Zion arrived at the WEF Office Hall in the Aarth Empire. In the entrance he saw a lot of new faces that he has not seen before. But among those faces, he notices a young boy around his age with black hair, faded haircut like commoners always have, gold eyes, wearing a white shirt, and a necklace with small emerald pendant, a shorts and black sneaker, and 2 dagger and his waist with a katana at his back. He immediately noticed this boy because of his menacing presence that other participants don’t have. As he is gazing at the boy, the boy glances him, though not hostile but he has murderous look in his eyes.

After the encounter he enter the main lobby of the WEF Office Hall and seen a glamorous interior that is comparable to the main castle of the empire. It is covered with black diamond, gold, ruby and many other gems. But what impresses him is the large and plenty of blue diamond that is used as a power source and lights of the Hall.

Blue Diamond. It is known to be one of the rarest and most expensive gem in the world. One of its uses is it absorb sunlight in the morning and moonlight in the evening to generate a power equivalent to electricity. A piece of Blue diamond that is as big as the thumb is able to store and produce electricity of an average scale city with a 250,000 household. And it is almost infinite as it continuously absorbs both energy of sun and moon. A thumb size Blue Diamond has a lifespan of 412 years before it turns to ash.

“A thumb size of Blue Diamond can fetch from hundred thousand to million grand but as large as a table might fetch at hundred million, no maybe billions! This is so grand” Zion said as he is mesmerized with the glamour of the scenery.

“Right? It’s so grand here! That’s why I like visiting here!” Zion was startled when someone suddenly talked in his back. Zion look backward and seen a tall man with a diamond chestplate with black fur with a chain mail under it and light armor at his arms with a bandage in his right hand, and also a light armor at the lower, with a huge black and gold axe he’s carrying at the back like it’s nothing.

“Who are you mister?”.

“Hm? Me? I’m just nobody” The man said with a big smile.

“Just call me Plague”.

“Huh? Plague? What are you? A curse or something? You’re weird dude!” Zion confusedly reply. “

HAHAHA You can say it like that! Well I still have things I need to attend to. See you when I see you” plague said as he waves goodbye to Zion.

Few Hours later.

Zion at the front of the Registration Counter.

“Oh my! Young master Zion! Why are you on the queue?!” The attendant was shocked and asked Zion with haste.

“Well, hehe I want to try sort of things so I think falling in line would be a fun thing to do”.

“Huh? But Yo—“ The attendant confusedly replied but suddenly interrupted by Zion.

“It’s ok, just get me to the testing area already there’s still many people waiting”.

“Yeah of course! Please get to that door young master”. Zion followed the instruction of the attendant and enter the testing room.

The testing room is a dimensional space created by the WEF it is like a dream space where you can see nothing but white space. This dimensional space has a time ratio of 1:1440 or 1min in the real time equivalent to 1440 mins in the dimensional space, meaning 1 min outside is equivalent to 1 day inside. It is created due to excessive amount of people who wants to take the test every day and testing might take a long time depending on the applicant’s capability thus a time frame distortion is making the application and selection run smoothly. But even though it has a huge time distortion the room will automatically open within one minute or a day inside to avoid affecting the applicants confusing the reality and dimensional space and limiting the possible harm of long exposure to high time frame distortion.

Inside the dimensional space.

Zion is preparing himself with small warm-ups.

At his front is the tester assigned to him. Wearing a black tuxedo. Good build, tall man, with a scar on his throat holding his weapon, a huge hammer on his side.

Zach Hammerman

Beast Warrior

Foundation Stage – Creation Level

Outside. The registrar counter. Zion and Zach came out ragged and seems like engaged in a total fierce battle.

“What happened? You look awful?” The attendant asked Zach.

“That young master is so strong, he’s like an old demon trained for so long”.

A minute ago.

“Young master Zion, shall we start?” Zach asked Zion.

“I’m ready when you’re ready. But first may I ask your name senior?”.

“Ho? Young master you flatter, I am not worthy to be called senior by the young master, my name is Zach Hammerman, you can call me Zach”.

“Well, you’re more deserve than you think”.

“Then I should accept if that’s what the young master think. Now let’s start!”

And the battle begins with Zion initiated the attack first swinging his sword but Zach easily blocked it with his hammer. After blocking. Zack counter attacked by smashing down Zion to pin down his movement. Zion managed to block it with his full strength but his hands are trembling from the strength of smash dealt by Zach. Zach see an opening as Zion has not yet recovered his strength from the blow and swing his hammer to Zion’s side. But Zion just smiled murderously and Zach loses concentration with his swing. Zion suddenly vanishes. “What? He’s fast! I can’t even follow his movement, he just vanished!” Zach whispers. Zion appear at Zach’s back ready to deal a massive blow but Zach managed to block it by a second. “He’s really good. He’s not a tester for nothing” Zion said to himself. “This kid is scary, he managed to sneak attacked me while my Vision Sense is activated” Zach whispered to himself.

“I admit young master, you really good as hell, this time prepare yourself I will not let your tricks work on me again” Zach said. The battle continues, both of them engaged in a fierce exchange of blows and blocks for an extended amount of time. After the fierce exchange of blows both of them is exhausted and have little strength left, enough for one or two exchange.

“You lasted this long young master, you’re really not like any other, you’re one of the few who can last this long with me, no maybe you’re the longest. I don’t have any more strength left, let’s finish this once and for all young master”.

“Thank you for the complement senior Zach, I also don’t have much strength. Yeah, let’s finish this”.

“HAAAAAAAA!” both of them shouted as they run towards each other. “Once he enters my attack range I will finish this!” Zach whispers to himself.

Once Zion enters Zach’s attack range, “Chance! Now!” Zach’s thought. Zach suddenly brakes and swing his hammer from bottom to top like an uppercut as he sees Zion leaps as ready to deal a finishing blow, but out of his expectation Zion did not leap to aim for him but Zion anticipated his swing and did a fake leap.

“WHAT?! A fake!” Zach grab the opportunity to attack him and duck under Zach’s hammer swing and aim his sword to Zach’s throat.

“I lost young master”.

“So that’s what happened” said by the attendant. While they are talking a medical team suddenly rushes toward the dimensional room next to the one’s used by Zion and Zach.

“What’s that? An emergency for the applicant? They sure are rough with the newbies” Zach said while looking at the emergency response team. When the emergency response team pass by the counter where Zach was standing he was really shocked, “!!!” seeing that the one bedridden is not an applicant but a fellow tester.

“Hey! Hey! What happened why is he in that state? Though he is not so strong, he is also not that weak to be beaten like that?” Zach confusedly asked one of the emergency response team.

“Yeah, but we don’t know yet what exactly happened inside but one thing is for sure, he was beaten by that kid! He’s a monster!” said by the member of the response team and point to a certain kid, the kid met by Zion earlier in the Hall.

“What the hell is happening? These kid prodigies are popping everywhere! This is scary!”,

“What’s wrong with today’s participants!”