The Veilwalker

Alex was mesmerized by what his eyes saw, and he had never seen the world so differently. Alex could see all sorts of waves coming and going. He turned his head to look at the walls and he could see bright glows of objects and something that looked like an aura around the shapes he could see. Of course, the shapes he was seeing were humanoid.

Alex already had an idea of how he could see what he was seeing as this situation had occurred countless times before. 'I see… Our bloodline must have had a dark-sclera human once upon a time. Must have been diluted if my sister never reported something like this.' His thoughts brought a smile to his face. He was glad that he had one more advantage that could aid him in becoming a powerful hunter.

While lost in thought, the same voice that spoke earlier sounded in his ears.

[Awakening completed. You may head towards the testing centre on the second floor.]

Alex blinked once and his vision was changed to normal, making him understand that he could turn it on or off. He tested this and indeed was the case. All he had to do was will for his vision to change and viola, it would follow.

Alex quickly got up and made his way out. 'Hehehe… This is good….' He mused, feeling good about himself.

...….

When Alex came out, Ross and Julia, along with everyone else were waiting for him.

"So, how was the experience?" Ross wasted no time wanting to compare how the awakening felt.

"Not as bad as I thought" He responded. Of course, he was not going to say he nearly passed out when Julia was right beside him. She still had that glow about her that captivated everyone.

'Does she really have a cold and unwelcoming persona?' Alex just had to wonder. So far, he hadn't seen Julia show any form of coldness towards him or the people around him.

'Maybe it was as she said, she's different with the people she wishes to form connections with.' Alex's thoughts were cut short when Ross's response came in. He was not aware at the time, but his thought process had increased exponentially. He could have many thoughts in a split second and would still be able to hold a conversation.

"Right? I was kinda expecting screaming and crying, but nothing of the sort."

"Really, my experience at the time was hellish," Olivia interjected. She wondered if she was just a weakling. While she had no grand ambitions of becoming a hunter, her physicals were not average as she could put a normal one-horned in their place without breaking a sweat.

"I guess everybody's experience is different. How about you? Were you feeling discomfort?" Alex turned to Julia on his left.

"No, not really. I've been prepared for this all my life, and I also expected the discomfort, so it wasn't bad." She replied.

"Brother? What skill did you get?" Aaron asked, he had been silent and in his mother's care all this while. Of course, it was to ensure he didn't say anything inappropriate.

"Well, we will soon find out." He said with a grin as they finally reached the second floor. This floor had all the equipment needed to measure the physicals and test out the skills awakened by people, at a fee of course. However, the data generated would be needed for those who wished to apply to Hunter's Academy.

Once the small details were taken care of, the three went ahead to the testing area while the spectators watched from the spectator's area. The floor mostly had glass compartments, reinforced to withstand the full force of a mountain falling on top of it. Its transparent nature also made it easier for people to watch the tests.

"Who wants to go first?" Alex asked, looking at Ross and Julia by his side. The physical test equipments were for strength and speed. This was then followed by the tester going to an empty space where they activate their skill for the first time. The space is isolated to protect the people around as they had been accidents once upon a time.

"I'll go." Ross proposed, stepping forward. Alex and Julia nodded and stepped back. Going towards the equipment that would measure his strength via the power of his punch. The goal was to produce as much power as possible.

When he got near the equipment, the instructor by the machine attempted to help him with his form, but Ross stooped him saying, "Don't worry, I know the proper form."

The instructor nodded and stepped back. This was not a new thing as most people already had combat experience.

Alex and Julia observed Ross take his form, making a fist with his right hand.

"How much power do you think he can produce?" Alex was curious about her take.

"Mm… since he is a one-horned and also taking his build into account, I think he would be in the extremes of the set limit." She gave her estimates.

As reference, when a person awakened for the first time, they are considered in the F-Class level and never rarely do people produce results that goes over the set limit as the limit has been set at a higher extreme. A typical F-Class level being can produce strength in the ranges of 390 – 600 units. This level of strength was enough to shatter a small mountain.

At the same time, they could move at speeds between 90 km/h – 170 km/h.

Alex agreed with her take without saying anymore. Ross was ready to deliver his punch.

~BOOM!~

Everyone's attention was drawn to the display above the equipment that showed the amount of power the punch produced.

[578 units]

The value raised the eyebrows of everyone who was watching!

It had to be known that 600 units was the limit set, and that was when it was overly stretched as the next class above, E-Class, had units starting from 600 units!

Ross turned around and looked at the shocked expressions of everyone and flashed a victorious grin.

"What do you think? Hehehe…"