(21) Battle Start

May 15th 3019

2:35 P.M.

Cambridge Training School, Training Grounds

The guys and I gather at the Academy Training Grounds. It seems news of me challenging the team for a spot have made the rounds, there's a lot of people here to watch the show. 

David sits down on the stands while Max approaches me "So have you decided?"

"Yep, I'm choosing Golurk" I answer. Golurk is Ron's Egoist Codename. He chose it because it's a mix of golem and lurking since that's what describes his Ego best. 

"Him? This will be interesting" Max smiles, pats me on the back and runs to the team to tell them my choice. I see Ron get excited to fight and runs to the center of the field, I join after him. 

"Hey Kris, I hope you're ready for an ass beating?" He smirks at me. 

"I sure am! Can't wait to beat yours" I smirk back at him. His smile freezes then he burst out laughing.

"Good one! can't wait to see what this breakthrough of yours is about" 

Max jogs back to us "So, you guys know the rules right?" 

"I do" We both say, Max smiles and runs back before pulling a red flag and raising it straight up.

"Alright everyone, are you ready?" He says out loud for the audience to hear. Everyone begins to cheer hoping for a good fight. Some don't have much hope since they think I will lose fast. Max starts a timer counting down from ten, as Ron and I separate twenty meters away from each other. 

According to protocol the nurse and her assistant have to be on standby, they are both Healer Class, to prevent any serious injury. 

The rules are simple: knockout your opponent or fling them Far from the field, a small distance won't do it, it has to be Far for it to count. It prevents certain cheap tricks from being played, although being kept outside and prevented from entering for 5 minutes will still count as a loss. No purposely inflicting lethal injury and most of all have fun. Simple right?

The timer goes off, as the battle starts. I circulate my energy around myself. Ever since my breakthrough I can choose what effect I want to use and choose up to three at a time. However those three slots apply to my elemental runes as well so I got to use my head and choose what I want carefully. 

I start out with two enhancements: speed and strength and save my third slot for the light element just in case. Ron on the other hand, as soon as the timer went off, summoned his golem and immediately fused with it. His body gained a mossy rock chestplate and gauntlets with runes that are giving off a dark aura, courtesy of his golems shadow abilities which are a derivative of the dark element. It seems that despite the size of it, he can ignore the weight. 

He rushes at me as he swings his right fist but I manage to duck and slide delivering a blow to his stomach, or so I thought. He phased through me as I made contact and appeared behind me. I place my left hand on the floor to stop and turn to use my light element with my right hand and flashbang him. I manage to catch him and the spectators off guard since this is my first time using any ability other than an enhancement, this is also the first time I've used more than one ability at once. 

I grab Ron by the shirt just above his chestplate and slam my fist into his face again and again. His armor fades as the golem itself then materializes out of his chest lunging at me. Now it's my turn to get caught off guard as it knocks me backwards a good distance. 

The golem lifts both fists into the air and slams down at me. I feel great danger from that hit so I use my flashbang and it seems to weaken it but I still get hit. I try to get it off but Ron is already behind me holding me in place as the golem charges another slam attack. 

I think fast and deactivate my enhancements and use my wood and fire elements. A burst of flames explodes out of my body, the blast knocking Ron and the Golem backwards. Ron widens his eyes as the wood energy surrounds me and the damage I suffered from the golem begins to heal. 

"What?! Impossible! How did you get control of three elements? It doesn't make any sense!" Ron screams out, knocking the audience off of their shock as they begin discussing. The nurse and her assistant look very surprised as well. Max and David just smile at my little act.