Chapter 10: Kane Arrives

Still in a heated fight against Layla and Gerald but both Damian and Dante still haven't summoned their battle beasts.

'shit!' how strong is this guy, Gerald said in his mind as he defend against Damian's relentless attacks even if he is working with his battle beast they are still the ones on the defensive. Layla is not having a great time either Dante's long-range blow dart attacks are giving her a hard time plus her battle beast is not an offensive battle beast and only has support skills.

" Hahahaha, how was it? Didn't I tell you already you guys are no match for us " Dante said.

He used his blow dart but Layla easily blocked the needle, seeing Layla block his attack Dante smiled.

" What are you smiling for ?! " Layla angrily asked, then suddenly she couldn't move her body anymore.

" Huh? What's going on? " She asked confusedly.

Dante didn't have her an answer instead he pointed at her shoulder.

She moved her eye to look over her left shoulder and she saw a needle stuck to her skin.

"How? " Layla asked.

" Simple, two needles in one attack " Dante said, apparently in his last attack he used two needles but Layla only focused on one, and that is how he managed to hit her, and she couldn't move because his needles are covered in a paralyzing poison.

Dante looked over at Damian.

" Hey, you still not done? " Dante asked in a relaxed manner.

Damian didn't answer him and just continue attacking.

Gerald looked over at Layla's direction and he saw her kneeling on the ground unable to move.

" Shit! " Gerald said.

Damian used the split second where Gerald is distracted to his advantage he slashed while aiming at Gerald's neck but he managed to block it, is what he thought as the dagger get closer he suddenly felt pain on his side, Damian kicked his side by using the neck slash as a faint.

" Ugggh! " Gerald took a few steps back trying to catch his breath but Damian kicked him so hard that he fell on his knees.

Damian slowly approached him holding his black dagger, while Dante took a different colored needle from his pocket. They are about to kill Layla and Gerald when suddenly, a thick white mist came out of nowhere and started to cover the whole area it swallowed both Gerald and Layla and the mist made it hard for Damian and Dante to see the mist didn't just effect their vision, it affected their other senses as well.

" Who the hell did this?!" Dante angrily asked.

Damian on the other hand silently inspected the mist.

Using his spirit inspection he found out who is the culprit behind this mysterious mist.

" Don't panic! Though this mist is mysterious, it is probably caused by a skill of a battle beast " Damian said.

" I see, but how did you know? " Dante asked.

" I have my ways," Damian said. From his words, Dante now thinks that Damian is not a simple character.

" Do you know whose battle beast skill is this " Dante asked.

" Hmmm," Damian nodded.

" Who?" Dante asked

" He is one of us, " Damian said, and from his words, Dante now realized who is behind this mist.

" So it's him huh? " Dante said.

After a few moments, the mist started to dissipate, and it revealed five figures, the two are Damian and Dante and opposite from them are three people two were kneeling on the ground, and in front of them is a young man who also hailed as the strongest recruit of this batch, standing in a domineering manner.

" What are two doing? " Kane asked.

The person behind the appearance of the mysterious mist is Kane, his pitch black hair and dark eyes paired with his sharp facial features make him look handsome and a distinguished young man, he is wearing white clothes that give him the vibe of a young nobleman.

" We should be asking you that question," Dante said.

" Are you with them? " Dante asked another question.

" Why should team up with them?" Kane said in disdain. His reaction shows that he is not friends with Layla and Gerald.

" Then why are you helping them? " Dante asked.

" There are only a couple of months left and our time here will be over, have you already forgotten what the head instructor told us, " Kane said.

Hearing his words Dante starts to calm down, Kane just reminded him of the competition that will be held against other branches and all five of them here are the chosen representatives.

Seeing Dante calm down, Gerald starts to relax, in his mind, he is thanking Kane for saving them, he didn't realize that Damian and Dante would be so cruel to attempt to kill them, Layla smiled seeing Kane helping them.

" So what, they are the first to attack us, plus the head instructor didn't say anything about killing each other, there are still a lot of kids here we can replace them anytime " Damian suddenly spoke and his words made Dante's eyes widen.

'This dude really is something else, hahaha, he's interesting ' Dante thought to himself.

" Are you really going to be stubborn?" Kane said.

" So what if I am? " Damian said with a straight face.

" If you really want to kill them you will have to go through me," Kane said as he brandish his pitch-black sword, and he starts to release a grey-coloured aura, and this aura made Damian and Dante stunned for a few seconds before they go back to normal.

" Still want to fight? " Kane asked confidently.

Damian didn't say anything and he sheathed his black dagger, Dante did the same thing with his blow dart.

The two of them turned around and were about to leave when Gerald spoke. " Cowards "

Damian looked over his shoulder and said.

" I will not fight today not because I was scared, but because I have no reason to, but if you really want to die, no matter how strong you are I will kill you even if I die along with you, " Damian said with a straight face and a terrifying gaze, ready to kill.

Gerald starts to sweat bullets from Damian's words.

" What is your name? " Kane asked.

" Damian " he answered.

" How about you? " Kane asked Dante.

" Dante " he answered.

" Kane " Kane stated his own name.

Despite training in the same place for months together they never once asked each other's names, most kids here do not know each other's names.

" How about you two weakling, " Dante asked Layla and Gerald.

"Layla " she answered.

" Gerald " he answered.

" Layla and Gerald, be careful out there you might die suddenly without knowing how " Dante said in a serious tone.

His words made Layla and Gerald to shiver in fear.

Damian and Dante then left the woods after exchanging names.

Kane just watched their back as they leave.

" Interesting " Kane mumbled.

He then turned around and stared at Layla and Gerald.

" Don't pick fights you cannot win, or you might die a dog's death " Kane said then he left the area.

" Shit, those bastards are looking down on me " Layla cursed, the reason she decided to challenge Damian and Dante, with the help of Gerald is because she felt like she is being looked down upon by them, Layla is a prideful girl, before she became an orphan she belongs to a family of beast masters and she is always being praised for her talent and no one is her match in their entire family and that is how she developed her prideful nature.

While Layla is angrily cursing at Damian, Dante, and Kane, Gerald is already thinking of ways not to annoy those three, just from this fight he learned his place and that if he starts to act out of his place he will die, he took Dante's words to his heart.

" Let's not pursue them anymore, " Gerald told Layla.

" What do you mean? They looked down on me on us, don't you want to get back at them? " Layla angrily asked Gerald.

" No, because I still want to live, but if you want to get back at them then do it yourself, I'm out," Gerald said and he stood up and left Layla alone in the woods.

" Aaaaahhhh! " She screamed her frustrations out and it reverberated throughout the woods.

...

Along the way back to the trading hub, Damian and Dante are running side by side.

" Hey, do you want to trade for my Stunner bee honey? " Damian asked.

" What you have a stunner bee honey? Why didn't you say so earlier " Dante said.

" So do you want it, " Damian asked.

" Of course, I do, what do you want for it, " Dante asked.

The two continued their negotiations as they travel, after a few more minutes of negotiation they came up with a deal, and they both got what they want, not long after they arrived at the trading hub and they are receiving weird looks from the kids around, and as they pass by them, they hear whispers.

"Are they the two kids who defeated a middle-level beast master along with their battle beast on their own without summoning their battle beast " a kid whispered to his friend standing beside him.

" should be, one is a skinny white-haired kid with pale skin and the other has dark hair and a carefree and innocent look " his friend answered.

Similar words are being exchanged around the trading hub, but Damian and Dante didn't mind them and they quickly pass through the trading hub without any problems.

"Well then, good trading with you, " Dante said.

" hmmm " Damian nodded and went on his way, Dante did the same.