pluto said. Instantly defending Charles.
"That does not mean they can treat us like we are not here." Raphael complained. Everyone looked annoyed. As I see Charles sigh.
"So what are your ideas?" Charles asked.
"Well let's start with one thing: a tournament. Meaning it would probably be a one on one match." Raphael said. As Charles nodded.
"Okay so what is your plan?" Leo asked. His eyes were glaring.
"Leo. Play nice." Charles scolded Leo. Leo seemed to take a step back.
"Fine." Leo said. Letting out a small amount of grumbling. Charles rolled his eyes.
"Thank you. So if we look at the opponent team. Then we can find our weakness then share it with the ground." Raphael said. As Charles nodded.
"That is a great idea. Now how will we know match ups." Charles said. Looking to the ceiling. As we heard beeping.
"The first match: Charles Starling vs Niuhi Jaws!" Gin's voice ripped through the air. It was then cut off by a beep. As Charles starts to walk out of the room. Back to the arena. Walking out of the tunnel the crowd seemed to go wild. The Hollering, screaming and yelling. It made me cringe. It was way too loud.
"Charles Starling, a dangerous hunter said to be a ghost. Will he be able to haunt his way to victory!" Gin yelled. People seemed to get louder somehow. It made my head ring. I flapped my way above the battlefield.
"Now form the red team. This man eater is the hunter of men and the eater of hearts! Welcome Niuhi Jaws!" Gin said with dramatic flair. Then the crowd roared with life and excitement. I wanted to rip out my own ears because of the noise. It was so loud. Like someone was ringing a church bell in my ears. Niuhi walked out of her tunnel and the light glowed off of her tan skin.
"Now let's begin the match!" Gin howled. Charles and Niuhi charged at each other. Charles Jackal blade met the spear of Niuhi. Sparks flying off the blade. Charles shot Ivory at Niuhi she ducted under the Bala.
"Shark Style: Torpedo." Niuhi said. As water gathered around the tip of the spear as it shot out. Charles barely was able to duct out of the way.
"Mimic Style: Torpedo." Charles said. As an orb of water gathered along the back of the blade. Then it shot at Niuhi. Niuhi cut the attack with a fluid movement. Niuhi jabbed at Charles. Able to stab him in his stomach. Blood was coating the spear.
"Shark Style: Water Cutter." Niuhi said as the water gathered around the blade of the spear. As she made a slashing motion. As a blade of water shot Charles. Leaving him with a fairly deep cut. Blood pooled out of the wound. Suddenly Charles' eyes flashed yellow. Then they transformed into pitch black. The wound shut. As Charles then let out a Dragonic roar. The building started to shake. Niuhi seemed to freeze in fear. Charles' eyes then returned to normal. As Charles slowly walks to Niuhi. She was not moving? Charles stabs into her shoulder. Then he tore it out. The blade of Jackal was coated in crimson blood. It slowly dripped off the blade. As Charles kicked her, knocking her out of the ring. Medics came rushing looking at Niuhi. That was so strange. We entered the dark tunnel. Entering the room we see most people's eyes in shock. The only one that was different was Racheal she looked ready to kill. Leo seemed to be the first to break out of it.
"That was awesome, how did you do that?" Leo asked. As Charles chuckled nervously.
"I have no clue." Charles said slowly.
"It reminded me of a Dragon Roar." Raphael said her voice had awe in it.
"Thank you." Charles said.
"So what is wrong with you?" Leo said.
"That was my father's spear." Raphael spoke with rage. Her knuckles were Snow White.
"That was your father's spear, why does Niuhi have it?" Charles questioned.
"It disappeared when he was killed. An S rank item that belonged to the Murat family." Racheal explained. Her voice was colder than ice.
"S-rank treasure?" Leo asked. As his hand rested on Vulcan. S-rank treasures were rare so rare you would need to beat an S-rank dungeon; they were seen as gifts from god.
"What was it forged out of?" Charles asked. Thump! Thump! Thump! My eyelids growled heavy. As I saw Charles' eyes were glazed over. As I saw him sway as if he was drunk. Then he fell. Leo caught him. My eyes closed like curtains. Appearing in a place of all black seeing those sets of eyes.
"Why am I here?" Charles questioned.
"Because I want your body." Lust said as she charged in her ram like form. Charles was able to roll out of the way. Charles seemed enraged.
"Starlight: Claws." Charles said as his fingers glowed white growing a few inches. Lust started to charge at Charles.
"Freeze." Lust commanded. Charles seemed to freeze. As Lust knocked him up into the air.
"Devil Sin: Cocytus." Charles said as white mist shot out his palms. It seemed to freeze Lust on the spot. Charles landed as the ice started to crack then it shattered showing Lust nearly unharmed.
"Blindness." Lust commanded. Once again she charged. But at the last moment Charles was able to dodge out of the way.
"Starlight: Twister." Charles said. As a pale gray twister shot out of Charles' palm. Lust lowered her head. As the attack collided with Lust. Lust seemed to shrug off the attack.
"My beloved partners." Charles said as a burst of Starlight. A pillar of starlight glowed like a star. It was so close. As I flew off around. Charlotte and Chara formed over his shoulder.
"Supreme Starlight: Twister." Charles spoke. Out of his palm came a huge brilliant white twister launched. Lust seemed like it died. As she reformed in a maid outfit. But it seemed too small. She was an 18 year old woman. Her eyes were the Stella Deus. As I opened my eyes I was on the floor.
"You're finally awake." Leo said with a small smile.
"We were worried." Racheal spoke.
"Sorry about that, what did I miss?" Charles asked. As Leo started to smile.
"Nothing yet. It seemed to stop. For the last ten minutes." Leo said.
"Okay." Charles said. Leo stretches his hand forward and Charles grabs it. He pulled Charles up.
"Wait, I wonder why Shadow did not pass." Charles questioned out loud.
"He was with me then Milla Calamitas attacked him calling him Xenonebula." Leo said sadly. Charles grimaces remembering his fight with Milla. The fight I had with her rang out like a bad church bell. A shiver rushed down my spine.
"Is he alive?" Charles asked, panic seeped into his voice. His eyes flashed yellow.
"He is just in intensive care. His condition is critical and he is basically dead." Leo said. Charles grabs Leo by the throat Starlight started to radiate off of him.
"Why did you not tell me?" Charles said. His eyes then transformed into Stella Deus. Then they once again turned pitch black leaving only the yellow ring. Before Charles fell to his knees.
"What is happening?" Raphael asked.
"Tell anyone about this and you die." Leo threatened. Sunlight glowed around his fist. His eyes looked dangerous. It seemed like a raging inferno.
"I must leave." Charles said.
"That's it for the matches today!" Gin yelled over the speaker system. I rub up against Charles.
"Just keep your calm." I told him.
"I will try." Charles said. Patting my head gently. As we walked out. Charles seemed to be bubbling with rage.
"Hello~" Someone said behind him. The voice seemed to be playful. Bells rang behind as we whipped around. It was that jester. Wearing his jester cap being red and blue with bells on the end. His purple mask gleamed in the low light.
"What do you want?" Charles questioned dangerously. His eyes turned yellow.
"Hello Deadman." The jester said. Bowing low.
"Answer me." Charles snarled.
"Deadman the president. Claymen wants to speak with you." The jester answered as with a puff of smoke he disappeared. Still Claymen wants to meet him, which is strange. The same Claymen that run Clay.
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This will go into the lore of the series at every single chapter that ends with a 0. Since we hit 100k. These will be notes written by various people.
Charles Notes form Class
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Vampires,
Vampires do not have red eyes. They only turn red in low light conditions or when in heightened emotions. But it seems that vampires will naturally see each other with red eyes only. Some researchers claim that it is to protect their hunting grounds. They also seemed to have bloodline.
Vampires ranks are Caliber are low, mid and high. Ultra high is really rare. Having one of the two traits. Blood manipulation or resistance to sunlight. The ranks of nobles we have discovered.
Knight
Baron
Viscount
Count
King
It also seemed that when a bloodline is broken. It creates a mutant bloodline.
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So if a Viscount created a Baron then if a Viscount dies the Baron gains his freedom. Allowing them to become New Kings with an ability that is that of all their own. It seems that Alex Darkblood was one of these new kings. He mentioned someone called Uptopia. He was a Count. A future threat.
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I have yet to see a Demi-human vampire. I wonder why? Is that racist? Faux growth seemed so extreme it was like he was the reincarnation of someone.
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Ghouls seem like those who are puppets to the Vampire. I heard they were the base idea for Corpse Doll and Nercomancy. It was quite an interesting theory.