Gwen has a significantly short amount of time before her new teacher is supposed to arrive. She's excited but she's also ready to do something. Anything, she needs to practice using magic or she's going to go wild. Her mana has grown exponentially since she took her energy back from Morningstar. She's practically twitching to exert this energy. There's only so many generic spells she can practice and only so many times she can hurl a sandbag across the field. After knowing that Morningstar was draining her, she was ready to see what she could do.

She has already cleared up her schedule and was ready to start sparring with Kevin again. She had pestered him after dinner about sparring before the week was over. Kevin was hesitant since the Morningstar incident was just a few days old and he didn't want to push Gwen.

Gwen was adamant though; she would not stop until Kevin agreed. Gwen knew that she could be obnoxious and get her way if she pushed enough. She also knew that Kevin wouldn't back down from a challenge.

"Kevin I'm serious! I feel fine, I just want one good sparring session to know!" Gwen whined, leaning her weight onto Kevin as they walked down the hallway.

"Gwen I'm just saying I think it's too soon. Your body needs time to heal." Kevin replies to her and nudges her off.

Gwen frowns at him and steps in front of Kevin so he can't look away from her.

"Kevin, I just want to know if I couldn't hit you because I was being drained or because I'm bad." Gwen has her arms crossed over her chest with a look of determination.

"Gwen you're not bad-" Kevin starts but Gwen interrupts him.

"Then you're scared I'm going to knock you across the field?" She cocks her brow up at him, challenging him.

Kevin rolls his eyes, "Please, I'm not scared of a girl whose two sizes too small." he replies haughtily.

"Then spar with me tomorrow!" Gwen says in excitement. "Or are you worried about keeping your promise to me?" She questions.

Kevin's body goes rigid, and he scowls at her, crossing his own four arms across his torso, "I always keep my promises. Tomorrow around noon, meet me on the sparring field." he says.

Gwen smirks at him, knowing she's won, and turns around to continue walking back to her room.

Now she's outside, waiting for Kevin, and she is bouncing with pent up energy. She knows that she's more powerful than the first time she's fought Kevin. She can feel the mana running through her body as her fingertips almost spark. It feels like it's ready to burst out of her.

Kevin finally meets her on the field and the two don't waste any time before they start.

Gwen starts first, and immediately shoots her mana at Kevin in quick rounds, unrelenting.

Kevin jumps before Gwen can immediately hit him, but she follows him in her aim. Kevin lands much closer to her and he puts all his weight into his landing. The ground shakes and quakes beneath Gwen. She loses her footing for only a second and catches herself.

She has little time to recover as Kevin is barreling towards her at full speed.

She throws a shield up to surround her before Kevin can hit her. He sends a few good punches to her shield, cracking it.

Gwen thrusts her hands out and casts her first spell, " Tur- bo " her spell sends Kevin flying back away from her.

Gwen slides herself back from the force of the winds that she projects from her hands.

Kevin uses his weight to slow himself down and digs into the ground. He holds his arms up to shield himself from the force of Gwen's wind. He pushes against it and slowly starts walking towards Gwen. Using his own wings to help propel himself.

Gwen can feel Kevin moving through her mana and she starts to change course.

" Emocha Objectia " Gwen casts her spell directly at Kevin, with him having no time to move once Tur-bo ends.

Her spell hits Kevin directly in the chest, shocking him, and sending his back across the field. Kevin lands on his back with a loud thud.

Gwen's excitement is cut short though as Kevin launches himself back up. He uses his Petrosapien arm and starts launching crystal shards back at Gwen.

Gwen throws up her shields quickly and thinks about her next move strategically. She knows she can't attack Kevin with brute force, that's all he is.

Her shield starts to crack more, and Gwen throws up another. Kevin starts to move towards her and is now using his Pyronite arm to add to his attack. Crystals and fire are raining on Gwen and if she doesn't stop him fast, she'll be done for.

Gwen looks down trying to think and she digs her feet into the dirt. As she does that, suddenly her eyes light up with mischief.

" Terra cavo " she calls out and slams her foot into the ground pointing towards Kevin.

A large crack in the ground shoots from Gwen's foot and shoots at Kevin. He's too busy throwing his own attacks at Gwen to notice her working from the ground below him.

The earth shakes beneath Kevin's feet and sinks below him quickly. A larger muddy crater forms and drags Kevin down into the ground twisting around him and it grabs for him.

When it's done the earth has hardened and trapped Kevin in the ground. He fell far to where the only parts of his body that are exposed above the surface were his shoulders and head.

Gwen smiles in excitement and runs toward him. Kevin looks impressed and is excited to finally see a new spell from her.

"This is actually a useful spell, where did you study this?" Kevin asks her and she rushes up to him, heaving and clearly worn.

"It was in that new spell book the one I found in the library!" She smiles brightly at him.

Kevin nods in understanding, "Well that's good, that's also the best you've preformed all month." He smirks up at her from the ground.

"Yes!" Gwen pumps her fist in excitement.

"Don't get too excited, I can still get out. Back up unless you want large chunks to hit you." Kevin says smugly and smirks at her.

Her face falls slightly but she does as he says and backs up.

Kevin uses his Pyronite fire to heat up the earth below him and uses the pressure to send him out. He breaks through the earth easily and jumps out from the earth.

"What?" Gwen shrieks out and crosses her arms, "Could you do that this whole time?" She asks.

Kevin is brushing the dirt off him as he casually walks over to Gwen.

"Kinda, but that's not the point." he says as he comes to Gwen.

"That," He points back to the giant hole in the ground. "is the best thing you've done since you exploded the cell in the dungeons. I think even Ben would have a problem getting out of that if he wasn't the right alien." Kevin tells her.

Gwen stops frowning and feels better about where she's developed. Then a mischievous smile covers her face as she stares up at Kevin.

Kevin's face distorts into confusion as he meets her eyes.

"Why are you lookin at me like that for?" he asked her.

"I get to learn something new about you." She states plainly in a chipper tone.

Kevin's face turns solemn, but he nods in agreement. "One, you get one question Gwen." He says sternly, "no follow ups either." he adds.

Gwen nods and the woman is practically vibrating with her excitement to finally learn more about Kevin, she doesn't even think about how heavy her question might be for him.

"What happened to you, I mean, how did you end up..." She pauses trying to find the right words. "stuck in this form?" she finally asks.

It's the question that's been burning in the back of Gwen's throat since she saw the family portrait during that first week with Ben. Ben wouldn't budge on any information. That's how she learned he's a good friend.

Kevin's face pales considerably, or at least Gwen thinks that's what is happening to his face. His body is stiff, but he makes direct eye contact with her.

"Let's go somewhere where we can sit." Kevin says walking towards the castle, "It's a long story."