Generation S- The weakest generation
*CHA-CHIK*
The huge locked door on the opposite side of the entrance started to unlock. It slowly opened itself revealing the people inside of the square to the crowd in the stadium. Cheers were heard from every direction. Some people were still cheering for Kira while the others were just making loud noises.
The stadium was so big, Rowan couldn't make out any human figures...or figures at all. The people were all just blobs as they sat in their seats. The crowd of kids who had entered walked over to the center of the stadium where three big machines were waiting for them.
'Those look like the things you use to swipe your card on the train.' He thought, making connections to his world.
The first three people went forward and put their hands on the screen of the machine. They started to glow all different kinds of colors. Their evaluation was shown on the screen for the people to see.
[Physical type
Spike
Power level: 204]
[Mental type
Memory Implant
Power level: 187]
And so on.
"What is that?"
"It's a power scaling machine. That's the thing that's going to tell you how strong you are and what your power is." Onyx replied. "You better get something good so you can catch the attention of the big streamers."
"Wait….doesn't my power levels depend on your power levels?" Rowan looked at onyx with a skeptical face.
"Not…really…?" Onyx slowly looked away.
Rowan grabbed onyx by the throat and he gave out a 'Yelp!'.
"Didn't you tell me that you were a failed sorcerer?" Rowan now had a scary smile on his face.
"Cmon you've been training really well….I'm sure that helped to some degree. Plus your stats are great!"
Rowan gave an 'mhm' and turned his attention back to the front of the line-where a boy with a scythe who had a huge dog beside him-was stepping up. He put his hand to the machine and even though it took a while the boy started to glow gold. That was a color Rowan hasn't seen yet.
[Elmental type
Air
Power level: 2,600]
"Looks like we're getting into the prodigies of this generation." Onyx spoke from where he was wrapped around Rowan's neck.
All the people gave their 'ooh' and 'ahhhs' as the boy nonchalantly went down the stairs that led to the waiting rooms. He had put his hands back in his pockets and his dog walked beside him.
'He must be another reincarnation....He also has terrible posture.' Rowan thought, looking at the boy disappearing into the darkness. There were other players who went and did the same thing. Finally it was Kira's turn. She raised up her arms and started to walk towards the machine. That signaled the crowd to start cheering.
"KIRA!"
"KIRA!"
"KIRA!"
"Ahhhh~ she is really good at this." Rowan was finally understanding this woman's popularity. She was someone who was born for the spotlight, making use of her skills to keep people entertained in the best way. 'She could have entered first back then….'
Rowan remembered her entrance back at the square.
'But she decided to wait at the last possible second. To give the people what they want.' Rowan chuckled. 'She's a true player.'
Kira put her hand to the machine and poured her Ahi into it. She started to glow a red color. None of the players had a color this red so far.
'So she's a fire type?' Rowan thought.
She stood there for a while, as the numbers kept increasing.
300
4,980
5,000
6,723
"Don't tell me she will..!" A player said before backing up. All the players turned around and jogged to the other side. Rowan stood there not moving an inch.
"What are you doing? Back the fuck up." Onyx said.
"No." Rowan replied, as he watched Kira closely.
She poured in more and more energy into the machine before it started to zap. The electricity was moving all around it and
*BOOM!*
It blew up.
The dust and parts of the machine came flying at Rowan, stopping inches from his face. He had already closed his eyes and started up his sen, therefore not anything from the explosion touched him. The kind reaped apart the ground and it was a miracle he was able to stay grounded. 'No wonder the other ran away!' After the smoke died down, Kira and Rowan were the only people standing in the stadium.
"Who's that?"
"Woah they took the blast?"
The crowd erupted in murmurs and the other players started walking up. Rowan saw this as a chance and walked up to the machine that was still standing. When he got up to its level, he looked up to the glass chamber at the top of the stands. He noticed a familiar blonde headed man who was now in casual clothes. This time he wasn't alone because 9 other players stood beside him.
"Top ten players are here to help with the monitoring." Onyx said to Rowan. "Moment of truth."
Rowan put his hand up to the machine and poured his Ahi into it using sen. The machine beeped for a couple seconds before stopping. It showed Rowan's information on the screen.
[ Elemental type
Earth
Power level: 35 ]
"AH-" Rowan was shocked by the result. His stats were just fine and even better than others! 'Is it because my Ahi is weak since my eyes are open?'
"Tch!" He looked over at Onyx with screaming eyes. 'I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE THIS WEAK!' He thought. 'I DIDNT EVEN GLOW!'
And as if onyx was reading Rowan's mind he thought 'BE HAPPY IT'S NOT IN THE ZEROS!'
There were yells of disappointment from the crowd. Kira, who was watching from the side, gave a grunt and started to walk away. Rowan snatched away his hand from the machine with an 'Ugh' and walked after her. They walked into a huge room with seating, snacks, drinks and everything needed to get ready for a fight.
Kira had walked to a bench and layed herself out. She then took the scarf around her neck and put it over her eyes, going to sleep. She had a silver chain that was now showing around her neck. Rowan watched as more and more people entered the room and waited for the host to start things.
"Psst." Onyx said from Rowan's neck.
"What." Rowan said coldly, still mad about his power levels.
"Have you checked the rankings?" Onyx rolled his eyes at the attitude.
"No…."
"Well since you're officially signed up now you should be able to see it." Onyx said. "Open up rankings."
"System rankings begin." Rowan commanded and a bunch of screens popped up in front of him. One which was labeled player rankings. This was the chart Rowan had looked at before to see where he was, but now three others have been added. One labeled 'popularity' and another called 'strength'. The last one wasn't really a ranking of sort but a schedule. It showed how many days the competition would go for and how it would happen.
'Okay, so this is how it would be. The others must already know since they watched this competition before.' Rowan thought.
"Hello everyone." A guy said from the tv, breaking Rowan's thoughts. He came out of the room under where Stephen and the others sat. A door slid open, revealing a young boy with sleepy eyes and a mouth that drooped down. He had black hair that was slicked back, and glasses on the back of his head. He was dressed in all black and even his hair was black. His eyes on the other hand shined a fiery red.
The crowd burst into cheers for the guy.
"That's W. '' Onyx started to explain. "The person who's been hosting these competitions since forever. He's also part of the 4 top headmasters."
"Welcome to Stellar Stadium. It's just as you remember we will be starting with a battle royale…" W talked while reading off of cards he had in his hand.
"He is not interested at all." Rowan said.
"Yeah. He is pretty known and liked because he has that type of personality."
"….killing isn't allowed and if you get too hurt, heal yourself with your own Ahi or go home. The last person standing will have a wish granted to them and be claimed as the number one Gen S rookie of this year." W kept going with his explanation.
"So the last generation ended and the new generation of players is about to begin?" Rowan asked onyx as he stood in front of the tv. The people around him all seemed disinterested in the explanation except for the guy with the bad posture. He was leaning against a wall while watching the tv.
"Yes gen X just finished and gen S is about to begin."