The Void Soul

*A Test of Strength*

If you were to be honest with yourself, you were eager to attend into the Nailarts School.

But you were not THAT eager to fight THE NAILSAGE!

How did you know that this fly was the nailsage?

Well sadly, no one told you. But their quiet whispers was just not quiet enough for you to find out that apparently the NAILSAGE was the one who challenged you to battle!

It didn't help that you can see Oro's smug face in the audience!

It was evident that you were nervous at the idea of fighting the nailsage, but you couldn't just decline him, that would be rude.

But now you regretted saying that, as you would rather be rude than putting your life at risk!

"Let's begin." He said as he bowed to you.

You were too nervous to reciprocate the bow, you were too scared to take your eyes of him.

This turned out to be a good decision as he was suddenly in front of you with a blink of an eye. You had barely blocked his attack, with YOU protecting your body while you're having a mortal crisis.

Afraid that you'd fall off under the pressure you were in, you aggressively pushed him away from you. And to your utter relief, he got pushed back by your natural strength.

This is the only time that you'd have to thank that you're a vessel.

"Well, well, well.. would you look at that, you are strong." You swear that you can hear him grin under that mask.

"Go, Motty!"

Shut up, Lucius!

This time the Nailsage launched at you, and you couldn't even see him coming. No, even if you did, you wouldn't be fast enough to block him. YOU was the only reason you didn't take the blow of the sage's attack, it was like an immediate response to your instincts.

For a moment, there was an exchanged shocked look between you and the Nailsage. And before you could process whats going on, another tentacle lashed out to attack the nailsage.

You were not quick enough to stop it, but fortunately, the nailsage was fast enough to dodge.

You frantically tried to push the tentacles back into your body, not wanting harm anyone. You didn't want to kill anyone here, and this tentacle could easily kill anyone before you could think. You've seen them do it.

"An extra limb.. color me impressed! I never expected such thing from a small bug." The nailsage commented, then without hesitation attacked you once again.

And like always, YOU saved your vessel. Flinging your body to the side to dodge the sage's attack.

Can't this guy get the picture!? You are literally in your inner turmoil trying to fight off your murderous other half of a whole!

It seemed that moment of anger gave YOU a permission to land a powerful blow on the nailsage. Thankfully, he blocked it.

But he did not stop attacking, no. He weaved past the protective guard of YOU. And in a moment of fear, you lashed out to get him away from you.

Now that it was clear he won't stop attacking, neither will YOU stop protecting. So, you decided to just fight him head on. Because now this is no longer a battle for challenge, this is a battle for survival!

Throwing blow after blow, hoping to just get him away from you. Or give up attacking you, you're not sure, you just want him to stop.

You don't know why, but he always managed to predict your attacks. Blocking and weaving past your defenses, before you get another panic attack and lash out to get him away from you.