Twin

Aileen's POV

Rachel must have really heated her palm for the girl's top to be marked with a dark scorch, "and you are?" The teacher ask, I smiled, "Aileen Victor, a freshman" I responded back, "wait at the crowd first before I call your name" he said and walk pass me with the girl.

I run towards the crowd as I saw Rachel trying to get off the stage, "Rachel!" I yelled, she was surrounded by others, telling her that she was amazing, she look at me as soon as she heard my voice and gestured me to wait.

"This isn't going to last since there's only one minute to fight, just visualize your attack first" she advised, a girl step into the stage and handle the timer, "Orthan, Richards, get in the stage, I'll lead your fight while the teacher get's Hisami healed" she instructed, "did he told you to do it?" One of the students ask, she just nod and gestured the two in their respective places, "just like the previous instructions, start!" She yelled as she click start the timer.

The two started off the bat, chasing for each others neck as if wolves. Well, that was expected, from their group earlier, they came from the same gang that seems to be fighters, it just left me wondering why they would come at each others throat when their from the same group. "Did this two fought?" I finally ask Rachel, she faces me then the stage, "they are good rivals to each other" she replied, "it's always like this they say" she added as she shrug indicating she's not really sure, I look back the stage, Orthan aims to kick for Richards' head, that would cause a blackout if he didn't defend in time, which he didn't as he raises his barrier, he lauches a punch to the gut later, the impact reaches him as he cough off air, "last 40 seconds" the girl said as she look at the timer, no one would win at this rate, Orthans started to stall, he centers all his mana in his palm, he'll copy what Rachel done, he launch it but he misses, giving Richards the chance to hit his back with his elbow, a normal attack would knock him off easily, but he twisted himself and land on his back, avoiding the attack, "no pass!" the girl yell as she goes between them, "actually, James, are you okay?"the girl ask as she reached out, he grabs it and looks at Richards then the girl, "yeah, I'm fine" he replied, he finally stands up and leaves the stadium followed with the guy laughing with him, teasing him it was a desperate move to turn and land on his back.

The teacher returned, he look at his watch and his list, "let's have a break first, well, except Victor" the teacher called, I didn't really know why he made me stay but I'm not that shock so I gestured Rachel to go ahead, she covered her lips and mouthed, "I'll wait outside even if it takes long" I nod in response and she left, she called someone and hand him money, it seems she's going to order someone buy for her. I approach the teacher, "what's the problem, sir?" I ask, he looks over his list, "is it true that you take mana vials to have power?" he ask, I look down, what will he do if he knows this? "I just took earlier" I answered, I look up to see him keeping his stuff down, "I'll have to be your opponent" he said, loosening everything, his only wearing a jacket to be specific so he takes it off, "wait..what?! I never heard about this" I said in panic, stepping back, "well, principal's orders, I don't understand it, but it seems like your a daughter of the Lu and Nashito, well..their third son did change its last name with Victor, but it would still be expected that you have talents for fighting" he explained, stretching out his arms, "it's been awhile since I fought" he mumbled, I started warming up, well, I would get beaten up anyway, there's never a possibility to get sympathy from this man.

We stand, rather than the stage, we took our fight using the whole floor. I believe they reinforce the floor every week, expecting it to not be damaged by students and teachers who were granted with this kind of situations, sometimes dense mana can mark up a ground too.

I took up in defense stance, I don't want to pull a short straw when I attack anyway, the first one to attack might be caught in it's trap, they say. He focused his mana in his legs, causing them to be strong against defense and offense(mostly offense), I tried pulling mine but the mana was unreachable, it won't react to how I want it.

I dodge his attack, I don't know if his confident that I won't be able to block his long range or that he didn't do it yet. People sometimes don't like reformation because it requires of releasing too much mana heat a body can receive, the higher your rank, the tendency the amount of mana you release is in big numbers, the bigger the number, the hotter it is for your body can take. Rooms for reformation is one of the coldest once turned on, with a casual 10 air conditions and cooling vents, it might as well be called a freezer. "You won't pass this way, Aileen, I extended 2 minutes for your condition" the teacher said as he kick my ribs and I barely survived it by blocking with my shoulders, it hurts like hell, I thought as my body nearly gave up for a moment. I wheeze and raise my hand, "sir, my mana won't release yet...can I retake we continue once it appears?" I ask as I started to breathe. How is it that I can't beat this man? He doesn't show openings unlike dad...unlike..."is dad really strong?" I ask, I face the teacher seriously, he look at me and wipe his face, "his stronger than me" he replied simply, "..I thought so" I said as I wipe off the sweat with my shirt, "let's continue" I said, rushing towards him. Dad always fails to block my final attacks, making me win the match against him, I didn't know his battle experiences so of course I'm satisfied with the given, however...I knew he was holding back.

The break usually last 30 minutes, we've been fighting for like 3 minutes, "I thought we would last around 2 minutes, what happened?" I ask, I should have hit him 2 to 3 times, he hit me 5 times already, he win this fight. "I wanted to test you more, your mana finally came out but then you wanted to stop" he started, he walks towards his list and watch, "are you satisfied by that?" He added, facing his back towards me, "your not my coach so I'm satisfied for now" I answered, stripping of my t-shirt, revealing my underwear which is only a sports bra, he turns around, "your body indicates that you stop training almost 2 months, good thing you didn't rust" he commented as he give me what seems to be a memory card, "your score..the principal requested for it" he said, "only mine? What about the others?" I ask, he didn't face me and continue to walk towards the stadium. I walk away and left the gym.

I reach the door, I knock softly...no answer, I knock a little louder...again, no answer. I open the door, softly, trying to not make a sound, I mean, what if some random person is in there? As I peek in, I found my brother inside, he seems arguing but their inside a 'territory', no wonder it's quite, but to use that kind of measure, it seems important.

After a few seconds of me staying more to wait for them to finish and get out of the freaking territory, the principal stands up and approach my brother, he later gave him a paper and gesture to go...that's it? After me waiting here, that's how they end their talk?

Third person's POV(Revert time about 2 minutes ago)

Yuven started to access the governments' files after days of trying, he searches future 'above' activities, and there he sees...that the confirm 'calling of the above' was advance by a week. It was already odd for the Gods and Goddesses forget about warning, much less to last a whole night. The time of the above and the time below differs too much, a day above would only be a 30 minutes here, a meeting would only last 6 minutes even if they fight. The door made a loud knock, then burst open, revealing a person with the same features as Aileen, its a man though, his the only brother of Aileen Victor, Allen. The man stomped in and drop his hands on Yuven's table, causing some papers to fall, "you gave her the essence vial, right?!" He yelled as anger rush up, he felt his blood boil when he knew Aileen gone to the nurse office, but the vial was in Yuven's hand and wasn't suppose to reach the clinic. Yuven glared at him, "I wanted to test something.." he stop as he open his drawer and pull out something, "I cannot confirm it if I only give her your usual mana vials" he continued, throwing the vial towards the man, he caught it with his two hands and look at it, "the essence vial came from an unknown source, however, we finally got one for research and I wanted to store it while I answer a mission for you.."he turned his hand into fist, cracking the vial, "the effects will show on your sister whether you like it or not, every person has a Guide or is a rare case, but the similarities of the two..is the essence core, research will conclude if we watch her, so it's rather a win win situation" he said, he walks towards the man and raise his hand, "let's talk more privately" the surrounding became more darker as a red wine-like color close down, "the essence was what's left in the scene when a person was killed..rather three people, were killed down a dark alley at the shopping district near Birch avenue" he said, the wall of the territory shape into a separated screen, it reveals images of the alleyway, "other than the essence, the blood were blue, the flesh was fresh despite being killed and exposed for 7 hours, and the cornea in the eyes were white, we confirmed everyone has normal features, though we don't need it since there isn't really a case of alien features yet or modified in the faces of the earth yet" he started to explain as he shows the images one by one, "there were also petals of cherry blossoms at the scene despite the absence of the plant" Allen point at the side of the picture, the traces of floating pink petals can be seen, coated in blue liquid, "this might be a reincarnated we're talking about" he turn around and extended his territory, reaching his table for a paper and then to Allen, passing the paper, "I settled papers to access the research lab for reincarnated, I happen to think that this would be the result of our talk" Allen reach over the paper, it was a paper to allow access in all data, "the office won't open all day and this is signed today so you have to get going" he said and started to cancel the territory, Allen nod in response and walks towards the door, only to found a peeking person..."Aileen.."

Chapter 5 end.

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