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"From my world, these would be the idea of concepts and human mentality being far more prevalent than it is here. Let's say there's a legend of a great hero. In his tale he defeated dragons creating a legend of a dragon slayer.
Due to the conceptual power of human understanding and the mystery of said act that spirit can slay dragons effortlessly because that is what he is remembered for.
Consequently let's say another hero was so strong that he eventually could only be killed by poison. Due to the same conceptual power he would have a much higher weakness to poisons of any type." Ritsuka explained as best he could.
He wished Lord Melloi II was here to explain. He was always better at the lecturing part. He would have remembered all the technical jargon behind it.
"You say that as if the more mysterious something is, the more powerful it becomes." Akeno posited as she seemed to be recounting his words back from memory.
"Exactly, that is what it is." Ritsuka pointed at Akeno which seemed to have the unintended result of making her smile… though Ritsuka didn't notice the pouting from the other girls who seemed annoyed that Akeno had understood him first.
"Um… will you keep using that spirit?" Kiba was unsure whether to put his sword down or not. This was a spar but it had been interrupted in the weirdest way possible.
"Yeah. I'll have to limit this down to three minutes though if you don't mind. I have the will to keep this from affecting me for long periods of time, just let my focus go this particular moment."
Ritsuka waved off the concern before his eyes returned to that steel gray and he took a stance.
Kiba noted the look and while not used to it still, managed to keep his cool. This was training and he needed to be aware.
Two slashes came across his torso but he had jumped back when Ritsuka's left foot went forward. Bringing up the wooden blade as he jumped into a somersault with a downward slash, Kiba pushed back at the same time.
He couldn't get close as Ritsuka once again flash stepped. Prepared this time, Kiba rolled to the side but his blade merely stopped the strikes from hitting his back again. The constant smack of wood caused everyone to stop what they were doing.
For some reason, Kiba was reminded of his mentor but he couldn't say why.
'If this is holding back… what's letting loose?' Rias idly thought.
She could keep up with the speed, as any Devil would, but the strikes would get annoying since the flash stepping was slightly disorienting. Ritsuka seemed to be giving Kiba a pattern to follow.
Two slashes from the front seemed very artistic. Then he would quickly flash step with two slashes at the back followed by another two from the front. When at range he would bust through with a forward thrust or somersault into a downward strike.
Rias idly remembered one of her brother's Peerage. Okita Souji was their name and he was a master swordsman. The fighting style reminded her of him for some reason but she couldn't figure out why.
Kiba slowly began getting into the rhythm of the fight at least. He would parry blows and force Ritsuka back.
That lasted until Ritsuka changed tactics once more alternating his speed to confuse and disorient. He would slow down for feints using the same slashes.
Kiba eventually got annoyed and used his Sacred Gear to create more blades from the ground causing Ritsuka to stop charging forward. He looked a bit confused from what Rias could tell but his lips seemed to mumble the word 'Emiya'.
Kiba charged only for his blades to be knocked aside as Ritsuka flash stepped far more often. She didn't know that Kiba kept wooden swords through his sword birth. She had thought he only kept demonic blades within it.
"Time!" Akeno called out as the two guys stopped almost immediately.
Ritsuka ran over to a bucket and a whole bunch of blood poured out. While instinct wanted her to run to his side to help she kept her ground as he waved his hand behind his back.
"I'm good!" Ritsuka shouted out before spitting up more blood. "God… is this how they are? This is so annoying…"
Ritsuka stood up, his eyes no longer had that gray tone within them anymore. He looked a bit tired but that didn't seem to bother him.
"Didn't know you could make swords… that's really neat." Ritsuka breathed in and out.
"I didn't know if it would be important or not. I usually am never pushed in sparring matches to use them." Kiba admitted. Even at the limit of their training sessions with Rias and Akeno, he had never been forced to use his gear.
Though that was more because Akeno could incapacitate him with her lightning, not from unwillingness to use his gear.
"Cool. Good trump card to use only in a pinch. Ready for round two. This one is far more orthodox in their fighting style." Ritsuka mentioned as he took a different stance.
The wooden sword was at his side as if within a sheath. Kiba watched carefully noting that his gaze once again changed. His eyes changed into an amber tint but his gaze reminded him of a hawk.
Kiba gulped as he felt the same pressure once more. Ritsuka was waiting for him to make the first move. That posed a problem though. Kiba had been trained as a swordsman, and knew when there was a trap in front of him.
There were no openings, no possible ways to strike without being countered. Ritsuka's gaze even felt paralyzing but his master had told him only the greatest of swordmasters could do so with a single glance.
Kiba stepped forward keeping his blade trained on Ritsuka. His eyes didn't blink as the sword at the side was constantly tense. Iaido professionals would do so for a quickdraw… but the speed would be faster than he could manage.
A single stroke would mean the difference between safety and death… if they were using real blades.
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