Polpo start to run around the place to look around and see the amazing architecture. Polpo start to touch all the things in his surrounding like a knight armor stand on the hallway. As Polpo keep running around happily, as he about to turn left he seems to bump into someone.
"Ouch!"
"Dammit Polpo, I am coming!"
As Noir turn the corner, he could see 1 familiar face and 1 new face. The boy that Polpo bump into has a sky blue hair and a crystal-like blue eyes. His face looks cold and serious but any girl looking at him would be charmed easily. The boy wear the same leather suit that the knights wear and he had a wooden sword in his hip. But as Noir turn his eyes to the other guy, he sees Julius. Julius seems to be wearing the same thing with the boy that bump into Polpo.
"Ah, I am very sorry! I will make sure Polpo never run around this place again!"
"Haha! It's alright Bolevante!" Julius said happily as he tries to help his friend up while Noir help Polpo up.
"What? You know these kids Julius??"
"Ah yes! Let me introduce you to them, these 2 are the one that saved us from the bandits a view days ago!"
"Oh! You mean the 2 kids that rescue you and you talk about non-stop?"
"Ahahaha, yes that's them. It's Noir Bolevante, and the boy that bump into you is Polpo Easton!"
"Easton?!"
"Yup!"
Noir help Polpo up while Polpo dust off his legs from falling to the ground. They both look confused at who is in front of them.
"Ah! Pardon me, the guy beside me here is my friend, his name is Dain Von Crystalia.
"Wait... Von? So he is a royalty?!" Noir said gasping as he bow down on one knee, followed up by Polpo that is forced by Noir.
"No need for that Bolevante, we both like it better if people treat us equal!"
"Ah, okey!" Polpo said happily as he instantly stand upright again without feeling a single guild
"Haha! These 2 kids are unique, I already like them!" Dain said while laughing
"Oh shut up Dain, you're just 13 years old. They told me that Bolevante is 10 and Easton is 9. So I don't think calling them kids is right."
"Alright, fineee"
Noir stand upright as both Julius and Dain could see Noir sword. Dain eyes are lock to his sword as he draw his own wooden sword.
"Hey! You guys want to spar a little? You had a sword on you so I suppose you are good with sword?"
"Hmm, this will be interesting! I never seen Bolevante fight with sword, but I've seen Easton fight with sword... Alright then follow me to the training ground." Julius said calmly as he start walking back through the hallway he came from.
They all start to walk through the hallway as Noir and Polpo followed up behind Julius and Dain. Julius and Dain start to talk to themself as they keep on walking through the hallway. Noir and Polpo became anxious as they don't know what to expect from Julius and the new guy they met. They all eventually stop in front of a big wooden door as Julius opened it.
On the inside of the room is quite big but not as big as the training ground Sheila opened up. On the right of the room is filled with leather armor and wooden weapon like sword, spear, maul, etc. Julius and Dain walk to the opposite side of the room.
"You two, get yourself ready with a weapon and the leather armor. We will be waiting on the opposite side!" Julius shouted
Noir and Polpo walk over to the side of the room with the equipment and start to gear up. Noir takes the wooden sword and leather armor. While Polpo taken a one-handed wooden maul and no armor. On the opposite end, Julius and Dain just start to talk quietly.
"So... What's their specialty?"
"Well, from what I observe that day. Easton seems to be a very aggressive fighter, but he always do the same thing over and over but it works because of his raw strength. Since I've read it on a book that Anima had more physical capability than a human being but not really optimal with magic..."
"Hmmm, how about the other one?"
"Well for Bolevante... He is unique, he only knocked out the bandits. To my eyes Bolevante is the complete opposite from Easton. Every move and every strike is calculated as he only do effective moves to knocked down his enemy in one go... Though his raw strength is not as strong as Easton I'm sure of it..."
"Heh, I guess I'll fight Easton. Oi! Bear ear! You prepare to fight me?" Dain said confidently as he move forward drawing his sword.
Noir and Polpo look at each other, as Noir nod at Polpo. Polpo takes a step forward and put his wooden maul on his back, as he goes down low. Dain looking at Polpo and just smiles.
"So, you're not gonna use an armor? Just get ready, just because you're younger than me doesn't mean I'll go easy on you!"
Polpo growls as he just stare at Dain intensively like a predator hunting a prey. Dain smiles nervously as a sweat went down his face. Dain taken a typical stance as he hold his wooden sword with two hand. Dain close his eyes and focus on the flow of ether inside of him as Noir and Julius notice instantly.
Julius raise his hand "Get ready. FIGHT!"
Polpo open up the fight with dashing forward instantly to Dain. Dain open his eyes as he manage to focused up his flow of ether and smiles.
"Hah! Such an animal!" Dain shouted as he also charge forward.
Dain swing his sword from the ground and swing upward, while Polpo swing his maul downward both weapon hitting each other. Dain sword and Polpo maul knocked back from the clash as Dain dash backward to redo his stance. But just as Polpo touched the ground, he keep charging forward with his maul on his back.
"What the?!"
Dain got surprise as he is not ready to take on Polpo aggressiveness. Polpo swing downward again with his wooden maul as Dain taken his sword flat side to try to stop Polpo attack. As the maul connect with the sword, Dain didn't expect such strength and fall to the ground on his knee while trying to hold the strike. The wooden sword cracked as Dain seems to had difficulties holding Polpo maul. Suddenly Dain breath out cold air at the same time with Polpo.
Polpo instinct is telling him to back away, as he dash backward a couple of meter as a cyan magic circle appear below Dain.
[Tier 1 Ice Magic : Freezing Temperature]
As the surrounding of the cyan magic circle start to exude cold air everywhere. It seems the magic circle is slowly changing the temperature of the room to made it colder and colder possibly to the point of freezing up the whole room.
"Heh... It's quite unbelievable that you made me used my fusion magic in a spar... You are truly an amazing kid!"
Dain takes a breathing as he raise his sword upward holding it with two hand. Now his eyes seems to be a bit more serious than before. Polpo back away a view more meters as he tries to get away from the cold air not sure why. Dain keep on charging to Polpo as he knew Polpo always does a single move and his maul is not raised up to his back yet.
"GOT YOU!"
Dain is filled with confidence as he manage to get an opportunity attack against Polpo. Dain swing downward hitting Polpo on his right shoulder. But it seems Polpo anticipated it as he counter with a upward swing hitting Dain chin. Dain vision became fuzzy as Polpo followed up with a downward swing hitting Dain right on the face and slamming him to the ground.
Dain grit his teeth after getting slammed down to the ground as his vision became blurry. Though all of the sudden, a cyan magic circle appear right below Polpo as Dain eyes lock onto Polpo.
"Got you!"
[Tier 2 Ice Magic : Icicle Spike]
A burst of spiky ice sprung out from the magic circle as some of it manage to scratch and stab Polpo. But at last second Polpo manage to back away with his pure legs strength. But a view of the ice manage to scratch him quite deeply, as one of them manage to stab him on the left leg all the way through.
"Ugghhh!"
Dain is panting in pain as his face is bruised up, he tries to get right back up. On the other hand, Polpo is having difficulties standing up with a hole on his left leg. Julius approach Dain and tap him on the shoulder.
"Alright... It's our turn now... Isn't that right... Mr. Noir Bolevante?!" Julius said with a smirk staring at Noir...