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"Another spar? Like last time?" Rias questioned as Akeno took Asia aside and started walking her through push ups.
"No. This time I'll be fighting fully and with my magic as well." Ritsuka scratched his cheek. "I won't hold back and your goal is to survive."
"That seems harsh." Rias quickly pointed out making Ritsuka back up in worry.
"Yes but if you want results in a short amount of time then drastic measures are needed. It's basically my training regiment but enhanced by what I do. I'll even tell you what my magic is." Ritsuka hung the small bait out and let curiosity do the work for him.
"Ooh~ really?" Akeno sang sung as she helped Asia with her posture. She had stopped because of the juicy details she was now hearing.
With all eyes on him again, he could feel that same pressure on him. He needed to make sure that he said his skill set in a way that would be easy and vague enough to follow.
"So my magic basically invokes spirits into my body allowing me the breadth of their skills and abilities." Ritsuka mentioned in the vaguest terms possible, he was hoping that that would make the others fill in the blank for him.
"Oh, so you're a spirit mage then? Summoning familiars to do battle for you but with a twist." Rias clarified making Ritsuka mentally cheer that it had worked in his favor.
"Exactly, my body is the conduit for that." Ritsuka agreed quickly though he didn't account for the worried look that appeared on Rias' face.
"But how do you handle the mental pollution that comes from vengeful spirits trying to take over your body?" Rias questioned which Ritsuka was glad it was something mundane like that.
"Each spirit I worked with I made friends with first. They're actually really good most of the time… even if I get exasperated by their eccentricities…"
Ritsuka chuckled mirthlessly and his gaze trailed off into space. It was probably something that made him very annoyed as far as everyone could tell.
"And these spirits are from your world?" Akeno started prying for more information keeping her interest at lower levels.
"Yes. It had to do with my job at Chaldea. I was pretty good at it too, for some weird reason." Ritsuka shrugged which made it clear that there was more to it but to let it go at that point. Rias nodded but the trepidation was still on her face.
"Will this really make us stronger though?" Rias' voice quavered slightly. The eminent competition was weighing heavily on her mind since it would decide her fate.
"Yes." Ritsuka answered with his natural smile and a quiet nod. He didn't need to say more than that.
"I'm in your care Ritsuka." Kiba bowed as he pulled out a wooden sword.
It was something Ritsuka had suggested to keep things from going out of hand. Asia could heal them but everyone wanted to make sure she was conditioned enough to handle the strain of a fight against another Peerage group.
"Okay… I'll be fighting you with three different styles. A match will last about five minutes and I'll be going all out from start to finish." Ritsuka placed the rules all out.
It was at that moment that everyone noticed that Ritsuka's eye color had changed. Now that they knew he was summoning a spirit to use their skills, his constant changing eye color made complete sense.
With a lowered stance Ritsuka raised his blade horizontal above his head. He looked ready to pierce through any obstacle and his slightly grey eyes seemed to radiate a certain bloodlust behind them.
Kiba silently gulped as he realized why Sirzechs had been worried about Ritsuka's gaze.
There was so much intent hidden with how piercing it was that intimidation only seemed to be the tip of the iceberg.
"Begin!" Rias shouted as Akeno and Koneko kept Asia going through her training regiment. They weren't too strict on it though, they wanted to see what would happen when Ritsuka stopped holding back.
Ritsuka shot forward at blinding speed that should not have been possible for a human. Kiba barely blocked as the wooden blade slid across the length passing by his ear. Kiba parried the blade only for Ritsuka to hop back.
In another burst of speed Ritsuka disappeared, reappearing behind Kiba and delivering two slashes against his back forcing him forward.
While Kiba could tell the strikes were shallow, the speed which they were given made them sting.
Before he could retaliate Ritsuka flash stepped once more in front of Kiba delivering one more slash across his unprotected torso.
Kiba was sent back from the previous hit sending him skidding across the ground. Before he could force himself to attack Ritsuka coughed up blood.
"Ritsuka!" Kiba shouted, breaking him out of his stance.
"Crap… Sorry about that." Ritsuka stopped and pulled out some tissue paper from one of his pockets wiping his mouth which made the others stare at him.
"Okay… really important second lesson. Every spirit I contracted with has strengths and weaknesses based on who they were, what they did, what afflicted them in life and the way they died."
Ritsuka managed out as he uninstalled the card causing him to appear well once more.
"And the blood…" Akeno broke the explanation.
"The spirit I used was a Master swordsman… but also suffered from tuberculosis. It was forever engrained on their spirit making it remain in their legend forever."
Ritsuka sighed as he finally cleaned up the blood. He had felt around his mouth with his tongue but there weren't any sores or openings anywhere in his mouth. "Basically, no matter what they will always have that affecting them."
"Why though? Why would that weakness be inherently placed upon a spirit like so?" Rias questioned clearly unhappy by that arbitrary rule.
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