Affinity:Chaos

On the way to the arena, Kyle used a piece of cloth to cover from his nose down, leaving only his eyes visible. This would keep the people he had a fued with from recognizing him. He knew Grey and his friends were bound to attract the attention of most of the people here, and since he was sitting with them, they would notice him as well. 

As long as he didn't fight, he would be safe. Very few people had green flames, and his enemies would definitely try to see if he was the one even if he covered his face.

'Void, how long will you be asleep once you use that item?' Grey asked Void telepathically as they registered for the competition. 

'At least two weeks, then at most, a month.' Void replied. 

Grey thought about the issue for a while, before deciding that once his friends joined a Faction, he would stay in a city and absorb the treasure with Void. He had gained some things during their travels, so there's a chance that he might advance to the Eighth stage of the Overlord Plane after using this treasure. 

His advancement has been quite fast since coming to the Aurora Continent. This was all thanks to the things he had acquired. Of the group, the next person who would see a breakthrough soon was Reynolds. He was already in the Fourth stage of the Overlord Plane for a while now. 

Once Void breaks through to the Sage Plane, things will be safer. Of course he still had to worry about being chased by Elemental Venerables. But the good news was that Elemental Venerables and above rarely travel. They mostly stay in closed door cultivation, trying to advance their stage. 

When an Elementalist grows to this stage, most of them don't like moving frequently. Necromancers for one are people who did tons of research, so they would mostly be hiding somewhere. His only prayer was not to accidentally pass through this sort of area, because no matter what a necromancer was doing, unless they would die if they left it, they would definitely try to seek out who was marked. 

The group completed their registration and went over to get their seats. Since they came early, they picked a seat in the front row. 

They spoke as they waited for the start of the competition. As time went on, people started flooding the arena. 

A few minutes before the start of the competition, a commotion broke out which drew the groups attention. A large shadow covered the sky, looking up, it was that of a gigantic bird that was flying in the sky. It flew to the platform and landed there.

As soon as this bird came into sight, five more came. They were filled with people, both old and young. 

In one of them in particular, it was filled with only girls, and they were all in blue clothing, with the insignia of ice on their back. 

"That's the Faction I'm joining." Klaus pointed at the group with girls. 

"You do know that's an all girls Faction, right?" Kyle asked, with a weird expression. 

"All the more reason I want to join. I'm a handsome guy, who would perfectly fit in there." Klaus said with a proud expression.

"Do they take Lightning Elementalists as well?" Reynolds asked. 

"No, and besides, you're too ugly." Klaus said.

"What do you mean too ugly?" Reynolds snapped at Klaus. 

"Look at me, then take a look at you. I don't even want to talk about Grey since that will send you straight to depression." Klaus said mockingly. 

"Don't drag me into this." Grey said from the side. 

"But you have to admit, you have a beautiful face." Klaus said, pointing at Grey's face. 

"You're crazy." Grey said. 

Kyle watched the group with a smile on his face. He still found the group amusing even after staying with them for so long. He never thought that they would bicker this much. 

"I don't think they will allow you to join them though." Kyle stated. 

"You don't need to bother about that, I'll figure out a way myself. Getting their attention is easy." Klaus said confidently. 

Kyle didn't pursue the matter any longer. He knew they weren't from this side, so if Klaus refused to accept what he told him, it was up to him. Maybe after he was rejected, he would learn to listen. 

"Besides, I have a plan b." Klaus added. 

While the group were discussing, the members of the Factions that came all went to their seats. 

After a few more minutes, an Elder from one of the Factions stepped forward. He stood on the platform in the middle and started addressing the crowd. 

The Elder spoke about the rules and the potential of joining one of them if they could get a good position in the competition. 

Just like the geniuses rankings, the battles are shared in the Early, Mid and Late stages of each Plane. But the battles start from the Origin Plane. Most of the people in the Origin Plane are around fourteen to seventeen years old. Back in the Azure Continent, around that age, Elementalists were still in the Arcane Plane. This showed the difference between both places. 

The number of people who registered for the competition were enormous, so it would take some time before it even got to the Overlord Plane. 

"Should we watch or leave?" Grey asked. 

"Of course we're staying. How will I build a connection in getting into that Faction if I leave?" Klaus asked. 

"You…" Kyle shook his head and gave up. He never thought Klaus' plan was to befriend the girls from the Faction. 

"I'm a friendly person, you don't need to worry about me not being able to befriend them." Klaus said. 

Alice looked at him with disgust, if not for the fact that they were in a public place, she would've beat him up. 

"Make sure you take me along. I'm also very friendly." Reynolds said. 

"You're too ugly. Even after walking with us for so long, you've not been able to improve." Klaus smirked, irritating Reynolds. 

"You should stop talking, the competition is about to start." Grey said to Klaus, giving him a threatening look. 

Klaus glared at Grey and moved closer to Reynolds as they continued their conversation. 

Alice looked at the duo acting like kids. Well, to be fair, they were all still very young, but Klaus and Reynolds seem to take it to another level. There are times when they do things without even thinking about the repercussions. Just take the time they robbed those people at the mansion for instance, although it was fun and all, they created a whole legion of enemies for themselves. These people wouldn't even mind coming together just to take them down.

Klaus and Reynolds could not be bothered with this, all they thought about was having fun. Not just that, but they acquired a lot of essence stones from their robbery. 

The stones have been useful since they used the teleportation device a lot during their travels. The stones Grey had were almost used up due to the travels.

Before long, the competition started. Seeing people who were around fifteen years being in the Origin Plane amazed Klaus, Reynolds, and Alice. They never thought that they would see people this young being in the Origin Plane. 

Given the numbers of the people who registered, around fifty people were placed in one platform. They would brawl, and the ten people who were left would advance to the next round. 

Once they advance to the next round, they would then draw lots for the other rounds. The top two hundred people had a chance of joining one of the Factions. 

They also have the chance of challenging a member of any of the Faction in the same stage as them, if they could defeat the person, then they could join said Faction. 

But if they can not defeat said genius, then they couldn't join that Faction, unless the Faction willingly picks them. 

Alice and Reynolds were excited by the news since they would be able to pick the particular Faction they wanted because of this rule. All they had to do was defeat the person in the same stage as them. 

They decided to keep all their trump cards until that battle. 

Once they got to the top two hundred, then they would challenge them immediately. Klaus looked at the Faction that had only ladies, his eyes brimming with confidence. He was certain that he would join this Faction. With his talent, it would be difficult for them to refuse him. 

Maybe he would become the first male to join this all female Faction. Even if he didn't join them, he wanted to create a good relationship with them. 

Grey didn't have any Faction in mind, all he wanted to do was to test out his strength. And this was the best opportunity for him to do so.