Lucy Walker.
The abnormality born within the prestigious Walker family, known to be very strict with their children, even a small disability or abnormality could lead to you getting kicked out of the family.
She was never taught the family technique when she was young, she learned how to manipulate her mana just by seeing her siblings do it, in turn she received an invitation to the academy.
She's a prodigy among prodigies, a once in a millennium witch.
Given enough time, she could learn someone's techniques just by observing them.
A monster with brimming potential.
"You, you're like a ghost, I can't sense any trace of mana coming off of you, how are you doing that"?
"Practice".
Shirogane dashed towards Dominic, his legs crackling with an unknown energy.
He twisted his ankle, kicking Dominic in the face.
Dominic stumbled backwards, wiping away at his lips, as he gritted his teeth.
[He isn't very physically strong but he's using bursts of mana the moment his attacks hit]
"You're no mere lost lamb are you"?
The crimson rings started to accelerate rapidly around him, slicing through the air itself.
"You bet".
The boy suddenly vanished.
Leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
Dominic's eyes widened, even for a fraction of a second.
A hand grabbed his collar from behind and before he could even look at him, he was slammed into the ground, cracking the Earth beneath with the sheer power of his throw.
Dominic immediately dashed back, a pool of blood rippling from underneath him.
"Where the hell did you go".
The crimson rings shrank into thin razor wire tendrils, completely slicing all of the nearby trees in half.
Shirogane's arms were reinforced with mana the moment the tendrils hit him, but the attack still drew blood from his arms.
"Lucy Walker"!
Hoshimi yelled out.
"Mix your blood with his"!
Lucy's eyes lit up, as a burst of blood shot from her fingers straight into the pool underneath Dominic.
Dominic's fingers tried to reach out for his blood but he couldn't reach it, he couldn't control it.
"I can do it"!
Lucy's fingers tightened as she focused on keeping his technique away from Dominic.
Hoshimi ran towards Dominic, immediately engaging in close combat.
"Witches always need to have a basic knowledge of hand to hand combat no matter the situation, don't you think? It's quite useful".
His punches shot out rapidly, like heavy bullets shooting at Dominic.
Dominic was barely blocking the rapid flurry of punches, each strike made his arms feel like they were slightly chipping away.
He stumbled backwards, grasping at his arms, breathing heavily and blood streaming down his lips.
Shirogane turned to look at Lucy. "Your arm is still in bad condition, how long can you keep this up for"?
Lucy looked down at her arm, which was barely clinging together by her tendons and thin strands of her muscle, her exposed nerves were barely keeping the entire arm functional.
"I'll be alright".
Dominic clenched his fists and raised them up to fight him once more.
Shirogane's eyes narrowed as he audibly breathed out heavily and shook his head.
"What are you trying to do now? Your technique has been confiscated and you definitely can't beat me in close quarters combat".
"I don't know what family you're from, but you're definitely not someone normal".
Dominic calmed himself down and as a grin appeared across his face, his blue eyes becoming even more vibrant.
Shirogane smiled as he spoke in a loud and enthusiastic tone.
"Speaking of family, did you know my mother was a famous Japanese idol? She abandoned me for killing everyone in the family, isn't that funny"?
Hoshimi raised his arms, his palms glowing with a white energy.
He immediately surged forwards, his hand was brimming with mana.
Dominic flinched, he rolled away, barely dodging the strike.
A flaming ball of dirt flew towards him as David slid across the muddy fields.
Flames spiraled upwards like a miniature sun collapsing on itself.
David landed on his feet, panting and wiping the sweat off his forehead.
"I need to get a high rank on the leaderboard, anything for her, the fuckass government".
Hoshimi didn't waste a second, he launched himself into the smoke cloud, the scent of burning wood and blood mixed into the air.
Dominic emerged out of the fire, his shirt ablaze and the left side of his face became blistered.
"You're all so noisy, do you really think a bunch of kids can beat me"?
"You're the same age as us, what the hell are you on"?!
David's fingers ignited with a bright flame as he bent over and got lower to the ground, his fists close to his face, as the ember crackled.
A witch could be described as a handheld gun, their mana capacity is their ammo, their casting speed is the firing rate and the mana output is the size of the bullet.
Comparing a normal witch to Dominic is like comparing a pistol to a tank.
"Crying Lightning".
Dominic's eyes completely turned red, nearly bulging out of his head.
Veins popped on his head as his hands started to change into a crimson red.
Blood trickled down his lips as his fingers start to shake.
Dominic lunged towards Hoshimi within an instant.
"What the hell"?!
Hoshimi's eyes widened as he barely managed to dodge Dominic's fingers.
Hoshimi stared at him as he gritted his teeth, he was on all fours like a monster, his pure scarlet eyes staring at him with a blank expression.
A burst of heavenly white erupted from her back, instead of a blood construct, it was a construct made of pure mana.
Lucy's eyes widened.
"He's sacrificing his technique for pure mana output, it's flickering, he has the mana of twenty men"!
Hoshimi crouched, as he sighed.
"There's no way we can even beat him, run as fast as you can".
[Even if I don't want it, I need to act heroic in front of her, I need her to admire me so I can use her]
"I'll hold him off".
Dominic's body twitched again, his mana started to spiral uncontrollably and the ground beneath him cracked, his veins glowing like lava.
His wings started to grow larger, completely blocking the skies.
"You sure"?
Lucy looked over her shoulder, her eyes peering into his.
[His determination, his courage, it's almost inspiring]
The fact that he can face him with a straight face made every bone in her body shake.
Hoshimi sighed as he dashed forwards.
His palms glowing with a compressed white mana, pushing against Dominic's chest.
But he didn't budge
Dominic slowly turned his head.
David bursted forth, flames engulfing his fists as she gripped onto Dominic's uniform as the flames burned even brighter.
Hoshimi looked around, his sights focused on the nearby trees, as he threw sticks into the air.
"Hey! Burn them"!
The sticks started to crackle as a flame lit ablaze straight in front of Dominic.
Smoke started to cloud Dominic's vision, as he completely lost all sight of them.
The three of them completely disappeared from his vision.
Dominic closed his eyes, his radiant blue eyes shifted back into his usual soft crimson.
His face softened as he calmed down, the visible veins on his face disappeared.
"Come on".
"I got robbed, what the hell"?
Dominic looked down at his pockets as all of his coins completely disappeared.
"I'm not chasing after them, I'd rather go find someone easier".
David wiped the sweat off his forehead as he trotted through the forest, the light of the orange sunset peered through the thick trees
"I can't believe I managed to steal Dominic's points before I escaped".
He looked down into his pockets, a sea of coins almost erupted from his pants.
"How many is it now? 95 and 150, that should be 245 points, that should put me in first place".
He started to chuckle slightly.
"I'll save her somehow".
A woman stood in front of him, she had long black hair tied up in a ponytail, her eyes smiling at him.
The moment he reached out for her, his hand passed straight through.
"Sis, don't worry, I'll save you-".
His ears started to ring.
A sudden burning feeling rushed through his head like boiling water was being poured over his flesh.
"Why is it getting so hot"?
His eyes started to blur.
A bang
He felt a warm crimson liquid rush down his head, as his knees collapsed.
A bullet shot through his head.
[My sister, she was suffering from mana overdose, they said they would help her if I scored high in the entrance exam, I just wanted to help her, all I wanted was one more chance]
Shirogane stood atop a tree with a pistol in his hand, smoke rushed out from the barrel as his eyes calmly stared at David's dead body.
"It's way easier to kill someone you barely know about, I barely feel anything for this guy".
Hoshimi jumped down from the tree, the sun set and the moon rose above him.
He bent over his body, grabbing the overflowing gold coins from his pockets.
One day left until the Entrance Exam is over.
Current Ranks
1st-Hoshimi Shirogane- 245 points
2nd-Kira Aamon- 140 points
3rd-Lucy Walker- 134 points
4th-Sarah Williams- 130 points
5th-Edward Nio- 129 points