Chapter 31: Apollo Lionheart
The imperial 3rd prince Caesar Von Celestio gazes up, there he sees a figure of a boy covered in white light, striking the sky apart.
"Incredible" he mumbled.
Lighting spreads turning into cracks that seemingly break the sky. In the middle of it all Apollo floats releasing the might of his spell.
[So this is your plan, to exhaust your mana to forcefully stop the spell]
"I don't have any choice right?..just prepare the backup energy bank we made"
Apollo heard a deep sigh within his mind knowing it was Jeremiah who must have felt exasperated with his action.
The lightning spell Apollo cast was named Thunder Aura, its function is to clad your body in lightning and use it to propel your speed. The problem is the spell is like raging water once cast it can't be stopped unless Apollo were to fix it. The lighting state of the body will remain as long as his mana can sustain it and since he still didn't have a turn-off switch for the spell he needs to empty his mana storage.
Finally, after a few seconds of a storm, his mana is depleted.
[Mana depletion has been detected!
Proceed to emergency energy reserve!]
"Hoo!"
Apollo couldn't help but breathe deeply as he felt strength return to him.
"Now we have another problem"
[You don't know how to fly]
"Yep"
In a very fast motion, he started falling from the sky.
[5 seconds before you die, Creator]
"What a very warm warning"
As he approached the ground fast Apollo felt his body slow down a bit before safely being guided by the wind.
The wolf insignia on his neck and the fairy insignia on his waist began to glow, signifying that he was borrowing the power of his two wind spirits.
As his body slows down and safely lands on top of a table, he notices two boys and one girl glaring at him.
"What's up with them"
[Maybe because you suddenly zoom in out of nowhere and cause a storm in the sky]
Apollo just frowns until his gaze locks on a boy who has strikingly familiar blonde hair and emerald eyes.
"An imperial prince" he recognizes him.
The four people were locked in a staring match neither of them was trying to break free.
[Creator why not speak]
"I am trying but I don't know what to say!"
[.....]
[Is that why you are only looking at them?]
Instead of answering Apollo just pouts.
"Finally we're out"
The tension suddenly broke when fifteen new people came in. Their sudden appearance put an end to the staring battle.
"Let's get down now"
He jumped down from the table and went towards an empty seat.
[Won't you greet the imperial prince?]
"We are inside the academy, status is useless here, so it's okay even if I don't greet him" he reasoned however Jeremiah spoke again [It won't hurt to at least say hi]
"Give it a rest Jeremiah I still need to refill my energy reserves"
[And whose fault was it that you exhaust it]
"Me obviously" Then he slumped his back on the chair trying to refill his exhausted reserves.
Name: Apollo Lionheart
Status: Focused
Position: Senior researcher mage
Rank: Mage
Level: 8
Strength: 183
Agility: 181
Dexterity: 183
Endurance: 183
Stamina: 183
Intelligence: 183
Mana: 183
Ki: 145
Mana regeneration: 7 per minute
Ki regeneration: 5 per minute
Vitality: 180
Skills/Abilities:
Spell synthesis(Rank AA) {Passive}
Alchemic craft (Rank AA) {Passive}
Weapon creation (Rank AA) {Passive}
Machinery Engineer (Rank AA) {Passive}
Light of Aegis (Rank AA) {Passive}- Solidifies the surrounding mana every time the bearer gets attacked.
Lightning Call (Rank AA) {Passive} - Increases any lightning-based spells or attacks.
Amateur fighter (Rank D) {Passive} -A little bit higher skills from beginner level in terms of hand-to-hand combat (next level Skilled fighter Rank D)
Master Weaponist (Rank C) {Passive} - a combination of weapon arts crafted by Jeremiah
Mirror Tenfold (Rank A) {Active} - Return ten times the attacks of opponents it may be a spell or physical attack
Automatic Weaponry (Rank SS) {Active} - Automatically creates any weapon the creator had in mind, recommended to have a blueprint to fully create the desired weapon
Flaw: Materials are needed for this skill
Strength: 20% more powerful than regular weapons of the same grade
Energy bank (Rank AA) {Active} - a space that stores mana and ki, only accessible when energy reaches 0
Demonification (Rank S) {Active}- Demonification is a state where the body turns into a demon beast. Upon transformation, all stats go up to 3 times.
ADVANCED STATISTICS
[ ADVANCED STATISTICS
Prime Element:{None}
Bloodline: Blood of the Summoner
Blessings:{None}
Inheritance:{None}
Body Constitution:{Unawakened}
Current stat point: 0
Curse stability: 45%]
1000 stat points were used to increase his attributes while the remaining 500 were divided between Jeremiah's upgrade and his skills upgrade.
"It seems like I need to kill to gain more stat points"
[Are you going for a hunt?]
Instead of answering Apollo began to scan the arriving people as if he were picking a prey to kill.
"Jeremiah"
[Yes creator?]
"It seems like I have found the perfect hunting ground for me" he said while his eyes as a glint of murderous intent.
15 minutes came by and every aspiring academy student settled themselves on their chosen seats.
However, unlike the other tables, a certain place was devoid of any people except one.
[Creator it seems like they are avoiding you]
"Well I did cause a great commotion so it'll be natural if they avoid me"
[You indeed cause trouble but aside from almost melting the entire maze you also traumatized some students due to the explosion you made]
"Sigh"
Apollo can't refute it after all he knows what he did.
"I just hope no one got PTSD from the disastrous things I did"
[You better hope that it was the case if not you might need to hold yourself accountable for what you did]
"Yup, I know" he felt defeated against Jeremiah.
....
"What the hell is that guy doing?" Odysseus Arcanebane said seeing Apollo just sitting down while his eyes are completely closed.
"He must be sleeping Seus" Astrid Obsidianvale reasoned seeing Apollo dozing off.
"Astrid, Seus I wanna befriend him" the imperial prince said as he stood up indicating he wanted to approach Apollo.
"I am coming with you" Astrid also stood up while Odysseus followed.
"Since the two of you are going I don't have a choice I need to tag along"
Those words from Odysseus caused Caesar and Astrid to laugh.
However, before they could even get close a triumphant sound of trumpets echoed throughout the area.
"Greetings my aspiring students"
Suddenly someone appears out of nowhere surprising most of the examinees.
"My name is Acke Williams the vice headmaster of this academy, and I am here to show you the results!"
Then a loud booming sound happens showcasing a huge rectangular screen. Listed on that screen are the names and the rankings of the examinees.
"Those who reach the accumulated score of 10,000 may deemed worthy of entering the Academy, while those who didn't pass the marker score will have to leave in these portals"
He then made a hand motion and hundreds of portals came out urging those who didn't pass to leave.
"For those fortunate ones, I congratulate you, while those who can't make it, try your best to achieve greatness even if it means going to another school"
Then as the Academy staff assisted those who failed the exams his eyes went straight towards a boy who had a hair similar to a setting sun.
"The boy who beat my nephew twice today" he then smirked as he gazed at his nonchalant reaction.
"Others are celebrating their success but this boy decided to sleep" he then looked at the screen and focused his gaze on the name that stood at the top of others.
"Apollo Lionheart" then he suddenly chuckled as he said his name "It's as if your name was naturally placed to stand above others"
Then he gazes back to the boy and speaks again "I'll be looking forward to the things you will do young lion"
[Emergency energy reserves as been refilled]
Apollo smiled finally he was done with fixing his energy bank.
As he opens his eyes he sees the crowd cheering and crying over something.
"What's going on?" he was confused and looked up.
"Oh I see no wonder"
He saw the list and understood the situation, immediately he looked for the fifteen names who would be his future classmates. He felt relieved when he finally found their names.
"It's good that they all pass"
As the names were listed so did their overall score.
1. Apollo Lionheart - 537,893 points
2. Caesar Von Celestio - 58,546 points
3. Astrid Obsidianvale- 54,356 points
4. Odysseus Arcanebane - 53,456 points
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"Hey, what with the big gap between one and two?"
"Is this score even possible?"
Some students were sceptical of the results but there were those who immediately accepted and one of them is Caesar.
"It seems like I am too far from him"
"Your Highness why don't we approach him now?" Astrid suggested wondering what kind of person Apollo was.
However, another sound of triumphant trumpets interrupted them.
"What now?" Odysseus said as he halted his movements. They were about to walk towards Apollo but the sudden sound made them stop.
"This announcement is for the top 5 rankers that we have"
Everyone became interested, they were curious about what sort of announcement it was.
"That announcement!"
He stops trying to build up anticipation from his audience and to his relief they did. Then he purses his lips to speak.
"That announcement shall be announced on the first day of the academy, that is all I have to say, good day"
Then he disappeared leaving the students disappointed.
"Just what the hell was that" Apollo couldn't help but say.