Chapter 21: C21 Spar
"Yes, we met again," the lady understood Allen's clue.
She was delighted by seeing him again. She did not expect that she would meet him here.
Moreover, they were sparring partners. Her memory of how Allen effortlessly killed the man that was trying to rape her is still fresh.
But she was confused as to why she was paired with him. Allen was strong while she...she is strong in her own way.
The instructor said that those with the same type of ability will be paired together.
Annika wondered what Allen's ability was.
"Since he was paired with me, is his ability also a support type?" Annika asked herself.
"Um…I a…my name is Annika Pilc," she said while stuttering as she motioned her hand forward for a handshake.
Allen smiled and shook her hand.
Her hand was soft and there was no sign of callousness. And, judging from it, her fair skin, and her delicate face, Allen speculated that she must be from a rich family.
But Allen did not understand what she was doing in the slums at that time.
"I am Allen Godfre," Allen said with a brilliant smile.
This is the same smile that he has been wearing since ancient times.
Ever since the time that he manifested into this world, he already had this smile. This smile had been part of his divinity. It cannot be separated from him.
The smile that Allen wore seemed to be able to refresh one's soul.
When Annika saw him smile, she felt as if all her problems were gone. She did not know the reason but she felt an admiration for him.
After the handshake, Allen looked at her as he felt Annika's admiration.
There is a thin strand of divine energy coming from her.
Allen snapped his finger and created an Isolation Barrier.
"This is my ability, Isolation Barrier."
Annika was astounded when she saw it. She was expecting that Allen must have a domineering ability. But, it seemed to be contrary to what she thought, Allen, too, is a support.
She did not understand how Allen effortlessly defeated the man before.
"We shouldn't be weighted down by our ability," Allen explained shortly as he saw her expression.
Annika nodded as she understood what Allen meant.
What Allen meant to say is that although their abilities cannot be used for damage, that does not mean that they will do nothing about it.
Annika thought that Allen must have learned a fighting technique or martial arts.
One of the knowledge that was passed from the previous thousand years is the martial arts.
It was not only passed but they were also improved.
The martial arts were first used by humans to combat those that had an ability.
At first, the martial artists were not a match to those that had an ability. But as time passed by, the martial arts improved little by little until the spiritual energy was discovered.
Spiritual energy is what fuels an ability. Thus, the martial artists integrated the use of spiritual energy into martial arts. And when they succeeded, the martial artists received a huge boost in power. Finally, they were able to match the ability users.
This information is in the history books, which Allen read in the library.
Allen positioned himself for a fight.
"Um…I…can you…teach me how to fight?" Annika shyly asked.
Allen felt a headache as he heard what Annika said. He was planning to break a sweat," but it seemed that he won't be able to.
He does not want to teach her but some part of him was looking forward to it for some reason. He did not understand why.
"You know how to use spiritual energy right?" Allen asked.
Annika nodded, which relieved Allen. He did not have to teach her how to use spiritual energy.
If that happens, he would be in trouble. After all, even he did not know how to use spiritual energy.
What he is using is divine energy. Although he has yet to find their similarities and differences, he is sure that the divine energy is different from the spiritual energy. And, it was more profound than the latter.
And, thus, Allen teaches some of the fighting techniques that he knew to Annika.
...
Annika was astounded. She did not expect that Allen was this good in martial arts.
But Allen did not consider his fighting techniques a martial art. But it could not be denied that they have similarities as they have the same concepts.
The concept of martial arts is to use a small amount of force to exert a huge force.
But the small amount of force must be potent, and only the spiritual energy can be used to it.
Likewise, the fighting techniques that Allen has from his peak are akin to martial arts. It uses a small amount of divine energy to create a very powerful attack using their authority.
Allen taught her most of the basics that he knew from his peak. The technique that he was teaching Annika is the basic among the techniques in his army.
It was the easiest to learn but it was very profound. But with Allen's guidance, Annika was slowly grasping its concept.
Meanwhile, Captain Booth has been eying Allen and Annika since their 'spar' started.
His instincts are telling him that if he was to fight Allen, he might not be able to defeat the latter. Instead, he will be the one who'll get defeated.
What he felt might be baseless but someone like him who had thick traces of death energy within their aura knew that instincts are, most of the time, correct. He had been saved by his instincts many times in the past.
"Ok, that's enough everyone, sit on the floor and I will tell you a few things," Captain Booth said after letting the trainees fight for an hour.
"Congratulations to some of you who had to manage to grasp a deeper understanding of their ability."
"While those that did not, don't worry you will have more opportunities in the future. Remember that you will only learn when you are fighting, whether on a battle to death or not." Captain Booth paused and took a deep breath.
"Now, I will teach you to how to use your spiritual energy efficiency…"
Captain Booth explained his theories regarding the use of spiritual energy. Everyone was immersed and forgot about the time. If the alarm of the camp did not sound, they would have still not stopped.
"*sigh* Ok class that is it for today, see you on Saturday. I hope you had a great improvement at that time," Captain Booth said regretfully.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone