"They are but external help, Cody. You should not rely on them too much." Tom advised his friend, Cody. He'd already scanned him and found out that he carried numerous treasures on him. Both defense and offense. But the majority of the treasures were made for Cody's safety.
"I know. They are just additional insurance for my safety. I would still try hard on mastering the elements. Hehehe." Cody said to Tom. He was laughing because with all the treasures on him, who could defeat him in this class? Absolutely no one.
He was like a walking fortress with what his family gave him. It's good to be rich, Cody concluded.
"I hope you will, Cody." Tom sighed and spoke no more.
"Did you know that we have a Greymist as our classmate? My clan told me to befriend him or stay away from him." Cody talked for 30 minutes about the rumors he had heard. He only stopped when their teacher came into the classroom.
"Today, we will have our first test. I know that among you, some has still not awakened their elements. Do not worry, one failure does not mean you will fail forever. Just take it slow and don't give up. Because you are not measured by how early you succeed in attaining an element.
That is only the first part in your path towards becoming a great ninja. What I want to see in each of you is not talent but perseverance and tenacity. Those unquantifiable qualities are the true essence of a real ninja. Understood?!" The armless teacher, Jaxon Hunter, said to his students who gathered around the classroom.
He shouted the last word unto the children.
"Yes, teacher!" the students answered in a loud voice as their will to succeed soared towards the heavens. The words of their teacher had fired up their motivations. This was especially effective towards those who had not yet acquired an element.
"Let's start. All will join in the test. No one shall be exempted." Jaxon Hunter added after seeing the result of his words. He was satisfied. These children were young. They would be easy to influence. He would mold them into powerful experts, Jaxon Hunter thought positively.
"Get your weapons in the armory. If you would want to fight barehanded, you are also welcome to do so." Jaxon Hunter instructed his students. Tom went together with his classmates to the side of the room. The armory has only a small door as its entrance.
But when they got in, they were surprised to see the large space the new room afforded them to. It was almost as big as their classroom outside. The armory held all melee weapons that they could imagine. From daggers to swords of every kind.
There was also katana, spear, sabers, et cetera. Tom saw that these weapons did not have sharp edges. They were made of blunt hard wood. Ranged weapons were not available from the selection.
"Wise." Tom thought as he examined the armory. The school would definitely not allow harm to happen towards its students. This training was just that. A test. Not a battle to the death. Nor it carried the possibility of maiming its students or inflicting grave wounds.
He went to a section where katanas were displayed. His father had made him practice this weapon since he was five years old. He had grown quite fond of it. He picked a katana same as the size he was used in his clan's training ground. He gripped it and swung once.
"Perfect." Tom said. He was ready for the test. He then took one step and that had proven to be his last mistake. Tom slipped and fell forward. This was normally impossible of course but given that an invisible hand has toyed with his fate and destiny, Tom could only passively take this divine play.
'Eternal Oblivion!' This ran last in the mind of Tom before his head hit the ground and cracked his skull open for all to see. He died just like that.
"DING!" A soft chime echoed which hinted for the next actor to appear on stage.�
"SIGH!" Our bored gamer had replaced Tom already. The broken skull reformed anew and even the trace of blood on the floors disappeared completely.�
"Time for another adventure." Clark whispered and then picked up the discarded katana on the floors. He would once again go into war where only victory and death awaited him.�
With a system in hand and his priceless life experiences so far, defeat was really out of the question for our good gamer.�
Thus, the path ahead may be long and difficult but that was all there was to it and nothing more.�
Just like he always did, Clark would barge head straight and strike down all that would bar his way towards his goals.�
* * *�
Several thousand years later and...
"Show me my status, Nancy."
"Affirmative, host."
"DING!"
* * *
Host: Clark Colter
Power Systems Conquered: 5/50
* * *
"Let's go again, partner." Our bored gamer said to the heavenly treasure inside his soul.�
He has already conquered this ninja world and even went as far as grant Tom's wishes and obsessions. There was nothing more that Clark could do to the fallen dead of the past.�
"FLASH!" A blinding light followed which marked the start of the 6th world and dimension. All along, our bored gamer has a different problem altogether.�
Same as always, he had intentionally escaped getting entangled with women and her kind. This has brought him an unwanted result in the end.�
"FUCK ME!"�
"The lust that i'm feeling inside can't be caged for long."
"I need to get laid as soon as possible!" Our bored gamer lamented out loud. Although his souls were interconnected but his bodies weren't.�
Each body had a need of their own and the call of the flesh was only getting stronger with time.
"DAMN! I can still keep it in."�
"I can."
"I can.."
"I can..." This was the mantra that helped Clark as he witnessed a new mc that was about to die in the story.