Dual Challenge!
Fixia and Sylphia walked together towards the academy, their footsteps echoing in the bustling streets. Fixia's mind was consumed with thoughts of challenging Georyy, and she couldn't keep excitement contained.
"Sylphia, I've made up my mind."
"I will challenge Georyy to a dual."
Fixia said with determination, her voice resolute but tinged with a touch of nervousness.
Sylphia stopped in her tracks, her eyes widening with shock.
"Fixia, are you serious?"
"Georyy, he is the top student in our year!"
"He has not yet lost a battle even once!"
Sylphia exclaimed, concern etched on her face.
"I am serious, I will challenge him."
Fixia exclaimed with a determined look.
"Wait, are you really serious!"
"If so I won't stop you."
"I know you have it in you."
"So if you think you can take down Georyy, then I'll support you."
Sylphia said concernedly, making a serious face.
"Thanks, But I have been venturing into dungeons trying to level up."
"And I want to test out my skills. So you don't have to worry that much."
Fixia said, with a determined look.
"And I forgot to mention, remember the day you left early saying you had some things to do."
Fixia asked a question,
"Ohh yea I do remember that day."
"I had to leave you alone as I...
Sylphia replied, remembering that day.
"Yea! on that day I saw Georyy going into the forest thinking he was going to dual somebody."
"So I followed him, and saw him near a tree."
"There he seemed to be whole another person."
"He was talking to me calmly and was not being rude as he always is with everyone."
Fixia said, talking about Georyy from the other day.
"Huh! Georyy,"
"You say he was talking like a normal person, that's hard to believe."
"Are you sure you did actually meet Georyy and not someone else."
Sylphia replied being hard to believe Fixia's words.
...
Inside the academy, Fixia spotted Georyy standing amidst a group of students. She approached him cautiously, her voice barely above a whisper.
"Georyy, I challenge you to a duel,"
Fixia said, her words almost getting lost in the bustling sounds of the hallway. And Sylphia standing besides her still couldn't believe she's really doing it.
Georyy turned towards her, his eyes gleaming with confidence. His response was filled with haughtiness and a hint of amusement.
"You? Challenging me? How amusing,"
He retorted, a smirk playing on his lips.
"But sure, if you insist on testing your abilities against the best, I'll oblige."
Fixia gets confused, as Georyy seems completely different as when she met him before.
"Huh! why's he talking like that."
"Huh! the person I met that day was him right?"
"Is my memory alright?"
Fixia questioning her memory, doubting herself.
Sylphia, as she thought Georyy has a bad personality, she turns to Fixia and says.
"Fixia!"
Fixia getting surprised replies.
"Umm! Yes?"
Sylphia deep looking into Fixia's eyes she says.
"I don't know, how much you've leveled up."
"or how much stronger you are now."
"But whatever you do, I actually want you to win."
"Let him suffer, I want to see him suffer."
Fixia looking mundane, with a dead expression replies.
"I will try my best!"
...
The atmosphere crackled with anticipation as the two faced each other in an isolated corner of the academy grounds. Fixia's voice was steady but soft as she addressed Georyy. Meanwhile Sylphia was watching from the sides.
"Let's see how long I can hold up, but I don't plan on losing easily"
She said, her eyes glinting with determination.
"He's still much higher level than me, which means if I defeat him I will earn lots of exp. points."
"But, higher level also means, he's stats are higher."
"I don't have to win this match, but I want to analyse this match as much as possible."
"Because I can always challenge him again."
Fixia thought analysing the situation.
Georyy chuckled, his arrogance evident in his response.
"You're optimistic about this, but don't worry."
"I'll show you the vast difference in our abilities."
He declared, his tone dripping with overconfidence.
The students who were passing by noticed them and gathered around them to watch the dual.
"Ohh! Georyy is being challenged by another person."
"Well! this might also be a short match, but let's see and watch how it unfolds."
But as people started to gather, they noticed that Fixia was not wearing any armour or has any equipments.
"Hey! why is that girl not wearing any armour or has any equipments."
"Does she has a death wish."
"Without any armour that's just stupid."
The people surrounding them muttered loudly.
Even Georyy seemed concerned, and asked Fixia about it.
"Fixia! are you really going to battle like this."
"I don't know what you're planning but."
"But don't think I will be defeated easily."
As the battle was about begin Sylphia shouts loudly encouraging Fixia.
"You can do it Fixia."
The battle begins by Fixia rushing towards Georyy and trying to land a hit with her bare fist, but gets pushed back by Georyy drawing his sword. Georyy impressed by her speed praises her, but says that not enough to beat him.
The spectators expressions filled with anticipation as this intense battle goes on. The battle continues and Fixia holding better than expected, but seems to be getting exhausted. She starts hearing cheers from the students watching. As they also want to see Georgy getting defeated and seeing his ego shattered.
"You can do this."
"Don't give up yet."
"Whoo hooo!!!"
The cheers that Fixia heard from the crowd.
But hearing those cheers Fixia pauses for a moment and thinks to herself as her anxiety kicks in.
"Oh no, everyone is looking at me!"
"I didn't think this will attract this much attention."
"Ugh! What do I do, what do I do?"
"I need to focus."
She thought looking around at and seeing that she was surrounded from all around people watching them.
But as she was looking around she heard.
"Don't lose your focus."
"You're still in battle..."
To which she reacted by dodging the attack.
"Ohh! you've managed to dodge that! "
"I'm impressed"
"Your more stronger than I thought"
"I should get more serious now!"
Georgy looking impressed praised Fixia and he got more serious, with a tense look on his face.