"Hey!" Chris said waving. "Hi" I responded stoping in front of them. "Chris, Conner this is my roommate Aliyah. Liyah this is Chris and Conner" I introduce everyone. Everyone else had their black first year cloaks on as well. "We should go now" Conner suggested. Nodding we all walked down the stairs and to the sparring rooms. Once we found a room we all entered it. I'll stand to the side and you guys and go at it" Liyah said sitting down in the corner. "So who wants to spar first?" I challenged, standing in the middle of the room. Chris stepped forward, "I asked you first, so I'll spar first." Smiling I took a few steps back and took off my cloak. I then channeled wind and plopped my cloak next to Liyah. I looked forward at my opponent and went into a fighting stance.
Conner cleared his throat and announced, "the sparring will commence in 3, 2, 1 begin!" He started to run at me with his sword. I channeled my wind and dodge his strikes. I danced around Chris avoiding jab after strike. Throwing myself into the air, I sent 2 balls of fire at him. He jumped back the fireballs hitting where he just was. "You're a quick one" he gasped for air and charged again. This time I also went on the offensive. I swiped my hands in arcs to make wind and water blades. He deflected them and started to charge after me again. "It looks like it's time for me to finish this" I mumbled and took a deep breath to gather my mana. Then my eyes flashed open and I immediately used fire to burn his hand, effectively disarming him. He yelped and clutched his hand. After that I channeled wind to make me run faster. I started to charge after Chris while he was still surprised. Once I got to him I quickly kicked him the chest and used the wind to send him against the wall harder. Then I froze his hand and legs to the wall to keep him in place. He looked up surprised, especially because everything happened in a matter of seconds. "What just happened?" Chris questioned, bewildered. Looking around everyone had the same surprised face. Was what I did really that unexpected? Then Aliyah suddenly ran to me with a huge smile. "You're so strong Lydia" she exclaimed. "Yeah, I didn't know you were that good" Chris sighed, "oh and the ice is starting to become uncomfortable". "Sorry,I'll get rid of it," I said, melting the ice. "Here I'll heal any damages," liyah added jogging over to him.
After we got Chris all healed up, it was time for me and Conner to spar. We both got into position. "Is it alright for me to infuse mana?" He asked before we started. "Sure" I confirmed, suspicious of what he may be planning. "The sparring will be in 3, 2, 1 commence"
Conner raised his sword which started to glow a bluish color, the sign of mana infusion. He then started charging towards me, easily faster than Chris. The thing is no matter how fast Conner is it really didn't matter. The choice to infuse his blade in mana, even though it makes that blade stronger and gives it special abilities, works in my favor. I flooded the whole room in darkness, blocking everyone from seeing. "Huh?" Conner shouted, surprised. Closing my eyes I could easily locate his mana, it showed his whole silhouette including the sword. I ran at him, eyes still closed, when I was a few feet away I blasted a large amount of water at Conner, throwing him a few feets back before he regained balance. "Argh!!" He yelled out. I then sensed him jump back up and start running to where I was. Noticing that I turned the floor into ice again, which caused a yelp and a thump. Then he did something unexpected and threw his sword at me. Probably trying to use the darkness to his own advantage. I saw the mana from the sword and used wind to direct it towards the side. Then sensing him standing up I immediately froze his feet in place stopping him from coming forward. "I yield," he said after realizing defeat. I got rid of the darkness and saw a disheveled and shivering Conner frozen to the ground. "I'm sorry I'll get you out of that,'' I apologized, quickly melting the ice right away. He didn't seem to be hurt anywhere so I cast a warmth spell on him to stop his shivering.
After liyah finished attending to him we sat down to catch our breaths. "How did you see me?" Conner asked, confused. "Oh, it's because I sensed your mana and that mana in the sword." I explained, taking a sip of water. "That's why you covered the room in darkness," Conner realized. "Yeah, it was a bit unfair. Sorry about that." I confirmed. "It wasn't unfair, you were just using your skills to your advantage" He reassured. "I think it was really creative," Liyah jumped in. The 4 of us talked for a little longer before we started to spar again. Chris, Conner, and I sparred a few more times, Chris and Conner each winning against me once while I beat both of them twice in total. "Let's stop here. I have my tour at 10:30" I decided seeing as it was already 9:30. "Okay let's do this again" Chris started waving. "See ya" Lyiah waved back. "I'll beat you next time" Conner called out. "Until then" I yelled back walking out of the room with Liyah.