Chapter 284 Daze
?284 Daze
The next day, as soon as Atticus woke up at 5 AM, he wore his fitted training suit. And without alerting anyone in the camp, he left and headed to the caves to train.
Atticus's training became completely routine, exactly the way he liked it— being persistent and continuously improving.
He 'sparred,' which was basically a total beat down, against the shadow Seraphon, utilizing his elements and arts at full power while also making sure not to kill the poor beast.
After a few hours of this, Atticus found one random wall and sat down, quickly engraving his first 6 runes before drinking the will renewal potion.
Then he sat down cross legged, meditating while also absorbing mana into his mana core.
After fully recovering his will, Atticus engraved the last six runes he had to engrave for the day and then sat, absorbing mana for a few hours.
Seeing that it was almost 10, Atticus stopped his training and started making his way back towards the camp.
Following a few minutes of enjoying a hot, steamy bath, Atticus stepped out of the bathroom. After a quick wipe, he put on a pair of clothes he had never worn before.
Anastasia had packed far too many clothes for Atticus before he came to the academy— so many outfits he doubted he could finish wearing them all if he were to put on a new outfit every day for the duration of the academy first year.
It was a lot!
After a few minutes, Atticus was fully dressed.
He brought out a full mirror from his space ring to check out his appearance, and he couldn't help but nod in acknowledgment. "Not bad," he muttered.
He was draped in a white trench coat, its pristine color accentuating a sense of elegance, the fabric cascaded down, swaying with an invisible grace.
The black inner robe beneath added a touch of contrast, adorned with an array of different pins.
His lustrous white hair was meticulously tied back into a ponytail, secured with a simple yet refined band.
Lucas nodded in response. His eyes were slightly swollen and filled with two large eye bags. It was obvious he didn't get much sleep the night before.
"Rune engraving?" Atticus didn't need to think much to guess what caused his wearied look.
Lucas nodded once more with a tired look on his face. Neither said anything after that, and after a few seconds, Aurora joined the group.
She was looking slightly better than yesterday when she had to go to school without Atticus.
'Good, it's better she gets used to this. We won't always be together,' Atticus thought while observing Aurora's determined gait.
After a few minutes of waiting, the clock struck 10:30 AM, and once again, the obsidian floor lit up a slight golden glow.
None of the students needed to be told what to do next, but they all still stood still, subtly turning their gazes towards Atticus as if waiting for him to act first.
Atticus turned his gaze towards Nate but was surprised to see that the latter didn't wait for him to be tossed like the last time; he absentmindedly walked into the golden light by himself.
Atticus chuckled. Seeing that Nate had entered, after a brief goodbye to Aurora and the other Ravenstein youths, Atticus also entered the golden light.
As soon as he found himself inside the pristine white room, unlike the last time where he had wasted a little time here, Atticus instantly walked towards the door and stepped out of the room.
He was instantly met with the usual see-through glass wall and the beautiful expansive garden.
'Hm?' Atticus turned to see the figure of Kael, who had just stepped out of his room, staring at him with his characteristic expressionless face.
And slightly ahead, the breathtaking figure of Zoey Starhaven was also staring at him.
Their gazes met.
It was just for a second, but to Atticus with his incredibly high perception that he didn't hesitate to utilize, it felt like a decade.
'Amethyst eyes,'
Zoey turned her gaze around, breaking their stare, as she started walking away from the scene, leaving Atticus who just kept staring at her departing figure.
After a few moments,
"She's gone already; we're going to be late for class," Atticus was abruptly brought out of his daze by the sound of someone speaking.