"Master, you told that when I encountered an opponent who used a katana and at the sa ti gave that feeling, I should bring him to you", with this sentence the previously calm atmosphere beca heavy, and the old man's gaze sharpened towards Kayden.
The boy felt as if thousands of hands ran over every inch of his body, it was as if he could not hide anything from the old man's view. Invaded. Kayden felt violated.
As soon as it ca, the feeling passed and the old man's gentle and calm look returned.
"Nobody training, just physical exertion, impressive," the elder muttered to himself as he shook his head. "Very well, position yourself", with his order the two boys headed towards the center.
Kayden walked slowly without rushing. He was thinking about what had just happened, it was the first ti in his life that he felt soone's "spiritual sense". Now he understood why it was considered rude to use it in public places.
The two faced each other in the center of the room, Kayden with his katana and Astolfo with his imnse spear. The boy had faced opponents who used this weapon before, but it was usually an easy match.
Most did not have a good command of the weapon, the spear was a difficult weapon to master, out of every 100 who knew how to use it, only 1 would be a true master.
"I will suppress the use of mana and put pressure on you to only use your bodies and techniques," the elder's voice resonated in Kayden's ear, and at the sa ti, he felt as if he had dived into a pool.
His movents beca a little slower than normal and he wasn't even able to circulate mana through his body. This... was power, absolute power, the re will of man could dictate reality.
Kayden smiled to himself devilishly. For now, it would be suppressed...for now.
"The rules are simple, don't die or ruin my dojo, the first is optional", Kayden felt a vein on his forehead pop, and the man seed to be serious about not ruining his space.
'Stingy', both boys thought at the sa ti.
"Begin", as soon as the order ca out of the elder Astolfo's mouth he began to twirl his spear in his hand, Kayden had to admit that the boy looked imposing while doing that. But...
Unfortunately for him, the boy had no desire to see this show, advancing at high speed he struck a side blow with his katana, catching Astolfo by surprise and forcing him to defend with the smooth part of the spear.
"Hey, that was dishonest", Astolfo complained as he took a few steps back, his sentence was ignored by Kayden who advanced again, the problem was that this ti his opponent was ready and maintained a sequence of thrusts to keep him at a distance.
Astolfo's technique seed to be polished to the maximum, his movents were fluid and connected. Kayden began to sll a small fragrance of cherry blossoms and observed Astolfo's spear taking on a certain pink hue.
' Murim ', Kayden rembered this style from one of the thousands of manga he read about cultivation in the mum world, he didn't expect to see sothing like this in this life. Leaving these thoughts aside, the boy resud his constant attacks.
His blows were heavy, even with the spear keeping him away he still delivered strong attacks to his opponent's weapon. It was obvious what he wanted to do, he intended to force Astolfo's hand to slip so he could take advantage of an opening.
Astolfo began to make circular blows in an attempt to gain space, Kayden's attacks continued to rain on him uninterruptedly, and his hand began to feel the impact of dozens of blows.
With a feint, Kayden found an opening on the right side. His katana ca down at high speed, threatening to cut the spearman in two diagonally, but Astolfo also saw this opportunity to strike Kayden's left arm.
The two were expected to retreat, but neither of them was normal. Kayden's blade entered his opponent's back, opening a reasonably sized cut, and at the sa ti, Astolfo drew his spear against Kayden.
There was nothing he could do, his last effort was to duck to receive less damage. Instead of his arm, his shoulder was hit and blood began to spurt. His wound was deep and would probably take him out if he were normal.
But he wasn't, right?
"I think this is over," Astolfo said, but he had a bad feeling when he saw a smile on his opponent's face. And his fear ca true, the boy rushed towards him with even heavier blows.
His katana looked like a violent snake, every space she found was transford into an attack with lethal intent. But the spear was like a wall, no matter how many blows were landed, it did not swing.
TRIIIINNN! TRIIIINNN! TRIIIINNN!
Only the sound of tal hitting tal could be heard in the room. The minutes dragged on, it seed to be an even fight for both sides.
"Astolfo, you can use the family art", the old man said calmly, taking them both by surprise. A small smile was opened by the spear user.
His posture underwent small changes, the shade of pink and the sll of cherries increased exponentially. A barrage of blows was thrown at Kayden, forcing him to go on the defensive for the first ti in the fight.
The blows ca at high speed from every possible angle. Kayden was defending well for a while, but the speed kept increasing. The previously spaced blows now seed to be connected.
As soon as he defended himself from one blow, another was already hitting his defenses. The boy started to keep his distance, but the spear had an insanely long reach. He didn't know what to do.
A small groan of pain left Kayden's lips as his waist received a slight cut. His groan was in surprise, he hadn't seen that cut coming, and he hadn't even felt the blade cutting into his skin.
Over the next few minutes, Kayden began to receive dozens of small cuts on his skin. He began to notice that Astolfo's spear was at different points in space at the sa ti, but how was that possible? He had no idea.
Every ti he parried the spear, a small cut would appear on his body.
'From where?' This question was in your head being repeated incessantly. The boy was too focused to notice the old man's smile.
"Even with dozens of cuts and in a horrible situation, he is still calm and thinking about how to turn this battle around," the elder muttered to himself.
Kayden decided to create an opening and go on the offensive. When the spear ca towards him from the side, he followed its movent until his blade t the spear.
As Astolfo had to travel a greater distance, the spear no longer had as much strength as at the beginning of the half-moon. His gun was thrown back and Kayden closed the distance between them even further.
His opponent's chest was open, this was his opportunity. Putting all his strength into his arms, the boy was about to deliver a decisive blow, but...
tal. A cold tal was felt on his shoulders stopping his movents, but it didn't make sense. The spear shouldn't have the speed to co back so quickly to perform this attack.
'What the fuck?'
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