Alice: Well...That was a close one. What’s up with him…

Adam: …

Adam with an expressionless gaze continues to walk towards her with seemingly no will, and suddenly disappears, leaving afterimages around her with his “Wild Hunt”. She shifts her gaze, covering all of her blind spots trying not to give him an opening.

Alice: Damn, I don't think he’s listening.

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Kenu is asleep… but seems to be elsewhere, in a world void of many colors, only gradianted between black and gray. The floor he rested upon ripples but was not wet. His eyes began to move, but still closed. His eyelids flutter open into a squint.

Kenu: Nnn... Huh, What?? Where the heck am I!? -he asks to the audience of no one-

Kenu stands up and looks around, seeing a dull space around him filled with black and gray with nothing else in sight.

???: Hey, kid.

Kenu turns to see blue glowing irises with pupils in the shape of red 4 pointed stars. He’s surprised by this and jumps from the sudden appearance of the being.

Kenu: AAAHHH!! WHAT ARE YOU?!? -he shouts in terror-

???: Don’t worry about that now. This’ll be between us. -it dismisses casually-

Unsure at first Kenu is reluctant to trust whatever had offered its help, but shortly his reluctant demeanor changes to a more trusting one due to his slight familiarity with the thing that confronted him with a solution.

Kenu: …

The brackish black energy coming from Kenu dissipates as a blue energy surrounds him with his bruises and wounds starting to heal. 

Kobe: Finally, healed him huh?

Tessa: That’s strange… I’m not doing this. -she replies in a slightly concerned manner-

Taison: What do you mean?! -he replies in confusion-

Tessa: He seems to be doing it on his own. -she announces in relief- Not exactly healing, he’s fine nonetheless…

Kobe looks over towards his wife taking notice of her flustered finger movements.

Kobe: … Oh well, we don't have to get sued now.

With slightly offended expressions everyone at the teacher's bleachers looked at Kobe thinking the same thing, “THAT'S what he was worried about ?!”. Tessa is shaken at first by his seemingly careless comment, but realizes his true intentions with a smile.

Tessa: Oh husband of mine. -she thought to herself-
Everyone: That’s what he’s worried about? -they all thought in sync-

Kobe: Welp! Back to the fights.

Stella: Sooo...Where do we put him?? -she asks with a wondering expression-

Kobe: Oh, Put him on the bench.

Stella: No, he’s going to take up too much space. -she rebuttals with a sneered look-

Kobe: Fine, do whatever you want. I don't really care at this point. -he replies slightly annoyed-

Kenu is kicked into the bushes by Stella into the bush between Alco and Taison.

Alco: Gross! Why’d you kick this thing over here! Look at this premature moron. -he thought with slight disgust-

Taison: Oh cut him some slack doc, he took on three sophomores and beat 'em all, And won me 50 bucks off ole Tess over there~. He says with a snicker

Tessa: Shut up!! -she shouts-

Alco: Oh~ is that right eh? I’ll have to conduct some research later. 

Everyone gets the shivers from Alco’s statement paired with the sinister vibe and smile he normally expressed.

Alco: Anyway… looks like the Anima and Astralist are still goin’ at it, but, the winner is already decided.

While looking across the field for another fight Alco notices two students about to cross.

Alco: Well now~, looks like an interesting fight is going to take place.

Jensei: Oh! That's my daughter.

Kira is shown walking around the field and then she catches a sudden tingle in her legs. It travels up her body and causes her shoulders to rise and hair to stand on end. She holds her arms and looks around with a creeped out expression.

Kira: Why do I feel like I'm being watched?

Kayla: Well, hello Kira, still chasing after Damien? Groupie. -she greets with hostility-

Kira: What did you just call me, you flat chested freak. -she rebuttals with a sneer-

The two strut closer to one another in anger and clash their foreheads against one another. They look at each other furiously, with daggers in their eyes, clashing gazes. 

Kayla: At least my hair is natural. Everyone knows you dye yours. -she retorts-

Kira: Don’t talk about my hair unless you want me to drag you by yours. -replies aggressively-

Kayla: I would like to see you try, but I don’t have time to waste on you.

As she turns sharply her ponytail grazes against Kira’s shirt and walks away, abruptly leaving the conversation. Kira stands in place for a moment in greater annoyance at the very contact of the braid. She lifts her angry gaze and bares her teeth towards Kayla’s back. She tightly grips her katana that was tucked in the hoodie wrapped around her waist.

Kira: I dare you to say that again. -she demands-

As Kayla turns she tilts her head and smirks in a demeaning expression.

Kayla: I don’t have to prove anything to you besides… Damien is already mine. -she replies-

Further enraged, Kira clenches her fist tightly, then shortly after relaxes it, and releases her anger through a deep breath. She takes a wide stance with her right leg forward and back foot out while holding her katana still in its sheath. 

Kira: I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Kayla: Are you done talking, let's finish this quickly, I have more important things to take care of.

Kira: Oh yea? Like your unstable a*s relationship with your brother?

Both throwing cuss words back and forth I'm talking all of the !@#$%^&*(). Everyone is distraught by the words exchanged by the two young ones as they shouldn't know about them.

Tessa: What a vocabulary…

Taison: -whistles-
Alco: Oh, wow Jensei, does she kiss you with that mouth?

Jensei is distraught by what he just heard from Kira.

Jensei: She doesn't even talk to me…

Alco: Well even if she isn’t “daddy's little girl” this will be a great fight~.

While Kayla rushes at Kira with a frenzy of punches, Kira, with her katana still sheathed, blocks them all swiftly.

Remi: Oh, she’s implementing her element with her clan’s style similarly to how Ura did.

Stella: Huh? I didn’t see him fighting Leo with his flames.

Remi: He did, but you wouldn't notice it with the naked eye. He kind of...they were… uh, I’ll tell ya later. -she replies with a wink.-

Jensei: At least she’s kept up with her training. -he states with a slight disappointment-

Remi: Yea… but wouldn't she be a lot better if she trained with you instead?

Jensei: Well, not to insult any students here, but she probably wouldn't have to use any skills against them including her.

Kira unsheaths her blade and prepares to attack. They both counter each other's blows. Kira grows irritated with the stalemate and decides to rush Kayla with “First Style: Lightless Feather”, A move in which the user moves so fast it almost seems like they disappear, but Kayla manages to narrowly block the attack through instinct.

Kayla: What the hell was that! -she thinks with a shocked expression-

Kira suddenly flashes behind Kayla with a trail of black feathers as a sign of her grace.

Kira: Confused huh?? -she asks with a smirk-

Kira attempts to use a horizontal slash named “Third Style: Reticence Strike”, but Kayla dodges it with “Flare Evasion” in the form of a split, dipping below the attack and counters with a closed palm technique, “Flare Palm”. Kira narrowly blocks the attack with her sheath.

Kira: Is that the best you can do? -she asks demeaningly-

Kayla: I'm just getting warmed up! -she yells fiercely-

Sparks of red flame appear in between the sheath and Kayla’s palm as she activates her Scarlet Flames and pushes Kira back.

Kira: Getting serious now are we? -she asks with a smirk-

Kira’s blade starts to glow. Kayla advances with great speed using “Flare Shift” she becomes ignited in her red flame and uses “FireFox Barrage” and Kira clashes with “Fourth Style: Secrecy Strikes”. The two clash each of their strikes in the exchange of attacks

Kayla: Good J-

Her sentence is cut short as she feels a sting in her hand and sees the coat of iron on her fist cracks and blood starts spurring out, trickling down her arm and onto the grass. Kira takes a stance once again.

Kira: Is this your limit? -she asks-

With a look of confidence Kayla shakes the chipped iron flakes off of her hands and re-covers her fist in iron and ignites her Scarlet Flames.

Kayla: Nah, I'm just gettin started. -she replies confident smile-