When they met there energy clashed but they were pathetic, it gave nothing but a uncomfortable feeling when sitting in a uncomfortable position, something was very sure they both were livid.
One humiliatied, to point of being a joke, and not being taken seriously.
Another, irritated with the manner he spoke with "The Man" who's anger gave off that feeling of death that made him shudder, he gained a twisted respect for the man who did not release his pressure on the students who Null wouldn't be able to handle.
Than one kid said out "Guess it's round 2 huh, wonder if his gonna drop down on the floor staggering!" The boy said as he laughed,
This comment made Jern's eyes began to have a red-ish hue that made it look pink, Jern was angry and was fed up, he'll get his respect back by setting a example of him, of someone who had disrespected him from the start, but than Jern smiled.
"I call for a 'Duel of Gain' " Jern said with malice.
Null's Aura was losing out but didn't decrease any further it was in a stagnant state, where his aura was slightly whelmed but Jern's aura.
But even though it still was keeping Jern's violent intent from interacting with him, so Null was calm and wasn't affected.
"What do you gain from this, exactly?" Null said half focused, as he experimented with his energy he tried to compress it but the energy was becoming thinner rather than tougher or harder, or dispersed lending to him having less of this energy to work with.
"You, drop two intermediate tier crystal's." Jern said his malice stagnant.
Null scowled as then chuckled, he really found it funny, some one who owned him wants to clear his dept and gain something along with it.
"Are not being to greedy, than fine if I win, i don't really know what I'll need so rather than something, i rather have a favor of which you will not be able to deny.
Twitching could be seen at the corner of Jern's smile.
"So a unfounded gain, fine then let's begin!" Jern said.
Bringing his hand towards Null's head, Null perceived the action but he was not fast enough, as he was not a speed meta, not even a meta.
Jern grabbed Null's hair, and pulled back his head, seeing this and knowing he wouldn't be able to stop it Null brought his hand's to Jern's shoulder's, Jern was unphased as he rammed his head into Null's.
'So I'm still slower than him, even though!' Null thought, teeth clenched from the headache brewing in his head, as he jumped slightly up, bringing his right leg to his torso and extended out into Jern's stomach, a cushioned thud was heard.
Jern winced and involuntarily let go of Null's hair, noticing this Null used the foot planted into Jern's stomach as a foot hold and brought his leg up.
Jern dodged, moving his head to the side, and Null smiled.
Null turned his body using his strenched out leg, and used his heel to diagonally kick the side of his face.
But Jern raised his arm, the kick landing on his forearm.
Jern hissed.
He backed off, having a tight hold on his right forearm, he was 5 meters away equivalent of 16 feet away.
Null rolled on the floor due too being airborne for a surprising amount especially for Null.
'I have never been able to do that before, and never did, but it's a welcomed surprise.' Null thought.
Than in the next moment he felt his head throb, this reminded him of how he was half focused on the energy, making him unable too react to Jern grabbing his head, he normally would of seen his body tensing, Null was disappointed in himself he learned while living in the lower tier city to be observent of the body, face, shoulders, hands and posture everything or anything that would hint to there intention, so due to this the energy retreated back into him, but it was less than before.
He then looked towards Jen who had his hand clenched on his forearm that had a bruise.
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Lumina looked at Null with wide eyes and at the bruise on Jern's forearm.
'0, can't have that much power for the reason of speed meta's may not have to much strength and endurance, but there was a byproduct of obtaining speed based abilities and that was increased endurance, and there speed increase the weight behind there attack rather than increase there strength.'
'Even though the degree of increased endurance and force wasn't great this applied only to low grade meta's of 1 too 3 but due to this, i can easily and confidently say Jern is a grade 1 speed meta, meaning the byproduct is gaining endurance more than any human even the strongest of normal human's putting him between a the limit of a normal human too a grade 1 endurance or durability meta, this level was called grade 0.'
'Meaning that if a person wants to meaningfully hurt Jern is by having the strength or force of a grade 0, but that person would need to constantly hit the same place with a grounded attack, but a person who has the strength or force of a grade 1 meta would only need to land a clean grounded attack to wound a person with the endurance of a grade 0 meta, like Jern, does that not mean 0 is a grade 1 strength meta, or something else.' Lumina thought.
While Lumina was deep in he felt a nudge and he turned his head, Infront of him was a rectangular device that displayed.
"Did, Short stack lie about being a meta?"
Lumina looked at Ezze that wore a expression of suspicion in disbelief.
'Did she call 0, Short stack?' Lumina thought.
"No, no i... am not sure..." Lumina said looking back at Null and Jern.
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"The Man" narrowed his eyes as he stared at the bruise on Jern's forearm.
'Jern is classified as a grade 1 meta, with the ability of speed, giving him traits like enhanced, physical durability that put them between an average human and a grade 1 physical durability meta, giving them a byproduct ability, giving them grade 0 physical durability, and by the bruise the boy seems to have the strength of a lower scaled grade 1 strength meta, and him not bleeding means he has the endurance of a grade 1 physical durability meta, and his speed is equivalent to a grade 0 speed meta.'
'This kid is very strange, his Lumina's friend if i remember correctly.' The Man thought as he focused on the confrontation.
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"You lied you said your no, meta!" Jern shouted at Null with rage.
But Null was not paying attention, but he was focused at the bruise, and he smiled.
'I didn't even have enough footing to release a full in attack does that mean, i scared him away with a half thought out attack.' Null thought as he proceed to prepare.
Null bent his knees and brought his fist's to the front of his face, covering it up to his nose.
'Now, that is interesting.' Null thought.