Dark...
Darkness...
In this dark void, a being or supposedly a human was pushing a wall as if he wanted to get out of that darkness...
Suddenly, a 22 year old teen with ocean blue pupils and irises oulined with gold rings and balck hair woke up while sweating a lot as if he just escaped from a nightmare.
'Again?!'
Alexander shouted inwardly. It wasn't his first time experiencing that dream. In fact, he dreamt it first when he was 8 years old....during his talent testing day where he spectacularly failed.
Thinking about that day, Alexander's thoughts were spiralling into the depths of despair.
He was reincarnated into this world called Gaia. Thinking of all those isekai'd MCs, he was filled with excitement since this was cultivation type world. But reality came crushing down on his enthusiasm that he crumbled into unconsciousness.
He could still recall that day where his clan hoisted the annual youth test where every 13 year old of their clan where gathered to test their cultivation talent to soar to the height where they are respected and feared by all as those Lengends of the world.
Usually, every one only tests their talent when they reach 13, but he as the son of the next patriarch of the clan went as an 8 year old with all the arrogance.
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"Father, I want to join this year's annual testing event too!!" Alexander Achilles enthusiastically requested his father, Noah Achilles.
Noah looked at his son with warm gaze as he sternly said,"Don't talk about it lightly, even if you are talented you will have to train your body to be strong enough to handle the energy."
"But Father, I already am strong enough to defeat those who are taking this year's test."
Noah hesitated a moment as his ocean blue pupils without the golden rings oulining his irises flickered, thinking about the dangers of the test that will be presented for every young child and it was already tough for the ones who are taking the test. After all the tests were calibrated for the average 15 year old physical body.
And if an undeveloped body of an 8 year old was taking the test, it can't be imagined what the consequences will be for such person's future cultivation.
After a moment of contemplation, Alexander's father, Noah said,"Alright, but only on the condition that you will not be reckless when the test is conducted. If the Mana activation is straining too much on your body, don't push it and just come back. You can test it again when you are ready."
"Thanks, Father!!!"
Alexander was so excited that he directly bolted out of the house.
"Where does he get this much rowdiness?"Noah shook his head as he followed his son calmly from behind Alexander.
While they were approaching the testing location of the clan, they were unexpectedly met by four individuals, two adults and two teens.
Damian looked at Noah with a surprised expression as he asked,"Noah, don't tell me you are taking your youngling to the testing ceremony?"
"Haha! It's nothing, just to satiate the curiosity of my son. He wants to try the test, so I am bringing him along."
As Noah said this, Clinton looked agitated and his expression turned ashen, as he looked at his son, Cyan and then to Alexander.
Damian looked at the duo,Father and son, a little skeptically, as he asked,"Are you sure?"
Clinton chimed in saying,"Yes,even Cyan and Elena have waited till now when their physical strength reached the requirement last year itself."
Alexander looked at Elena who was staring at him with curiosity. She was a girl, who would make anyone to protect her from the world itself. But he knew better than falling for her act as he stared into her emerald eyes with light shade of emerald hair with black endings.
He looked coldly at these two youths, one he had beaten up and the other was the reason for the conflict.
Cyan was seething with anger from the moment he saw Alexander with such intensity that if it was possible to burn someone with eyes itself, he would have two holes through his head.
Looking at the animosity in his eyes, Alexander shook his head. Honestly, he couldn't give two fucks for these idiots.
'Clinton was a competitor for the future patriarch position along side with my father half a year ago. And Damian was supporting this dastardly fellow who loves to play underhanded tricks.'
'At that time, to distract my father this father and daughter duo tried to harm me through this idiot, Cyan, by making him believe I was his love rival pursuing Elena.' The end result is him just recovering recently, if not he would have missed this year's test.
The anger in his face and the unsightly expression on his father, Clinton's face wasn't just because him beating Cyan, but due to severity of the injuries that he spent the last the half year in bed nursing his injuries.
What was aimed to distract his father instead became a distraction for his father's enemy.
Afterall, even though Noah was the strongest in the clan after the current patriarch and ancestors, he didn't care much to forge connections, while Clinton, though his strength is inferior, he managed to form connections with two of the eight major powers of the continent.
He spent all this time gathering materials for the alchemist of the clan to concoct a pill to heal his son which took away his focus from the race to the patriarch position.
Frankly, it's confusing that there was a need for selection for the patriarch position. Afterall only the strongest can lead the clan properly. And among them both, obviously Noah was the strongest.
Alexander brows furrowed as he got to this point, feeling like he was missing something crucial information. He narrowed his eyes as he stared at Clinton and Damian,who married into the clan.
'Hmmm'....