The next day I went to the cafeteria and found Ava there waiting for me,
"Hey" she said.
"Hi, so is Noah here?" I asked her.
She replied me by looking down on the table.
"No need to put your head down Ava it's not your fault, you just suggested me a player you thought will be good for team, but this time please time don't repeat the mistakes"
"Thank you for trusting me time and time again Zack" she said.
"So who will replace him" I wasn't particularly angered on Noah, he probably had his reasons to betray me.
"So this guy, he is also a weaker one and I have thoroughly Searched his background so you don't need to worry about him leaving us, the problem is that he was mentally and physically abused so he keeps to himself." She said.
"That shouldn't be a problem for me just take him in, tell me more later on, I have to finish with indivisual training today" And I left to meet Susie in front of roll call center.
"Let's go" I said.
"Why are you late today" Susie asked me.
"No need for you to know, just finish with the duels today."
"Be careful Isaac is a tricky opponent." She said.
"No problem." I said leaving for the center podium in the training dome.
"Hey Zack" Isaac said.
"Hey" I said.
"Let's start with today's Duel, then, shall we." Susie said.
"Isaac come forward, Zack come forward, and start the duel on the mark of 1" Susie said.
"I hope you will give it your all" Isaac said.
"Same here"
"3,2,1,GO" Susie shouted.
"Sword of second dragon appear in front of me." I shouted.
"Dagger of death come forth" Isaac said and lunged in front of me, "I don't think you are good in close combat, are you?"
"Dragon arts-Second dragon style - Counter" And as Isaac's dagger collided with my sword a powerful energy escaped the place.
"That doesn't work on me, I saw you fight yesterday and realized its not the power of dragon in the sword but its the series of stance you use, which creates a wall and that wall is the one which deflects the attack done on you." he said, "Without completing the stance your sword will just absorb the attack" and jumped back.
"Dragon Arts- Second dragon style -Ice slash" I shouted.
"Now you are getting serious, Dragon of Death- Reaper style- Invisiblity" and Isaac disappeared from my sight.
""Second Dragon style- Coming of Winter" Beautiful snow started falling on the areana.
"Hope you are ready, here I come" Isaac's voice came from all the four sides."Huh, how did you know the path of my Dagger".
"I didn't use this Style yesterday, so how would you know.
"Dragon Arts- Sword style- Slash of the Glacier" And Isaac appeared in front of me a little injured by the attacks.
"AH, you are good,but i am better" and then the darkness ascended on the Arena."Aura manifestation- first stage" Isaac had enhanced abilities due to the mana of the dragon flowing through him.
"You are good indeed, Dragon arts- sword style- Ether form" And then the fight truly began.Isaac wasn't able to hit Zack because of the ether form of his sword countering Isaac's close combat techniques.
"Second dragon style- Absolute zero"
"The styx flows through my veins your domain will not affect me." Isaac said and continued attacking him.
"Fine, I will do it then, "Dragon Arts- Second dragon style- Domain attacks" After this Isaac felt a wave of dragon mana coming from the four sides and he saw the mana convert into snow of about 20 feets and heard Zack say it, "Let the despair garb you like this- Avalanche"
"Dragon of death Descend"
"Too late the only way to use that cry was to dispel my absolute domain with a stronger one." I said.
"I surrender." Isaac said putting his hands up and then Zack waved his hand as the wave of mana disappeared from there.
"Zack wins" Susie announced, "Take a rest then we will start with the second and final duel of this class."
"Hey, get up" I said to Isaac offering him my hand.
"Thanks' man" Isaac said as he got up,"That was a great duel man, I didn't think you would have made a fool out of all of us by faking the domain you have."
"I never said as to what my domain was, you just assumed it." I said.
"Anyways, be careful now, The other guy Noel has watched what your attacks are."Isaac said going away.
"Boy, why did you use the domain, when I told you not to" Lillian's voice rumbled in my head.
"What's the use of hiding it, If Elaine is in the team of anyone of these dragons, they will know what my attacks are, she did kiss me" I said.
"You are and Idiot, Aren't you" Lillian said.
"You were the one who didn't tell me the crucial thing about The training manual." I shouted.
"I thought you were smart enough" Lillian sid smirking.
"Leave me alone." I said, After which Susie came to me and sat by me.
"Are you okay" She asked me.
"What do you think"
"Don't be like that you may be the second strongest in the dragons this year despite being a weaker one."Susie said.
"I will be the strongest."
"Sure" Susie said, "If you defeat Noel who comes from a family, that is equally influential as the royal family, I will personally invite you to my Quarters." she said winking.
"Shut up." I said as she got up and proceeded to the announcement area.
"Zack And Noel Arrive in the Arena." She announced.
"Here we go Again" I said as I got up.
"I hope we have a good duel" I said.
"We will see about that"Noel said getting up on the stage.
"What" I said confused.
"Well if you know everything about your opponent it's just not that fun" He said smirking.
"We will see about that." I said summoning my sword.
"Okay then give it your all"
"Dragon style-Energy style- Ice Barrage" And hundreds of icicles appeared in the thin air and vaulted towards noel.
"This is all you got?" He said laughing, "Draconic Arts- Lava Style- wall of lava" and as the name states a wall of lava appeared, ""Draconic Arts- Earth style- Earth bullets".
I saw him change his jurisdiction element, which is not possible,
"Second dragon style- Ice style- Sheet of Ice" and one feet thick sheet of ice appeared, blocking the shrapnel.
"Draconic arts- Lava style- eruption" I saw the floor melting under my foot,
'Shit, There's no way to counter it fully' I thought to myself, and then i jumped back but the lava grazed my foot.
"AAHHHHHHHHH" I shouted.
"So Zack tell me, Why do you think the princess betrayed you??" He said coming to me.
"You bastard" I said, "Second Dragon arts-Energy Style- Absolute zero" standing up.
"Great choice for attacking with" Noel said smiling "Draconic Style- Wings Emerge". after this he sprouted wings and flew out of the area.
"What is that" I said.
"Well how would you know that you are just a weaker one" He said laughing.
"Boy he ate the heart of the dragon that chose him and, that must be why he is able to use the dragon energy that freely, changing the jurisdiction element."Lillian told me.
"You unspeakable abomination, you ate your own dragon" I said "Second dragon arts- Energy style- Ice storm" and a full blown hurricane emerged and droplets of rain started to freeze and hitting Noel, he fell down and i grabbed him by the collar.
"You bastard what do you know about Elaine huh" I said punching him.
"You think she loved you sincerely huh, she just used that facade to get close to you and find out the manual of the second dragon and guess what she was ordered by me" he said laughing, "Want to see something, 'Dragon arts- Sword art- Ice slash' " And he mimicked my attack.
"AAHHH" I fainted because of my closeness to him.
"HA HA, You are betrayed yet again boy" A Voice spoke inside me, "Tell me how are you going to make your peace with this, huh"
"You shut up" An other voice said inside me, but i knew this one, "He has come a long way from his former self so Zack, I offer you my energy, find my manual in the trials, master it okay."
"AAHHHHH"
"Dragon arts- Sword Energy style- Fire rain dance" and then my sword ignited in flames and suddenly my Speed increased and i hit noel finishing him, "Hu-huh, Thank you, now I don't have to chase after her."
"Really, But what if I said you both are more interrelated than just me ordering her to meet you" Noell said laughing.
"What did you say huh" I asked.
"I surrender" Noel said.
"Zack wins" Susie announced and noel was taken to infirmary and I was given First Aid.