Harry natural silver hair and eyes reflecting beauty always plays a good role to hide his frightening side.
He is stands strong and nonchalant to every situation and that is a fact but how strong is he?
He is never exuding the aura of might, to be frank, when close to him, Zain couldn't even feel the aura of a mage coming from him.
He did stated that he wasn't a mage but with how he saved Zain from the sky fall, Zain couldn't help but doubt that at first.
What kind of martial arts or fighting technique gives one the control of wind in the first place, only magic can be used to manipulate the wind and nothing else, if there was one, it would have been common and we'll know.
And the fact that he gained to position of a teacher in a mage school only increased his suspicious, but still...
To gain admission Into the school is something only mage can gain, it isn't done orally by questions and answers but it is done by a magical item, an orb that will glow only if there's a mage touching it and there is magic to reflect.
'To be a teacher here should be even tighter but here Harry is, I know Harry is hiding something from me but he must have his reason.'
Besides, with how Harry intended to help him grow stronger, he will be able to eventually burst out his little secret.
One who doesn't have magic in the first place shouldn't have much knowledge at how magic feel and how it is being controlled.
Due to the fact that Zain still haven't connected with his core, it is only reasonable for him to start with unlocking his core, without it, he wouldn't be able to use magic after all.
Approaching Harry Zain finally spoke. "I'm here, you told me to come to you right."
Zain after walking forward, he halted few steps away from Harry.
"Yeah I did, I wanted to test out a little experiment on you. Harry smiled slightly. I am still looking for an apprentice who I can pass down my techniques to.
Zain remained quite after he heard the first part of what Harry had to say.
"You are to only anomaly I see around so I choose you. If it can be passed down, you are my best shot right now.
I've tried to teach some people but it they weren't compatible with it."
***
Kox took his stance.
Rushing forward with his kantana on his right hand, stretched out he then launched forward with a superhuman leap.
Descending down at Erin who stood there unfazed with a smile, she simply raised two finger up.
*TIME ALTERATIONS: SLOW*
A single burst of invisible ripple exploaded from Erin instantly made Kox running felt like a waste. His body slowed down, nearly freezing completely in the air before Erin finally charged in.
Leaping upward to where Kox was rendered immobile in the air by her, she delivered a heavy kick, rippling the air upon impact and sent Zain hurling to the ground at blurry speed, shattering a layer of the surface.
Dust raised as she gracefully return back to the ground from the air at controlled pace. Her time magic has improved, something she thought was impossible.
Ever since the first fight with Kox at the assessment, she watched herself being defeated for the first time in so many years by someone other than he father.
The regret and shock she received and due to how much she used her magic, she realized it... Her core expanded.
Kox is the first person to help her evolve ever since so many years, she wasn't at the peak of the basic rank when she battled Kox at the assessment and the she realized she broke through to the common rank few days after.
Ever since then, she tried to fight mages and keep her magic evolving but still, no one was able to give her core any reason to breakthrough, no one but Kox.
Although Kox won the fight against her in the assessment, he was still threw into the scrappy basic mage department. How disappointing.
Erin on the other hand was placed in the intermediate mage department even though she was the looser.
Mage normally is not supposed to be able to cross boundaries between their ranks. For example, basic mage cannot go to the intermediate mage is section or the inverse, same with the advance section but still, Erin still takes the risk not minding if she get caught knowing fully well there's punishment attached.
She knew only Kox could help her evolve.
"Seems like your strength increased as well." Kox grunted as he raised himself up from the ground in pain. "I don't think I'll be able to defeat you now."
Erin chuckled at the absurdity of Kox statement.
"You keep acting like you weren't holding back, you didn't even use the tools on your utility belt.
Are you afraid of slicing of my head again."
Kox simply chuckled. "You are not even giving me the chance to."
Taking his stance again, he then wiped off the blood dripping from his forehead.
"I sure hate to see my blood Erin, I think I'll be heeding your advice now."
Kox spoke as the undressed his clock allowing to utility belt to come into view, all his weapon were intact.
Placing his palm on the hilt of his hammer, he detached the rope hanging on his waste as well before he then took his stance.
Erin smile grew.
"That's more like it, go all out on me, I know you are not a gentleman, that's what I like most about you."
Charging forward with the speed of a train, Kox rushed towards her.
*TIME ALTERATIONS: SLOW*
The deed has already been done, Erin already fully activated the spell before kox could reach her and Kox couldn't stop her before she completed the chanting, the magic is not something Kox body could resist.
Just like always, Kox froze only about six meters away from her. Using the opportunity, she leaped forward only to realize it was a big mistake later on.
'That hammer.' Erin mind flashed back, already being too close to Kox. 'It is what he used the last time to handle my spell'
*Force Of Ultimate Attraction*
Kox body was frozen not his mind so he was still capable of activating his weapon skills like before, the hammer launched towards Erin but this time, she luckily dodged it swiftly ducking.
From below, she rised with an upper cut towards Kox's jaw.
"I already told you I hate seeing my blood."
Centimeters away before her hand collided with Kox's jaw, she felt something yank her hand to the side, disrupting her attack.
Looking downwards, she received the surprise, Kox rope was tied around her arm, close to her elbow pulling it.
My spell' have faded so he is free to move once again. Erin realized but now it is Kox's turn to attack.
*Wham*
The hammer swept past her face with immense force the made her whole world go blank.
As she staggered back in daze the attack left on her Kox didn't waste the time, he did a 360 spin in his squatting position with one leg stretched out, sweeping her off the ground before getting up.
He pressed his feet on her head as he bent down towards her face speaking in a low cold voice. "Like I said Erin, I don't like seeing my blood."