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Chapter 25: First?

After jumping on the rocks surrounded by lava, Aiden jumped onto the fourth platform, which was a bit different from the others he had faced before.

On the fourth platform, there was no ground, only two walls, one on each side. To reach the other side, Aiden would have to jump between the two walls at a speed that would prevent him from falling to the ground.

Meanwhile, Maelis had her sight locked onto Aiden, impressed with what she had seen so far.

'He arrived at the fourth platform. It's the place where most people stop, unable to complete it. Let's see if he will be able to pull it off in a single try,' thought Maelis, kind of expecting him to succeed.

Maelis had no doubt in her mind that Aiden wouldn't be able to do such a thing when she saw the fashion in which he passed the second platform with the jumps he was performing there.

Aiden, seeing those two walls, didn't even question what he would have to do and immediately jumped onto one of the walls, knowing he only had 42 seconds left to beat the record of this challenge.

He wasn't typically that competitive, normally getting first place wouldn't have much importance to him but it seemed that this challenge had awakened something in him: the sense of competition.

He wanted to beat the person who was in the first place, to prove to himself that he was good at this and that even the best in this place couldn't rival him in terms of movement and agility.

He activated his skill [Mind of an Assassin] to calm his mind and focus on the task ahead. He also wanted to be able to see the best way to complete the challenge, and a red aura started emitting from him, which was noticed immediately by Maelis.

'He already has an aura, but how? He only completed the first trial; just what did he accomplish on the first trial for him to have one?' thought Maelis, shock in her eyes as she saw some sort of power coming out of Aiden.

With his skill, Aiden saw an image of himself running in front of him, not even jumping to the other wall. It seemed like the most efficient way to pass this trial was to run on the wall and not jump, but would it really work?

Not questioning the image he was seeing, he followed it just like he did when he killed the boss monster. He knew he was going to succeed if he did everything that his image showed him.

'Why isn't he jumping from one wall to another? Wait, is he actually running on the wall?' thought Maelis, once again shocked by the actions of Aiden.

"Come see this!"

"How is he doing this?"

This action of Aiden attracted people who were training in the training grounds. The fact that the matriarch was even watching made them realize that the person who was doing this was important or would become important.

The people watching were even more shocked when they saw the time on the chronometer, which indicated that only 57 seconds had passed since he started the challenge.

"Is he really going to beat Emma?"

"Don't be ridiculous. She's the most talented awakened in the history of the Everheart family."

"Right, she even has a special class. Someone like him probably won't be able to beat her time."

"But why is the matriarch watching him?"

"Are you dumb? She obviously wants to recruit him into the family."

Discussion about the identity of the young man doing the challenge and why the matriarch was also there watching started happening all around the training grounds.

But Aiden, in his current situation, didn't hear a thing and was completely focused on finishing this challenge.

His mind was completely void of distractions because of the skill he had activated; the only thing he could feel was the beating of his heart, which was steady.

He ran on the wall without falling down and reached the other side. He quickly jumped onto the last platform, and he now had 25 seconds to finish the last platform, which was considered by many to be the hardest, with deadly projectiles being thrown at him that he needed to dodge.

The thing was that the projectiles thrown were almost impossible to see with the naked eye, especially when the stats were limited to one.

But with his skill, it wouldn't be much of a problem. He simply followed the trail shown by his clone and saw bullets passing on his right and left, never being close to hitting him.

"How is he able to see the bullets? Does he have some power that allows him to see into the future?" One of the people watching him exclaimed.

'Is his class related to seeing the future, agility, or maybe even sight? I can't even tell because he is good at too many things. It's like the system gave him the opportunity to do anything he wanted,' thought Maelis.

Aiden continued advancing forward, once again not even hearing the reactions from the public that had gathered to watch him finish the challenge.

All of them were amazed by how he advanced from each platform. It wasn't anything like what the others did.

Usually, when arriving at the last part of the challenge, the participants would have memorized the pattern of the bullets to be able to dodge them, but that wasn't even the case with Aiden, who seemed to be doing it purely on instinct.

Arriving at the finish line, Aiden gave a quick glance at the chronometer that his system was showing him and saw the number [01:22].

He had done it; he got first place on his first try.

"1 minute and 22 seconds in a single try. Imagine if he does it again?" said one of the people watching him.

'He was able to beat Emma, and without any practice at that. How the hell are you this talented?' Maelis thought, unsure as to how Aiden had pulled this off.


Chapter 26: No Class?

"Wow, how did he do it?"

"He was like woosh woosh," somone said, making signs with his hands, "and dodged every projectile coming at him."

Aiden was happy hearing the praise of those watching him. After all, he had never heard much praise in his life, and he had to admit that it felt great. He understood why people were pursuing fame, and being adored by many could become addicting fast.

Aiden got down and went back to the start of the challenge, heading toward Maelis, ignoring the others who were close and had seen him complete the challenge.

Aiden could see that Maelis seemed shocked by what he had just done, fixated on him like never before. He could see that she appeared agitated or excited; he couldn't tell just from the expression on her face.

"Should we go somewhere, um, a little bit more private?" Aiden asked, not wanting to attract too much attention.

"Ye-yes, follow me," said Maelis, quickly leaving the training grounds and going to her office, where she would discuss some things with Aiden.

On the way to her office, complete silence reigned between the two of them. Maelis wasn't talking to calm herself, and Aiden saw that she didn't want to talk yet, so he respected her decision and waited until they arrived at the office.

The truth was that her mind was full of thoughts, trying to find an offer that could be good enough to attract the young man in front of her. The truth was that she had prepared one for him, a good one at that, but seeing what he was able to do, she knew it wasn't enough and that he deserved much more.

However, for her to give him an offer, she would need to learn more about his class, the level he had reached, and the skills he possessed. Knowing this type of information when recruiting someone was common and usually didn't cause any problems.

She knew that having someone with the talent he had in her medium-level family could probably propel them to the high tier in a few years as he continued to develop. She had no choice but to go all in with her offer to please him as best as possible.

Arriving at her office, Aiden was surprised that it didn't look that fancy compared to the rest of the building. Inside the office were only the necessities needed: a desk, a chair, and not much else. There wasn't much decoration; it was simply bland and empty.

Maelis quickly went to the other side of the desk and sat down on her chair, which was the only one in the room that seemed to cost quite a bit because it was really big, fitting of an important person.

The chair looked like some sort of throne with some gold attached to it. It truly was the only thing that stood out because everything else inside the room didn't look all that great.

"You can sit down," said Maelis, pointing at the small chair that wasn't like the one she was sitting on.

"Alright, before we discuss the benefits and the contract you would have to sign to join the family, I'll need to know your level, skills, and your class. Is that good for you?"

"I'm level 10. For skills, I have two. One is called [Mind of the Assassin]; it helps me calm my mind and find the best way out of a situation. The other one I got as a reward for completing the first trial, and it's a skill called Regeneration, which, as its name suggests, helps me regenerate," said Aiden, not wanting to reveal his passive skills. He also decided to reveal his skill [Mind of the Assassin] because she had seen him use it and saw his red aura during the challenge.

"What about your class?" Maelis finally asked, thinking that maybe he had forgotten about it.

"My class is nothing," said Aiden, not wanting to hide it from her since he knew she didn't seem like the type to reveal this type of information.

"What do you mean it's nothing?" asked Maelis, confused about his answer because she was sure he was going to announce to her that he had a special class.

"Well, I don't have an actual class."

"So, you aren't a special class holder? Then how the hell were you able to do all that in the parkour?" asked Maelis, not understanding anything anymore.

"Special class holder? What the hell is that?" asked Aiden, not even comprehending the words that came out of her mouth.

"It's not important; don't worry about it. Even if you don't have a special class, you should still have a class. Do you really not have one?"

Maelis was disappointed to learn that he wasn't a special class holder because that would have helped the family gain even more power. They already had one in the family, Emma Everheart, whom Aiden had beaten in the parkour challenge. If they could have gotten two, then their potential for becoming a higher-ranked family would have increased significantly.

"Yeah, I really don't have one. Believe me, I wish I had one."

"Alright, what about the dagger we bought yesterday? Wasn't it restricted to Assassins or a special class related to assassins?"

"Oh, item restrictions don't affect me. That's why I bought it and can equip it."

"You can bypass the restrictions set up by the system? How?"

"I have no idea. I tried to equip an item with a restriction, and the system let me do it."

"Wait, is it the same thing for skills? Can you learn any type of skills?" said Maelis, excited about the possibility of him being able to do so.

"Actually, I haven't tried yet because, as you know, I don't have enough money to buy different skills."

'Maybe he is special after all,' thought Maelis.

"Come with me. We'll go try it right now," said Maelis, with newfound energy contained in her voice as she stood up.


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