An Extra’s POV

"Alright, everyone. Let's gather around!"

Adonis was standing close to the entrance of the Otherworlders' residence.

Beside him was Alicia, but she was mostly silent.

The students began streaming into the living room, curious about what Adonis had to say.

Even the ones holed up in their rooms emerged upon hearing his call.

Before long, everyone had arrived, all seated in their respective chairs or sofas. A few also opted to sit on the quite cool and comfortable floor.

Their eyes filled with anticipation, fixated on Adonis, as they waited patiently for his announcement.

"Maybe some of you already know this, but Alicia and I thought it was high time to catch up with Brutus to plan out our training sessions." Adonis' announcement elicited a few groans, but nothing too serious.

"You don't have to worry. I made it crystal clear to him that we're not signing up for boot camp." Adonis flashed a reassuring grin at his crew. "This won't be like school, I promise. Not even close."

A few laughs were heard from the audience at the last statement, as well as sighs of relief.

In this strange new world, despite the few inconveniences, one thing stood out and made everyone appreciate it even more: there was no school!

For these lively teenagers, the absence of that stressful environment was a breath of fresh air.

Many had worried that this training would become a new version of the dreaded 'school.' But thankfully, Adonis's words brought a wave of relief.

His reassurance sparked hope among them.

"We'll be expected to put in about six hours a day for training. Sounds pretty generous compared to our old school routine, right?" Adonis nodded, flashing a wink as if he were dishing out a grand favor.

"Six hours?" Someone groaned, and a chorus of complaints followed.

"I just wanna chill here a bit longer!"

"Do we get any time for ourselves before—"

"Training starts tomorrow," Adonis declared firmly, setting off an even louder uproar among the students.

Their attitude had shifted, morphing into a bunch of entitled kids grumbling about intensive training.

"Guys, people in this world are dying every day," Alicia pointed out, trying to instill a sense of purpose. "Our primary purpose for being here is to save them. Starting training as soon as possible gives us the best shot at fixing this mess."

Alicia had kept quiet since the meeting started, observing the students' reactions.

However, seeing their response, she felt compelled to step in.

those words shook

teenagers trying to live

other than Adam Sanchez, the class jock,

Adam's hair being black and not

personality-wise, they couldn't be any

stood in stark contrast to the selfless and kind Adonis. In this moment, his self-centeredness was on

Adonis responded, a hint of disappointment creasing

mean I'll sit here and blindly follow your lead," Adam shot

smile was plastered on his face as he stared at Adonis as though daring him

man, I'm just saying… some of us don't want to

one of the first alphabetically, Adam had the privilege of choosing

his awful personality, his Karma was remarkably lower than

his single Skill

didn't have as much influence

"Speak for yourself, dude."

"Just be quiet, Adam."

"Yeah, zip it!"

causing unnecessary

say all

even squeak in his presence back in

had turned

in response to the jeers aimed his way, Adam's smile widened as

I couldn't care less about what any of you

arms and legs like a child throwing a tantrum. "I'm not joining the training. You can't

the room, sparking silent gasps that rippled through the

was the underlying fear that if someone like Adam could refuse training, then others

actions threatened to unravel the unity among the

Adonis was expected to swiftly

But...

can opt out as well. And if it gets too tough, and you want to bail, that's your

unexpected response

he wasn't

train will receive. Not just in terms of strength but other privileges

Adam

room, each second stretching the tension, until

this residence is exclusively for those committed to saving the world.

of those words settled over everyone,

If an Otherworlder lacked interest in the mission, there was no reason

what you truly want, no one

Adam's voice trailed off, his defiance waning as it became evident that Adonis had won. He

track. Training starts at 7:00 AM,

filled the room. This time, however, he

you, feel free to opt out. But remember, being late isn't