Beast Evolution Forge

Jia's gaze sharpened at his casual challenge, her fists instinctively tightening. "You're either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid," she said, her tone laced with both irritation and intrigue.

"Let's go with brave," he replied with a smirk, rising to his feet and stretching his arms. "You've been itching to show me what you're made of, right? Think of it as... constructive bonding."

Yenna blinked, her earlier confidence dimming slightly as she realized what was about to happen. "Wait, are you serious? You just helped me—I don't think you should go picking fights right now. Maybe you should rest a little."

"Heh, no need, this is simply are spar, no need to worry." He walked towards Jia, stretching his fingers with a smile on his face but his eyes had a different vibe to them.

Jia's smirk mirrored his, though hers held a sharpness that could cut steel. "I really hate that tone of yours....you are too.....disrespectful, let's see if you can back that up without that disgusting power from earlier." Her daggers span in her hand with confidence.

"This is a terrible idea," Yenna muttered, clutching her hands tightly.

They stopped a few paces from each other, both not saying a word, Vell's eye shifted to her dagger, they looked powerful so he needed to be careful of those. 'Now how should i approach this, my cores are sealed but i can still temporarily use the one in the in air but my control with be rough....how annoying.'

Sensing that he was distracted, she took the opening and attacked with a Crescent Kick which he blocked at the last second. He tried to put some distance between them but she closed that fast and hit him with a kick to the chest, sending him flying across the room.

'phew, let's get started then shall we.' He absorbed some mana, spun in the air and landed on the wall using it to launch himself at Jia. He knew facing her head on was not going to work, he needed a plan, one that will lead him to victory...."that's so boring, I am going to try something different for once, HEAD ON FIGHT!"

"THAT'S THE SPIRIT HUMAN, COME AT ME!"

She launched at him and they clashed with Vell being the one to get knocked away. He wiped the blood off his nose with the back of his hand. His grin, crooked and bloody, didn't waver, though a flicker of genuine admiration danced in his eyes. "Not bad. You really don't hold back, do you?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

She didn't reply. She dashed at him again, her dagger flashing as she aimed for his chest. He barely moved in time, ducking under her swing. She followed up with a sharp kick to his side, and he stumbled back, coughing.

"Tsk tsk, this is getting boring human, is this all you amount to?," she said, smirking. "You're going to have to try way harder."

"you talk too much." He said, spitting blood on the ground. He then swayed his body, limping from side to side before disappearing from sight. Jia put up her guard but this attack was not something she could block. She found herself in the air, flying with her chest in pain.

'What there-' She crashed into the wall, letting out a loud cry as her body dropped to the ground. "Hehehe....you sure are full of surprises...yeah, it should be at least like this for me to have fun." Her hair began floating, her aura becoming visible, a striking red energy that looked like it could burn the whole room down. Find adventures on empire

'I think she is getting a little too excited. then shall I experiment more.' He hit a stance he never used before, his hands open as though they are claws and his tongue sticking out like a snake. He continued gathering mana, more and more until his the ground could barely hold him.

"Heh, you sure that's enough? Because from where I am standing-," she lunged at him so fast that it appeared as though she vanished. She appeared in from of him, punched charged up and ready to strike but Vell got in closer, using a claw type strike to her head, which messed up her attack.

She felt to her feet, surprised at the sudden shift in his technique. Her expression hardened, her dagger spinning faster in her hands as she adjusted her stance. He leaped, but this was her mistake as Vell smiled.

His energy signature shifted, the ground beneath him cracking as he planted his feet. He pulled in mana, but instead of focusing it for an attack, he released it in a quick, sharp burst. The energy ricocheted off the walls, causing Jia to pause mid-strike and adjust her stance to stabilize.

Taking advantage of this split moment, he shot forward—not to attack, but to reach out and pinch her nose. Hard.

Jia froze, her aura flickering as confusion took over her expression. "What—"

"Boop," he said casually, grinning through the blood on his face.

For a moment, there was only stunned silence as Jia processed the absurdity of what had just happened. Then her aura dissipated completely, her daggers lowering to her sides.

"...What the hell is wrong with you?" She asked, half laughing, half incredulous.

"Strategy," he replied, collapsing onto the floor with a groan. "And a deep respect for my own survival instincts. You're terrifying, by the way."

She stared at him for a moment, her lips twitching despite herself. She sheathed her daggers with an exaggerated flourish and crossed her arms. "You're lucky you're so pathetic that it's funny."

"Thank you for the compliment," he mumbled, his eyes closed as he tried to catch his breath.

Yenna, who had been watching in stunned silence, finally exhaled a sigh of relief. "I thought he was going to die," she muttered. "Then he pulls that."

Jia sat down, leaning against the wall while still looking at Vell who was lying on the ground, groaning in pain.

'what a really strange human.' She thought, with a small smile on her face which Yenna noticed.

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