After 5 minutes of trying to resist the overwhelming pressure on half of the participants remained. On the bright side, none of the participants died, most just fainted.
Gaelan still in the sky finally dispersed the pressure and allowed the remaining participants to stand.
"Now that we have that out the way, now we can begin with the main exams. Due to The Academy opening during this special time, the exams will be a bit different this year. There will be two parts to the test." He said before he continued.
"The first part of the test are the 'The Steps to Heaven'. The Steps to Heaven is the stairway to 'The Academy' gates. So, to pass the first part you just need to reach the main gates." He said this while showing a sly grin.
Without giving any further rest or explanation he snapped his fingers.
*snap*
Then like an illusion was unveiled, a majestic stairway was unveiled. This stair way was a pristine white with golden trimming. And the most shocking thing was that none of these geniuses could see where the stairs ended.
THEY LITTERALLY WENT BEYOND THE CLOUDS!
"YOU MAY START NOW!" Gaelan said as he disappeared from their view.
As he disappeared, they crowd started making their way up the stairway. And Akasha?
Well.....
"Hmmm, I'm pretty sure there's more to what meets the eye, right luna?" He asked before moving towards the staircase.
[Well, yea you're right, but you do know that you can just scan the stairway with your eyes, right? This ability will unveil the secrets of whatever you want only limited due to your rank.]
"Well, yea I do know that obviously, but using that ability would ruin the surprise, right? as he was speaking, he started walking up the stairway.
As he was casually walking, he continued his chat with Luna.
"I just realized since I got here, I haven't really paid much attention to any of these 'geniuses'."
[Honestly, I was surprised by this too. The last time I even mentioned them you seem fairly excited to see the future competition.] Luna said as she was walking alongside Akasha.
"Well, not that it really matters anyway. Once I reach the top of the stairway, I will pay some attention to those who catch my eye. And let's speed this up..." as Akasha said this, he activated his skill
| Origin Flash step | - level 1 -This is a movement type skill. This can be used for escaping or traveling. With a mix of space and time, one step can take the user 1500 meters.
And with a single step they disappeared.
At the top, Main Academy Gate
One could see Gaelan, he was sitting in a chair, with his jug of liquor. After the start of the exams, he came here to relax a bit. Although he seemed to be in a good mood earlier, he was really pissed.
'How could that old man choose me to be the exams' guardian' He thought inwardly before taking a large of gulp of liquor.
Then suddenly he felt a shift in energy. He looked over only to see, Akasha, who was sitting in chair that resembled a lounge chair. He was laid back in the chair with a bowl of grapes in his hands. He sat close to the stairway so he could watch those coming up as he relaxed.
Gaelan immediately stopped drinking and started looking intensely at Akasha, as if he were trying to uncover his secrets.
'This guy again? How could he be finished so fast?' Gaelan thought to himself because it has only been about 8 minutes since the start of the first exam!
Akasha sat or rather laid in his lounge chair eating grapes, with Luna laid right on top of him curled up like some sort of pet. As they were eating grapes Akasha finally started to see which of his peers could catch his interest.
"Heh, let me see what you guys are hiding....." He said with a sly grin.
He was totally ignoring the glare he was getting from Gaelan.
Gaelan still had to receive his beating in the future!