Sorry for my bad English.
Beacon - Combat Arena
After the rough morning in the cafeteria, Ryan hoped to have a calm day of classes from now on, but his hopes were crushed when he heard that his first class of the day was the Combat Class. After the little confrontation in the cafeteria, the last thing Ryan wanted to do is fight in the arena. A figure appear from the door and walk to the middle of the arena. Is not none than Glynda Goodwitch, the same woman who let Ryan go from a punishment with a warning, not he is guilty of nothing than be clumsy.
-This is the combat arena. -Glyda began. -This is not the only arena the school have. Any student can use the arena outside of the class time. -She pushed her glasses before continue. -You can only use the arena for pratice your combat skills. Anything else is expressly prohibited. -This make Ryan wonder who would use the arena for something that is not combat. -During the class time, I will be watching your performances during your combats and judge how good or bad the performance was, such as say where all of you should get better and what you are doing wrong. -The teacher said pushing her glasses. -With no further interruptions, let's begin with the class. -Glynda's eyes scanned the seats for the first student to participate the first sparring match in the school year. Her green eyes spotted the blue eye of Ryan who seemed to scream "please, not choose me". -Mr. Forest. To the arena. -It was exactly what she did. Ryan groaned and raised from his seat as Glynda look around for his opponent. -Mr. Redcross. -From the left side of the arena a boy with white hair, black hood, white jeans pants raised from his seat. In his neck a army necklace and a scar going through his left eye. Both boys walk to the middle of the arena, only a few meters from each other. -Your both have your weapons with you?
Glynda asked and Ryan showed to her his tomahawks pistols and Jason showed a chainsaw sword. Ryan feel a chill run through his spine when saw his opponent weapon.
-Why me? -Ryan thought to himself as Goodwitch start to explain the rules.
-Now, you both will be fighting until one of your auras reach the red in the screen or until someone lost counsciouness. Please, try refrain the latter to not bother the nurse with more job than necessary. I will be watching the fight as I stated before, if any of you both try something that should not do it or something seems to be wrong, I will interrupt the match immediately. Now, your both are ready?
-Of course I am. -Jason stated.
-Can I go to the bathroom first? -Ryan asked.
-No. -Glynda answered plain and simple making Ryan groan. -In your positions. -Jason make a fighting stance and Ryan assumed a position of a gunslinger who was ready to draw his gun. -Begin.
The spar match began. With superhuman reflex, Ryan has draw his gun so fast that Jason only notice when the barrel was pointed to his face.
*CLICK*
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*CLICK* *CLICK* *CLICK* ... *CLICK*
But seems that Ryan has forgot to reload his gun. Ryan stood there with a embarassed expression while the scene caused almost everyone in the arena to almost die laughing. Jason joined the laugh while Glynda closed her eyes and frowned at how stupid for one of her students forgot to reload his gun before the combat class. Sally scratch her cheek a little embarassed of her teammate while Koro joined the laugh at his partner stupidity of his partner and Unícorn keep focusing in her music to notice what happened.
Jason stopped to laugh and charged against Ryan who dodge his first swing and letting a high piercing scream escape from his mouth. He keep dodging Jason's strikes and screaming like his life depended on it. Each strike Ryan dodge, the frown in Jason's face become larger. Not matter how fast he moved his sword, he could not even take a single strand of his hair and to make the situation more annoying, those screams Ryan was making were angering Jason.
-Shut up! -Jason shout before his next strike.
Ryan again was able to dodge and kicked Jason on the stomach. If there is something anyone would not expect from that fight is Ryan be able to strike with a huge force in his attacks. Jason stopped his charge to hold his stomach. The scene surprised everyone watching. No one expected that the one who was screaming to be able to put his opponent in his knees with just one single strike. This make Jason more angrier, he did not waste time to try cut Ryan's legs. The gunslinger jumped of the chainsaw in the last second and give a second kick this time at Jason's face.
Jason was on the point of explode. He turns on his weapon and the blades on the sword starts to move. Ryan was sitting with his back facing his opponent and after heard the sound of the chainsaw turned on, he instinctively rolled over to the side not to be cut in half. The chainsaw sword make a tin line in the floor where Ryan once was sitting. Still in the floor, Jason didn't lost time trying to make a tin line in Ryan's chest, but the gunslinger just rolled to the left. Jason tried again and Ryan rolled to the right. They keep like that for a while with Ryan rolling around the floor to dodge Jason's strikes and making him more angrier. Finally Ryan decide to make something that is not roll around and grabbed the chainsaw with both his legs. The teeths of the sword approximately ten millimeters away from Ryan's chest. Then the gunslinger remembered, one of his guns is empty, but the other not.
Ryan grabbed his second revolver and pointed direct at the mottor of the sword. Jason was forced to let go of the handle after the force of the shot destroyed the mottor of his weapon. Anyone would think now that Jason was weaponless, he would surrender the match, but the white haired guy run after the gunslinger in pinnded him down back on the floor. Jason prepared a punch only to have his own face kicked. Jason stumbled back and Ryan used the chance to put both his arms in his opponent's shoulders and jumped above him. Letting the gravity do his job, he fall but not on the floor. He wrapped his arms around Jason's belly and surprised everyone making a suplex, hitting Jason's back and head in the floor. The force did enough damage in Jason's aura.
-I believe that's enough. -Goodwtich spoke walking to the middle of the arena. -As we can see, Mr. Redcross' aura is in the red line, in the tournament it means that he is unable to continue with the match, so for this match the winner is Mr. Forest.
Some of Ryan's classmates didn't know how to react with the outcome. No one would expect for the guy who screamed for half time in the battle to win the fight. His teammates surprised as well.
-He was not bad. But if was me, I could have ended him in less than ten seconds. -Koro said with a smug smile in his face.
-Of course you would. -Sally spoke rolling her eyes at the statement of her arrogant teammate.
Back at the arena, Glynda spoke again.
-Mr. Forest, I must say that you impressed me. Despite despite some of your moves be a bit without coordination, you showed some impressive gunmanship and you strike in the right times, without waste any movement. -She turn to Jason who recovered from the suplex. -Take in mind that not all the fights you win with brute force Mr. Redcross. You charged against your opponent like a mindless beast, making your moves predictable. Think about be more focused in your battles.
-Yes ma'am. -Was all Jason said before grab what was of his weapon and leave the arena. Not before shot a glare at Ryan. -I'll get you next time. -He whispered.
After the fight, Ryan went back to his seat with his friends waiting for him, but he could not shake the feeling that he made another rival. Not so far from where he is, another of his rivals just glared at him by the corner of his eye. Next time Russell will face Ryan and defeat him once for all.
That's all for now. This originaly was together with the previous chapter. This time I separated the chapters to not be so bored or to long to read. Ryan make the first of is various rivals in Beacon. Why various? His story will be told in later chapters.
Until next time.