Five days before the mission and they will go forth to the Undersea Kingdom. They are inside the cafeteria and were busy eating. The Primus Section were discussing their upcoming lesson in Mr. Panther's subject.

"Alpha Tester, moron." Light mumbled.

The Primus Section will be the Alpha Tester for the Dim Forest. Master Garet copied the design of the real Dim Forest and create a new training ground for the students to test their skills.

"I thought it was Beta Tester?" Aizen asked while slurping his milkshake.

Phoenix nudges Aizen, "Bobo. Kailan pa nauna ang B sa A?"

"Dude, what?"

"Alpha Tester ang nauuna bago ang Beta Tester. Palaging una ang A." Phoenix explained while pointing his fork to Aizen. The others awed to Phoenix expect Ice, Light, and Sky who just smirks at him.

"Acceptable reasoning from a nincompoop." Light mumbled. He moved two empty plates in his front. He places a fork from the right plate and a spoon to the other, "This one with the fork is the Alpha Tester, their main goal is to identify all possible issues before releasing the product to the public and is tested by the employees within the certain company. While this one, the Beta Tester, is performed by the so-called real players and their feedbacks will be the reference of the developers."

"Hindi ba dapat ay Beta Tester ang tawag sa atin?" Aizelle asked.

"Dapat. But from what I heard from Master Garet. His friends are nowhere to be found right now to test the Artificial Dim Forest. And because we are Primus Section we have the privilege to be the Alpha Testers." Sky explained.

"Oh. Bakit alam na alam ni Light 'yan?" Sue asked.

"Dude, are you really asking an obvious thing?" Aizelle asked.

"Why?"

"Sino ba sa atin ang tumira na sa harap ng TV?" Aizelle exclaimed. Light glared at her that made their squad laughed.

The students from other sections feel envious of them. They are the first to test the new invention of the greatest alchemist.

"Now, we are here in front of the dim forest. I hope you're all ready." Mr. Panther announced.

In front of them was the Artificial Dim Forest and it seems so eerie. Gigantic trees welcomed them; the mahoganies are several houses tall, reaching towards the golden rays of the spring. Yet the twigs and branches even the thick leaves were preventing the light from passing through the majestic forest.

The members of the Primus Section were all looking excited except Ice.

"Anong klaseng activity ngayon, Mr. Panther?" Sue asked excitedly. Mr. Panther smirked at her and said, "Individual Activity. And your goal is to kill the most number of monsters inside. The Artificial Dim Forest contains 450 monsters."

"What's good about this Artificial Dim Forest?" Aizen asked. Mr. Panther claps his hands and said, "Good question. This is Garet's latest invention and the blueprints came from his friend that had gone to the real Dim Forest."

"And class, may I remind you that every monster is worth a point and eliminating your classmate is worth five points. The winner will get an awesome reward from Garet personally. But players that will be eliminated and place at the bottom will get a punishment." Mr. Panther smiled and the students in his front disappeared. They have been scattered inside the Dim Forest.

Ice awed. The air is rich with the scent of leaves and mulch. As she touches the tree she knew it was very ancient. The trees are thick yet they are old, the roots that were twisted. It was weird for her to see Autumn leaves during the spring, above her were sparkling leaves that radiate the pigment of the blazing fire yet once detaches to the twigs it becomes brittle brown; their sound was like dried cereal crunched underfoot, driving the papery remains deep into the soft dirt.

Glowing Bee Hummingbird started to dance around Ice. Her eyes were captivated as she remembers that birds around her hold the same color as her real eyes.

Ice decided to enjoy the place. She galloped to the tree with weird creaking sound as the result when she sat on the branches. And once again her eyes glimmered with excitement as she touches a leaf. As it met her touch it turned into a speck of glittery dust that was blown by the wind.

Ice smiled. Nang maalala ni Ice ang tinago niyang strawberry cake sa magic cube niya ay agad niya itong nilabas. She was both enjoying the cake and the scenery in front.

"A baby Griffin." Ice mumbled. The baby griffin was looking at her on the other side of the branch. It was tilting his head as he looks at the food that Ice was eating.

She wryly smiled. A Griffin was a mythical creature that possesses the head and wings of an eagle but with the body of a lion. Mabilis niyang inubos ang strawberry cake at nginisian ang griffin.

It disappointedly soared the forest.

When Ice jumped out the gigantic tree a holographic screen appeared in her front. She made a sheepish expression.

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Sky: 37 monsters killed

Light: 32 monsters killed

Aizen: 30 monsters killed

Phoenix: 28 monsters killed

Sue: 27 monsters killed

Aizelle: 25 monsters killed

Aicelyn: None

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"I forgot." Ice whispered.

Sky was playfully twisting his sword on his hand when the screen appeared. He was already expecting that he will be the top player but he quizzically looks at the screen when he saw that Ice is still zero points. Pakiramdam niya tuloy ay hindi sineseryoso ni Ice ang activity na sineseryoso nilang lahat.

"That dumb girl. She will face punishment, for sure."

Light was fighting three Minotaurs, the half-human, and half-bull. He swings his sword as he soared to the air and pierced the Minotaurs. While Phoenix was battling a Cyclops, the gigantic one-eyed monster. He was dodging its huge spikey club as he gallops in the voluminous trees.

On the other hand, Sue was in the middle of a fierce battle with a Cretan Bull and merges her thunder to her body to match its speed and strength. Aizen was simply mocking the Geryon in his facade, a giant monster with three heads. And lastly, Aizelle was in the middle of a staring contest with the Laelaps, a mystical dog.

They almost drop their concentration when the holographic screen appeared. All of them eyes widened when they Ice's score.

"WALA PANG NAPAPATAY SI ICE?"

Ice let out a big sigh when she didn't saw any monster around. The forest was ominously silent. She paused, that even the sound of her own footsteps was silent, and all that could be heard was only the whispering of the leaves in the gusty wind. "Damn. I'm ready to fight."

"Secrets are meant to be revealed, Aicelyn." A cold voice said. It was meant for her and she knew it but she just shrugged it off and look at her front.

Ice already knew that she sucks at playing hide and seek. Yet she continues to hide even if a lot of her enemies were seeking her.

She halted when she saw her classmates."Yo." Ice languidly said. All of them gave her a puzzled look and afterward, they squinted their eyes at her."What?"

"Look at the screen board." Light pointed out.

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Sky: 76 monsters killed

Light: 72 monsters killed

Sue: 69 monsters killed

Aizen: 65 monsters killed

Phoenix: 60 monsters killed

Aizelle: 58 monsters killed

Aicelyn: None

50 MONSTERS LEFT

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"Congrats?" Ice mumbled. Sue zapped her that she elegantly avoided,"Look at your name!"

"The forest is awesome." Ice said.

"The what?" Sky asked.

"The forest."

"Holy Stix. What?"

"We are in the middle of a test. Stop flirting, morons." Phoenix beamed. Both Ice and Sky glared at him.

"Wow. Coming from you, Phoenix?" Aizen teased.

"Alin?"

"The moron thing, dumbass," Aizen said.

"Still, Phoenix is right. We are still in the middle of a test." Aizelle said. She tilted her head to fully looked at Ice, "And you still don't have a single point."

Ice shrugged, "Fifty monsters left? Maybe I could kill them all." she smirked. The others just rolled her eyes at her.

"They are scattered, Ice." Light said.

"Mahirap ang pinaplano mo at isa pa hindi mo mahahabol ang scores namin." Aizen stated.

"Watch me. I will get that eighty points." Ice said and evilly smiled.

"Don't delirious, Ice. You can't fight all of us." Sue mocked.

"I can." Ice smirked. The forest became eerier and the howls of the other monsters echoed. Ice's smirk didn't vanish as her friends started to charge at her, "Glacial Destruction." Ice chanted.

The time seems to stop. Starting from the ground where she was standing, up to the whole forest slowly freezes. The whole Dim Forest became a large glacier that can be seen from the north pole. Sky and the others were trapped inside the thick wall of ice while on their attack mode.

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Aicelyn: 50 monsters killed, eliminated 6 players. TOTAL: 80 points

Sky: 76 monsters killed, eliminated.

Light: 72 monsters killed, eliminated.

Sue: 69 monsters killed, eliminated.

Aizen: 65 monsters killed, eliminated.

Phoenix: 60 monsters killed, eliminated.

Aizelle: 58 monsters killed, eliminated.

AICELYN IS THE WINNER

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"Delirious, huh?" Ice mocked.

"Melt this ice first before you leave!" Sky said using his telepathy. Ice languidly shrugged and turned her back.

"Sorry guys, but I can't do that. You have to wait 'til evening before it melts. See you later."

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