Training

"Rebellion? Why will they make a rebellion if we did nothing?" Tanong ni Eriz, tama naman ang babae. Wala silang naalala na may tao silang nagawan ng masama.

Ngunit may mga tao pa rin talagang pipiliin ang masama kaysa maging mabuti.

"All of us are secretive that we can't even read what's running inside our head. Maybe we did something, but we just disregard the fact that we did it and now, they're making their way to diminished us." Makahulugang saad ng guardian nila. May punto ang sinabi nito. Ngunit sino ang gumawa ng mga bagay na hindi dapat? Having this unending destruction is sicking them all.

"We need to investigate further, league masters'. Always be cautious of what's happening around your realm. This is not just the Harvena's battle, but the kingdoms against unknown villain." Sambit ng headmaster ng HA, habang isa-isa silang tinignan na lahat.

Muli na namang napaisip si March, if her aunt had it. Then she's one of those people creating chaos here. Why would she do it? What is her benefit by joining that rebellion?

"Alam din ba ito ng mga hari at reyna? Ang councils, alam na ba nila?" Tanong ni Gai.

"Well tell them, Mr. Enriquez," Asher answered. "Also, I announced this early to you, maybe your headmasters' and headmistress didn't announce it yet, but a Clash of Leagues will be happening three weeks from now. No missions, stick to your trainings, all leagues must joined. The councils' will be coming to watch that annual Clash of Leagues, so as the queen and kings from different Kingdoms. Outsiders can watch too, sharpen your senses even if you're not an Ordus, beware of your surroundings. Lastly, this will be held inside Herdier Academy."

Most of them are smirking, they missed having a clashed with each other since it's been a while. Dati kasi, nakadepende lang sakanila kung gusto nilang sumali sa Clash of Leagues o hindi. Since pwedeng sumali ang mga taga labas dati, pero ngayon, mukhang iba ang pakulo nila.

"Are there from outside can joined?" Cain asked.

"No, this league is specified as Academy Clash of Leagues. Means, ang mga League na nasa academy lang ang maaaring sumali."  Sagot ni Sir Asher habang nakatingin kay Cain.

"How about those league who had least members?" Saint asked.

"Oh that, I almost forgot, to be fair. Since you had the least members, unlike the others. Only seven from each of your league can attend and joined this event. So choose well." Tila ba isa iyong tanda para sa kanilang lahat na pumili ng mga miyembrong magagaling at hasa sa lahat ng bagay.

"Bleah, pakipasa na ang korona sa iba ngayong taon." Gaius says and Bleah the girl who spoke lately just rolled her eyes. "First time sumali ng Aventurine, Aragons, Admiral at Achates ngayong taon."

"Who among this A's will get the title of being the S Class league then?" Bleah asked as if she knew that the winner was between on this leagues that first time joined. Knowing that it was ruled by great league masters' too. Powerful enough, how much more if they'll able to witness how their members fight?

"So you're giving up the title of Azurite having a consecutive wins then?" The cold prince asked Bleah, the girl just smiled.

"Let's say, I able to achieve those because I knew what the other leagues are capable of, but this time, it's different," Sagot ni Bleah.

Yuriel Gideon, the deceiver you don't want to deceive.

Toussaint Ephraim, the saint like yet cunning master you don't want to empowered.

Regan Ezekiel, the iceberg you don't want to break.

Lastly,

Yohan Japheth, the air you don't want to vanished.

Natapos ang meeting nila at umalis na sila sa meeting room. Noong hapon ay dapat may klase sila pero dahil sa sinabi ni headmaster na kailangan nilang mag training. The professor excluded them from attending the class. The headmaster decided to make the afternoon session as their training session. Dumiretso silang pito sa training room.

Nagpatuloy ang training nila hanggang sa dalawang linggo nalang ang natira para sa Clash of Leagues. Ngayon naman ay nandito ulit sila sa training room. March are using her power well, but it only last a minute when she used it. Her physical strength can't cope up, ang bilis niyang hingalin.

"Weapon training first," sambit ng master nila.

They immediately summoned their weapons, Reese necklace turns into a sword. Her sword was like a letter F. Ang magkapatid na Hart naman ay gumawa ng sandata gamit ang kanilang mga kapangyarihan. Cain summoned his chains, Seven and his needles. While March remained holding her necklace. It didn't trasnformed into a weapon.

"Seven and March, Cain and Reese, Eriz and Kai." Ma awtoridad na saad ni Saint na agad namang sinunod ng anim. All of them are looking at each other as their opponent. "Cain and Reese first, position now."

Cain hold his chains tightly, so as Reese, she tightened the grip of her sword. Nagtinginan ang dalawa na para bang nag-iisip kung sino ang unang aatake. Cain suddenly flip his chains towards Reese direction. She didn't dodge the attack instead she went herself away from it. Sumilay ang ngisi sa labi ni Cain ng nakitang umiwas ang babae.

Reese suddenly throw her sword towards Cain directions, nahuli ito ng mga kadena ng binata at binalibag lang sa kabilang dako, pero isang kumpas lang ng kamay ni Reese ay bumalik ito sa mga kamay niya.

"Don't try of putting that chains on my neck, because you'll end up losing." Nakangising sambit ni Reese.

Umawang ang bibig ni Cain sa sinambit ni Reese. She knew his moved. That's the advantage of her, because even she don't want to used her power, it feels like it has it's own life. Determining the precautions around her. That's what they thought. Habang ang kasamahan naman nila ay nanatiling nakatuon sa kanilang dalawa.

Kai feel amused as Reese said the supposed to be next move of Cain. Eriz on the other side didn't think that she used her power, she examine every bit of Reese soul using her elements, but she can see a while aura emitting on her. She didn't cheat or what. Nagtaka si Eriz kung paano nalaman ni Reese ang sunod na hakbang ni Cain.

"No using of power but you did used yours." Makahulugang aniya ng binata na siyang nagpatawa kag Reese.

"You can't be so sure, I know how to nullify my power in a cases like this. Thinking the way you looked at my neck and the way you hold your chains it feels like you want to choke me, it's just a probability but I didn't knew that I was right that you'll really did it incase I didn't notice it." Biglang napangisi si March sa sinaad ni Reese, great deduction. Hindi niya alam na may ganitong side pala ang babaeng ito. She's calculative indeed.

"What the . . ." Hindi natuloy ni Cain ang sasabihin niya dahil nasipa siya ng babae sa tiyan dahilan upang matumba ito at mabitawan ang kadenang hawak niya.

Dala rin siguro sa gulat ay hindi niya nagawang makatayo agad. Reese pinned him down and put the edge of her sword on Cain's neck.

"Accept defeat," she stated while the edge of her sword is still on Cains' neck, "don't try of pinning me down because my sword will really slit your neck, until you'll showered on your own blood."

Sumenyas si Saint na itigil na ang laban nilang dalawa. Tinanggal na ni Reese ang espada niya sa leeg ni Cain. Habang sa Cain naman ay tumayo na. Yet, his face is still astonished the way Reese pinned him down, she's indeed Rexines' daughter. A woman good at deducting things.

Nakatingin si March kay Reese na binalik ang kan'yang espada sa pagiging kwintas. Hindi niya akalain na may ibubuga din pala ang babaeng nakilala niya sa kaharian ng Harvena. Muling natuon ang pansin niya sa sunod na pangalan na tinawag ni Saint ang magkapatid na Hart.

Both of them are children of great nine.

"Lil sis, don't take this training seriously," aniya ni Kai sa kapatid.

"You must tell that to yourself, kuya." Nakangusong sagot naman nito.

Pagkatapos ay kapwa sila nakatingin sa isa't-isa habang hawak ang kanilang sandata. Sabay silang sumugod sa isa't-isa at ang pagtapat ng kanilang nga espada ay nagbigay ng ingay sa buong training room. Humakbang palapit si Kai kay Eriz habang ang nakababatang nakapatid niya naman ay napapaatras pero nagpapatuloy pa rin sa pagsangga sa bawat atake na ginagawa ng kapatid niya.

Hindi pa nakakabawi si Eriz ay sumugod na naman ulit ang kapatid niya. Pagsangga lang ang ginagawa niya dahil hindi pa siya nakakahanap ng tyempo. His brother was giving him an annoying smile. Eriz tried not to get trapped on that annoying smile of his brother. Eriz is immune of his brother being a baiter. The latest action that his brother did was piercing the edge of his sword made from his element to her sister's neck but before he could do it she did able to bend her back and kick the knees of his brother.

He groaned a little. Now the situation was reverse. Eriz is the one making a move now, and Kai is the opponent catches every moved that the sword of Eriz did. Walang kurap-kurap ang mga taong nanonood sa magkapatid na naglalaban. Walang gustong magpatalo, parehong binibigay ang todo.  Both of them are trained well by their parents'. They didn't make any cuts by themselves due to this weapon training.

Nasasangga ang bawat atakeng binibigay ng kalaban. Parang alam na nila ang galaw ng bawat isa. Well they trained together since they're kids. Kaya hindi malabo na ganito nalang magkaban ang dalawa. Both of them make a blow attacked to each other and ended up slashing to each other swords again, mabilis na ginalaw ni Eriz ang sandata niya at tinutok ito sa leeg ni Kai pero gano'n din ang ginawa ng nakatatandang kapatid nito.

"Tss, you got my moves," reklamo ni Kai sa kapatid habang nakatutok pa rin ang espada sa leeg ni Eriz.

"Oh, really? This time your moves are easy to predict, brother." Nakangising aniya ni Eriz tsaka binaba na  ang espada at gano'n din ang ginawa ni Kai.

Naglakad na si Eriz pabalik at dinaanan ang kapatid niya. Kai being Kai, thought that his sister will take it seat, he's wrong. Lumingon ito pabalik at agad na hinawakan ang leeg ng nakatatanda niyang kapatid at tinutok ang sandata niya dito.

"Too careless, brother," nakangising sambit ni Eriz bago ito tinulak.

Hindi nakakilos si Kai sa ginawa ng kapatid niya, damn, looks like she trained herself before this training happened. She manipulated him by the thought that they're done and his brother didn't notice it.

"Well done, sis," nakangising aniya ni Kai na kakatayo pa lamang.

Muli ng nagsalita si Saint para tawagin ang dalawang taong huling maglalaban, no other than,

"Seven and March, go," he spoke.

Naunang tumayo si Seven, sumunod naman si March. Both of them look at each other as if they're examining every each other. Hinanda na ni Seven ang mga karayom niya. His needles were different, it's doesn't look like an ordinary one. Malalaki ang mga ito kumpara sa mga ordinayong karayom na napaka liit. Pagkatapos makita ni March ang mga karayom ni Seven ay unti-unti niyang tinanggal ang kwintas sa leeg niya.

When she succeed by removing her necklace and she's holding it already. It's suddenly turned into a weapon.

The hourglass necklace of her turned into a whip.

"Woah, ganda ng grand entrance natin ah," sambit ni Seven.

"Yeah, so never attack from my back." Agad na iniwas ni March ang katawan niya sa mga karayom na nasa kan'yang likuran.

Lahat sila ay makikitaan ng mukha ng pagkamngha, tila ba hindi talaga sila makapaniwala sa nasaksihan. Kung paano naramdaman ni March ang atake ni Seven sa likuran niya. Hinampas-hampas ng dalaga ang latigo niya sa harapan. Umatake muli si Seven sakan'ya, limang karayom ang papunta sa gawi ni March. Isang hampas lang niya sa kan'yang latigo ay nahulog ang mga ito.

Hindi mapigilang mapangisi ni March. Her training last week alone was paid off. Hindi akalain ni March noong nakaraang nag training siya ay ang bilis ng mga galaw niya. Tila ba may sariling buhay ito. Feels like she's good at it. No'ng nakaraan din, ay ineensayo niya ang kapangyarihan niya, her weapon and her power were someone alike. They're affiliated with each other. Hindi niya akalain na ang dami palang nagagawa ng kapangyarihan niyang oras.

Her hidden capabilities are starting to awakened.

Hinampas muli ni March ang latigo niya, habang si Seven ay panay iwas dahil hindi man lang siya makagawa ng atake. Hindi niya akalain na gano'n kabilis gumalaw si March. She looked like she can't even break a bone.

"Fight me, Siete." March smirk as she said that. "Don't just defend."

Tumigil sa paghahampas si March ng makitang hinihingal si Seven kaka depensa ng sarili niya na hindi matamaan ng latigo ni March. Dahil sa ginawang iyon ni March ay nakahanap ng tiyempo si Seven na gumawa ng hakbang, ngunit bago pa siya makagawa ay nakapulupot na ang latigo ni March sa katawan ng lalaki. All their orbs widened when they saw in just one move of March whip it already cage Seven.

The rookie and the oldest among them.

She easily cope up with Sevens' attacked.

Hinila ni March si Seven palapit sakan'ya.

"Never tried using your weapon against me, the grip of my weapon in your body will more tightened if you do so." Nakangising sambit ni March.

"How did y—" he didn't finished what he said when both of them locked their gaze at each other.

"P-papa, tama na . . ." A young kid was crying, he was being beaten by his own father.

"Wala kang silbi! Bakit ka pa nabuhay?!" Galit na tanong ng ama nito sa batang lalaki.

Habang ang bata ay patuloy lamang sa paghagulhol. Mas lalong sinaktan at walang awang minaltrato ng ama ang bata. How can a father do that to his own child? Walang puso.

"P-papa, m-masakit . . . t-tama na . . ." Nagmamakaawang saad ng batang lalaki habang walang awang sinaktan ng ama. A realization hit on her.

There she knew who's that kid is . . . It was Seven Aldred Castel.

Harvena: Aire
By DeeYanny
Plagiarism is a crime

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