Misaki woke up in the morning to an unusual alram sound,
She spent all night the other day talking to Mira before deciding to go to her prison or her so called dorm
"Five more minu-..ha?!"
Wait..where did that alarm sound come from?!
Misaki jumbed from the mattress to find herself facing the same green screen from before, but this time it was minimized.
It was obvious that it was the cause of this alarm sound.
"W-what are you doing here waking me up at this hour?" She yawned and rubbed her half opened eyes
[ we apologize for disturbing your "sleep" ,but you have to get ready for the training trial Ascender Miskai. ]
Huh? What training?
"What training? Will you get destroyed if made things a bit clearer? And really what are yo-"
[ Ascender Misaki you are wasting time. Please head back to the main hall to start training. ]
Misaki frowned, "And you are avoiding my questions! Answe-"
[ You are in no position to acknowledge such things. We are not obligated to answer your questions. Head back to the main hall and save your time. ]
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I hate yall.
Misaki stood up, brushed her teeth and went out of the dorm walking through the hallway,
Well..I really think many people are controlling that thing with way it always says "we"..really suspicious. Are those so called Ascender sacrifices ?
Misaki's thoughts were interrupted be her realization that she has already reached the main hall.
She moved her head observing the place again, "wow looks like iam the last one to arrive here.."
At this very moment Misaki heard a familiar voice calling her,
"MISAKI COME !!"
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It was Mira !
"COMING! "Misaki ran throught the huge crowd to reach Mira who was standing far away,
Misaki took a few harsh breath,
"Misaa what took you so long to come ?" Mira asked concerned
"Ah sorry I was arguing with that stupid screen before coming here. "
" you were arguing with that thing for an entire 40 minutes ?! "
"...yes. "
They were interrupted by the same screen again,
Ah..here it goes..
[ Greetings our dear Ascenders! Since all our Ascenders are present here may we take to the first training area ! ]
" Wait! What do you mean? "Mira asked panicking.
"Calm down Mira it's not like they are gonna teleport us the-"
Misaki didn't even get to finish her sentence before she found herself in a completely different place along with everyone
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" Well Mira it might seem crazy ,but looks like we really got tele- "
"WE ARE SO DEAD! "Mira hold her head into the ground breathing harshly
"Hey hey! Calm down we don't know anything yet have faith! "
Well..she has every right to be scared. Whatever is happening right now sounds like a fantasy story..
They were standing on large wooden floor in the middle of the ocean, the weather was gloomy and rainy like a brutal storm was about to come and the horizon was not found like they were thrown into the end of the world only another wooden floor could be seen, about 40 or 30 meters far away from where they were standing.
"God iam getting goosebumps.." Misaki whispered, She got down to touch the ocean water,
She could hear all the other ascenders panicking and some seemed like they were about to faint.
[ Dear Ascenders! This is your first training!. It will be simple since it's your first! You basically have to swim until you get to the other wooden floor ! ]
...really? Only that?..
"Well even though it looks like there is a Strom coming that looks pretty easy..right Misa ?" Mira said standing up and rubbing the water droplets on her cheek.
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" No. " Misaki's eye sharpened
"Huh? Misa what do you "Mira asked
"It's not easy Mira. "
Even thought the weather is cold the ocean water is warm temperate...Moreover, we are in an open ocean.
..laterally the perfect habitat for tiger sharks.
And this screen doesn't look like it want all this people to come alive, they didn't even say what will happen if we fail this.
"M-Misa w-what's that? " mira sounded as if she was terrified
"Huh? What do you me-" Misaki couldn't complete her sentence as she felt her hands being restrained, she directed her gaze towards her hands to find a hard thick robe tying her hands together.
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..are they kidding me right now?!
[ Dear Ascenders, We apologize for not telling you beforehand ,but you have to complete this training with your hands being restrained . Moreover, there will be a time limit of 36 minutes for you to complete this trial starting from 4 minutes from now.
The penalty of failure : Death ]
They..are totally crazy..swimming through a storm along with tiger sharks, our hands restrained and also we have to do that through a time limit..? What kind of supernatural do they they think we are ?!
An easy training, they said
Misaki looked at Mira to find her crying on the floor, Misaki's heart ached at seeing that
I can't stand someone's crying especially when it's my first friend!
She kneeld down to Mira and patted her head, "Mira look it may seem impossible ,but if they wanted as all dead ,they could have done it earlier without all that.., with the way they are describing things, it seems like it's actually possible, have faith that we will make it crying will only make it worse! "
Mira looked at Misaki and wiped tears, "*sob* y-you are right *sob* , but that doesn't change the fact that iam scared !"
"It's alright to be scared. All of us are ,but we have to get through this together and for you information. " Misaki smiled,
"Iam not planning to die in a place like this by a dumb screen doings ,but looks like I will live and leave you behind-"
"H-HEY! " Mira stood up, "Iam not dying either, Iam not letting you go! "
Misaki chuckled at that, "that's the spirits I want. "
Ah yes before I forget!!
"Hey Mira! "
"Hmm?"
"Listen before the trial start you really need to keep calm and maintain your heartbeats !"
Misaki's tone was firm and serious
Mira was flabbergasted, "h huh? And why's that? "
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I can't tell her that there is a possibility that this area may include tiger sharks or she will panic more..
"J-just listen to what I say ok?! You will know later. "
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.." that's a weird behavior coming from you Misa..."
"I know.."
[ Dear Ascenders, the training starts NOW!
Remaining time > 00:36:00
>00:35:59
]
In an instant all the ascenders jumbed into the water. However, the salty water had its pros and cons. It made the ascenders able to swim easily ,but it wasn't not the best for the people who have sensitive eyes,
Misaki was a good swimmer since she was a child ,thus maintaining her heartbeats was the difficult task for her
She looked at Mira who seemed to be struggling,
She tried to paddle ,but her restrained arms made things more difficult along with the water that entered her mouth making her cough and choke.
God what is she doing ?!
"MIRA STOP! You are wasting your energy like this! You aren't even moving !! "
Misaki looked at the time to see that two minutes have passed..
..should I swim back to her..but wouldn't that be too risky..?
UGHH!!
In an instant Misaki swam closer to Mira.
Mira was shocked, "Misa! What are you doing go back! "
"And leave you? Dream about it! "
" We only met *cough* m-met yesterday and you are like this?! "
"..."
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..you talked to me and made me your friend..ain't that reason more than enough?
Misaki spoke again, "enough! Now try to keep calm and follow my movements and I believe we can make it! "
Mira was dumbfounded at this moment, she felt as if she wanted to cry again ,but she held it
"..ok"
They both were sticking to each other trying to survive this,
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We have been swimming for the past 10 minutes..why did the ocean get eerily quiet ?
Misaki thoughts were cut as she felt something brushing against her legs, it was smooth and fast. However, when she looked down there was nothing,
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"No..no..no don't tell me.." Misaki knew what that meant
"M- Misa what are you sa-"
"IS THAT A SHARK ?!!" A scream was heard across the training area,
More Ascenders started panicking and the water started becoming chaotic with movement,
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..Those fools!
Misaki screamed, " GUYS WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!?? "
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At the next moment one of the Ascenders let out a bloodcurdling scream, and the clear blue colour of the water around them started to have the trace of the crimson colour.
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.."They begun. "
Mira started streaming and shaking,
Mira couldn't keep her cool anymore with the terrifying Screams around her and the shaking girl behind her, "Mira! Listen they are drawn to movement and heartbeats, IF YOU KEPT WHAT YOU ARE DOING YOU WILL LITERALLY BE THE PERFECT TARGET !"
"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CALM DOWN ?!" The pain was obvious in her voice
"Try it..just please try! "
Misaki looked up again,
[ remaining time> 00:10:35 ]
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..oh no..
"Mira we really have to overcome this quickly! "
Luckily Mira and Misaki were only 1 metre away from the destination point,
Misaki climbed the other wooden floor breathing harshly, "w-w-We survived!! "
Mira was about to cry, she went to Misaki and hugged her hard, "Misa iam really glad you are my friend !!"
Misaki's face started to grow hot,
It's my first getting a compliment from a friend,
A lot of other Ascenders also reached the destination. However, some didn't make it making the ocean look like a blood rain has fallen into it,
[ remaining time>00:00:05
>00:00:04
>00:00:03
>00:00:02
>00:00:01. ]
"It looks like it's the end for those who are still in the water.." Misaki said walking away, she didn't want to see the blood splashing everywhere..,she hated red
She had always hated it, and blood always had that terrifying shade of red,
"Mira let's go back. "
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..there was no answer,
Huh? Why isn't Mira answering?
Misaki looked back, "Mira what's wron-"...
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Misaki's words froze along with her body
Mira's body was on the ground..
Her head was next to her body on the floor along with the blood that filled the ground.
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Misaki eyes stared into the body,
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.."Mira..?"