The road back to the arena was filled with dread. Dean didn't try to speak to me, and even if he did, I probably wouldn't have answered.

Our walk didn't take long, as we came face to face with the headmaster waiting for us in front of the arena door.

I was certain they could hear how fast my heart was pulsating. My legs trembled and sweat dripped from my forehead at a rapid pace.

The headmaster gave Dean a nod and Dean gave me a glance, before entering the arena.

I stared up at the headmaster almost in tears.

"Headmaster, I can't do it. Can't you just cancel it and convince the elders? I'm not ready."

He looked at me for a while without speaking, then he shrugged and announced.
"You are right."

"What?" I replied, shocked at his answer.

"I said you are right Jade. You are not ready, and you can't do it. Let's go announce to the crowd that you quit."

I stared in shock at what I just heard, not only did I feel betrayed at what he said, I also felt sad. He didn't call me Jay girl like he always did. I didn't understand why, but it bothered me.

"The elders would have to understand. It's not your fault that you are feeble. You would precisely have to apologize to Meg for losing her title, and then to Dean for wasting his time. Then perhaps the elders will forgive your weakness and let you go back to earth. That's what you want right?" He gazed straight at me without any expression on his face.

Now, I'm just plain mad, what the hell was wrong with him. Why did he even bother training me, if he had no faith in me at all. I know I said I couldn't do it, but it was just my nerves. And instead of giving me a pep talk like any normal person would, he called me weak! Weak? Who is weak? Me?

I screamed. "You think I'm weak? I am not weak. Just because of a moment's hesitation, you call me weak? Damn you and your so called elders. I am going to show you that I am not weak, and you better have your eyes on me the whole time, as I put one of your top students flat to the ground." I spat out bitterly.

He looked at me and I could swear I saw a hint of a smile on his face. But I didn't care. He was amused at my rant, he didn't believe I could do it, and he thought it was funny? Oh no no no.

Just immediately, Meg, Wulf and Jody came out of the arena.

"JJ, it's almost time. Come on, let's get you ready." Jody said excitedly.

I glared at the headmaster one more time before followed them.

We entered a room just beside the arena.

After a painful long torture of trying different amour, we finally found the best.

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If I was expecting hugs and kisses from the three psychos, then I was in for a shock; because on reaching the arena door,they all turned to me, including the headmaster.

"Well, what are you waiting for? The field is yours." Jody said, and opened the door.

The chatter in the arena stopped. I walked in like a deer caught in a headlight.

Molly, was already on the fighting ground and looked ready to kill.

Then a mighty voice echoed around.

"A battle between Molly Madon, second in command of the L troop and student of unit five." Dean announced.

She is second in command to Ro? And she is in class five? How the hell was I supposed to beat her?

"And Jade Jay, the mighty eagle, the fierce tiger, the living human and student from the class one."

Oh my God! I can't believe he actually did it. I didn't think he would say it. I was only kidding when I told him to introduce me like that.

The whole arena burst out laughing. If I wasn't a laughing stock before, I definitely am now.

Not long after the introductions were made, the clang rang.

I went into my preferred stance. Knee bent slightly, legs spread apart and hands stretched in front of me, Bruce Lee style.

I stared at her directly, to notice that she stood with a raised brow thrown at me, and a smirk. From the corner of my eyes, I could see the elders all staring with fixed gazes at me.

All of them, except the wisdom elder looked pleased, happy and very relaxed.

Wow, they believed I would fail. Even if I did, it for sure wouldn't be easy, for I will put in all I got.

I shouldn't have taken my eyes off Molly. In just that split second, a sword sprung directly to my head. I jumped out of the way just in time.

Before I could recover, she jumped at me. I quickly drew my small knife, and pressed the small button on the side, enabling it to transform into its full glory of a sword.

I blocked whatever she threw at me. Swipe to the left, right, center, I blocked it all. Then she made a swipe to the left again, I tried to block it, but she was gone within a second and I felt a heavy blow to my right. A fake, she feigned that first strike.

My side hurt, blood spilled out of my mouth because of the blow. If I wasn't wearing any armor, the blade would have killed me.

She gave me a big smirk. " You aren't so brave huh? Where did the so call bravery run to?" She spat at me.

I raised my head to glare at her.

Just at the corner, I saw the headmaster standing and looking at me, he raised a brow and cocked his head to the side, as if asking if I still wanted to give up.

That got my adrenaline pumping faster. I wanted to win, I really wanted to win.

So, I attacked first. My sword met her arm, releasing a splash of blood. She hissed in pain. She hadn't expected it.

I gave her no extra time, and attacked once more. She blocked all my attacks easily, countering them with her own. She feigned to the left, but I had learned from my mistake already and blocked an incoming blow from my right. But she kicked out my legs from under me. I fell to the floor with a grunt, before I knew what was happening, I received a heavy blow to my jaw, then another, and another.

The world was spinning, different colors of black and white danced in my vision. I laid on the floor in pain.

She came at me again with her sword. And I rolled out just in time. I swear she really had the intention of killing me.

I staggered to my feet, and raised my sword high. Then I received the biggest shock of my life.

The audience: They were clapping, not just clapping; they were cheering for me. But of course that only seemed to irritate the angry female in front of me.

She exchanged her sword for long whips. How comes she had two weapons and I had just one?

I didn't get to think of the answer, as she used one of the whip to lunge at me.

In all honesty, all what the headmaster and Dean had drilled into my head, couldn't for the love of God, come to me now.

I only had my instinct with me. As best as I could, I dodged all she threw at me, but never did I have an opportunity to return an attack. She gave me no damn space. I was getting so tired of defending, my arms started to go numb.

I took a number of whips to my arms. It was like, the more I tried dodging, the more techniques she used.

I jumped into the air, to avoid a whip from paralyzing my legs. It was too late when I realized that it was a fake. And the second whip caught me in the air.

It formed a knot around my legs, and with a force, I didn't know of, she slammed me into the barricades. My head took more of the hit.

I couldn't get up. Pain was all I felt, the ringing in my ears was all I heard, and I only saw black.

I tried getting up, but I couldn't even feel my arms. Then she laughed. She mocked me, it was obvious I couldn't stand. My legs were weak, my arms were weak. I lost my sword somewhere around the field.

"Weak. I have no idea why a weak human would be allowed in our midst." She stated.

Why, just why did they always have to call me weak, I despised it. I wasn't weak.

"I don't think that is what someone on the floor who is almost dead would say."

Even close to death, she just had to open her smart mouth.

I was too tired to reply her. But I wasn't weak. I had to get up.

I used my hands to position myself into a crouch. Knees and palms on the ground. I carefully placed one leg in front and tried to get up. It worked, I was up, but just for a second.

I screamed as I felt an excruciating pain on my back, My legs gave out on me and I landed back to the floor. She flogged me with the whip. I cried out as another whip landed on my legs, paralyzing me.

I cried out, tears had blocked my vision. Even if it hadn't, I don't think I could even open my eyes.

I absorbed the trauma, swallowing the pain, then kicked my way slowly back to the surface.

Pain has been just an illusory sensation that my mind could shut down if it needed to, I told myself.

Put it aside.

Everything went still, all the pain I felt before, went into numbness. Something nagged at the edge of my consciousness, gnawing at my soul like a rodent's teeth. Like a pest.

I couldn't ignore it. I felt it strongly, I wanted its energy, I wanted its power. I had felt this presence before, but I didn't know where and when.

An open hole stretched its boundaries. It was a pit that represented my escape. So I did what anyone would have done. I took a leap into the hole.

Just like that everything came crashing down on me. I opened my eyes to see myself still on the floor, blood was everywhere around me. Molly stood a few feet away from me, with her whip. She had been flogging me even while I was unconscious. And she intended to go on.

But I was done. I called out to the one person who was with me, the one person who felt the exact pain I felt, and the one person who wanted to win as much as I did.
"Cicero!"

"Redder!"

She was with me, always.

With her strength, I bounced back on my feet. The shock on Molly's face couldn't even compare to that of the elders.

And with Cicero, my own pest. I struck. Delivering to Molly, all the blows she deserved.

She was fierce, she was angry. It was all on her face, frustration. She never thought I would get up. I wouldn't have, I would have died, if not for Cicero.

Picking up my deserted sword, I pushed her back, cutting through her defense like a piece of cake. How did I not see this before? She was too slow, she was weak.

I was going to win, I was close already. That's when she did something tragic. She broke the one and only rule in the duel.

With a loud scream. She used her powers against me.

A heavy wind, picked me up and flung me far, crashing at the other end of the field. I stood up immediately and ran after her. But I reached the center of the field to witness a thunderous storm, or should I say a tornado coming towards me.

It was so powerful, I was sure I couldn't escape it. I was going to die. The silence was broken off by the sound on the storm crashing into its target. Me.

I waited, and waited. But nothing.

I was on the floor, with my hands above my head. I looked around, only to freeze.

The storm had been seconds away from destroying me. But in front of me, was a translucent wall. A glass wall that came out of my hand, had stopped the disaster. I dropped my hand, and the wall followed suit.

Then everything turned black .

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