SWNOVELXO Chapter 6: Friendly Competition
"Are there rankings for slayers ?" Damien suddenly asked.
"Yeah....and they are quite important too" Sony answered wiping the oil on his mouth.
"The ranks of Slayers are determined by their Force strength..."Scott added.He knew Damien was going to ask another question, so he added,
"Force strength is measured using the Strength Testing Pillar. Every class has one and as a newbie you have to test your strength before everyone when you go to class...you really should start practicing that Force training manual, the ranks we know are the ;
Apprentice slayer rank,people at this rank have a force strength of 10 to 70,everyone in class 1 can be considered to be in that rank...of course if you're not counting that crazy girl and some freaks"
"The next rank is the Entry Slayer Rank known as Rank 2, slayers there have a Force strength of 71 to 101.
"After that there's still Limits Rank slayers or just rank three ,their force strength is between 102 to 150....as for the other ranks I am not sure how they are divided "
Damien nodded taking in this information.
"Alright I want to go and practice my Force Training manual" Damien said taking his leave.
"Why do I have a feeling that this kids name will stir turbulences in the future ? "Scott muttered to himself
"Huh ..?"
"Pig...focus on your food "
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Damien was sitting on a bed in his room ,if Scott and Sony were here they would have been shocked .
He was sitting in a lotus position with his eyes closed and streams of invisible energy were faintly being emitted.
This invisible energy was the Force energy . He was circulating the Force energy in his body as instructed by the manual. Yes he had comprehended the manual in less than half an hour ...this was no longer for to be genius, he was simply a monster...forget it he wasn't a human in the first place .
Damien conciousess followed the flow of Force energy in his body unlike the mana field in his mind ,the Force field was in his body.
He continued to train his force strengthening his muscles and bones. Finally two hours later ,he found Scott and Sony who led him to his Class
"The competition in your class is quite tight ,it won't be a surprise if someone challenges you...if you aren't confident enough just reject the challenge.
Damien nodded but he had his own thoughts.
The one at the bottom of rankings in your class is James I am sure he will be the one to challenge you"
"Ok"
"Hey...don't die!!" Scott said afer him with a smile .
"Sure"
Damien immediately felt hundreds of eyes watching him as he entered the classroom .
He wanted to look down but decided against it he looked back at them .
"Which class are you from?" Someone asked.
"I am the new class member" Damien replied in a calm tone.
"Oh so he's a new class member...he's quite handsome "some of the girls giggled.
"What are you thinking about ...as a rule someone needs to challenge him"Someone said.
They all looked at a blonde boy at the back
"What.....?"the boy said getting up with a bitter expression.
"Friend, what's your name?"he asked
"Damien ..."Damien replied .
" Damien I am challenging you to a duel ,will you accept?"
" Accept it newbie our class has room for improvement but not cowards "someone said
"Yeah..."others joined in.
"It's highly likely I will lose but I still want to fight...I need to see the difference in our combat abilities" Damien thought battle intent surging in his eyes . At that moment a figure who had her head on the table raised it for a moment.
"I accept your challenge" Damien said calmly.
The blonde haired boy sighed as he reminisced about something.
He was late in joining the Academy just like Damien.
In the end he was also challenged and he lost.
"Maybe I should go easy on him....?"he thought while walking towards Damien.
The Emperor's class was quite huge,the seats were arranged semicircularly leaving a dueling area .
"By the way my name is Jason"he suddenly said dashing out .
He appeared before Damien like a ghost his left hand flew towards Damien's neck .
"Wooosh..."his hand sliced through the air with a powerful momentum.
However Damien's figure took a step back , dodging by a hair's breadth.
"Huh...?"Jason looked surprised.Though his hand attack wasn't powerful , it's speed wasn't something one could easily dodge.
"Was he lucky...?"
Damien was surprised as well. Jason's hand attack had caught him off guard. He put up his guard , bringing his two fists before him.
Right now the sheathed sword at his waist was of no use , since he had not even started comprehending the Invincible Sword Force Skill.
Jason began to get serious ,his fists clenched.
"Wooosh,woosh...woosh"several fist shadows flew out towards Damien.
Damien retreated several steps ,dodging the attacks.
"Wow...this new class member is pretty good he can dodge so many punches..."someone in the class said looking at Damien's performance.
" Nah... you're wrong...though it may look like the new guy has the upper hand, he's barely managing to dodge every attack...I reckon it won't be long before he looses" someone with an observant eye said.
"Hey...the new guy has yet to use his sword" a girl said . She spoke for Damien because he was handsome.
"Nah... Jason has also yet to use his weapon.... Jason is truly impressive, within a week he has managed to catch up to some people in the class "the guy analysed again .
His analysis was spot-on again.
Beads of sweat formed on his forehead , as he continually dodged the attack .He knew that if this went on he would loose soon. But from the depths of his heart there was a deep feeling , the intent to be victorious.
He ducked, dodging an attack then leaped backwards .All the while he was observing Jason
"An...opening"Damien who was suddenly in midair pulled his leg forward and lashed it at Jason's chest.
Jason was caught off guard.
"Bang"He flew backwards falling a few metres away.
There was silence in the class
"Huh...you can do that too..?"someone broke the silence . Everyone was shocked by his sudden maneuver in midair.
Even Damien himself was shocked ,he had only done it based on his instincts.
Jason got up weakly ,his hand on his chest.
At the corner of his lips there was a trace of blood.
Everyone gasped.
"How strong was his kick to make him bleed!!?".
Only Jason knew that when Damien's foot came into contact with him ,he felt as if a carriage had rammed into his chest.
" Looks like I underestimated you.."Jason said taking out two blood red daggers