I smiled smugly at the realization that I was still worshipped by humans.
"Why not let them duke it out? Nobody's using the training area this late anyways."
The woman shrugged. "Why not? It worked for you and Tianhu, didn't it?"
"Yeah, and look how that asshole turned out." Yichen muttered.
"Let me at him! I'll kill him!" Huotian screeched, locks of purple hair falling over his eyes as he shook his head wildly like some sort of crazed animal. In my short time at the palace, I was noticing that all of the children were either dead silent, or completely unhinged.
"Are you trying to tell me that this boy is already a knight-class aura user? The first time he manifested aura, he happened to skip an entire class?" Miss Zhang demanded. "If that's true, then he's even more talented than you!"
She slapped him on the back, soliciting a glare in response from Yichen. She urged him to take us to the training ground, and made sure to promise she would heal anybody who got hurt.
He threw Huotian over the balcony with one hand, still carrying me with the other. To my surprise, two minature cylones formed at Huotian's feet, allowing him to hover down to the ground.
A wide grin spread across her face. "Go crazy, kiddos. Let it all out, and then make up after."
As Miss Zhang yelled at us to start, my mind flashed back to my duel with Iadra. I waited for him to make a move so I could counter. Again, I didn't move a muscle, tensing myself in preparation to react to anything Huotian might try.
"Boom. Ignite." Huotian commanded.
A small spark appeared near my foot, causing the pile of the flammable sand to combust. In a moment of desperation, I gave up on trying to use my mana. I tried to cover myself in aura, like Mars or Donghai. I felt something in me strengthen, like I was bracing myself for impact.
"I told you this was a bad idea! Xuefeng didn't even get to fight back!" he groaned as he gently set me down on the ground.
"If he decided to use his aura earlier, it probably wouldn't have ended up this way." Miss Zhang said, walking over to us.
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