Everyone walked to the arena as a group, a very small group that is. Though small in number, we all had the fighting spirit of the H Rank dorm inside of us. Whoever decided that our dorm would become their hunting ground would come to regret that decision when the sun went down.
I looked around the field as we got into our spots and started to limber up, I noticed how empty the field had become compared to that first couple of days.
I was jerked from my thoughts as I heard a loud scream.
"Who the hell killed her huh? She was everything to me and you guys didn't help her? You just LET HER DIE?! I should kill every single one of you right here and now!" A boy shouted to the H Rankers.
I turned to Brady and Finn and gave them a confused look.
"That there is Hughey Von, and Hughey had a thing for one of the girls that got targeted last night." Finn explained.
"So why is he yelling at us if he knows what we have been going through"? I asked.
"Well Hughey is a G Rank, so he probably feels like we should have done something to protect her. That and maybe he knows he could have done something and he is lashing out in guilt." Finn said.
I looked at Hughey who looked like he would explode in anger any second now, this was how I felt for six months.
Suddenly, a massive figure stood behind Hughey, it was Pain.
"What is all this noise for?" He asked.
Hughey looked startled as he turned around, still angry, "You, you could have saved them all of them but you did nothing you bastard!"
Hughey balled his fist and threw a punch towards Pain's face. In the blink of an eye Hughey was sent flying backwards, when he stopped rolling I saw that his arm was missing. I looked back at Pain who was indeed still holding the right arm of Hughey, and he had a smile on his face.
Hughey coughed up blood and looked to everyone for help, but he found none. Pain slowly walked towards Hughey, still smiling. Hughey stood up to fight, still coughing up blood. There were sparks shooting out of his left finger tips, he had activated his ability.
"I have let you bully me for six months, it ends today Pain." Hughey said.
He ran at Pain, looking determined to end his life.
SPLAT!
Hughey's head rolled across the ground, finally finding a resting place and his eyes going dark. Pain still held the arm but now the hand was covered in blood.
"Woah, he just decapitated the poor idiot with his own arm." Brady blurted out.
"Now, if there is nothing else." Pain said as he dropped the limb and walked to his usual spot.
"You have all come a far way in six short months and today is a chance for you to show it in a trial of combat." Pain said as if he hadn't just murdered a student.
"Today you will all go into a controlled dungeon and face a beast just as you did on the day of classification. The only difference is that today you will have a weapon of your choice. If you defeat the beast, the core of your beast will be made into a beast weapon. With explanations out of the way, lets go." Pain said as he began setting his watch to teleport.
We all did the same, oddly enough I wasn't as nervous as the last time I had done this. I felt pretty confident with my chances, knowing that I would be given a weapon.
As we arrived at the dungeon site, I realized that it was the same dungeon that Dana and I had gone through for classification. This only made me a little more nervous but still I knew that I would most likely have no problems. Over the last half a year, my entire body had been sculpted for combat and now was the time to show it.
Pain stopped in front of the dungeon entrance where there was a large table sitting next to it filled with weapons. I knew which one I would be choosing of course and my heart began to race with anticipation.
F rank went first as everyone else waited outside, I was still trying to get the scene of Hughey dying on the ground out of my head. I did not really feel bad for him or anything, he never went out of his way to do anything to help the H ranks when we needed it. I just had not seen anyone die since the first classification.
The trials went pretty quickly with F and G ranks all finishing up and being granted beast weapons. So far there had not been any fatalities other than Hughey. This was a testament to Pain and his effectiveness as an instructor.
Finally it was time for H rank to step into the dungeon. We formed a line and began selecting weapons, I chose a simple sword. It had a black handle and a double sided blade. Brady, on the other hand went with a double handed axe, and Finn had chosen a dagger.
We stepped through the dungeon and filed into ten lines where there had been nine extra pits dug for this occasion. Thus the combat trial began.
I watched as my H rank comrades used their weak abilities along with their newly acquired combat skills, it was an impressive showing to say the least. If we had gotten this training before classification, a lot of lives could have been spared.
It was my turn now. I jumped into the pit with no hesitation, waiting for my beast to be released. Somebody assisting with the trials threw a random beast into the pit and shouted for me to begin.
I immediately got low and sprinted across the uneven ground, heading straight towards the beast. I knew that I needed to make it quick so I lunged forward and slashed towards its neck with all of my strength.
Clang!
To my disbelief, the beast had used its claws to deflect my blade. I smiled as I knew what I needed now was a distraction. I activated mist blanket and in a matter of seconds the pit had become encompass in a thick layer of fog. The beast began swiping at the mist in random directions, struggling to find me. I on the other hand, could see the beast with no issues.
It was over in a matter of moments. I ran up close the back of the beast and thrusted my sword through the back of its head. It dropped to the floor without defiance. I slashed open the chest of the beast and found its core, collecting it and jumping out of the pit. I walked over to Pain and handed him my core and the sword I used.
He congratulated me as he fused the core and my sword on the spot. I did not know the technique or I would have done it myself. At last I finally had a beast weapon. The sword I carried now emanated a faint blue glow which I found fascinating. It was only an E rank beast core weapon but with this I had gained some sufficient power. I would need it to face off against whoever was killing my fellow classmates after all.