The two parry eachother away, Xzaivier charges and attempts an overhead diagonal slash but Yagumi back steps the slash before jumping into the air and kicking Xzaivier in the face with his purple Jika Tabi boots. Once Xzaivier's a reasonable distance away Yagumi stomps onto the ground, causing a medium-sized rock to lift into the air before getting kicked into Xzaivier's direction by Yagumi.
Xzaivier horizontally slashes the rock before shouting.
Xzaivier: pathetic!
Yagumi raises an eyebrow.
Yagumi: (in his mind) This guy's absolutely feral. He's not stronger than me though, no one's stronger than me!
The two charge into another confrontation that shakes the entire cave.
Sensei Gara: Wow!
The two unleash a barrage of slashes upon each other, this is where the fight shifts slightly into Yagumi's favour as he has two swords, requiring Xzaivier to move twice as fast to not get injured. The two then parry eachother once more before clashing and causing a shockwave which sends both fighters to opposite sides of the cave. Both Yagumi and Xzaivier pant.
Yagumi: Who exactly is this guy?!
Sensei Gara: It took me a moment to realise but that is Evander Ryunosuke's boy.
Yagumi: What? You mean the second strongest sword saint to ever exist? That's his son?
Yagumi retort while clenching his teeth.
Sensei Gara: precisely.
Yagumi: How could you be so sure?
Sensei Gara: Look at him, he's Evander's spitting image.
Yagumi: grrr.
Sensei Gara: If you don't believe me , you could just ask him.
Yagumi stands up.
Yagumi: Hey you! What were your parents' names.
Xzaivier stands aswell.
Xzaivier: Evander Ryunosuke and Katherine Kunehane. I'm Xzaivier Ryunosuke.
Yagumi's eyes widen as he realises that he's fighting with the eldest son of 2 legends.
Yagumi: (in his mind) That's where all this strength is coming from, none of this strength, power or battle intellect is your own.
Yagumi scoffs.
Yagumi: I'm Yagumi Arashi. The current star of sword saint academy.
Sensei Gara: I saw that colossal fire at water bay village, are your parents alright?
Xzaivier: My father's dead and my mom got kidnapped by Gimori.
Yagumi: so you're an ...
Xzaivier: Orphan. Yeah.
Sensei Gara and Yagumi glance at each other.
Sensei Gara: Yagumi's been looking for some competition. How about you Join sword saint academy and give him exactly what he wants.
Yagumi: Don't get the wrong idea Orphan! You obviously could never be as strong as me!
Xzaivier: Sword Saint?
Sensei Gara: yeah you'll get free food, a free bathroom, free training, a free bedroom and the freedom to do what you want when you want after training hours.
Xzaivier: Sounds fun but I'm not interested.
Sensei Gara: You'll also get the opportunity to fight Gimori and his Cultists after you turn 16.
The name Gimori makes Xzaivier clench his jaw.
Xzaivier: I'm in.
Sensei Gara: ah perfect. Let's go.
The three depart from the cave and make their way to Sol City, the most beautiful City you'll ever get, castles, towers, peaceful living, sword saints and academy sword saints helping around, it is the pride of Eidolon.
[sword saint academy, Sol City, 16:00 o'clock]
Sensei Gara: This is it, this home for the rest of your life, well when you enroll it's is.
The Sword saint academy facility looks like a gigantic factory on the outside but hotel/ Gym on the inside. Hundreds if not thousands of kids varying from ages 4-15. Hundreds of professional sword saints (ages 16 and higher) and Senseis are either training their own technique or training a student's technique, However Xzaivier is in the main office sorting out his registration. It gets done and after a few weeks he receives his uniform: a half red, half black sleeveless Haori, a black shitagi, black hakama pants, that are tucked into his half red, half black Jika Tabi boots and his Shadow blade sheathed at his side. His jet black hair is tied into a ponytail to top off his new look.
[Next week, sword saint gravity enclosure]
A week had passed since Xzaivier had joined sword saint as their second student with a legendary blade (Yagumi is the other student with a legendary blade) and the students were all doing a special private, practical test in the gravity enclosure (a special training room used to simulate difficult situations, the most common is stimulating a gravity change, hence it's name), the Senseis would significantly increase the gravity and the students would be forced to fight and defeat 20 holograms while in at least 10x gravity. All sessions are closed to the Senseis and board officials. Most do badly except Xzaivier who decimates the holograms and displaying incredible fighting prowess as well as defence with his barrier Kanji, aswell as his exceptional center of gravity (he's 5'6 tall). His skill rating is a whopping 93/100, surpassed by 2 others: Yagumi Arashi with a skill rating of 92, Jin Zhan with a skill rating of 98, the highest in the academy.(A 14 year old, extremely powerful Kanji user, who usually makes use of the speed Kanji, granting him inhuman speed that can create sonic booms. He's barely faster than the Thunder blade.)
Jin: Can I actually get challenge next time, I finished that's test of yours in less than 3 seconds, new record.
Yagumi: looks like there's someone I need to crush.
Xzaivier: yeah, there's something unsettling about him. I just can't put my finger on it, but it's pissing me off.
Yagumi: Don't go thinking you're stronger than me just because you got a barely higher skill rating than me.
Xzaivier: i don't give two traps about you. I've already surpassed you.
The two get in eachother's faces
Yagumi: I dare you to say that again!
Xzaivier: I've already sur—
Jin: Hey there.
there's tension between the three as they all glare at eachother, accept Jin who's smirking. The top 3, they are all now competing for the no. 1 spot in the academy. Sensei Gara comes in with his usual excitement, which breaks the ice.
Sensei Gara: AMAZING NEWS YOU THREE!!!
Jin: What is it Sensei?
Xzaivier: Yeah spill it Sensei.
Sensei Gara: You all are apart of my team (cough) considering I am one of the strongest sword saint Senseis.
Jin: That's incredible.
Xzaivier: Yeah incredible... Jin.
Yagumi scowls while glaring at both Xzaivier and Jin.
Yagumi: Yeah, yeah. Just don't get in my way you extras. Because I'm the strongest, I'm the main character. You got it?
Xzaivier: What ever you say captain ego.
Yagumi clenches his teeth.
Jin: You must be Xzaivier Ryunosuke, son of the late and great Evander Ryunosuke aswell as the enslaved Katherine Kunehane.
Jin says while extending his hand for a hand shake.
The two shake hands and stare deeply into eachother's eyes. Xzaivier can practically smell the bloodlust radiating off him.
Jin: And you, Yagumi Arashi, the extremely skilled prodigy.
He extends his hand for a hand shake again.
Yagumi doesn't shake his hand.
Yagumi: A king doesn't shake the hand of his servants.
Jin smiles.
Jin: (in his mind) Oh, that's alright "king", this servant has plans for you.
Jin: You two are certainly destined for legend, just work hard alright.
Sensei Gara: Alright, Team X!
Yagumi: Team X? Why are we called that?
Sensei Gara: well I'm not really sure myself, but it sounds cool. You all can go ahead and do whatever but make sure you get plenty of rest, we start taking on commissions (small jobs around the city that young sword saints can do inorder to gain small payments)tomorrow.
Jin, Yagumi and Xzaivier: (simultaneously) Yes Sensei!
(Fun Fact: Xzaivier and Yagumi are the only two to use Top 11 Legendary Blades in sword saint academy, there are hundreds of other academy swords saints that wield regular legendary blades.)