Training: Dragons Ferocity

*Blam* *Clang* *Shing!*

"4987... 4988... 4989"

*Indistinct Yelling*

"So that's his reason for fighting"

*Maniacal laughter*

"4996... 4997... 4998... 4999... 5000! now, I'm gonna take a break"

Zero left the courtyard and went to the dining room where everyone was currently situated, as he entered they all turned to him with varying expressions

"Hey Dragon"

"Yeah Bulat"

"How many?"

"5000 on the tips of my fingers"

"Not Bad"

Zero shivered feeling something brush against his ear, followed by a playful giggle as he reached out his hand and grabbed Leone by the scruff

"Alright who made breakfast, I'm starving" 'I'll deal with this kitty later'

"I made enough for everyone"

Sitting down Zero found yet another embarrassing situation to be in, Leone had literally sat under him and yanked poor Zero into her lap causing his Brow's to twitch with a furious passion as she spoonfed him after locking him down with one arm, eventually his embarrassment and inner turmoil came to light as his entire head slowly turned red, taking everyone except Leone by surprise

"Who's up for some sparing!?"

"I am!"

"Anybody else!?"

It was abundantly clear to everyone, Zero was panicked when Leone was the only one who answered and Bulat knew why, blunt damage, Leone was a brawler and therefore used her fists, Zero was a duel wielder with high defensive armour, armour that wouldn't help much against blunt damage, he could protect himself with his armour, but he couldn't protect his organs from the shockwaves caused with blunt damage, in other words Leone was Zero's worst nightmare as an opponent

"I'll have a match, armor vs armor, maybe I can even the score while we're at it"

Zero nodded gratefully and slipped free before jumping into a shadow and disappearing from the room

"How did he just?!"

"Like I said, he's unpredictable, skilled and probably the only one who can beat the majority of us in a head on assault"

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Zero just sat in the middle of the courtyard meditating, Bulat stood before him ready to strike at a moments notice, Leone was behind him not quite understanding what he was doing but keeping her guard up nonetheless.

"Is he just gonna sit there Bulat?"

"Patience Leone, and keep on your guard, he's waiting for something"

"Waiting for wha-"

*thud*

"Now stay down, I have a slayer to beat"

*Clack!*

Zero, now standing over Leone blocked the practice staff with his practice sword before raising his other sword and swinging it down diagonally from the left shoulder to the right thigh

*Clack*

Bulat moved the staff into a parry right when Zero kicked for the crown jewels of any man, only for Leone to grab his leg from beneath him, causing his pupils to shrink before he vanished into their shadows and reappearing behind Bulat and slashing horizontally at his neck, while tilting his head to the right as Leone punched over Bulat's shoulder, causing Zero to turn the corresponding piece of wood to parry and allowing Bulat to narrowly dodge

An hour and a half later they were still in combat, Zero had been forced to don his armour while Bulat and Leone kept the pressure on him, as he parried another strike from Bulat something clicked in his head, Zero began focusing energy to extend his shadow and grab those of his opponents, his body slowed and right when Leone was about to land a hit she froze, Bulat was a little better off but could hardly move, he had done it, he had basically paralyzed the two assassins via shadow magic, everyone looked on in shock at what they were witnessing when a few seconds later Zero collapsed unconscious from the mental strain and physical exhaustion thus releasing Bulat and Leone, the latter of which, tired herself, picked up Zero and carried him off to her room where he had to remain so that he could be monitored and, in the event he attacks them, easily restrained