33 Risen#re

The mages and psychics had to agree they were completely drained.

"Damn, the empress really raised a monster," Mordred cried out in anguish as he dropped down on his butt in surrender.

The others had to agree with that statement, and even Alastor and Miss Hira, found themselves nodding along, they hardly expected Lirian to be able to take down one person, but he repeatedly astounded them with his superb battle sense.

More and more students began to surrender, even Hinata was forced to throw in the towel, as she looked at Lirian enviously, that advanced spell of hers had completely drained her and she was seeing black spots.

She gritted her teeth as she realised that it had been a complete waste, Pollock hadn't even managed to find an opportunity to strike.

In the end only Eido and Pollock remained holding onto their weapons they shared a look and glanced at Hinata.

Hinata nodded her head silently agreeing to their plan, she wished that she could join them but she was far too drained to continue.

That shadow concealment spell was thought to her by the headmaster, he diligently picked it out for her and helped her to learn it.

She glanced at the commander and her teacher hoping to see how impressed they were with her spell, while all the others were merely fighting a petty battle she showcased her progress.

However, when she looked at them, they didn't even pay her a glance as their eyes fixed on Lirian like he was some god sent child, she clenched her fist and gritted her teeth as she was overlooked once more despite her best efforts.

"Will you two continue?" Lirian asked his voice was coloured in surprise if this was a life or death battle he would have understood their decision but this was just a spar.

If could see them he wouldn't have wasted his breath as he would have seen the determination on their faces as the two of them approached.

'Pincer' he thought as one closed in from the front and the other from the back.

He calmly stepped between them as he heard them move and casually glided around them as they used move after move to try and lock him down, "You're too loud in your approach," he said as he side stepped Eido.

He grasped onto her spear shaft and with a quick chop from his other hand, he struck her wrist, forcing her to loosen her grip on the weapon.

He yanked the spear from her hand and spun it onto neck all whilst swivelling her into Pollocks desperate attempt to force him away from Eido.

As a result, she was knocked by both Lirian and Pollock.

"You're dead," he whispered and as if he cast a spell Eido's body was whisked away as soon as he finished speaking.

Lirian turned to face Pollock with a complicated expression, he had intended to become good friends with the elf, but because of Hinata's interference, it seemed unlikely to happen.

But he was later glad that he didn't become good friends with the elf because, three months into the first year of school he had a huge growth spurt, and currently he was only two inches shorter than the seven feet tall Tobias.

He spun Eido's spear in his hand, "Well come on then, you're the only one that I didn't get to exchanges blows with the entire time."

Pollock dashed forward and brought his sword down.

Lirian shook his head and deflected the blade with his palm instead of the spear shaft, "Sloppy footwork," he said and struck Pollock's leg with kick making him fall over.

"We can end this here, or you can keep going if you'd like," Lirian said he felt that it was pointless to keep this up and he couldn't understand why Pollock was pushing himself.

Pollock rose up silently and kept moving launching meaningless attack after meaningless attack against Lirian but after a few moves Lirian noticed something and frowned.

"Are you stupid? You'll damage your body if you keep doing that, and I mean permanent damage," Lirian said seriously he noticed that Pollock was washing away the forms from his movement and trying to use free striking.

For someone that could hardly even use normal forms properly it would devastate his body, "If you can do it then so can I!" Pollock shouted and forced himself to launch another strike.

Lirian shook his head, he was forcing himself to create tension in his muscles when he didn't even properly understand how his muscles worked, a single mistake and he would tear his muscles even with healing it wouldn't return to normal.

Lirian dropped the spear and caught Pollocks hands, gripping him tightly he lifted him in the air brought him down against the ground, the sword fell out of his hands and he struggled to move as Lirian locked him in place.

"I really don't understand what is it with you and Eido, that made only the two of you try to fight me when you knew that you would only lose," he asked curiously.

"It doesn't matter you wouldn't understand," Pollock said weakly as he tried to pull himself up from the dirt.

"Stop!" Lirian commanded coldly, and Pollock felt his entire body freeze over.

"You've already damaged your muscles, any more and you'll have to give up on your path as a cultivator," he warned sternly.

Pollock hesitated with Lirian standing over him but he still tried to get up and continue.

"You really are a fool," Lirian sneered, ", the forms were created for a reason, they are a guide to learn how to control your muscles."

"Tell me do you think that some miracle will happen specially for you that will negate the effects of your foolishness," he raised his leg and pressed softly on Pollock's chest.

"Stop your foolish dreaming of grandeur that Hinata has planted in your head, no matter what, none of you would have been chosen by the empress, and none of you ever will," he spat derisively on his face.

Lirian looked down at him and frowned, while shaking his head, he turned around and walked away from the battle field.

He couldn't understand the nonsense that was going through their heads, and what the hell were they trying to prove by fighting a losing battle.

There was no real hostility between them and he treated them no differently than he treated everyone else, like an ass.

He shook his head and decided to think of better of thoughts and he wondered what Efrideet would think once she learned of this feat of his.

Thinking of Efrideet, he remembered something else, she tried to kill him without him having made any serious move against her, what made him happy about that was that he was heaven chosen, and for what she did she should be suffered from the chosen's curse.

Unfortunately, the moment he ascended in his life hierarchy, she would be released, but for now, he smiled as he thought about her suffering.