Beast Evolution

Ray was startled as Leia rushed towards him, he didn't even have the time to react properly but she ran past him and fell to the ground.

"Huh!" Ray turned around.

Gabriel looked at Leia and burst into laughter, what happened was so funny that Gabriel dropped his sword and laughed till he faced sideways and saw Cynthia.

She was trying hard not to laugh but she was smiling brightly.

"Wow" Gabriel was awed.

Her smile made him lose control of himself and he fell to the ground.

"Argh"

Leia stood up and held her head, as soon as she passed Ray she tripped and fell to the ground, she still couldn't control her speed when Infusing Ki in her legs.

"Are you okay?" Ray asked.

"Yes I am, but I'm covered in sand, and what is wrong with Gabriel?"

Ray looked over and found Gabriel on the ground staring at Cynthia as she was smiling.

'I think Gabriel needs help' Ray said inwardly.

Cynthia began to walk towards Leia, Gabriel stood up and also went towards them, the three of them were wondering the same thing, why was she coming towards them.

"I can help you with your training," Cynthia said.

"Help us, how?" Leia asked.

"Ohh, I forgot to tell you guys, I'm a second year student in the knight academy," Cynthia said.

The three of them could not believe their ears, she is a class and a year above them, which explains why she was in the knight academy, but what is she doing here.

"I thought the second year and third year students were on a trip to the dragon forest, how come you are here?" Ray asked.

"Dragon forest, that trip was over some days ago"

"So you mean the rest of the second year and third year students are here?" Leia asked.

"Not here, they are in bullmar academy, I came here for something, so I'm going back tomorrow," Cynthia said.

"Why did you guys return, was the trip over, or did you guys cancel?" Gabriel asked.

"Don't you know the tournament is around the corner, and besides there is something spreading around infecting beasts and making them go wild"

"It's not something, it's someone and he was the same person who attacked the capital" Gabriel said.

"How did you guys know, have you seen him infecting a beast before, or did you see him attacking the capital?" she asked.

"We fought him when he attacked the capital, but we haven't seen him infecting a beast but we are sure he's responsible," Ray said.

"You guys fought against the person that attacked the capital, with the level of your skills, you are joking right"

"No, though we were knocked out immediately, Ray on the other hand tried and saved a mage, but both of his hands were broken," Leia said.

"But he's still able to cast his spells so that didn't affect him much"

"I'm a knight, not a mage," Ray said.

"What! you are a knight, so that's why you are in the knight academy, I thought there was a reason you are here, so you are a knight" Cynthia said.

"Yes, my hands were broken but I can still fight, I'm trying hard to use a weapon again," Ray said.

"Well I wanted to show her how to control her speed with Ki, that's why I came close," Cynthia said.

"Really, how can I control my speed?" Leia quickly asked.

"You are doing well, but you are Infusing too much Ki on only your legs, so the rest of your body can't keep up, that's why you ran past him and fell on the ground," Cynthia told Leia.

"So what do I do?" Leia asked.

"Reduce the amount of Ki you infuse on your legs, or instead infuse Ki on all parts of your body to boost all your physical properties," Cynthia said.

"Well, that's a problem..."

"Why, you haven't been taught?"

"Yes, we were only taught on how to harden parts of our body not all of them, I just used the theory to improve my speed, we haven't been taught how to do that yet," Leia said.

"Ohh, but if you already know how to harden part of your body, the rest is easy," Cynthia said.

"Really, would you teach us," Leia said.

"Sure, but first why didn't you attend the mage academy, you are a mage why are you attending the knight academy?" Cynthia asked Ray.

"I love being a knight, so I attended the knight academy instead," Ray said.

"Really, okay so are you ready, and do you know how to use Ki?" Cynthia asked Ray.

"Yes, and my name is Ray"

"Okay, I'm coming" Cynthia dashed towards one of the weapon racks where swords were kept.

In an instant, she grabbed a wooden sword and dash toward them.

"Block" she shouted as she charged toward Leia.

Before Leia could pick up her sword, Cynthia was already in front of her, Leia infused Ki in her body and hasten her reaction, Cynthia slowed down a little before striking her.

Leia picked up her sword and swung it towards Cynthia, but Cynthia took a step back and the sword flew out of Leia's hands.

"Woah," Cynthia said as she barely avoided the flying sword.

"You still can't control it, we would use training swords for now to avoid injuries" Cynthia smiled.

Leia, Gabriel, and Ray stood in front of her with wooden swords in their hands, Cynthia also held a wooden sword in her hands.

​ "Are you going to be okay Ray?" Cynthia asked him.

"Yes, I can manage"

"Okay, first we'll start with the basics, that is hardening, but since you are already familiar with that, we'll go straight, first gather as much Ki as you can"

The three of them began to gather Ki in their stomach, then Cynthia instructed them to spread it around their body.

"I don't think I can do this," Leia said.

"You just need to focus, imagine..."

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A/N

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