Back at the training hall, two boys with black hair and brown eyes are about to have a once-in-a-lifetime battle.
"Are you ready for this?" Jake asked as he was performing some stretches, You beat I am, I have been waiting to do this for a long time now; Liam answered
They both assumed their positions, ready to unleash their fury. Jake clenched his fists, feeling the adrenaline pumping through his veins. The air was tense as if waiting for a spark to ignite the explosion. I can do this, he might be a little more skillful than I am, blessed with more Ki energy since birth, and had been trained by our father, but I was born with natural strength and speed. Even if it is just a friendly duel between two brothers, I must win" Liam said with determination in his eyes.
Liam smirked, confident in his skills and speed. A beast hunter had come to ref their match and other recruits stopped whatever they were doing to watch the fight between the strongest recruits in the Ironclaw Association.
"This is going to be amazing we are about to watch Jake and Liam duel," a recruit said as he was excited about the match.
"I pray that the bully Liam loses this duel it will be a slap in his face," another recruit said as he clenched his fist.
"Don't say stuff like that, he was just always angry that Jake was the favorite son" another recruit answered. But do you think he can win, I mean Jake was always said to be blessed with more Ki energy than his brother and trained more with their father, at least that's what I heard.
"Who knows, Liam had natural strength and speed since birth, so let's see the result of this match"
The fight began with a loud bang made by the beast hunter who was going to ref their match, signaling the start of the match. Liam wasted no time, charging at Jake with his sword raised high. He swung it down with a fierce slash, aiming for Jake's shoulder. Jake dodged to the side, barely avoiding the blade. He countered with a jab to Liam's ribs, making him grunt in pain. Liam backed off, regaining his balance. He glared at Jake, who smiled tauntingly.
"Is that all you got?" Jake asked, mocking Liam. "You think you can beat me with just that?"
Liam snarled, feeling his anger rising. He had always hated Jake, who always acted so cocky and arrogant because he was the favorite son, he had always hated living in his shadows, and now even though he does not feel that angry at him anymore, he wanted to wipe that smile off his face, to make him pay for all the times he had humiliated him.
He attacked again, swinging his sword faster and harder, trying to catch Jake off guard. But Jake was too quick, too agile, too skillful. He dodged, blocked, and parried every strike, using his arms and legs as weapons. "I might be more skillful than him, but his strength is no joke. I guess I would have to start to use my Ki energy, that is one of the advantages I have over him" Jake said as he could feel pains where he used to block Liam's attacks.
With bruises and cuts all over his hands, Jake's hand has been covered with Ki energy so that with that, his punches will do more damage to Liam. Liam on the other had received several hits from Jake, which had made his face swollen a little bit. Now seeing that Jake had covered his hand with KI energy, he knew that he had to brace himself because he knew that the hit that would land on him would hurt even more than before.
Jake was enjoying the fight, feeling his confidence growing. He knew he had the upper hand, even without a weapon. He had trained hard, practiced longer, and fought smarter than Liam. He had more experience, more technique, and more talent. He was the better fighter, and he had always loved to use his bare hand to fight. He used a whip at the beginning because he was curious about how the weapon was used.
And even with that, he was going to prove that he didn't need a weapon to win against Liam. He saw Liam already running towards him at full speed, Jake sent out multiple Ki slashes towards him, and with the amount of Ki energy he sent he hoped that Liam would make a mistake.
Liam sees the Ki slashes heading toward him, so he continues to head toward Jake at full speed, and when the Ki slashes sent out by Jake toward him are in range, he has successfully cut true all the attacks.
Just as Liam cut true all the slashes, he could already see Jake behind him with his leg heading for his head. Liam was quick to react and dodged the attack narrowly and then a mistake was made.
Liam swung his sword with a wide arc, hoping to hit Jake's neck. But he overextended himself, exposing his chest. Jake seized the opportunity, lunging forward with a powerful punch covered with his Ki energy. He hit Liam right in the chest, the attack sent him flying, and he did not even allow Liam to land on the floor as a Ki slash followed making a cut on his shoulder.
Liam had fallen to the ground spitting out blood and blood also coming out of his shoulder. With blood dripping from his shoulder, Liam stood up from the ground feeling pain in his chest, and on his shoulder.
No, I will not be defeated not like this NO; Liam screamed in his head. Jake looking at Liam was smiling because he could not believe that his brother would be standing after such a powerful attack.
Liam dashed holding his shoulder at Jake with anger and hate in his eyes, the other recruits feared him and yet again he had been humiliated by Jake in front of the other recruits. Jake was ready for him but before he knew it,
Kuk, Kuk, Liam had coughed out blood, and then fell to the ground, unconscious. with that, the beast hunter who was the ref of their match had declared Jake. Jake ran to his unconscious brother to check his situation to see if he was alright. A physician had arrived and Liam was taken to the infirmary and Jake followed behind the physician to the infirmary.
"So I guess now we know who the strongest recruit is, we better not get on his bad side," a recruit said as another recruit agreed with him.
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