Chapter 57: Match 1 and Akashic Eye (1/2)

A day had passed after Jake's training, and it was the day of the second stage of the competition, the lower stage.

*Knock* *Knock*

A sound was heard outside Jake's room.

It was the sound of someone knocking on Jake's door.

The sound woke Jake up who was meditating in his room.

”What is it?” He coldly yelled.

”Jake, I have being sent to remind you that you have two hours to prepare,” replied the person behind the door.

”Ok,” said Jake, dismissing the person.

After he was sure no one was at his door, he closed his eyes and continued meditating.

Following a brief period of time, Jake opened back his eyes.

His right eye color changed from fierce blue to purple, as he unveiled the true appearance of the [Akashic Eye].

There was a reason why Jake purposely activated the [Akashic Eye].

He did that because he felt weird not using it for almost a week. It was like he was hiding a part of himself.

In truth, the [Akashic Eye] was never meant to be de-activated. It was a mutation of his eye, a special ability.

It was like a tail to him, a new part of himself. The more he uses it, the greater its efficiency becomes, and the more abilities he discovers.

It was too precious to be a rusted iron!

It needed to be oiled regularly!

Now that Jake had spare time, due to him completing his technique practice yesterday, he could take some time off to get more familiar with it.

As for the reminder he just got, he didn't worry about that. He had woken up early this morning to prepare.

He was already in his light combat outfit, and couldn't be more prepared.

The moment the [Akashic Eye] showed its true appearance, Jake entered a ”euphoria” zone, where he felt more attuned to his environment.

He was already used to the basic ability of the special eye, but it felt more enhanced when he unveiled the [Akashic Eye]

His photographic memory felt like permanent files have been placed in his mind.

His enhanced five senses went off the roof as he could smell and identify the perfume his next-door roommate was using.

He could see the holes in his skin, could hear his blood flowing like the sea, could taste the wind, and could feel with his skin far beyond his control.

Also, his brain activity became more intense as his intelligence, intuitive aptitude, and energy control, increased by a level.

'Amazing. Just the activation of the eye could enhance all its basic abilities. Perfect,' smiled Jake.

He went on further, focusing on the special abilities of the [Akashic Eye].

As he had done this before, he could identify them all.

The first one was his accelerated thought process. He was more familiar with it as it was the first ability he had ever used.

It had helped him defeat the child of the [Curved Spiked Ape] he met way back.

The ability manifested in a way that seemed like he had more time to himself. He could think about five times faster than his usual thinking speed.

With this, he possessed a great amount of reaction and could be quite deadly in battle, as he was able to experience things far slower.

The second ability was his accelerated perception. It was just like its name entailed; it increased his perception and made him understand things faster and better.

The last one was what he called Power Reading. With this ability, he could identify the power level of an individual by gauging their threat level based on all the information provided.

Getting an idea, Jake threw an object up and watched as it came down.

”Beautiful,” he said as he observed the action.

It was like a slow-motion movie. The object floated down, and Jake could see almost all the dimensions of it.

It was really a fascinating sight...to only Jake, as others would just see it as it is, an object falling down.

This experience made Jake smile, ”Perhaps, that how perfection is. Something that others can't perceive. They lack the ability to see it.”

To Jake, it was like a speck of dust to the human eye. It couldn't be touched nor seen, but Jake swore that he would attain perfection.

He owed it to himself to find perfection.

While Jake was in thought, his eye pulsed to inform him that it was running low on gas, which Jake could already feel as headaches clouded his head.

In a decisive action, he de-activated the [Akashic Eye] and mentally recorded the amount of time it stayed active.

It was a groundbreaking six minutes which was better than the previous three minutes.

It was definitely progress, and such progress was why Jake wanted to get more familiar with the special eye.

After the de-activation, Jake laid on his bed and looked at the ceiling.

His eyes became unfocused, but it still stared at the ceiling.

He emptied his mind as he spent the last of his time thinking about nothing. It was also a form of meditation.

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