Ariel was still facing the direction she believed the elf kingdom was supposed to be before saying to herself. "Elena has ascended." And her words surprised Karen.
"What? Elena has ascended?"
"Yes, she has. Those sisters are growing stronger by the day. First, it was Evelyn, and now Elena is in the same rank as me. Why are those two getting stronger faster than the rest of us?" Ariel asked but found it strange when she only heard silence in response to her question.
Ariel was expecting Karen to say something, but Karen remained quiet. Ariel wondered why she suddenly stopped talking, so she turned around to take a look at her.
Once she turned around, Ariel noticed that Karen's mind had drifted far away from where they were.
Before today, Elena and Karen had always been a rank below the Apex Mages, but now, her friend had ascended before her.
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Karen was actually happy to hear that her friend had become an Apex Knight because it showed how hard Elena had been working over the past few years, but Karen couldn't help but be surprised by the news.
She couldn't wait to see her friend and congratulate her, but she also knew that she had to work even harder to catch up to Elena.
She clenched her fists as a look of determination shone on her face.
Of course, Ariel noticed this, and a smile appeared on her face. She was glad to see that Karen still had a strong desire to rank higher because she felt the same way as well.
Just like Karen, Ariel couldn't wait to work harder and rank as high as Evelyn, so that the two of them would be within the ranks of true gods. Although, that would have to be at a later time.
Right now, she had to leave her kingdom to pay a visit to Evelyn, then, they would head over to the academy together.
"Alright, Karen, let's get moving," Ariel gently patted Karen on the back and Karen nodded her head in understanding. However, while trailing behind her, she suddenly recalled something so she called out to Ariel.
"Your Majesty, we are yet to–" Karen had just been about to inform Ariel not to forget about informing her grandfather about their departure, but Ariel interrupted her while she was still talking.
Since they were about to leave the kingdom, it made sense for them to inform Ariel's grandfather about this, but Ariel had done that already, so she assured Karen that she had taken care of it.
"Don't worry about it, Karen. I've talked to that old fish and he agreed to take care of things in the kingdom until I return."
Ariel's grandfather had easily agreed to what his granddaughter wanted because of the changes he had noticed in her recently. He was proud to see Ariel embracing her role as queen and being eager to carry out her duties as well.
He knew that it hadn't been easy for her to change, but he was really happy with the decision she made.
He also hoped that she could use this period to rest a bit while she stayed at the academy.
And so, with that out of the way, Ariel and Karen left the Merfolk kingdom to meet up with Evelyn and Elena in the Elf kingdom.
Orion was currently in his private training ground and he had been meditating here for days. The training ground was made available to him and his attendant alone.
Every other top ten students had a private training ground of their own, just like Orion but Adrian, Aslan and Arthur preferred to train together in the training ground made available for everyone in Stella Hall.
Orion's personal training ground wasn't as big as the one he used when sparring against Aslan and the others but it was still big enough for him to do whatever he wanted to do in it.
The training ground had a spot where he could meditate peacefully, and this was where Orion was currently meditating.
The mana particles around him continued to swirl rapidly until it began to reach an equilibrium.
The moment it reached an equilibrium, the mana particles dispersed into the surroundings and Orion slowly stopped levitating.
He had successfully ranked higher just in time before the tournament began.
With a satisfied look on his face, Orion, swiftly teleported himself to his bathroom to have a bath.
He didn't use more than ten minutes in the bathroom before stepping out to have a change of clothes.
While he was getting dressed, Orion heard the door of his bedroom creaking open, then he turned around to see Mia walking into the room.
Mia swiftly teleported to his side before kissing him on the cheek. "Good morning, babe,"
"Good morning, gorgeous,"
"You've ranked higher?" Mia asked while she sat down on a couch.
"Yes,"
"Congratulations babe,"
"Thanks, but what of Dahlia, has she ranked up as well?"
"Yes, she has. Now the three of us are transcendent beings,"
"Hm,mm" Orion nodded his head in agreement, then he noticed Mia checking something out on her smart bracelet.
Just like every other students in the academy, Mia and Dahlia had been given a smart bracelet to call theirs, but they weren't the only ones who could now use these devices.
The smart bracelets was now available to everyone across the seven kingdoms in the mortal realm and all they had to do to get it was to buy it from their nearest witch store.
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A/N:- Thanks for the power stones.