CHAPTER 1:The First ELITE:

"SHAME ON YOU FOR CALLING YOURSELVES ELITES!!!"

Screamed the tall bulked black metal Android at me and another student for being late. Vasilikós Phaedo (V.P) at us. As I brace myself for another one of its "I only devote my teaching to the best of you so that you can rule over the earthians cultivation. Do you want to be bottom feeders among those brainless robots?" V.P was already a celestial metal doll running through forced programs but I can't help but glare at it, and clench my fist but I drink my emotions like storing the poison to serve it in the right dish; today was my first day here, and I cannot make a scene here not today.

"I am sorry we were late to our first day in Advance Ascendancy"

I say in a cold voice, I'm still trying to sound polite. "Ah! Te'ne' Clans the eldest daughter of the 11th Elite I expected no less from you I'm glad you apologized first after all you are our second candidate to take the place as the supreme Elite" V.P said examining me. There was a pause of silence before we heard an annoyed sigh from another source, another student who was punished with me. I didn't notice before but he is sure tall and athletic he stands looking like six feet two inches we might only have a difference of a few centimeters.

"Hey second candidate who are you to apologize for me, I am not guilty I came late willingly cause I wanted to..." He turns to the android "...So fuck you metal man respect your future Elite someday you'll serve me" He maintains his cocky tone. "Lock or should I say Akamu you are still the third option might as well be non-existent I wouldn't even value your apology but you are potential enough to replace Mars Te'ne', Very well I'll let you guys off to your rooms you have access to academy's map the chip implanted in your wrist also has the academy's A.I assistant V.Nat (V.N) NOW WELCOME TO ADVANCE ASCENDANCY"

With that said we both were left alone. I had no intention of talking to this guy Lock at all. I open the map of the academy on my wrist. The academy was located in Nebula Dive. Nebula Dive is where all the Elites live. It's the 8th atmospheric layer of the earth. As the Elites are the creator, protector, and destroyer of Earth they are worshipped by the earthians and we are their successors. Nebula Dive is mostly starry sky but here the academy is filled with various tech bio plants I wonder how they even did this here in these gray walls neon-lit floors and roofs with no access to water but only thunder fog in the dusky palette garden outside.

"Will you stop walking in front of me so slow-paced? it's off-putting"

I say with annoyance as I notice Lock and I are walking in the same direction. I walk past him pushing him. "Second candidate, You know you have been getting on my nerves it's already hard to figure out the map with these duplicate looking lanes and now I'm off-putting?" He pushes me back challenging me.

"You have a muscular body want to fight me here and now for the second? Little miss?" I can make out the obvious mockery but I don't want to waste my time with him. "Why? Too desperate and jealous from where I stand?" I scoff "Besides the map says I've already reached my location so find your room elsewhere," I say unlocking the room.

"Wait I'm not done yet-..."

Lock yanked me into the room through a one shoulder grab and we stumble inside the room. Or I don't if it's a room, but there are pipes and sticky gooey oily black-reddish liquid is leaking from these pipes. "What the-" 

The chip glitches. A voice is transmitted. "Seems like you have reached" 

"V.N? What's the meaning of this?" I ask.

"I know what this is metal is punishing us" Lock adds

"You are right Lock as your punishment for coming late your job is to clean this place spotless but be careful this place can blow up anytime is not cleaned properly it is the fuel that keeps our crops hydrated"

The transmission ends.

"Fuck!! we haven't even manifested our superpowers what if this place blows up!!"

I just sigh at his response and ask V.N for the cleaning manual. Lock eventually starts doing his part as well.

<MANUAL >

1. The liquid is first supposed to be wiped with a laser brush (be careful if they cut the pipes the room blasts)

2. Then dry with a cold drier (be careful as the drier can overheat) 

3. Lubricated through polish spray

imp. Under no circumstances must any friction or heat be produced in the area

I did the laser, Lock did the drying and we both lubricated the pipes in turn the room had a shaky floor it had small spaces for exhaust hence it wasn't stable, and even though Lock and I didn't speak we had great teamwork. We were almost done. "You are not as bad as I thought," I say to Lock.

"You as well are not just a muscular girl but steady"

We both laugh.

Suddenly the overheated drier Lock had kept on the floor where I was standing melts the exhaust panel and I fall but thankfully Lock catches me.

I gasp. "I take back what I said about you"

"Cut me some slack I'm saving you from falling underground"

Lock strains but finally pulls me up. I am finally standing on my two feet. We hear the drier as it continues to fall. We both are panting and catching our breath and it hits there are other pipes under this room and an overheated drier with those. We both had the look of 'oh shit' on our faces we already heard the explosion it was too late to run.

The flame was almost reaching us when we were pulled up by a force of gravity. "GOTCHA!!" It was a fresh resonating voice of a guy. A face that instantly reminded me of the sun. He was fully geared up and was in the academy's uniform he smiled comforting us that we were protected. We stand outside the pipe room away from the danger.

"Hi I'm KNELLSON JUST the first candidate and successor from the first Elite"