Should it be called a perfect depiction of one's ability, or rather a shining ray that unifies all that is in discord?
A duel hosted between two first-year students is merely a display of an individual's powers. However, if it were anyone else about to battle, it would be a clash between two major factions. That said these two were first years, one a descendent of royal breed and the other as mysterious as one could be who did not even partake in the entrance exam.
Referring to it as smite is nothing but a mere pleasantry as not only as student council was present but as well as ruminants of other factions.
This was not a joke but a wild reality as the student council saw this as no laughing matter. Immediately after their little skirmish began both boys were equipped by a wooden blade. The school's top tech equipment was used on them so as they could fight without holding back.
The boys stood opposite each other, their presences dominating the entire area. "Are you serious that you want to fight me? You that know if you don't quit now there is no other chance to save face." Not losing his current concentration James retained silence, all the while trying his best to implant all his fighting memories into his body and soul.
Evan saw this as ignorance, so he was about to charge at James, but a young man entered their fighting space stopping Evan using his aura alone. " Maybe you are not aware of this because of the fact that you disrupted the briefing but as one of you said before to fight a duel in the school a representative is needed."
The person was an elite member of the student council which was confirmed by his different uniform. His hair was blonde, and he could be called handsome in some fact. in the school he was level 8 and ranked third in the entire school going by the name 'Romeo Ramirez. "Now I doubt there are any problems so begin your duel."
James didn't move an inch as he himself from the past had never been able to master or cultivate a strong technique. But due to his large amount of wealth and connections he had bought multiple such techniques for the emperors in the world. Seconds before Evan reached James was when his memory and system helped each other to incorporate one of them.
[ The host has borrowed 50 points in order to learn the Sheman Sword Technique D-grade at master comprehension. In order to earn points the host can achieve milestones, complete quests and kill beasts.]
A smile perked on James's cheeks as he moved his sword to do a block and counter simultaneously. The technique he was using was not strong but having complete mastery brought it up to its full and complete form. Evan was thrilled so he resorted to his finest method, using aura.
The red aura coated Evan's wooden sword making it ten times more threatening. " So, he is still holding back" James thought to himself as he prepared to block Evan's attack which was harder than the expected. The more Evan attacked; the more James lost composure. But James was not even using 30% of his power.
Evan almost won but James saw it as high time to log in and begin fighting seriously. In that moment Evan could feel his head being separated from his body. His body shivered as he looked at James who stood still his eyes glowing a menacing dark blue color.
"These first years are really something else." Words escaped a boy who was hidden in a hood with a girl, his age besides him. " Now Evan, would you like to restart." James said as his body was covered by aura in the darkest shade of blue.
Evan regained composure and charged again towards James but this time more reserved and focused. He was fully utilizing even the reserves of aura and mana as if he was swearing to end James within a couple minutes.
"That looks desperate" a girl who was the second rank 'Maya Milez' remarked calmly as she could see through Evan like a book. " All that James has to do is avoid about five attacks and Evan will probably go berserk then the council member might get involved and stop such delusions."
But not everyone saw the world as the naive girl as James had other plans which were to beat Evan up into submission and not claim victory like a coward. He used his sword technique coupled with some aura and shouted," First Form, Rolling Wind Strike!"
The wind carved way, and the wooden blade sliced through it as if it were butter. Evan could never even have the dream of blocking such an attack. The berserker in Evan was revealed as he utilized his final trump card. Stopping a berserker was far harder than stopping the normal Evan but James told Romeo "Do not worry as even in a thousand years he could not even stop me."
Evan lost consciousness for a 50% stat boost as that was his B rank trait. For James, this just gave him an even better way to test out his skills. James held out his hand and merely swiped it a little and this pushed Evan away. All spectators were shaken to their core by the sight.
Was that telekinesis?
How did he do that?
Isn't he just a first year?
What James had done to carry Evan that far away was simply use his skill abyssal touch. The skill allowed him to manipulate things in a close radius through simply the usage of mana and mind. It required a large amount of mana which James lacked so he could use this skill two more times.
Evan got up once again and as he tried to attack James again leaving a lot of weak spots. This time James used the second form of his sword technique which he called "Falling leaf."
This time the wooden sword turned into dust after James executed the attack which made Evan fall unconscious to the floor. As he finished blood dripped out of his nose which he quickly rubbed off as he believed it was a sign of weakness.
[Congratulations host for defeating the fourth ranked student and showing your supremacy on the school. Rewarded with 20 points which will be confiscated by the system. The second reward is a + 3 stat boost to all core stats and +1 to arcane.]
Romeo announced, " the winner is first rank student James!" at the top of his voice.