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[A.K.A. Kairos Astroire & the Snowdrifts]
Kairos, a poor village boy, was born in a warring state without a decent shred of cultivating talent. In a world of Ki and Magic where only the mighty will rise while the weak are trodden...
No matter how much he thinks about it, Calculus cannot understand why his Beast rank weapon is unable to break Kairos' Swallow. That old rod with chipped curve blades at each end is made from the poorest materials. Copper and wood.
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The Swallow is a beautiful weapon, similar to a double bladed sword but with a long handle like a staff, and the blades resemble a Swallow's stretched out wings in flight.
It can strike fiercely with greater power than normal blades because of its reach, and its long handle allows the user swing it with one hand for speed or two hands for power.
Holding his weapon lightly, Kairos clashed with Calculus with all his might all the while careful not to break his weapon against Calculus' sword edge.
The Northern star formation worked beautifully as their Ki channelled like gleaming light towards Kairos. At this moment, if they are seen from the sky, it will look as though a shining blade had been drawn.
As an attacking formation, Kairos being the strongest of their group stood at the very front facing off the enemy. The position he is standing is the energy release point of the Northern star formation, and in this place, he is rapidly taking in Ki from his friends and unleashing that power in bursts. Because of the great amount, even holding the energy for more than a few moments will be unbearable.
The two clashed with neither side superior, and the battle dragged on, causing Calculus' eyes to widen with surprise. It is hard to believe that a small group of F and G rankers had managed to fight a D ranker to a standstill because of a formation. It is anyone's guess, the expressions the instructors had, staring at this scene in their staff office.
Slowly and steadily, Kairos' strikes become faster and fiercer stroke after stroke as he becomes familiar with the increased power coursing through him.
But, at the same time, the group's overall energy quickly dropped because of how much Kairos is expanding in the battle, and after just a short while they find themselves no longer able to keep up with how much power he is using. His group mates started to trembling from the strain and starting with one, more and more of them fell out from the Northern Star Formation, exhausted. In a few moments, only the four team captains and Kairos' friends with superior cultivation than the rest are left in the array, supplying him with energy. Yet, the clash between Kairos and Calculus only grew more savagely.
Kairos' body naturally sought for a source to replace the energy he is using, and all around him, the grass, the sand and the air quivered; stirring in response to his will.
There is a convenient source of power around that anyone could draw from, the lifeblood of the world itself, Heavenly Energies. It is present in the form of sixteen unique attributes that exist everywhere in the realm.
They are the five elements of creation: nature, fire, earth, water and metal (金木水火土). The three natural elements: Wind, Lightning and Ice (风雷雪). And, four pairs of transcendent Elements: Space-Time (时空), Light & Darkness (光暗), Divine & Demonic (正邪), Chaos & Void (虚无).
