The warm morning sunlight reflected through a mirror in Yamato's dorm room shining on his face. Yamato grumbled as he turned sideways, to sleep more.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang on his door.
Bang Bang Bang!!
Yamato, still lying down, gave the door a tired glare.
His head rested on his pillow. "It's too early," he mumbled, pulling the pillow over his head. But he was already awake.
He got up, back hunched, arms weak, and dark circles under his eyes.
He opened the door and saw Lumei Faorin, his best friend.
A 18 year old boy with Shadow Divine Energy with a sharp super intellectual mind.
Lumei still in his sleeping cloth, with a messy dark hair. "This early?" Yamato asked.
"Didn't you feel it last night?" Lumei asked, his body was filled with excitement.
"Feel what?" Yamato replied, still sleepy. "The pressure," Lumei said. Yamato blinked, stretched and yawned. His bones cracking "Oh, that energy thing? It was small."
Lumei gave a small grin, one eye half-closed. "It was small? No sir. I know my master's energy very well."
Yamato looked confused and was about to say a word, but Lumei spoke again. "I think he sent some kind of weapon or message to the school."
Yamato gave him a doubtful look, then placed a hand on Lumei's shoulder. "You're overthinking. It felt small"
Lumei raised an eyebrow as he shrugged off Yamato's hand. "Then how did it feel small when, I felt his Divine Energy ?"
Yamato smiled, stretched both arms forward again and said proudly, "It's one of my skills."
Lumei frowned and lightly hit Yamato on the head. "Go get ready."
Yamato crouched in pain, eyes shut. "I didn't even do anything…"
Lumei sighed as he walked back to his dorm, Yamato shut his door and went in to prepare.
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In the school office, Master Regns stood up from his chair. His dark blue cloak were wrinkled, and his face looked tired from his night stay.
He gave a small smile.
"I've finally finished the selection. These four scored the highest." He sighed again as he held the sheet of names up.
"Knowing Ozaki... he'll definitely want to watch the tournament."
Back in the dorm, Lumei was already dressed for class. Wearing a fitted round necked white shirt and a black trouser.
With a smirk on his face, he mumbled, "Yamato still isn't ready." he went out of his own room, locked the door faced Yamato's room direction.
As he walked to Yamato's door, he raised his hand to knock, Yamato called out, "I'm at the door."
Just as he opened the door, he quickly dodged a playful punch from Lumei.
Lumei stared down at him, ready to swing his hand again, "always trying to look cool." Yamato smiled and replied, "I can't help it.". Yamato was on a white button down long sleeve which he folded the arm to his elbow, and a black trouser
They both hurried down the hallway to the stairs and jumped off the second-floor balcony where their dorm was.
Yamato landed smoothly with his hands in his pockets, while Lumei bent his knees slightly and spread his arms for balance.
They started running toward their school passing different dorms.
Looking at each other, they both said at the same time, "Sora!" and laughed. Lumei smiled, "She's not like us," and they both laughed and kept running.
When they reached the school main compound, they stopped and looked around, noticing the new training ground that was recently built.
They walked through the gate with a lazy and care free attitude, both in their school training uniforms. Yamato walking with his hands in his pockets, while Lumei walking with his arms hanging loosely like they were lifeless.
They had no idea that lectures had just been cancelled because of the tournament.
On the way to their lecture room, they noticed that a grade 5 class was empty, but they didn't think much of it, they passed the second and it was same.
When they got to their class, they found it completely empty, Lumei's face filled with panic. He turned to Yamato, holding his shirt and shaking him, "Why are we always late because of you? I .. we missed something important!"
Yamato, still calm with his hands in his pockets, replied, "Relax. It's still early. I'm sure they didn't go far. Even if they did, they'll be back soon."
Lumei, annoyed and ready to punch Yamato, "I swear I'll kill you before they get back."
Just then, a voice echoed from a magic speaker:
"Master Ozaki is here to examine the grade 5 battles. All teachers, report to the new training ground."
Yamato let out a sigh of relief. "See? I told you they weren't far." Lumei, also a bit relieved, said, "How were you so sure?"
Yamato scratched his head and replied, "I had a feeling." Lumei shook his head and muttered, "How did I end up knowing someone like you?"
They ran fast, taking shortcuts to the training grounds.
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When they arrived, their mouths dropped open in surprise. The stands were already full with grade 5 students and others watching.
Yamato looked up at the clear blue sky and smiled.
"Wow! We could spar here without holding back." Lumei smiled and replied, "Is that all you think about? Still, you're right—it's huge." his eyes gleamed in amazement.
While they were still talking, the names of the fighters were announced.
The first battle : "Yamato Vs Ichiha"
The second battle : "Sora Vs Chella"
Yamato heard his name and felt a mix of excitement and nervousness. He was about to fight his peer.
Lumei's face darkened when he didn't hear his own name, though he was sad and gloomy, he stood up and encouraged Yamato shouting atop his voice 'you got it bro'.
The judges and Master Ozaki were seated in the best spot to view the fight.
Yamato and Ichiha was called out.
Yamato entered the arena, but the cheers were low not because he was weak, but people know him as the Grade 5 student who picks retrieval missions.
He frowned slightly, disappointed by the lack of support. Ichiha Varnell his classmate and friend, walked in
A 19 year old boy with Calamity Divine Energy. He is amongst the top 3 physically strong students in Cloak High
With an angry expression, his eyes dark and strange, like he was being controlled, he walked into the arena. The crowd cheered loudly for him.
His white round necked shirt and black trouser flapped on his body as the breeze blew "I hope you're ready to fight," Ichiha shouted. "I'm all in," Yamato replied with a confident smile.
From the crowd, Lumei gave him a thumbs up. "Start easy," he said.
Just as Yamato was about to reply, Sora Makiro from the crowd called out, "Do well, Yamato!" He looked at her with a happy smile and nodded with a thumbs up.
But Yamato didn't realize the signal to begin the match had been given and the match had already started.
He looked at Lumei and pointing at Sora, shouting, "Sora—" while pointing at her direction. Lumei looked at her and shouted at the top of his voice "Sup girl".
Ichiha suddenly rushed at him with a punch. Yamato noticed him coming but paid no attention, then dodged by tilting his head and adjusting back a little.
He quickly countered with a punch to Ichiha's side, "You should think before you attack."
Ichiha stepped back, holding his side in pain. To others it felt like a casual punch, but Ichiha could feel the damage.
The crowd went silent, then began cheering for Yamato.
WOWOOOOO
Ichiha smirked and growled, "Don't get cocky over one hit." Yamato smiled. "It may be one hit, but you can't heal it easily right." Yamato set for more punch "I hit harder"
Ichiha, now furious, took a stance no one had seen or heard him do before. He crouched with his legs apart and spun his hands in a circle, stirring the air around him.
Yamato felt it, the pressure from Ichiha had changed Ichiha's energy rising. Then he noticed that the bruise on his arm had already healed.
"Let me see," he said.
Lumei knowing Yamato doesn't have a shred of magic noticed the pressure rising and shouted from the stands, "Run! That's not his normal human power!"
Yamato looked back with a grin. "You don't trust me?"
Ichiha charged at Yamato with even more speed, dust scattered everywhere from where he started his run from aiming at Yamato's left side.
Yamato dropped ran toward Ichiha noticed and sped up more.
Ichiha stoped and threw his right hand at Yamato. The energy coming from the hand had much pressure and power to it that the crowds all closed their mouth. Thinking as this would be a fatal hit.
Just when it looked like Yamato had been hit, he ducked low and tapped Ichiha's elbow, pushing it up, then he punched him hard in the stomach.
Ichiha coughed up blood but still swumg his left hand and managed to break Yamato's arm with a counterpunch.
They both jumped back to put space between them.
The crowd gasped, then cheered. Lumei, who had looked away, smiled. "Woooh!" he said.
Sora, from where she stood tried to make sense of what she had just seen.
Yamato panted and looked at his broken arm, then watched it heal.
"What are you?" Ichiha asked. "You were calm and so fast that you knew how to counter my attack. And you're still standing from taking my hit!"
Yamato looked at him with intensity. "I'm better" he breathed "Let's go 20%," he said and rushed forward, attacking with incredible speed.
He landed hits upon hits all over Ichiha's body
The first hit on his face.
Another to his side.
Another to his jaw.
Another to his stomach. Ichiha couldn't even react and he continued in this pattern for minutes.
The crowd froze in fear. Lumei's eyes were wide—he had never seen this side of Yamato. Sora was so amazed, she shouted, "Yamato, you've won!"
Hearing that, Ichiha went into a rage. Shockwaves exploded from him and caught Yamato's arms, forcing him to his knees.
Ichiha stood, crying, not because of the pain from Yamato's hit, it was the consequence of using his main power. The air grew heavy and wild. The arena filled with dust as clouds gathered above the arena. The crowd shielded their eyes.
Ozaki and Regns were so picked from this battle and they leaned forward from their seat. Ozaki smiled "we used to be like that during our day".
Regns grinned "I know, you don't have to remind me", Ozaki laughed "we'll battle then you'll force Ford to possess you and help you fight and we'll replay this scene, because you are weak"
Regns eyes filled with all black as dark Lazer shot from them at Ozaki. Ozaki bent his head slightly to dodge "what, it's true". Regns spoke "shut up Ozaki, watch the battle"
Lumei, recalling his master, Master Ozaki's god form, dropped to his knees. "Yamato! That power is like Master Ozaki's—it's too much! This is calamity!"
Yamato, unable to feel his hands as it was being crushed from the pressure, said through gritted teeth, "Let go... and I'll show you pain."
Ichiha released him, but Yamato's arm didn't heal. It was the cause of Ichiha's power, rendering you unable to heal for some seconds.
Yamato rushed in again, but Ichiha shouted, "God of Calamity: Form 1 – Earth Rumble!"
The ground cracked open, and massive rocks flew toward Yamato. He used his head and legs to smash through them, but they were too strong—enchanted with Ichiha's Divine Energy and beyond normal limits.
The rocks hit him hard sending Yamato flying into the ground, but he got up again.
"You can't win," Ichiha said. "You're not strong. You don't know what I've had to do to get here!"
He rushed at Yamato and unleashed a series of punches.
On his face
On his chest
On his arms
Yamato's injuries didn't heal, the pain was excruciating but he pulled through.
The dust began to clear, revealing the arena. The crowd was stunned to see Yamato still struggling.
They went up in cheers for Yamato and the match.
Ichiha picked up pieces of the enchanted rocks, using his Divine Energy to join them together to use like extra arms. He raised one to strike Yamato again, but before he could, Master Ozaki appeared.
Ozaki planted his foot and blocked the blow with a punch, Ozaki's fist smashed through the gloves shattering it. The clash of their energies blew the dust away.
"Ichiha is the winner," Ozaki announced.
The crowd erupted with mixed emotions—cheering, shock, and confusion. Lumei and Sora stared in disbelief, their faces filled with worry and amazement.