In a grand golden hall with many different white and Gold statues,There was 40 different people,they were separated into 4 groups of 10,they were the higher ups of the four 1st rate Clans.
4 Clan Leaders and 36 Clan Elders,The reason why they were gathered in the hall was because today,a tournament between the students of the hall of fate would unfold.
They were all seated in luxurious Chairs, before all of them were different white tables,all with engravings somewhat similar to those that are found in the hall of fate.
Four of them in particular,were seated in Grand Golden thrones,A tall and handsome middle aged man with long hair,his hair was colored black except for a segment in the front right side,this particular segment was colored white,one of his Sharp eyes were blue and another pitch black,he had a light stuble on his face.
He wore a long and thick black jacket that reached his ankles,the jacket had white fur like material in the area that was around his clavicles.
This was the Patriarch of the Kokuryu Clan,Reyrryu.
He bore a cold expression and was completely silent, unlike the person that faced him.
A middle aged man with a slightly overweight physique,he had golden hair similar to a lion's mane,he also had a very long beard that likewise resembled a lion's mane.
His eyes were quite rounded and colored amber,he wore a yellow shirt with long sleeves and a royal looking Mantle that resembled a Jaguar's fur,He had black pants and brown sandals could be found on his feet,he was the Patriarch of the Legenda Clan.
He was constantly laughing and drinking liquor while chatting with the elders of his clan.
A very beautiful woman with white hair and large icy blue eyes was playing a game called Schach with a tall and skinny man with a thick black beard.
The woman wore a long white dress while the man an Arabian style clothing.
They were the matriarch of the Freiherr Clan and the Patriarch of the Al Ghoul Clan.
"Hey there Reyrryu,Adelheyd,your two brats are going to be in this year's competition right?,I imagine there must be quite the tension between you two..."
" Already instigating,Vergo?, You really never change do you?"
" Oh well,what can I say...I came out of the womb instigating trouble..."
"Unfortunately my kid has already finished his term in the learning house,if not...It would certainly be quite fun to see him beat your two little peerless geniuses."
"Well, wasn't he only a 2nd Origin?,you really think he would beat either My daughter or Seyrryu?,...,sigh...The things a parent does for their children..."
"Hey you!... Origin doesn't decide fights you know?."
" Yeah,but it certainly does help..."
"So unless Viral is a peerless genius when it comes to battle profiency,I don't see how he would be able to compete with either of the two, Anneliese has been training exceptionaly hard ever since she awoke her powers,and I imagine so has Seyrryu considering the personality of the Kokuryu Clan Patriarch..."
"mind not speaking as if I'm not present?"
"Oops,I apologize, I guess you were so unremarkable that I ended up forgetting of your presence in here..."
" Fuck off."
"How uneducated,is that the behavior a Clan leader should show?,what sort of example are you giving to your son?"
"An example of how to be honest in a world of scheming cunts like your self."
" Damn,you two are really going at it,hey, Adelheyd, weren't you the one speaking about my instigating habits?, don't tell me you've been infected?"
As the three leaders were having a "conversation" with each other,a sort of screen manifested itself in the middle of the hall.
This screen showcased the scene of a colosseum in which many different youths were sitting on the stands,in the middle of the colosseum,was a woman with blonde hair and red eyes,she was wearing a long red Victorian style dress.
She was professor Annabelle,she was in the Hall of Fate because professor Brahms wasn't very fond of being the announcer for the tournament.
The students and two professors were inside of a separate dimension inside the hall of fate,they were there only with their souls and their bodies were inside of the,"Homunculi',a realm were soulless bodies would go so that they wouldn't be harmed by outside forces when the Souls were away.
The "Homunculi' was created by the Homunculus,a being that had the power of a celestial,it was created by the Crazed Sage, Amon.
12 thousand years ago, beings from the Outer Realm of the Divergence had managed to pull away the souls of countless people from the world of Era into the Soul realm, once they did this,the bodies of these people ended up being destroyed by monsters of the Abyss, Humanity was brought near extinction.
To prevent something like this from ever happening again,The Homunculus who had managed to Ascend to the Progenitor Realm just in time,Created the Realm of Homunculi.
Inside the hall,the Four leaders who had just witnessed the scene showcased in the screen, Started discussing matters regarding the tournament.
"Alright,on a serious note,who do you think will win the tournament Rashad?,Me and you are the only ones who's children aren't participating so I would like to think our opinions hold more value."
"I..."
"Hey you cunt,The two of us are clan leaders you know, really think we'll let our feelings get in the way of making a proper judgement?, If anything, your the one who isn't showing the appropriate behavior for a Patriarch...you know,with the whole "my son this and that..."."
"Alright alright,now I personally bet on Seyrryu."
"You're doing that just out of spite aren't you,we both know celestial abilities are the most powerful of all,I think it's quite obvious that Anneliese will win."
"I mean,even if Anneliese has the strongest abilities,what matters the most is how they use those abilities,and I personally believe Reyrryu is a better teacher than you are,and his Personnel as well beat yours, Therefore, Seyrryu would have been taught better."
"Huh, we'll see then."
...
In the middle of a battle arena,two youths were facing off against each other.
They were a girl with shoulder length red hair and a boy with spiky black hair.
These two were the first to fight in the tournament.
This tournament would involve all the students in the hall of fate,the ones who place in the top 10 will get certain rewards.
The top reward would be a Soul Bind,A soul bind was usually a weapon that would bind to the user's soul, Soul Binds were created by the God of weapons Argent, Soul Binds had a certain type of "will",to increase how much power a soul Bind would give to the user,one would have to learn their language and communicate with them,the more one learns their language,the easier it would be to convince them to give more power.
To learn the language of soul binds,one would have to possess the scriptures of Argent,there was 9 versions of the scriptures.
True Soul Binds were very rare,the ones who possessed them were mostly large forces, ordinary Immortals normally only had a copy of a soul Bind.
The difference between them was that soul Binds could be summoned at will,gave a particular ability to the user and were indistructable.
Every top tier student would be aiming for the soul bind,even those from the 1st rate Clans.
Although the 1st rate Clans did have Their own soul binds,they were very rare and would generally only be given to elders,even Seyrryu and Anneliese wouldn't be given a soul Bind yet, therefore,this was their opportunity to get ahead of the rest.
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Professor Annabelle had just finished saying something to both of the students in the arena,now,it was time for the fight to start.