Entry 11: The Duel

I held his hands, looked him in the eye, and whispered.

"You can go…"

*BOOOOOOOM!!!!*

A huge booming noise echoed throughout the room. It was none other than Frank's Sucker Punch towards Caelan Head.

Caelan was able to dodge it slightly, but it grazed his cheek.

Everyone in the room was surprised. Everyone but me.

"Alright sucker, let's fight. Since wanted it, I will give you your nightmares."

"Bastard…"

…..

After that intense encounter, everyone in the classroom was silent. I could not even talk to Frank.

Everyone waits for the time these two bullheaded people clash.

The afternoon finally arrived.

Our class is now at the Training Facility where our Physique Class is supposed to be held. Our teacher Gilberto is yet to arrive, but that did not matter because two people could not wait anymore.

"I know you two have some kind of history, but I would like for both of you to remember that you are competing for a spot to represent our Bloc this Friday. The winner will be our Bloc's representative. That means you must spar fairly. No cheap shots or any dangerous moves that may endanger your opponent."

Thankfully Jasmine is overseeing this or else it might get pretty ugly.

"I know I know. Can't we just start already?"

"…"

I am confident in Frank's skills. He may not be as strong as me but he is also trained with the Royal Guards. After seeing Caelan's punch yesterday, Frank is going to win, unless that attack is only one of Caelan's weapons.

"Ready… FIGHT!"

I expected cheers, but the tension in the atmosphere is just too suffocating. Everyone is bracing themselves.

Caelan immediately rushed toward Frank with a very impressive speed which was then followed by a rain of punches that made Frank go into the defensive mode.

"What is this? I thought you wanted to fight?"

To be able to attack that swiftly whilst having enough energy to trash talk, Caelan is way stronger than I anticipated. He is indeed a prodigy when it comes to fighting.

Caelan throws one long straight which Frank immediately parried and then he launches a counterattack of his own. This time, Frank was on the offensive which stunned Caelan.

Frank gives his foe his favorite combo which is a continuous barrage of jabs, side punches, and low kicks.

Even though he is the one defending, Caelan still continues to chatter.

"Are you even attacking me? This barely hurts at all!"

Just like how he usually fights, Frank barely talks.

What Caelan said was right, Frank's attacks barely hurt if you are a strong fighter. He has been like that ever since we started training when we were kids. Unlike me or even Caelan who are both born with wonderful physical traits, Frank was born as someone with average specs.

What Caelan did however is he diligently continued to work with whatever he had. He studied the martial arts he was thought immensely. HE focused on how that kind of style would fit him. He polished his skills in order to make up for his lack of natural talent. Basically, Frank is the most refined fighter that I have ever seen.

As Frank's attacks continued, it is noticeable that Caelan's blocks are slowing down. He is getting hit more often now. Although he is trying to hide it, he is in pain.

This is the downside of fighting Frank. He may not have the power to damage his opponents in one go, but if you let him get his way, you are in serious trouble. Those simple weak attacks are slowly wearing him down.

I thought that this fight will be over soon, but I was surprised when something different happened.

"YAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!"

Frank's rhythm was completely broken when all of a sudden Caelan shouted and proceeds to throw haymakers at him.

Of course, Frank was able to dodge it easily but it was still a great escape move by Caelan. Frank backed off for a while.

"You almost had me there. Any normal fighter would have fallen for that trap but not me! I would never be defeated by someone with weak power who is a number two that pretty boy!!!"

"What did you just say?!!!"

Unexpectedly, Frank rushed toward Caelan again but from what I can see, he has lost a lot of speed on his foot speed. Someone like Frank is taking a toll in this fight. This means Caelan is the real deal.

Instead of the one-sided affair the two had earlier, they are now exchanging punches and kicks this time around. Even I can barely guess who is going to win now.

Caelan is an average man but has high-level training. Meanwhile, from what I can see, Caelan is a natural talent and also receive some kind of training, but his moves still have some flaws. I have to be honest, if Caelan received the training that Frank had, this fight would have been over already.

Fists and kicks are continued to be thrown in the air.

The two fighters are clearly losing energy.

I glanced at Jasmine and it looks like she is going to end this fight anytime soon.

The tension is up in the air until-!

"EVERYONE STOP!!!"

A loud booming voice came out of nowhere.

All of us turned around and saw a familiar figure.

It was our Homeroom and Physique Teacher, Teacher Gilberto.

The teacher walked towards the two fighters which already stopped by the way.

As expected, they are both exhausted and hurt.

It is still not clear who won though, but I have a feeling that the teacher will decide that.

"Sir, we have yet to see who wins this-!"

"There is no need for that, there has been a change of rules recently."

Change of rules?

"WHAT?!"

"What is it, sir?"

"The main change is that for the main event, instead of sending one representative, the Three-way Combat will have two contestants per bloc. That means that the two of you will be selected to fight. Rest up and be prepared. No need to waste more energy."

…

Well, that was awkward.