Chapter 55: Beginning the speed test
Beast Slayer’s disdain was clearly hidden from those who surrounded him though, as he made sure to keep his presence hidden and unknown from the excited and exuberant Altered still in the testing centre.
As his older brother, he would naturally get compared to Kye, and he even had all the spotlight for himself after he awakened and for the few years after that. His Soul Ability made his whole family basically focus on his development solely, since having someone with his potential would naturally create an incredibly powerful heir for the Renfield family.
However, things quickly took a downturn when his younger brother, Kye, reached 16 years of age and was eligible to enter the Beast Domain.
From the get go he showed more promise and potential than Beast Slayer ever did, with the only thing Beast Slayer holding over him being his incredibly powerful and overpowered Soul Ability.
But even considering that, Kye was just better than him on all facets.
His capability to learn the family’s techniques was just unmatched by Beast Slayer, and within just 6 months of being in the Beast Domain, Kye had overtaken Beast Slayer in his understanding of the technique.
His fighting skills and adaptability were also off the charts, which made Beast Slayer seem subpar in comparison, even though he was still one of the best prodigies on the entire planet.
That was just the difference between the two brothers.
If Beast Slayer’s Soul Ability wasn’t practically doomed to be downgraded after he ascended to the second layer of the Beast Domain, his family might have still paid attention to him and allocated resources to him to help him further develop.
However, everyone knew the chances of that was abysmal.
Hence why the intense disdain and rage ran deep within Beast Slayer whenever the topic of his brother and family even came up, let alone seeing him in person.