บท 42: Match

Zeph was on the second dish when he heard someone calling him in-crowd. He turned around to find that Sauren and Brynn were standing there at a further table and Brynn was calling him over.

He waved and stuffed the last slice of Turkey stuffed fried cake in his mouth. He went to them and said as naturally as he could manage,

"Where were you two, I looked all over the northern side, in end defeated came here to eat something."

Brynn felt guilty for making him wander on that side while after some time they went on towards another side to continue watching.

She was so lost in talking that she didn't realize it was Sauren who was leading way then.

she was about to apologize when Sauren replied instead

"Come on we were going outside for a stroll, join us "

"Yes come with us now, after the feast, it is an auction which is completely boring for us "

And we are penniless in front of these giants of wealth added Sauren silently in his mind.

Zeph agreed and the trio went outdoors from Hall.

They were planning on touring outside as all of them were new to Martial Hall.

At outdoors, there was a huge field of soft grass with the pond on one side and an arena for practicing on one side. Whole area was outlined by the large trees, encased in the perimeter. Trio went around pond and after some chitchats, they found themselves in front of training yard,

"So we are here .....who wants a sparring match with me ...I am itching to fight right now!"

Brynn said while turning towards Sauren and Zeph. Sauren was amazed at this women's everlasting fighting intent,

"Hey, aren't you wearing a women's robe? How can you fight in this dress?"

Sauren pointed to the obvious and tried to dissuade her. Brynn rolled her eyes and produced Sword magically from her Hand. She slashed her dress right above her knees for full-body movement.

"Now it's ok, so who is it then

?Zeph will you spar because I have fought with Sauren before now it is your turn.

Sauren was close to having a nosebleed right there. She was looking extremely hot in a ripped dress, because of the dumbstruck state he only heard Zeph saying ok to fight.

When he came back to himself it was too late as both of them were already positioned on the opposite side.

He missed the chance to fight with Brynn and ended up becoming an audience to both. He sighed and climbed up a pole and sat on top of it for a better view. Poles were placed around the training area separating it from another field of grass.

Zeph took out his katana from his waist and relaxed his stance while Brynn casually pointed her sword towards Zeph and charged out. Zeph received her first strike and was pushed back a few steps due to force.

Sauren was right she had immense raw strength behind her strikes thought Zeph as he again advanced to took her slash. Brynn also found a somewhat weaker push behind Zeph's strikes.

She understood that Zeph is a poor indirect way of comparing raw strength. she began to press her advantage to put pressure on Zeph.

Zeph felt the increase in pressure from Brynn thus decided to end the trial. He was comparing notes to get an idea of how much he was behind in terms of strength.

Suddenly his sword style changed mid-fighting and turned to an indirect method of slashing. Whenever Brynn s sword strikes His sword instead of opposing he lets his sword come along with her force which reduces efforts done by her.

Brynn immediately recognized the change in the situation. She felt that her full strong attacks were going in the round and round directions instead of acting against him.

She was beginning to feel what Sauren said about puking feeling during a fight with a nonstrength preference warrior. She was trying her best to force him to use force oppositely to let the collision of the sword took place but instead he was going along with her force like he was leading her sword by his sword.

She felt it was too much annoying thus channeled energy into her sword. Immediately, smoke and clouds of purple color began to rise in the training area.

Zeph was caught off guard he jumped back to avoid being on the back foot by taking a surprise attack. He didn't know that elemental energy is allowed in the spar. Well, he thought and realized indeed she had not said anything about it.

On the pole, Sauren was beginning to feel restless by only able to see action not take part in it.

When smoke began to rise in the arena he was surprised then realized that it is allowed to use elemental energy.

'That's not fair I only fought without any use of elements.' he spoke to himself.

He soon saw the white lightning building in the area inside now turned hazy field that was an extreme stimulus to him.

He jumped from the pole and made blue flames wrapped upon him and landed in the center of the arena.

"Let's make this fight more interesting shall we!"

On the pillar, just beside one on which Sauren was sitting an old man with the bald head was standing. He watched as Sauren wearing a blue flame cloak jumped into the arena, a mild surprise could be seen in his eyes watching his cloak of blue flames, he commented to himself while nodding

"Now much more Interesting, indeed"