After the bell rang, everyone started to calm down and took their seat. Aisha waited silently for the teacher to enter. As for today, the first subject is Alchemy. The alchemist, Denka, is one of the popular alchemists who contribute in many experiments. He is known for his calm, reserved and gentle personality. Denka's teaching always brings joy to the students, which they say that Denka is the best alchemy teacher.
While Denka teaches, Aisha sighs then looks out to the window, staring at the beautiful sky. Aisha rarely paid attention to classes. Even though she never paid attention, her scores are absolutely perfect all over her records. "Psssh! Aisha" Rena whispered silently, hoping that Denka won't hear her. Aisha noticed her friend, then, she puts a confused look. "You know, after this session, we had a sparring session with Camilla, right?" Rena asks. "Huh? Yeah, what matters?" Aisha replied to Rena, then stares to the window like nothing happens. "Geez, since those guys are here, aren't you worried for being defeated?" Rena's face then makes a chubby face. Aisha rolled her eyes, and said, "No" single, solid word which describes everything.
"Well actually, I did feel worried. No, no, I don't! Wait, yes!" Aisha thought in her mind, confused about the perfect word to describe her feeling.
"SHUT UP AISHA, GET YOUR MINDS STRAIGHT! " A voice called inside her head. It wasn't from her mind. "It's my mind, Angkor. Stop interrupting me like twenty-four over seven," Aisha mentally rolled her eyes at Angkor. Angkor can hear and know what she thinks, after all.
The bell rings, which indicates the next session to go. I checked my schedule and sighs when I saw the next class is sparring class. It's not like that I hate sparring, but I haven't eaten this morning, which probably can cause me to faint because of my frail body. I grab my bag hurriedly which caused me to bump with that red-and-black haired guy. What was his name again? He glared at me so I glare at him back. Simple, isn't it? Then, I walk towards the door of our class as I am going to the Sparring Room which is being attended by Camilla, the Sparring director or whatever it is.
As I was going out of the class, three of my friends followed me and greeted me. We go outside of the class, only to find students gathering at us saying such as
"Aisha! Teach me your skills!"
"Rena, how did you even manage to use your legs while your weapon is a bow?"
"Eve can you fix my nasod weapon?"
Or even "Ara, here's a new spear upgrade that you should buy to make your spear more meant to kill!"
The four of us were silent when the students gathered around us. To act cool, Rena once said to me. The four of us are kind of popular since our killer instincts when we do missions or sparring. We're a member of one team which is made and organized by Camilla.
When the three guys come out, the crowd changes their pace towards them, and continues their chatter with the guys. This is when I go fully into what Ara called ber-zerk. I glared at the guys, in which I don't even know that they realize or not, and continue to walk to the sparring room.
We arrived at the sparring room and put our bag in the locker that is already there. "Hey, Aisha," Ara said to me, with her face full of question mark. "Say, are you jealous that they had more friends-or fans?" she continued, which made I act like trying to vomit in front of her. "No. I don't even need them anyways," I reply to Ara. She then replied me with a giggle. What a weird girl. "Ara, Aisha!" Rena called from the front of girls' changing room. "Hurry up and change to your armor, you guys," Eve also said, calling from afar. Ara then grabbed my hand and we ran to the changing room.
The four girls finished changing, using their own armors.
Rena wears a green skirt and her usual belt. Not to forget her favorite black sneakers that have flowers decorated in it. Her bow is shaped like a crossbow in which she doesn't even need to carry the bow; it is put on her hand. Rena used her kicks more than she use her bow. She also borrows nature's powers to help her. She's called the Wind Sneaker.
Ara wears sleeveless white and orange inner clothing and colors around red, white and yellow for its outer clothing. It's to show that she was from Fahrmann. There is a long hairpin between her hair. Her spear helps her on longer and wider range of melee attacks, which can help her execute the relentless barrage of attacks. Ara holds justice up high and her courage were none match for others. Sakra Devanam is her title.
Eve, she relies on her weaponry than her gears and summon. Eve is a genius who invented many kinds of weaponry. She uses her Drones to fight but other than that, she also found Nasod Wing Drones that can even help her in urgent situations. Eve uses her elegant black armor which had the installment of Nasod Wing Drones in the back of it. Her Drones also will become handy in helping her to buff, making her gaining the title of Code: Nemesis.
While Aisha, she wears purple armor which everyone said Gothic Lolita- but it's different. Her armor is open from her abdomen. She uses short skirt, long sleeves and provocative clothing. Aisha shows dark colors in her armor. Her staff had a shape like Angkor, too. Not to forget, she uses her pendant with her. Her dark armor and powerful magic which only focuses on destruction made her acquire the title of Void Princess.
We went out of the changing room and gathered with the others. Apparently, we are the latest to gather.
Ara sighed and said, "Pssh. Blame Rena for her big b-"
"Yes, Ara?" Camilla asked Ara. Probably because of her voice that's so noisy. Heh.
"N-Nothing!" Ara laughs and scratched her not-so-itchy head.
"Well now, let's begin our sparring routine!" Camilla said cheerfully, which made me to sigh. "Well, I calculate us four will win again," Eve said, whispering to the four girls. I groaned mentally. "Everyone, take the lotteries! Today's agenda will be a special sparring. Which four teams had three people, so it would be a three-on-three, while the others go on two-on-two," Camilla said, shaking up a box which had papers on it. "Eh? Lotteries? How rare," Rena said, as the chatters of people also fill the room. Usually, we are divided into our usual teams, so it causes somewhat like team vs. team or so on. We then go closer to Camilla, taking the lotteries. "Four," Eve said, showing the number 4 on the paper she got. "I got four, too," Ara said, sighing. "How about the two of you?" she then continues, throwing a teasing look to Rena and me. I rolled my eyes and said, "Four," which caused Eve to stare at Rena. Rena's face showed a disappointing look while she said, "Eight" I pat Rena's back and whispered, "good luck!" with a teasing look. Rena just stood there, acting like heart-broken. Rena then gathers with her team, which consists of Raven. It's easier to be on the two-versus-two sparring, though.
"Now, please gather with your team and seat in the provided places!" Camilla said, pointing a corner which we usually saw the sparring. The sparring room is huge- more like a huge gymnasium, so we can watch the sparring at the corner. Ara, Eve and I sat in the corner, which me can see the sparring clearly. Rena then sat beside us, whiles her partner, Raven, gather with the boys.
"Well then, let's start our daily sparring!" Camilla said cheerfully, while she blows her whistle. "Let's start with the two-on-two pairings first," she continues, while holding her pen and board. "The settings for today is Team Match, which if you are knocked down, you're eliminated already!" Camilla then said, waving her fingers as bye-bye sign. Camilla then checks her list and said, "Let's see, who's the luckiest two groups," then clicks her pen. "Oh! Today's two luckiest groups are, Eight and Eleven!" Camilla continued cheerfully. I chuckled and look at Rena. Ara laughs, patting Rena's back. "Pff, you go girl!" she said. Rena stands and proceeds to the center of the room, along with Raven. Their opponents are two guys from the Caluso Tribe in Sander, their names are Baryon and Tuadin. Camilla then initiates, "Countdown!" she shouts. The students together shouts, "Three! Two! One!" and continued by Camilla, "Start!"
Rena charges her mana, while Raven defends for Rena, waiting her to get enough mana. The two opponents separated, one who focuses on Rena, and one who charges on Raven. Rena easily dodges the attacks, and double jumps, nearing Raven. The four clashed, making Rena confused for a moment. Baryon saw this, and took his chance to drag Rena closer using Tailwind.
Rena jolted a little, nearly tumbling. Thankfully, Rena's flexibility and quick thinking allows Rena to have a counter-attack, which Rena dashes then sets herself behind Baryon, shoots an arrow and she immediately leaps towards him and launches two rear knee kicks then sends Baryon flying; making a U-Turn Kick. Raven, who saw the opportunity to catch Baryon, stealthily dashes forwards, passing through Tuadin. He called this step as Shadow Step. He then pierces his sword to Baryon, while Rena, she then charges to Tuadin.
Raven hits Baryon three times with a sword, and then immobilize him by creating a small black hole which he finishes elegantly by striking his Nasod Claw, sending Baryon to fly and hit the floor roughly. While Rena, she's busy meddling with Tuadin, toying around with him by making a U-TurnKick-without sending Tuadin off to the air. Rena then barges towards Tuadin's back, and applies her usual combo; using her knees to deal heavy damage, launching Tuadin further back, looping her combo until she got enough mana. Raven runs and helps Rena to deal with Tuadin.
Without they noticing, Baryon gets up and creates tornado that drags Rena and Raven, immobilizing them and then deals heavy damage to them which after that, Baryon launches the two mid-air, while Tuadin catches them and said, "Wind Rising!" and stabs the ground, creating circles of wind that hurts two of them. He then continues by thrusting his spear multiple times forward, in which luckily, Rena can dodge.
"I'm going to back you up!" Rena said and then does a swift forward dash body ram, followed by another knee kick reinforced with wind power, helping Raven. She then dashes towards Raven and said, "Airellinna!" that summons the spirit of the forest, "The Flaring Fairy", with the spirit creating a Stationary circular aura that continuously heals and buff the two of them. She then double jumps then stomps down into the ground and launches a wide windmill.
"Thanks," Raven said and then does a short leap into the air and impales his sword down into the ground with an explosive impact, granting him a boost in power, shouting "Giga Drive!" and dashes forward at quick speed, performing his finishing slash. Tuadin then uses his shield, guarding him from any attacks. While Baryon sets himself behind Tuadin and summons Whirlwind Syphs to move and attack the two. Rena gets the damage which made Baryon to leap and set a mini sphere of wind that explodes after being touched, which called Evoke.
"Rena!" Raven said as he dashed. Raven uses his blade to pierce his enemy twice, and then proceeds to slash low aimed at Baryon's tendons, causing them to be inficted by Leg Wound and making them unable to run. Rena then dashes forwards, doing a Double-Slide at Tuadin. She then proceeds to have a U-Turn Kick, and delivers a brutal kick reinforced with wind power, having Tuadin a Physical Weapon Break. Their two opponents started to show their weaknesses, as they were being attacked. Finally, the duo, Rena and Raven, finishes their sparring elegantly by Rena proceeding to stun their opponent by Sharp Fall, while Raven finishes using Berserker Blade.
"Win! Group Eight!" Camilla blows her whistle. The student cheers. Rena then said to Raven, "Mind for a high-5?" showing her hands up in the air. Raven responded with a stare at first and then responded to Rena's high-5 with a faint smile. Rena helps Tuadin and Baryon to stand, and proceeds to return with her friends, all sweaty. "Actually, you guys really made a good team," Aisha said in a surprised tone. "Yeah, I agree. You guys totally rock the stage," Ara said, nodding to Aisha's statement. Eve only nods, and said, "I suppose that I agreed, too," Rena nodded and said, "Yep. It's fun to be in one team with him, although this is our first time, hehe!"
As the sparring continues, the four of them pays attention to the sparring. Aisha grabs her pendant in her neck gently. None of the sparring entertains Aisha; because none of them are in her level. Aisha's level is way too high, leaving her as one of the powerful girls in the school along with Rena, Ara and Eve. Time passed, in which Camilla finally says, "Final battle, Group Four and Group Two!"
Aisha touches her pendant as she stands, and murmurs to herself, "It's time"
Done!
Another cliffhanger, hehe~
Anyways, thankyou for reading XD
I'd like to have my special thanks to my friend HyperNeo for reading the raw one ouo;;
anyways, RnR!
-Hikasaka