READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 7: Progress
"Looks like I underestimated you..."Jason said taking out two blood red curved daggers.
Damien's brows furrowed,after taking out his daggers, his aura changed entirely.
"He has gotten more stronger.." Damien thought.
"Take care.."Jason's voice sounded like a specter in his ears before Damien realized ,he was before him .
"Wooosh " the red dagger in his hand slashed out. Damien didn't see the blade moving, however he instinctively stepped to the left .
"This speed..."Damien muttered.
A red light flew out from the blade brushing past a strand of Damien's hair. It flew into a shelve instantly slashing it into two halves.
"That red energy is it his force skill..." but Damien didn't have time to think because he saw a gleam of red flashing towards him.
He leaped backwards ,distancing himself from Jason.
However he saw that his dress had been sliced at his left shoulder and there was a thin line of blood on his left shoulder.
"Things are not looking good for the new class member..." someone said
"Yeah"
Jason frowned and looked at Damien
"Aren't you going to use your sword...?"
"I don't know how.."Damien sighed truthfully.
Jason immediately understood what he said.
It wasn't that he didn't want to use the sword ,he simply didn't know how. In other words he hadn't comprehended tye first stage of his force skill yet.
"It was a great fight, let's fight again after you master your Force skill " Jason announced.
"No go again, I feel like I am on the verge of understanding something "Damien replied.
Jason was skeptical but decided to close his eye.
Indeed Damien felt that he was on the verge of understanding something.
Ever since the battle began ,he was always one step away from danger but his instincts would kick in making him to take a step away but now he didn't want to run away from that danger.
He had to face it.
In his mind an image was playing, it was the memory he recieved when he chose the Invincible Sword Force Skill.
The white armoured swordsman was facing the Otherworld beast again.
The beast jumped above him ready to rip of the swordsman's head with it bloody maw.
The first time Damien did not see the swordsman move ,when the beast was split apart but now he saw it ,though it was still fast it wasn't like the first time.
"So that's how it is " Damien thought , a smile forming in his head . Back in the real world. Jason was preparing to attack again.
He saw Damien's hand hold for the hilt of the sheathed sword at his waist.
"Didn't he say he doesn't know how to use a sword " someone in the crowd muttered Jason's thought.
"I guess he is giving it a last try"someone replied.
Jason didn't know why but he felt a sense of danger from Damien who was looking very focused now.
He decided to use all his power in the next attack,if Damien couldn't dodge he would divert the force in the attack somewhere, so that he was not badly injured.
"Woosh" he flashed towards Damien, the two curved daggers came before him in a crossed shape ,Damien showed no signs of movement.
"At this speed he won't be able to react "Jason chuckled to himself. He arrived before Damien his two daggers slashed outwards at Damien .
"He is still not moving should I divert my attack..." Just as Jason was deliberating on whether to save Damien or not he saw a gleam of silver light.
"Bang" he felt a crushing force meet his two daggers
The silver light met with the two red lights.
The two daggers in Jason's hand were simply sent flying.Jason saw the silver light was Damien's sword. At that critical moment of danger Damien had drawn the sword.
Yes ,that was the first stage of his force skill. Invincible Sword Draw. Sword Draw was not the basis of all sword art but it was a requirement for all swordsmen.
"To use a sword you fist had to draw it"
Damien dropped the sword, his left hand had already formed a fist.
" Bang "Jason shot backeards into the air heading for a seat in the first roll.
A fair hand grabbed his back stopping his flight.
It was the girl in that seat. Earlier she had been asleep when they were fighting,it was only when Damien had used the Invincible Sword Draw that she had raised her head momentarily.
She dropped Jason who had traces of blood on his mouth and went back to 'sleep'.
Damien was shocked, even though he had innate strength he was not sure he could do it so effortlessly as the girl did.
It seemed everyone in the class was aware of the girl's capability, they were rather looking at Damien in shock.
"Did he really come to the Academy yesterday...?
Why does it feel like he was here since the very beginning
To be able to grasp the basics of the first stage of the force Skill in a day...this is unheard of..." while they were chattering Jason picked himself up.
"This is my loss then...when I improve I will come find you for another spar"he said . Ever since he was a kid he believed that he was a genius.
When he hadn't joined the Academy early and lost to someone,he believed it was because he had not come into contact with the Academy's resources for a long time but now being deafeated by Damien who had only come into contact with the Academy's resources for a day shook his belief.
"Damien...huh, now you are my new goal, I will challenge you again" he thought excitedly going back for his seat.
Damien looked around for an unoccupied seat. Just as he spotted one.
"Hello students" a hoarse disinterested voice rang me n everyone's
Everyone looked towards the tall shadowy figure in the doorway.
Damien felt the figure was farmiliar.
A tall man with pale skin walked into the classroom.
'Instructor Charles ?'