308. The studies of Martial Arts.

[The Eastern Duelists: Arc 14]

Year 2020, the Innerlight City was attacked by the Demon species, the humanity was on the verge of extinction, humanity was put at risk of losing multiple lives upon the moment the God of Demons appeared out of nowhere.

Duelists in condition to survive needed to sacrifice many lives to fight the ongoing threat, and as much as many lives were lost, the humanity successfully fled the Demons away.

In the Underworld, after two of the Duelists were abducted, Katorishi Codey and Sasaki Tsuneo ventured into the Abyssal Domain, at which point their paths were blocked by the Demon's God 'Most Trusted' guards.

To reach the God of Demons and rescue their allies, Codey and Tsuneo were in absolute need of fighting, however by the end they've prevailed.

Tim, one of the allies abducted managed to escape with his ally, Kirashito Ayuka while in the the next hour himself have met up with Codey, and just as they were about to reach the ever-lasting God, their path was once again blocked by the 'higher tier' Guard.

Due to short time to escape, Tim and Codey both split and fought their enemies and just when Tim successfully defeated his opponent, he breached through the 'Domain' and came across Codey who had been struggling to fight his own father... The Demon God.

And due to their stressed existence, the God of Demons successfully pierced Tim's heart, with bare hand. Because of such unacceptable action, Codey's 'Abyssal Rage' awoke and had overcame the limits of a Half-Demon.

After ordering his allies to take Tim to a safe place as far as possible, Codey fought against the God of Demons and managed to finally put an end to this disaster.

Upon Demon God's defeat, the humankind fell into victory, however, their victory was unimaginable, as many of the Duelist lives, have faded away...

[Planet Earth - Hamyong Mountain - Wednesday, 10:22 p.m.]

"You didn't really think that I'd be the only 'Duelist' that works under Ren's commands? Meet them; Wan Qui, Zhao Shun and Fu Xiuying..."

"And based on what I see..." Ren raised his palm in front of his forehead once shaping the two fingers circulately and looked through the finger hole. "... There's four of you and four of us... An equal share of a number? So everyone can get one." Upon smiling, Feng faced into Tim's direction who immediately reached for his sword and drew it in front of his chest at which point he immediately twisted it, causing the sword to spin and then releasing a black light that made his sword to shape itself into a lighter and sharper weapon, his clothes sparkled blue upon activating the glow through Tim's full body. Black tight robe tied itself upon his chest at which point he caught the sword and allowed Fu to hurry ahead by sweeping with her katana forward.

To not get injured, Tim hurried along to block the swiping katana when feeling a shake in his wrist and because of the greater force, Tim was sent in the air, striding the air when quickly preparing to land once his feet slid backward on the bricky roof and at it, the bricks heaved over to the roof's pipe and then he noticed that Fu jumped high up and vaulted over the roof, dashing right at him, she pointed her katana at the bricky roof once cutting through it in the middle of the run and then immediately swiped her katana upward, Tim embraced himself once more and blocked after he quickly reached the very edge of the roof.

He lifted his ankles and immediately jumped the gap while chased down by Fu.

"Tim! Stay on your guard!" Upon seeing Tim getting thrown in a Duel, Codey warned him.

"Prepare, there are still three of them that are free, whichever goes for a strike first, that's your opponent." Lei prepared a sturdy fighting position once Codey braced himself again, he noticed two flying claws getting fung over the floor right at him.

Upon noticing that Zhao had chose Codey as his opponent, he then immediately crossed both arms in front of him when two boomerangs appeared in front of him, shaping a cross.

Both of the flying claws rubbed themselves at Codey's boomerangs and quite easily pushed him backward to which point Codey quickly flipped backwardly and prepared a three-step landing position, and upon doing that, he noticed that Zhao leaped in the air and sweeped with his left arm, away from his hip and then threw the flying claw, which was chained. Codey immediately skipped his dodging and slid with his left foot aside, turning sideways once knocking the flying claw's chain right aside, but in return he caused Zhao to spin in the air with an outstretched right arm and half-way through his spin threw the flying claw which was aimed at Codey's right leg, however, in luck of noticing that, Codey immediately launched himself to the side and behind a building's corner when Zhao landed on the roof and dashed over the bricky roof.

Ken on the other hand dragged out his sword and noticed when Wan quickly spread both of his arms and summoned a gauntlet which had three sharp claws as their main weaponry. Upon never seeing such a Ginken in his life, Ken prepared at his best, seeing that Wan dashed forward with his right arm bent and then made a stomp with his left leg and then hurrying through by punching forward with his sharp gauntlet and prepared to stab, but Ken acted quickly and immediately knocked his sword into Zhao's gauntlet and quickly raising his sword in front of his face, and with a sideway position slammed his sword's handle right into Wan's forehead, stunning him on the spot.

Near Lei, Feng's jacket waved when he smiled and readied for a fight.

"Now that everyone's busy, our best solution is to begin." Feng tensed his wrists and fists and then stepped in front of Lei who gave him a severe look. "Go for it." And upon smiling, Feng prepared a fighting position as the two Duelists exchanged looks with each other. The owl in the distance hooted when a gentle wind by passed.

As it stopped, Feng began with a step ahead and immediately sent a right strike with his hand at Lei who was ready. She quickly swung her left arm to the side and hitting Feng's wrist with her own, then noticed Feng quickly sweeping his right arm downwardly and quickly continued with his left punch. Lei flung her left arm into his left wrist across her chest when turning her body a bit to the side, Feng immediately moved his left arm to the side once seeing Lei front kicking at his chest but then blocked with a cross and pushing his weight into his legs, pushing her backward when immediately spreading his arms to the side and front kicking at Lei's stomach, to portect herself, Lei bent her rigt knee and moved it front of her stomach once blocking with it, seeing that Feng had already sweeped his right foot behind his back and sweeped with his right arm in front and with an opened palm released a wind blast that Lei quickly caught in the middle of the two palms and made a step to the side, after absorbing the wind and then immediately striking with both of her palms forward, returning the same blast, however Feng immediately twisted his wrist and pulled the wind above his palm when immediately throwing the blast over his head into his right arm and then manipulated it.

He quickly made a stomp with his left foot when pulling his left arm back near his hip and outstretched his right arm when throwing the blast back at Lei, with an opened palm. But in an unexpected movement, she made a fist and quickly split the wind blast into two pieces which were then blown in front of the two Duelists without injuring anybody.

At Feng's smile he quickly switched his stance with right foot and instantly kicked obliquely with his left leg at Lei, who leaned her neck backward and felt the leg's wind passing by, she quickly noticed that Feng crossed his left foot over his right and raised his leg arm in which case he had his right arm bent past his stomach aside.

Lei hurried ahead with another front kick at which case, Feng avoided by stepping to the side and then immediately struck with his right arm forward, Lei quickly knocked her own left wrist into Feng's right side of the arm and knocked it aside, who then instantly made a right step forward and struck with his left palm forward, once again Lei chopped it to the side and then immediately noticed that Feng lifted his right ankle and then hopped with his left leg kicking upwardly at her chin, but luckily she moved her head backward and blocked the kick with her fronted wrists crossed, however, on return Lei quickly dropped down with his left leg outstretching forward with only ankle touching the floor, with his right leg bent and then immediately released another gust pressure from both of his palms once in sync outstretching both of his arms forward and fired out a heavier wind blast which Lei quickly absorbed and sent backward.

Feng immediately stomped the ground once at which point the ground grew in a wall behind Feng and then stomped twice, when another one grew from the front and in sync both of them quickly prepared to slam.

But in luck, Lei pressed her right foot at the back of the wall and then bounced across the second, higher up and then immediately pressed her left foot on the wall, bouncing across it and then immediately pressing her right foot at the very edge of the wall, when quickly outstretching both of her legs on each side and making a split when moving both of her palms in front of her chest and manipulating wind at which point she hurried by stretching them on each side and then released the two wind blasts which shattered both of the walls' top and then immediately fell from the air, however she quickly moved her left arm across her left chest past her right shoulder and summoned another wind when quickly sweeping with her right arm back to the front and unleashing a wind wave which blew the rubble into Feng's direction.

Upon that. he was then put in a risk of getting hit by them when using wind around his arms and legs to shatter the rubble in front of him when he noticed Lei landing on the floor and then leaning forward and dashing directly at Feng and turned her body sideways once sliding on the floor before reaching Feng and then immediately noticed that Feng swung his palm forward, however, Lei ducked and quickly stretched her leg left past Feng's own and then quickly moved up behind him when using her left foot to turn her body on the spot and swing forward with her left palm, at which point she successfully managed to land a wind blast on Feng's back and then immediately sent him forward, who quickly hardened his position and stop after digging in the floor, turning around when giving another smile.

The two Duelists both straightened up their bodies and moved their right arm in front, which was raised in front of their chin and with their left arm bent and hand resting on their left hips, both of them began to walk in a circle, exchanging looks.

"Your Martial Arts aren't that dead at all. I'm surprised that for as young as you are, you are able to be so flexible and even land a proper hit on somebody like me." Once he spoke, Lei now faced at him. "I'm grateful for your compliment, however, my Martial Arts have been taught by an important Duelist who's been studying Martial Arts for fifty years. That's why I've been put under command of the 'Sinuiyeong's' main 'Master'." Lei explained while the two of them continued to slowly circle on the floor in a safe distance. "At your age? Girl, must I admit it, that's quite a heavy duty to be put on someone like you." However Lei sighed and continued to wait patiently for the next move.

"If that's what I have been put as my duty, it must be done, now, stories aside and brace yourself, we haven't yet finished, have we?"

To be continued...