Chapter 3: UNKNOWN TERRITORY

For thousands of years, humans possess magical abilities. Abilities that allow them to do things that were impossible for the human body. With more and more people gaining these awesome powers, live became somewhat easy. Even though living became cheap, with great power, most tend to abuse and take control of those without these abilities. The people who were lucky enough to gain these magical abilities were referred to as godlings as they stood by their words to protect the weak and defenseless while some wish to be on top of the food chain as kings. The origin of these magical powers remains a mystery to all.

Excelon, who was also born a godling lived a miserable life as he was weak due to his parents dying when he was just a child and had no one to give him lessons on how to use his abilities wisely other than the academy he got enrolled to by the government. With him being weak, he was being bullied by his mates and sucks in anything that goes on on campus. Little did they all know that the weakling Excelon will grow to become the strongest out there.

With the bright light blinding his sight and lost in darkness, Excelon was teleported onto what looked like a large training ground with a lot of training equipment and weapons neatly arranged on tables and stands. Looking around closely, he realized he was on a large training ground that was directly in front of what could only be described as a castle although it wasn't built with the latest designs or technology in mind. It looked like something that was there for a long time but was still flashy enough as though there were still people living in it. At the very top of the castle where it would be hard for most to see if someone was there, stood a man in a black overcoat. Looks like we have some company, the man said as he continued to look at the intruder out on the training ground.

Does someone stay here at all? Excelon said to himself as he looked around but could not see anyone. Or they might be in that giant castle over there, still he continued to explore the training ground admiring all the artifacts and weapons as they all looked new to him. Without realizing it, he ended up in the middle of the training ground which was in a way meant for sparing matches. That is the strongest out of the rest huh, let's see what you are made of, the mysterious man on the top of the castle said as he snapped his fingers.

Immediately, the scenery of the whole area started to change. Everything in sight started to disappear, the weapons, the decorations on the floor and all the artifacts were disappearing right before his eyes. In place of all these things, trees started to appear and grasses grew all over the place with giant boulders here and there.

The training ground as it was, looked nothing like that again and in its place was a forest. What is this? Is this some sort of illusion? But I can feel the grass on my skin, like its real. Touching a tree nearby confirmed his suspicions. All this is real, just like the training ground before. How is this even possible? Excelon stared in awe. After taking in the site in front of him, right ahead, a tunnel of flames came shooting right at him. Due to the distance being long, he was able to avoid the attack by rolling to the side.

Shit!! Did Rin and his group manage to follow me here? I thought I escaped from them. This can't be happening I have to get out of here. Excelon decided to escape but he was getting nowhere because he was just running in circles. The only way to get out of here or this mess is to defeat your attackers' kid, a voice said sounding through the entire forest, It's kill or be killed. What! who are you and what do you want? This is crazy, let me out of here I don't want to die, Excelon shouted but got no reply. Before he could shout anything again, he saw a man dressed in all black with a mask covering his entire face leaving only two sockets to see through.

The hooded man dashed forward for three seconds and he completely vanished. Excelon looked around but could not see the figure of the hooded man anywhere. This has to be a teleportation or an invincibility ability, it has to be either of them. Shit! What do I do? I have to come up with something real quick. Bending down, he pressed his hands against the floor and the whole place around him got covered in ice. He waited, hoping it was an invincibility ability. If it was, then his attacker will fall over giving him enough time to get away from him but that never happened. Instead, the man suddenly appeared beside him and delivered a strong punch across his cheek. Damn that hurts, Excelon screamed. Are you kidding me? Anyone could have known what ability the hooded man used since his presence completely vanished, the mysterious man thought to himself as he was watching everything that was going on. The hooded man appeared behind Excelon and this time, delivered a kick to his side.

The hooded man continued to appear and disappear as he delivered kicks and punches while all Excelon could do was cream in pain. Seeing all this, the mysterious man who was the cause of all this seemed to be very disappointed. Not being able to take the hits anymore, Excelon collapsed onto the floor. Sigh! It seems this is where your journey ends kid, I told you its kill or be killed. The voice sounded through the forest once again so Excelon could hear. Images started to appear in Excelon's mind as his life was flashing before his eyes. No, it can't end like this. Dying without even knowing who killed me? No! And not even putting up a fight, that's not how I planned on dying. The thought of this alone made him annoyed at himself for being weak. The hooded man then appeared to deliver another attack.

I can't die like this, Excelon shouted at the top on his voice and unconsciously shot out multiple spikes from his body in all directions. The hooded man was too close and slow to evade the attack and ended up taking the full force of the attack. The hooded man, to Excelon's surprise burst into smoke. Was that just a clone or something? Excelon thought. Before he knew it, several more men in the same clothing appeared and surrounded him. They then summoned ordinary abilities, one using fire which proved he was the one responsible for the fire attack earlier, earth, poison, wind and the last guy having super speed. They all decided to attack at once. Using the only defensive skill he knows, Excelon created an ice cubic barrier which formed around him protecting him from all sides.

The attacks collided with the barrier and made a big dent but didn't completely penetrate it but it was just a matter of time before the barrier comes crashing down. After the initial attacks, the attackers all moved to one side and started combining the attacks into one allowing the fastest person to deliver the attack. After combining the attacks, the hooded man moved with an incredible speed and hit the barrier with the combined attacks. The barrier shattered upon impact and Excelon was left defenseless once again. The hooded men then attacked and all Excelon could do was accept his fate as he had depleted his magical power in the last skill he had cast.