As Lucy continued to rant, Nero felt his patience wearing increasingly thin. He had tried to be diplomatic, and then tried to be stern. Now, she was leaving him very few options. He clenched his fist tightly, the only preventing him from planting into the girl's face being the last of his left control. Unable to fully restrain his nature, his voice dropped half an octave and took on a slight growl. 

[color=firebrick][b]"If you are that adamant that we fight, then so be it. Find me after Orientation and have a professor approve it as a duel, training or otherwise is irrelevant."[/b][/color]

As he spoke, a spark of black lightning danced across his body followed by a brief lick of flame. He gave an angered breath before turning away to follow after the Headmistress as she had previously instructed, trying to clear his mind of the destructive thoughts that arose. It was only his first day and he almost broke his promise to the Headmistress, to stay out of trouble and keep his Demon side in check, all because of one foolish girl with a hair trigger and a bruised ego.

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