First Kill

The ground shook, ruble flew wildly. The two stage two fighters were going at it strong with nothing held back. Fjoroft combined his left hand's [Ice Fist] with his right's [Ice Blade] into whirlwind of blows. The currents whistled from the sheer ridiculous speed of the two combatants. The main hall of the school was too small of a place for them. The close quarters melee had a simple flow to it; Fjoroft would deal bludgeoning damage with [Ice Fist] while also dealing slashing and piercing damage with [Ice Blade]. Ohomor, on the other hand, had no such abilities. Even though his skin was harder and he punched stronger than most people could imagine, he was still at the mercy of Fjoroft's devastating attacks yet he held his own. Every time his body would get heavily damaged the nails would vibrate and both heal him and damage the ice on Fjoroft.

The extreme melee lasted for a couple a seconds in which they would destroy half the surroundings, then it would be interrupted by either Ohomor or Fjoroft sending out long range attacks in an attempt to catch the other of guard.

'If I remember correctly, the more nails he shoots the less nails he'll have on his body and the vibrations will weaken. The more this battle goes on the easier it will be for me to win.'

His initial tactic of ending the battle as fast as possible went out the window the moment Ohomor revealed his healing ability. They were evenly matched the entire time.

'It's time.'

Thought to himself Fjoroft. The air chilled into a deep cold, particles of ice floating about. The atmosphere froze and so did Ohomor's heart with fear.

'Oh shit!'

Third ability: [Enveloping Ice]. He exhaled deeply, his breath causing the environment to freeze. This move was different from [Ice Breath] in the sense that [Ice Breath] was a singular beam that is meant as a single target attack. [Enveloping Ice] was an area of attack, it affected everything indiscriminately, froze everything, killed everything. An attack of frightening proportions.

...

Bultear's group were now closing in on the storage room thanks to Sull's scouting ability [Piercing Glare]. A staircase spread now in front of them. Bultear lamented the fact that due his scouting ability with [Super Scent] did not pick up anything, showing Bultear why Sull was the number one scout.

"Guys! You should expect enemies waiting for us, get ready!"

Responding to Pax's caution, everybody steeled themselves for the fight ahead. The stairs seemed to stretch forever to Bultear who was extremely nervous.

'This is it, no longer training. Fight to live, no second chances.'

He reminded himself of his abilities and swallowed a mouth full of saliva, his nerves going off. The adrenaline that made his head feel like it was going to explode suddenly stopped like a rock hit him on the head when he saw Sull signal for them to stop.

"The enemies have laid a trap at the entrance. A monster is hiding, waiting around the corner."

"I see, then Sinthia if you would be so kind?"

"Okay"

She stepped to the front, her eyes becoming crystals. The roses that formed looked beautiful in this tight, cramped space.

*woosh*

The crystal roses shot out, their speed devastating, their intention: To kill. The two projectiles took the three men in cloaks off guard, the one in front taking a hit. He wobbled a little but ultimately kept standing. A layer of rock was visible over his body as the roses shattered on contact thus rendering the use of [Bloom] impossible. The gang gave them no time to think as Milek rushed in without stopping, fully prepared for the monster's attack from the side.

*BOOM*

Milek ran right through the attack. The monster revealed itself as a silver back gorilla. While its size was not nearly as similar to an actual silver back, its attack was definitely as destructive. Milek used his speed and attacked its head before it could rearrange its thoughts, the punches falling rapidly upon its head. The monster was stunned for a moment as [Nerve Death] took effect.

The other three men were about to attack Milek but the interception from the others came in a timely manner. Sinthia shot another three roses at the man farthest back as his hands held two fireball signaling that he was a long range fighter. The fireballs and crystals destroyed themselves creating a stalemate. In that instant Pax opened his mouth to use [Divine Command] and buff the replenishing speed of the her crystals but was shocked to find out that he had no voice. He, fully surprised, turned his head to the third person. The cloak covered his face but he could clearly see a pair of blue eyes staring back at him.

'Shit, so this guy nullifies Evolver abilities. Ohomor really knew what men to bring to counter us.'

The man who was shot with Sinthia's crystal roses was now fully covered in a layer of rock as he b-lined for Pax who was rendered useless. The man was upon Pax in an instant, his rock covered fist swung mercilessly. Yet, the grizzly death of his enemy that the man had imagined did not transpire; in his view was a young man blocking his fist with a pair of claws.

'Nice reaction Bultear!'

Pax did not expect to be this happy to see Bultear so soon after the pummeling he took but life or death situations allow for relationships to grow faster than in normal circumstances. The man followed up with his other hand but Bultear jumped back creating distance all while shielding Pax who was behind him.

*Crash*

The quaking and shaking of the ground alerted everybody to the situation at the entrance. They saw as Milek was flung back through the wall by the gorilla. The monster did not wait as it followed Milek through the hole in the wall. Such level of disturbance only took away their attention for a split second, except for Bultear whose lack of experience caused him to worry about Milek for too long, making him lower his guard.

"Milek will be fine! Focus on your battle!"

The warning startled Bultear who, again showing his lack of experience, turned only his head instead of instinctively jumping back. The man's fist viciously connected with Bultear's face shattering his nose and breaking his cheek bone. He stumbled and almost fell back but stabilized himself in time. He sucked in a breath of cold air and clenched his teeth from the pain. If his crazy training sessions with Sinthia taught him anything, it was how to withstand immense pain.

"You're strong, that attack was meant to shatter your head."

Proclaimed Bultear's opponent.

"Come, I've had training sessions more dangerous than you."

Bultear's taunt successfully angered the man. He yelled and wildly swung his fist at Bultear who was having a hard time breathing.

'Why is he taunting him?! He can barely see..."

The panic had set in for Pax, seeing the man who towered over Bultear madly swing what was essentially boulders not fists at a heavily injured Bultear.

He was infuriated at the this injured man's disrespect after he had shown him respect.

'Who does he think he is!?'

Screaming, he lunged at Bultear spreading his arms. He was intending to crush him in one blow.

[Nail Shot]

After seeing that his taunting had somehow worked, he pointed his index finger at the place where Sinthia's roses had impacted and cracked the rock layer covering his chest. Most of his training with Sinthia he would spend trying to not get hit by her attacks which also meant that he had to shoot at the roses sometimes mid battle. After all of that suffering with her the second thing that improved was his aim.

The claw of his index finger whizzed through the air, catching the enraged man fully pf guard. The nail stabbed he man right where the rocks were cracked. The man's eyes grew bloodshot. The cracked layer broke apart reveling his skin. Bultear did not miss his chance; he ran as fast as he could towards the staggered man, plunging his claws right through the exposed skin, severing his chest muscles and piercing his heart. He was killed instantly.

Now this caused a much bigger disturbance as the remaining cloaked men were visibly shocked.