Fight in first POV

(Lex POV)

The red haired dude was going to get someone to fight against me, I don't know if he got a good grasp of my power but I'll trust him since he's experienced.

I was called towards the centre where, everyone who was training with all sorts of weapons was told to break. There were people with swords, whips, chakras you get the gist.

I put on the light weight clothes meant for sports, it was synthetic and breathable, finally something that suited the wear on Earth.

My opponent on the other end is this... dude? gal? Kind of hard to tell they definitely care for their appearance though. Anyways best introduce myself, I could get beat here but I'd like to gain a friendly training partner.

"Hey what's your name!"

I yell from one end of the hall, a bit crude sure but I was thinking up a plan with the few things I've practiced inscriptions on. I wanted to test them in this fight.

Surprisingly the guy I'd be fighting had an Eastern name, Ichiro. Even MORE surprising is that he's mute, I mean you'd think with magic they could make a magic organ or something right?

I give my best wishes to Ichiro though I'd feel a bit embarassed if I lose, since I don't have any memories of losing a fight in particular... does dying three times count?

"Alright, when this coin hits the floor you'll begin."

That's cool, I want to watch a slow-mo coing flip video now.

I briskly nod despite the distracted thoughts and wait in a dashing position. On the other Ichiro stood relaxed, I don't know why but my intuition is telling me that he's evaluating me.

*Clink*

The coin touched the ground and in a full sprint burst I ran, I take a stick from my pocket it has two inscriptions on it, one labelled "Conduct" and "Remove friction" it isn't as simple as inscribing the word into a material but that's a talk for another time.

I wanted to make him lose his balance and using the surprise, I'd slide towards him and hurl an attack at a fast speed. I also added a touch of [Pathway Maker] to simulate going in the left and right direction and foresaw getting punched in both. I moved my head before I'd recreate that scene. *Bam* The pinch landed was effective but Ichiro's tough abdomen easily withstood the damage.

He pulled me at my collar and through a fist with a silver hue around it.

'Aura.'

I confirmed but that information was no use to me, this was the most basic use of it "physical augmentation".

*Krrck*

I felt the iron in my mouth, I was going tk test something in this scenario. Using the [Broken feelings] skill for the first time I felt a rage boil up inside of me, I ignored the level up notification. The adrenaline made me, pull of some gymnastics I didn't know I could do.

Pulling on his arm I hop on his shoulder getting a good hit in to his head. It seemed it was too sudden and the floor still carried the effects of "No friction" and so he slipped. What little rationale remained in me I'd spam [Broken feelings] to regain control ignoring the notifications.

I had thought for a few days whether or not I ever wanted to use this skill, my choice? As you can see was to use it. If the consequence of using it so many times was to gain an extra personality, why should I care? Being a 'protagonist' is crazy in the first place and it doesn't hurt to be a little more so.

I'd probably get some benefits for doing it too, I don't know why but there's just this gut feeling that it would be the case...

It's a very confusing feeling using this skill. When I used the skill it resulted in in a swirl if different emotions inside of me. I felt jovial, depressed, disgusted, scared, lonely and finally dull. I stuck with dull because I could maintain my eyes in the prize. I don't know how but before I could react at a very high speed Ichiro recovered his core balance and spun low to the ground.

I saw the mirage of me falling but couldn't react in time as it was so fast! I fell on the ground that felt normal and found Ichiro sitting on top of me. He threw punch after punch, I was just barely holding on to consciousness. From a pocket I pulled out a leaf. Inscribed with the effects "Conduct" and "Disgusted" I thought it'd be useful to repel people from me, and I was right.

Ichiro's face grimaced when he looked at me he took a step back. The "disgust" was evident, the exact effect was that it'd make people feel like their look at something repulsive for a few seconds.

The pain ached in my cheeks, the inside of my mouth was filled with chalk fulls of blood, I swallowed. The dull emotion still lingered in my mind.

'The effect of [Broken feelings] lasts longer than expected.'

Once the dizzy feeling disappeared after a second I ran back in, no hesitation. I'd learn the most through experience. This time another small stick in my pocket with inscriptions "Conduct" and "attract" in it. This would keep Ichiro in place I tapped it on the floor in his direction and he froze up. A new cold look appeared on his previously relaxed face,

'Finally he won't be so chill about this.'

On my shoes was a "Detach" Inscription I dashed in confident this could be the final move I had one more, item in my pocket that I could use to get him in case there's an error. The floor like normal, to avoid any punches I'd hit him low and when he's in pain that's when I'll land a few winning blows.

A second before I get a successful kick in however... he tore through the very materials in his shoes to get out of them in time. He was a few meters midair. There was a sparkle in my eyes as I looked at the silver hue like flames collect at his heel...

'Woah, that's really cool.'

I nerded out for a second and when I awoke, I was too slow to dodge I felt my wind pipe clog,

*cough*

It all went black...

...

"Ugh, where am I?"

I looked at the floor dyed red, a very familiar deep pit of a wound in my abdomen. This... this is the construction site how'd I get back here? And soon I'd get my answer a familiar,

*Beep! Beep!*

Sounded but not on the road in the construction site.

"Shit it really was a real truck kun!"

The bright light shone in my eyes and I balck out again.

"Haaap! Haahoooo."

I took a deep inhale and looked at where I was, now I awoke in the same training ground where I was... knocked out.

"Good evening Lex you're finally awake..."

I look to see a white hue near my eyes,

"Ah shit! It's so bright!"

"Shh, I'm healing you kid."

"Huh, who?"

Now I see a large red haired guy,

"It's me Fenitz remember?"

"Oh red hair guy?"

"Is that how you remember me? That's funny there's quite a lot of people with red hair..."

I ignore the statement he made to see my condition I'm pretty well healed up.

"Thanks for... this."

"You're welcome, I'm healing you with aura."

"I see..."

I look to see others are back at work and Ichiro drinking a bottle of water, on a bench near me.

"You good Ichiro?"

He nodded and showed me an ok hand sign.

"Good for you I guess..."

He chuckled quietly.

"Lex get up, you're healing will finish soon I've decided on what to teach you."

"Oh! Master what time is it?"

"It's still early in the afternoon come on up you get."

I felt a levitating force on my back and I sat up straight,

"Mister are you okay?"

Angeline was here too, looking at me extremely worriedly, I'd give her a headpat, but I'm not exactly able to you see...

***

"You'll fight with Ichiro here a few more times before I can give you the full evaluation. This time no using your creatine equipments. Also Ichiro will be providing clues to your growth as well."

I nod solemnly this would be painful, bit before that I take a look at how [Broken feelings] had progressed.

[Broken feelings lv.4]

Your feelings are shattered across, activate this skill to switch from one emotion to a select few ((Choose from 30 emotions in this list otherwise it'll work as it did in level one)) (Condition for level up: Use the skill 8 times) (Consequences: Using skill over 50 times will lead to a split personality)

...

'This is... ok'

I assure myself. I used the skill a few times and I'd figure it out if I had to experience the consequences or not someday.

***

Ichiro and I fought around another 3 times, this time my ass got handed to me on a golden platter. I hated this feeling, losing hurt my pride a fair bit after I had defeated three opponents who I thought was tough before.

At the same time though I learned a few things from these fights. Ichiro is really nice, he'd teach me how the boxing stance would be improved from the placement of the legs and how to take punches better. He seemed surprised when I followed his instructions as he showed or told me to. It was easy to learn... not so easy to implement into the fights though.

The "high sensitivity" of the movements as I described it made me overexaggerate some movements and I almost couldn't handle the shifting of my bodyweight without being careful.

***

It was late into the evening and after a brief talk with Ichiro, as he complimented my learning ability and my ability to use creations, Alran told me,

"You can take a break now, I'll cook up a regimen for you with Fenitz and Ichiro here. Go on shoo! shoo!"

He shooed me away childishly, I complied since I had some thinking to do and was tired beyond relief.

***

"Mister I have a question."

"What is it Angeline? *Yawn*"

I lookes at Angeline who was resting in the same bed as me, she liked playing pranks but didn't want to disturb people's sleep so she'd join me in here. She was twiddling her fingers a little bit,

"Mister am I distribing you?"

"Hmm? No not really why do you ask?"

"Well..."

I look at her silently if she wants to tell me about herself, I'd listen, why would I reject anyways?

"You know how I told you that, I don't remember anything from a long, long time ago?"

Her breathing shuddered as she was clearly trying to think back to the past,

"Well I was wondering... if you could... become my f-friend."

A friend? Were we not already friends? I'd chosen to ask her,

"Are we not already friends though Angeline?"

Her childish cheeks turned a little cherry coloured in emabrassment.

"Y-yeah right, then since were friends can you call me Angie? I-I don't know why but I feel like that's what my friends used to call me..."

Haha shes really such a kid despite probably being over a few hundred years old... I had read history on the kingdom on this lands before Cheshire. This place was once called the kingdom of "Cola", yep seriously it was cola like the fizzy drink, if this place hasn't had another worlder come here before then one of the gods is probably some sort of Earth enthusiast or something.

The Gracia family was said to honorably have died at the hands of the Cheshire kingdoms founders. Though I don't believe a lick of it, as they say history is written by the victor's. I would bet so much saying that the history of it was far more gruesome than stated.

Today I made progress on a lot of things in both my fighting experience and my expanding the number of relationships I have, maybe I could get Angeline to want to my daughter or something hahaha!

...

Why is my gut always so right? I was just joking this time!?

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A/N Hope you like the fight scene... again. If you want an explanation for how creatine works I'll add it to this chapter or go into further detail in another chappy. Thanks for reading!