lethe and Epimetheus who were spooked into falling from their seats due to the plates contents flying towards their face, were on their knees in a state of shock,fear,confusion,and embarrassment ,"get up!you foolss!", kirsh yelled clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, his anger igniteing ,Darian sat calmly saying,"whatever you do, if a fight breaks out rely solely on your martial prowess,no magical reinforcements or spells,you got me ",while this commotion was escalating a blue haired boy,sat on in silence as he observed the situation,his hair was a saphire blue,with icy blue eyes,his appearance gave off a scholarly air to him.
He could relate to Galahads situation as he himself experienced similar treatment or even worse at times,due to his parentage even as he sat down people would comment and glare.He thought to himself, "should I help them no that will draw too much attention creating more enemies for myself,but if I let it play out this could eventually draw some attention away from me",he let out a smile,then sighed as he flipped through a book he carried around,a book based on sailors and the deep Oceans of the world.
Kirsh furry erupted like a volcano lunging forward to Darians table and grabbing his right shoulder,pulling back his arm to release a punch,but before he could finish the action Galahad threw a plate towards his face like a frizbee causing kirsh to dodge but lose focuse allowing Darian time to elbow him in the guts causing kirsh unexpected pain before being kicked backwards.Darian fully standing up in the next minute creating an even position.
In truth Darian had sensed kirshes intent long ago but decided to make himself appear weak and vulnerable in order for kirsh to initiate a physical conflict first giving him
Some moral high ground in any subsequent argument,kirsh fell on his behind," You mongrel!! ,you insect!!!",kirsh cried out as his hand touched every place he was hit in quick succession, while his eyes were wide open deeming it inconceivable that he could sustain such dammage from Darian whos appearance was quite lean.
" how dare you touch lord kirsh!",said Epimetheus, lethe who was not the the brightest tool in the shed was confused ,"why are we fightinng!! " as tears rolled down her eyes from embarrassment, " my life is overrr ",she said underneath her breath ,"what are you doing,get up and put yourself together!!" Epimetheus shouted,"lord kirsh,dont hold back on these mongrels".
Kirsh stood up pulling out a wand in anger in a Quick draw fashion,the crowd surrounding them gasped,Darian was calm and smirked, while Galahad and Benjamin stood up from their seats in preparation for a fight,Benjamin fell under dought and asked,"Are you still confident about your earlier assertion","trust me ",Darian replied.
Electric charges of static electricity appeared around kirshes hand and wand as it flickered ,Galahad saw this scene and quickly warned,"watch out!",but it was too late in a split second kirsh placed both hands on his wand and pointed revealing a devious smile as he chanted ," thunder Gods devine lightning arc",although at his best fully prepared Darian could react and possibly counter,but this time he had not taken kirsh as a threat seriously, sensing something preculiar about these statues,it was a gamble he was willing to bet a few bruises on ,an image on the irises of his eyes flashed reflecting the purple lightning comming his way and just then a few inches from his face.
The eyes on the gargoyles glowed red negating the spell unleashed by kirsh,his eyes in shock seconds later Ethereal hands portruded from the ground pinning kirsh to the floor as gravity was applied to the spot he layed on making him unable to move when Epimetheus attempted to help the,same pressure was apllied on him causing him to fall down.
Benjamin quickly came to Darians side," you crazy bastard I cant believe you would risk your life on such a bet ",he said with concern,Darian replied, " its simple actually,in order to discover the rules of the world and out play your opponent,at times some risks are necessary",the entire scene was being well observed by many different groups Siegfried sighed ,"its seems my gut feeling was wright",Artemis laughed at the sutuation kirsh had gotten himself into ,while Ivory was calm crossing her hands analysing what had just occured,Julius snickered," so thats how it works".Meanwhile Annabeth and friends oversaw the commotion with curiosity.
Crowds gathered around the event those of house dragon,stopped other groups from coming closer to avoid the embarrassment but it was too late a scar would be etched into their reputation,To lessen the burden one of them with black her light skin red ruby eyes and glasses chimed in, " Its the sword hero again from the accursed,his causing trouble look at him thinking his superior to us",the rest followed along piling insults as the topic changed from kirshes shame to the grievances of the past.
Meanwhile kirsh and Epimetheus struggled in vein while lethe coward by their side making sure not to touch them or suffer the same consequence, a few seconds later they suddenly disappeared vanishing into an illusory outline before nothing was left,same happened to Darian and company leaving many stumped, from their midst a portal opened and emerging from it was Nordwind, The presence of this authorities mere presence sent fear into the hearts of those around," Return to your activities, hopefully this shall be a lesson to you all", Nordwind said ,"Combat shall be treated with honor grievances can be resolved through trial of combat as long as it is agreed upon by both parties,this shall not happen again".
Seconds later Darian and company found themselves, Outside the principles office sitting on one of the benches ,while kirsh and company were being scolded from within."I guess your gambit payed off ",Galahad chimed in,"Atleast it doesn't seem we aren't being judged harshly,but how exactly did you figure it out".
Darian remembered a training session with Doulos telling him to always be on gaurd and ones senses should constantly be on high alert,Darian smiled and said ," your senses should always be on high alert spotting any detail that could possibly be amiss,in the magical world things arent random and have symbolic meaning,after realising that I sensed that a spell analysed our movements and actions,then all I had to find out was the reason,I noticed this feeling would get stricter when a potential fight was about to occur ,but I also noticed that certain physical actions brought no consequences which was strange".
" Your wright",Benjamin replied," how could Galahads food being flipped over not count as an offense",Darian continued," then I realised the purpose of the this institution is to create strong minded ,fierce individuals so how could that occur if they sensory all types of physical violence would one learned so their was only one answer left by Staten corneliuses process of elimination",Galahad chuckled," So it was the degree of violence that was measured","Exactly Darian replied,I also assume its the willingness of combat from both parties,and the risk of injury or death",Benjamin laughed ,"Since when did you have such genius in deductive reasoning",Darian replied, "Since I had a change of character ".
Within the office Nordwinds eyes squinted hinting at his dissatisfaction before yelling out ," Are you maddd!!! Such a use of projection,transmutation and transformation could or resulted in a lethal combination try something like this again and your expelled!!! You here me expelled!!!! and that goes to all of you"
Lethe held her hands firmly on on her lap looking down ,"honestly sir I has nothing to do with it ,I can barely remember what happened",Epimetheus using one hand to scratch behind his head ," said honestly sir I hadnt thought that far into the consequences",thats exactly it nordwind replied ," You....,dont think too far at all, what if he lost a limb or two or even worse had his brain fried"
Kirsh had both hands in a pleading position ,both hands seperated and elbows placed near the midsection pointing up," not to seem arrogant sir but arent you exaggerating a bit ,a Noble of my skill could have controled the charge inflicting minimal damage ,while still teaching those arrogant pompous brats to humble themselves as is according to eticate and civility",Nordwind massaged his temples, " The fact you said "could " instead of would tells me all I need to know,from now on if I hear one more word,then the three of you are officially on house arrest".
Outside the office ,Aster walked in as he looked down on the boys ," It pains me to hear that one of my students! Had been involved in an altercation so early on,but on the other hand winning the battle without laying a finger is impressive",after saying this a brown bag filled with delicious food appeared on his hand which he handing it over to Galahad revealing some cream pastries that he then shared with the rest of the group.
Seconds later,the trio of lethe ,kirsh and Epimetheus left the office kirsh leaving behind an ice cold glance,Nordwind came out and said pointing the two of you can leave but he stays with me,Darian and Benjamin patted Galahad each on one of the opposite shoulder before leaving.
On another note within the caffetieria the representatives of two bickering families looked across from one another Siegfried looked at them with annoyance," are you guys atleast going to talk to each other",Moments later Hermes keraunios walked up to Hai Yulang, " I have always admired,your clans martial arts and wish to experience its legendary skill for myself,I may you do me the honor of excepting my formal challenge "
"Hah you finally came out with it,I knew the tension between us could only be solved by fists"
"I accept! ,your challenge"