"You are going to pay" Ran said angrily looking down at the blonde girl who was on the floor a red fist mark started to appear where Ran had hit her the blonde noticed it "How dare you damage my beautiful face!" the blonde yelled jumping up "Do you have any idea who I am!" the blonde shouted again "No, and I don't care" Ran said "You should I am Karla Aventur!" the blonde yelled "Never heard of you" Ran said spitefully. "I am the daughter of Vaughn Aventur! He is a very famous and strong adventurer!" Karla shouted Ran scoffed "She's using her fathers name to make her seem better then every one" she thouht to herself "Oh, you scared now that you know who I am?" Karla smirked "Well, if you say your sorry, I'll forgive you and probably won't break your stupid sword" Karla said as she took the sword from the silver haired girl holding it in Ran's face "You better give that back now" Ran warned steping right in front of Karla and they stared eye to eye. Karla smirked and simingly out of nowhere a sword appeared in her free hand and she raised it up over Ran's making Ran's eyes widen and then contort with anger "You better not do that" Ran said and she slammed her fist into her desk causing a thud to echo in the classroom.
"If you apologize for being such a bitch I might give it back to you" Karla laughed "No way, you'll get no apology from me" Ran said "Now, I suggest you hand me my sword, or I'll have to make you" Ran said extending her hand "Give it now and save yourself some pain" Ran threatened "That doesn't sound like an apology" Karla smirked and her arm holding her sword started to drop Ran jumped at Karla knocking her down and causing her blade and hers to hit the floor the made several desk move with their fall the two rolled around on the ground Ran was ontop of Karla and she was landing blows on each side of her face making deep red brusies to appear.
"You!" Karla shouted and she was able to push Ran off of her knocking over more desks Ran jumped back up quickly and rushed at Karla she spun and swung her leg Karla blocked her leg and threw a punch which caught Ran in the chin knocking her back stunning her a bit Ran shook and again she went at Karla she ran around her and kneed her in the back making her stumble forward and fall face first to the floor she shot back up and she had a red mark from were he head hit the floor "Rah!" she growled rushing at Ran who rushed at her Karla made it look like she was going to throw another punch making Ran gaurd herself but what Karla did was dive to the side and she grabed her sword and Ran's "You!" Ran shouted as she ran over and before Karla could get up from off the floor landed a kick square in her face making her drop the swords and fly back into some desk with a loud bang Karla groaned and the she gritted her teeth as she looked up at Ran and stood up she had a small trickle of blood flowing from her mouth and a dirt print from were Ran's boot hit her face.
Karal dove for the two swords again but Ran was one step ahead and she quickly grabbed both "Bitch!" Karla shouted furiously and ran at Ran some students gasped Ran smirked and she raised her sword over Karla's making her stop dry "Wait, don't!" Karla shouted "Don't what?" Ran grinned "Don't break my sword please!" Karla begged "Oh, then maybe if you apologize I'll consider it" Ran said Karla faced turned from worry to anger "No way!" Karla shouted Ran made as if she was going to break Karla's sword "No wait!" Karla shouted Ran stopped mid-motion "Yes?" Ran said "Alright, I'm sorry I threatened to break your sword!" Karla said "Now give me mine back please if anything happens to it my father will kill me!" Karla said "Fine, apology accepted" Ran said and she lowered her sword and handed Karla hers the moment Karla got her hand or her sword she went back on the attack she swung and tried to hit Ran's sword out her hand but Ran spun and she struck Karla in the back with the butt of her sword knocking the wind out of her.
Karla collapsed to the ground gasping for breath "You little" Ran said as she walked towards the gasping Karla who couldn't get up she was able to pick her head up and look at Ran who was stalking towards her "Please I'm sorry! I give up!" Karla said "I gave you a chance to bow out but you screwed it up" Ran said and she kicked Karla in the side "Agh!" Karla shouted reaching for her side "Please I'm really sorry!" Karla said Ran kicked her side again while her hand still held it Karla gasped in pain "Please stop!" the black haired girl shouted stepping in "Melani?" Karla said seeing the black haired girl step in "Please Karla's sorry!" Melani said "Move!" Ran shouted and she swung her fist and knocked Melani to the ground she crashed to the ground hard and her body shook with pain. "Melani!" Karla shouted "You bitch!" Karla shouted trying to get up Ran stomped on her back and held her down Karla shouted in pain "You bitch!" the silver haired girl shouted rushing at Ran "Selena! Help me!" Karla shouted seeing the silver haired girl rush over "Leave Karla alone!" Selena shouted jumping with a fist held up.
Ran glanced at her and in one swift motion she jumped up and spun and landed a kick in Selena's gut with the foot she stomped on Karla's back and sent her sailing to the floor clutching her stomach "Selena!" Karla shouted Ran then slammed the heel of her foot into the back of Karla's head making her gasp in pain "Someone help me!" Karla shouted then suddenly Ran felt a strange presence around her she then felt like she was being squeezed then slowly felt it become tighter she shook she couldn't move "What is going on?" Ran shouted stuggling to move "That's quiet enough young lady" said a male voice Ran looked and saw a man with short blonde hair standing in the doorway wearing a black set of clothes "You are being stopped by my binding magic" the man said "Who the heck are you!" Ran shouted "D..Daddy?" Karla said looking up from the floor "Dad?" Ran repeated then suddenly she felt a pulse come from her sword and suddenly all the anger that built up in her vanished and she came to her senses that's when she saw Karla laying on the ground plus Melani and Selena laying on the ground groaning in pain "What the heck happned?" Ran asked looking at all three girls "You beat the crap out of us!" Karla shouted slowly getting up from the floor she stumbled a bit as her legs were weak.
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You okay Karla?" her father asked "No Dad! I just had crap beaten out of me!" Karla shouted "You weakling how could you be beaten so badly you're a Aventur!" her father shouted Karla shrank back "Sorry Dad" Karla said "You and I are going to have a talk at home" he said eyeing Karla "Yes Sir" she replied "As for you young lady" her father said looking at Ran "What is your name?" he asked "Ran Ashbell sir" she answered "Ashbell? you must be Gerret's daughter" he said with a laugh "How do you know my father?" Ran asked "Me and him were traveling partners a long time ago" he said "No wonder you were able to beat my daughter so easily" he smirked "Your just like your father" he said "Thank you sir" Ran said "But, even though you're the daughter of an old friend as a teacher of Vale I must inforce the rules" he said "I'll accept any punishment sir" Ran said bowing her head "Well then, you may know that fighting amongst each other is a very serious offence here" he said Ran nodded.
"The rules state you must be expelled " he said Ran's eyes widened "But, since it's your first offense you can spend the rest of the day in detention" he said "Do you accept this punishment?"he asked "Ye..Yes sir I accept" Ran said "Good, now I'm going to unbind you and you will go to the detention room for the rest of the day" he said Ran nodded and she felt the binding on her release "I'm so sorry sir, I let myself be consumed by my anger" Ran said bowing to Karla's father he bowed back "Apology accepted, Ms.Ashbell" he said "Karla" he said "You and your friends head to the infimary" he said looking at Ran "Daddy! Why were you so easy on her!" Karla shouted "She beat me and my friends up!" Karla fussed "You started it all Karla I could hear from the hallway" her father said Karla face grew angry "She should be expelled!" Karla shouted looking at Ran angrily "Know your place Karla!" her father shouted "At home I am your father, but here I am a teacher!" he said "And when a teacher of Vale makes a ruling there is no going back on it!" he said "But father!" Karla pleaded "That's enough Karla! Now I order you and your friends to go to the infimary now get to it!" he raised his voice "Yes sir" Karla said.
"Come on guys lets go to the infimary" Karla said her father walked off and Ran was heading out to go to the detention room "Hey you!" Karla shouted Ran turned and faced her "Yes?" Ran asked "This isn't over I don't care what my father said I'll make you pay for this!" Karla shouted Ran said nothing and walked out the room and she headed for the detention room she went in and a women was sitting at the desk by the door "Yes?" she asked seeing Ran walk in "How can I help you?" the women asked "Oh, I'm suppose to stay here for the rest of the day" Ran replied "Oh yes, Ms.Ashbell I presume?" she asked "Yes" Ran said "Mister Aventur just let me know you'd be coming" she said and she walked out from behind the desk "Fallow me" she said and Ran fallowed her to a door where she stopped "Now, you must hand over your weapon and you will stay here until your time of release" she said "Yes Mam' " Ran said and she handed over her sword "You will refrain from making noise and you will stay in this room" she said "If you have any need for something important you may call on me" the lady said walking into the room Ran fallowed behind her a single chair was centered in the room.
"Now I'll leave you to yourself" the lady said and she walked off with Ran's sword Ran walked over and sat in the chair and watched as the women closed the door behind her and locked it leaving Ran all by herself in a silent room Ran hung her head and covered her eyes with her hands "Why did I do something like that?" Ran asked herself "What made me beat those girls like that?" Ran said she remembered Karla and her friends had came to her desk and started picking at her while she was taking down some notes then she remembers Karla taking her sword Ran felt a bit of anger rise up in her just like earlier then she remebered Karla belittling her sword.
"How dare she! She has no idea what makes that sword special!" Ran shouted hitting her leg with a fist then she remebered Karla holding up her sword and threatening to break hers and the rage inside her rose up "How dare she do that!" Ran shouted loudly she heard a knock on the door "Ms.Ashbell please refrain form shouting!" the lady yelled Ran calmed herself down and took in a breath "Sorry Mam" Ran apologized her rage subsideding "I can't belive I lost myself so easily like that" Ran said after Karla had threatened to break her sword and saw her actually try to break it she completlly lost it and attacked her "I..I.." Ran stuttered "I took it to far" Ran said "Dad and Mom aren't going to like this.." Ran said her father and mother had told her never to resort to violence because you would have it come back on you.
Ran sat in the silent room what seemed like for hours she couldn't tell what time it was as there was no clock in the room Ran was starting to fall asleep being by herself in the silent room for so long that's when the door to her room opened and in stepped Karla's father Ran stood up "You can stay seated" he said with a chuckle Ran sat back down "Sir, I'm sorry I injured your daughter so badly" Ran said "Oh, don't you worry she's not badly hurt just some cuts and brusies" he smiled "Still, I am sorry for hurting her" Ran said "You don't have to be so sorry, my daughter is the one who started it all you were defending yourself" he said "But I took it too far!" Ran said "Yes, but I feel there is a reason you took it that far" he said Ran just gave a nod "I won't ask you the details" he said "So, Garret's daughter huh?" he said with a smile.
"How has old Garret been eh?" he asked "He's well, he trained me before I came to Vale" Ran said "Ah, that's why your so skilled, leave it to Garret to train his daughter to be strong like him" he laughed "Sir, how long did you know my father?" Ran asked "I knew him for 3 years" he said "Me and him were in a group together back in the day" he went on "Me and Garret were a team me and him fought many monsters and men together" he droned on "To think after this whole time of not seeing him in so long I meet his daughter!" he said "It's nice to meet a friend of my fathers" Ran said "My father never tells us about when he was a adventurer" Ran said "Oh, I could tell you alot about old Garret" he said "That will have to wait Vaughn" came Ran's fathers voice "Dad!" Ran gasped in surpise "Oh hello Garret long time no see" Karla's father said walking over to Ran's father "You to Vaughn" her father said shaking Karla's fathers hand "I'm sorry my daughter gave you trouble I'll make sure she gets an earfull at home" her father said looking at her Ran avoided his gaze "Now, now Garret, my daughter started the whole thing so I'm equally sorry" Karla's father said.
"Yes Vaughn, I know but Ran knows what we think of resorting to violence" Ran's father said looking at her she nodded "I see, well nice seeing you again Garret" Karla's father said going to walk out the room he stopped right beside Ran's dad and said "Your daughters strong like her old man" he then walked off Ran still didn't look her father in the eyes as he stood a few inches away from her "Ran" he said Ran groaned "Ran look at me" her father said Ran didn't disobey she locked her eyes on her father "What were you thinking having a fight in school?" her father asked "I..I wasn't thinking at all.." Ran said "And why was that?" he asked "Karla did something that made me really angry and I couldn't control myself" Ran said "And what might that be?" he asked Ran hesitated should she tell her father that she got made over her weapon being taken he wouldn't understand if she told him and there's be further quiestion and Lan would get in trouble "Ran, answer me" her father said Ran still said nothing "Well, then you can think on weither you'll tell or not while your locked in your room for the rest of the day" her father said "Yes sir" Ran said "Now come on lets go home" her father said walking out the room Ran fallowed behind him quietly and closed the room door.
As she and her father made their way home from the academy the was no words spoken between them Ran knew there was no point in talking to he father when she was in trouble then suddenly he father sighed as the exited the front gate "You remind me alot of me when I was your age" he said "Why?" Ran asked "I did something just like you too, some kid had taken something special to me" her father said "And he wasn't giving it back to me and, that got me angry" her father chuckled "I layed into him hard, and beat the crap out of him until he had blood cushing from his nose" her father said "Geez, was what he took that important?" Ran asked "Yes, It was the sword my father made for me before he passed away" her father said Ran flinched what happened to her father in the past happened to her.
"What made you get so angry you beat him so badly?" Ran asked "Oh, he belittled the sword my father took days to make just for me" he father said "Then he said he was going to throw it in a river and I'd never see it again" he father went on "Then the shit ran off with it, and headed for the river he mentioned" he father paused "I chased him down and with the anger surging in me, I caught up with him" he father finished "And then you beat him up?" Ran asked "Yeah, even when he apologized I still wailed on him" he said "When my mother found out.." he shivered.
"She beat the hell out of me" he said "I'd never seen my mother so angry before" he said "Then she told me, my father would be disappointed in me that I let myself get consumed by anger over something like that" he smiled "Is that why you told me and Lan never to resort to violence?" Ran asked "Kinda, It's also I don't want you two to make a mistake you'll regret" he said Ran looked down at the ground and took a breath "Dad" she said "Yes Ran?" he asked "I think I can tell you why I got so angry" she said her father stopped in his tracks and Ran stopped as well "Okay, I'm all ears" he said "Now, before I tell you, promise me you'll belive what I'm about to tell you" Ran said "Okay, I promise" her father said placing his hand over his heart Ran took another breath.
"What happened was Karla had said some bad things about my sword" Ran said her father stood stll listening "Then, she took it from me" Ran said "She..She threatened to break my sword" Ran said "Now, I'll tell you why I got so angry over a sword" Ran said "Remember your promise" Ran said her father nodded "It's because Lan..helped me to make it.." Ran said "He helped me make Blinding Moon..he told me what to do and I did it.." Ran went on "He's smart Dad..he watched a blacksmith in town and somehow he remebered everything.." Ran rambled on "Please, belive me, I'm not lying Lan did help me make my sword..without him my sword wouldn't be how it is" Ran said "And..And...And..And" Ran stuttered she wanted her father to belive her he laughed "Ran, I belive you.." her father said.
"What?" Ran asked surprised "Why?" she asked "Well, I knew from the start Lan was smart for his age I saw him studying our movements when we trained at home" he said "Now, your telling me he helped you make your sword" her father looked up to the sky "How is it that the gods graced me with two talented and special kids?" he said "Dad?" Ran said her father looked at her "Yes?" he asked "Are you mad, I let Lan help me make my weapon?" Ran asked "A little" he said with a grin "Just one more thing did you tell the headmaster you had help?" he asked "Yes" she said she smiled when she saw the look on her fathers face "He said it was a test to see if we would tell the truth for doing something were told not to" Ran said "And he said I was the only one who admitted I had help" Ran said "I'm proud of you" he said Ran hugged her father "Thanks dad" Ran said "Your still getting punished young lady" he said Ran groaned and her father laughed and then they continued on their way home. The next day came around and Ran was sitting in class the yelling voice of her mother wormed through her head "Geez, never seen mom so angry before" she shuddered Lan had asked her if she was alright after being in the fight she never told him the reason why the fight started though then, she heard a low voice come from her side "R..Ran?" said a female voice "Ran Ashbell" the female voice grew louder Ran looked and she saw the black haired girl with glasses who was with Karla and the silver haired girl.
"Oh, uhm.." Ran racked her brain trying to remeber the girls name "I'm Melani" the girl said seeing Ran was having difficulty remebering her name "Oh yeah, hi Melani, what's up?" Ran asked nervously "Uhm, I wanted to apologize for what happened yesterday" she said bowing "Oh no! I'm the one who should be sorry I hit you when you were trying to stop me" Ran said "No, I tried telling Karla before she even started picking a fight with you not to" Melani said "But, I just became friends with Karla so she hardly listens to me like she does Serena" Melani said "I see, then why are you friends with her?" Ran asked "Karla's not that bad you just have to get used to her ways" Melani said silence fell between the two girls "So, how are you doing?" Ran asked Melani smiled "I'm fine you don't have to worry" Melani said "All I needed was an ice pack to reduce the swelling" Melani said "I'm still sorry" Ran said Melani nodded "So, how are you doing?" Melani asked "Me? Oh well.." Ran paused "Ever since yesterday other students have been avoiding me" Ran said she looked towards the front of the room and caught a girl looking back at her and she quickly turned her head scared Ran sighed.
"See, no one will make eye contact with me" Ran said "That's really horrible" Melani said "Yeah, but I did kinda brutally beat a girl in this very classroom yesterday so, I don't blame them" Ran said "But, aren't you worried you won't be able to make friends?" Melani asked "I'm not really here to make friends I came her to study hard and learn all that I can" Ran said with a smile Melani smiled "I like how your so determined" Melani said "The other students in or year don't even know what they want to do" Melani said "Yet you, you have everything planned out" Melani said "Th..Thanks Melani" Ran said blushing a bit this was the first time someone other then Lan or her parents had praised her. "Well, I just wanted to see how you were doing so I-" Melani's words were cut off by Karla's shouting.
"Melani?! What the heck do you think your doing talking to her!" Karla shouted coming over to her "K..Karla I was just.." Melani stuttered "I told you yesterday not to talk to her!" Karla shouted Melani shrank back "Ye..Yes Karla..Sorry" Melani said Karla then looked over at Ran "And you!" she said pointing at her "Karla, just go away, look I'm sorry about yesterday" Ran said avoiding eye contact with Karla who gritted her teeth in anger "How dare you! I told you yesterday that things weren't over between the two of us!" Karla shouted "Just go away!" Ran shouted she shot up her desk and slammed her fist into it without holding back and it collapsed in a pile to the ground other students in the classroom turned and looked while some started running out fearing another fight was going to break out "Karla.." Melani pleaded "Serena had some broken ribs" Karla said "Wh..What?" Ran asked her eyes widening "Serena, the girl you kicked so hard in the stomach yesterday!" Karla shouted "She had 3 broken ribs!" Karla added "She has to stay home until they heal!" Karla shouted "I..I had no idea...I'm so sorry.." Ran said with a sad look on her face "I won't accept that apology! Only when you lay beaten at my feet will I accept it!" Karla said Ran stayed silent "In fact" Karla smirked "You and I should settle our fight from yesterday" she went on "What do you mean?" Ran asked "Simple, tommorow, me and you will go at it again" Karla explained.
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"We won't hold anything back, it'll be over when either one doesn't have the strength to move" Karla said "Do you accept Ran Ashbell?" Karla said Ran thought should she accept Karla's challange "If I don't she'll keep coming after me if I say no" Ran thought she took a breath "I'm sorry father, mother, I'm going to use violence again" Ran apologized mentally to her parents "Yes, I accept Karla" Ran said Karla smirked "Good, I'll make you feel as much pain as Serena is right now" Karla laughed "I'm going to make sure you regret getting involved with me" Karla said "So, were is this going to happen?" Ran asked "Hmm, how about in the afternoon tommorow after school' Karla said "There's a little open area I know of that we won't be disturbed" Karla said "I'll have Melani deliver the directions to you later today' Karla said "Be preared" Karla said and she walked off laughing Ran sighed why did she just agree to Karla's challange "Sorry about that" Melani said "If I hadn't talked to you, you wouldn't have been challanged to a fight" Melani said.
"It's alright, Its a good idea to get this over with early then avoid it" Ran said she then went to sit down forgetting she had destroyed her desk and she fell to the floor "I gotta learn how to control my strength when I get angry" Ran said through a groan Melani laughed "Are you okay Ran?" Melani asked "Yeah" Ran said then a teacher came in and saw Ran's detroyed desk "What happened in here? I was told a fight was happening in here" she asked "Oh, there was no fight Mam' " Melani said the lady teacher put her hand to her hip "Then explain the broken desk" she said pointing to Ran who was still on the floor "I broke it" Ran said standing up "Excuse me?" the teacher asked looking at Ran hard "I kinda slammed my fist into it and it broke" Ran said with an apologetic look Melani stiffeled a giggle the lady teacher sighed "I told the headmaster we needed new desks for the first years" she said.
"Sorry" Ran said with a bow "That's alright now when I tell the headmaster he might actually listen to me" the teacher said "Just move the broken pieces outside the classroom and the jainitor will pick it up" the teacher said "Yes mam' " Ran said with a bow and the lady teacher walked off Ran let out a sigh of relief "Well, I better move this" Ran said "I'll talk to you later Melani" Ran said "Oh, Okay" Melani said and she walked off leaving Ran to move the broken pieces of her desk outside the classroom for the rest of the day Ran had to stand while she took notes until she was given another desk to sit in later on in the day it was almost time for everyone to head home Ran was putting away her books and notebook when Melani's voice came from beside her "Uhm, Ran?" she said Ran looked and saw Melani had a piece of folded paper in her hand and she was holding it out to her "I guess that's the directions Karla mentioned I'd recieve?" Ran asked "Yep" Melani said "Thanks" Ran said taking the folded paper from Melani "I hope you don't get hurt to badly" Melani said "What about Karla?" Ran asked "Well, I more worried for you to say the least" Melani said "Oh, why?" Ran asked but that's when the bell signaling the end of the day went off and Melani wasn't able to answer "Bye Ran" Melani said and she ran off "Hey! Wait, Melani!?" Ran called after her but Melani ran off out the classroom door Ran sighed then she looked down at the folded paper in her hand "Tommorow.." she muttered and she then left the classroom she had to get home and have a quick sparring session with her dad.
It was late in the afternoon of the next day the day of Ran and Karla's fight after the academy let out Ran immediatly headed to the spot drawn out on the folded paper she had been given as she wander through Roan she then came to a place that was a ways from the town she fallowed the dirt path and she saw a hill come into view as she climbed the hill at the top Karla came into view Ran also spotted Melani standing a few inches behind Karla when Ran reached the hilltop she heard Karla shout "Looks like you didn't wimp out" Karla said smiling Ran said nothing and walked in front of Karla "So, I hope your ready to get beaten into the dirt!" Karla said grinning Ran said nothing she then pulled out Blinding Moon and pointed it at Karla with a serious look on her face "Oh, all business are we?" Karla said and out of thin air her sword appeared in her hand and she pointed it at Ran.
It was the same one she used when she threatened to break Ran's sword it was thick blade sword and the blade itself was long "My sword is called Longclaw" Karla said "It rips through anything like the claws of a lion" Karla said "And it will do it to you" Karla said and without a single wasted motion she swung her sword Ran jumped back and then rushed around Karla who fallowed after her Ran narely got slashed by Karla's sword as she swung it down but she was able to move away Ran then rushed Karla's left and spun Karla turned and blocked Ran's attack seeing no opening Ran jumped back she studied Karla while Karla did the same Ran took a small breath and she then started running at Karla whole smiled and raised her sword she when Ran got close she raised her sword and quickly brought it down but she was caught off gaurd when Ran turned her sword missing her completly and started running circles around her.
Karla tracked Ran's movements the best she could "Would you stop messing around!" Karla shouted irritated Ran the came from behind her Karla turned to block but Ran wasn't there then Ran was behind her again making her turn and again Ran somehow was behind her then unexpectedly Ran came from her blindspot and Karla was knocked to the ground with a kick to her side Karla stood up and went at Ran slashing wildly back to back Ran just moved out of the way of each swing effortlessly making Karla more irritated which caused her to not notice Ran swinging her leg up and Karla got a kick to the chin causing her to flip back and her sword to go flying out her hand Karla crashed to the ground and shuddered from the blow and didn't get up right quick Ran let out a sigh of relief and she put her sword away and turned and started walking away thinking the fight was over but then she her Karla groaning she turned and saw her sturggling to get up using her sword for stability Ran turned a look of disbelief on her face Karla looked at her.
"This isn't over yet" Karla said a small trickel of blood coming down from her mouth she wiped it off and held her sword up "There's no way.." Ran said to herself but then she took her sword back out and walked over towards Karla who was barely standing up but when Ran got close she surprised Ran by rushing straight at her sword in mid-swing Ran didn't have enough time to move back so she held her sword up and somehow she was able to block Karla's masive sword swing but the force knocked her to the ground and Karla fallowed up with a downward slash Ran rolled out of the way as Karla's sword cut into the ground Ran hopped up off the ground "I won't go down as easy as last time, I'm not holding anything back!" Karla shouted and rushed at Ran swinging more measuredly Ran's jacket had a tear in it her arm recieved a small cut some of her hair was snipped off and the point of the blade almost got her in the face but she was able to pull her head back just enough to avoid it.
Ran had no way to stop Karla's assault she was dodging swings left and right then in a spilt second Ran risked it all she waited for Karla's swing to come really close and before it hit her she ducked and then as the force of Karla's swing made it take a while for her to swing it back Ran brought her fist up and got Karla in the chin making her stumble back her legs shook again but she still stood she gritted her teeth "It'll take more then that to make me go down!" Karla shouted and again she was on the attack this time she added spins to her swing occasianlly making it even more difficult for her to aoid her attacks Ran got several more scratches on her arms and rips in her jacket she jumped back to avoid the long blade of Karla's sword and after she had dodged so many swings for so long she started to get fatigued she was breathing hard and she fell back as her left leg gave out Karla took advantage of Ran's misfortune and swung her sword down quickly Ran narrowly avoided the blade but she didn't escape unscatehed as her left leg recieved a cut she grabbed her leg in pain "Aww, does it hurt?" Karla jostled with a smile.
Ran stood up she took in a deep breath and remebered what her father had told her he had said when you were getting tired from dodging attacks the best thing to do was take a deep breath and stand completly still and breath through your nose and try and tap into the extra source of energy that your body never lets you use Karla watched as Ran stood still not moving a single inch "What are you doing!?" Karla shouted "Come on! We're not through here!" she said irritated Ran ignored her and continued with what she was doing then suddenly she felt a surge of energy spread throughout her body she closed her eyes and exhaled before she even moved she remebered her fathers warning "Ran when you use this technique make sure you don't use it for too long if you do" her father paused.
"Your body will give out on you and you will die" her father said with a serious tone Ran nodded "Okay dad, I'll try not to" she said lowly to herself "Come on! Stop wasting time!" Karla shouted in anger then Ran rushed at Karla Ran could feal that she was faster when she got close Karla raised her sword and swung it down before it hit the ground Ran was already behind Karla and Ran fallowed with a knee to Karla's back and sent her to the ground Karla lifted herself off the ground and turned to face Ran but she was gone suddenly Karla felt a leg hit her in the side and when she looked she saw Ran to her left and she had connected with a kick and sent her crashing to the ground again Karla staggered to her feet "What's going on?" she said to herself she looked at Ran "How is it she's so fast she should be exsaughsted from dodging all my swings!"she said.
Ran felt incredible the energy swimming through her was incredible "Ran you mustn let great power control you" her fathers words echoed in her head Ran shook her head she suddenly felt her muscles strain she knew she had to somehow make Karla stay down so Ran began her final attack she rushed quickly at Karla and Karla weakly tried swinging her sword she brought it down but Ran was able to get under it and get up close to Karla Ran dropped her sword and she threw a punch and hit Karla in the abdomen Karla's body shuddered but she didn't go down Ran threw a second punch an hit Karla in the ribs which made her drop her sword but still Karla didn't go down but Ran knew one last blow would finish it she swung her foot back and felt the muscles in it scream in pain she fought through it and with a bit of strength behind her kick she hit Karla in the chin and Karla sailed backwards to the ground with a groan Ran felt the energy that was coursing through her vanish and she soon began panting hard.
Karla didn't get up this time she stayed on the ground Melani came running over she knelt down beside Karla and checked her over she looked at Ran "She's out cold" Melani said "Phew" Ran said she could feal her muscles screaming at her and her body felt heavy her vision became blurry and she stumbled Melani rushed over to her and held her up "Are you okay Ran?" Melani asked "Yeah, just that last move took alot out of me" Ran said with a grin "Your were really amazing Ran" Melani said "Thanks" Ran said "I never seen someone go toe to toe with Karla like that" Melani said "Usually others don't last to long" Melani added "She almost had me" Ran mumbled "But, what was that at the end?" Melani asked "What do you mean?" Ran said faning ignorance "You stood still for a while and then suddenly it looked like you recieved a burst of energy" Melani said "Oh, uh I geuss that was just a last spurt of energy I was able to draw out" Ran said with a smile "No way! You were so fast it was more then a last spurt of energy!" Melani said "Uhm.." Ran stuttered nerously then they heard a groan come from Karla she slowly sat up from the ground and held her head "Agh, my head is killing me.." Karla said she looked up and saw Ran and Melani looking at her she went to get up Melani came over and helped her "Ugh, what happened?" Karla asked grogily "You lost Karla" Melani said "Wha? I lost" Karla said devestated "No, I can still.." Karla started "Enough Karla!" Ran shouted Melani turned her head and looked at Ran and Karla went silent.
"It's over you lost! You were knocked out cold!" Ran shouted "You should accept the results and stop!" Ran said "You no longer have the ability to fight me" she said "If you continue with the state your in you'll die" Ran said blatantly Karla's eyes widened "Please, stop it's all over" Ran said she then walked over to Karla "Now, I hope after this everything between us is over" Ran said extending her hand Karla pushed Melani away from her "Karla don't!" Melani said worriedly Karla extened her hand and grabbed Ran's "Ye..Yeah, It does, it's over" Karla said "You beat me fairly" she added "As a Aventur I must honor the rule I gave" she said with a smile "But, next time I won't let you win" Karla said Ran smiled "I'll be happy to fight you again Karla" Ran said "As friends" she added Karla blushed "Don't get the wrong idea! We're not friends we're rivals!" Karla shouted "Okay Karla" Ran smiled Karla groaned angryly "Come on Melani lets go" she said "Okay Karla" Melani smiled and she fallowed behind Karla and picked up her sword she waved to Ran but as Ran raised her hand her vison went black and she heard Melani shout her name. It was a few hours later and Ran was lying in bed she was changed into her pajamas and her wounds were bandaged up a cold towel fell from her head onto her lap "What happened?" Ran said groggy she looked around her dark room she then heard a groan from her bedside she looked and Lan was asleep with his head laying on her bed.
"Lan?" Ran said outloud hearing his sisters voice Lan opened his eyes when he saw Ran was awake he shot up "Onee-chan!!" Lan shouted and hugged her "Ow!" Ran groaned "Sorry!" Lan said releasing her quickly "What happened Lan?" Ran asked "You were brought home by some girls" Lan said "I was?" Ran asked "Yeah, they said that you were training with them and suddenly you fainted after it was all over" Lan said "Training?"Ran said confused then she realized Karla and Melani must have lied to cover up that she and Karla weren't training but fighting "Oh yeah, training that's right!" Ran said with a smile "You must have pushed yourself too hard" Lan said "You were out cold and dad had to bring you up to your room" Lan explained "Have you been here long?" Ran asked "I've been here ever since mom bandaged you and changed your clothes" Lan said "When was that? How long was I out?" Ran asked "Your were out for hours onee-chan" Lan said "Man, I really pushed myself hard" Ran said "And I know you weren't training" Lan said "What?" Ran said surprised "You and that blonde haired girl fought each other didn't you?" Lan said with a smile Ran's mouth dropped "I could tell the black haired girl didn't have a scratch of speck of dirt on her" Lan said Ran sat there flabbergasted "I'll go let mom and dad know your up onee-chan" Lan said and he left the room. "That brother of mine" she mumbled "Nothing escapse him.." Ran said she then smiled she had finally ended things with Karla now she could focus on recovering and on her studies at Vale.
It was a few days before Ran was able to get back to the academy and when she got back she quickly got back into things Ran had been able to get back to being the top student and she occasianlly had some heated words with Karla but it didn't result in a fight like it did before Karla still denied that she and Ran were friends when people asked "It's good to see your back in action" Melani said walking up to Ran in class "Yeah, sure is I was lost staying at home for so long"Ran smiled "Still, I can't belive you were able to get back to how you were so quickly" Melani said "I know I thought after being layed out in bed for so long would make me get a bit soft but, I've seemed to bounce back" Ran said "You really had us scared when you passed out like that" Melani said "Karla was scared?" Ran asked "Yeah, she thought it was her fault you passed out" Melani said "No, I did it to myself" Ran said "So,.." Melani started Ran arched an eyebrow "What?" she asked "Can you finally tell me what that was?" Melani asked "I..I have no idea what your talking about Melani" Ran said fidgeting "You said that when I asked you that time!" Melani shouted "You have to tell me!" she added Ran sighed ever since she came back Melani pestered her each and every minute wanting to know what the technique she had used to finish her fight with Karla she had ignored her for a while but it soon got on her nerves and so she faltered and decided to finally tell her.
"Okay, I'll tell you but promise me you'll never use it" Ran said "Sure" Melani said with a smile "Seriously Melani, if you use it the wrong way you'll die" Ran said with a serious tone Melani's smile faded and she nodded firmly "Okay, what I used was a little ability my Dad told me about that you can used to draw out the reserves of you energy" Ran started "You stand completly still, you take in a deep breath and breath through your nose" Ran went on "You then search inside youself, you find your energy reserve inside your body.." Ran said she remembered the feeling she had when she did it when she fought with Karla "When you feal a power suriging through your very being you know you've tapped into it" Ran said "Th..That's amazing!" Melani said "And your dad taught you this ability!" Melani went on "He must want you tone really strong!" she added "But.." Ran interjected Melani went silent "My dad warned me, if you draw too much of your reserve energy.." Ran paused "You can deplet it..and your body will shut down and you'll die" Ran said Melani stayed silent "See, every great ablilty has a consequence" Ran said looking at Melani hard "That's why I didn't want to tell you about it" Ran said.
"When I used it, the sudden power surge almost tool control of me" Ran said with a sad look on her face "If I hadn't remembered my father saying not to let great power control you" Ran paused "I wouldn't have just passed out I could have died" Ran said "Why would you use such a ability?" Melani asked "Well, I had no other choice.." Ran said "If I didn't pull out every stop fighting Karla she wouldn't have left me alone" Ran said "So that's how you became so fast?" came Karla's voice Ran and Melani looked and Karla was standing infront of them "Oh, hey Karla!" Melani said Ran avoided eye contact because right behind Karla was Serena the girl whom she had broken two ribs when she kicked her the first time she and Karla fought "Ran what's the matter?" Melani asked "Is it me?"Serena asked Ran turned stll avoiding eye contact with Serena and she nodded "You don't have to be like that" Serena said "But, I hurt you very badly.." Ran said "I know but, I'm fine now" Serena said "But.." Ran said "Don't worry about it Karla filled me in after it all happened" Serena said "Wha?" Ran said "She told me about how you two went toe to toe with each other" Serena said "And how you somehow came out with the win" Serena said "Oh! I wish you guys would have come get me! I would have killed to see that!" Serena said "Serena.." Ran said she smiled "Thanks" she added "I should be thanking you, finally Karla has someone other then me to train with" Serena said "And it's someone on her level" Serena added.
"Serena!" Karla shouted blushing "Don't get the wrong idea! She's my rival not my friend!" Karla said and she turned and crossed her arms "Sure Karla, whatever you say" Serena said then in walked a teacher he looked around like he was looking for someone "Hey, I wonder who that teacher is looking for?" Melani said Ran and the others looked and suddenly he opened his mouth "Ran" he called Ran jumped a bit "Did he just call my name?" Ran asked outloud "Did you do something wrong?" Melani asked "No" Ran said "Then it must be something else" Karla said "Ran Ashbell?" he called Ran was nervous what could a teacher want with her she clearly knew she wasn't in trouble so what could it be "Over here!" Serena called with a wave "Serena!" Ran shouted the teacher looked and he smiled when he saw Ran he walked over and stood in front of her desk "Ran Ashbell?" he asked "Ye..Yes, that's me " Ran replied nervously "Am I in trouble for something?" Ran asked "No, no, your not in trouble, I'm here for something really important" the teacher said "And what would that be sir?" Ran asked "You have been selected to go on a mission" he said Ran's brain stopped for a bit "Come again.." she said "You, Ran Ashbell, have been choosen by the headmaster of Vale Academy to go on a mission" he said Karla, Serena, and Melani looked at Ran who sat still not moving "Ran!?" Melani asked concerned "You okay?" she asked she waved her hand in fornt of Ran's face but she didn't respond "Is she okay?" Serena asked "RAN!!" Karla shouted Ran snapped back and her eyes sparkeled "A mission.." she mumbled "A mission.." she said louder a wide smile appeared on her face "Yes! I get to go on my very first mission!" Ran cheered as she shot up from her desk pumping her fists into the air. [End of Part 3]