Cornelia wasn''t afraid to admit she peed herself a little once she came to. “You were holding back from the start,” she said as she collapsed to her knees. Her sword, made of pure light, disappeared into particles as she did so.


    “Well, I was going to wait until you told me I didn''t have to. You are also wearing armor, so I figured it should protect you. I wasn''t trying to kill you. . . I promise,” Edith said, lowering her swordbreaker. She instantly bowed to Senior Enlisted Ashwin. “Please forgive me for having to intervene sir.”


    It was hard to see Ashwind’s face already with the helmet he wore, but Kenan could tell he was surprised by the humility displayed. “It''s alright; you all are new to using your abilities, so it''s understandable you don''t completely know your strength.”


    Cornelia couldn''t hear Edith at all and not Ashwin when he seemingly appeared out of nowhere to save her. She was too caught up in her failure. “I should have trained harder and maybe taken up martial arts. I thought too highlighly of myself.” She thought as tears glided straight down her face. She could hear her father''s words now. “We rich you don''t need to fight those monsters out there. Stay here and run the company with your old man.”


    “Ms.Miles, Congratulations,” a voice said. It wasn''t a quiet voice, but Cornelia was in such distress that it sounded far away. She mistook it for Jeffrey, her butler.


    It wasn''t until she felt a hand on her shoulder and the opponent that took all her confidence in one move. Say “You''re not weak. . .”


    “But she''s clearly not her opponent,” Cole whispers to Kenan.


    She got up, reoriented herself, and gave a nod to Edith.


    Marshall Solomon smiled approvingly. “As I was saying, Cadet Cornelia, you performed adequately. Although I did say that you had to defeat them, your performance impressed me, and I am interested to see if your ability affects Shadow Fiends.” Both Ashwind and Vena nodded approvingly.


    After receiving medical attention, Cornelia took her place in the front of the platform near Kenan and Cole.


    “Are there any others that wish to test the might of Cadet Edith?” Ashwin said.


    There was an air of reluctance, but two people raised their hands while coming forward. One was a short young girl with a short box braid and the other was a young man that had a beard. It made him look far older than he was, and no one believed he was sixteen.


    “I''ll take on both of you. If that''s allowed, Edith said, turning to Senior Enlisted Ashwin.


    “I would say you''re over-estimating your abilities, but you have an enforcement mimicry ability, so I don''t think you’ll be hurt too badly. I think you’ll be alright let''s do it! Ashwin said. He took a further position away from Edith so he could referee more closely.


    “Is it ok that she fights too many opponents? Isn’t that a little too much? Templar Vena asked.


    “I don’t see a problem with it plus she’s the one that posed the idea. Who am I to neglect the training of cadets looking to improve their abilities? Marshall Solomon spoke.


    She rolled her eyes internally. “Of course, he would approve; he''s the worst person I could have asked. Vena doubts the rumors behind Marshal Samson''s obsession with fighting worthy opponents, but she starts to believe them. Plus, his answer regarding going against academy rules was too perfect of an answer.


    Edith’s opponents joined her on the platform. She didn’t have a worried look in her expression at all; she was completely comfortable. Which got on the nerves of both of her opponents.


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    Kenan had already analyzed both of her opponents. The girl could clone herself, and the man with the beard had accelerated movement. “Which kinda sounds like the ability Sentient got at the awakening stage. I wonder how that would affect his Superior ability if he awakened? Kenan thought.


    “Begin!” Marshal Solomon spoke


    As soon as He said those words, Edith activated her Diamond ability, turning herself and her exposed skin into a diamond-like substance. Her opponents expected her to charge but she didn''t. She held her swordbreaker up and said. “Come”


    “Don’t underestimate us! The girl said charging in. Her body seemed to vibrate as she did, and two exact copies of herself materialized next to her. They all punched and kicked at the same time. Edith effortlessly dodged their attacks. As soon as she saw an opening, she took it and speared one of her attackers right in the chest. The attack landed and the clone dissolved into mist. This led the young girl to attack Edith even harder. Once again, Edith dodged her with ease.


    At the corner of Edith''s Eye, she saw a punch coming, but she decided not to dodge this time. “They need to see exactly what they''re dealing with,” She thought. The punch landed, and Edith felt a small vibration in her body. Not enough to phase her; it was more like a tickle than anything.


    The punch was from the man with the bread. “AAAWW,” He said while holding his hand in pain.


    The young woman stopped in her tracks and they both forfeited the match. Ashwin announced Edith as the winner and she deactivated her ability. After that, no one else decided to challenge Edith; they all thought her defense was too great for them to overcome.


    “How can we have a fair fight whenever she can literally turn her body into one of the hardest materials on the planet?” Someone complained.


    “To be fair, she beat the last girl without even really using her ability.” someone else said.


    “Before those who wish to challenge cadet Cole come there is something you all must know. This is somewhat of a lesson you can only know by seeing it first-hand. The three Cadets chosen for the officer positions are all Sentient beings, which means that they will have abilities not just from the elixir but also from their awakening. This is the defining difference between our officers and enlisted. But that is not to say that all officers are awakened Senintent. We have some whose superior abilities are so great that they can even match a Sentient being to some degree.”


    “If you think your ability can match up to a Sentient or have the potential to, come forward down and test your might against a young awakened.” Marshall Solomon said, gesturing towards the platform.


    There was silence among the cadets. No one had the confidence to say that their ability did, even those with a martial artist background. Until two young men did. The same two who were getting ready to fight in line while in processing spoke up and headed to the platform. They would have challenged Kenan and Edith before but were too busy arguing.


    “Yes, I''ll take on-” Before Cole could finish his sentences Kenan stopped him.


    “Don''t be reckless, bro. It''s not like you have defense abilities like me and Edith. I''m not underestimating you; I don’t want you to do anything foolish. Kenan said.


    “Wow, you do care. But I''m not about to miss out on the chance of fighting two Superiors. Cole turned to both of them and continued. “I''ll Fight the both of you. he said with a menacing grin.


    Kenan put his face in his hand. “Idiot!” he thought. “But I can’t say I wouldn''t have done the same thing.”


    Virgil and Cyril were the same height, around 5’8 two inches shorter than The Kenan.


    “My reach is way longer than both of them. I''ll be alright.” Cole said, turning to Kenan from the platform.


    Kenan deadpanned. “What sort of logic is that?” he thought.


    “Are you sure about this kid?” Ashwin said to Cole


    “I''ll be alright, what’s up with you guys underestimating me? No one has ever seen me fight yet.” Cole said while stretching.


    “How do you think this one will go?” Templar Vena leaned over and asked Marshall Solomon.


    “To be fair, I honestly don’t know. But what I do is,” he said, turning his face to Vena. “That Kid is a monster in the making.”


    “Begin! He spoke, not taking his eyes off the platform.


    Volts of electricity started to come off Virgil’s body and Cyril Started to transform into his beast form. Before he could completely transform, he felt an uppercut from the bottom of his chin and was sent backward towards the sky. “As if I''m just going to sit and watch you power up,” Cole said, pulling his fist back.


    Virgil attacked immediately. “He was able to cover the distance that quickly? Is that due to his martial arts or being a Sentient?” Cole dodged Virgil''s palm strike and counted with a jab.


    Virgil dodged at the last second. “His fist seems to move just as fast as I do. I need to create some distance. He jumps back, not taking his eyes off Cole, only to see him smirk as his eyes glow orange. A blast of energy hits Virgil before his feet can even hit the ground. “Crap, I couldn''t dodge in mid-air. He knew that.”


    Cyril had recovered from Cole’s uppercut and blitzed to take the offense. Only to see Cole''s eyes glowing a dark, bright orange. “So he has heat-vision.”


    He meets Cole with a claw attack on his head and weaves his body out of the way. He swings his claws five times without taking a step back. Cole avoided all of them.


    “My goodness, his footwork for his martial art is insane. No wonder he was surprised I landed a hit against him.” Kenan thought.


    Cole''s fist is blurred, and more than five fist marks appear throughout Cyril’s body. His eyes roll to the back of his head, and he falls backward. Before his body hits the ground, Virgil appears behind Cole in a flash of electricity. Just as Virgil''s attack is getting ready to land, he gets directly punched in the face and sent flying backward several feet.


    “As if I wouldn''t expect you to attack me from behind, knowing you''re faster than me. Come on, if anything, you should have appeared behind your partner.” Cole says.


    Marshall Solomon puts his hand in his face and raises a hand to Templar Vena before she even starts speaking. “Ok, so I probably should have read all of their profiles. These three would be elite even among our officers cadets that just graduated.”


    “The rest of the cadets don''t have to know that. Plus, this saved us time on who''s qualified to be in the officer''s division and who isn''t.”


    “Mhmm,” Templar Vena says, pointing her nose up.


    “In any case, although you two have also lost this match, you''re still qualified to be in the officer''s division. With enough training, both of you will be fine officers. Congratulations. Marshall Solomon announced.


    “Yay,”


    Virgil said while holding his nose.


    Cole got down from the platform and took his place next to his sworn