A/N: Sorry for not updating in a while... Hope you like the additions!
Nova shoulder bumped me. "We have another duel coming up Monday. You in?" I stared at her. "Girl, I never waste a chance to go a duel. But seriously, where's Maddox?" I replied. Cecily frowned. "Yeah, he normally joins us at lunch." "Or maybe he's behind you and eavesdropping." a voice came behind us. Cecily lashed with her rope and Maddox came into focus. He had a bruise on his face, but I knew he would be ok. Ajax went over and helped him up. "Next time, try not to eavesdrop because you never know what Isla might do to you." Maddox nodded and smirked. "Mmhmm. I could just heal myself. You do realize that?" "And I could do it again until you were unconscious." I retorted with a triumphant smile. I could literally see the gears of his brain turning as he thought about what I said. Cecily jumped in. "Which school are we facing?"
"We're facing Edgewater. Can't believe they had the nerve to challenge us!" Nova replied. "We rank first in the duels, right?" Hunter asked. Maddox nodded. "Let's get to gym class. And get in some practice before our duel on Monday." We were the first ones there, so we decided to warm up. By warm up, I meant chasing each other around and using our abilities. As more people joined, the more practice fights began. I sat down and was always interested in watching the fights. A girl who shared a dorm with me was fighting another girl with fire. Nova and Hunter were squaring off in a fight of water vs metal. The doors clanged open and Coach Beckett and Assistant Aurinda walked in, but no one noticed except for Ajax and I. We stood up to attention, but everyone was still fighting.
Beckett's eyes glinted and everything stopped. I mean that quite literally. Everything was frozen in place as he walked around. "Lines", he spoke in a clear voice, and we all unfroze. We started running and out of nowhere a giant slab of metal flew towards us. I slid under it, but some of the Servants ran right into it and broke some bones. I grinned. Nice to know that those losers know where they stand. By the time we finished, only those with high ranks (Queen and King) weren't out of breath. Aurinda motioned at Maddox and another Royal to stand in the center of the room. Nova gasped and Cecily grinned. "Nice! We actually get to face each other!" Cecily said, cheerfully. "They've been saying for weeks that they were going to to do it!"
Beckett nodded and Aurinda waved her hand across the room and everything started to form into a weird shape, enclosing Maddox and his opponent in a transparent dome. "Ok then, the higher ranks have recommended having us face each other off in small duels," Beckett said. "Each of you will get a chance to do it, but the higher ranks will get to do it more because they have a duel on Monday with Edgewater." Aurinda continued. Everyone started whispering and I caught a few conversations like, "We better win." "We can't lose with Ajax" "If we did, they're the losers," I smirked. They were going to be in a real treat to watch us actually fight. The final panel closed over Maddox and the other boy and Beckett yelled, "Begin!"
Bonus!
Name: Beckett
Ability: Reducer
Level: 5.4
Name: Aurinda
Ability: Telekinesis
Level: 5.1
Name: Hunter
Ability: Metalon
Level: 4.6