"Hello students!" A familiar female voice greeted us walking into the arena.
Everyone gasped in shock, as the familiar red haired girl came into sight approaching the class wearing her familiar plate armour. "I'll be your substitute teacher while the school look for a suitable teacher to occupy the role." She explained to the class.
"Ummm Miss Scarlet?.." A girl held her hand up wanting to ask her something.
"Yes?.." She replied to her.
"Is it true that you've never lost a fight?" The girl asked.
Scarlet smiled at the question, "Lets keep the lesson on track, and any questions you have about me personally you can ask after class or if you see me outside lessons, Okay?.." She replied to the girl's question. "But in regards to your question yes I am currently undefeated." She answered. Making the whole class explode in awe.
"Lets start todays lesson with some laps around the Colosseum with a gentle jog." She smiled to the class.
Jay held his hand up, "May I ask why Casters would need to train for combat if they primarily use spells to defend themselves..." Jay asked Scarlet politely.
"Good question!" Scarlet responded with a smile, "Assuming you're a caster, and you happen to have exhausted your supply of Arcanum, and you are still engaged in combat with an enemy what will you do?...." she asked Jay.
"I guess I would try and hit them with a weapon but that's irrelevant if in a pickle I can get away from and run." He replied.
"Good point… but what if your college or teammate isn't looking so great so fleeing is not an option?" Scarlet rebutted.
Jay froze unable to answer. "I know you all come here with your specialties and dreams, but please all I ask is for everyone to be open minded, being out on the field and field experience is most crucial, you can't draw up every scenario in your minds, let us give you the tools to thrive in life." She said encouraging the class.
"So lets start with some laps around the Colosseum to get the blood running" She instructed the class. "So just jog a few meters behind me please, as she led the class in a jog."
"Jay?... you okay?.." I asked jogging beside him.
"Yeah I'm okay... she kinda right..." He replied pondering.
"Did she manage to change your mind?..." I asked.
"Nope.... not completely." He replied
"Who do you think will win between Scarlet and Paul?.." I asked feeling curious.
"I bet Scarlet.... Because Paul would be unable to hit her with any spell and rumors has it she is immune to spells and her sword can cut through anything." Jay replied.
"Yeah but Paul is ranked one for a reason...." Helen said to Jay.
"That is true... he is the highest ranked and most renowned for being the strongest there is...." Jay replied.
"Where's Daisy and Grace?" I asked noticing they weren't here.
"Ohhh they are up ahead." Helen said pointing ahead of us with her head.
Looking forward, they both were at the front of the whole class seemingly in a competition with each other. I soon began feeling slightly exhausted after a few laps, looking around it looked as if there were a few students out of breathe but majority all still seemed fine. "I'm already feeling the burn...." I said struggling to catch my breath feeling a little out of breath,
"Yeah I'm getting out of breath too..." Jay said.
"Okay, I think that should be enough!" Scarlet shouted to the class slowing down. "Now if everyone can please make your way to the centre of the Colosseum" she said to the class walking to the centre.
Slowly the class made their way to the centre trying to catch their breath ready for the next activity.
"What we will learn next is the use of a sword." She said to the class. "Computer please can we have a box of short swords please." She yelled causing a wooden crate to materialize next to her. "Okay students! Now please take a sword each." She said cracking the top open with her hands and taking one out and taking a few steps back.
Waiting for every student to pick up their own sword, "So this is a standard issue sword if you are on patrol duty you will be using a variant of this weapon, we will be practicing stances and styles with various different weapons over the years." She said explaining to the class.
The sword felt surprisingly light weight holding it at the handle, slashing into the air but not really knowing what I'm doing.
"Now I will show you some basic cuts and blocks." She said demonstrating to us how to assume stances, how to swing the sword along with feet movement and positioning, also showing us how to block deflect and parry hits. She began yelling the class to perform actions, walking around the class inspecting our progress.
"Nice swing." She said pointing at a boy.
"Watch your feet miss." She said pointing at a girl.
"Nice footwork Emilia!" she said with a smile giving me a wink, causing me to smile back.
"Okay students lets finish the lesson early, I don't wasn't to exhaust you all too much, make sure you all get enough rest!" She shouted to the class.
"Computer please take away the weapons." She said causing the weapons to de-materialize into small glowing lights dissipating into the air.
"So we still have some time before class ends so if anyone wants to leave early you can." She smiled to the class.
Many students sat on the ground resting but quickly raised their hand to ask a question. "Yes miss?.." she said looking at a girl.
"Is it true that you and Paul defeated the Cult of the Faceless?..." The girl asked scarlet.
"Yes Me, Paul and Ashley worked together to topple the cult." She answered with a smile.
"Yes?" She said looking at Nathan.
"Ummmm.... what can I do to get as strong as you?.." Nathan sheepishly asked quietly, causing a few a students to giggle.
"Bravery and training! Never give up!" she answered him with some flare in her voice.
"What makes your sword so special?...." a girl asked when Scarlet looked at her.
"Good question! It's a legendary blade forged in Dragon Fire and enchanted with Ancient magic." She answered her causing the class to explode in awe.
"Is it true that you can't use magic?.." Another female student asked.
"Yes it is true that I can't use magic, but that just goes to show as long as you keep getting stronger and training you can be as strong as I am." She answered her.
'I could have sworn the first time I've met her she showed me a spell that shot rays out of her fingers...'
"Miss who is stronger you or Paul?.." A male student asked.
"Of course Paul is stronger there's a reason why he's Ranked One in the school." She answered him.
The bell sound rang in our heads letting us know it was the end of the lesson, the remaining students who had questions begrudgingly lowered their hand standing up to leave for lunch.
"Sorry everyone! Whose question I didn't get to." Scarlet apologized to the rest of the class.
"Goodbye Miss Scarlet." The whole class said before making their way out the Colosseum.
"Goodbye students! Make sure you all eat and rest!" She said to the class bidding them farewell, giving me a wave and smile.
"Goodbye Scarlet." I said smiling waving back.
"Take care Emilia." She replied with a giant smile.