Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Act... Activate!
With a singular tightness in his chest and a lump in his throat, Leonardo was trying to calm his breathing, after all he used a lot of Energy in the test.
It was almost stamped on his face that it wasn't a result he expected.
So, after taking down the test result, Isabela said: — Well, now, I ask you to accompany me to the training room, so we can see your Auct.
Leonardo accompanied the agent to the side, not broaching a subject, just going as far as they should go.
He was quiet, putting his thoughts in order.
"Yes, it's a common problem. A lot of people go through this…" as he thought, he swallowed. "I'm definitely going to be killed by her…"
He didn't even care about the Grade test, or if his Grade was the lowest, after all he arrived here no longer wanting to lead a dangerous and risky life. The real problem was in his family.
The training building was one of the furthest away from the school, to avoid major problems for the other buildings in the school.
The walk was still silent, however, suddenly, just as they were leaving the last corridor and heading to the training building, an explosion happened. You could see a huge curtain of dust rising.
In addition to the absurdity, an air pressure was thrown in Leonardo's face, shocking him, and Isabela, who was caught even more off guard.
Debris was being thrown into the sky in different selection. Therefore, something had to be done immediately.
And, like flashes, several uniformed figures in office clothes were in midair. Isabela was also there holding a translucent sword, which looked like it was made of crystal.
Leonardo couldn't even visualize an agent leaving his side. His speed was far from being noticeable to the boy.
The other agents well controlled the situation of the flying debris, interrupting their paths and destroying them.
For the young man, seeing Isabela cutting huge boulders, which were once walls, until they turned to dust, as if it were nothing, was a fantastic scene.
His movements were ghostly, a cut was like hitting at once, at once. It didn't take long for the situation to calm down.
Still standing in place, Leonardo was speechless. He had seen several videos of the Venantes, but a real and close demonstration was something that would amaze anyone.
A few minutes passed, and the agents went to talk about the situation and, when everything obeyed the order, Isabela returned to Leonardo's side and commented uncomfortable: - A Grade A boy exaggerated when he activated his Auct. Oh, oh… Luckily, no one got hurt. We had to make some planning changes.
- What changes?
"He destroyed a lot of test rooms… the building will likely collapse. So, we change the location of the Auct test. She paused for a moment to look into Leonardo's eyes. - I hope you don't mind, but everyone should do it on the court...
"Everyone…you mean everyone will see each other's Auct?" he spoke with some disbelief. For some, Auct may be confidential information.
"Like I said, I hope you don't mind." I believe some students will prefer to take the test elsewhere. If that's your case, we can change the location and schedule another day.
Leonardo thought for a moment. He already hated the fact that he had to come to this place in the morning and take this test, so he preferred to solve everything at once. So he just replied, "Oh, whatever." Let's go to court.
Once there, he saw about ten young people, not counting the agents.
Charlotte was also present, alongside a girl and a boy. When Leonardo's eyes and hers met, the girl soon showed a sullen expression and went back to talking to the two at her side, ignoring him completely.
This expressiveness was somewhat comical for Leonardo, but he ended up not commenting on anything and not even looking at her again.
At this point, the test agents gathered in a queue, side by side. Among them was an older man, who was also preparing to speak.
— Nice to meet you, young people, my name is Rafael Tavares...
At that moment, the young people began to whisper, after all, Rafael Tavares was a famous Venante of Rank A in the Associação das Américas.
— I humbly apologize for having disappointed you in a matter of precautionary situations, as this was what forced us to this almost public measure. However, as I imagine, everyone left here is willing to take the test. And I am so grateful for your understanding. He clasped his hands together and finished by saying, "Thank you very much."
With the speech finished, agents walked to the youths who were assigned and handed out pills. It was Auct's activating drug.
It was common knowledge that babies, children and teenagers would not be able to awaken their Aucts on their own, only feel and manipulate the Energy that was contained in the air. Therefore, it was with safe and slow tests that an activating drug was developed.
By age 14, most teenagers would already have the ability to activate their Auct with this medication without any major complications.
Leonardo took the pill that was given by Isabela and soon felt a burning sensation in his body… nothing too strong.
All teenagers felt the same; it was the reaction of the contained Energy taking shape. There have been rare instances of uncontrolled energy forcibly activating the first person Autc. But that's what agents are for; containment and protection.
So ten minutes passed and many were sweating lightly.
Rafael walked to the middle of the court, cleared his throat and announced to the youngsters: - Well, now I ask you to split into pairs to test your Aucts in a friendly competition. And don't worry, we'll be here to take care of any problems. He looked appreciatively at the children and smiled. "Decide your pairs and go to different points on the court. Our agents will take care of the distance from each one when organizing.
As it is a futsal court, there was room for this competition.
Normally, no young man would face each other, much less see the Auct of another before classes started, but Rafael made that exception for differentiation - what was not noticed by the young people, was something that only the agents knew about.
While Leonardo didn't know what to do, someone poked him hard in the arm.
The moment he looked, he found two fierce eyes staring back at him.
- You and I. There was no doubt who it was. Charlotte was forced... to ally with Leonardo. And, it seems, he wanted to repay the insult from earlier through this "friendly" training.
The young man looked around, seeing that the others had already formed their pairs, sighed and gave up on denying it. "Okay, okay…you and me.
She smiled from ear to ear. Seemed too excited to hit him.
Accompanied by two agents from behind, one being Isabella and the other being the one accompanying Charlotte, the young Veneditte brought up the subject: — So, how much is your Grade?
Leonardo considered whether he should respond at once. Then he came up with a provocative reply: — Two and a half on both lenses. An evil smile almost appeared on his face.
Charlotte stopped, noticing that the answer referred to his glasses, and yelled, "Not that! You know what I was talking about! Say your Energy Degree! "I was already tired of his teasing, so her scream was heard by everyone on the court.
Ignoring her scandal, Leonardo pretended not to understand and sidestepped the question. "Oh, you mean it… But why don't you tell me yours? Looks like he's pretty confident because of it.
"Heh… Did I make it look like this? Well… I reached Grade B+, for a few hundred I didn't reach A-. The earlier indignation had vanished immediately with just one question, leaving only pride and excitement in her face and words.
With that information, he knew Charlotte was going to end up giving him a good beating. Luckily, it was just a test, and as soon as they tested their Aucts, he could resign, without even trading a blow.
Looking like she just wanted to show the result of the Degree, it turned out that he didn't need to comment on the D- that he achieved, nor would he comment, after all, the girl would just make fun of his face.
The two arrived at the area where they were going to test and separated for twenty paces, with the two agents remaining in the middle, to intervene in any problem.
"I'm going to count to five and you must activate your Aucts at first. Ready?! Isabela yelled at them both.
They both nodded and she started to count.
During those seconds, Leonardo focused on his Energy. He wanted to feel the changes he'd had with the drug, but it all felt exactly the same.
"Five!"
At that time, the two, Leonardo and Charlotte, remembered what their parents always said.
"When you activate your Autc for the first time, your life is changed forever."
Both yelled: — Activate!
The Energy within your bodies began to vibrate.
Charlotte felt it run straight into her arms, wanting to seep through her hands.
Red-red energy poured out of his palms, silhouetted on the ground. It was like the red mist was getting solid.
And from this amorphous mist, a dog and a feline, both large and different from the usual, appeared.
These two creatures reached the height of the girl's waist, showing that even quadrupeds were huge and vigorous. And what attracted them most was the fact that they were completely blood red.
Charlotte's agent Felipe noted on the Nelink hologram: "Auct of Summoning Category…Rare Class…Matchable Animal Summoning Rank… Along with Energy Grade B+. A powerful combination, but it lacks control and practice."
The figure of the animals was trembling, as if they were going to disappear from the place.
Meanwhile, on Leonardo's side, he didn't show any change, other than he was standing still, eyes wide open, sweating a lot.
Isabela asked him: — Leonardo, is everything all right?
She showed a lot of concern, the sweat level was increasing with the passing of seconds, which showed that she was wasting all the Energy she had.
Without an answer, Isabela rushed to his side and began to feel the blood flow through her neck. It was too fast-paced, making her even more worried.
- Leonardo? Are you listening to me?
Charlotte still had the animals activated, breathing hard to keep them there. She still kept them because the test wasn't stopped.
After 20 seconds, since the activation of the Auct, Leonardo raised his hand to take Isabela's hand away from his neck and said breathlessly: — It's… Hah… It's okay… Hah… We can continue.
It was obvious that he couldn't go on. In addition to being paler than paper, his sweat was so much that it nearly soaked through the jacket he was wearing.
- Are you sure about that? Don't forget, you're Grade D—there's no point in going on," he said softly into her ear.
He looked at Isabela and, still breathing hard, replied, "You… Hah… Don't need to document… my Auct?" So I need to show it. Hah… Don't worry, it'll be quick…
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