After about 30 minutes Akasha found someone else that seemed a bit peculiar.
It was a young man he was a human. He had brown hair and brown eyes. Standing at about 6 feet, he was carrying a sword that was on his hip.
If one were to see him with the naked eye, he would seem a bit ordinary. But Akasha was literally looking into the origin of his very being.
[Ethan Heart]
Age - 21 years old
Race - Human
Rank - Early Golden Core
Talent - Emperor's
Abilities - Sword Soul, Fatal Cut
'Although his talent is only at the emperors' level--- that sword soul looks interesting' Akasha thought as he turned to ask Gaelan something.
"So, who amongst these geniuses are considered the real talents?"
Gaelan who was still chugging his liquor stopped to respond before continuing his drink.
"Well, you never really know. Us at The Academy normally go by the rankings you all get after the exams. The Celestials always occupy the top spot usually. But since it's the Golden Age who knows? Anything could happen nowadays. Take yourself as an example."
*Gulp* *Gulp* *Gulp*
Hearing this Akasha's interest was immediately piqued.
"What do you mean 'it's the Golden Age'?" One must know although Luna told Akasha a lot about the world during his year of training. She always tried to leave some details out so he could have a genuine adventure
"Eh? You don't know about the Golden Age" Gaelan asked as this was something every top faction should know about.
"Since you finished the first test so quickly i assumed you was from one of the top factions..."
"Tsk, enough of the bullshit just tell me already." Akasha said as he scoffed at the unnecessary bullshit Gaelan was spouting.
*ahem*
"Well in short The Golden Age is a time when the number of geniuses is at its highest. Meaning anything could happen so one should always expect the unexpected." Gaelan said
"Heh, The Golden Age, huh? It sounds interesting. Anyways wake me up when it's time for the next test." Akasha said while grinning before ultimately closed his eyes to catch some shuteye.
"HAHA ALRIGHT KID" Gaelan said as he went back to drinking.
----
About 2 hours later
Before Akasha finished his sleep more and more people started to finally reach the end. At the end of 2 hours all those who could finish did. And the rest were disqualified.
Here one could see a crowd of about 1,000 people. This is a stark contrast of what the crowd before. All those who were left had the potential to be something much bigger in the grand scheme of things. Those who were disqualified were mostly sent to the various armies.
The army in Kalpa is much different than one might expect. This was a united army that was open to all races. The primary focus was defending Kalpa! In the army there were many paths one could take such as blacksmiths, alchemists, rune masters, and etc.
Currently the 1,000 participants were gathered in what looked to be a floating plaza. The plaza was connected to end of the stairway and all that was on top was a huge gate. On top of the gate were the words. 'The Academy of Kalpa'.
As everyone was recovering Gaelan appeared.
"HAHA IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO ENDURE AND MAKE IT TO THE END!" Gaelan started his speech loud as fuck per usual.
"AT THIS POINT YOU ALL CAN NOW BE CONSIDERED STUDENTS OF THE ACADEMY. THE NEXT TEST WILL BE A TOURNAMENT TO DETERMINE YOUR RANKING. YOUR RANKING WILL DETERMINE YOUR RESOURCE ALLOCATION. THE TOP 3 WILL HAVE SPECIAL REWARDS!"
At this point Gaelan was truly excited. After all the boring waiting he could finally get to see some action!
"UP UNTIL YOU HAVE YET TO PROPERLY INTRODUCE YOURSELF. WELL WHAT BETTER WAY TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF IF NOT THROUGH BATTLE? ALL OF YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND ADD YOUR NAME INTO THE RAFFLE! AFTERWARDS YOU CAN WALK THROUGH THE GATE."
As Gaelan said those words everyone started moving accordingly. And Akasha?
Well, he was already through the gate waiting around lazily. He was currently standing outside of an arena. It looked like the typical battle area arena with what looked to be made of white tiles. As he looked around, he used his affinity with creation to once again make a lounge chair to relax in.
As he waited, all the geniuses were making their way to the arena also. Each and every one of them excited for the chance to make a name for themselves. Every one of these students will experience some things that may turn their entire world view upside down. And in about a hundred years or so,
Maybe they could make a mark through the annals of time.