"Really? That's tough," Kota consoled.He proceeded to look at his watch, realising that they were running out of time."Shoot umm… we'll talk about this later, alright, but for now, let's get to class. We've got three minutes," he informed."Right!"Kai and Kota both rushed at great speed and managed to catch up to Gaia, who was at the field strolling to class."Oh, hi there.""Look who's gonna be late to class."Both Kai and Kota mocked Gaia."Oh, no you don't," Gaia announced boldly.Gaia picked up the pace and proceeded to wave her arms in a circular motion causing the earth to begin to rumble.The earth beneath her soon became an improvised earth skater which she used to overtake the two and get to class on time.Kota and Kai reached the field on time and began to pant after completing the race."No fair. No techniques allowed," Kota said, calling the shots."And who made that rule?" Gaia cleverly clapped back."Touché," Kai concluded.Shujin suddenly appeared in front of them, ca
Kai stepped into the void where the mysterious man resided, and he was welcomed by the enigmatic figure."Well, well, well, I see you've changed your mind," the figure presumed, still in a meditative stance."I thought that since your guidance helped me tap into my Core, it's your guidance that can help me control it," Kai replied with a smart tone."Very well— I see you have the iron claws with you."'Wait, the weapon came here too?' Kai thought, surprised. "Yeah, so what?""Good. I assume you have a basic understanding of how to wield that little toy. Now, let's give both you and it a power boost," he responded as they both stood up. "Kai, tapping into the energy requires you to unlock the gates that confine it.""What do you mean?""Simple," the figure began to explain. "The Core lies deep within you. To access its energy, you must open the gates. There are four gates in total, each providing a certain amount of energy.""Mastering energy manipulation requires unlocking all four gat
••• ∅ •••Should have seen it coming. I lost control… again.••• ∅ •••Faster than anyone could see, almost as if he warped through space, Kai dashed and delivered a double slash through the abdomen of Chiko. Kai gained footing and stared towards Chiko as blood gushed through his body. Chiko coughed up blood as he was heavily injured by the sudden speed blitz. This attracted the attention of other Daemons from other classes. They joined the class as they roared in chorus excitement."What did I just see?" the amazed commentator reacted. "More like what did I not see? With one clean attack, Kai absolutely takes over this match. Is it over?"The crowd was in shock. Chiko suddenly began to cackle and the crowd thought that he had gone insane. Chiko held his abdomen and coughed some more blood while laughing. Suddenly, he healed completely from the attack."What? Did he just heal?" the commentator exclaimed. "Shujin-sensei, are you seeing what I'm seeing?""Hmm…" Shujin observed as he was
"Urgh… Where am I?”Kai groaned as he slowly regained consciousness, his surroundings gradually coming into focus. He found himself in a room, and sitting on a stool by his bedside was Chiko.“Finally awake, huh?” Chiko greeted him with a smile. "Took you long enough."Kai blinked, trying to shake off his grogginess. "Chiko! You’re here? Where am I?""Your room, genius," Chiko replied with a hint of sarcasm.Looking around, Kai recognized the familiar setting. Kota entered the room with a meal and a glass of water."Look who's finally back from dreamland?" Kota said, a playful smile on his face."How long was I out?" Kai asked, chuckling."Just a few hours," Chiko replied."It's the next day, by the way," Kota confirmed."Well, at least it's an improvement from last time," Kai murmured."It's not the first time?" Chiko questioned, his ability to control sound allowing him to pick up on Kai's mumbled words effortlessly."Uhh… Yeah, it's not," Kai replied. "It's actually the second
With both sparring partners ready to go, Gaia attacked first as she divided the ground behind her and portioned them in boulders. 'I knew this ain't gonna look pretty from the start,' Kota thought. She raised the created boulders up in the air and sent them straight at Kai in the form of a rock avalanche. 'Very destructively creative, but Kai could just zoom out of the danger. His speed feats are incredible,' he said to himself. He soon observed that Kai wasn't moving away from the attack. 'Wait... that's not his plan. He wants to take on the rock avalanche head on!' he analyzed. 'As expected. You are a powerful Daemon, Gaia,' commended Kai, in his thoughts. 'But…' Kai faced the danger with a straight face. He exhaled, jumped towards the predicament and punched and blitzed through all the boulders within a span of five seconds. In addition, he created an energy wave that sent the crushed boulders right back at her. "Man…" Kai interjected. 'Still not fast enough…' Gaia halted a
••• ∅ ••• Haku... I feel it. The intense energy resonating from within you. You are driven by pure hate, and you're more than ready to transfer the aggression into this fight. It was fate how the two of us got ourselves as opponents. I guess talking things out with you wasn't an option. Let the battle... begin! ••• ∅ ••• Kai and Haku shared an intense brief stare-down, with the latter's energy oozing a discomforting aura. Kai, being the determined redeemer, took his stance with his Iron Claws armored. 'C'mon now... Let's see what you're all about,' Kai thought. Haku grunted and leapt with an explosive speed and raised his right hand up in the air to build momentum. He strongly gripped his fist and launched it towards Kai with all the rage it could pack. Though he supposedly landed the attack on his opponent, his attacking fist went beyond to punch and shatter the earth beneath him. 'Impossible!' he thought, grunting heavily. Kai was spotted looking down on Haku from behind him
••• ∅ •••"For almost a minute the two of us were locked in a battle of wills that had no possible winner."••• ∅ •••Without a second to doubt, Kai and Haku already began exchanging blows. Each collision of their fists distorted the atmosphere due to the immense pressure exerted.Kai tightened the grip on his fists, raising his core energy output to new heights. Haku noticed this, responding almost instantly by modifying his body to absorb the impacts.Roaring, Kai escalated his punching speed, and Haku matched his rhythm. The venue suffered as their collisions brought destruction to the surrounding areas.Haku smartly aimed a punch to Kai’s ribs, but Kai swiftly caught his arm and sent him hurtling 200 meters away.In a swift succession, Kai slightly squatted and launched himself towards Haku, performing an amazingly executed Superman Punch.Haku zoomed out of the way and Kai landed a devastating earth-shattering punch to the ground.Taking advantage of the momentary distraction, Ha
In a state of unconsciousness, Kai was fed a stream of constant delusions. He envisioned a vague memory involving two people in his presence.One of the two individuals repeatedly called out his name. The echoes of the call finally roused him up from his dreams.He woke up to find himself in a room with Haku, who was already awake and eating a meal brought by his classmates."Where are we?" he asked."The healing center," Haku replied, taking a sip of water."Hey, great match, by the way," he politely commended Haku.Haku chose to ignore the comment."Okay, we need to clear things up," Kai requested."Hey, you know what we need to do?" he sarcastically asked. "I'm going to enjoy this delicious meal, and you're going to sit there like a good little boy and shut up! Just shut the hell up!""I still don't understand why you're so angry with me. I really didn't do anything wrong," said Kai, attempting to clarify things."Stop trying to redeem yourself, kid," he interrupted."There's only