Scene: Day Three - Meridian Academy's Outdoor Testing Ground
The morning was overcast, and clouds swirled unnaturally above a massive, mountain-high transparent dome known as the Absolute Simulation Dome.
Inside, changing environments were created that reflected the deepest fears and threats lurking deep within the soul.
Its purpose? To test the essence of the trainee, not just their strength.
Telsa stood before the students:
You are 12 students. You will be dropped into the unknown environment inside the dome, without a map, without assistance, and with unstable rules.
Whoever survives for 24 hours... will be awarded a card to advance to an advanced level.
She then looked at Nava for a long moment, but said nothing.
The students were transported inside the dome, where their vision began to blur...
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The environment inside the dome: a dead, soundless forest filled with purple mist, the sky torn apart like a broken roof, and shadows moving without a source.
Everyone dispersed... Nava continued walking alone as usual, no anxiety, no curiosity, just absolute calm.
But suddenly he stopped, as the ground beneath him transformed into a giant hand of darkness, trying to drag him away.
Nava (in a calm voice):
A world that thrives on fear? That means the dome is trying to read me... How pathetic.
He raised his finger and drew a small circle in the air.
Then he said:
Nava:
Condensation - Fourth Dimension: State of Negation.
The hand disappeared as if it had never existed, along with an entire expanse of fog.
Then he felt a scream nearby...
It was the golden-eyed student, trapped inside a magical reflection that displayed her worst nightmares.
She was seeing her mother die over and over again.
Nava approached her and said:
Repeated nightmares are nothing but a disintegrating memory.
Then he touched the barrier and whispered:
Void.
The surrounding mirrors shattered, and the girl fell to the ground, crying.
Girl (in a trembling voice):
Why... why did you save me?
Nava (in a stern voice):
You're annoying when you cry, and I hate noise.
Then he gave her a small Fuji-like flower and said,
This is for silence.
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On the other side... a group of students began attacking Nava, claiming that he was hiding his powers and trying to manipulate the dome, but...
As soon as one of them tried to cast a spell, his entire hand froze.
Nava (without turning around):
Anyone who tries to touch a shadow older than creation... will be burned before they can even finish breathing.
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The 24 hours passed, and everyone left...
But the dome's report read:
The entity called Kuro Nava cannot be evaluated... The dome failed to create a nightmare that reflects its essence. It is classified as: (beyond the scope of academic understanding).