Archsage; Return to an Alternate Earth

"Ughh head hurts." Luke groaned. He looked around and noticed he was in a typical classroom. Not that typical after a closer look at what others were doing in the room. Digital displays hovered a few inches above the metallic desk or in front of a person as hi tech devices were used. 'Ok..ok.. ok.. technology. Better than just magic displays.'

Each person looked more than capable with the screens. No looks of confusion or shock about them. So that scratch out a bunch of them sent to a different place by accident. These people were natives.

Luke still couldn't figure out why he was not back home though. And why in the heck he was so young again. How many times would he deaged before returning back home with the others? Speaking of the others, he couldn't sense any of their presence.

*Ring!* An echo inside his head from an unknown sound calmed his nerves. Slowly, information poured in about the Luke of this World. Some good and some bad. To have a swap occur and an upload of the other into himself was odd.

The same family and build as himself but a few inconsistencies on his personality. The biggest was the attitude towards power and what to do with it. The idiot did not want it. In fact, he barely wanted to be alive. Bored with life and all it had to offer.

'What kind of foolishness is this. The "Source" needs to get me out of here or at least allow me to find a better....' Luke was pulled from his thoughts by the rowdy teen next to him. "Hmm?"

"Hah!" A male next to him shouted happily. Fire danced around his hands. "Finally got it! Spell took forever to get just right!"

"Good job! You should totally pass the demonstration quiz now." Another male said next to that student.

'Haaa, spoke to soon. There goes magic. How did I miss that from the information synch up? Alright, "Source" run the info past me again. Slowly this time. Why have I not been sent home?' Frustration started to enter his thoughts.

Source: World Structure redownloading now... Childhood redownloading.... Teenage life redownloading... Financial information redownloading... Acquaintances missing.. Relevant information pertaining to acquaintances... can not recover. Awarding bonus stats to compensate.

Source: Would you like to assign now? If not, the body will weaken to a blank slate.

'Assign them for survival. I do not want what happened last time.' Luke answered. That and the rush of stat distribution would make him scream from the pain in the weak body. 'Got a long way to get away from becomeing the weird kid in class already. Then again, I am a transfer student from the Central Africa Union. So I should be fine... maybe.'

Source: Finished. Class awarded from a specific combination from the previous Dimension.

Luke Sunderson Lv 1 ArchSage Summoner

Health 150

Stamina 100

Mana 1300

Attack-

Defense-

Vitality- 15

Strength- 10

Fortitude- 10

Willpower- 130

Knowledge- 200

Magnetism- 10

'My earned titles are not in work are they?' Luke could feel a different sensation in his body working against him. Instincts learned clashing with the current body. 'So much.. is not even triggering protection. I am a sitting duck!'

Source: Will hand them over slowly to prevent trouble. Your titles carry several scents of power.

'Yeah... Well, release the ones that give me standby mode and its power.'

Source: Ever Dutiful released. Willpower increased by 5.

Title: Ever Dutiful- Allows the body to engage in a standard activity, while the mind focuses on another task.

Luke's eyes dulled as class started. In his mind, he was going through everything that happened recently. Trying to adjust to what needed to be done. Personal information from being "snatched" up faded into the background. But a little history and facts stayed.

'We beat the Celestial Warrior.... Then I died from the poison in the area due to mana loss, and the last wave of warriors that charged in. I knew we should have brought the other soldiers to defend the rear.'

Luke was upset at the stupid death.

'That stupid Warrior fucked us. No good shitty idiot. I  screwed up by trusting them in the first place. They were not able to stand the wave for more than five minutes. The Celestial Warrior pressure alone gave them trouble if not for myself and the other magic heavy wielders lessening the effects.. it would have been worse.. Better for us to stand alone against the tide and let them take care of the grunts.'

The students paid more attention to the test instead of each other. Which was a smart thing to do. Considering everything that the school symbolized for them.

'And everyone went ahead and agreed. Well except for my few people really. They came with and survived till the end. But warped out once the Celestial Emperor's lockdown went away.' Luke was upset with himself for leaving his "Home Stone" back in the vault. Would have helped in the end. But inventory was sparse at the time. 'Just because I can warp myself, it was stupid. Not making that mistake again. Always keeping it on my body this time.'

The teacher droned out for another 30 minutes lecturing, then passed out clear sheets for the additional quiz. The sheets had the names of each student as well as tied to their personal mana signature. No cheating on this quiz. Or any for that matter.

"Begin." Professor Hemlock announced. He looked at the few students and their behavior from the additional quiz. 'Hopefully, they do ok. This does not affect their overall grade. Just need to find where they all stand.' His eyes stopped on Luke. 'One of the transfer students. I hope he does not have anxiety.' Looking a little closer gave a shock. 'Huh?!'

Luke's body was using his Wisdom & Knowledge to the fullest. Each question was answered correctly. Explanations were given in textbook format in each section that required it. With the difference in understanding, however, it would show enough errors in the work, but not raise to many flags.

'I guess he is fine.' Professor Hemlock moved over to some other students. A boy and a girl with green hair had his attention. 'The Flora twins, not bad answers. They are not even cheating either with that special ability twins have. No need for me to even keep a mindful eye on that.'

A few more minutes went by with no problem. A few students were flagged for cheating and would receive point deductions for it.

As well as extra homework to make sure they improve the spells and techniques for the future.

"Time is up." Professor Hemlock declared. The sheets were highlight by the desk light. Sucked in and scanned for grades. "Alright, you know the rules for the "Elite Class." Grades are posted visibly. The highest gets to decide when the next quiz happens."

"Man I hope I have it." A boy said.

"Nah, totally mine." Another boy voiced.

"Hmm, who got it I wonder?" A girl with jet black hair said. She eyed the twins and frowned. "I hope it is not them. Ughh can not stand them still."

"We got this sister." The boy twin said.

"Yes, we do brother." The girl twin said.

"No way!" Another said. While everyone was talking, the quiz posted. "Who the hell is Luke?" His eyes scrolled down a few names. "Woohoo, I got 9th at least."

"Who's id is Luke?!" The female twin asked. Her magic was already building up in anger. She wanted to challenge the position. "How did he get an almost near perfect!?"

"Settle down!" Professor Hemlock voiced. Not allowing any student no matter their background to cause a problem. "Your answers were lacking more substance. You lose due to detail. Be happy you and your brother acquired 2nd place." His gaze hard on the teen. Reminding her this was a classroom.

His classroom!

"Haha, second place. First time since middle school." The black-haired girl laughed.

"Grrrr." The female twin sat back down and growled like a savage beast almost. "Tch, better watch it." Her eyes cut to the black-haired girl.

"Ahh!" Luke yawned and looked around. Despite the body having worked the quizzes over, he himself was to lost in his thoughts. Trying to detect friends and loved ones in any location or pry it from the Source. But that was not happening. "Is class over yet?"

"Yes.  Class is over.. Luke. Try not to get to bored ok?" Professor Hemlock said. He was already at his desk checking something. Luke's answers actually had details that helped reduce mana channeling. 0.03% helped in a prolonged fight. "Congrats on 1st place. When do you think the next test should take place?"

Luke had grabbed his bag and was heading to the exit already. "Umm at the latest. In fact, anytime I can make that choice, let it happen at the latest." The teacher nodded. Giving a sight smile, since this allowed for the test difficulty to increase as well as give the students more time to study.

Source: First in Your Grade title awarded. + 5 Willpower + 1 Magnetism added.

Title: First in Your Grade- Awarded for scoring top marks out of all students globally.  Intellectuals expect more from you. Athletes will look for you in certain instances.

'Pftt that is just eh.' Luke thought. He was heading to the training room to boost himself and keep others from bothering him with results. That and the Titles that would reunlock from them. "Hope all the rooms are not booked." Luke was already booking the room on his handheld to make sure.

*Doop!* His phone went off alerting him that the room booked clearly for him.

"Gale!" Luke cast the speed spell and shot forward. He used a short cast instead of zero cast due to mana consumption. Reserves were nowhere near like before. "Hup!" He jumped on the side of the walls and ran on the ceiling.

Less traffic that way.

"Glad that is not against the rules." Another student said. "Just wish I had the concentration for it."

"We are just in the 9th grade. That is a 12 grader in the Elite class." Her finger pointed at Luke's uniform back. "You need to study more if you want more fuel to power that spell."

"Yeah. Yeah." The boy answered. He looked to the side and saw one of the twins come out of the class. She was looking for someone intently and a very mean glint in her eyes. "Hey, who are you looking for?"

"A boy named Luke."

"What does he look like?" The other student asked. The twin showed the girl the top-grade posting. With a plain picture of Luke. "Oh, he just ran that way." She pointed to the ceiling.

"He ran on the walls?! Who is this guy?!" Her brother's eyes flared dangerously. He was already thinking of ways to pull Luke down a few levels. 'No way I am getting outshined this year! Let alone by a transfer!'

Typing away secretly, a few bribes in the right direction would allow him to see what Luke was up to. A quick message was returned back to him that a student from his class had booked a training room.

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-Training Room

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Walking up, Luke used his id and entered the room. The metallic smell brought several memories to the surface. It was the same as the last dimension he was snatched to.

Activating it, Luke did expect things to go wrong. Since that is what happened last time. Running to the place, he hoped to bypass some of that issue. Some things however still happened. Just in a different way. Settings were altered for the training room, not due to a malfunction from the students overclocking the network.

But they did with outside help.

Source: Returning to Arena Dungeon. The difficulty has been augmented. Will work in your favor. Applying slight mental problems to help with Title unlocks. Memory rods recalibrating.

'Eh, that is fine. Have a feeling you are gonna be in pain if I die early.' Luke gave the Source a little leeway considering if he died or fails to do much, the Source itself would be stripped more of itself. Apparently, it use to be a big shot from the place it came from. But that was debatable. 'Better not overstep.'

Source: Most defintely. I rather you have a lot of power and not get upset about what is going on. This will explain a lot of the skills and powers you have away when they started peering into you. I can not block that to much, it is tiring.

*Boop!* The dungeon controls malfunction and opened a Gateway to a much more dangerous one. Several staff members were alerted and started to get to work to try and fix it in the main room.

"Vandali, it is done. I set the difficulty to increase by 30% from whatever he sets." The Overseer said. "Make my payment happen now!"

"Relax Overseer. I have sent the money already. So even if you get caught, you are set for life." Vandali hung up the phone and looked towards his sister. The bond between the two letting him feel her thoughts. She was obsessed with talking to Luke. One to fight him and curiosity on how he acquired his information on matters. 'He is not worthy of you sister. Do not worry. I will show you soon enough.'

Clearing his mind, Vandali made sure to think about other matters to keep her from coming to any conclusion about how he felt. All wasted energy since Luke would not be interested in speaking with her. Unless she knew interesting magic of course.