Tales of Pangea: Silver & Gold

Chapter 5

It was early morning at Zuebeth High School, Kai was at his desk staring off into space, meanwhile Ms. Kale was teaching about something to do with Ranks. "Alright Class, let's begin on Ranks. Who can tell me the Five Ranks in order from lowest to highest?"

Bobby and Cassie then shot up to raise their hands, but Ms. Kale quickly added, "I'm ignoring you two to let others answer." Bobby and Cassie glared at each other before lowering their hands. Then a Brown Bear, who was eating something, raised his hand, "Derick?"

The brown bear stood up and said, "The Five Ranks in order from the weakest to the strongest are Beta, Delta, Omega, Gamma, and Alpha."

"Yes, very good, I'll ignore the fact you're eating in the middle of class for now. So put it away." Ms. Kale's statement made Derick flinch as he quickly put away a box lunch he had opened inside his desk.

The Caribou teacher took some chalk and began writing on the board, "As is common knowledge, the Five Ranks are like a social hierarchy of Pangea. Betas are the weakest and often are treated as second class citizens, while smarts can get you far, due to Ferals and other Pangeans, staying weak isn't a safe idea." Ms. Kale then turned to the class and spoke, "Our world isn't all sunshine and rainbows, there are bad Pangeans out there and horrible Ferals. While Mythians guard normal folk against ferals, bad Pangeans will still use their strength against the weak."

Ms. Kale then went back to her lesson, "Next is Deltas, the second weakest, often used for babies or the elderly, there isn't much to say about it. Pangeans are often born as Deltas instead of starting as Betas due to genetic favoritism in the old days."

"Omegas are the middle ground, not all strong but not weak either. Again there isn't much too much to say, as Omegas are the common standard for most. However, those born as an Omega Rank, they are considered Alpha Candidates." Ms. Kale stated, the air grew thick with tension.

The Caribou teacher then moved on to the next rank, "The second strongest, Gamma, is the first rank that needs to be obtained through either raw talent or hard training. No Pangean has ever been born into the rank of Gamma. The second most important fact about the Gamma Rank." Ms. Kale then drew a line between Gamma and Alpha. "Is that an Omega rank needs to become a Gamma in order to become an Alpha."

Ms. Kale then turned to the class, "Lastly, Alpha, the highest rank amongst Pangeans, both in social status and strength. The only way to become an Alpha is through the Alpha Exam in Oheo. No training can reach it nor any amount of innate talent can reach the rank of Alpha alone. The rate of failure is ninety-nine percent, and all candidates for Alpha rank only get one chance, fail and it's all over."

"Alphas are primarily the leaders of nations and companies for their power and intelligence." Ms. Kale then noticed that Kai wasn't paying attention, he was spacing out.

The Caribou teacher gripped the chalk in her hand tightly before flinging it at Kai, who instead of catching it, got hit dead on in the eye. "GAH!! CHALK IN MY EYE!!!" Kai shouted as he flopped to the floor. The entire class was shocked, normally Kai just catches whatever is thrown at him so for Ms. Kale to actually hit him was shocking.

"Are... Are you alright?" Ms. Kale asked, just as shocked as her class that she hit Kai.

Kai sat up and began dusting chalk from his eye, "Yeah, I'm good... That really hurt..."

Ms. Kale recomposed herself and cleared her throat, "W-Well, let that be a lesson to not space out." Ms. Kale then turned around and resumed writing. Her short tail happily wiggled as she tried to hide her smile.

'She's totally happy.' The rest of the Class thought.

At the end of class, Ms. Kale then spoke out, "Have a good lunch, oh, and there will be an announcement by the principal during lunch, so keep that in mind."