Zero stares at the stumbling Lance, who unsheathes his sword back to its scabbard. Still uneasy from the fight, Zero continues to stand firm using his unique stance.
"I give. I give. You're a talented kid, I like it. I'll take you as my student" Lance stated.
Unconvinced, Zero tilts his head to the right and expresses a confusing look.
"What gives?" he asks.
"You've shown your power and I've shown mine. Any skills hidden from our sleeves could only spell 'doom' this entire arena" Lance produces a wry smile upon his factious thought. Indeed, if one of the strongest warriors ever fought seriously in a cramped battlefield, no wonder the probable outcome of their actions could devastate even a nation. Without noticing any ill contents or whatsoever from him, Zero too, unsheathes his Durandal back to its original origin, or rather, it magnificently vanished with the help of these magical sparkling lights from his open palm. With a light *whoosh* the sturdy looking sword was completely gone in existence in the eyes of many. Zero, unarmed, walks towards Lance and offers him a hand.
"Hmm?" Surprised yet understood his intentions, Lance accepts his offer and firmly grips Zero's hand. For men, this was their own way of sportsmanship of 'no hard feelings' alongside a competition of some sort.
"Better keep up with my lessons, kid"
"You bet"
The two men glimmered with confidence and their bond has been formed.
"Hey, Zero~" a girl's voice rings through Zero's ear. Lilith was shouting from afar, waving her hands awaiting to be noticed. Beside her was their director, Snow, Which has a solemn look on his face. Both worried and joy combines his expressions, as he too picks up the pace to meet with Zero.
"Not bad for a kid" Mr. Snow throws him a compliment, making Zero slightly embarrassed from the sudden praise of the school's director.
"Zero, that was really good. Seeing you swing that sword, I got pumped up wanting to train more. I'm stronger than you, remember that, teehee~" Lilith leans over, attempting to tease Zero from his outstanding results from his first 'battle' against a professional adventurer.
"Ho~, your girlfriend is really proud of you" Lance flashes a wide grin and places his head alongside Zero, hoping he could see a tomato like colour from Zero's reply.
"She's not my girlfriend….yet" an awkward silence resounds them, shifting the cheery atmosphere into a chilly winter's night. The young girl turns her head around, blushing beat red, at the sudden words Zero blurted out.
Zero was indeed naïve and awkward with these circumstances yet he knows very well that, even though Lilith was a handful to take with, he finds her cute and attractive in all sorts of ways.
Realising what he had said, Zero shakes his hands in front of Lilith, thinking for a better excuse (not really), as his last resort to somehow make her 'understand'. Words spoken by Zero was brought to a naught, futile was the best adjective to describe his attempts. Although he meant what he had said, he somehow thought that it was the quickest confession thing he had ever done to Lilith. (he somehow wants to court her normally)
"Ahem, I would like to leave you guys alone but we have other things to attend to" Mr. Snow breaks the silence, through his artificial cough, catching everyone's full hearted attention.
"As you can see, Zero will be in Lance care for the time being. " He shifts his view towards Zero "You will learn a lot from Lance. And I expect you to be diligent in your studies and in personal business similar to these events" Was it the sudden awkward confession from Zero or the bond he had obtained by gaining a master? We'll never know.
"Alright. But all things patched up from here and out, right? You guys should probably go back upstairs. I'm guessing the sun would be setting for around…40 minutes or so?" Whilst checking his clock, Lance reminded everyone to be at least aware of their current time being. May be he wanted to be left alone for now and expecting Zero to visit him after with his personal usage of time.
"You're right. Kids, let's head back to the academy" The group said their goodbye to Lance, and with a pat on Zero's back, they are now venturing forth on a near pathway. Zero spots a blinking magic circle painted mossy green, right across a group of people engrossed with their training sessions.
"Isn't that a magic circle" Zero asks.
"Yeah… what about it?" Mr. Snow gives a reply without looking at his obvious facial expressions.
"Then why the heck did we walked!!!"
: You became the disciple of Lance Nevermore:
Lance Nevermore
Health- 300/300
Mana- 500/500
Age: 33, Birthday: November 10
Occupation: Dragon Knight (General), Professor (and Master of Zero)
Age: 33, Birthday: November 10
Siblings: 1 Brother- (name unknown)
Magic Attributes: Swordsmanship (level 10), Martial arts (level 6), Lightning (level 3).
Stats:
Strength: 30 Intelligence 27 Luck- 15
Vitality: 30 Dexterity: 33
**** Active Benefits ****
• The student and the master can now share experience from one another by 5% Experience
• You can now see negative statuses/debuffs of your master
• The master can pass on his skills upon his student
• Some of the items can now be accessed and shared with the master
****You completed your objective ***
Objective 2 complete
• Show your powers to Lance and everyone who could witness the match, even if you get defeated. Prolong the battle for up to a minute.
: You earned 100 Stats points, 25 skill points, and 5,000Exp
**** Level up ****
You are now level 5!
Scan Upgraded. You can now see levels based from their information!
Zero Heil- Level 5
Health- 157/157
Mana- 183/183
Occupation- Student, Apprentice of Lance
Siblings: Only child
Magic Attributes: All basic elements (fire, water, earth, wind, and lightning) level 2. Light and Dark Magic (level 1), swordsmanship (level 1), Martial arts (level 1).
Stats:
Strength: 13 Intelligence: 16 Luck: 20
Vitality: 13 Dexterity: 15
Remaining points: 100
Remaining Skill points: 25
Unlocked Blade master!
You can now view the information of your weapons
Durandal Blade Level up 1-> 2
Class: Sword
Attack: 108 Agility: 82
Weight- Balanced/moderate
Magic Affinities: All elements can be combined
Next exp to level up 0/1300