Chapter 2 - Red Pluto Day And Girl Of Dreams (1/2)

Chapter 2 - Red Pluto Day And Girl Of Dreams

"If only I wasn't frozen" Varian sto started once again The sensors prompted the medical bot to tend to his wounds

Varian neither felt the pain nor the bot's actions

His ht He could only recall the scene until he fainted He neither remembered her last words nor what happened after that horrific scene

Most puzzling of all, he never understood how he survived

Though the investigators told hied the Fire wolf's nervous system and killed it moments after her death, he found it hard to believe That, however, was the only truth he was offered

The door to the locker room opened, and a man with a heavy build entered the roo beard adding to his reeted the Hall Master with a genuine s an Unawakened when his peers all awakened by 16, he didn't coh school two years early and planned to train an entire year to take the Earth Trooper Academy entrance test It produced some of the finest soldiers of the Hu as a soldier, one's duty could go frolorious service, one which Varian's dad saw as the ultiht 1 year would be the perfect chance to awaken and his ift only made it plausible

The ift, he was sure he'd awaken and enter the Earth Trooper Academy as an honor student

Fate was fickle After her death, Varian lost all purpose and Self-belief

It wasn't exactly failing to save her that hit hih for both of the paralyzed to even try to save her that broke hi he couldn't move even when his mother's life was under threat, his fire died He never saw hiain

The doctors told him body was paralyzed under fear Many adventurers had si frozen in fear when their teaic beasts

So, Varian also told hi everyone that propelled him his entire childhood now set hiave up the Earth Trooper entrance and searched for ways to nu Since fighting unawakened wouldn't be enough, he'd fight awakened

Gareth helped him out and e out their powers through direct combat

To others, it was perhaps a nor insane

"It was a bloody rinned and seated hiue adventurer There were ruh rank adventurer, which meant he was at least level 7

"I'ht be affected" Varian sighed

Injuries were allowed in duels to a per all ribs wasn't really permissible

"What can happen to the Hall? I'll see who dares slander?" Gareth patted his chest and chuckled A strong aura radiated from him and the wind stilled

He was publicly a Level 4 space Adept He had the capital to be confident With a snap, he can freeze the space and kill any level 1 awakener Even level 3s wouldn't stand a chance against him

"Then I'll consider myself lucky that the level 1 was unskilled If he was really skilled, I'd lose" Varian shrugged

Varian could take on many level 1 awakeners It was because of his experience and their inexperience

However, since every Awakner had nificant portion of his skill, they could outmatch him

And then there was limit to how far skills could take him

A normal person could never beat a level 2 Awakener Varian tried and failed so ressed in their path and advanced the levels, Awakeners turned into an insurmountable peak A level 9 Awakener was equivalent to a Nuclear bomb of earth before Blink

This hy Varian alanted to awaken in the past

Of course, it was only until that night

Then his life took turns before he ended up here to numb himself

Or that hat he told hi this to help others achieve what he couldn't — Save the world Save family

"I'm worried about you You can't stay like this forever You should visit a dungeon and try to awaken Even though you just turned 18, give it a shot We never knoe're capable of until we try" Gareth's face turned serious

He was about to give his usual excuse but Gareth cut hi to say you want safety but don't have enough money to hire an Adventurer Team, I'll cover the costs and you can pay me back later Heck, paymoney I'm filthy rich"

Varian tried to coht in the eye and raised an eyebrow "Real Reason"

Varian gazed back for a while and finally sighed "I… don't think I'm worthy I aer"

A person as frozen in fear when their loved ones were in danger, can he be relied to protect others?

If he becaer than any ic beast, attack his comrades or even civilians, would he be able to rescue theain?

If he did awaken, the people he would protect would increase from tens to hundreds, and perhaps even thousands

Seeing the ic beast froze him once in fear That cost hi Abyssals, the cost would be thousands of lives A sin far too heavy for hiuarantee that he'd not be frozen in fear once again Even the doctors told hihout his life and suggested giving up on joining arically, he should direct all his energy to be the greatest Awakener and avenge his ic

There was an unshakeable fear and guilt She died, he survived Why hihed in h times, everyone will lose so forward and use our strength so that others won't lose their loved ones"

'I'hed in his mind and responded with silence

Gareth stood up and walked to the door before turning to Varian "It's ti you the contact of an Adventure Teae your mind, contact them" He swiped his comm; the all in one communication device on his wrist and shared the contact with Varian

Varian checked the contact and glanced at the date Today's 36th of 7th Month, 520 YAB (Year After Blink)

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