School Days (1)

Krone had a smug look on his face when the students looked at him in awe due to his high position. The smug look slowly turned serious as he said, " Some of you will be saddened by this as you may have formed close bonds because you faced death and survived together but this has to be done". He looked at them for a few seconds before continuing his speech. "Some of you are traitors and cannot be left alive".

Krone tossed a coin-looking object into the air then it immediately shot many beams out toward some students. They died when hit by the beams, it was quick and quiet. This situation became even weirder when red gases were released from the dead bodies. Krone smirked and said, "I was right they are from the cult". Away from everyone's eyes, two people had been hit but didn't get affected, they looked at each other and smiled. "Now that they've been taken care of", Krone said, "let's get you ready to officially become students. They followed him to a large gate with Permora's motto, Humanity's sake, boldly engraved on it. Before they entered, Krone stopped and told them, "This your final chance to quit. After entering these gates, everything you do is not for you but for all humans you will die for people who don't know your struggle and they will hate you intensely for no reason and such selflessness is hard to even for someone like me". He looked at them seeing their determination, he shook his head then said to himself," Youth is good". Krone led them inside to a large building and left.

The room buzzed with noise until the door was opened, and a large hairy man with red hair floated – yes he floated to the front of the room before turning towards them and beginning his speech. "Welcome, new students to the haven of warriors, the home of heroes, the one and only Permora Academy. I will not sugarcoat this for you, from now onwards hard work will be all you'll know. To protect yourselves and your families, pain, and suffering will always be close and I hope you can find the satisfaction from something to continue down this difficult path where all you do will be for humanity's sake".

The man paused for some time to let his message sink in then he continued, " The atmosphere is tense here so let me loosen it up by telling you the best 20 of all of you. I know the flaming lion changed things but life always moves on so 20th is Philip Thompson, 19th is Keziah Freeman 18th…. 5th place is Aliah Morgan, 4th is held by Chris Alistair

"The moment of truth, 3rd place belongs to Will Quezi, in 2nd place is Nathan Amari, and the strongest person according to the test is Connor Quezi"." Yes", without bothering to read the mood the trio shouted in happiness that they were all in the top five and one of them was even first. The man cleared his throat and they shut up immediately, after looking at them for some time he went on talking, "The purpose of grading you is simple those with higher places will have bigger and better homes and more natural energy in those homes and for those who don't know natural energy increases your recovery rate and strengthens your body after enough exposure. And best of all the good homes are close to the teachers' so it's much easier to walk there if you need any help or advice".

"If you're wondering about fairness, twice a month, on the first and last days, you can challenge anyone with a higher position than you. In your rooms, you'll find a uniform, a school watch that has your details, classes, and the only on-campus currency there is, P-credits, alongside a copy of The Natural Energy Manual which helps you control natural energy effectively to fight, heal and strengthen the body at a much faster rate than normal. Classes you choose are not optional and any time you miss without permission, 2 credits will be deducted. Fighting is encouraged but if you fight outside the school arena then, that will be 5 credits gone. The other rules are available on the school watch so have a look at them and remember them not knowing the rules is not an excuse to break them. I am your principal, thank you for your time, and goodbye. Mike will take you to the first years' residential area". Saying this, he quickly jumped into the sky flying away so fast he left a trail of clouds behind him. Krone returned with Mike when the principal left. Mike seemed to be unhappy to be there and was sulking while murmuring about how he was close to advancing his skill.

Mike turned to the students, speaking in a bored tone, he said, " Since the principal has briefed you there's nothing to speak about so just follow me". He led them to a hill with houses built all around it and there was one at the very top the house of the top student who would currently be Connor. The rooms were numbered to correspond with the students' positions on the test.

They all went into their rooms and most of them stayed to practice the Natural Energy Manual while others went out to explore the school campus. The manual made one feel immense pain and relief at the same time, it was quite a strange feeling which could not be described, most people could not handle the pain from practicing for more than an hour but some could and did. Connor for example was used to pain due to the transformation his abilities demanded and didn't stop practicing until the next morning.

The next day all the first years were abruptly woken up by a loud alarm from their wristwatches which was sending them one message, Meeting in the Asura hall.

On their campus, Asura Hall was the biggest. This was where important announcements and classes were held so they rushed there as quickly as they could and found Krone and Mike already waiting for them with angry countenances. The moment they got there the usually calm Krone was livid and began shouting, "FIFTEEN, FIFTEEN PERCENT THAT'S THE LOWEST EVER". He looked around and calmed down before going on, "Only fifteen percent of you practiced the manual for more than an hour, do you understand the consequences of your actions? If not let me explain them once and for all

AUTHOR NOTE: THE RELEASE OF CHAPTERS WILL REDUCE FROM THREE PER MONTH TO ONE OR EVEN ZERO PER MONTH BECAUSE I'M OFF TO BOARDING SCHOOL AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEND MY PC SO YEAH, I GUESS THAT'S ALL AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL READERS FOR 75 READS IN 7 CHAPTERS AS WELL AS THE GOOD COMMENTS AND CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM FROM THE BOYS SINCE IT'S NOT EASY TO POINT OUT FLAWS IN YOUR HOMEBOY'S BOOK SO THANKS FOR THAT AND GOODBYE FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.