Iris' POV
Final exam of the year for Signal and it's a fight against another student. Why they never make this easy I'll never know.
Considering how well off Signal Academy is, it always surprised me how basic their arenas were, a bunch of raised bleachers around a pit.
Across from me was some guy in my year. Couldn't tell much more than that., honestly didn't bother with trying to know people after my first year.
"Alright, this will be a standard tournament style match. The first person's aura to drop into the red is eliminated." The head of the academy announced before returning to his seat.
I stared at my opponent, waiting for the start of this fight so I could get it over with and get out of this arena for the last time.
"Ready? Start!" the announcer called before my opponent and I charged at each other.
Once within range, I swung my staff in an arc, in an attempt to try get a cheap hit in but my opponent blocks with one of his daggers while using the other to retaliate.
I jumped back to avoid the slash, the blade barely missing my coat, before I landed a couple metres away and took my fighting stance.
'Well this isn't going to be as easy as I hoped.' I thought before my opponent charged at me again.
With a slash from the left and a stab from the right, my opponent continued his barrage of attacks while a dodged each attack, looking for an opening.
I could feel my aura slowly draining and a quick glance up at the scoreboard confirmed my suspicions.
'Gotta make this quick then.' I thought, ducking under his next stab and kicking my leg out to trip him up.
As he fell to the ground, I swung my staff down in an overhead swing, barely missing his body, as he rolled to the side and jumped to his feet.
Before he could do anything I was in front of him swinging my staff around myself in various attacks, some were blocked by his daggers while others broke through his defences and chipped away at his aura.
I glanced over at the scoreboard to see that I was starting to win this fight. Unfortunately, this was the moment my opponent had been waiting for.
While my attention was diverted, he locked his daggers behind my staff and ripped it out of my grasp, sending it flying behind him.
"Well, crap." I mumbled before jumping out of the range of his weapons, his mouth changing into a cocky smirk.
Figuring now was as good a time as any, I reached under my coat and pulled out a small handle. Triggering a small mechanism on the side of the handle caused the blade to extend, revealing a dual edged sword.
I wish I'd had a camera to catch his reaction when he saw the sword before I activated my semblance and charged at him
With my increased reflexes and strength, I was able to break through his aura, only stopping when the whistle blew stopping the match.
"And the winner is Iris." the announcer shouted as I looked over at the scoreboard to see that my aura was barely above the level of losing.