The surrounding area shifted into a white room, leaving only the few people in the house inside it.
"Wha-?! Where am I?!" [Felix]
"In my zone." [Aurora]
("She even brought Felix? Her zone can reach the backyard?") [Adam]
"Why did you bring us here?" [Felix]
"Training." [Aurora]
"..." [Felix]
Adam glanced around, as if he was looking for something.
"What're you doing?" [Aurora]
"Where's Kilo and Echo?" [Adam]
"I didn't bring them here." [Aurora]
You can choose who you want to bring in?" [Adam]
"With enough training you can." [Aurora]
"I… see…" [Adam]
"So? How are we going to train ms. I trained enough?" [Felix]
"You should curb your cheekiness before I curb it myself." [Aurora]
"And how would you do that?" [Felix]
Aurora took out an apple from her pocket and crushed it in one hand. It was left in pieces along with juice running down her wrist.
"...Point taken." [Felix]
"Ugh, now my hand is all sticky." [Aurora]
("...Why does she have an apple in her pocket? Wait, how did I not notice it? I'll just stop thinking about it...") [Adam]
"Are we learning how to make our zone now?" [Adam]
"No, not yet. I'm going to teach you basic hand to hand combat." [Aurora]
"Why? We have soul weapons don't we?" [Adam]
"And what if you lost them?" [Aurora]
"There's no way we could possibly lose them right? We literally summon them out of nowhere." [Felix]
"..." [Aurora]
She became silent, leaving an uncomfortable mood in the room.
"...Damn it, fine. I'll learn hand to hand combat." [Felix]
"Good. Now you'll be able to live even if just a bit longer." [Aurora]
"That's a strange way to put it." [Adam]
"First, take a stance like this." [Aurora]
She held up her arms, both hands in front with relaxed hands open. She had her right foot in front and the left in the back as she stood sideways.
"You're not going to make a fist?" [Adam]
"This is more versatile." [Aurora]
"What do we do now?" [Felix]
"Attack me. Remember to use your hands and feet only. Using your ability will only hinder your movements." [Aurora]
"How would attacking you help us?" [Adam]
"It will teach you to fight with this style." [Aurora]
As they spoke, Felix took the initiative.
"You're open!" [Felix]
He threw a fist at her while screaming out his intentions.
"No, you are." [Aurora]
Using her right hand, she redirected his fist to the side and jabbed his neck with her left hand.
"Gack!" [Felix]
After dealing with him, Aurora turned around and stomped onto the ground.
"Ack!" [Adam]
His surprise attack failed. She had stomped on his leg as he went for a leg sweep.
"How did you know I was there?!" [Adam]
"I heard the sound of your clothes shifting behind me." [Aurora]
Felix recovered quickly and released a straight kick after spinning around.
("She can't dodge if she's busy pinning Adam down!") [Felix]
She bent backwards, allowing his leg to pass over her.
"Naive." [Aurora]
("Ngh! She's putting more weight onto my leg!") [Adam]
With her foot on Adam's leg, Aurora pivoted around and let out a kick to Felix's side.
"Guh! Not yet!" [Felix]
He managed to take hold of Aurora's leg as he withstood the blow.
"Oh?" [Aurora]
Pushing off Adam, she jumped up and locked her legs around Felix. Feeling his balance shift, he managed to utter a single word.
"...Sh*t." [Felix]
"Hrng!" [Aurora]
Twisting her upper body, she used the momentum to throw Felix into the ground.
"Augh!" [Felix]
With her body in mid-air, she repositioned herself and landed gracefully.
("A chance!") [Adam]
Knowing that his punches and kicks won't do any good, he went in for a grapple.
"You want to play this game?" [Aurora]
She confronted Adam in a head on battle. Her hands gripped his while he held on in return.
"Ow ow ow!" [Adam]
"What's wrong? Can't even overpower a little girl?" [Aurora]
She exerted incredible force, causing Adam to bend his knee.
"Kuh… Says the girl who's actually an old hag!" [Adam]
"..." [Aurora]
Surprisingly, she didn't lash out. She simply continued to silently overpower Adam.
("H… How is she this strong?! What happened to the booster?!") [Adam]
In the background, he could see Felix getting back up. They locked eyes for a moment and spoke with their eyes.
("Do it.") [Adam]
Felix crept up behind Aurora, his hands raised to slam down on her.
"..." [Aurora]
The moment Felix began to swing, she gripped onto Adam's hands and swung him.
"Uwoahhh-Bugh!!!" [Adam]
"Oof!" [Felix]
With Aurora throwing Adam at him, the two tumbled together.
"That's enough for now I guess." [Aurora]
The boys stood up, staggering all the way.
"Ugh… That was rough." [Felix]
"Did you two learn anything?" [Aurora]
"I learned you can hit really REALLY hard." [Felix]
"I learned that you're more physically fit than me." [Adam]
Aurora shook her head in disappointment.
"Not that. Did you learn anything about your fighting style?" [Aurora]
"...Not really?" [Adam]
"Then we will continue the training tomorrow." [Aurora]
She snapped her fingers and their surroundings shifted.
"Go to bed, you must be tired after getting beat up." [Aurora]
"..." [Adam] [Felix]
Without reply, they simply went to their rooms.
("I'm so tired…") [Adam]
He flopped onto his bed and closed his eyes.
("...I forgot to change before sleeping. Whatever, I'll deal with it later…") [Adam]
His fatigue overcame him and he drifted off into sleep.