"Tch. This is getting harder to pull off than I had anticipated" Rick groaned with displeasure as he landed besides Xaine, who halfway in a kneeling position. Currently, their physical outlook didn't look quite good and the relaxed expression they once has was no longer there. From this, it was obvious that the battle was telling on them. "You don't look too good. Where did all your heaven favored speed disappear to?" the Senior A-Class Sentry they were battling with taunted them as took a small step forward. Currently, there were many torn areas on the Sentry's outfit, as well as a couple of claw marks and slashes. "You are pretty good for a Senior A-Class " Xaine commented solemnly. He had fought a couple of Senior A-Class Sentries in the past, however none of them had given him such a hard time like this one was doing. Even after teaming up with Rick, they still were unable to bring him down. "Complementing me at this junction won't do you any good. You are just merely delayin

"Although you can morph into mist making you impervious to attacks, you forgot to always guard your weakness, in case of a situation where your enemy can exploit" "While you are in your misty form, although all attacks passes right through you, the same goes for you too. Since you are a mist, your attacks would also go right through your opponent" "As such, I used that earlier attack to lure you into thinking I had made a miscalculated move. Just like I anticipated, you eluded it by turning into your misty form. However, I patiently waited for the moment when your body would return back to its corporal form.. that was when I struck back " "Tch " Raya clicked her tongue as she gazed down at the sword tip sticking out through her chest. She attempted to turn into her misty form. Unfortunately, it was only for a fleeting moment before her body went back to its corporal form. "Arck!!" it would seem that her actions caused her to sustain severe injuries, causing her to vomit another

"Oh? Looks like you are alive. Tch, you are better off dead" Rosalie rolled her eyes."Stop those childish bickerings" Akira cautioned the duo as she at glanced at the entrance gate, which was already reduced to rubbles."Reinforcement must be on their way as we speak. Let's hurry and steal the Ruins Passage key before they arrive" Akira explained.However just at that moment --CRAAAASH!!Two figures burst out through the window located at the second floor of Blade Mantis Guild."Run guys!!" Raya screamed at the top of her lungs, as soon as her feets touched the ground.Her whole body was still ridden with the tattoos she got after she had casted the Hex; Zion Strength.Slumped across her shoulder was an unconscious Aiden."Raya? why are you in a hurry to leave? did you manage to steal the Ruins passage key?" Alaric questioned while blocking her path forward."I.. I didn't!" Raya glanced behind her in panic."If you guys don't want to end up dead tonight, then run!!""Hahahah" sudde

Suddenly, the telephone on the study desk rang. "Were you expecting a call this early in the morning?" Spencer's inquired. "None that I remember" Owling answered the call "Hello, am I speaking with Owling?" Freeman's voice rang from the other end. "Oh, it's you Captain Freeman!" an amused smile played on Owling's lips. "Did you call to keep on nagging at me to leave your city? sorry but your call is going to be for naught " Just as Owling wanted to end the call, Freeman's voice blurted from the other end. "Wait!" "Huh?" Owling was taken aback. "I didn't call for that today. Although I want you to leave this city more than anything, now isn't the time for that " "Eh? Am I speaking with the Great Captain Freeman?" Owling coughed. "You bastard, don't take it the wrong way. We won't be having this discussion if I had a choice " Freeman's scowled from the other end. "I have a case for you, and I'm certain you'd be interested in it".. "Ugh!" Rin yawned as he got up from a

"Now that you all have been split into your various Teams, this is where I step down " Amara announced. "You can come down now" she glanced at the sky, causing the Freshmen Students to look upwards as well. "So these are the Fledglings of the Academy? they sure show promise " a loud laugh rang as a figure dropped from the sky. It was a middle aged man smartly clad in English suit over a well ironed Oxford shirt and pants. His hair was carefully and nearly combed and his black shoe was carefully polished, causing it to glisten sharply. However, he was currently standing atop a floating skate board which seemed to be what was responsible for him being airborne. "We will be imposing on you, Prince Lucci " Justin addressed the other party respectfully. "No, don't sweat it. In time, these younglings will either become Sentries protecting this great country or Royal Knights loyal to the Royal Family" Lucci let out a good natured laugh as he descended down, however his skateboard rema