"I'm hoping that the paperwork wasn't the main reason you decided to not participate, Ky" Leo teased with his prideful grin. The 2nd king slammed 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 turned their heads as they heard the pair of footsteps that were approaching them.
The source of the footsteps belonging to Aiden, sending them a small smile 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, 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 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.
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 the 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 was the first to attack by running at Leo and flicking Cerberus using his right hand. The three rods stretched to shoot at the 2nd king's chest, but were easily deflected by a left sword swing.
Aiden pulled his hand back, the three rods reeling before he began swinging and flicking the nunchaku at lightning speed. His arms moving up and down to maintain the speed and momentum of Cerberus.
Leo quickly block all of the rods that were coming at him, though he didn't show any signs of nervousness evident by the serious glare he shot at his opponent while he was successfully blocking the attacks.
As the young man rained down the rapid barrage of nunchaku swings, he brought his focus to another matter.
He focused his sight to the 2nd king's swords. His irises making all movement around him slow down, giving him the freedom to inspect the arm movement of the 2nd king.
The way he swiftly brought 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.
Yet his prideful attitude would surely leave him in an open area. One that the raven haired youth is going to take advantage of.
With that said, Aiden ended his nunchaku onslaught by shooting a straight kick at Leo's ribs.
The 2nd king easily caught the kicking leg with one arm, but he didn't anticipate his opponent to jump off the floor 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 the prideful king stagger back, his grasp breaking.
Aiden swiftly got up, 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. The 2nd king stretched out both of his arms, twirling his body to make his dual swords swing in a circular motion.
Aiden quickly stepped away from the range of the attack, but was sent back by the impact of a large foot sole hitting the center of his chest.
The young man recovered almost instantly, looking up to see the prideful king sending him a cocky grin.
Releasing an angered grunt, he charged forward.
Leo stepped back to avoid the icy rods whipping towards him, keeping his opponent at bay by countering with a variety of sword slashes.
Though the 2nd king's efforts seemed to be futile as Aiden weaved under the slashes with a forward step, closing in on Leo.
Once he was at the desirable distance, the young man flicked Cerberus with his left hand, the three rods shooting straight at the 2nd king's head.
Leo staggered back to the three rods hitting his cheeks. But it didn't end there as Aiden hit Leo with 5 rapid swings, the three rods hitting every superior part of the 2nd king's face
The young man then shot his right sole against Leo's abdomen with a sidekick. The generated force of the kick made a trail of smoke form underneath the 2nd king's boots.
Nonetheless, he stood strong, sending his opponent a fierce glare before rushing at him.
Not breaking his fluidity from his rush, Leo swung his right sword in a backwards motion; his opponent swiftly ducking under the attack though got struck in the chin by an 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 formed 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 the wrist rather than the hand.
Leo tried to parry the attack by elevating his right sword, though the extra force the young man put into the flick of his wirst made the 2nd king flinch back violently once the three rods hit against the flat side of the blade.
Aiden took advantage of Leo's staggered state as he took a step forward, rose a cocked left leg before shooting it at his opponent's abdomen.
Smoke was formed by the impact of Aiden's kick before a war cry filled the arena.
The 2nd king rained upon a sword combo of vertical, upwards, downwards, and circular slashes at his opponent. All of which Aiden weaved through with ease.
That's when he was struck in the face by the left handle of Leo's sword. The metal causing extra damage to be sent to the young man's head.
His body couldn't make him recover quickly enough as Leo hit him with a left swing to his head, an upwards swing to his chin, and a push kick that sent Aiden skidding back.
The prideful king ended his combo by taking a step forwards and performing an upwards-circular sword slash. The ends of Leo's swords striked Aiden's chin, sending him flying back.
Reflexes activating, Aiden placed his hands on the floor and put a good amount of pressure in them before releasing that pressure by pushing his hands off the floor. Causing the young man to perform a recovery flip with a smooth landing.
The air whispered to the 2nd king spinning both of his swords at blistering speeds, preparing to launch his ultimate attack to claim his victory.
The second Leo saw Aiden's surprised face, he let his spinning swords fly at the young man.
Sadly, his finishing attack would be futile as the raven haired youth swung 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, as he rushed 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 unleashed on him caused himself 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.
Aiden got himself into a kneeling position, his right hand gripping the handle of his katana and his left hand gripping the scabbard.
In a burst of supersonic speed, he closed the distance on his opponent by unsheathing his sword and pointing the blade straight at Leo's forehead.
The 2nd king widened his eyes as he wasn't expecting his opponent to possess supersonic like speed.
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, sliding 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 the former assassin. "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." He congratulated with a bit of sarcasm.
"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 moderate inexperience in fighting human opponents would've gotten me a lower grade."
"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 considerate king and young 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 question 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 going to be a lengthy story"