1.Rohas Miguel-Hit Austin
2.Thomas Merik-Noelle Denis
3.Mateo Valentino-Ryder McAllister
4.Anderson Lopez-Lee John
5.Reed Elias-Blake Siño
6.Lovely Rose-Sarah Vane
7.Gesil Finn-Nicole Cane
8.Jasper Clint-Natie Gin
9.Arthur Vince-Tenor Hilton
10.Alex Lance-Arinet Vicinit
The next one I will be training with is Ryder McAllister, I think his ability is Violinist? He said he will be meeting me at the fighting ground at school and here I am, waiting for him.
"Hey, is it you? Mateo?" A voice out of nowhere asked
I looked behind, a tall guy walking towards me.
"Yeah, and you are Ryder?"
He nodded
"Before we start, can you show me all of your abilities?" I asked
"Okay"
He summoned a violent on his hand, it just came out of nowhere. He faced the trees, he raised his bow on his violin. He started playing notes on the violin.
There are sudden slashes made on the trees.
"I called that the Crescendo Slash, I play a powerful crescendo on the violin, unleashing a wave of sonic energy that damages enemies in front of the violinist. The damage scales with the duration and intensity of the crescendo"
"It's cool but is there any way to make it not kill people?"
"I can control it by turning it into like punches, okay next ability"
He raised the bow again on the violin, he started playing aggressively, there are more hits the tree receives this time.
"I called that the Harmonic Barrage, I rapidly play a series of harmonics, creating a barrage of piercing sound waves that inflict damage to multiple enemies within a small radius"
"Okay next ability is Staccato Strike, play a series of staccato notes with precise timing, launching a series of sharp, focused sonic projectiles I can summon behind the shield of the enemy. For an example, your raising your shield, I play the Staccato Strike, a projectile will spawn behind the shield hitting you instead of the shield"
"The next is Vibrato Volley, I Play a sustained vibrato, releasing a wave of disorienting sound that damages enemies and reduces their accuracy"
This guy has a lot of knowledge in violin.
"Next is Knockback Swing"
He raised his bow and started fiddeling the string of the violin, end to end of the string of the bow one by one.
*Thud thud thud thud*
The tree sounds like it's getting hit and damaged.
"What it does is to make the enemy fly away, it's a good thing I have this ability to make the enemy farther away from me mostly that I am not good in a hand to hand fight. I could use my violin since it's unbreakable but I'm not used to using it"
"You have good abilities, is there defence abilities?"
"Well I do"
He started playing calming sounds in the violin. A white low opacity thing came out around him.
"I called that Cadence Shield I play a calming cadence, creating a temporary shield around me that absorbs a certain amount of damage. The shield's strength scales with the length and complexity of the cadence."
I charged my arm and punched the shield, it deflected my hit.
"Is there a weakness to this?" I asked
"The longer I play, the more I'm tired of my arm making it hard for me to execute my other abilities"
He started playing the violin again, I..... Started to slow down, the grass on the ground swayed slow motion.
"I called this the Tempo Shift I play a rapid tempo change, shifting the flow of time around me, similar radius with the Cadence Shield, slowing down enemy attacks and speeding up their movement. When I stopped playing it, there's still 5 seconds before the ability wore out"
Wonder why I love hearing violins, relaxing, and healing my mind..... Healing... Heeeeeaaaaliiiing.
"Do you have support abilities?" I asked
"Yes I have, I have Melody of Courage boosting the attack power and movement speed of allies within a certain radius. Harmony of Healing, I play a soothing harmony, healing my wounded allies to prevent them from retreating because they have wounds and might lose blood. Rondo of Resilience, I play a repeating rondo, granting allies a temporary shield that absorbs a portion of incoming damage. And lastly Fugue of Fury, I play a complex fugue, increasing the attack power and critical strike chance of allies within a certain radius"
"Okay, let's try to have a one versus one to practice our abilities that's what the practice for"
"Kay"
I made a distance away from him
"Can you wait for a few minutes? I'm just making sure my arms don't get tired during the fight"
I waited for him patiently to rest.
"Okay I'm ready"
"Here I come then, I ran towards him. I charged my right arm and raised it, he isn't playing a note. He is now in my range, I swing my harm to hit him.
He played a melody, my arm felt like it was punched away, he used the Knockback Swing. I just walked back a bit because of the strong impact. I waited for him to see what he would do next.....
He did nothing, he is just standing there waiting for my next move.
"Maybe a reccomendation, after hitting me with the Knockback Swing like you just did. Try to hit your enemy with your violin like a melee weapon. That was the perfect timing you did there but you didn't do it, practicing this might help you improve how to use your violin as a meelee weapon" I said
"Hmmmmm, Knockback Swing then my violin. That's a good combo, thanks for the recommendation. Since we will be hitting each other, I'll give both of us a Rondo of Resilience to reduce the damage we receive"
He started playing a repeating note, both of us started emitting white aura.
"There, it will last 10 minutes"
"Alright, let's try again," I said, taking a fighting stance
I charged forward, my arm charged crackling with energy. Ryder started playing a rapid tempo on his violin, the air around him rippling with sonic energy.
"Tempo Shift!"
The world around me slowed down, my movements becoming sluggish. I struggled to maintain my momentum, feeling like I was wading through molasses.
"Good use of your passive, But I'm not going to let it stop me." I said
I shifted my focus, I charged my legs. With a burst of speed, I leaped forward, using the slowed time to my advantage.
"Crescendo Slash!" Ryder shouted, aiming his violin towards me.
A wave of sonic energy erupted from the violin, slicing through the air. I instinctively rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding the attack.
"Nice dodge," Ryder said, a hint of respect in his voice.
"But you're not going to get past my Cadence Shield."
He began playing a calming melody, a white shield forming around him. I charged forward, my fist aimed at the shield.
"Remember what I said about using your violin as a melee weapon?" I asked
As my fist connected with the shield, I shifted my focus, charging my other hand. With a swift motion, I drew my own arm, glowing green
"Now!" I shouted, striking the shield with my fist
The shield shattered, the force of the impact sending a shockwave through the air. Ryder, momentarily stunned, stumbled back.
"Good move," he said, regaining his balance.
"But I'm not done yet."
He began playing a series of staccato notes, sonic projectiles forming behind me.
"Staccato Strike!"
I spun around, my blade deflecting the projectiles. I charged forward again, trying to get a hit
"Knockback Swing!" he shouted, playing a rapid series of notes.
A sonic wave erupted from his violin, knocking me back. I landed hard on the ground
"You're learning quickly, but you need to be more aggressive. Don't just rely on your defensive abilities. Use your offensive ones to your advantage." I said, getting back to my feet.
"You're right, I've been too focused on defense. I need to be more proactive." Ryder said
He took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming with determination.
"Alright, let's try that again," he said
We continued to spar, testing different combos and strategies. With each round, Ryder's confidence grew, and his abilities became more fluid and powerful. He started to understand the importance of offense as well as defense, and his attacks became more aggressive and unpredictable.
We went serious mode without me teaching him, he learned some combos and skills by himself.
"You're doing great, Ryder, you've got a lot of potential. Keep practicing, and you'll be a force to be reckoned with." I said
Ryder smiled, a genuine smile that reflected his growing confidence.
"Thanks, Mateo, I'm really starting to get the hang of this." He replied
"I think I need to go now, thanks again for the teaching" he said while making his violin disappear and walk away
"That's a dangerous one he got there" my Gigantosaurus said
"Yeah, similar to Noelle's ability that can kill people in one shot but it's a good thing it has a safety mode. You can bite people and kill them if I summon you right?"
"Mhmmm, even tho we animals are just auras, we can just bite your opponent with our sharp teeth or claws. But since you don't kill people, we can just use our body to attack your opponent"
I started walking at the edge of the Fighters Ground and picked up a stick on the ground.
"Curious?" My gigantosaurus asked
"Yep"
I charged my arm, the stick is also charging and emitting my green aura. I waited to make the charge halfway and hit the tree in front of me.
*BANG*
The part of the tree where I hit turned into pieces. The tree looks like it turned into half and a circle. I just looked at what I did in amazement, the tree fell and laid to the nearest tree.
"Holy shit!"
"That was... incredible! What in the world just happened?" My Gigantosaurus said
"You infused your aura into the stick, but... how did you amplify it so much? It's like you channeled the power of a storm into that simple piece of wood." The Gigantosaurus added
"I... Don't know, I have the same power and abilities like the others back in the province. But they can't charge their stick or weapon with them.... Ho-ho-how did I get or have this?"
Authors Note:
I have this novel published in Royal Road, there's a donation there if you want to support me. This novel is rejected and I can't just keep making novels chapters without even earning a single cent.