We didn't continue this conversation and just stood where we were i could feel cecilia being very cold the around her turned to ice for a bit her sudden questions and mood swings weren't something i was yet accustomed to but it would work out somehow....at least i hope so.

I could see the teachers to the right side discussing something with the headmaster or should i call her headmistress ? anyways it seemed like they decided something and suddenly the headmistress stood up from her seat.Everyone was quiet seeing her.

-Welcome competitors as you know last year when you two had duels i had to-because of the public complains-restrict you from your dueling for the next year i will not mention those complains and just get to the point.

She cleared her throat.

-Now if you are unfamiliar with me my name is alexa sylva i am the headmistress of the academy and also a tier 9 mage

Sylva ? is she related to loren ? so does it mean she is her big sister ?

-The reason this duel has been approved today was because the rules stated that dueling isn't restricted to only 2 people we also call this a match as long as the participants are related to the duelist as a attendant they are also able to aid their charge.If you are also unfamiliar with the term dueling i will explain the rules.A student is allowed to duel someone whos track record is better then his or is the same as his or her track record the point of dueling is to get more points which translated into your year ranking.The ranking gives you prestige depending on how high you are you also get certain achievements for certain things you do and in your graduation these achievements can help you in your future accomplishments.The rules for such duels are to fight in the specially erected barrier it cancels out all of the physical damage and converts it into mental exhaustion it means that if you faint you lost.You can also surrender if you want the time limit for such duel is 30 minutes if the 30 minutes are up and neither opponent has fallen we the judges will determine who was the most skilled techniques and who was likely to win we will be also influenced somewhat by the spectators.So without further a do lets begin the match will begin 30 second !

The last part was really energetic and cheerful compared to her age...i probably shouldn't tell her that she is even glaring at me for some reason....scary....

I sighed the barrier was now clear to me but making damage into mental exhaustion may hinder me a lot but still it was better then getting hurt and bruised all over.

The Timer was on cecilia and i just stood there waiting until it begins.I looked over to lorens side her servant and she were discussing something even thought my hearing was on a superhuman level for some reason i couldn't hear them i was still puzzled what that guy could do there should be a reason why he was hired in the first place if what i am assuming is correct loren should be a very important character if her big sister is the headmistress of this place....

-(BING)

The sound of a bell could be heard because i was too concentrated on my thoughts i didn't notice at first cecilia even nudged me and pushed me some bit the other spectators also started laughing at me making cecilia a bit embarrassed too.

The servant started walking forward and so did i but as i started walking someone grabbed me from my behind me from my jacket i turned around....it was cecilia.

-good luck and....i am sorry if i was too fast to decide on my own...

I looked at her she seemed a bit sad but overall she had calmed down i also think i was a bit too harsh on her but what do i know.

i turned towards the servant his face was still blank it was like he didn't even regard me as a being or a opponent but at the same time i could see a glint of fire rising form his eyes.

-don't worry about it too much didn't you say you would show stella and me a shopping mall ?

I didn't turn face her when i said that but i could feel her astonishment seeping from her lips she nodded her head and let go of my jacket.

I also started walking towards my opponent his gaze made my blood boil for some reason.

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The guy and i were apart by 10 meters now both loren and cecilia walked towards the judges side and seated themselves next to them loren seemed happy and talking with her sister cecilia on the other hand was tense.

To our left side stood a guy with a big white flag he was counting down from 5.

-5 !

-So why were you hired

The guy talked to me...i didn't expect that he was still holding his blank face thou.

-4 !

-I am surprised you talked why weren't you talking when we met the first time.

He made a slight smile and said.

-You know i lived my whole life in the sylva house and one thing i can be sure about is the misses temperament that never stopped astounding me.

-3 !

He seemed like a nice guy if i have to be honest.

-I have a question couldn't you have tried to deny this match ? i can see you aren't a magician

-2 !

He smiled very omniously for some reason something was wrong his teeth weren't human teeth but fangs instead.He isn't human.

-1

-As i said at the beginning there are reasons people like us get hired my name is vardath by the way.

-BEGIN !

The judge swung his white flag down and it started i looked over my opponent i wanted to stop time right away but the moment i tried his eyes turned from brown to blood red....killing intent swirled in the air it was intense and made me shake so much that i couldn't stop time anymore i observed vardath he was transforming his eyes were blood red and i could see the ground he was standing at beginning to form cracks from his force.The butler vest and white shirt he was wearing were getting ripped starting from his shoulders to his hands red scales started to appear on his arms his hands were also starting to get longer especially his fingers they were growing black pointy claws...

He.....is a Dragon

He roared a inhuman roar that shook the air around us i could see particles of some energy seeping from his voice alone.

I looked over to the judges loren was smiling gleefully while cecilia seemed like she was trying to end this duel.She was talking to the headmistress i could see terror in her eyes but the headmistress seemed like she had none of it she looked me in the eyes and pointed to my opponent.

-Hey i am over here if you don't look closer you might lose your head

He jumped from his position and was launched himself at me it was like a blur to me i quickly slowed time.

-...!?

When i slowed time i was surprised to discover that his speed turned into something comparable to a sloth because he launched himself he was slowly hovering towards me in a speed of 1 meter in 4 seconds.

I started walking towards him in a casual manner and finally i stood in front of him on closer inspection his scales were really dark red with black color on the edges his pupils were also blood red and the white in his eyes turned into black.

I got ready and aimed for the stomach.

-sorry this is nothing personal

I started hitting him repeatedly on one spot a total of 50 hits for now.

His over all expression didn't change when i finished hitting him i got back to my original spot and forced time to continue normally again.

As i started time i could once again hear the cheers and yells from the other students i also could see vardath about to get to me but i wasn't worried he as i watched him.

(BOOM)

A shallow sounding explosion happened in front of me vardath was knocked back from the explosion and dust started to fly around the field from the sudden force that pushed vardath 10 meters away from me.

Everyone got quiet at that vardath was knocked back away from me but for them it looked like i was still standing on my spot doing nothing but staring.

-...

-...what just happened did he use a spell ?

-no i don't think so he would have needed to use some kind of movement i was staring at him the whole time he didn't move....

-no way...

The judges were also speechless having no clue what just happened.One of the judges snapped out and turned to the headmistress.

-i think he is...

-no he is not look closer.

She was right vardath was still moving.

-HAHAHA that was a great hit you got there i couldn't even see it !

Some of the mages beside the judges used some kind of wind spell to remove the dust curtain and there he was vardath his clothes were tattered and ripped all over the place he had also a lot o dirt on his clothing but no obvious injury could be seen.

-i already expected you to....ugh...

What ? my head was pounding really hard i was starting to black out what is going on ?!

I looked at vardath again the point where i hit him was the kidney even the part of the clothes were i hit repeatedly was gone but when i looked closer...yes those scales were on his whole body too....is this the reason he withstood the hit ?

He started walking towards me slowly i was on my one knee the hits i gave him were probably not even hurting him just knocking him away his scales were protecting him while i was hitting a wall repeatedly hurting myself that explains a lot of things i now understand why dragons are so feared they are almost invincible....

-You didn't think that it would end so fast did you ? you didn't even introduce yourself properly nor can i see your face behind that mask

He seemed very amused by my failure but i won't let him enjoy any more.

-My name ha its Dawn nice to meet you

I slowed time and stood up once again approaching him if his body doesn't work how about his eyes then ?

I started hitting him to the head more then 60 times jabbing and hitting him repeatedly.

Once finished i returned to my original position and started time normally.

(WHOOSH BOOM)

Because i was hitting him especially in the eyes something like a pin pointed force was created making a smaller explosion with a much bigger force knocking him down to the ground.

-WOW that one actually really hurt but...

I was breathing really hard i was physically exhausted because of the movements i made that stacked up i could see that his skull was also really protected like his body even if it doesn't look like it.

-It still won't be enough...

I looked at him and his smug face....this motherfucker...at this pace i am going to faint because i was using too much force to beat him up.....this abilities weakness really shows against such opponent like him because in the end this ability depends on my own strength creativity its not like i can destroy a tank with my bare fists while stopping or slowing down time....i need a solution to this really quick.

While i was wrecking my brain for a answer he was already starting to move towards.

-now what dawn you are running out of time aren't you ?

I laughed at his unintentional pun.

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