The Rise Of Calamity

As we walked around Aqua City, I looked around to see shops, restaurants, stalls and carriages everywhere. To say this place was more advanced that Uladia would be an understatement. They restaurants looked like one of the 5 star restaurants I would usually see on earth, while the shops and carriages were all filled and engraved with luxury to it's very element.

The building around us were not tall, yet you could not call them short either. Most shops had at least 4 floors, with people with extravagant clothing walking into the shops as if they owned it. While there were no butlers on the outside of the shops waiting to escort you in, there were guards releasing an intimidating aura created from their battle intent.

The aura was not strong enough to make costumers repel from going into the shops, but it was strong enough to remind who ever was going inside that they are being watched, and if they were to be found doing anything sketchy, the guards would take care of them.

The Shops looked more like giant stores with double doors tall enough to allow even giants at the size of 9ft tall to walk in without a problem. The double glass doors would eventually slide open whenever one would come within a certain distance of the doors. This was a scene that I hadn't thought I would ever see again, and even though I disliked earth for many things, thinking back on earth would make a nostalgic warm feeling rise from within the depths of my belly.

I would remember all the times I would play games with online friends that I never met, and while they might seem like just online friends, they were the only thing that kept me from pressing down on the trigger every time I put the gun to my head.

Hearing their laughs, their screams whenever they are caught of guard in a game, the megs of mercy whenever you have the upper hand, the cheers of happiness whenever we won a game... All those were things I once cherished in my last life, and something I will cherish for the rest of my life on this world too.

Maybe if all 6 of us met before... Maybe, just maybe, I would have lived a better life.

'I shouldn't think about the past. Rather, I should look forward to the future' I tired to cheer myself up.

I looked around a little more since this place was new to me after all. I heard from a tourist guide back on earth to not look around too much as if I am a tourist, because once people see I am one, they will either avoid me, or peruse me. While if I was a women on earth it would mean another thing, what the tourist meant was that many con-artists are going to target me specifically for being a tourist.

However, in this world where I am sadly stuck in this female body, it meant actual people were bound to pursue me for other reasons. In this world, there seems to be no sense of morals and what to do and not do in public. In my time, I had already witnessed multiple people pursue women, half of them being my sister, in public for no reason other than them being beautiful. While some women might like that they are getting the men's attention, others not so much.

And while one might think that the women would hold back, like some do on earth, to not be slut-shamed or called any other vulgar words, it doesn't happen on this planet. One night stands are the usual in this world, and cheating is even more common. While the words d exist, they are barely used to offend anyone, but rather, they are used to compliment women for their techniques of being able to court so many men. Men are treated them same way they would usually be treated on earth, where if they were to land many women, they would be called things like "Chad" and "Playboy", all of those being compliments of course.

A scene like that was happening right in front of me, where a man was kneeling in front of a women while asking "May madam join my for a night of drinking within my chambers?". The blushing women almost instantly said yes before grabbing and putting it around her waist.

'Disgusting'. I heard the voice of a women who had remained mostly silent for the last 2 days. Olivia was right next me, curling her upper lip at the newly endowed couple with disgust.

When I looked at her with a confused stare, she carried on by saying 'If the women was a commoner, the man wouldn't have even asked, or even waited to get to his chambers. He would have forced her in an alleyway or something. Same thing if the guy was a commoner. She would have forced him into submission before maiming him so no one else can have him or something.' She said with every word filled with both disgust and hatred that I could feel through the mind link

'I guess she must have experienced something like that huh. If the nobles are that bad to the commoners, I would expect a revolt or something. But nothing? Really?' I thought to myself

'Why don't you revolt or something?' I asked back

'Most revolts are crushed before they even gain support, and those that gain support also gain extra attention from the strongest people in the kingdom. The last empire that was taken over by revolutionists was wiped off the map, so no one tries anymore. Of course, that is only when they aren't given foreign support.' She replied in a solemn tone

'Seems like who ever runs this country is a dumba$$. Being a tyrant and ruling over people with an iron fist never works out. When the king is powerful, he finds himself able to rule everyone and everything with an iron fist, which in his eyes, seems more efficient. However, it only takes his death to topple an entire empire. The moment he dies, everything will go into chaos and the people of the country will create an uprising the moment there is a vacuum in power. Due to this division in society, foreign enemies are more likely to strike when the vacuum is created, therefore also making the kingdom or empire susceptible to attacks. When the people are united, they become more powerful. Even with the king in his throne, if every single person go fed up with him to the point they would put their lives on the line, the Empire would be f*cked.' I analysed

After walking around a little more, we decided to get Olivia some clothes due to her looking like a person who had just come out of a battle. There might not be any blood on her, but her clothes were ragged and old since they came from a village of people who were not wealthy in the least. It gave her a few looks, and few men tried to approach her before scurrying off with a single glare from me and my father combined.

Finally, while I was within my own daze, we had already reached a glorious marble wall reaching at least 40 meters tall. There was a huge entrance made out of double doors created from pure steel.

"This is it!" My father exclaimed while marvelling at the scene in front of him.

"This is the Academy? Seems more like a small city to me" I chuckled.

"YEAH! And this is where we are going to stay, away from you stinky butt face." Zack pulled the skin under his eyes to show the innards of his eyes lids, while simultaneously sticking his tongue out in a taunting manner

"Sis, don't mind him. That is just his way of saying he will miss you" Zarch, who had been a lot more tolerable recently, chimed in while giving me a light hug, to my father's surprised face of course

'I never thought I would ever see them getting along. Too bad it is right before them leaving for the academy.' My father shed a silent tear of happiness and fatherly pride.

"Pft.. hahaha" I simply laughed at the duos antics while giving an almost motherly smile to both of them. This caused Zack to go into a silent daze before going red and walking away with a *humph*

Even Olivia, who wasn't really reacting for the whole trip started to look at me weirdly. Me and her hadn't known each other for more than a few days, but from those few days, she knew exactly what kind of person I was, which confused her further when she my smile.

Meanwhile, a few meters away, my father was showing the Guards at the gate a badge which made both the man and the woman widen their eyes in surprise before giving a 90 degree bow towards him.

'He is quite respected in the army huh... He knows about the Soul flames, or the flames of life as they call it, so he must be quite important within the army.' I thought with a wry smile

Before entering, we were all given bracelets to wear which has all out information, the money we put within it, and all the equipment that we do not need within the Academy.

"Sir, Just go to the arena where the Entrance exam will take place." The woman said with a sweat drop falling down her cheek, leaving a wet streak behind.

"Thank you" My father said hastily before rushing towards the arena, which the directions of are projected on the bracelet.