We had been training every day for a month since. Laila comes to the beach to greet us and tutor us every day. She pulls me to the side today. “Amon, You are far above the others. You are a prodigy. You have learned everything instantly.” she says. “Why are you saying this?” I ask. She lets out a deep sigh before saying, “At this rate, you will be placed solo. You are starting to far outrank Cassiel and Sera.”. I look over and see Cassiel and Sera training hard. “But Laila we are all trying our best. What do you mean, I am outranking them.” Amon, you are special. You have better control over celestial energy than even me. If you keep training for another ten years, you will far exceed SS-Rank. The higher-ups have demanded I make you my pupil. Amon, will you allow me to teach you?” I grit my teeth and walk away. No, this isn’t right. I can train and get strong, but I’ll have to leave my team behind. We are like a family. I walk into the forest full of anger. Why do they get to control everything? Why can’t they just let us be with our team? Screw this, I’ll train alone and get stronger. I’ll get strong enough to not be told what to do. I’ll protect my team. I suddenly feel a surge of energy in my body. It begins to swirl violently and quickly through my whole body. Then out of nowhere as if by instinct I said “Open, Divine Gate. Dark Realm.”. The entire forest goes pitch black. That sense of overwhelming bliss returns. “Maybe, I am a prodigy. Maybe, I am a god,” I say, lifting my hand. I can see through this pitch black. I see it all perfectly. Hands come out of the darkness and start ripping the trees apart. As they grab the trees, they break right through like paper. Every tree begins falling and flying. The hands lift me higher and higher. I am above all. I suddenly feel an overwhelming aura. I turn to see Laila walking toward me. “Open, Divine Gate, Omnipresence. Amon's fight me and I’ll show you why what you thinking will result in your death,” she says walking closer. The hands charge at her at super speed from all directions. Hundreds surround her. As they go to grab her, they disappear one after another. She appears in the air in front of me, raising her left hand. A swift hit to the head sends me flying into the ground. The hands push my back by instinct. The entire ground I was standing on was gone. I look up at her and immediately feel intense fear. More fear than I have ever felt before. She appears in front of me, behind me, above me, below me. Wait, She’s everywhere. I am hit in every part of my body over and over again all at once. The darkness fades into light as I fall. No, I jump up and send my hands at her while flying towards her, using my hands to boost me. They each disappear all at once. She grabs my face, and we appear in space above Earth. I can’t breathe. It’s cold. I’m losing consciousness.

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