Zaire pov:
In swordsmanship class, I was reunited with the hero and his comrades.
Right, I should call him Kevin now, shouldn't I? I'm still not too used to that.
I spent the break calming myself down, i don't know why I reacted like that.. it happened long ago, time is suppose to wash away all scars, is it not? But there is no use in pondering that now
Who even puts a canteen break that early? Do they think we don't eat breakfirst? They're correct but still, who is hungry at 8 in the morning?
The teacher had us all stand in our teams in the field. I stood with Kevin and his comrades, where Selena waved awkwardly to me. Most of the students were anxious and for good reason, our instructor.
Right. Did I mention who our instructor was? There stood Alex hong, or his nickname… the hunter, someone who wields a sword instead of a bow, our instructor. Ranked the 52th hero of our country, the *52th* out of what.. thousands?
Even better? I met him during one of my missions as his enemy
I wasn't sure if he could recognize me but I'm sure he won't. I wore a mask after all!
Unbeknownst to me, Kevin was starring at me
"He looks anxious…"
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Serena pov:
Ever since I saw Zaire at the ceremony, he just.. gave me a feeling that something was off about him. Though not known publicly, I am an poster, an apostle of harmony.
Every person has a sense of.. harmony to them. How would I explain this..
Let's say a baby, they are not in tune with their legs or hands yet, their bar is empty, it essentially means their proficiency with things
Proficiency is how I usually judge people, the more proficient in something someone is in, the fuller the bar looks to me.
Of course, proficiency comes with age and correlates with experience.
But Zaire's… bar.. it just doesn't look normal. Though normally his bar is about 2.5/4 full which is exetremely impressive especially for a teenager, the bar is cracked.
A cracked bar often means one thing, the person has been through alot of time.
This usually means they are exetremely aged yet Zaire here… is only 16?17? I'm not sure…but the bar is cracked enough for someone more than 40. Does his bar experience time differently?
I took this as a sign of caution at the time I met him, add that with my friends possibly being uncomfortable with strangers as the orphanage was still fresh in their mind, I decided to try and shoo him away.
In the end, I found out he was Kevin's roommate, and Kevin even invited him to join our group.
I have only known Kevin, Azreal and saoirse for only about a year, I've grown close enough to them to want to continue being friends with them.
At this point I could only ponder one thing, what is his goal?
A cracked bar means he is probably of the age of 40, could he have infiltrated the academy? How did he get past the demigod of truth's all seeing eyes.
End of Serena pov.
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Mr hong announced to all the teams that they would spar within the teams, this was so he could see who was proficient with weapons and who was not.
Kevin and his group went to take their weapons.
"hmm should I pick a bow or a scythe?"
"You really want to use a bow in a one against one..?" Kevin asked Azreal who was pondering over his choices.
"I think bows can be used in one against one's!" Serena chimed in, wearing a smile as always.
"That's because you smack people with the bows Serena.. with your skills you may as well start fighting with your fists"
"Should I"
"N-No!" Seiroze backed away from Serena as she raised her fists.
I stood and watched the friend group bicker around as i picked up a sword.
I was honestly fine with most weapons as long as they weren't too heavy or ranged (other than guns).
I felt a pat on my shoulder and I looked behind, to find Kevin.
"Would you like to spar with me?"
What?