After his opponent disappeared, the spearman went to meet his friend to continue their training. After meeting his friend, the friend asked:
Friend: "Hastam, why do you look tired? Like you've just been in a fight."
Hastam: "Yeah, someone attacked me earlier, Gladius. But suddenly, he disappeared."
Gladius: "Ah, well, never mind. Let's continue the training. I feel like lying down after this."
Hastam: "Alright, let's go!"
The duel begins!
Gladius starts by attacking Hastam with his dual swords.
Hastam blocks it and counters with his ink spear attack.
Gladius reflexively jumps into the sky to evade the attack and retaliates with a slash from above.
Hastam releases his ink shield and manages to withstand the attack.
Seeing this, Gladius becomes even more aggressive, attacking brutally.
Unable to hold on any longer, Hastam teleports right in front of Gladius.
They begin exchanging blows. Hastam thrusts rapidly and ends with a concentrated ink thrust aimed at the center.
Suddenly, all the trees in front of him are split apart. Thinking he has won, Hastam becomes slightly arrogant.
But Gladius appears behind him and points his sword at him.
Gladius: "That's enough training for now."
Hastam: "O-okay..."
After finishing their training, Hastam and Gladius lie down. While lying down, Gladius talks about some people who will visit their village.
Hastam: "Who are they?"
Gladius: "They're the twins with fire and water elements. Yesterday, I saw them sparring, and their moves were awesome, man!"
Hastam: "What were they like?"
Gladius: "..."
Ignis: "Hey, Gladius, do you want to watch us train?"
Gladius: "Sure, why not?"
Aqua: "Let's go to the training room."
After arriving at the training room.
Ignis: "You be the referee, okay?"
Gladius: "Uh... alright. Starting in 3... 2... 1... go!"
Ignis and Aqua begin gathering their respective elements.
Ignis throws a massive fireball, and Aqua counters it with a fast water blast.
The two attacks collide, creating a mist that envelops the arena. But it doesn't end there.
Ignis attacks again by launching a barrage of fireballs.
Aqua creates a water wall to block them, but the wall isn't strong enough and eventually shatters.
But Aqua has already moved to Ignis's side.
Aqua immediately punches Ignis with a water fist.
Ignis reflexively blocks it with his full strength.
Aqua: "That's cheating, using that power. I give up."
Ignis: "What?!"
...
Hastam: "Yo, that was pretty cool. So, when are they arriving?"
Gladius: "You'll see soon enough."
Hastam: "Alright."