Damion fell through the ground faster than he could react, and he appeared a few meters outside his room, in the shadow of a large random box.
His heart began to palpitate with excitement, and blood rushed around his body, numbing his feelings and making his body get filled with power.
The adrenaline rush didn't let him get lost in the awe of using Shadow Walk so smoothly. Instead, his eyes were focused on Toby standing by the door, struggling to pull out a large war hammer stuck in the floor.
"Bastard, I knew something was wrong when you weren't in the room!" Damion screamed and kicked off the ground, crossing the distance between them in no time flat.
He was not too far from Toby in the first place, so it wasn't a surprise when he reached Toby in a split second and was already sending out a vicious kick.
Toby saw that trying to pull out the hammer was a bad idea, so he faced the incoming kick and blocked it with an arm.
'I'll use the force from his kick to yank the hammer out of the ground, and from there, things would be easy.' Toby thought with a devious smirk plastered on his face.
However to his shock and horror, the moment the kick connected, he could feel his arm groaning and whining, threatening to break and collapse under the impact.
He was forced to let go of the hammer and use his two arms to block, lest his arm get broken.
"HOW!!" He screamed before his body fell back and ricocheted off the ground.
[Dragon's Authority has been activated]
[Dragon's Reflective Skin has been activated]
Damion didn't linger and immediately followed up with another attack, this time using his second Dragon Skill, Dragon's Reflective Skin, as a form of attack.
The skill was not just for defense, but could be used for offense too. There would surely be a recoil from attacking someone or something with one's arms and fists, and if Dragon's Reflective Skin was used, then it would increase the amount of damage he dealt to someone since some damage was reflected back.
[Krav Maga- Advanced]
[Skill Description- You have been taken for granted and looked down upon. Now's your time to fight back and come out on top.
Learn the ancient way of Defense and Offense from the long forgotten Martial Arts, and use the tools at your disposal to bring yourself to perfect protection]
Damion as usual silenced the notification and pushed forward.
Tony rolled to his feet and raised his fists. In that instant, a yellow glow wrapped around them, and he hopped from one foot to the other.
Damion ducked under a punch from Toby and swept his foot at his feet. He sent out an uppercut after Toby dodged that, and he didn't hesitate to go for his crotch.
But before his hand could reach that area, a yellow glow burst out from there, and Damion retreated a few steps back.
'His control over his Ability is decent' Damion inferred. 'This might be harder than earlier, because he's prepared for me to throw out something he isn't used to.'
'Still, I don't care if he knows my next move, I'll beat him to a ripe pulp!'
"You're still the weak piece of shit I remember grovelling at my feet and begging for your worthless life everyday. Don't think you can do shit to me just because of that trick you pulled off, so come at me if you dare!" Tony suddenly hollered.
Damion hung his head in confusion and stopped in his tracks. Tony had just spouted bullshit, and even he knew it.
He looked to the side for a second and reached out with his hands, then he grabbed the metallic handle of the weapon in the floor, pulling strongly immediately after.
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[Demon Weapon retrieved]
[Lower Rank 1]
[+2 to all physical stats]
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[Skills]
[Smash(Active): Gather the strength of a demon in the hammer and deal a mighty blow(On Cooldown)]
[Swallow(Active): Swallow a part of the users Ability and gather it within the hammer head to be released at will]
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Damion read the screen under the tense gaze of Toby without batting him an eye. It seemed like what he did to him today was marked in his mind, making him not to act too rashly and attack without plan.
He clenched the hammer's handle tighter, and a grin appeared on his cheeks.
Damion liked the sleek smooth grey surface of the weapon, and the black vein-like lines snaking through its handle.
A yellow light could be seen coming from cracks in the hammer head, that was as big as his own head, and more of the black vein-like lines could be seen in it too.
He raised that hammer up and pointed it at Toby threateningly.
"You want a fight huh?" He asked. "Don't worry, you'll get what you want…very soon."
Toby paled and subconsciously took a step back.
[Dragon's Authority- Lvl 2]
Damion leaned forward and dashed ahead, the hammer trailing behind him.
He willed it, and the hammer sucked something from him, causing the yellow glow in the hammer head to disperse and be replaced by a sinister black and dark green glow.
Toby huffed out a stale breath and charged at Damion too.
He reached Damion and slid on the ground, barely escaping from the swinging hammer.
'I'll need some work if I want to use the weapon properly,' Damion considered and twisted his hip and torso, parrying Toby's next punch.
Toby performed a roundhouse kick right at Damion mid region, but the hammer appeared just in time to thwack the foot aside.
He lost his balance and hurriedly tried to regain his bearings, but Shadow Pulse sent him tumbling backwards awkwardly, and the next thing he knew, he couldn't feel his legs again.
Damion raised the hammer up again, blood dripping down its cold metallic structure. He smiled at Toby, and at that moment, he looked more like the devil that anything else.
Alarmed and petrified, Toby let out a scream, and the hammer fell in sync, sending another wave of unbearable pain through his being.
Another scream tore through the air, and the hammer fell again. This action repeated itself consistently, until Toby's legs were nothing more than a mush, or mishmash of flesh, blood and broken bones.
Damion stood up straight, staring down at the bloody body before him.
Toby had fainted, laying in a pool of his own blood. A necklace on his neck was glowing brightly, signaling that medics were on their way.
His luck seemed to have run out today, because medics would have usually arrived a lot sooner, and would even be on their way already, having done treating the student, but they were nowhere to be found.
Damion looked up to see several students peeking from their rooms and around the corners. They dared not interfere when they could see how intense the battle was, so they could only watch as Toby was demolished.
"Hmph… weaklings," Damion snorted and looked down at Toby.
He leaned over him and grabbed the glowing necklace, then he pressed the necklace dangling from his own neck together with Toby's, and a sharp beep was heard.
"With this, I'm almost halfway into securing a position for the Training Program…"