When Aiden and Emilia returned to the Academy after 2 weeks away, the buzz was immediate.
The moment they stepped through the gates of Starveil Academy, eyes followed. Whispers trailed behind them like shadows. Emilia, with her vibrant red-streaked hair and confident stride, turned heads naturally. But it was Aiden who stirred the real stir.
"Isn't that Aiden Blake?"
"No way he's Level 2 already. That makes him the third, right? After Arthur and Emilia?"
"And what's with those eyes? They're… different."
Whispers gave way to stunned silence when Aiden entered his first practical combat class.
The instructor—a former Level 6 elite—called for a demonstration.
"Let's see what you've learned during your break, Mr. Blake."
Aiden nodded and raised his hand.
Purple lightning cracked into existence, dancing around his fingers like living fire. It was wild, untamed—but held under iron control. The moment it hit the training dummy, it didn't explode.
It disintegrated.
Gasps echoed across the room.
"Chaos lightning," someone murmured. "He… awakened chaos affinity?"
From that moment on, Aiden Blake became the most talked-about student in the first year.
Six Months Later
Time passed like a storm.
Classes. Sparring. Dungeons.
The Academy shifted into a different rhythm, and Aiden and Emilia found their places within it.
Dungeons became a second home. Aiden and class A breezed through category 1 gates,both red and blue his purple lightning cutting through monsters with terrifying precision. Lightning merged with chaos, forming spears of raw energy that bypassed defenses and erased regeneration.
Beside him, Emilia evolved.
Her mastery over dark and fire magic became increasingly synchronized. She could weave fire into shadows, create illusions of heat, or detonate flame bursts from her own shadow. She also worked relentlessly on mana purification, aided by Aiden's chaos-infused guidance.
In private, Aiden devoted time to her core. Slowly, steadily, her star rank begin going towards 5 stars . He helps her fire core too and fighting With each breakthrough, her control improved. She was no longer just powerful—she was efficient, graceful… dangerous.
Then, it happened.
The Breakthroughs
Arthur reached Level 3 first—unsurprising, considering his monstrous talent best humanity ever had and his wood-based healing and offense were deadly.
Emilia followed two weeks later, her power visibly evolving. She moved with the grace of fire and the patience of darkness, her dueling skills second only to Arthur's.
Then, one quiet morning, Aiden shattered his next limit.
He stood alone in the Academy forest, storm clouds brewing overhead. When he struck the sky, it struck back. His lightning formed a bond with the storm. It wasn't just power anymore—it was command.
Level 3. Chaos lightning now coursed through him like a second heartbeat.
Class A evolved. Most of the elite had reached Level 2 by the end of the semester: Nolan with his crystalized water techniques, Cecilia with her precise light blades. The competition grew fierce.
And with finals approaching, tension filled the air.
Finals – The Tournament Begins
Theory exams came and went, most scoring well—Aiden included. But the true test awaited: the practical combat competition. The top 8 were seeded into a bracket, and fights would decide their ranks.
The semifinals saw the match everyone anticipated:
Emilia vs. Arthur.
Arthur stood tall, roots swirling around him, the air filled with green energy.
Emilia cracked her knuckles, eyes glowing crimson-black. "Ready to lose, Tree Boy?"
Arthur smirked. "Try me."
The duel began.
Emilia started fast—flames and shadows dancing together in a dizzying assault. She moved like a phantom, teleporting between shadow spots and launching flame spears that exploded into black mist.
Arthur adapted quickly, summoning thorny vines to shield and counter. When fire singed the wood, it regenerated. When darkness tried to bind him, his roots pulsed with life and forced it away.
The match raged for minutes, the crowd on the edge of their seats.
But Arthur had one advantage—endurance.
His wood regeneration outlasted Emilia's explosive style. In the end, she stumbled, mana drained, and Arthur's vines wrapped around her limbs.
"Yield?" he asked, breathing hard.
Emilia smirked despite the loss. "Fine. But I burned your roots pretty good."
He laughed and helped her up.
Finals – Aiden vs. Arthur
The arena was silent when Aiden stepped in.
Arthur waited, eyes calm but wary.
"You've changed," Arthur said.
"You haven't seen anything yet," Aiden replied.
The match began.
Arthur attacked first—spikes erupting from the ground, a forest of roots trying to bind Aiden.
But Aiden didn't dodge.
He raised a hand.
BOOM.
A wave of purple lightning exploded from him, not just shattering the roots—but turning them to ash mid-air.
The audience gasped.
Arthur summoned a barrier of bark thicker than steel.
Aiden blurred forward, faster than Arthur could react.
A purple spear formed in his hand—lightning laced with chaos.
He struck.
CRACK.
Arthur's shield splintered. A moment later, a second strike hit his shoulder and knocked him backward, armor scorched.
Arthur tried to counter, vines lashing toward Aiden.
But Aiden vanished in a blink and reappeared above him.
"Lightning falls."
He dropped a bolt directly onto Arthur's position.
The ground shook. Smoke billowed.
When it cleared, Arthur lay on the ground, dazed, the last remnants of his defense in cinders.
"Winner—Aiden Blake!"
Final Rankings
1st – Aiden Blake
2nd – Arthur Lysander
3rd – Emilia Blake
4th – Nolan Evers
5th – Cecilia Verne
The crowd roared as Aiden helped Arthur to his feet. "You almost had me," he said with a grin.
Arthur grunted. "we both know it wasn't ."
Emilia clapped them both on the back. "You two are insane. Next time, I'm winning."
Aiden only smiled.
But his thoughts were already drifting elsewhere.
After the Finals
Aiden now had a month free.
The purification technique had spread across the Academy. Almost every student in Class A had begun practicing it. But progress was slow.
Aiden prioritized carefully.
Elena came first. She had to break through within 12 years. It was the only way to survive the catastrophe in India. Every spare moment, Aiden visited her, using his Chaos Core to purge impurities and accelerate her progress.
Next was Emilia. She trained with him daily, and he spent hours refining her core in private. She would reach five-star talent faster than anyone besides Elena who being level 9 only had to visit him in sometime to clear any bottleneck
After her came Arthur—who, though not as compatible, benefited from Aiden's precise applications of chaos.
Then Nolan. Then Cecilia.
He couldn't help everyone. But he could help the right ones.
The world didn't need many Sovereigns.
It just needed a few.
One Month Later
After spending a month at home Aiden stood on the Academy rooftop, wind brushing his hair.he took leave from class for sometime he was leaving today emilia insisted on coming but he convinced her in the end
He looked up at the sky—his eyes reflecting not just the stars above, but the storm within.
"It's about time," he murmured.
He had a destination.
Somewhere he spent a lot of his past life.
Aiden turned away from the campus lights.
A new journey was about to begin