Moving, Leading Student, Preparations

In the Academy territory's center, inside the Management and Exterior Affairs building, inside its new branch that opened last year during the war. Heian Ciemnosc was standing in line when it was finally his turn to be attended.

"Name? Requir- oh! What does the First Step's Commander require?" The young woman civilian asked, her eyes brightening at seeing Heian Ciemnosc's face. His face had matured since 2 years ago when the last direct images taken from his face were published through the Universal Conveyance and the Internet. Heian Ciemnosc looked at the attendant and blinked twice before beginning.

“I want enough machine guns for 10 Fighters, mostly VRF and fewer HFD. I’ll also take an artillery gun, the R-C D. Give me 5 repair kits for a Frigate’s full arsenal, 5 times its ammunition rounds according to an operation. Separate from those, give me 8 repair kits with a Frigate’s full arsenal and about 10 rounds of ammunition for an operation. Including the missiles.” Heian Ciemnosc said in a few breaths, but the civilian worked hard and wrote on her keyboard as a hologram was listed with all the things he asked.

“... … …” Those behind Heian Ciemnosc looked startled, leaning over to see hundreds of items repeated and adding to the list as the merit points’ cost increased with Heian Ciemnosc’s face not changing. Indeed, this was the power of the Academy’s little black monster. A few minutes later, the civilian smiled at Heian Ciemnosc, somewhat tired, and said. “Everything’s ready! There’s a transporting ship carrying your merchandise in one of our parking lots. Please go there to retrieve them. Hm.”

When she finished, the civilian extended her right arm towards Heian Ciemnosc. Heian Ciemnosc extended his left hand as his Universal Conveyance fluctuated, completing the transaction. In a moment, dozens of thousands of merit points disappeared from his name and were lost in the Academy’s system. The young girl verified everything and then gave him the name and number of the parking lot. Heian Ciemnosc nodded, “Thanks.”

“Siiiigh~,” the young girl finally relaxed after he left, feeling like Heian Ciemnosc was the man many others wanted to be under. Letting her dreamy eyes remain unfocused for a while more. She then proceeded to attend to the next student or staff member, no longer paying Heian Ciemnosc attention. On the other hand, the pale young man walked into the building’s stairs leading to one of many basements, where he walked in to retrieve his Team’s arsenal.

… When Heian Ciemnosc was done and made sure every single screw was in perfect condition and made of the best materials in the world, just like any other machine gun and artillery piece is, he came out of the Management and Exterior Affairs building where his dumb bird was waiting. Evans wasn’t alone, however. And a pale blondie, breathtaking young woman was caressing his chest as the dumb bird appeared docile and meek.

‘This bird…’ Heian Ciemnosc thought as he only saw Evans like this whenever he spent time with him and its unhatched children. He walked towards them, sensing Elena’s Spirit Sense catch his body since he entered its extreme range. Still, she didn’t turn around to face him and continued rubbing Evans’s chest. Heian Ciemnosc came from behind and embraced her, placing his chin atop her head. He was damn tall now.

“How is my wife doing?” Heian Ciemnosc shamelessly asked with his hands on her ribs, making her torso heave in and out intensely for a few breaths. Elena looked ahead and enjoyed feeling Heian Ciemnosc’s body all over her like a dumbass. She then said with a light tone, “What wife? It isn’t that time yet. I haven’t even met your wives before. How can I suddenly become one, huh?”

“Mwah, alright. So serious, we’ll see when you see my wife’s wish. If you can still remain headstrong against me, you win.” Heian Ciemnosc said, smoochin’ her cheek and sucking her skin before helping her up. They almost flew with Heian Ciemnosc’s current floating speed as he helped Elena to sit in front of him on Evans’s back. Heian Ciemnosc kept his hands on her slim lower abdomen, as if to lock her in place.

Elena let his hands lock her body however he wanted and even moved her hands to cover the back of his. With a soft tone, not rare when it came to Heian Ciemnosc’s ears, she inquired. “What did you get? You must’ve used all your merit points since you took so long.”

“...” Heian Ciemnosc saw Elena look back at him. Her maturing face was gaining transcendental beauty. One that wasn’t delicate or ferocious but stern and indifferent. It combined well with her stubborn personality. He looked at her with eyes fully open, entrancing her brown ones. “My Team lacked machine guns. They had enough for 6 Fighters but had to share them so they wouldn’t be helpless. That’s how they were struck down a few times. It’s fine since they’re my team. I won’t be prosecuted by the likes of you, right?”

“Hmph~,” Elena teasingly snorted delicately. She faced the front and leaned on him, her hands smoothly moving his to her breasts, where they landed and fondled naturally without enough lewdness to indicate they were about to go further. Simply the most intimate skinship. Heian Ciemnosc asked with his chin poking her right temple, “Did you buy some for your people?”

“Yep,” Elena casually said, making Heian Ciemnosc roll his eyes. Unlike him, she had a 1,000-big team with elites of the army, hardened by the death and killing of war. However, they all could get their own Fighter without needing cooperation with everyone’s money except for Heian Ciemnosc’s. There were so many, and they battled everywhere as she trained that they were practically about a dozen times richer than Heian Ciemnosc’s Concealed Ornament Team.

“I only need to resupply them with ammunition, it’s a little bit, but it’s okay. I have my personal Craftsperon anyway,” Elena said, grinning as she pressed his hands on her chest occasionally, small moans leaving her pale lips. In an attempt to recuperate his foothold, Heian Ciemnosc teased her manly, “Why are you so smug when there’s nothing here? You’ll die of shame when you see one of my wives.”

“Tsk, I’ll tell Arla you miss her.” Elena showed a bothered face and threatened, immediately making Heian Ciemnosc’s eyes widen in apprehension. “No!”

Arla had already broken into the Second Step. The last time they fucked each other’s brains out, she left Heian Ciemnosc almost dry with a 2-day long intense, especial, and extensive carnal course. Even after Arla was done and satisfied, she continued to service him for 3 hours until she fell asleep with his penis inside her mouth, down her throat! Elena watched a few hours of this, giving him the impression she was like Alyona, a cuckquean.

“Hehe, then hurry up and breakthrough, or she’ll milk you every week until the day you surpass her,” Elena said, placing his hands all over her neck and chest with a contented smile. After a while, Heian Ciemnosc lowered his face as he noticed something inside her. “You’re about to breakthrough. What are you waiting for? Your Soul has almost formed by itself. Are you silly? My dumb El?”

“Oh, you can notice?!” Elena shockingly exclaimed, looked up from his chest, and saw his all-seeing darkest eyes as the back of her head fell on his lap. They kept looking at each other for a long while until she slightly blushed and diverted her eyes, but only a couple times before locking her eyes all over his face. Her fingertips found their way to pinch his face and pull his skin, nose, and lips. She said. “I wanted to wait until I can dual cultivate with you to breakthrough.”

“Master said your nature, coupled with the dual cultivation method, will really give me a great boost to my cultivation and Soul after breaking through. I’ve been holding it for weeks now.” Elena meekly said, raising her face and willingly lost herself, closed her eyes, and started lovingly kissing Heian Ciemnosc. Heian Ciemnosc reciprocated, and after a few minutes, they stopped with their hearts contented.

Arriving at another portal, they went through it, moving directly above the platform in front of the Central Building, above the Academy’s streets that were now replaced with endless stairs leading upwards. On the platform, bleachers so large that they could hold hundreds of thousands were created, already filled with students from old to young.

When Heian Ciemnosc saw this immense structure, along with Evans, he felt amazed by the world’s possibilities. But even as there were hundreds of thousands of seats, all of this was being transmitted to every corner of the Blackotia Kingdom. There were chairs at the platform’s center where everyone in the bleachers was facing, 3 at the front, and tens of thousands behind. From the 3, 2 of those chairs were in front and to the sides of the 3rd one behind them.

They were all empty, but the time for the ceremony to start was soon. Because today, it wasn’t just Students inside the Central Building granted the Leading Student’s status. The war was over, and while there was still some time left before the Kingdom was stabilized, like one’s shaky cultivation base after a breakthrough, the Academy had finally conquered every corner with its forces, brutally exterminating anyone who didn’t bow.

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There weren’t second chances, and the enemy learned to hit their knees, even in the air, to surrender, while some practiced begging for forgiveness. However, those who directly joined the enemy’s side and dared to even send resources so they could fight were all exterminated without a memory of them left in the world. From the Blackotia Kingdom, only the East managed to keep most of its manpower after the war ended. While the other sides had less than 30% of their previous strength in numbers and powerhouses behind every organization.

Today, after several months of war, the Academy would announce their victory and annexation of everyone and everything in this Middle Kingdom to the world outside. The bleachers were full, but Heian Ciemnosc, Evans, and Elena still had their safeguarded spot their Concealed Ornament and Crystal Fist Teams had kept all this long. When they were noticed by their team members, the latter called out to them cheeringly.

“Team leader, hurry!! Everyone’s about to be named to become a Leading Student, stop dawdling~!!” - “Boss, you cannot miss this! You deserve this and more!!” - “Team leaders!!”

Heian Ciemnosc and Elena walked towards them and took their seats in the middle, like king and queen, as the others flocked around them. Elena’s side was ginormous, with hundreds of elite students sitting around and behind her as Heian Ciemnosc had his COs and the 80 others on his side. In a frame, this would undoubtedly look comical and historic but also legendary for the times to follow.

“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWUUUUHHH!!” - “HEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!”

A few minutes passed by as the time for the ceremony to begin arrived. Just when there were worries of a delay, as nothing was happening, the bleachers suddenly thundered with loud cheering that infected the people below as they saw the same thing those above could before. Heian Ciemnosc and Elena’s entourage looked as their eyes were surprised as they saw the Headmaster, Vice headmaster, most other Teachers, a few Supervisors, Vice deans, and Deans all coming out from nowhere.

They teleported onto the platform, behind the chairs, slowly taking their seat as they were separated according to their status. Rapidly, the commotion lowered as the higher-ups sat on their chairs, except for the Headmaster and Vice headmaster. They stood behind their seats as they watched the crowd calm down. At last, when everything grew quiet in respect, the Headmaster walked before his chair, as did the Vice headmaster before the former began speaking. His voice reverberated everywhere in the Academy’s territory.

“Everyone here is gathered not only to see the glory of the Wrath Nihility Academy. Some are here not even for that, but for the Blackotia Kingdom’s fate and to see if it is worth living in or escaping. That is good. Even when we are the conquerors of this Kingdom, we are but its children first and foremost!! There’s no excuse for forgetting that.”

“You may not been born here, but those who did, as I was, see everyone who wants to and is part of the Academy and its vassals as children of the Blackotia Kingdom! Nothing will ever change that. In the future, perhaps. But it could only be because this would no longer be a Middle Kingdom but an Upper Kingdom!” The Headmaster’s words placated the Academy’s territory and the brand-new vassals outside its Region.

“During this war, we finally saw the outcome that should’ve come earlier. The Academy’s decision to take everything in this Kingdom as its home, to protect its stability and bring its learning everywhere, not just from outside to the rest of the world. With this new Era, the Blackotia Kingdom will finally evolve to what it once remained as for many Archeons… We will raise!”

“You saw it too,” the Headmaster directed his words to the Academy’s vassals. “The power we hold, even after the 10 year war and the lack of direction towards a warring organization, could rapidly recover our strength and wits to defeat any enemy before our feet and the Wrath Nihility academy’s foundations. This will be our power when enough time has passed. We will be a force helping our Universal Land unify all the Universal Land in this world. And we’ll be victorious because of our decisions and hearts!”

“WUHUUUUUUUUUU!!” The bleachers shouted in encouragement, and those below followed suit after them.

“But that outcome is far from our Era, or even Age…” The Headmaster spoke with sternness and somberness before changing his tone after waiting a few seconds. “Now, I will commence listing last year's and this year’s Students participating as examiners for the tests. The following names are those which the Academy will grant the position of a Leading Student.”

This year’s test was completed in a month, started 2 weeks before the end of the year, and finished 2 weeks after the new year’s first day. Thus, a few days later, today, 18 years, 2 weeks, and 6 days since the unknown Change started brewing. The Academy held its ceremony to officialize the annexation of the Blackotia Kingdom’s organizations and Regions under its rule.

That’s how today everyone could come to this ceremony, including the brand new Sub Students and Students.

“But first! The student trooper with the most contributions in the war… The auxiliary student trooper who brought the most aid in a battle… The best piloting team of a transporting ship… of a Fighter… Frigate… Now, I will show the names of all those who most float in front of us and receive your Leading Student’s status!” The Headmaster began announcing the names of the First Step and Second Step’s best soldier units. This sudden rewarding section captured everyone’s attention as they attentively listened to their names and observed their faces.

Pshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifffttt~~~~~~... twinkle, twinkle. Shuaaaasshh… whoooooshhh- assshhh~... … … …

The Headmaster’s right arm flung upwards. Heian Ciemnosc looked at Elena’s face at this moment. It was filled with pride as her brown eyes glittered with the ‘fireworks’ shown by the Headmaster to the crowd and viewers. Her heart and passion for this Academy were contagious, and Heian Ciemnosc felt like he was feeling just the same. He turned his face to look at the illustrated pure energy dancing and forming in the air, covering tens of kilometers at once.

The pure energy floated and expanded, showcasing an adept manipulation as tiny little letters were formed. However, as soon as one looked at them fixedly, a name would appear in their minds. Immediately, hundreds of Students and even some war-hardened Sub Students started floating or flying into the sky. The latter had surprised but ecstatic expressions as they looked at the Headmaster as if he was their breadwinner.

“I’ll be going first!” Elena suddenly said with all mystery as she looked at Heian Ciemnosc. He looked at her only to see her leaving the body, then at her leaving bum as she floated towards the Headmaster. Heian Ciemnosc found it curious and soon found out something… He wasn’t on this list. Then, he looked at the third chair behind the Headmaster’s and Vice headmaster’s chairs. His eyes looked up in helplessness.

“... All of us have contributed enough to become the Academy’s Leading Students. Some of you might lack leadership, but you can work on it as you focus on yourself from this day onwards. This is a message to every Leading Student. In the times to come, although there is no more war to gain merit points endlessly… With the stabilization of the Kingdom, you may or may not be sent to supervise certain territories with the Academy’s goal to keep the Kingdom peaceful and in better treatment to its vassals.”

Swish- swung~ pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift pshift.

The Headmaster swung his left humanoid arm covered by his sleeve, and immediately, behind every new Leading Student as they formed up before the Wrath Nihility Academy’s Headmaster, fashionable and precious chairs appeared. Before they could analyze their seats’ beauty for long, the Headmaster spoke again, the entire Academy’s territory trembling in excitement. “Welcome to your ceremony!”

“Yes, Headmaster!!!” The Leading Students bowed their heads and shouted. Even as they faced the platform floor. Their echo thundered across the vast sky. Naturally, it was followed by those at the bleachers and those below. “Yes, Headmaster!!” - “Yes, Headmaster!!”

The teachers and Supervisors behind the 3 chairs lightly smiled, some proud and others content with the response. As for Heian Ciemnosc, nobody noticed him yet, that he wasn’t down there before the Headmaster and receiving such honor, but in the bleachers. He saw his team members, Elena and her Crystal Fist Team, with Elena at the front, facing the Headmaster and receiving this honor. Each of their members received the Leading Student status, becoming the Academy’s primary growing and crucial force. But it wasn’t over yet.

“Eh? What is the little black monster doing her-?” Just as Heian Ciemnosc was finally discovered with a little smile on his face as he watched his people and his immediate future wife’s people, he looked towards the female voice who surprisingly exclaimed. The Headmaster’s words once again spread everywhere!

“The one person who made this possible, the Academy’s honorable Leading Student, and a Genius of the Wrath Nihility Academy. With less than half a decade in this organization, but already with so many achievements to make some from the 10 year war jealous… Sometimes called ‘little black monster’... The student whose entire existence has been notorious since his enrollment into the Academy… Leading Student Heian Ciemnosc, present yourself as such before every eye of the Wrath Nihility Academy!!!”

“WOOOOHOOOOO!!!” - “REEEEEEEEHH!!” - “HURRAAAAAAAAH!!!”

‘I… can’t believe it…’ Heian Ciemnosc awkwardly looked at the chair now gestured to by the awful Headmaster and his partner in crime, the Vice headmaster. But he knew he still had to step up. As he motioned his body as if to jump a fence, he thought, ‘It is not easy being the face of a rapidly growing organization…’

“WOOOOOOUAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!” The crowd went wild seeing Heian Ciemnosc float down and walk to stand before the other Leading Students, whose gazes set on him weren’t unjust or disagreeing.

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This is the end of Volume 4 — Darkness Darkness Blights The Skies With Open Eyes.