Chapter 150 - Get Ready (1/2)
It was three days after Leona took Claire away.
Aleen, Aya, and Lily were currently in the outskirts of London, in the abandoned building where Aya used to live.
After Claire left, Aleen convinced Aya of living with him. After all, now they were teammates, it would be better if she stays nearby in case of an unexpected incident.
As expected, Aya refused at the beginning, but under Aleen's constant persuasion, she finally ceded. Although she looked at Aleen warily for some reason.
Aleen could swear that he did not have any strange intention when he suggested the idea, but when he thought about it, he realized that he truly seemed was a bit suspicious.
Anyway, with Aya living together with him, Aleen found it easier to face Claire's absence. It was the first time in years that the siblings were so far apart for so long. Moreover, he was not sure when he would see her again.
But when he thought about his sister's determined face, he strengthened his resolution to become stronger.
And that is the reason because they are here today.
When Aya learned that Aleen had been searching for a place to train secretly, she suggested her former hideout. She then brought Aleen with him to visit it, and Aleen could not help but be impressed.
Not only was this place secret and hidden from other people's eyes, but it also was pretty orderly. After all, Aya had lived here for a long time, so she made sure of keeping it moderately clean.
Aleen instantly agreed to take this place as their training place, base, and hideout.
And now, Aleen and Aya were using this place to train.
But instead of practicing their skills or circulating their mana, they decided for a more violent kind of training, a spar.
Taking a step forward, Aleen slashed towards Aya with his wooden sword.
The sword moved a great speed. In a second, it reached near Aya's neck.
But Aya remained unperturbed facing that attack. With a step back, she evaded the slash and counterattacked with her metallic claw.
Unfortunately, her movements were slower compared to Aleen. Aleen just took a step aside calmly and was already out of Aya's range. Then, he circled around the claw and stabbed towards Aya's chest.
Aya reacted instantly. She twisted her body strangely and avoided the stab, then, she took a step forward closing the distance between Aleen and her.
Her movements were strangely cat-like. She clawed towards Aleen's face with her metallic claw at incredible speed. When Aleen evaded the attack, she used the floor to recover her posture and crouched down agilely, before jumping towards Aleen again.
Sometimes, Aya would use the walls and objects around the place as footholds to attack Aleen. Her movements were so strange and precise that Aleen had trouble coping with her even with his greater speed.
Like that, they continued sparring for another hour.
During the past two days, Aleen and Aya had sparred a few tens of times.
During their spars, the two of them restricted their skills. Aleen could not use Lightning Movement or Dynamic Sight, and Aya could not use the help of Lily. It was because when Aleen used Lightning Movement, Aya was unable to respond.
But without using their skills, their spars were much more even.
Although Aleen was faster and stronger due to his enhanced body and the last time when he failed to acquire his skill, Aya's fighting techniques were better. She did not use any martial art, but her movements were strangely ghostlike... or catlike. At the same time, her senses were sharper than Aleen, her body was incredibly flexible, and her battle instinct was astounding. Her movements did not follow any pattern, and sometimes, they were as bizarre as they were incredible. To be honest, Aleen had a bit of trouble coping with them.
The pair concluded that such movements were probably due to the influence of her bond with Lily. Leona said that both Aya and Leona would benefice from the bond, even going so far as to get some of the abilities of the other.
Thanks to Aya's great fighting abilities, the spars were of great use to both of them.