A week has been pass from that incident, Nero is training to become more stronger but his slashes still not even close to that of Ryan's speed and precise on the other other hand Boog is meditating. "Ayo! You Ogres do meditation like stuff? I mean, you all are famous for short temper and loose behaviour, isn't it." Nero ask Boog while taking a break. "I learn this from my many fights and kindness of my cooking and cleaning passion, make me calmer as our whole race regardless of tribe is much more… barbaric... type." He answer while stretching.
Both goes to their class, in the way they meet to Fuki who is practicing her fighting style ,after seeing the two she hug them tightly Nero is almost fainted due to the grip of her.
Trio is at the academy gate, "So Today we will have our rewards isn't it." Nero said with glow in his eyes. Other are also excited as they come inside the main hall where everyone will get their rewards.
An Elf lady comes whole hall is mesmerism by her beauty. She in elegance Tell that today all facilities leaders will choose them. To the their faculty which is the best way to get a better future.
Everyone in the hall are more nervous or confident in their skills and performance they show in these few days. And infront of them an enormous gate is open their all faculty leaders are their sitting, waiting for students. Whole looks like an arena beside faculty leaders their are many second and third year students with all teachers in the campus.
The Elf lady come front of them and introduce herself, her name is Alana Silverwood she is the hero and Magic faculty leader.
"That's some good batch of students." An old man with long beard said in gentle voice. "I am Oden Muzachi, the leader of the war faculty. Nice to have you all here."
"Everyone listen!! Today you all have a chance to get a better future," Alana said in her bossy tone. "but remember not all of you will be able to join any of the faculty. And we all have been watch everyone in these few days to choose who join which faculty."
With This most of the students are rejected by the faculty leaders. I might get accepted by any faculty as I'm the top 1 ranker , Nero thought and getting happy. And time has come Top 10 rankers.
Everyone is accepted by different faculty. For Fuki, War faculty, Magic faculty and Warrior faculty leaders wants her to join their respective faculty, but Fuki choose Warrior faculty.
Its time for Boog and Nero but Mr.Muzachi protest to acknowledge both to be a top 1 in the name of match draw. "I! And any of faculty leaders will not accept you both."
"What!?? Why? We do the best and everything, you should please try to reconsidered it." Boog trying to sort it out somehow for his and his friends future. On the other hand Nero blankly staring at all leaders like he about lunges at them or something closes to that regardless both in a tense situation for worse students behind them who are till on the good terms start bad mouthing about.
After breif moment of silence Alana try reason but Muzachi release its intense aura standing up "I will give you a chance both start the duel to each other and last one will be the true top 1 and if its a draw both you get expelled. Let's begin." he said out loud in rough tone.
Both have this option only to join the faculty, Boog and Nero see other in their trying find a way to get rid of this situation. "Boog you are my first friend for whom I fight, so please don't hold back." Nero said in heavy voice. Boog nodded to signaling to start.
"LET'S MAKE IT TO THE ABSOLUTE ENDDDDD!!!" Both scream out of their lungs and a serge of suppressing aura releases both clashes over and over it goes same as they first fight not much difference, Boog uses a special attack knocking back Nero again, "Warring palm style, Thunder claps" Boog said in low tone looking down more compose tham ever Nero stands up again , this time he stop smiling, expressionless he says, "Shadow's Art" a sword is come out of his shadow. "Vermelion Style: Dashing Hawk!!!" A full on straight strike towards Boog release by Nero. A small explosion happens. "Haaa!! A Genius isn't it, oldman." A flamboyant man said to Muzachi pointing at both of them but he silently watching the fight. Ignoring the Man who still blabling about his faculty producing best Warriors in wars and some legends.
Boog block that with sheer strength not much of a damage expect a cut. Then Boog counter with a low kick on thighs, Nero dogde it and send a barrage of slashes in split seconds, Boog cover, deflecting his attacks with same speed, "Not much change, isn't it? Neroooo" Boog said in lower dominating tone, "It my turn." With a hook on his liver Nero whole face fill with pain trying to not show.
"Fuck it! Gate opening: open mind, blood pressure. Broken bone." Nero said in little agonize tone, " Like you says, its.. my turn." making his sword disappear, he punch with full force he could generate and for the first time until now Boog is sent back while he block attack, but more concerning follow it a sound of sattering bones… its not from Boog but from Nero's arm.
Boog try to grasp the situation but before that Nero charge at him, he is much more expressionless than usually he do in training or any other fight pick or challenge, his smile still there but hollow like the nothing.
"Friend… so you are going to do this just for nothing." Boog trying get in Nero's mind to stop him from getting further more damage himself. " No just to make it change and... yeah I shall win!!" Nero not of mind said, his attacks more deadly better and strong campare of an ogre or a troll. Boog scream and a thunder bolt struck at a Nero.
"That attack is camparable to that of advance spell, still crude." Muzachi said with slight smile, "I guess we get some history maker."
"Yo still cringe." Flamboyant man said to Muzachi who just give him a dead stare.
Boog blocking his attacks and for brief second Nero stop, he get few steps away and dash at Boog.
Boog who still not much adapt to this change become more frustrated not have make the mind to hit back his first friend. But then he know something then hit Nero with Brute force whose fist clashes with Boog. Nero's fist completely shatter and out shape.
Nero get no time to comprehend this before Boog just hit him again. Nero knows he can't block or avoid this.… Just gamble it om its durability after multiple enhancement he do before. But everything fails Nero sent flying hit the wall, fall unconscious.
Fuki who can't do anything about this feel like her world just fall apart as soon as she see Nero unconscious but Boog come closer to him, "Still nothing change, you lose again.… Still smiling." Boog in heavy voice just seeing Nero smile, his will is not shatter but bones, he thought to himself Ignoring the announcement about him become a officially a top 1 ranker, the strongest.
Muzachi take him to his sector, Boog no expression about this just nods and both were taken to infirmary.