So there I was, standing face to face with Leon. We were in quite the secluded area, which is surprising since I thought the back of the school building would have maybe a few people loitering.
"So… Why did you call me here?" [Solace]
Leon stood there expressionless. I wasn't sure if she really wanted me here until she wagged a finger for me to get closer.
"Come." [Leon]
Her voice was… I don't even know how to describe it. The best comparison I could make was that her voice lacked as much emotion as her face.
"Sure…?" [Solace]
I inched forward, unsure of what was happening. It was not until I was a foot away from her that I stopped.
"More." [Leon]
"More?" [Solace]
I was a bit surprised to hear her say that.
("If that's what she wants…") [Solace]
I leaned in, close enough to almost touch noses.
"Look down." [Leon]
("Look down?") [Solace]
As I turned my gaze downwards, my Spirit Guide gave me a ring.
"Warning: Hostility has been detected." [Spirit Guide]
I was met with a dagger aimed at my eye. I tried to lean back as it came from below, but Leon grabbed the back of my head and pushed down.
"Jesus!" [Solace]
I closed my eyes awaiting pain. Fortunately, the dagger couldn't even pierce my eyelid.
"You have gained |Experience|. |Experience| limit reached. |Temperance| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide]
"Oh. I forgot about that." [Solace]
I pushed my eye onto the dagger a bit more, causing it to snap. I then attempted to grab Leon, which failed since she immediately backed away after her weapon broke.
"Okay. Well that just happened." [Solace]
Leon gazed at the broken dagger, still emotionless. I wasn't sure whether or not she was shocked, impressed, or neither with that cold face of hers.
"Mind telling me why you did that?" [Solace]
I was trying to be collected about how I approached this, but my heart was RACING.
("Now THAT is a rush of adrenaline.") [Solace]
She didn't reply. As a matter of fact, I think her reply might be throwing the broken weapon at me.
"Guess we're doing this!" [Solace]
I slapped the snapped dagger out of the air and charged at Leon. It was a pretty good idea until she lifted her skirt a bit, revealing a bunch of little knives holstered to her thighs.
"Oh my." [Solace]
Was what I uttered before receiving a two handfuls of knives.
"Ah! That tickles!" [Solace]
The outcome of having a bunch of knives thrown at me had bad news and good news. The good news was that it had no effect on me. The bad news was that my school uniform was torn.
"Damn it, I just got this like a week ago!" [Solace]
At least I can buy a new one with the money that I… won? Swindled? The money I got from beating Wilharrow. Wait, am I a bully?
"Man this really sucks- Woah!" [Solace]
Leon swung at me with some kind of glove/brass knuckles type stuff on. To put it simply, she wore spikes on her fists.
"Not even a word from you?!" [Solace]
She was very proficient in attacking. Trust me, I would know after having sparring with Master for so long. Luckily, I was used to dealing with proficient fighters.
"Haha, get deflected idio- Yeowch!" [Solace]
I flinched when I felt a shocking sensation from her gloves. It appeared that whenever she tried to strike me, little bits of electricity would spark out.
"You have gained |Experience|. |Experience| limit reached. |Shock Resistance| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide]
If there was one thing I could say, it's that the numbing feeling was annoying as hell.
"Can you cut it out?!" [Solace]
I brought back the muscle memory from training with Master. First, I deflected the first few punches to throw off her balance. Next, I tripped her with a leg sweep. Afterwards, I would try to grab her arms and lock her down as she fell.
"I got you-" [Solace]
Just as I was nearing the final step, Leon turned the tables on me. I hit the ground and found her on top of me before I knew it.
("This reminds me of my first meeting with Leyhna.") [Solace]
I recalled the time I was straddled and beaten like a dog in the bathroom. I could also foresee something similar happening in the next few moments.
"Uh-oh." [Solace]
I raised my arms as a hail of fists rained down upon me.
"Ow! Ow? You know, this actually doesn't hurt that mu- Ack! You got my nose!" [Solace]
My arms bore most of the hits, but uh… a few punches slipped by.
"Alright, that's it!" [Solace]
I grabbed her arms mid swing and tried to get her off me. Well, easier said than done. We wrestled each other for strength superiority until I eventually got to sit up.
"God DAMN you're strong!" [Solace]
We struggled for a few minutes until I eventually went for a last push.
"Gotcha- Oof!" [Solace]
I managed to overpower her, but it ended in me pinning her to the ground. This kind of left us both staring at each other with labored breaths.
"Unhand me." [Leon]
"Do you think I'm stupid?" [Solace]
"Yes." [Leon]
I was speechless. Why did she answer my rhetorical question like that?!
"I'm not going to let you go." [Solace]
Leon struggled a little to get free, but quickly realized it wasn't going to work. Shen then kind of just laid there… awkwardly staring.
("Okay… where do I go from here?") [Solace]