~The next day, the students were back out in the training fields. This time however, the space that was holding today’s session was circular with white lines showing its border.~

Huggins: “Alright, continuing where we left off yesterday, we’ll be doing one-on-one sparring. It’ll be gender based combined with your score from yesterday.” *With the flick of her hand, a holo screen popped up above the dueling space. It had two vacancies and a timer that had 5 minutes.*

Apollo: “Oh, so it works similar to the duel between Akuna and that one dude from the other day!” *He said pointing towards the screen.* 

Artemis: *She pinched her sibling in the arm.* “Good observation, brother.” 

Sage: *He watched Apollo squeal and argue with his sister before turning to face their teacher.* “So, you said how we’ll be paired up, but could you like, elaborate?” 

Huggins: *She pointed towards the screen as it began to change, showing their data from the day before.* “Based on the reviews, we’ll be pairing you up by strengths & weaknesses. This sparring session is about overcoming one obstacle that you tend to struggle with.* “Once she finished speaking, the screen reverted back to the way it was before.*

Tyson: “What about those of us who can obviously annihilate everybody else? Can the strong fight only with each other instead?” *He stepped to the front of the group of students.* “I mean, we can’t have the strong fighting the weak. The weak may get a little extra knowledge, but the strong doesn’t get any stronger. Kinda defeats the purpose, don’t you think?”

Amy: “Holy crap…” *She whispered.* “That’s the first time he’s made a somewhat reasonable statement!”

Huggins: *She nodded.* “True. But like I said earlier, you’ll be paired based on your physical scores. Now remember, the point isn’t to win, it’s to gain some sort of knowledge on which direction you should continue to train your technique.” *The two blank spaces were suddenly filled with two student’s profiles. “Kyoge Zamura Vs Gale Mynth.* 

~The two boys turned to each other. They both knew the other’s tactics and felt they had an edge up. Smiles formed on both of their faces as they stepped onto the “ring”. The moment both of them were in their positions, a 10 second countdown began.~

Charlotte: “This time, that Kyoge guy is gonna end up the victor.” *She said, crossing her arms.* 

Amy: *Stepping up next to her, she tried to mimic Charlotte, but gave up when she didn’t give off the same aura.* “How do you know?”

Charlotte: *She pointed to Kyoge’s strange form of “Stretching”. Which involved him constantly having at least one finger touching the ground.* “He has a plan. This isn’t like before when we had no clue about the other’s ability. Now, it’s clear as day what Gale’s Technique is.”

Amy: “Wait wait, I know this one. It’s Elemental: Electricity 3rd variant, right? Man, is that a mouthful…” *She exhaled a deep breath.* “All he can do is generate and discharge electricity. Still, how could Kyoge deal with that?”

Zane: *He appeared beside the two girls.* “Just watch. He’s been preparing for this day for a while.”

Kyoge: *He stared dead ahead, never losing sight of his opponent. “No doubt this guy is silently charging like last time. He’s got mad control over that electricity. Still, I remember his greatest weakness. It should be-”*

Gale: “Hey man!” *He shouted suddenly.* “I hope there’s no hard feelings after last time, y’know? I was just trying to get my teammates the win…” 

Kyoge: *He smiled and raised one hand, shaking it in a friendly manner.* “No no, none at all. I totally understand!” *He risked a glance at the clock, only 3 seconds left.* 

Gale: *He sighed.* “Oh good. Still though, don’t expect me to not hit you with my all….” *Just as soon as the buzzer went off signifying the start of the match, he released a large blast of electricity towards his opponent.* “CAUSE I WON’T!”

~Suddenly, the racing paths of electricity disbanded. The ground didn’t have many conductive properties it seemed. Kyoge wasn’t affected by this at all. In his right hand was now a staff made of… was that dirt!?!?~

Kyoge: *He swung the staff towards Gale’s head.* “It doesn’t matter either way…”

Gale: *He went to block the staff with his arm, but upon impact it exploded. All that was left behind was a cloud of dirt. It buffeted him, causing him to stagger back a little.* “Ngh-”

Kyoge: “Because I planned on giving it my all from the very beginning!* *He made another tool out of dirt. This time it was a spear. He quickly lunged, closing the distance between him and his opponent.* 

Gale: “Damn, won’t let me catch a break!” *He charged his fists with electricity and threw a few punches in Kyoge’s direction.* 

~The two were now interlocked in a fierce fight. Kyoge swiftly dodged Gale’s punches and hitting him in the side with the spear. Just like the staff, it exploded upon impact. Gale staggered, holding his side. Kyoge took advantage of this and threw a few hard hitting punches of his own. Each one making their mark.~

Kyoge: *As he fought, he remembered what Kai was telling him after the team battle training.*

— It was after class hours. Kyoge and Kai were the only ones in the classroom at the moment.

Kai: “So you’re telling me the person you fought against could use electricity?”

Kyoge: *He shook his head.* “Now you’re over simplifying it…” *He’d press his thumb and index finger against his eyes.* “He could generate and discharge. If he was just using it, he’d be using an external source. But HE himself was creating the electricity then manipulating it to his will… sorta.”

Kai: “Sounds a lot like 3rd variant…” *He went over to his desk and tapped it three times. Suddenly, the hard-wood projected a screen. The boy would enter in his sign-in information and then open up a browser. He went directly towards the Technique catalog and searched for Elemental: Electricity 3rd variant.* “This match your description?”

Kyoge: *He leaned in and quickly scanned over the material.* “Yeah, this is it all right… How’d you know this was the one?”

Kai: “Back when I was younger, I’d read the catalog from A-Z…” *He cleared his throat* “Back to the matter at hand though, what did you want with this information again?”

Kyoge: *He balled up his fists as tight as he could.* “Today, I experienced the taste of overwhelming defeat. Partially due to my inexperience. I want to be able to take this information and avoid my mistakes if I ever go against him or someone similar again… So, any tips?”

Kai: *He pointed towards the other with an air of confidence. It seemed a star glinted right next to his left eye as he did so.* “Tip number one! Don’t do it again!”

Kyoge: “Way to be specific…”

Kai: “That’s as specific as it gets!” *He lowered his hand and his expression became sincere.* “If you want to avoid losing again, learning from your mistakes is important. Knowledge is a collection of experiences. Meaning, if you really want to overcome this, you’ll have to go through some of the same processes as everybody else. This one in particular, trial and error.” 

Kyoge: “Trial and error…” *He drifted off.*

`Kyoge: “And since then, I’ve been testing how electricity reacts with various types of material. But the one that works best, also coincides with Gale’s greatest weakness… and that’s…”

—Back in the present, Kyoge was striking Gale over and over using a combination of various dirt items and his fists.

Gale: *He winced as Kyoge closed in for another strike to the side. “How’s this guy moving so fast? More importantly, how’s he avoiding being affected by the cloud of dirt? Even he’d have to be affected somehow!” Was his thoughts before he saw it. The moment right before impact. The moment when both of them were sure that Kyoge’s strike would land. Just milliseconds before hitting, Kyoge closed both of his eyes. “Damn! I’ve been had! Not only did he tool my greatest weakness, he avoided the backlash of his own damn attack!”*

Kyoge: *As soon as he struck Gale and backed off, once more opening his eyes, his mind began racing. “Kudos to Kai for giving me tips on how to handle this guy. He practically told me how to take down this guy. The one thing he can’t do with his power is also his greatest weakness. After discharging, it’s out of his control whether or not the electricity makes it to the opposition. Taking advantage of a stage that can’t conduct electricity all too well along with weapons that can’t either really tilts the fight to my favor!”* 

~Nearby, the group of students were practically sure that Kyoge had already secured this win. The timer was down to 30 seconds now. Unless Gale had a miracle on standby, he’d be losing this fight for sure.~

Zane: “Do you see it now? Kyoge is still the same guy from before. But someone gave him a few pointers and now… well, you can clearly see.”

Amy: *She bit down on her nail* “I’m not so sure. Gale’s face says otherwise.”

Huggins: “Is he really sure about trying something so risky?”

Gale: *He planted his feet firmly into the ground. It seemed like he had no choice. He was out of time, out of stamina, out of strength. He’d have to put his all into this next attack.* “Man, you’ve gotten a lot better since last time!”

Kyoge: “Yeah, thanks to a friend of mine…” *His eyes narrowed as he made two daggers of dirt. “He’s trying to buy time, only 10 seconds left. If I’m going to finish him off, it’s now or never!” He thought, rushing towards his opponent.*

Gale: *Arms spread wide, he began to smile and his hair stood on its ends.* “FULL DISCHARGE!!!” *He shouted. Suddenly, electricity was racing in all directions at max capacity.* 

Kyoge: *He swung his dagger, despite being too far.* “THIS ISN’T OVER YET!!!”

~Time seemed to slow down as the two approached each other. The clash didn’t happen however. The buzzer rang, signifying the end of the match. Suddenly, the electricity dissipated and the dirt dagger returned to… well… dirt.~

Gale: *He was practically fried from his own attack.* “Damn…it…” *He said, just before collapsing onto the ground. Thus leaving Kyoge standing.*

Huggins: “The match is decided! Kyoge Zamura is the victor!”

~The students erupted in applause. They all saw how hard Kyoge had worked to overcome this opponent, and he finally had.~

Kyoge: *Sweat running down his smiling face, he pumped his fist into the air.* “AWWW YEAH!!”

Kai: “See, all it takes is trial and error.”  *He smiled as well.* 

~After Kyoge’s intense battle, the remaining fights went as follows:

Kenyan vs Cole- Kenyan

Jasper vs Nova- Jasper

Amy vs Charlotte- Charlotte

Zane vs Aiden- Zane

Mikate vs Apollo- Apollo

Willow vs Artemis- Artemis

Luna vs  Kurrelion- Luna

Akuna vs Alex- Alex

Harper vs Tyson- Tyson

Kai vs Sage- To be determined…~

~Kai and Sage walked up towards the ring. Most of the other students were wrapped in bandages of advanced healing and were sitting about. They really were giving this their all. This time, they were using a hard floor ring. The one from before was totally destroyed…~

Kai: *While he was doing his stretches, he began analyzing his opponent. “Judging from what we saw during the training and looking at him currently, he doesn’t have much physical strength. His fighting capability is what worries me though. During the team battle training, every time he appeared on camera he had a different type of sword. What’s his ability then? Armory? No, he’d clearly be able to use other types of weapons. So what is it that he’s doing exactly?” 

Sage: *The emerald haired boy smiled and cracked his knuckles, before holding out one of his hands, palm facing upwards.*  “Hey hey! You’re the kid with that freaky strong power right? I watched you the other day. You said your tech was called All-Star, right?” *He gave a smug smile.* 

Kai: “!” *He slightly flinched, he never gave him that information…*

Tyson: “Yeah! That’s right!” *He crossed his arms and let out a mighty “huff”. Turns out, he gave Sage the information.* “Red hair! Try using your power for something other than just attacking! If you want to become better, start there!”

Kai: *He blinked with confusion. “What? Use it for something other than attacking? How am I supposed to do that? All-Star only has offensive capabilities… how am I supposed to change that!?!?” 

~Without giving either of them any more time to think, suddenly the buzzer went off. Kai was startled while Sage got the jump on him. Within seconds, a sharpened katana was swung in Kai’s direction.~

Kai: *He instinctively leaned backwards, the sword a hair split away from clipping his nose. In the same movement, he used his hands to support as he kicked Sage in the arm, the sword flying away in the air. “He’s fast! Faster than during the mile run! What’s more, where the hell did the sword come from??” His feet touched the ground after making a full arc through the air. He skidded backwards, closer to the edge of the ring. He silently began charging All-Star.* 

Sage: *He leaped back, partially surprised at how quick Kai had reacted.* “That’s a first. Most people can’t make it past the initial attack. I was aiming for a quick win too… fooey!” *He said, all the while smiling.* 

Kai: *He raised his fists into the air and steadied his ground, letting out a long breath of air.* “Sorry, but I really don’t want to lose right now…”