Chapter 637: [637] Second, or the first?(2)
Gary Adman, The second spatial mage to ever awaken in Earth"s history. At first, Elijah was skeptical on what to call such a man.
Alan was officially known as the first spatial awakened in Earth"s history, or he was either known as the first human to awaken a spatial affinity. Elijah knew that really wasn"t the case, since Alan was a dragon, not a human.
Though the t.i.tle of the First Dragon to ever awaken to a spatial affinity was much greater and much rarer than the first human to awaken to a spatial affinity, He couldn"t exactly call him that on Earth.
Most human"s didn"t know what Alan actually was, they simply thought he was a rare occurrence who was able to use two bloodlines at once.
They were unaware that Alan wasn"t human, but actually a dragon, and that he only possessed the bloodline of the Phoenix. That in itself was amazing, however.
"Lucky b.a.s.t.a.r.d."
Elijah envied both Alan and Gary, not because they had the extremely rare and sought after spatial affinity, but because the b.a.s.t.a.r.ds could teleport almost anywhere.
Imagine if he had such an ability! He wouldn"t get lost at all! And what was worse... was that both Alan and Gary had an absolute atrocious sense of direction.
It wasn"t a big deal to Alan, who could fly and also use Mana Sense in order to find out the correct path, but it was absolutely horrendous for Gary, who didn"t have such things.
Despite also being a spatial mage, he couldn"t utilize a lot of the advantages of the [s.p.a.ce] affinity. All he could do was open a portal that could take you from point a to point b, and some other things.
He couldn"t use teleportation like Alan could, and neither could he maintain a portal for very long. [s.p.a.ce] required one to have a large mana pool to use it fully, which Gary sadly lacked.
He wasn"t a dragon like Elijah or Alan, who had nearly infinite reserves of mana after all. He was also not much of a combatant, he preferred using his other affinity of [Electricity] to attack. Though it wasn"t a very high level.
One major advantage he did have over Alan was that he was smart, incredibly so. He had actually managed to make a spatial storage like the dwarves! One that Alan couldn"t do, no matter how hard he tried. To Elijah, that was already extremely impressive.
The storage s.p.a.ce he could make was limited to only two hundred square feet, about the size of an average room, but that was still impressive, there was still some room for improvement on that part.
His lacking mana pool could be increased with items and rank increases, so his inventions could still be improved. The a.s.sociation had already tasked him with the invention of other gadgets, and gave him the right to demand anything he may need. If it could be found on Earth, Gigantia, or the dungeons that populate the planet... They would find it and give it to him.
Even Elijah didn"t enjoy such a privilege despite having being a dragon, the a.s.sociation"s youngest and most talented member and also having the man...or the dragon who controlled the World Government as a subordinate.
"Eh, maybe not the last part..."
He could if he ordered Ragnar to gather them in his stead, but he felt awkward doing so. The man was probably busy and had a lot of other responsibilities.
Elijah had actually found Gary, he first thought that he was actually sneaking up on Alan, but then had wondered what in d.a.m.nation Alan was doing in a beginner dungeon managed by the a.s.sociation.
Why would he even need to go there? He had located Gary by his scent, and was shocked to find that he found an injured Gary, almost dying to a goblin.
The scent he picked up actually belonged to the element of s.p.a.ce, he later found out. It was one of the perks of being a dragon, he guessed.
Using Dragon Eyes on the injured kid, he found out that he actually had the affinity of s.p.a.ce! Had he been a second later, Humanity would have lost an important a.s.set.
He swiftly killed the goblin and earned the t.i.tle of being Gary"s savior...and since the brat was determined to follow him anyway, he thought...
"Why not make use of the affinity?"
He informed Serena about it, and from then on the entire a.s.sociation knew about it, and they quickly made him sign contracts, with parental guidance and supervision of course.
It wasn"t that hard to convince Gary"s parents... Not only would the youth be getting education at the top inst.i.tution for awakened in the world, but he would also be a prime member of the organization that oversaw all awakened activities.
Though his work schedule would be quite rigorous, he had no complaints whatsoever. He didn"t exactly grow up in poverty, but his family wasn"t rich.
They were the simply, middle-sized family that wanted the best for their children, like Elijah"s! Maybe that was why they could bond so quickly.
Gary Adman, was the average height youth who had auburn hair and brown eyes, and big gla.s.ses too! Most of the girls would find him cute.
He topped his written exams and was held back only by his combat ability, though that was something that would rapidly improve under Elijah"s tutelage.
"Catherine Wellington, against Irene Rodriguez!"
"Wellington?"
Did he hear that right? Or was he so sleepy he was hearing things? He opened his eyes and saw who the teacher was referring too, and he would"ve thought that was Sabrina, if he hadn"t seen the vine-green hair.
"Ah... A cousin?"
With how similar they looked and with the same family name, it was probably that.
"That"s actually Sabrina"s niece. Yeah, she is an aunt."
He almost jumped from his seat when he heard Henry. Both Elijah and Gary were looking at
him with strange gazes.
"... What?"
"Rich families have confusing family trees."
Both Elijah and Gary gulped, focusing on the fight whilst having their own strange thoughts...
"So that"s how it"s like to be rich..."
"Weird."
"Anyway, When is your fight?"
Henry took the initiative in starting the conversations, considering that Elijah was fatigued,
he began to talk to Gary.
"It"s after the second ranked student, Walter Firkuz."
"Ah, that was the name!"
Elijah"s eyes regained focus, He had remembered what Walter had said, but failed to remember his name! He was the kid that boasted so much about defeating everybody!
"Don"t you have a duel with him, senior?"
Gary asked, Henry didn"t look too disturbed at being challenged by the rising star of the first years, but he didn"t seem enthusiastic either.
"Yeah, I guess."
Gary had interpreted his response as nervousness, considering how he looked when he said it.
In his perspective, it was only natural that one would be a little nervous when going up
against someone called a natural star.
Walter Firkuz was the youngest and most talented son of the Raven guild"s guild leader, it was a guild among the top ten guilds in the entire world.
While it couldn"t compare to t.i.tan, Behemoth, or Twilight, it was still a force to be reckoned with. Especially when their scion wielded one of the two most dangerous and destructive attributes known to mankind.
Walter was one of the few humans who awakened with a [Fire] and [Electricity] affinity at the genius level. His attack power was simply monstrous, too much for his age. And he didn"t
neglect his defense at all.
He was a great combatant by Gary"s standards, who had received tutelage from renowned awakened belonging to the a.s.sociation and Elijah himself.
The fight continued in the background, and Gary immersed himself in observing it. Elijah and Henry were doing the same, but they were much harsher on Catherine.
"Her affinity is to nature and poison, right? Why would she fight against someone who has a
fire affinity?"
Elijah had a lot of complaints, the first years could choose who to duel against, and they
weren"t going in blind too. They had heaps of information both online and offline to research about the second years, so they could decide those who they had an advantage against in
terms of affinities.
Catherine had done the opposite, she selected someone that would have an advantage against her... Whether it was due to the pride of the Wellington family or something else, he didn"t
know.
"Maybe she isn"t as smart as her aunt."
What he did know, was that she wasn"t strong enough to completely overpower the elemental disadvantage. Though she had won, it had come at a great cost.
She was gravely injured, and only managed to secure a win due to a mistake on Irene"s part.
Had that not happened, she would have lost. Her reputation as a top ten student would have
plummeted.
Her victory could only be called Pyrrhic at best.
Elijah yawned as he heard the names of the next partic.i.p.ants being called, he fell asleep. Gary had to wake him up when it was Henry"s turn.