The Martial Unity

Squire Dylon's goal was quite simple; to exploit his superior raw power to the absolute maximum in order to win as quickly as possible. He knew he was on a time limit, especially since attempting an offense in grappling was much more energy-consuming than attacking via striking.

Squire Kyrie's goal was also equally simple, to stall the fight for as long as possible and drain Squire Dylon's stamina as much as possible. She knew she had a stamina edge, once her opponent was exhausted, she could begin her offense and win due to a lack of sufficient energy from her opponent. She had an edge in grappling defense since Dylon was largely offensive as a Martial Artist, so she was confident that she could hold on.

The wrangled for quite some time, even spending a lot of time just immobile. Some of the Martial Apprentices grew a bit bored, since the fight had become less exciting than it had been prior. But Rui only grew more and more engrossed.

And after a while of shifting and rolling, the moment came.

Squire Dylon's grip lost its firmness or just a split second as he felt just a mild wave of light-headeness.

But it was enough.

WHIP

Kyrie broke out and whipped her arm around his neck.

A chokehold!

chokehold. An extremely dangerous and nigh-unbeatable lock that put an unfathomable amount of pressure on the neck, the throat and the arteries. Rui gulped at the sight, with how strong Squires were, he was sure that if he was in

Convergence but in that position, with his exhaustion as well as Kyrie's formidable defense, he wasn't

breath of relief

of them were quite

assistant staff members brought them

my date." Dylon shrugged with emphasized melancholy, merely

with him." Fae teased with her classic sophistry. The Martial Apprentices had already

make it sound like I was committing a crime!" Dylon complained, receiving a bout of laughter from the students, and even a

was an amazing fight Instructor Kyrie, Instructor Dylon." Rui complimented. "Seeing your combat prowess makes me want to return to training even though I just finish

said directing a glance to all the students. "Do not be discouraged by our

and present were not extraordinary geniuses who broke through to Martial Apprentice at an extremely young age, and many Martial prodigies did not make it past Martial Squire, and in some

you walk, it requires perseverance, dedication, determination, suffering and sacrifice." Squire Dylon added. "You can be the most talented Martial prodigy on the entirety of the planet of Gaea, but if you lack the will to walk down your Martial Path, you may never even become a Martial

to a lot of the Martial Apprentices gathered. They had all believed talent was the most important determining factor, or at the very least one of, despite the denial of others. But being told so in such a manner really made them think about what they ought to be focused

well, this was true even