Hunter Trials: Begins!

"I asked you a question newbie. What are you doing here?" Alexander turned around to come face to face with Paladin Faze. His tall stature loomed over Alexander with power and strength. Paladin Faze did not seem upset, just curious of him.

"What do you mean, sir? I'm not sure what you mean."

"I'll make myself clear then. What is your purpose here for the trial. Your an (F) rank, amongst (D) ranked individuals, " he spied Alexanders wrist device, were it still displayed an (F). Reassignment of ranks are done at the Associations headquarters on the island, Alexander had yet to do.

"I am here to take the Associations Hunter trial, Sir. Is there a problem?"

Paladin Faze had the demeanor of a seasoned warrior. His brow scrunched into a scowl and his eyes pierced through Alexander intentions.

"The one thing I hate most in this world besides gates, its losing bets. The thing I love most, is seeing an underdog beat the game, Mortem. Someone as weak as you are seems suspicious. Ive seen your record, and for an (F) rank, younhave some supprising talent. I expect great things from you. As you where."

The nanite Crawler decended down Alexander pants leg, and snuck under neath the desk. It's slim metalic legs made less noise than dust falling, navigating through cords and wires towards its destination. It made its way to the data ports on the computer, bypassing security of the Association would have been impossible if not for Max's algorithms he showed Alexander, about getting through the governments firewalls. While Palidin Faze conversed with Alexander, information about the trial downloaded.

'Am I the underdog? If he's quietly telling me that he's rooting for me because my rank says (F), I could assure him that isn't the case. But instead how about we use this to out advantage.'

"Yes, sir. I was just trying to find anything I could about the trial. Was there anything you could tell me, as an underdog I need every advantage. No matter how small. Someone as powerful and influential as you, sir, could be the deciding factor."

'This kid. Hes trying to swindle me before hes even proven himself. I don't dislike those kind of people, but still.' Paladin Faze activated his aura, concentrating it on Alexanders head.

"If you can stand before me for the next 15 seconds, then I will fulfill your request. Don't worry, it will only feel like you're dying."

A brutal force fell onto Alexander like a waterfall. Gravity seemed to press on every fiber of his skin, threatening to rip him apart with great force! His legs trembled as his core nearly cracked, but the devilish smile as a system alert went off gave Paladin Faze a brief moment of pause.

'This kid is a real piece of work. Does he enjoy pain? Why is he smiling like that? I'll just have to increase his threshold a bit without killing him. Lets see if you can be worth all this effort.'

"Yes, just a little more, Sir!" Alexander took on the increased force as a screen continued to up date before his eyes. The pain was lessening with each second and his mind was experiencing a break through as the friend mana pressed onto him.

//Resistance increased!

Magic Resistance:0% -> 1%

//Resistance increased!

Magic Resistance: 1%-> 2%

//Resistance increased!

...

Every second Alexander was exposed to Paladin Faze's dense aura, the aura of a ranked (B) Paladin, he became stronger. The nanites adjusted and his power increased rapidly for the entire 15 seconds. When He stopped using his aura, Alexander sat down into a lotus and closed his eyes.

A strong aura brought a few knights towards the area where Alexander and Faze were, but where stoped by the Paladin.

"Give him some space!" He ordered his men. 'This kid is no (F) rank. He's going through an awakening already. He's definitely in the (D) and (C) category. Anyone able to with stand that amount of aura was never a normal person to begin with. I used enough aura to humble any D rank in this building. He's either crazy, a genius, or both. But I believe found my underdog. Don't disappoint me.'

Alexander had received a multitude messages from the system about his increased resistance. When his magical resistance reached 10% a different messaged apeared and his heart of a Sovereign passive ability increased to Lv.2. As this happened, he could fully sense his own mana systems!

He sat down and used Accumulation throughout his body amassing greater mana, but felt that it was wrong how he was doing it. Hus core was starting to crack under the pressure and the mana began to become wild again.

'This..now I understand. The reason my mana needs so much control is that they are inherently different! My core is the reason I need so much control over my mana, and it is wasting so much effort. It is why Lunaris is always absorbing my wild mana, if I could separate each core and utilize their deference in harmony. Earth at the bottom, water above that, next is fire, and Air. Light must go here and then Darkness is above all, this is the perfect harmony. A line of cores instead of condensing them all into one place will alow them to mature.'

Alexanders aura was disassembled and rebuilt, with lunaris keeping his mana from rushing out, restructuring his mana pathways as he remade his core into six different cores along his spine. As he finished he was wreathed in power as his overall mana was diminished thanks to his new cores being so small, but he could feel the strength within him dubble.

He opened his eyes and immediately tested the zero tier magic. Fire was hotter than ever, even though the size he could summon was halfed. Water streams bent to his will like a snake around him, but not for long.

The other elements followed suit as he practiced, but he then noticed everyone was missing.

"D*** it, the trial!" He rushed out of the tent as Paladin Faze strode towards the tent.

"I see your awake, you better hurry before you fail." He pointed to a large Obelisk where his team was waiting for him. "As for the prize, instead of information, I let your team go last. 2 hours was a heck of a while to wait, so you might have pissed some of them off."

"Thank you, Sir! Wait two hours? It felt like a couple of minutes."

"Yeah it always feels different when your getting stronger. I placed my bet on you, you better not let me down Hunter. Hurry up along, or I'll fail you on the spot. Your proctor name is Eisenhardt, so don't give him any problems."

"Yes, sir!"

Alexander rushed to the group, his legs felt lighter and even the wind around him seemed easier to traverse. 'What isnthis feeling, I..imcan sense the mana around me. Have I gained new strength?'

"Come on slow poke! What happened to you?" Kahawai asked, his foot tapped aggressively with his arms crossed.

The Obelisk rotated in three pieces, gathering mana untill it opened a man made gate. It took on an orange color and a force spread around the area as Alexander rejoined his group.

"I'll explain later, Meathead. What's that?"

A white-haired man in an UFG uniform walked through the gate and addressed them. Two men in Grey robes stood on either side of him and exuded a great amount of Magical power, nearly blinding Alexanders newfound senses.

"I am Sergeant Eisenhardt, your worst enemy and best friend. Let's begin."