Me and Kuro both get into our stances. Katanas in hand, we charge at the Scourge. It starts smiling and throws me into a nearby desk while dodging Kuro’s attack. Kuro charges right back in without hesitation, summoning his T-Rex heads to back him up on his attack. He cuts the Scourge's arm clean off, and the blasters burn everything around, going clean through the Scourge's legs. It screams in pain. Just as Kuro’s about to exorcise the Scourge, another leaps from a nearby desk and knocks Kuro off his balance. I start running back to help him. The Grade 1 grows back its limbs. I kick the Scourge away trying to eat Kuro’s face off, and run toward the Grade 1. I dodge a grab and slash its chest before kicking it away. It screams at me and lunges at me. I realize I can easily dodge, and with the extra length that my Katana gives me, I can slash this Scourge's back. Kuro’s already fighting the other one. If I get his attention and he understands what to do, I have a chance of defeating this Scourge. I dodge, slash the Scourge's back, and yell, “KURO!” He diverts his attention from the other Scourge and kicks it straight in the face. It comes right back to me. I start punching and slashing. I crouch as it tries to claw at me, cut its legs, and stand back up. Now I have a direct cut at its neck. Is this what being tactical means? Using your opponent's actions against them, getting an advantage, using your resources to their maximum capabilities, and creating possibilities for you to win? “Oh no!” It grabs my legs and throws me away towards a glass window. A giant spike of wood comes out of the wall which I'm going to hit after the glass breaks. What can I do? I hit the glass and it shattered. “MANJI… Flick.” I was too late. I cough out blood sideways, looking at the wood spike piercing through my chest. Kuro stares at me with terror. “Ren…” Everything starts fading and my vision starts getting blurry. “NO! Ren, don't die on me now!” Everything goes black.
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TEACHERS VIEWPOINT
“Well, he met a tragic end. Did that shatter your belief in him?” “SHUT UP, SUKI! WHAT THE HELL MAKES YOU THINK YOU UNDERSTAND ANY OF THIS! No, Ren, don’t die on me. You damn shitheads, why… Why did I agree to this? Why did I make a Soul Clause to not leave until this stupid competition is over? If I left, no one could train him, and I didn’t leave and this happened.”