"I'm hoping that the paperwork wasn't the main reason you decided to not participate, Ky" Leo joked to Ky, the 2nd king slamming his hands into the leather straps of his bracers that were laid on his hip
Ky chuckled heartedly to Leo "No, I'm just not in the mood for a fight"
The two kings then turned their heads as they heard the footsteps that were approaching them
The source of the footsteps belonging to Aiden, sending them a small smile that was filled with eagerness
"It seems that you're ready to start this already, Leo"
"Hah, are you kidding!? I was practically born with a battle spirit!" Leo shouted with his grinning smile
The young man chuckled heartedly to the 2nd king's loud response
"Then It'll be foolish of me if we don't start this" Aiden said
With a nod, Leo began walking up the short set of stairs that connected to the main platform of the arena
Aiden shortly following suit
The two warriors soon stood in the middle of the arena, facing each other directly
Millia stared analytically to the two warriors. Her clipboard being held by her right hand and her left hand holding a black ink pen.
"You ready for this, Aiden?" Leo asked as he crossed his arms into an X shape. His cross shaped bracers quickly making a fiery light erupt from the top tip of the crosses as they quickly formed to a pair of large metal swords
"I sure am" Aiden answered with a confident smile
"Remember you two! This is a sparring match, so please try your best to not gravely hurt one another. Along with getting ahead of yourselves" Millia reminded the two warriors with a stern glare. The last piece of advice being aimed directly to Leo.
Leo annoyingly rolled his eyes as he tilted his head to the right "Oh, don't start painting me like I'll be THAT type of fighter towards our guest, Mrs.Rage!"
Aiden hummed in an amused manner as he pressed a crooked index finger against his chin "You cannot blame Mrs.Rage for giving out that advice, Leo"
Leo turned his eyesight to Aiden with a cocked brow
"And what do you mean by that, Aiden?"
The young man sent the 2nd king a small grin "I hope this doesn't offend you too much, Leo, but from what I have seen so far from you there's always this arrogant and over confident energy. The type that will definitely lead to your very defeat if you don't keep it in check"
On cue, Daryl and Ky stared at Aiden with slightly widened eyes and agape mouths to Aiden's threat. Though the 3rd king removed that shock by snickering in childish glee
Millia's reaction being the same as Ky's
On the arena, Leo looked at Aiden with an incredulous expression. The 2nd king was definitely caught off guard by the threat that came from the mouth of their new ally. Let alone from a young man!
Though that didn't mean he was furious at him
"About time there was someone who can appropriately talk down on his opponents!"
"You are just the gift that keeps on giving aren't you, Aiden?" Leo asked with his usual grin
The young man chuckled lightly with a small smile "I think I am by this point"
Aiden stretched his right hand out towards his right, an icy blue light quickly enveloping his hand for a brief moment before quickly disappearing. His right hand was now holding the ice powered nunchaku, Cerberus
Leo (along with almost everyone in the room) had widened their eyes in response of the young man possessing the ability to summon a weapon
Perhaps the 2nd king was a bit too right about his emo haired opponent being the gift that kept on giving...
Leo quickly shook off the surprise state and regained his prideful posture. It didn't matter if his opponent had the ability to summon a weapon, he was still going fight him with the pride of Illyria at his side
The 2nd king got himself into his own battle stance. Though it was an overly confident stance as he left his back wide open along with his sides
"Heh, it seems that Leo fully embodies the definition of pride" The raven haired young man thought in amusement
Aiden then shifted his body as he got into his own battle stance. One that he has specifically created when wielding Cerberus (The one described in An Unfamiliar/Familiar Feel)
Millia looked at Aiden with her in depth focused eyes. The director of the P.W.A.B was very intrigued as to how calmly composed the young man was as he held his bizarre looking nunchaku. This calm posture told her that he was well experienced in wielding another weapon
Millia wrote down those thoughts on the white piece of paper
Mankind knew they cannot change society...
The two warriors stared eachother down with eyes that were filled with fierceness, built over years of unforgiving combat
...So instead of reflecting on themselves, they blamed the beasts...
Aiden tightened his grip on Cerberus, narrowing his eyes by a slight amount to his opponent
...Heaven or Hell
Leo narrowed his eyes at Aiden, along with a frown sent directly at his opponent
DUEL ONE!
Aiden was now going to experience his first fight against the 2nd king of Illyria, meanwhile, Leo was going to experience his first fight with a Devil Arm...
LET'S ROCK!!!
Aiden began by running at Leo and flicking Cerberus using right hand. The three rods stretching out and shooting straight at the 2nd king's chest, who parried them successfully by quickly bringing up his left sword
Aiden pulled his right hand back, the three rods reeling back into their standard length. Once he was a foot away from Leo he began swinging and flicking the nunchaku in eye blinding speed
Leo had to quickly block all of the rods that were coming at him in alarming speed. Although he didn't show any signs of nervousness as he sent Aiden a serious glare while he was successfully blocking every single one of nunchaku rods
The young man kept on going with his rapid barrage of nunchaku attacks for a couple more seconds. But he wasn't entirely focused to where his nunchaku attacks were going as he focused his irises to the 2nd king's swords. His focused irises were making the movements around him slow down, giving him the freedom to carefully inspect the arms of the 2nd king
The way he was was swiftly bringing up his swords to block with no sign of shaking or sluggishness led to the conclusion that Leo WAS in fact properly experienced in melee combat
With that conclusion made, Aiden ended his nunchaku onslaught by shooting a straight kick aimed at Leo's ribs.
The 2nd king caught his leg using both arms, but he didn't anticipate his opponent jumping up using his free right leg, cocking it back, and shooting it straight towards his right face cheek
The impact of the young man's foot made him stagger back, his grasping arm letting go of Aiden's leg
Aiden swiftly got up from the floor, quickly getting himself back into his battle stance
Leo looked at his opponent with a mean scowl, letting out a war cry as he charged at the young man. The 2nd king stretched out both of his arms as he swing his dual swords in a circular motion
Aiden ducked his upper body under the circular swing. Leo responded to the dodge by rising his swords up in an X shape and bringing them down
His opponent quickstepped backwards but Leo responded to this by raising his swords up to his ribs and thrusting them towards Aiden
Aiden ducked under the swords while also closing in on Leo. The young man flicking Cerberus with his right wrist, the three rods shooting straight towards to the 2nd king's head
Leo staggered back as the three rods slammed against his cheeks. But it didn't end there as Aiden hit Leo with a 5 rapid speed combo, the three rods hitting every part of the 2nd king's face
The young man then slammed his right sole against Leo's abdomen with a sidekick. The force of the kick leaving a trail of smoke thanks to the 2nd king's feet scrapping harshly against the floor
Nonetheless he still stood strong as he sent his opponent a fierce glare before rushing at him. Once he was a foot away from Aiden, he swung his right sword in a backwards motion with his opponent swiftly ducking under the attack but getting struck in the chin by a metallic uppercut of Leo's left sword
The sudden counter staggered the young man before getting sent back by a powerful pushkick aimed at his torso. Thankfully, getting tossed around and punched by various large demons over the years managed give him the ability to stand strong
The young man covered his chest with his left forearm for a brief moment, gritting his teeth as the 2nd king sent him a smug grin. Aiden quickly shrugged off the pain before rushing at Leo, flicking Cerberus with his left wrist
Leo tried to parry the attack using his right sword, sadly for him the extra force the young man put into that flick made the 2nd king flinch back violently once the three rods slammed against Leo's sword
Aiden took advantage of Leo's staggered state as he took a step forward, rose up his left leg and cocked it back as he shot it straight towards his opponent's abdomen. The kick sent the 2nd skidding back by a few feet before quickly rushing at Aiden and unleashing his fearsome war cry
The 2nd king unleashed a sword combo of vertical, upwards, downwards, and circular slashes at his opponent. All of which Aiden weaved through with ease
But as soon as Aiden straightened his posture, Leo struck him in the face with a left cross using the handle of his sword. The young man staggered back but didn't have the time to recover as Leo hit him with a leftward swing to his head, an upwards swing to his chin, and a push kick aimed at Aiden's torso that sent him skidding back
Leo ended his combo by taking a step forwards and performing an upwards-circular sword swing. The end of Leo's left sword striking Aiden's chin, sending him flying by a couple of feet
On instinct, Aiden placed his hands on the floor and put a good amount of pressure on his hands before releasing that pressure by pushing his hands off the floor. Causing the young man to perform a recovery flip with a smooth landing
Leo didn't wait for opponent to fully recover as he rushed at Aiden. The 2nd king began spinning both of his swords at blistering speed, preparing to launch his ultimate attack so he could end this fight. As soon as he was a few feet away from Aiden, he launched both of his spinning swords at the young man
Sadly, his finishing attack would be futile as the raven haired youth raised his left arm that was holding Cerberus over his head. The three rods spinning at blistering speed by themselves, instantly creating an icy protective sphere that easily deflected the two spinning swords.
Aiden lowered his weapon, the icy sphere disappearing in response, before rushing at his shocked opponent. He jumped up once he was a few feet away from Leo, planting his feet on his wide chest and pushing them down. The hard amount of pressure that Aiden released caused him to go high into the air and Leo having his back slammed down to the floor.
The young man performed a three point landing as he hit ground, lifting his head to see his opponent trying to get up.
Aiden put Cerberus on his back, the weapon somehow managing to keep itself placed on it's master's back without the need for a component to keep it on place.
Deciding not to question it, Aiden got himself into a kneeling position with his right hand gripping the handle of his katana and his left hand gripping the scabbard
He closed the distance of his opponent in a burst of supersonic speed, unsheathing his sword and pointing it's blade straight towards Leo's forehead.
The 2nd king had widened his eyes for a as he wasn't expecting his opponent to be extremely fast
Nonetheless, he accepted defeat as he sent the raven haired youth an amused laugh "It seems you were right, Aiden! My pride has led to my defeat!"
Aiden chuckled softly as he sheathed his sword into the scabbard. "Just try to subdue it next time"
He stretched his left out to Leo, the 2nd king accepting his gesture of sportsmanship as he grabbed onto the open hand and got pulled up from the floor
"That was an impressive match, gentlemen"
The two fighters turned their heads to Millia, the ex-assassin approaching them with a stoic expression. Clipboard being held by her left hand as she has written the final results
Leo crossed his arms as he sent a small grin to Millia "So what is the grade for this young man who has just bested me? And it better be an acceptable one, Mrs.Rage!" He said with a pointed finger
She twitched her lips upwards for split second "Do not worry, his masterful display of his nunchaku has earned him a well deserved A"
Leo slammed an open palm against Aiden's back as he let out a joyful laugh "I knew you'd pass with flying colors, son!"
Ky and Daryl walked towards the young man, the 3rd king clapping his hands lightly "Congratulations on your passing grade, Aiden! You have earned the achievement of Mrs.Rage giving someone a grade higher than a B"
"And that someone being earned to a young man like yourself" Ky added in with a soft smile
The raven haired youth scratched an index against his cheek, flustered by the praise he was receiving "While I do appreciate the praise from all of you, I thought for a second that my inexperience in fighting human opponents would've gotten me a B or lower"
"Is that right?" Millia questioned with a cocked brow, the youth nodding in affirmation
Aiden turned his head to Ky who placed a hand on his shoulder "You should at least give yourself some credit, Aiden. Despite your inexperience, you still managed to best, Leo. All the while you used a different weapon. And trust me when I say that is something anyone should be proud of. Including you"
"Ahem!"
The king and demon hunter regained their awareness to the other people that were present
Ky pulled his hand back from Aiden's shoulder as he straightened his posture "Sorry, just had to say some words of encouragement"
"That's fine, your majesty" Millia said in a reassuring tone
"Back to the previous topic, there is something I would like to know, Aiden" Millia turned to the young man
The young man's face turned serious as he knew what questions she was going to ask next "It's about this, right?" He responded as he pulled out Cerberus and lifted it to eye level
"Correct. I or more accurately we, want to know about your ability to summon a weapon"
Aiden sent her a curt nod "Then we should fine a place that's suited for lengthy talks. Since it's a lengthy story as to how I got Cerberus"
The right corner of Ky's lip went up as he knew what was going to happen next. And boy did was it going to amuse him to no end
"Is that what you call your nunchaku?" Leo asked
"That's what he calls himself" Aiden answered
"Wait, he? As in the weapon gave itself that name?" Daryl asked
The young man just chuckled as he rubbed his neck "Like I said before, it's a lengthy story"