Max and both squads were in the gym. It was quite early in the morning. The area was secured as well as medical standing by. Even a jag officer was there. The waiver was signed by Max and his guardian already.
Emailed over. The two agreed to dook it out till it was stopped by someone.
Atlas, the A.I. convinced Max to have a little fun. Something about it earning him more respect with the cadets.
Commander Cain was putting on gloves for safety. Up until Max threw them to the side. Bare knuckle boxing was illegal in a lot of places. He did put his mouthguard in. No helmet or pads.
"This is crazy." Commander Lane said. She did speak with her niece. From what she said about Max, he was one of the good ones. Considering several soldiers now had a fighting chance from the fubar that happened during a chemical transport. 'That brother of mine even has an eye on him. I can not let Cain break him.'
"It will be fine." Lt.Puckett smiled. His face was not smug which suprised the two female instructors. A little digging already revealed a lot about him from several cadets. A strong case was built to deal with the man. "A little discipline to straighten him out."
"Have it your way Cadet Wayne." Cain had an even greater respect for Max. His hands clenched in anticipation. 'If I can break him then mold him, he would be my greatest Legacy. Until I find the appropriate woman that is.'
"No forms of fighting is off limits." An instructor stated. Still suprised this was approved by General Sera. As well as the other Instructors who usually try to get rid of things like this. It was bad for the academy after all if it got out. "Are you ready?" Both nodded. "Begin!" He stepped away in an instant.
*Fwip!* Max sent a feint out. Cain brushed it away with his palm. Stepping in thinking Max was just doing a probing blow. It was something regular fighters do to learn about their opponent.
'Hmm, still green in some parts.' Cain thought. He was in for a surprise as Max stepped in as well. Twice as fast as himself. 'Oh nice speed.' Cain was about to kick it up a notch but was to late.
*Pow!* Max sent a Flicker jab out. Slipping right past Cain's peekaboo guard. He took Max to lightly. The blow rocked him to the side. A normal person would have dropped dead from that. A trained soldier would be dazed.
'Someone has enhanced him. Seeing is believing.' Max slipped away, as Cain sent a really fast jab toward his kidney. It brushed Max's side drawing blood. Max sent three jabs out that were each weaved through. "Humph!" With a smirk, he pushed in.
Which was what Cain wanted. He sent a low kick towards Max's extended leg. Max twisted down punching the knee cap.
*Wham!* Cain's leg hit against the mat hard. But did not break and barely bruised. Before Max could recover, he felt a small threat come his way.
*Whack!* Cain sent a sloppy punch out. But it was still powerful. Max's head twisted a little and he saw stars for a moment. There was magic in that blow. With insane speed, Max rotated trying to connect with an uppercut. The blow missed but carried up into the gym.
'No fucking way!?' Commander Lane noticed the banner flutter a little. It was to high up for a punch to do anything to it. She chalked it up the ac. 'No way did he carry enough force to do that.' She did not know how right she was.
Slipping a way, Cain switched his fighting style. A strange mix as he moved around. Body crouched low not standing still for more than a second. Max thought it was Sabat at first, but it was to odd to be it.
"Hehehe." max chuckled. His form relaxed from a standard boxing stance. His arms were at his sides and his knees slightly bent. He raised his left hand and taunted. "Come on, show me your moves."
As if Max burned his parents alive, Cain snapped. He moved at Max with purpose. He tried to grabble him but Max did a straight kick right to his closes arm. The perfect amount of force to offset him.
Cain went of course as Max spun away. He even sent a kick towards Cain's butt. Further disgracing him. A few of the cadets chuckled at this.
"Only know how to play around eh Wayne?" Cain recovered stared daggers at Max. In a mad dash he went back at him. The instructors' blinking suddenly, feeling something was very wrong with how he moved. Faster than he ever did in his Prime. "I will teach you how to fight properly after this."
*Pow!* As if a magnum fired, Max punched his Cain right in the solar plexes. Disrupting his heart for a moment. His guard was wide open in the little time.
Max came around in the blink of an eye. His arm came out wide as he delivered a Haymaker directly to Cain's ribcage. The blow twisting Cain weirdly. Max didn't finish As he stepped hard and came around the long way with his other fist.
*Swwwooosh!* The very air twisted around his fist. Cain recovered fast enough to turn and put up a block. He did a cross block and bent his back and jumped at the point of impact to carry him away.
*Baaaaaammm!* The blow rang out loudly in the gym. Cain fell to the side. His arms severely bruised but not that bad off. Max hand actually bled a little.
"Hehehehe." Max chuckled darkly. Coming across a modified human that could hurt his body was more than a blessing. 'I am gonna beat him with just my body. This is great training!'
Cain went on the offensive as soon as he could. He struck out towards Max's weak spots. The problem was it kept changing. Max baited him every step of the way. Which cost Cain a few more bruises. Both of Max's fists were bloody.
"TIme!" The instructor called. He got in between the both of them separating them. Damn near pissing himself from the pressure they emitted.
"So much fun Commander Cain. You are making me want to get serious." Max teased. Reaching his corner, he changed his mouthguard out. Cain delivered enough blows that he bit through it already mostly. A few cuts and bruises on his arms and the one cut the tore his shirt was all the Max had. "So hot in here."
'He is right!' Commander Lane thought. She looked around seeing a few students sweat. Cain was sweating like a pig in a slaughterhouse. "Cadet Vale, have them turn the air on." She popped to coming out of her daze. Then it dawn on Lane about the situation. 'His fist made a banner flutter.'
*Dooo!* The large ac echoed in the place. Seeing the banner from before flutter, Lane almost fainted.
"Impossible." She muttered. The banner up top was in tatters the moment the air pushed against it. 'It just has to be old. That has to be it.' She was trying to convince herself mostly.
"There we go." Max discarded his shirt and stretched a little. His seat dripping down his body caused a few females and one ot two males get some impure thoughts. Everyone barely paid attention to the faded scars and burn marks he had. Max still refused to get them taken care of. As well as allow his cultivation to heal them. "Time to go wild."
"I honestly think he is a gym rat." Lawton mumbled out. Quite a few others agreeing with that statement. 'No wonder he hits so blasted hard. Training like that to get that type of body, I could have put up a much better fight last night.'
"This kid is something else." Cain muttered. Lt.Puckett was more worried about how Cain was still standing considering how bad his injuries were rumored to be. 'Gonna have to push harder against him. Dig deep.' His old wounds throbbed as he turned around. 'Defintely not an easy childhood.'
Cain's respect for Max grew even further. Seeing a few cuts on him drew his attention. Thos were not caused by a small accident or something. A few of them were knife wounds. As well as something else. 'I need to know who gave him that one in the chest.'
"Fighters.. ready?" The instructor called out. Max smirked showing his mouthpiece. Cain gave a nod. "Continue!" He jumped out the way faster than before. 'Not getting hit by these two!'
The two went out the gate full throttle. Max didn't block as he want to take the time to refine his body and reflexes restrained some more. This unsettled Cain and Commander Lane. Each time he was hit, they winced. But Max just smiled.
'What the hell is he thinking?' Cain thought. Stepping to the side, as Max tried a sweep kick on him but missed. A stomp from Cain was caught. "What the.." Max flipped him back. Cain recovered quick and sent to quick jabs. He then felt the shallow hits he delivered at the end before Max stepped to the side.
*Bam!* Max fist went out fast towards Cain's temple. Hitting him so hard, the magical enhancement couldn't keep up with the damage. The mouthpiece came a little loose as Cain body seized up.
"Uhh.. uhh.." Cain lost focus. "Not that easy Cadet!" He struck out wildly with a few hooks. Moving trying to hear and feel where Max was at. A small tap to the back he turned that way sending a punch out. It caught nothing but air. "Running away cadet?"
"Nope." Max said right next to his ear before leaning back like he was doing the limbo. The hook would have done some damage if it would have connected. Max slipped to the side out of the way when the next one came. "Just seeing what you had in you, Commander Cain. I give you a... B+. Well done."
"You are not the Instructor Wayne!" Lt.Puckett yelled.
"Might as well be." Lt.Olsen mumbled. She put her phone away having read an email she did not like at all. Info on Lt.Puckett's activities. 'Sending this to Lane. She is the untouchable one. Not me.'
Cain gave into his anger. His focus came back, seeing Max getting ready to hit him with his left. It dipped downa little. Cain thought it was a feint. He sent a right at Max from the outside of that punch. The smile on Max's face sent a chill down his spine. But it was to late. Max stepped in and pushed his elbow out disrupting the path of the punch.
"Shit!" Cain cursed. He pulled into a cross.
*Pow!* Max delivered a uppercut with his right knocking Cain up slightly. His arms dropped to the side as his brain rattled once more. Max grabbled him by the head pulling him downward.
"Stop!" Lt.Puckett called out. He could tell Max would do serious damage. The first knee strike proved. "You are going to kill him!" Blood dripped from Cain's broken jaw. The combined force of Max giving a knee kick and pulling him down defintely gave some serious damage.
*Thump!* Max through Cain to the side like a ragdoll. Looking at Lt.Puckett pitifully.
"Well, I stopped Lt.Puckett." Max eyes were still on Cain who already recovered. A faint red glow around his body. Magic at work by someone. "Count as my win right?"
"Yes.. it is your win." Commander Lane answered. The medics tried to attend to him but he pushed them away. "Commander Cain, you lost. Stand down." Cain stood still for a moment. Hands bawled up in fury. Blood dripping from his finger tips. His nails dug into his palms before he calmed himself.
"Yes, you are right." Commander Cain said smoothly. "A slight fracture in my jaw. Bruised ribs and a few teeth knocked loose. Very good Cadet Wayne. Who taught you if you do not mind me asking."
"Those I learned from are all dead." Max said simply. He wiped the sweat off and put his shirt back on. Wrapping his hands with medicinal wraps. The bruises were nothing that wouldn't heal over quickly. Even with him holding his healing back. "Time to go right?"
The instructors looked at the time. The buses would leave in about five minutes for the cadets. Commander Cain nodded as they cadets cleared out quickly. They already knew not to talk about everything.
Who the hell would believe them anyway. The moment the place cleared out, General Sera walked in. Eyes looking over everything with glee. The banner that was torn. The sweat and blood on the ground.
"Ahhhhh!" She exhaled deeply. The blood and sweat dissipated turning into energy. "Such raw emotion. Such raw power! Oh Maxie.. you are so good as always. Always send me into a tizzy. Enough to make me want to kill you right now. But I can wait. It will be fun, just like old times."
*Woom!* A small pulse of magic and the banner was fixed. Which would make Commander Lane slightly crazy. She was planning on coming back later to have it taken down.
"Oh, the fun I will have." General Sera walked away. None the wiser about what just happened.