Permora (20)

Most of this chapter is an info dump about the families and strength rankings of this world. As annoying as this might be it prevents me from having to write about them later. So enjoy.

"Now listen kids", Bjorn said, "First let me tell you about the most powerful human families firstly are the Alistairs, then the Amaris and the Yamaytos along with the Silvas. These families came about when the gene-enhancing fluids were tested. The people who survived started to change mentally, they saw themselves as superior beings and therefore only had children with each other. After some decades passed they split into the four families that I mentioned, among the average person there is a seventy-three percent chance to awaken yet in these families that chance is eighty-nine percent but the survival rate of their children is twenty-seven percent which is much less than the forty-two percent of average people". "But Uncle Bjorn", Aliah said, "why do they die so much if they are so strong?" "Well it all comes down to their training, Bjorn answered, "as strength-obsessed maniacs, their children begin training the moment they start to walk basically "culling" the weak so only the strong reach adulthood". "Isn't that a bit too cruel?", Connor asked. "Well as cruel as it may be", Bjorn answered, "They still make up most soldiers and adventurers who kill mutated beasts so what is there to argue about as saddening as it might be, the lives of the dead are less important than those of the living. Now let's move on to their characters, the Alistairs are snobs who believe that they are above the rest of us, the Amaris respect strength over all else regardless of who you are, and the Yamaytos are all about discipline so much so it is said that they even have specific times and ways of visiting the washroom and the Silvas are the most normal of all of them, they are like a perfect balance of all of the other three families, either way, you cannot afford to mess with even their pets let alone their members because deep down the superiority complex of their ancestors still runs in their veins. "Now let's talk about the rankings of strength for physically related enhancers, mutants, and variants along with their mental counterparts which in this case would be you Aliah, now remember these classes are all under the term warrior, anyway firstly is the Trainee rank which all three of you are in, where you just sync your abilities with your body(AUTHOR NOTE: THE RANKS AFTER THE SLASHES[/] ARE THE MENTAL RELATED AWAKENERS' RANKS), next is Novice/Clairvoyant rank which is followed by the Adept/Gazer and Master/Mystic ranks. The next one is the Grandmaster/Psychic rank which is publicly recognized as the strongest as there is only one person at this next rank termed the Celestial rank. This man is thousands of years old and only appears when a beast capable of destroying all humanity appears". "How many times has he appeared? Will quietly asked. Bjorn paused to think and answered, "Twice, the first time he was still considered a Grandmaster, and the second time, the beast was ... humanoid. "Humanoid ?, Aliah asked. "Yes, "Bjorn continued, "we all thought it was a mutant who had lost control of himself but when we realized it wasn't. It had gotten too close and we had let down our guards, we almost died fighting it but he came and just slapped it to death and he left without giving a name so he's known as the Celestial." Mr. Bjorn, if Permora is the best warrior academy doesn't that mean the descendants of the top families will be there? Will asked. "Hmmm... Will, "Bjorn said, it seems you are worried that they will abuse their families' power. You honestly don't have to worry because teachers at Permora are extremely fair when dealing whit such things so most of the top families' descendants go to the Golden Imperus Academy so the ones at Permora are the talented distant relations or bastard children of some influential members in the families so they don't have much power to abuse in the first place so you don't have to worry". Bjorn continued to explain more things about life at the academy for the rest of the journey. They arrived at the top of a mountain where thousands of people and beasts had gathered waiting for the academy's envoy to arrive, the moment they landed Bjorn told them to stay put and left to talk with a group of people he seemed to know. The whole place became quiet when something hit the ground causing dust to rise, when the dust had settled a middle-aged man was standing and he seemed unaffected by the fall. "Alright scrubs, he shouted, "I am Mike and I'm here to test your talents so gather in a straight line". While the crowd was arranging themselves there were a few squabbles but Mike ended them all by releasing a bit of his natural energy putting pressure on some so much that they would swear if they they weren't evolved they would break some bones. Soon after the line was formed the test began all one had to do has dropped a drop of blood on a crystal and Mike would shout random percentages the first person only got 15 percent. Mike continued to call for people and was shouting more, "Ten percent, twenty percent, thirty percent...He kept calling out more numbers and the highest had only been forty-two percent until it got to Aliah who had fifty-seven percent, Connor had fifty and when it got to Will he dropped his blood on the crystal and felt a tingling sensation and got stuck in a trance until the envoy, Mike, said fifty - two then told him to leave because there were more people behind him. After about three hours all the people had been tested then Mike said, "Alright let me explain this test. Now the evolution of your bodies is not an instant thing and the higher your mutated DNA the higher your percentages, you can only break through to the next rank at a hundred percent but that is not what I just checked right now, that will be done a week from now. Excluding injuries, death, failure, and capitulating to the pressures of being a warrior, what I just checked are your chances of becoming a Grandmaster.