When Prodigies Fall, the Failure Stands のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

"Aurelia Vane! I've never seen anyone born with aptitude this pathetic!"Cassian Rook, head apprentice to our master, Aldric, jabbed a finger at my nose. His whole hand was shaking.I stood there, my face twisted in misery."Cassian, I really can't feel even a trace of aether."Cassian was so furious he stomped around in three full circles. The bonded sword at his hip hummed right along with his temper."You've been in the Order for five years, and you still can't manage the most basic step—drawing aether into your body!"What did I ever do to get stuck with a junior this hopeless?"A faint, cold scoff came from nearby.Seraphine Thorne, Aldric's second apprentice, sat in white robes, her head bowed as she etched intricate lines into the ward plate in her hands."Watch your mouth."Cassian bristled and opened his mouth to fire back.Seraphine's tone stayed flat, but it carried a pressure that left no room for argument."Master Aldric taught us that apprentices are supposed

In the distance, towering flames stained the night sky blood red. Countless flashes of steel streaked upward, only to plummet just as fast.Frantic with worry, I turned and sprinted toward the main peak.I'd barely left the path on the back ridge when a figure in pale yellow burst out of the trees and planted herself in my way.It was Elowen.She was usually the neatest person I knew, but now she was covered in horrifying bloodstains, and even her hairpin had snapped in half."What are you doing? Go back!"Her voice was sharp, and her eyes were filled with a panic I'd never seen in her before.My eyes stung as I clung to her sleeve."Elowen, something's happened to the Order. I want to help you!"Elowen shook off my hand and shoved a heavy storage pouch into my arms."Help with what? Your mortal flailing?"She was breathing hard, and her words came out in a rush."The Order has already prepared a last escape route."If Master Aldric and the elders can hold off Solvar, the

Solvar's wild laughter cut off abruptly.His dark-gold eyes locked onto me, and his pupils shrank to pinpoints.The air froze solid.Lying on the ground, Cassian forgot to cough up blood and just gaped at me.Seraphine and Elowen held each other up, their eyes full of bewilderment.I rolled my neck, and my bones popped loudly.That blow had felt no stronger than someone giving me a shove.Aside from a hole in my clothes, it hadn't even left a red mark.I took a deep breath and pushed off hard with both legs.The flagstones beneath my feet instantly burst into powder.I shot into the air and slammed straight toward Solvar, who hovered overhead.No flashy spells. No dazzling swordplay.Just pure, raw physical strength.Solvar snorted coldly, irritation flashing in his eyes.He was a great demon from ancient times, and a mortal without a drop of aether dared to challenge him?He raised his right hand, fingers curled into claws, and swiped at the top of my head with enough f

It was pitch-black inside the cauldron.Thick, blood-red mist surged in from every direction, intensely corrosive.I could hear Solvar's arrogant laughter outside."Hahahaha! Once you're inside my Devouring Crucible, even an immortal come down from the heavens wouldn't make it out in one piece!"Within a quarter of an hour, that useless girl will be nothing but a puddle of blood!"Outside, Cassian pounded the ground in despair until his knuckles were torn down to the bone.Dragging his broken bonded sword, he limped toward the Crucible and hacked at it like a madman.Sparks flew everywhere, but the bronze cauldron didn't have a single scratch.Ignoring the backlash, Seraphine coughed up her own lifeblood again and tried to carve an explosive ward onto the outside of the cauldron.Elowen hurled every pill in her storage pouch at the lid, hoping to blast open even the tiniest gap.Even Aldric crawled out of the rubble, tears streaming down his old face as he wove a spell with h

"Aurelia!"Aldric and my seniors let out heart-wrenching screams.To them, I was throwing my bare flesh against a blast that could level mountains. I was as good as dead.The demon core exploded in my arms.Destructive energy equal to the peak of the Ascendant tier poured out wildly.But just as that energy was about to spread, the dark-gold markings all over my body blazed bright, and the Titanblood power inside me surged into motion.I tightened my arms and used my ridiculously tough body to force the shockwave back in.RUMBLE—A sound like muffled thunder echoed inside my chest.My gut burned, and my insides churned violently.But I clenched my teeth and pressed down hard on that raging ball of energy with both hands."Behave yourself!"I roared and squeezed hard with all ten fingers.Crack, crack, crack—That world-destroying energy was forcibly compressed, again and again.Finally, as everyone watched in stunned silence, I rolled that energy into a perfectly calm go