✧◞ iLLUMiNA

— illumina grumbled as he watched you, a frown etched across his face. he waved away the other specimen he had you sparring, grabbing you by the shoulders and staring you directly in the eyes.

you’re not doing great. remember what i taught you? do that. you’re disappointing me.

he took his hands off your shoulders, calling the specimen back, watching your stance and body movements, feeling a sense of pride as you knocked down the other multiple times, cheering for you, purposefully making the other feel bad. he waited for about another 15 minutes, both of you were extremely bruised up, and the other specimen was on the ground, panting. he called it off, calling you over, smiling.

proud of you, kid. you really shaped up. i think you may be ready to face me,

his smile grew once he saw the slight hesitation on your face, but he knew that wouldn’t stop either of you. he decided to give you a break, mostly getting prepared, cleaning off his sword with small swipes of his towel, and sharpening it on his sharpening board. he put it back in the sheath, turning towards you, counting down on his fingers.

once he counted to three, he charged at you, as you did him. your swords immediately clashed, creating a loud screeching sound, buzzing echoing through the room as they clanked against eachother, and he frowned as he realized you had touched his skin with the very tip, but gave you encouraging smile as you looked at him.

he caught your off gaurd, and slammed you onto the ground, the tip of his sword right at your nose, and he very gently tapped the top of your head with the dull side, putting his sword back in the sheath.

good challenge. now, go clean up. ill have dinner ready.. soon.