Chapter eight part 1: The Ice Knight

I wake up later than usual and look at the clock. 'Guess I can't do any training this morning' I think as I groan. I pull myself out of bed as I get ready for the school day ahead.

~Hallway~

All throughout my walk toward homeroom, I keep hearing students talking about the same thing. This 'elite Hamel knight' coming in. Why would an elite Hamel knight be coming to the school? Did something wrong happen? "I heard he's the first to surpass the best elite knight" I recall one of them saying. All I really do is just ignore it and go to class. Ara and Aisha are at their seats so I walk over to them.

"Elsword! Hear about the elite knight coming?" Ara says. I nod.

"While I was walking here, all I could hear was rumors about this person" I reply.

"To have surpass the original elite knight? He must be really powerful." I shrug and sit down.

"I suppose. Hopefully we'll be able to see him today" Aisha says. Me and Ara nod and turn to the teacher, who just came on.

"Alright students, very important news today. Some students might not know this, but there's an elite Hamel knight coming in today" Ms. Daisy says. The door opens. "As a matter of fact, here he is now. Everyone, welcome Reiku, the leader of the Elite Hamel Knights." As he steps in, I now see what he looks like. A bit taller than me, black hair, moonlight blue eyes and… a school uniform? What? "As of today, he'll be a new student here. However, he won't be here everyday due to Knight duties. Go ahead and introduce yourself Reiku." Reiku looks around at the class and lifts up hand and waves it. Not even gonna say hello? "You can have that open spot right there in front of Elsword." She points to the seat in front of mine and he walks over and sits down, still not saying a word. "Alright class, let's begin."

~P.E~

It's now time for P.E. Camilla comes in with four orange cones. "Alright class, today I want you all to split up into four teams of six" she says. Me, Aisha and Ara quickly get into a team. We need three more teammates so we decide to split up and get some. I got Chung, Aisha got Rena and Ara got Reiku.

"Which one of us is gonna go first?" Rena asks. We all look at each other.

"How about you, Mr. Elite Knight?" Aisha says. He shrugs and goes to the front. "Who's next?"

"Guess I'll go next" Chung says as he goes behind Reiku.

"Me next." Aisha goes behind Chung. Ara goes next, then Rena with me being last. After a short period of time, everyone else gets into a team.

"Alright, now here's how it'll go. Two teams will face each other at once. Whichever team wins three times out of five wins and proceeds to the final round. The way your team is set up will be the order of who goes first. The object of the fight is to, of course, knock your opponent out. Let's see… Reiku's team versus Noel's team." Reiku walks to the center where Camilla and Noel is. I notice Reiku doesn't have a weapon with him. Where is it?

Noel points his sword at Reiku. "I'll take you down and show everyone you're an overrated knight." Such a harsh way to talk to your opponent. Reiku replies with a "Hmph" and crosses his arms.

"You may begin" Camilla says. Noel starts off with rushing at Reiku with two quick says which he dodges easily. Noel stops for a second and thrusts his sword at Reiku. He dodges that as well, kicks Noel in the side and grabs arm, tossing him to the other side.

"Is that all? This isn't even fun" Reiku says. Noel growls as he gets up.

"Sandstorm!" Noel does a quick spins then lifts his sword, creating a mini sandstorm. A giant ice wall appears in front of Reiku, protecting him from the sandstorm. So he uses magic without a weapon to cast it.

"Done yet?" Noel glares at Reiku, who's giving him a cold smile.

"Windmill!" Noel does another spin then starts rapidly spinning like a spinning top. He then starts spinning toward Reiku, who stands there with that smile still on his face. As Noel gets very close to Reiku, Reiku ducks then quickly slides forward with his hand out.

He stands up. "The match is over." Noel stops spinning, drops his sword and falls. "I didn't even use Tōketsu-fū this time. You need to improve, Lord Knight." So he does have a weapon…

"And the winner is-"Camilla is cut off.

"No!" Noel shouts as he stands back. Everyone looks at him, except Reiku. "I will not lose to you! We are the better knights! Armageddon Blade!" He puts his sword out and a giant aura comes out, taking the shape of a longer sword. Whoa. Reiku's smile turns into a frown. Noel, with the now added reach, goes to strike Reiku once more, but he parries it in a flash with a sword with ice on the side of the blade. Noel flinches and ice spikes appear, pointing directly at his face.

"You're finished, now cut it out before you hurt the others" Reiku says as the ice spikes disappear and Noel falls to his knees. "Go back and train, I'll wait for you." That was… a surprise.

"Well class, now that that's over we'll-"Camilla is cut off once more by Penensio walking in.

"Sorry to interrupt, but all teachers are needed for another meeting again. This one is sudden but it has to be addressed. Also, Reiku, the King has a quest for you" Penensio says as he enters the room. Reiku walks over, gets a piece of paper from him and looks at it.

"Okay then, class you're all dismissed. You may stay here and spar if you'd like, but make sure you get your things from your locker first." Camilla and Penensio leave the room and some students start heading toward the lockers. Rena runs off to… some place and Reiku walks over to us.

"Yo, up for a quest you four?" he asks.

"A knight quest? Aren't you supposed to complete them with your fellow knights?" Chung asks. Reiku nods.

"That's true, but this one is too easy for me. Besides, I'm interested in seeing what y'all can do. So, what do ya say?"

"I'll go!" Both Aisha and Ara say.

"I guess. This'll give me a chance to test out my new abilities" Chung replies. Reiku then looks at me.

"Well Elsword. How about you?" he asks.

"Count me in. It does sound fun" I reply. He smiles.

"Fun huh? You got the right idea. Now, go get your things from your locker and go take it to your dorm. I'll wait for you all at the school gate." He leaves and we all do as he says. Heh… This is great actually. Now I can use this quest as training.

~School gate~

I make it to the school gate to see Aisha and Ara already there with Reiku, who's making snowflakes in the air. Chung walks up on the side of me with his cannon and armor on.

"Are we all set?" Reiku asks as the snowflakes disappear. We all nod. "Alright, let's head out." At that moment, we all hear someone scream "Wait!" Reiku is the first to turn around. A girl with black hair and moonlight blue eyes, like Reiku, runs up and goes to Reiku, glomping him. O… kay?

"You planned on leaving without me, didn't you?" she asks.

"Duh, why do you think we started walking away?"

"Still cold-hearted, eh big bro? Oh well, I'm still coming." She lets go and stands up. Reiku gets up while sighing.

"Have you learned to completely control your magic?" She nods. "Fine, I'll take you this time then." He looks over at us to see our confused faces. "Right… I should explain. Guys, this is my sister Yuki. Yuki, this is Elsword, Chung, Ara and Aisha. You can get to know them as we head to our destination."

"Hiya everyone. I hope my big bro isn't giving y'all the cold shoulder." Reiku sighs and walks forward. We all follow.

Whew, a new chapter. And I added my OC :o. I'll have his bio up sooner or later. Right now though, gotta work on the next chapter.

To Be Continued in part 2