...Pation.
The researchers huddle around their screens as they shared camera access to each other. They had gotten access to all the cameras in the testing giving them all of the angles they wanted. Aerial, side, even motion tracking cameras.
They were watching the beginning of the fight with great intensity. They cheered with excitement as they saw their boss beat the general's son.
When Farron saw the fight she was not filled with excitement as her fellow peers. Jealousy filled her body when she saw the fight. The desire to be something that is not possible filled her very being.
This emotional flood was dammed when another loud cheer filled the room. She focused herself and payed attention to the fight.
Back in the testing room where Rad got first row seats on the entertainment, Ajax ripped the straps of metal binding his wrists.
Ajax now is very close to Beliz, enough to see that his breathing hasn't changed since it started. This enraged him, Ajax felt that he was being mocked by Beliz.
Ajax turned his body into a side kick, aiming for his chest to knock him down or stumble him a bit. That was what he needed, a window of opportunity. He needed him to be off-balance, just for a short moment, then he will be able to finish the battle quickly before he is made fun of for more.
As he thrusted his leg at Beliz torso, moments before he could make contact off any kind, another metal strap from the floor struck his legs upwards. This caused him to do half a backflip and land on his back with a loud thud.
A short gasp of air left Ajax's lungs when he landed.
Rad winced seeing his son land flat on his back from a single strike but he knew that Ajax was too stubborn to give up so easily. Another thought flew into his mind when seeing this, 'Why hasn't Beliz drawn blood yet? He has had multiple opportunities to do so and end the duel right now.' While this question intruded his mind, ultimately he didn't care. As long as his son wasn't killed in this duel, he'll be fine.
Ajax was now filled his anger, his unearned pride has been damaged. He laid on the floor, he felt the cool metal comfort his warm skin. In fear he jumps up from his position with his fists ready.
He shakes his legs to loosen them up from any nervous tightness. Definitely not from the pain of getting hit.
Beliz greeted him with a smile. Ajax saw this and felt weirded out, this entire day he never saw Beliz smile at anyone, not even at the general. It was as though a wolf is baring its fangs at its opponents, ready to attack at any moment. Ajax saw this as an invitation, they were ready to fight each other, tooth and nail, and were willing to win through any means necessary.
If Titania were to look at Beliz through the system he would find why Beliz is smiling.
[Talent: Sadistic Thoughts]
[Description: The idea of inflicting pain on your opponents fills you with immense joy. As the battle drags on the Intelligence stat increases. Stat returns to normal when the battle is over.]
Ajax rushed close to Beliz ready to unleash a barrage of jabs, not hard enough to send him flying but just stumble him. From what Ajax learned so far is that powerful single strikes aren't the key to winning this fight.
Beliz prepared for this attack and knew that there was no way for him to dodge or redirect many attacks happening at once.
Beliz came up with a quick solution to this rapid problem.
When Ajax came in close and his fist came close to his face, enough to feel the wind it generated. He flicked his wrist. He began to rotate the floor that Ajax was standing on, redirecting his whole body to face another direction.
And felt, resistance?
The area on which Ajax was standing on partly rotated, but it wasn't enough. Beliz was banking on it buying him enough time to create distance between them.
Ajax capitalized on the momentum created by Beliz from rotating the floor by doing a twisting his body and lifted his foot high into the air, aiming for Beliz's jaw.
"Sh*t," He thought as he saw Ajax's back heel strike his jaw.
Beliz fell from the power of the strike and in a quick moment, manipulated the metal around him to create a protective dome before he hit the ground.
'A fluke,' Beliz thought to himself as he touched his jaw to evaluate the damage.
No broken or loose teeth and thankfully no broken or dislocated jaw. He let out a quick sigh of relief and rubbed his aching jaw. The dome he created let him get a quick breath before he headed back out.
Soon he heard loud banging against the dome as Ajax started to punch the dome to break it, in a typical pugilist fashion.
Beliz wanted to take him by surprise and broke out of the dome from the opposite side from where Ajax was. Then with some energy manipulated the dome and flung it at Ajax.
Beliz felt resistance again but that was to be expected but it was the same as like before when he tried to rotate the floor below Ajax.
Ajax came from the side from where Beliz threw the dome. Ajax rushed to Beliz to close the gap created.
Beliz curious to see what was causing the resistance the he was beginning to feel when he was controlling the metal. Surely it wasn't from him, the battle just started it would it be too early for him to be tired and he was only hit once so far.
There was enough space between them for Beliz to test what was causing it. Ajax was too far away for Beliz to create a big construct to block him, but again he knew what to do.
Another strap from the floor flew towards Ajax and was aimed at his chest.
Beliz was in full control of the strap of metal and then felt resistance, as though it was being pushed in the opposite direct.
The closer it got, the more he felt the resistance.
Soon it came to a halting stop right in front of Ajax's chest.