Awakening

Magic makes it possible to do things that would be considered impossible.

Create energy barriers, shoot fire from the hands, fly without the need of an airplane or glider, heal people without the need for medical equipment, and many other things.

But among all the magics that exist, there is one that is the most fundamental and can be considered the first type of magic that existed.

Elemental magic

Fire, water, wind and earth—these four elements make up the most common and used magic in the world, There are more elements, such as ice, but these four are the most fundamental.

However, within these four elements, there are two others that are very rare to manifest.

Those would be the Light element and the Dark element.

*Boom!*

Several demonic beasts were engulfed by an explosion of golden flames that turned them into ashes in just a few seconds.

Beatriz, the one responsible for this, stood with her hand outstretched and a golden aura surrounding her, making her look like a divine figure 

"Advance!"

She shouted and the next moment, the students, with their weapons covered in golden flames, charged at the beasts.

*Slash!*

Their weapons easily sliced through the once impenetrable skin of the beasts, making them scream in agony

"Tsk, I didn't think it would be so powerful."

The demonic witch was watching the whole spectacle while sitting on top of a golem while swinging her legs around 

"Looks like she combined her fire magic with her light magic, making it much more powerful."

Light magic is a rare element that only a very limited number of people can manifest; even in the empire, which has millions of inhabitants, light magic users in 100 years can be counted on one hand.

This element has the peculiarity of being very effective against demons and evil creatures.

*Boom!*

A fireball made of golden flames hit the demonic witch; she didn't dodge it and received it head-on.

"Hehe, it really burns."

Although it didn't do much damage, it did leave some burns that were taking a long time to heal.

"But how long can you last?"

One of the disadvantages of Light magic is its high mana consumption, so although it is an extremely powerful and useful magic against demons, it is not good for sustaining an endurance battle

"Huf, huf, huf."

Beatrice's breathing began to hitch and sweat rolled down her face

"This isn't working."

Although it seems like they controlled the situation, it's not like that at all, The beasts keep appearing, and everyone is already getting tired, There are warriors keeping up the pace, like Kein, but they are not enough to keep the beasts at bay

"What's worse is that it seems the knife that stabbed Miss Norma was imbued with demonic energy, so the damage was much worse than I thought."

"Groooow!"

Suddenly, a sinister energy polluted the air, making the demonic beasts stronger and fiercer.

In the back sat the demonic witch, looking at the whole scene with amusement

"Fuck..."

Even the polite and calm Beatrice couldn't help but curse.

***

*Clank!*

In another place, far away from the two clashes the students were fighting against the demons, was Arthur deflecting the fierce attacks of the black figure 

*Clank!* *Clank!* *Clank!* *Clank!* *Clank!*

Unlike before, he was now making counter attacks towards the figure and was no longer being pushed back unilaterally.

The figure launched a quick lunge that Arthur deflected, then, taking advantage of the vulnerable position the figure was in, he spun around and attacked its unprotected side.

*Clank!*

But The figure raised the shaft of his spear, blocking Arthur's attack.

"Tsk!"

Arthur, seeing that his attack missed, took a step back, preparing for the figure's counter attack, but to his bewilderment, the figure just stood in place, staring him down

"What, you're not going to fight anymore?"

The figure was silent as it stared at him before speaking in its characteristic monotone voice

"You are growing up, in a very fast way, besides."

Arthur had to acknowledge the figure's words before he could even perceive its attacks but now he was even able to counterattack, This was a very fast and abnormal growth

"You must be close; I just need to press a little more."

After saying those words, the figure disappeared in an instant.

Arthur's eyes widened in dismay and his body, by sheer instinct, stepped aside to dodge the attack 

"Ack!"

But his body could not move fast enough and the spear ended up piercing his right side.

Arthur, despite the pain, took the opportunity to attack the figure, but before he knew it, he had disappeared. 

*Slash!*

A large cut appeared on his abdomen the next moment, making him spill a large amount of blood.

*Clank!*

Without giving him time to react, the figure attacked him again but this time Arthur was able to react in time

"Fuck!"

But the impact of the hit was so strong that Arthur's arm went backwards, almost dislocating it.

*Boom!*

The figure took advantage of his vulnerable stance and delivered a heavy hit to his stomach that sent him flying several meters before crashing into a tree and stopping

"Cof, cof!"

Arthur, who tried to pull himself together, vomited a large amount of blood. 

"I think he broke all my ribs."

*Crash!*

The figure, at a great speed, appeared in front of Arthur and stepped on his head, crashing it against the ground and forming a crack. He then bent down and grabbed him by the hair, lifting him up to his eye level.

"Is that all?"

"Of course not!"

Moving the mana inside his body, Arthur headbutted the figure, freeing himself from its grip, then used the Dragon Race to move away, but when he created the distance the next moment, he planted his foot on the ground and used the Dragon Race again to shoot himself like a bullet towards the figure. 

*Clank!*

Arthur's sword hit the spear with great force, but it wasn't enough to move the figure at all.

*Fush!*

Like the previous time, Arthur used the Dragon Race in succession to move away, then used the energy to propel himself forward with great force to attack.

*Clank!* *Clank!* *Clank!* *Clank!* *Clank!*

This was repeated another five times but the figure remained undeterred.

'Not yet'

Arthur thought as he continued to attack the figure in the same manner; even though his body screamed in pain, he still didn't stop, waiting for the perfect moment.

'Now!'

When Arthur saw that the figure was tired of defending and was getting ready to attack, he quickly moved his mana through his muscles

Glutes, quads, hamstrings, calves, and abs.

Enhancing and strengthening all the muscles used when running without leaving a single one out, Arthur leaned his body forward, creating a large crack behind him 

"Dragon Race!"

*Boom!

Leaving the ground in tatters, Arthur's figure disappeared, leaving nothing but a residual image that appeared in an instant in front of the hooded figure

"!¡"

The figure, not expecting the sudden increase in speed, was taken aback as Arthur's sword rapidly approached him. 

*Boom!*

Raising a cloud of dirt from the loud impact, silence fell over the area.

As the dust cloud began to disperse, the silhouettes of Arthur and the hooded figure became visible.

"I must admit, you surprised me."

With his black hair shaking in the wind, looking at Arthur with a face that seemed devoid of any emotion, along with gloomy red eyes with a black background, was the once-hooded figure holding Arthur's sword with one hand as his spear pierced his abdomen

"But sadly, it is not enough."

Arthur, who no longer had the strength to even breathe, was losing consciousness. 

'Is this how I'm going to die?'

He asked himself, as his vision was getting blurrier and blurrier.

'This way? without having achieved any of my goals yet?'

Dropping his sword and grabbing the arm of the demon holding the spear, he clenched his teeth tightly.

"I refuse! I refuse to die yet!"

Arthur's pupils became vertical like those of a snake and his sight changed completely

Several flows of energy, both large and small, began to appear in his vision, He unconsciously reached out his free hand and one of the smaller flows changed course and concentrated on Arthur's palm

*Woosh~*

The mana began to gather fast and a small crimson light appeared in Arthur's palm.

"!¡"

The demon, sensing the danger, wanted to move away but it was too late.

*BOOM!

The small light in Arthur's palm glowed in a mowing manner before a huge explosion occurred.

***

"Ha, you've got to be kidding me."

A man dressed in a hakama and black hair with long bangs on his face sighed in annoyance.

In front of him was a red-haired young man slumped over a pool of blood, He had 8 broken ribs, damaged internal organs, all his muscles were torn and his left arm was severely burned.

But in spite of all that, the boy was healing at a monstrous speed, and in just a few minutes, the bleeding had stopped completely.

"I guess you're the one who did this?"

Looking to his left, he could see a huge area that would have to be full of completely carbonized trees. The heat was so great that the stone on the ground began to melt

"Ha~ I just wanted to take a little nap and it all went to shit."

He sighed as he scratched the back of his head but suddenly stopped and with a serious look, he glanced in a particular direction, then turned to see the red-haired boy in a pool of blood and said uninterestedly

"Mhe, he'll be fine."

After saying that, he disappeared

***

On the battlefield where Beatrice and the other students were fighting against the demonic beasts, who were currently all unconscious, only Beatrice was conscious on the ground and noticeably badly injured, Kein was in front of her, holding the huge fist of a golem with one hand

"Kein?"

But something was strange: the air around Kein changed completely, and his hair covered his eyes so his expression couldn't be made out 

"Heh....hehehe"

But suddenly

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

He started to laugh like a maniac

Beatrice and even the demonic witch watched this with puzzled faces

"Finally! after so many years, I'm finally back!"

Looking up at the sky, Kein's eyes changed completely, The whites of his eyes turned a golden color, as did his pupils; only the latter had a much more intense hue while giving off a garter glow

"Can you feel it, gods?! I'm back! The great-"

*Boom!*

"Kein" couldn't finish his sentence because a powerful lightning bolt suddenly fell right on top of him, Beatriz flew away losing consciousness and the golem was shattered into pieces.

Inside the crater where the lightning struck was "Kein," with his arm stretched upwards, apparently intact, in contrast to his uniform, which was shattered.

"Tsk, tsk, those fuckers sealed my name; I'm going to hit them all in the face the next time I see them, especially that bitch at Athena!"

He muttered in annoyance to himself before looking at the demonic witch, She flinched and took on a cautious stance, sensing danger 

"Oh? A demon? Hmm, I guess your level is enough to stretch the muscles after so long."

Pointing at the demonic witch with his sword, he said in an almost demanding tone.

"Try to not die too quickly."