a rival
A rival
After my embarrassment in sorcery, I headed to swordsman ship. As I walked into the class, I was surprised to see desks at the back of the class, at the front were about 10 combat rings for practice fights, and at the very back, was a large display of different swords of all types and sizes.
I looked around, and to my pleasant surprise, that max kid wasn't here either. Feeling good about this fact, I sat down in a seat. I was feeling good and social, so I turned to the kid sitting next to me and said "Hey, I'm Ryu, how about you?"
He was a brown furred jackal, slightly muscular, with a leather vest and dark green camo pants. "Huh? Oh, I'm Jack" he said, and turned away.
"Uh... so... is this your first time training with swords or...?" I said, the air around us getting very awkward.
"No, I've been doing it for quite awhile." He said, after that, the teacher walked in. he was a tall wolf with bulging muscles. He had an un-kept look that made him seem like a werewolf.
"All right class, I'm Doogan, and today, I'll be giving you your weapons, and then we will have some practice sessions. Go to the back and get your swords." He said in a gruff voice. As all the students were getting up to do as he directed, and I was about to do the same when the teacher said, "wait a sec, Ryu, and Jack, come up here for a sec, you guys have your own swords." Jack nonchalantly walked towards the front, while I hesitated, I didn't know about any sword.
"Ok Jack, here's your katana," he said, handing him a long katana, it had a red Japanese character on it. "And Ryu, here's yours." As he said that, he pulled out a large sword, about 3 feet long. The edge of the blade had many deep ridges in it.
"Err, sir, there must be some sort of mistake, I've never seen that sword before, how can it be mine?" I asked, as I examined the blade.
"Huh? Well, it was addressed to you, so I guess you ought to take it. If I were you, I would be grateful; this thing has a diamond edge. Also, it came with a card, said it's called the fallen angel." After he said that, he tossed it to me, and to my surprise I caught it without dropping it.
"That's a pretty cool sword, I wouldn't mind facing off against you and it." Jack said.
"I hope I get to." I said, it seemed like I was making a friend.
"All right, now that you have all picked out your swords, who hear has fought with a sword before." The teacher said. Most of the students, myself included, raised their hands. "Well, since these two princesses got their own swords special, they get to show us their skills. Get into the ring. "
"Well, looks like we do get to go at it!" I said. The two of us walked up to the front, and drew our weapons.
"Ok, there are wards around the ring that will cause you to take no harm from each other, so go at it, with intent to kill.
Jack spared no time, and immediately jumped at me; I jumped back, causing him to narrowly miss. I swung the blade, but he caught it on his. We were locked in a stalemate for a while, until Jack jumped back. "You're tougher than you look, this should be fun." He said.
"Same for you" I said, then lunged at him.
"You'll have to do better than that." He said. When I was about to hit him, he jumped over me, causing me to fall over. He then jumped at me again. He was standing over me, and just before he stabbed me, I swept out with my legs, and knocked him down. "Wow, you move pretty quickly for one so hefty." He said, jumping away from me as he got back up.
"Ha, it may not look like it, but theirs a lot of muscle under this bulk!" I said. We were both on opposite sides of the ring, trying to catch our breath.
"Looks like I'll have to try something a little more drastic." Jack said, and then he held his blade up and said softly to himself "soul eater number 3, SHADOW BLADE!" as he said this, his sword became transparent, and he charged at me. I held up my blade to block him, but his sword went right through mine, but just barley missing me, leaving a slash down my shirt.
"Did he just say 'soul eater'?" Doogan said.
"Wha-what was that!" I yelled.
"That's my family's secret style of sword fighting, the soul eater. It absorbs one's inner strength, and uses it to unleash devastating attacks." He said, he then held up his blade again. "Now, prepare yourself! Soul eater number 2, BLADE OF DARKNESS!" His sword became a dark shade of purple, and he lounged at me.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!" suddenly Doogan stepped into the ring, and just before Jack stabbed me, he grabbed the sword. The energy radiating from his sword caused Doogan's fur to sizzle. "Jack, the use of dark magicks and techniques are strictly forbidden!"
"Err... yeah, sorry." Jack said. The blade turned back to normal, and he put it back into the scabbard. "Sorry, I forgot I'm not allowed to use that in school. It won't happen again."
"I hope so." Doogan said, and then walked away. "That's it, class dismissed."
As everyone started leaving the class, Jack walked over to me and said "Hey Ryu, nice fight, you've got pretty impressive skills."
"Thanks, you too! Those moves you pulled at the end were quite impressive." I said
"Thanks, though they can be very deadly to both people. The idea of soul eater originated from the fabled dark knights. They used dark blades and magic to kill those who opposed the. While their power was great, they were all either consumed by the power they wielded, turning them into demons, or destroyed by it." He said. "They were often warriors from the east, and their weapons of choice were katanas. That's why I'm using this." He said as he showed off his sword.
"But if they have all been destroyed by it, why do you use it? Aren't you worried the same thing will happen to you?"
"No, like I said, it's BASED off of the dark knights, however what I use is more subdued. While it is not as powerful, soul eater is much safer. Hey, no offense, but we should get going, class ended 2 minutes ago, don't wanna be late." And then he was gone.