[@OliveYou] Feine didn't feel in any danger from his opponent. An enemy could [i]hurt[/i] you, yes, but that didn't necessarily mean they were a threat. So, Feine thought it'd be rather entertaining to show his dominance over the humanoid spirit by doing something else entirely, while also slightly keeping an eye on his foe's attacks - then dodging utilizing wind propulsion. But, unfortunately... Feine found that this wasn't such an easy task. In the end, he ended up paying more attention to dodging the attacks from his opponent. [color=39b54a]"You - you know what? You're rather persistent. That doesn't mean anything, of course,"[/color] Feine looked the spirit in the eyes as he began to communicate with it... even if it was unable to understand him. [color=39b54a]"In the grand scheme of things, I'm a major character in the world - you're a mere spirit, hardly even a minor character. Your name will fade away, but mine will never. In fiction, you exist as fodder for a hero to mow down, to show off what they can do. You're nowhere near on my level. And, finally - let me tell you that I let you hit me earlier."[/color] Feine slowly, and confidently stepped towards the spirit, his scarf moving slightly as he moved. His hands were curled into fists, ready to strike at his opponent. Having his spear on him would be a major boon - he and the spear were two sides of one coin. Feine's wind magic was far more powerful if he had his spear nearby. For a second, he wondered - could he teleport it? Or was that merely a dream? Perhaps he could teleport it to his hands, but someone like Feine couldn't remember their thousands of talents. Even the best have limits, he thought. [color=39b54a]"What is interesting about a story without conflict, drama? If everyone is excreting rainbows and all that rubbish, that's not very interesting, is it?"[/color] Feine explained... as he took a sudden step towards his enemy, a spirit. [color=39b54a]"I will finish you in one strike. It'll be as easy as taking pen to paper - no, easier."[/color]Feine stomped onto the ground, in order to bring himself closer to his opponent... and then, in an upwards sweeping motion, Feine grabbed hold of the spirit's claw. Feine chuckled - this made it easy, as Feine wasn't simply grabbing his opponent. No - the upwards motion he made with his hand had a purpose... a purpose that worked with Feine's wind manipulation. A very temporary, but decently powerful gust of wind blew from beneath his opponent, which would propel them upwards... but Feine was grabbing onto his opponent, for an all too typical reason of the young writer - to boast. [color=39b54a]"Oh, please. I'm the tiniest bit surprised that worked."[/color] Feine whispered to his opponent, the spirit. [color=39b54a]"As soon as I let go, you'll be knocked a slight distance into the air. Gravity will do the work, so enjoy that." [/color]Feine casually let go of his opponent and turned away with a snicker... though perhaps he was overestimating his abilities? The spirit landed on the ground, with wounded legs... however, Feine assumed that it was dead. How could a spirit resist Feine's grand power? Feine analyzed the other students in the room. He thought he was done with his spirit... so it was time to move on to a new one. The young writer noticed his new friend, the blonde haired Lalisa fighting spirits. Interestingly enough, she was using plant magic... and as it turned out, she'd turned a part of the floor into a field of flowers that Feine somehow didn't notice, in his battle frenzy. Lalisa was saying something, though. Something interesting. She seemed to be chanting lines from [i]Romeo and Juliet.[/i] [i]'... Those lines - in a fight? Is this an attempt to impress me?'[/i] Feine wondered to himself. [i]'Of course, that's natural. In the sea, the fish Remora latch onto certain larger fish of higher status. In the great big sea of life, I am one such larger fish. In this case, people try to impress me to make me do things for them, like their homework. And then I say no.'[/i] While his new friend was fighting off spirits, Feine thought it'd be best not to interrupt. One didn't achieve excellence through being assisted through challenges - no, they achieved it by overcoming those challenges themselves. However, eventually... one of the spirits rooted in place from Lalisa's magic broke free, and sent her tumbling to the ground. She still seemed to be quoting [i]Romeo and Juliet[/i], too, though Feine didn't quite hear enough of it to know what it was. [i]'Really? I can make exceptions regarding people who provide me inspiration. It's my way of giving back to them - if they give me [b]inspiration[/b], I may just help them out.'[/i] Thought Feine, as he looked upon the situation. Feine dashed over to the spirit, which had charged towards Lalisa - and forcefully kicked it, without as much finesse as he hoped to use. But the attack seemed to get the job done, for the spirit was knocked to the ground. Placing a foot onto the spirit's body, Feine spoke. [color=39b54a]"Not many have the pleasure of being rescued by someone of such a level as I, Feine Rhiter,"[/color] Feine said, calmly. [color=39b54a]"However, it is important to take fights seriously. If you were to die here, that would prove rather anti-climactic in the story of this Academy. These foes are fodder-"[/color] As if to prove Feine wrong, he heard something moving towards him - it was the clawed, humanoid Spirit from earlier, the same one he'd fought previously. Feine went to finish it off, but he found that he was still standing atop the spirit that went to attack Lalisa. With a sigh, Feine stood in place and waited for his previous, wounded opponent to come closer, so Feine could hit it with wind magic. In the meantime - Feine noticed some other students from before moving about. In particular, he noticed the wild man from earlier having a fierce punch-off with a spirit, seemingly holding his own. Immediately, Feine's mind moved back to... what else, but writing? [i]'That man... intriguing. He seems to be a talented fighter. I'll jot that down after this. Such a character trait could make for interesting scenarios, though many of these students seem interesting, now that I think about it.'[/i]