Sylum Academy of Skill Exertion (Editing)

Chapter 6: Reckless to Reckless

I sniffed for air to sustain this gasping state. I couldn't breath properly as I did many rolls, and jumps. I even ran for my life just to avoid getting caught with those flying flames.

I hate this!

She's distracting me so I won't be able to use my skills and shutdown hers. It was Tania.

I needed to avoid every flames that flew toward my direction. But quick and smart actions only. This damn thing is so hard and it might injure me.

It was a fight between skills and physical capability, it's unfair. But a battle between reckless to reckless.

It is too hard this way compared from my fight with Robin lately.

Daggers and knives sliced the air and we both had to survive after every attack we made. I dove the floor, tumbled and ran over the wide corners of this bloody room just to get rid of his knives. It was sweat-taking but Tania's harder to fight than I thought.

I shook my head a bit.

Every attack that I did hit him a while ago and caused him major injuries. I heared him wailed a few times and mind you, I didn't enjoy the sound. I don't like them but I'm don't like gory things more. My air knives cut a deep wound in his right leg. He also got a lot of abrasions for tripping down the floor, with his blood flowing, before the Sylum Healers transported him to the medic room.

But this one. This is damn too hard!

I ducked as her flame striked my direction. I looked at her, but this time my gaze was no longer emotionless, it was full of eagerness to shut her down.

She smirked. Pero nakikita ko sa mga mata niya ang magkahalong pagkakontento at inis.

And there...

In her eyes there's an open window in which I see fear. Fear that would bring her down if I would win.

Ngumiti ako, pinapakita kong malakas parin ako kahit na may sugat ang kaliwang braso ko at may mga ilang gasgas ako sa mga siko ko. Ganoon rin sa mga tuhod ko at sa pakiwari koy ikakapudpod na ito ng tela ng suit na suot ko.

Itinaas ko nang bahagya ang kamay ko at suminyas na lumapit siya sa akin.

Mula sa isang ngisi ay kumunot ang noo niya at parang nagliliyab sa galit ang mga mata niya, saka siya tumakbo palapit sa akin. She's three steps away.

She raised her hand with her palm open trying to exert her flames over and over again.

I got her. She's trapped.

I immediately shutdown her skills so she won't be able to use it against me. Sobrang lapit na namin sa isa't-isa. Ilang steps nalang at magkaharap na kaming talaga. And running away has nothing to do with this right now, but to fight.

Blood to blood; death to death; it's reckless to reckless.

Nang mapansin niyang nashutdown ko ang ability niya ay agad siyang lumapit sa akin para i-corner ako. She tend to hold both of my arms tightly but I' am not that dumb. Agad kong iniwas ang mga braso ko mula sa kamay niya para di niya ito mahawakan saka hinila siya papunta sa direksyon ko and I swayed my body para maiwasan ang ulo niya na masusubsob na. I positioned myself at her back and split, tripping her right foot that caused her to fall down.

Marami nang dugo dito sa loob ng assessment room at kunting mga estudyante nalang ang natitira mula sa kaninang nagkukumpulang mga tao. Katulad ko ay nakikipag-away din sila, may ilang estudyante rin na kahit marami nang dugo ang umaagos sa iba't-ibang parte ng katawan nila ay pilit paring tumatayo at gustong manalo.

My forehead formed lines as I was tending to crash my brows against each other.

They really wanted to win. They were just putting themselves into the line - death. Even they had a lot of major injuries, still they tried to strive hard to win this Annual Battle of Hearts. Foolishness. Why not surrender? Why did they have to chase winning if in exchange of it is their safety and life? They were really fools.

But why I won't do the same?

I am Seathryn Blackburn and I hate loosing in a game, I hate people to think that I am not strong enough to survive. I hate missing a battle without even fighting.

Agad na tumayo si Tania mula sa pagkakasubsob at bumalik ang wisyo ko sa labanan na nangyayari.

She looked at me directly into my eyes.

When a blurred memory flashed.

She's so familiar... So familiar, yet strange. It's like I saw her before.

I saw her before with this feeling - familiarity.

From her boots she got some of her round blades and threw it towards me.

Bigla akong napagulong sa sahig at basang-basa na ang damit ko ng mga nagkalat na dugo na humalo na sa aking pawis. Agad akong tumayo nang makaiwas saka sinugod siya. Mabilis naman siyang naalarma nang atakihin ko siya at ginawa niyang shield yung mga braso niya.

Sa di ko inaasahan ay bigla niyang nahawakan ang mga kamay ko at inipit ito sa kaliwang arm niya kaya di ako kaagad nakagalaw. She walloped the left side of my stomach that caused me to feel so much pain.

Naghanap ako ng paraan para makawala sa atake niya.

Inipon ko lahat ng lakas ko at tinadyakan ang kaliwang bente niya dahilan para mapabitiw siya sa akin. The boots they made us wear is really serving it's best.

Lumayo ako sa kanya nang maitulak ko siya at napahawak ako sa tagiliran ko. Sobrang sakit. It's like it was teared inside yet there was no blood flowing from it. It gave my body a shock at naapektuhan nito ang pagkilos ko. Dahil sumasakit ito kapag gumagalaw ako.

Katulad ko ay bakas din sa mukha niya yung sakit na idinulot ng pag atake ko.

I stared at her bare eyes, they were fierce and I think she's cursing me badly inside her head now. It's okay, I feel the same way. I badly want her cursed to death!

I sensed a glimps of strength in her eyes that was saying she was ready to fight, so I jumped at the moment.

We both run toward each other and exchanged attacks of punches, kicks and throws with full power.

Malapitan na ngayon, I had to adjust my senses to its extent, dahil sa sobrang lapit lang namin ay mabilis niya lang akong pwedeng sunggaban.

She threw her fist towards me and so I tilted my head to avoid it. But I was not that ready, she changed her attack at instead na suntok ang gawin niya ay bigla niyang ibinuka ang kamao na parang claws at hinawakan ang batok ko.

She smirked.

"Now, who's better?" she asked with her confident voice congratulating herself that caused me to scoffed.

"We're both reckless. Yet I believe that you're stupid."
I said with my insulting and deep voice that would sent chills to someone's body.

Tanga siya, di niya kilala ang kinakalaban niya.

Ibinaba ko ang tingin ko sa tagiliran ko at may kutsilyong nakatutok dito. Sa tagiliran niya ako aatakehin. But it wasn't that scary...

"Too slow Blackburn," she cunningly assumed with a hint of confidence.

I smirked and looked at at the dagger I pointed beside her neck. It was almost touching her skin.

"Your carotid artery is supplying blood to your brain right now. Shall we cut them?" I saw her fliched.

"You're not yet great Tania. Don't be too proud of yourself, stupid!

Now it's reckless to reckless; a fight between tough and stupid.

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