"WHAT"
"you are telling me all this now. I thought i could because after explorer right away. I did not know that was a academy enrollment exam." I said
Few moments ago
Arin said "hey Kroger, I want to tell you something before you can officially start your exploration, you need to spend 2 years in a academy ".
NOW
Frustrated i said "why, when I already provided my self to be a strong individual. I bet, I can beat you two in a fight."
Marella chuckled, shyra smiled a little with her hand on her cheek. Arin seems like he just heard a child say the most innocent thing. While kael stood up, walk towards me and with a serious look asked "you wanna try". As if he announced a mam to mam death match. His voice was heavy, usually his voice is heavy but this time I just could not make what he wants to convey to me.
So I said yes. I was little nervous. I know both arin and kael holds back during training but how much they hold back. It can't be much right. While thinking this we made our way to the backyard to have our dual. Arin looked tensed as he can sence the tension in the air but both marella and shyra were calm as they knew kael will go easy on me.
However, I can feel he has some alternative motive. He won't hold back. He wants to prove something.
We were standing there sword in hand. Looking at each other. The more I think about it more scarier he becomes. He just have that aura around him. He let's you know what's inside his heart, but upto a certain part, rest is all a mystery.
We enforce our body with magic and arin said GO
We both leaped forward and meets at the center our sword's clashing. Of course he overpowers me a little because of his larger size and more magic reserves. But I am holding my ground, he pushed me back a little and then we started trading blows. I was matching him yet it felt like I am doing nothing.
WOSH...
Suddenly he is behind me, unreal spead he was never this fast in training. He swung his gaint sword, i faintly dougded it. He started moving faster to the point that it left afterimage.
"What should I do. If this continued I will loose" I asked myself.
And he suddenly released air slashes at me which I barely blocked with my sword. He was completely dominating the battle.
And then he stopped looked at me and said " you still think you can beat us".
He prepared a widerange air based attack, swords hundreds of swords made of air and magic descended on me. I blocked many but few went through my defense.
Again I was on the backfoot. I launched a desperate fire slash towards him but he dodges effortlessly, he closed the distance between us and punches me into the gut, which send me flying into a tree.
Marella looked worried, shyra tried to stop the battle but arin stopped her. Guess I am on my own.
I stood up, despite the damage I took i will prove to him that I am not week, now I know that he is out of my league. However, i can still prove that I am not a pushover that's what kael had taught me. So, i am not going to give up.
FLASHBACK
8 years ago
i was attacked by a ancient spirit. I ran back to kael he defeated it with a single strike.
" you are so strong " i said
he just chuckled
i asked " why you did not kill him , it will attack me agian".
he replied "strength is not having more power, real strength is knowing what to do with all your power.if you can spare the week knowing a certain victory or stand upto stronger beings knowing your defeat. Thrn you are also strong. Does not matter how much power you have."
TO THE PRESENT
We started again. Now I was matching him blow to blow i kenw he was still holding back and I am giving my hundred percent. Which puts my body under a lots of stress. But i am enjoying it. It's fells like he is slowly guided me as well.
Yet, it was time to finish it. We both powered our full power attack.
What, was that a FLAME. But it was not an ordinary flame. I can fell the power coming from it but we're is it. It felt like it was in my posetion. The flames in my sword which I gathered for my final attack fluctuated and grow bigger.
Me " HELLFANG"
kael "WIND SLAYER"
Both of our attacks collided and a gust of air formed a dust cloud.
After the dust was cleared, we both were unharmed but exhausted. I fell to the ground.
Kael slowly approaching. He lifted me and put me on his back. Everyone was releaved. While walking towards the home kael said to me " you must stay humble yet you should not bown down to anyone. Now you know how strong I am. If anything bad happens to you ,we will be there to protect you."
Yeah that's was kael man of few words but an open heart.
"So, i have to spend 2 years in a academy." I said.
END OF THE CHAPTER.