Arriving in their room, Trimur felt relieved. Even though he had conspired for worse but he actually got a D+ Rank. Just as he was to sit down something hit him in the face.
Slap! Slap!!
Two hits later, Trimur was lying on the ground with his hands covering his head and tears rolling down his face.
“Father! What are you doing?!”
“You… stupid… useless… piece of SHIT!!”
Trimur’s father has rivers of Nil popping on his head. Hell couldn’t describe the red on his face. Never had he felt anger like this before.
“Father, whadda doo?” sob sob
“One thing! You had to do one thing right!! D+?? You know how Baltimore is going to make a fool of me? His son had a C Rank ceremony. C Rank! You waste of life. Now get out of my sight!”
…
After having told Johan everything about the families and the crystal, the patriarch decided to ask him about his Rank and Abilities.
“So Johan, what are your stats? What abilities did you get?”
Remembering Bahamut’s words, Johan decided to not include the second system and only told him about his normal stats.
“What?? Repeat that!”
“I said that my Rank is B- and my ability is a B Rank Aether Mage.”
Baffled, Thimaeuss von Parseval took a step back.
“What the f#ck??! Are you kidding me? A B Rank newbie Ranker?”
For a second the patriarch stood in awe but then gathered himself up.
“Well,”, with a smirk he said:” this much should be expected from my grandson.”
Satisfaction could be read on his face.
“Anyways, Johan from now on you will go to a Ranker’s Academy. The ‘Academia of Euros’. It’s the West’s best academy and also the one your parents and siblings went to. Not only will you learn about your talents there but also will there be other Rankers and people from all over Eil, our world. Euros Academy is ranked number three in the entire world and not only that but also five of the Top Twenty newbie Rankers are there. One of them is also from the von Parseval family.”
Proudly, the patriarch gave Johan an introduction to Euros Academy.
“That sounds impressive, but Lord von Parseval, why am I getting all of this information now? It seemed like the other Rankers knew about the ceremony.”
Scratching his face and with guilt written all over his face, he admitted to the reason why nobody told them anything about the world.
“Well, admittedly we did it for your and Marie’s sake. An incident which occurred around ten years ago has led to many catastrophes in the Germanic area. Countless families have been endangered since then.”
“Is that also the reason why brother…”
“Yes, it is. But to that more when the time is right. Don’t worry about these things right now. Just focus on your studies and get stronger first. Everything else comes later.”
Johan nodded. He knew what his grandfather was saying had truth to it. He probably couldn’t doo much himself anyways. If a family like his had problems than that meant he himself was way to weak ti make any difference. That was, if he went with the official narrative. Nobody other than him and Bahamut knew about the second system. And if what Bahamut told hom was true then he could become incredibly strong very soon.
“Also Lord von Parseval, why is the family crystal broken?”
“You can call me grandfather from now on. It’s not like I’m going to be hidden from now on. Same incident led to the crystal weakening. Back then I didn’t notice anything but a while ago cracks started to appear.”
Johan could see the concern in his eyes.
“I see. Well, I'm a bit exhausted so I’ll take a nap for now. I’m sure Marie is also wondering where I am.”
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After meeting up with Marie, Johan went to a separate room and started looking at his stats.
STATS:
Johan von Parseval
Age: 16
Attribute: Aether
Rank: B-
ATK: 57
DEF: 34
SPD: 28
MANA: 83
SPA: 1: Aether Mage (B)
Ability: Let's one use Aether in a form of spells. Extremely compatible with ones Mana. The higher the Mana. the higher the efficiency with the Aether.
Limits: Unstable system
‘Aether Mage. Bahamut, do you know anything more about this ability?’
IT SEEMS THAT THIS ABILITY IS ABOUT USING AETHER TO CAST YOUR SPELLS OR USE YOUR SKILLS. A NORMAL MAGE USES MANA FOR THEIR SPELLS BUT AN AETHER MAGE CAN DO BOTH. THE PRO IS THAT YOU PRACTICALLY CAN NEVER GET OUT OF AETHER SINCE IT’S EVERYWHERE AROUND US BUT ON THE OTHER HAND ONE’S SKILLS ARE NOT AS STRONG AS SOMEBODY’S WHO ONLY FOCUSES ON USING MANA. THEIR MANA STATS ARE HIGHER AS WELL.
‘I see. So it has its pros and cons just like everything. What about the system being unstable?’
THAT QUESTION I AM NOT ABLE TO ANSWER YET. A HIGHER RANK IS REQUIRED FOR THAT.
‘What? A higher Rank to unlock this information. Well, that’s gonna be a pain in the ass. I have to level up as soon as possible. Anyways, let’s check the other system now. ’
Johan von Parseval (Prince of Aria)
Age:16
Attribute: Light
Rank: A++
SPA: 1: Bearer of Light (S-)
2: Armor of Light (A)
3: Light Absorption (B-)
Ability:
1: Can create different weapons of Light. Rank depends on User's Rank and Experience. Can be fused with Mana and Aether. Creates different attacks and defences. The more Light, the stronger the attack or weapon. Uses Mana/Aether.
2: Armour made of Light. The more Light, the stronger the Armour. Uses Mana/Aether.
3: Absorbs Light to strengthen and heal the body. (Can strengthen other abilities. Uses Mana/Aether.)
Limits: Dependent on Mana/Aether; Weaker against Darkness.
Looking at his second system Johan realised that these stats not only outnumbered the normal systems stats but also offered three abilities.
THIS INDEED IS TRUE. USUALY ONE GETS ONE ABILITY OR MAX TWO ABILITIES AT THE START. LATER ON ONE CAN ACQUIRE MANY MORE.
Johan almost shrieked up.
‘Don’t just start talking out of nowhere! I almost pissed my pants.’
I APOLOGISE, IT SEEMES LIKE YOU HAVE NOT YET FOUND COMFORT IN THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY ELSES SOUL IS FUSED WITH YOURS.
Johan nodded.
‘What do you think about the abilities of the Golden Light system?’
WELL FIRST AND FOREMOST YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL HOW YOU USE THIS SYSTEM. THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO WANT TO ACQUIRE IT AND THAT THROUGH ANY MEANS POSSIBLE. IT ALSO HAS SO WTHING TO DO WITH YOUR BROTHER’S DEATH. HE WAS CHASING AFTER IT TOO.
‘Wait, how do you know that?’
WELL, I’M PART OF THE CRYSTAL THAT HAS NOW BECOME ONE WITH YOU. AS I’VE ALREADY SAID, MY PAST IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR SO I CANNOT TELL YOU WHY I WAS PART OF THE CRYSTAL. BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE. ANYONE WHO HAS COME IN TOUCH WITH IT I CAN SEE THE IDENTITY OF.
‘That would make sense, hence he left the crustal for me. But why didn’t he take it for himself? He could have perhaps survived with your help.’
NO, THE REASON HY HE LEFT THE STONE WITH YOU IS BECAUSE OF YOUR CEREMONY. WITHOUT IT ONE CANNOT MAKE USE OF IT OR RATHER IF YOU ALREADY HAD A CEREMONY LIKE YOUR BROTHER IT CANNOT BE BOUND ANYMORE.
‘Bearer of Light is a S Rank ability. That seems pretty high. What is the maximum Rank somebody can get?’
WELL NORMALLY IT GIES FROM F RANK TO SSS RANK. THE LETTER BEING THE RAREST RANK. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOWER RANKS IS SIGNIFICANT BUT THE HIGHER IT GETS, THE GREATER THE DIFFERENCE IN POWER AND ABILITIES. BY THE WAY ABILITIES CAN ALSO EVOLVE AND FUSE WITH PTHER ABILITIES.
THERE IS ANOTHER RANK. X. IT DOES EXIST BUT ONLY A FEW PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE IT. IT IS INCREDIBLY RARE. IN FACT MOST LEADERS OF FAMILIES, CLANS AND TRIBES HAVE A RANK RANGING FROM S TO SSS. ONLY TWO LEADERS IN EUROS HAVE AN X RANK ABILITY. SO YOU HAVING A S RANK ABILITY THIS EARLY, GIVES YOU A HEAVY ADVANTAGE IN THE BEGINNING.
‘Family leader level ability?! This is way beyond what I expected. This changes things a lot more than I thought. Wait, do you know about grandfather's Rank?’
HE IS A S RANK CRYSTAL MAGE. HIS MAGICAL ABILITIES ARE AMONG THE TOP IN THIS COUNTRY. THERE IS A LIMIT ON HIS STATS THOUGH SINCE THE CRYSTAL IS BROKEN PARTIALLY. THE REASON IS HIS ROLE AS A LEADER. IF A NEW HEAD IS SELECTED HE HAS TO BIND HIMSELF WITH THE CRYSTAL. IF THE CRYSTAL GETS DESTROYED SO DO HIS ABILITIES DECLINE. THE BINDING HAS TO BE DONE SO THE FAMILY CONTINUES TO HAVE THESAME ATTRIBUTE'S AND ABILITIES. HIS ACTUAL RANK IS SS.
Thinking about what Bahamut just said, he did not notice Videl entering the room.