combat training

Combat lessons where held in the training room. The training room was a large arena which was specifically designed for training. There were no edges or corners because the room was designed to have only curves.

Everyone had changed into their battle suits which were specially made for training purposes.

Professor McKinney after welcoming them spoke saying,"well for today I'd like to inform you that for today we are going to be training with class 1-D. Let me now welcome them into the room."

After professor said that than a group of learners entered the room and leading them at the front was Darius marquis. Nobody ever wanted to get on his bad side because of the power of his family. He could do anything to anyone and get away with it.

He walked in with his arrogant smirk and behind him followed the rest of 1-D.

Professor spoke again saying,"we'll begin the lesson, today we are going to learn one of the basics of mystical magic so I hope each and every one of you here today came prepared to listen and pay attention."

Professor paused for a moment a pulled his neat silky hair back before looking around at every student in the room. Today professor was dressed in black trousers with a black shirt, together with his green cloak.

Professor began explaining what he was going to teach them today. How to control mystical power.

Professor McKinney walked back and forth as he spoke,with an elegant stride.

" The basic thing to know when using mystic power is how to control it both efficiently and effectively. When you know the basics well you can use it smoothly. You may be able to use it but if you can't use it properly than your power is like a weapon in the hands of a child. It's just a danger to yourself and others."

Professor raised his finger as he spoke.

"The first step to remember when using your power is to start from the mind and than the body. To do that you have to recognize the power and understand it.

It's basically for example like using a remote controlled car. The car can easily be used by using a remote and one doesn't have to push it or change its direction using their hands. To control the car you have to understand and know how to use the remote. With our powers,our minds are the remote."

Professor kept raising his hands as he explained.

" Now I am going to teach you how to use this remote. For the first few times doing it you'll have to calm your mind down and than start.

Communicate with your power, understand it, embrace it. Understand that you and your powers are both together yet apart from each other.

When your mind is focused and you have done this than you will be able to draw your power and use it however you intend.

For example if you want to transfer some energy to your palm. You wouldn't attempt to directly transfer the energy to your palm and use it but instead start from your mind.

Understand the power than understand what you're using it for. When you practice enough it will be instinctual.

Next is the most difficult step. Controlling the powers. You could use the power after mastering the first step but what's the use of knowing how to use something you can't control.

It's like knowing how to drive a vehicle that you can't handle. The most difficult part about this is that it can't really be explained properly. It's mostly up to you to figure it out.

Don't worry too much but when we get to it than in a period of about 2 weeks with a little help you would have learned how to control the power.

It's basically like throwing a punch. You have to learn yourself how hard or soft you have to hit and it all depends on your own efforts at the end of the day.

The best way to learn how to control powers is doing exercises like creating shapes or sending your power to a specific part of your body.

All gifted people have mystical energy and therefore after learning the first 2 steps you'll know how to draw out the energy and use it. Well that's it, for today."

Someone,a girl with blue hair which was pulled back into a ponytail put her hand up to ask a question.

"Speak." Professor McKinney said beckoning towards her.

"Sorry sir but I wanted to enquire if it would be the same with gifted people with beast type abilities." She asked.

"Nice question," Professor McKinney said smiling."the truth is that to transform it's the very same process. Understand your power and control it so you'll be able to transform. Any more questions?"

Professor McKinney paused for a couple of seconds before saying," Now I'd like one representative from each class to step forward and display their aura. Aura is a basic tool every gifted person should know. You should learn how to bring out your aura before trying to control mystical energy. So,who volunteers?"

Darius stepped forward,his annoying smirk visible as he strolled to where professor McKinney stood.

"Ah,Darius. Always the eager one,I see," Professor said smiling."who volunteers from class 1-A?"

Before anyone could volunteer Darius spoke saying."Hey you! Volunteer now."

He pointed towards Timmy. Everyone turned to face Timmy awaiting his reply. Nobody ever dared to anger Darius and Nobody could dare refuse Darius.

But not Timmy.

"No." Timmy replied with his usual calm demeanor.

"What? You dare refuse me? Or are you just that afraid of me?" Darius said mockingly.

"I'm not afraid," Timmy replied."I'm just not confident in my ability to compete against you."

"So you're afraid!" Darius shouted angrily.

"Silence Darius," Professor McKinney said. He was amused by this new student. He would keep an eye on him. "Somebody please volunteer or I'll have to choose a person myself."

"I volunteer." Leah said stepping forward.

"Great,great Leah. Always the brilliant student aren't you?" Professor McKinney said as he walked to the middle of the room.

Leah simply smiled in response.

Professor nodded at her and Darius before walking to the middle of the room and saying,"make a little space everyone,you all should stay away from the middle just in case anything goes wrong."

The crowd of students moved back to give space to Leah and Darius.

"Now remember that this is no contest but I chose a member of each class merely as a representative in the front. So nevertheless you two may begin, remember my instructions so concentrate and do just what I said." Professor said before signalling them to start.

Darius had began immediately and it was after a few minutes something changed about him,his aura could be sensed slightly. Than he seemed to struggle a bit more before he opened his eyes.

When he opened his eyes his aura suddenly became visible. It was a white sort of colour and it shone brightly all around him. Than it went away.

"Did I do it?" Darius nervously asked. He looked pretty exhausted.

"Yes you did,well done." Professor McKinney said smiling.

"Haha ,of course I did," Darius laughed suddenly becoming confident."I never doubted myself."

' you did just now didn't you' Timmy said in his head.

Darius just continued his useless bragging and smirking. Everyone wished he'd just shut up.

Meanwhile Leah had closed her eyes and was taking a bit longer than Darius. Darius laughed and whispered something to the person next to him who smiled.

Suddenly the entire rooms atmosphere changed. Leah's aura was clearly sensed by everyone in the room.

It was a strikingly beautiful yet cold,icy feeling.

Than her aura became visible.

It had a red and goldish sort of colour and it shone much brighter than Darius. It's light filled the entire room. The pressure exerted wasn't much but it could be felt.

It all went away when she opened her eyes.

She let out a few heavy breaths before smiling and saying,"Yes, I did it!"

Professor McKinney could just nod with a smile. Even he was in awe.

"Hey!" Called someone from. Class 1-D. It was a tall boy with black hair which reached his eyebrows. "How did you know you succeeded."

"I...just felt it." Leah said as she hugged herself with her hands. She felt a little shiver go up her spine.

"Um,Did you feel anything when you did it... Darius?" The guy asked Darius suddenly seeming very polite.

"No,I just felt exhausted," Darius said scratching the back of his head. He pulled back his silver hair. "How did she feel it?"

"It's actually because Leah's was perfect.Darius completed it too but it was not as stable or as well done as Leah. Darius did pretty well but Leah really surpassed my expectations." Professor McKinney said with an interested look on his face.

"Humph!" Darius said folding his hands angrily. Once again that girl had surpassed him. He swore that the next time he would get back at her.

"Well everyone,its time for physical combat." Professor said. Each person shall have a sparring partner and than you can begin sparring. Try to choose a person from the opposing class. We want a little rivalry."

This way nobody would slack off.

"You." Darius said angrily pointing at Timmy.

"Okay than." Timmy said. He was confident in his physical strength.

Timmy walked out to face Darius and everybody stopped doing whatever they were occupied with and started to watch.

"So you're not afraid now,are you?" Darius sneered.

"I never was." Timmy replied indifferently not intending to be sassy.

"I'll soon stuff all those arrogant remarks down your throat." Darius said,now with his face serious.

Darius stood in a fighting posture. He grew up his whole life honing his combat skills and the natural strength of his family was no joke.

He was confident he could beat this strange boy. When he heard some boy had gotten into the school due to special admission he was curious to know who it was or why they were so powerful.

Timmy just watched him. Than Timmy remembered that his father had thought him in combat. He thought him the posture and the stance and everything else his father had drilled into his head.

Timmy went into a combat stance.

"Look at him? Those are normal combat stances. How will that help him against monsters?" Darius's classmates teased.

"Disrespecting me?" Darius said as he let out an angry smirk. His eyes glowed with anger."you'll be put in your place."

He went in to attack Timmy and began with a punch. Timmy blocked the punch but the impact nearly lifted him off the ground. The ground cracked under him.

Darius went in for a kick,and than another one,than a punch. He just kept throwing attacks at Timmy. Timmy kept evading him.

Darius fought with an evolved style of fighting,one that was developed especially for fiends.

But Timmy held on.

Than Timmy took a large breath in and as Darius came in for a punch,he ducked and landed a punch straight into Darius's stomach. It sent him flying accross the room and into the room wall. The impact from the punch shook the room and everyone felt the waves of the Aftershock.

Timmy had been hurt trained by jago in the past 3 days. Timmy's body had improved rapidly in the first few days.

"Wha-?" Darius asked slowly. He had been dealt a heavy blow. He was still stuck against wall which he had flown into when Timmy struck him. Slowly he fell out and into the ground. He coughed up blood.

Professor McKinney rushed over to him and gave instructions to students to call the medic. After taking him to the school medical center for healing, professor came back to face the class.

"Umm Timmy,next time please try to control your strength." He said rubbing the back of his neck. Timmy had clearly exceeded his expectations. But that wasn't the issue. After hitting a member of the marquis family, even though it was just sparring,it didn't mean much good for Timmy.

"Sorry,its my first time throwing a punc,." Timmy honestly replied." But he was also going all out so I thought I should do the same."

Professor stared at him in disbelief. His first time throwing a punch? The postures were so correct and the punch he threw was done perfectly.

Professor asked him,"did you learn boxing?"

Timmy looked at his hand and made it into a fist,"no,my father just showed me some of his moves and I simply copied him."

Professor McKinney didn't know whether to believe him or not. If what he said was true than that boy had amazing observation skills to be able to put into action such an amazing movd.

"You should learn another combat skill, boxing and similar skills which restrict you with rules won't help you when you're fighting a fiend." Professor McKinney spoke turning to continue the lesson.

Timmy walked back to his class members and he could hear whispers all over. People were busy whispering here and there.

"Hey Timmy," Neo said speaking to him. "You have great strength."

"I guess." Timmy said rubbing the back of his head.

"You won't be able to put it into proper use when fighting demons if you stick to learning thing's like boxing. Boxing is for fighting humans."

"But I was fighting a human wasn't I?" Timmy asked with his face still straight.

'yes and no' Neo thought to himself. He knew what a monster Darius could be. But that wasn't the reply to give to Timmy.

"You should practice so when you do meet a demon you can fight it properly," Leah said walking up to him. "There are more evolved fiends,ones with a similar physique to humans,you have to learn how to fight to beat them too,you can't limit yourself to human combat. you would have to follow the rules of that certain combat and you'd be restricting yourself."

"Everyone stop standing around and speaking! Start sparring." Professor McKinney shouted when he realised what was supposed to be happening.

Timmy stayed alone waiting for the others to complete their fights. Leah completed her fight in a flash,she had won. Lizzie's lesson was also over in a jiffy,she didn't win though. Than there was Neo,he was facing off another vuy called colt. They were almost evenly matched. They just kept landing blow after blow on each other.

Neo managed to land a clean one on the side of colt's head but Colt recovered quickly and kicked him in his stomach. Neo replied with an uppercut and than colt tried to tackle Neo. Neo held Colts' waist and lifted him before throwing him onto the ground.

Colt landed on his back. Colt recovered quickly and crouched a little before charging towards Neo. Neo stood ready to defend an attack and Colt went crashing straight unto him sending him on the ground. They were about to continue. beating at each other on the ground when professor stopped the fight.

"Alright, alright that's enough. Head back to class." Professor said shooing everyone.

Neo rejoined the class his face looking bland. Everyone congratulated him but his facial expression remained the same.

Timmy noticed how much Neo was bent on winning against the boy called Colt but decided asking was not the best option. So Timmy kept silent.

The next lesson was weaponry combat. That would take place on the training ground outside.

And the teacher was a man called professor Lucas.