Chapter 18: Revenge

Vexx looked at the screen in front of him and saw that his HP had gone up by 5 points and that he had gotten three stat points that he could place into any of his stats. Vexx decided to wait before placing his points. 

Vexx looked at Justin one last time before going off the arena back to the waiting area. Because everyone was fighting, not many saw how Justin was defeated. Vexx wanted to not stand out but at the same time get some more experience points but the risk was too high so he decided to stay in the background and wait. When there was 15 minutes left of the lesson he thought that he was safe and that no one would challenge him but he was wrong. 

"Vexx i challenge you to a duel" Vexx looked at the one who had asked him to fight and saw that it was none other than Naomi "Sure" Was the only thing Vexx said 'I just need to lose on purpose'. 

When Vexx and Naomi were standing in the arena many had started looking their way which made Vexx a little uncomfortable but it didn't show on his face. 

[Quest]

[Defeat Naomi Howl]

[Reward: Instant level up + ???]

Vexx looked at Naomi who stood the same way they did in their previous fight. Vexx was the first to move. He rushed forward right to Naomi. When he was 5 meters from Naomi she dashed forward faster than Vexx and slashed her sword at his leg while simultaneously avoiding the slash that came from Vexx. 

Vexx clenched his teeth and saw the familiar message on the screen 

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Vexx jumped back and decided to go for a more defensive approach this time. When Naomi saw what Vexx planned, she rushed forward and put pressure on him. Naomi slashed and Vexx blocked but he would not be able to keep it up for too long as he felt how Naomi just got faster and faster. 

Vexx jumped back again because of the pressure and this was what Naomi was waiting for. When she saw Vexx jump she swung her sword towards his right arm. When she was about to slash right through his right forearm her sword bounced back like there was some type of armor. Vexx took the opportunity to slash at Naomi's legs. Naomi jumped back as far as she could to try and avoid the attack but the tip still slashed through her right thigh. she staggered back but quickly regained footing and rushed forward again.

Vexx got ready for another attack and felt how sweat started forming on his back. Vexx made a mental note to never underestimate an opponent ever again. 

Vexx looked at Naomi who rushed forward and he got ready to block an attack. Naomi started running around him in circles which made it hard for Vexx to counter so he looked around him and when Naomi got in for a slash he tried to block it. He could only block about half of her attacks and he couldn't get away because of the pressure she had put on him.

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While Vexx's brain worked overtime to find a way to escape he saw a detail that was very subtle but Vexx saw it. When Naomi ran around she halted a little when she pushed away from him which would be his time to strike. 

Vexx blocked the next attack and when he saw which way Naomi was heading towards he slashed with his nodachi at her back. Vexx saw how his strike had landed right on her back and made a big slash. Vexx was not going to let his chance go and remembered the rewards that he would get if he would win against her. 

Vexx placed the stat points he had gained earlier into Dexterity.

[Dexterity: 13]

The people who saw the match saw how Vexx suddenly sped up and got faster but it wasn't enough. Naomi rolled to the side of his attack and struck him at his back like he did to her.

The last thing Vexx saw was the stadium floor before he passed out. 

Vexx's eyes opened slowly but closed almost immediately again as the bright light of the stadium shined brightly in his eyes. "How do you feel?" Naomi was to his right and no one else was in the room.

"I feel fine... How long was it?" Vexx asked while standing up and stretched his limbs. "For 20 minutes," Naomi said. Vexx looked at the door and at the training sword that was laying on the ground. He picked up the sword from the ground and started moving towards the door. 

Vexx and Naomi walked back towards the dorm together. "How did my sword bounce back from your right forearm? Was it because of your strange black arm?" She asked while taking glances at his arm. 

"I'm not sure what happened exactly but I would guess that you are pretty close to the answer." Vexx answers while thinking about the fight that just had happened he was surprised how good Naomi was. Ever since he came back from the fight with the Dark Tyrant his body had already felt two or three times stronger than it had been before. 

When they came to the dormitory they split up to head to their rooms. When he was just outside his room he decided to head to Blake and Kamari's rooms and decided to talk about their experiences.

"What did you two do?" Vexx asked quite curious about what he missed out on. "We just learned some basic martial art moves and spared for the rest of the time" Kamari answered a little disappointed about his experience. 

"I think it was great actually. We are going to need the martial arts next week when we are going out hunting. I don't know if you noticed but they mostly taught us how to block or dodge. I think it was to prepare us for the test next week." Blake said in a calm and serious voice. 

"Now that you say it, it was much blocking but I think they could incorporate our Soulabilities to the training." Kamari said still not sure if his decision was the right one to make.

This time Vexx jumped in and said "I think it's good that you don't use your abilities. You learn to not rely on your Soulabilities and learn the true way to fight."

Blake nodded and they continued to talk for a few hours before separating and going to their own room.