[DING!
Eclipsed Eliminated
Tier 2 – +50 Points]
[Total: 350]
In the last thirty minutes, Nox had managed to take down thirteen Eclipsed, ten tier ones and three tier two, and he had learnt a couple of things.
One, turns out, the emotions he always got from Solar tech wasn't actually from the Solar tech itself but rather the residual SE that flowed within.
This was proved by how 'silent' his boots were before the activated them with his SE.
This was important because, even though Nox had virtually zero combat experience, the 'emotions' from the tech acted as a kind of guide.
This didn't automatically make him a combat genius, but at least he wasn't completely lost when it came to using the tech he had in hand.
Two, he was embarrassingly bad at SE Control. Yes, he could now use solar tech but all he had been doing came from instincts.
Everytime he consciously tried guiding his SE he'd either end up overloading the Solar tech, as shown by the cracks appearing on the SE pathways or outright do the opposite of what he wanted to.
When he allowed his instincts to take over, everything worked perfectly well until he tried manually controlling his SE.
"This is stupid," he muttered, "why is it so hard to control?"
His frustration was pretty evident, after all, what was the use of awakening a cool ability if you couldn't actually control it.
Instincts could only take him so far.
Golden light enveloped him as he teleported away from the Eclipsed attack reappearing behind it and swinging his gauntleted fist at it, an action which he found a lot easier now.
BOOM!
The shockwave shook the ground as the Eclipsed was sent flying towards a tree before it completely stopped moving, turning.
[DING!
Eclipsed Eliminated
Tier 2 – +50 Points]
[Total: 400]
He now understood why tier ones and twos were used in the test, anyone with a bit of SE could take them on.
"This should put me in the top 50 right?" He muttered as he looked at his scores on the watch before sighing and taking a seat on the forest floor.
Another thing he had realized was that his body had stopped absorbing SE ever since he finished climbing the stairs.
Instead, it felt as it was actually being created within him, hence, the reason why no matter how much SE he wasted when actively trying to channel it, he never seen to run out.
But all this just raised more questions for him. Why could he, unlike everyone else, use SE without a core?
How was he even generating it within his body?
After all, humans had naturally tried to absorb SE years ago, back when they hadn't figured out how to use the energy, and the results were.....less than desirable.
"Maybe it's because of the being in my dream?" He muttered as he thought about it.
The being of light had obviously done something to him and just after, he could absorb and control SE which meant it was somehow responsible.
"Well," he said as he stood back up, "let's gather a few more points, just to be safe."
According to Devon each division in the academy accepted a certain number of students and it's usually fifty.
But before he could move a feeling of dread washed over him. It was the same feeling he felt while in the plaza.
It felt as if he was being watched by a bigger predator, one with a presence so big that it made it hard for Nox to breathe.
"You're.... interesting," a voice was heard from behind him and he slowly turned towards it.
After finally fully turning around, he was faced with dull gray eyes, ones that had not a single bit of emotion within.
The owner of them had short black hair and was wearing the same combat uniform as he did, but he didn't get the time to give her a once over.
Now that he was facing her, his instincts were screaming louder, warning him to make himself as small as possible so the monster before then didn't take notice.
But it was too late, she had her gray eyes locked with Nox's golden ones.
Before he could react or take a step back, she suddenly disappeared and the next moment she was right in front of him.
Like Nox, she seemed to have a solar tech that allowed her to teleport, but unlike the golden light that briefly enveloped him when he did, she had a more darker energy almost like wisps of black smoke.
Nox stood incredibly still as she leaned closer, observing his face, almost as if she was looking for something.
He didn't know when or for how long, but he he held his breath and refused to make the slightest of movements.
"Are you afraid of me?" The girl asked as she looked at his reaction.
Of course he was, the aura she gave off made him feel as if an Eclipsed was standing before him instead of a human.
But he wasn't going to say that...or rather, he couldn't.
"I see," she mumbled under her breath before stepping back a bit, "the headmistress did say to try and smile when meeting new people...maybe that'll work?"
The next second she gave him a smile... correction, tried to smile, only for it to come out awkwardly on her face.
It looked like she had some type of face cramp and worse still, there was no emotion in the 'smile'.
Her eyes were still bereft of emotions and she seen to be straining her face with an expression it wasn't used to.
"That didn't work?" She muttered as her expression returned to normal, "headmistress says a smile can help make people comfortable, I guess she was wrong."
Of course, that 'smile' only worked to make people terrified not comfortable, so how in the world did she expect that to work.
"I-I think the smile just needs more emotion," Nox finally managed to mutter.
If there was one good thing that came out of the smile, it was that it allowed him control over his brain again.
"I see," she nodded before looking back at him, but before she could say anything, an Eclipsed that had been waiting for an opportunity to attack finally did.
But before it could get any closer, spikes rose from the ground, impaling it mid air.
Nox's eyes widened at the action, but they got even wider when her watch announced.
[DING!
Eclipsed Eliminated
Tier 2 – +50 Points]
[Total Points: 1950]