Evaluation

"Ed, I know this is sudden but I need your expertise", Ace suddenly said to Edgard who became shocked for a moment. "Really? And what would that be?", Edgard looked at Ace while folding his arms with a mocking smile. "I need a new set of armour and weapons", Ace casually replies.

"Why the fuck should I? What happened to yours? My master gave that to you, you better make sure it's not destroyed!", Edgard growled menacingly. Ace looks at Edgard pointing to Audaxia, "not for me, for her".

"Oh I see", Edgard replied looking surprised. "Sure why not, but first, what's her powers?", Edgard asked turning to her. "Well she can...", Ace talks halfway before Edgard interrupted him, "you don't talk, let her speak for herself".

"I can move things with my eyes", she explains as she lifts the arrows and stones making them spin while flying around in the air. "Wait, make it spin again", Edgard said as he looks at her eyes. "Ok", she replied before spinning the arrows and stones.

"You don't move things with your eyes, you move it with your mind's eye", Edgard concluded as he rubs his bearded chin. "If you only use your eyes, it can only move around but not spin it. You use your mind to make it spin instead but you can only focus on what you can see for now", Edgard continues before opening the door. "Come outside I need to evaluate you more".

In between the Forge and the shophouse was a garden. In the garden, there is a pond with a bridge over it. Huge boulders scattered across the garden with small trees growing in the surrounding perimeter making it look like a miniature landscape. Beside the pond was a large area of sand and gravel with huge rocks on it.

"First, you're going to run from here to there and come back. Go past those row of rocks and jump over the boulder or run around it if you can't. When you come back, punch this flat stone plate with everything you have", Edgard instructed. Audaxia looks at Ace not knowing what to do. "Just do it, I want to see too so don't hold back", Ace spoke to her as he patted her head.

Audaxia walks towards the starting point and looks at the rocks and boulders she had to get through. After a few stretches and short jumps, she stood there gazing at the course with a face full of determination.

*Boom!* she leaps off running towards the rocks, then jumping side to side weaving through it. Before finally reaches the boulder bending down and jumping over it *Boom! Crack!* the floor cracked as she jumped higher than the boulder flying over it. Suddenly turning around and sprinting towards the stone plate. "Stop!", Edgard raised his hand at her. *Shrshrshrshr!* her boots dragged across the gravel finally stopping in front of Edgard.

"Now punch this", Edgard instructed lifting the plate beside him. *Doom! Crack! Pfff!* the plate broke in his hands making Edgard surprised. "Alright good now look at the floor around you", Edgard said to her while brushing off the dust from his body. Confused she looks towards Ace as if asking for guidance, "just do what he says", Ace said to her.

She looks at the floor around her seeing all the stones and dust. "Now close your eyes", Edgard instructed while walking towards Ace who was standing further away. "Now remember what you saw and imagine you lifting the stones around you", Edgard instructed.

Suddenly the rocks rolled around the ground before finally floating up slowly and stopping at her height. "Now hold it and open your eyes slowly", Edgard slowly spoke to her. Audaxia slowly opened her eyes as she looks around with a surprised look on her face. "Yes, I was right, you use your mind's eye and you can control better when you see it", Edgard concluded.

'She is actually quite amazing now that Ed evaluated her', Ace thought to himself as he looks at her making the stones float off the ground. He strolls over as he looks at the wreckage around and replaying what he just saw.

They both look at her moving the rocks in the air floating before finally letting them go on to the ground. Edward walks towards her, stroking his beard seemingly at thought.

"How old are you?", Edgard asked. "Nineteen", she replied. Edgard seem shocked as he looks at Ace who was looking at the landscape. "What?", Audaxia asked as she looks at him tilting her head. "You look like you were twelve considering your height and size", Edgard replied "I was about to beat your master up for taking a minor in", he continued as he look towards Ace who was still looking at the landscape.

"Well I need to make some measurements of your body", Edgard instructed, his face showing a creepy smile. Suddenly the air pressure dropped making the air thinner and the gravity becoming stronger. Ace was staring at him with bloodlust emanating around him, "Try it", he dared.

"I'm kidding Ace, you don't have to be so protective over your girlfriend servant", Edgard replied standing his ground acting nonchalantly. "I already measured, so you can go ahead. Come back here tomorrow night", Edgard continued as he waves his hands bidding them goodbye.

The air and gravity became normal as Ace turns around. "Let's go Audaxia", Ace beckons her as he walks into the shop. "Bye", she says to Edgard as she runs off to the shop.

*Crash!* Edgard falls to his knees, his body drenched in cold sweat. "Hate that power of his, took me everything just to continue standing. Seems like his thirst has increased alot lately. Who has he been killing lately", he cursed trying his best to stand.