In the Outer Sector,
Zemil disappeared from the proximity of the Stadium, but he had heightened his senses to the maximum.
Farnus was present there to watch over Helena himself, but he still wanted to do his duty as the Head of Security.
“So, Professor Arman, what should I teach today?” Helena walked with a smile on her face.
Arman felt pressured just by being near her. Each step she took pressured Arman as he stood before the woman who had mastered the Black Element to the highest level humanity had ever achieved.
“I welcome you, Lady Helena,” Arman said as he bowed respectfully.
She was the only person after Farnus that Arman would bow towards with respect. He was known for his talent for the Black Element, so much so that Farnus offered him to teach at the World Academy, but he knew that he still wasn’t anything in front of Helena Raven.
“Don’t feel too pressured by me; I am only doing a simple lecture,” Helena spoke.
She had only agreed to do a simple session with the students to help them understand the Black Element, but she would not teach them any of her techniques. She only agreed to do this because she wanted to check on Asher and Amelia.
“I was told my grandson is in this class, right?” Helena asked as they moved to the area that was arranged for the class.
“Yes, Asher Greville has performed exceptionally well among all the first-years,” Arman replied.
“Is he better than Ivar?” Helena asked Arman.
“Yes,” Arman replied, but his expression changed slightly when he heard the name Ivar.
It was a name that Arman didn’t want to remember, but at the same time, he couldn’t forget it either.
“Well, I will see that for myself,” Helena said.
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Asher and all the students in the class, who hardly came up to 20, were traveling to a particular stadium in the Outer Sector.
Asher was lost in his thoughts, but they soon arrived near the entrance of the Stadium. All the students entered the class as they saw the huge Stadium. They were looking around and saw Professor Arman, who was standing with a woman with black hair, wearing a black overcoat with a special insignia on it.
Asher could immediately recognize the woman, who looked like she was in her early 50s, the aura around her was so powerful that the students could feel it from that far.
They all walked a bit as they saw Helena Raven looking towards them, but she was looking at Asher.
She looked into his crimson-red eyes, but he seemed slightly different. She couldn’t place her hand on it, but she felt that his vibe had changed greatly from what she had seen the last time she met him.
She wanted to talk with Asher, but currently, she was here as a teacher for the students, so she decided to introduce herself first.
“I am Helena Raven. I am the family head of the Raven Family and the Guildmaster for the Moonlight Guild,” She introduced herself, but everyone already knew about her.
They were excited to meet one of the most influential people in the world. Even Lishia was excited to meet Helena Raven, who she looked up to as her role model.
“I am here for the special lesson about the Black Element, but it is a normal lecture, so we will not go too deep into the topics,” She said, but they were already happy they could interact with Helena.
“You can start,” She said, looking at Arman.
“As you all know, the Black Element doesn’t work like other elements,” Arman began the lecture.
“Usually, we only see the Black Element as shadow magic, but it is more than that,” Arman said.
Arman started to explain various uses of the Black Element related to manipulating shadows and darkness. The black element had various uses, but most were related to shadows and darkness.
Arman stopped as he had said enough for the introduction, and now Helena could take over.
“Before I give you my insights about the Black Element, you should experience the might of the Black Element yourself,” Helena said as she snapped her fingers.
Suddenly, darkness came from beneath her feet, enveloping the entire Stadium and covering it in darkness. Then, with her other snap of fingers, the empty black sky turned into a night sky with a moon shining above them.
“Wow,” the students looked around, shocked by Helena’s magic.
Even Arman was slightly surprised by Helena’s control over the Black Element. He had only heard about her, but it was the first time Arman had seen her magic with his own eyes.
“This is only an illusion created with the Black Element,” It was one of the major spells that messed with others’ senses and created a fake environment like this one.
“And this is what we call Shadow Movement,” Helena disappeared from her place.
It was almost as if her body had merged with the shadows around her. But, then, she appeared at another place in a second, making the students look at her with surprised expressions.
“This will be the spell or technique every Black Element user needs to master first,” Helena said.
“And the third topic we will speak about is Fear,” Helena said as she snapped her fingers again.
At that moment, darkness wrapped around the students’ eyes as they found themselves in front of the things that scared them the most.
Helena looked at Asher, who had dodged her spell by backstepping from his place at the last moment.
“It’s no fun like this, boy,” Helena said as Asher looked at his grandmother, who snapped her fingers and hands came out from the ground below him, locking him down in one place.
Asher could not move anymore as he saw Helena coming towards him.
Arman was busy manipulating his shadows as he watched over the students experiencing their fear, so he didn’t mind Helena talking with Asher since they both were related.
“Your eyes have changed,” Helena said, coming closer to Asher as her black eyes stared at him.
Just like Nathan had felt something different from Asher on the first day he met him, Helena could also feel it. They could see in his eyes that they didn’t belong to a simple kid his age.
Asher looked up with indifferent eyes,
“Is there a need for this?” Asher asked as he looked down at his legs that were shackled in one place.
“I’m just checking on you, don’t worry. It will be over in a second,” Helena said as her eyes turned pitch black, and she raised her hands to touch Asher’s head.
Asher didn’t expect Helena to forcefully check his memories, but he couldn’t stay still. However, he was not worried about the worst outcome anymore. Helena’s magic took over Asher as he closed his eyes.
5 minutes ago,
As Asher left the classroom, he thought of ways to escape this problem. Just then, he got a system notification,
[ If Host wants, the System can prevent any sort of mental infiltration if your Intelligence stats are high enough ]
‘How much should be enough?’ Asher asked as he kept moving toward the direction of the Stadium.
[ If Host reaches 180 points in Intelligence, you can prevent any abilities that can affect your mind. ]
‘180,’ Asher thought in his mind.
His current Intelligence was 120, and he had exactly 80 Attribute points, so he needed to invest 60 points in his Intelligence.
‘Do it,’ Asher had no choice but to do it.
Despite not liking the idea of increasing his Intelligence through the System, as he was unsure about the consequences, he had no choice.
[ 60 AP used ]
[ Intelligence: 120→180 ]
A stark pain in his mind was felt as he experienced a massive headache, but the pain soon subsided as his mind grew clearer. However, he still felt a bit off. He could feel that his urge for destruction, which was always present within him, had become stronger. Although he could still suppress it, his inner madness had grown.
He wanted to feel it more clearly, but then he reached the Stadium and saw Helena looking at him. Asher didn’t know then, but his eyes had become much like those from his previous life. This was the reason Helena forcefully tried to read his memories.
Helena touched Asher’s head as she attempted to look into his memories but was blocked.
‘Hmm?’ Helena’s pitch-black eyes looked at Asher with confusion as she couldn’t read his memories.
She removed her hand and canceled all her spells.
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Asher, finally able to move, opened his eyes and looked at Helena, who was still fine.
‘So it didn’t happen,’ Asher thought in his mind.
Helena smiled as she watched Asher. There was only one case where she had failed to see the memories of a person with a lower rank than her.