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!

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 Squire Dylon's place, his neck

best of his ability, hitting Kyrie as hard as he could with Outer Convergence but in that position, with his exhaustion as well as Kyrie's formidable

of relief as she let him go, while Dylon gasped for breath as he

of them were quite

several assistant staff members brought them

won't be getting my date." Dylon shrugged with emphasized melancholy, merely earning a

someone who attacked women to get them to go out with him." Fae teased with her classic sophistry. The Martial Apprentices had already moved to their instructors

Dylon complained, receiving a bout of laughter from the students, and

"Seeing your combat prowess

you dedicate yourself to your path. This is true for all of you." He said directing a glance to all the students. "Do not be discouraged by our performance, it is meant to inspire you. Each and every single one of you

less the further down your Martial Path your traverse, many of the most powerful and prominent Martial Artists of the past and present were not

far down your Martial Path 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

believed talent was the most important determining factor, or at the very least one of, despite the denial of others. But being

understood this well, this was true even