The darker kataphrakt, refered as Broadbone shot its gun while it's speeding up towards the lighter colored one, Aerolus. In retuirn Aerolus gave up it's direct approach and dodge the incoming shots. Seeing Aerolus stopping the bald guy said, "scared?".
"nah...just readying something up!", Sato replied. Aerolus's chest piece opened up to reveal a big orb like lens in the middle. The lens light up a bright red color. the entire of Aerolus coloration turn into a slight red. Aerolus dashes with incredible speed. Aerolus dashes to the back side of Broadbone and Sato said, "It's over!",
in just a split second Broadbone's head piece got slice into two diagonally. Then a big holographic screen revealed the winner.
WINNER
Takeru Sato
Aerolus
15 minutes later
i was walking down the hallway to my room. As i was walking i thought about something, "can i modify my kataphrakt?. After watching that duel my desire to have a kataphrakt specifically for me appeared. I thought about that the entire way there along with carrying my stuff. After i reach my room i opened up to see a relatively small bed, a computer setup, wardrobe, and a the toilet.
i put all the needed clothes in the wardrobe along with most of my things. I turn on the computer to find the full guidelines and map of the entire school. I opened the phone i had and thought about something, "how about creating my own kataphrakt?".
i opened up a kataphrakt modeling and designing program originally made by students that want to to realise but unable to turn it into an actual one, part because they don't have the support. But I'm different, my father is the head engineer of the weapons company he worked and is directly headed by the duke. He should have the power and resource to create it.
I began designing my very own kataphrakt. At first i didn't know what to design. I wanted it to be unique but also realistic in effectiveness. So i started out with using the m23 Boris as my base.
3 hours later
i finish designing the kataphrakt and it is fantastic, I copied and modified the design of a famous mobile suit from the gundam series, Darilbalde. the modification i added are 6 drone units place on the back, a twin heavy riot-shield style shields mounted on the shoulder. A new bullpup assault rifle firing 30mm anti-material rounds.
The program itself is amazingly detailed. It has armor durability feature, Articulation simulator along with literally designing all the internals needed. After i finished i saw that it's around 6pm earth time. I promptly called Roland's father, being a bit nervous since this will be the first i ever talk to him.
"hmm? yes son?", he said.
"Father can i ask you something?", I replied.
"sure you can ask anything", He answered.
"i have this design of a kataphrakt here that i want you to see", I said.
"A katphrakt?! but i thought you like the Boris", he asked
"yeah but after seeing what the other students have especially the high ranking ones i kinda want my own", i said being a bit embarrassed.
".....thought you never ask!", he shouted through the voice call.
"huh", i said confused.
"well i always wanted to give you your kataphrakt but never know the timing", He stated, "so what's the design you have made?'.
"here i will send you the file", i replied.
5 minutes later
"wow that's a unique design", He said. "so the main characteristic of your design is that it uses drones?".
"yeah these drones would work independently or in tandem with the pilot", I replied.
"hmm i think i could work this out", he said, "but using bullets?", he asked, "won't that violate the law of not using weapons that fires physical ammunition?".
"the law only stated that it is illegal only in outer space and in an uncontrolled environment", i answered, "It doesn't apply to the controlled environment of duels in GIMS".
"well I'll see what i can do", he said " though i will need permission from the duke first".
"okay", I said
the next day
i was in the classroom learning about history. Frankly i was bored as hell. I never is interested in this space history that has little to no wars and all about exploration. From what i knew the school rarely teaches about what happened on earth and only talked about the rise of the empire when it first created.
i looked to left and saw Rebecca. She was attending this same class purely because it's what is needed to be next president. In the anime Rebecca wanted to become and worked hard for it. She saw Takeru as a major threat since he was supporting the other condidate. She would later on duel with Takeru where she would be defeated in the end, the author would turn her into one of heroines for god knows why.
Rebecca was sitting about 5 meters away from me. She was diligently writing notes on her notebook while listening to the professor's lecture. Soon after the class was over i go to the cafeteria to have lunch. I was sitting on of the tables closer to the windows viewing almost the entire school that look like a small city.
i was sitting alone on the two seat table until a certain brown haired girl showed up, Petra.
"what are you doing alone here?", She said.
"well i just want to enjoy the view", i replied
"well that isn't what you normally do", She said.
"oh? what was i usually like", i asked.
"well you usually talk big, arrogant, lazy, full your s-", she said until i cut her off.
"yeah just keep talking all all about me", i said. She chuckled and continued.
"well now you act like an entirely different person now", she said, "in a good way that is".
we continued to talk for a while about stuff. From the memories i have gathered Roland really cherished Petra, his friend from childhood. Petra was the daughter of one of my father's colleague. She got in GIMS through the duke's recommendation.
our talk was interrupted by a group of girls. I looked at the group and saw a very familiar person, Rebecca. From what it looks like Rebecca is the leader of the group. "Lady Rebecca wants this table so give it to us", one of the girls said.
"no we won't", Petra said, unafraid. "what will you do if we donn't?".
"do you who lady Rebecca is!?", another girl in the group said. "she is the daughter of the Portolio duchy!".
"and why should we care?", i said unconsciously. Originally i was gonna give her the seat but it was as if Roland's arrogance took over.
"then I'll show you why", Rebecca said. Finally saying something after being silent the entire time standing at the back".
"i challenge you to a duel", she said
10 minutes later
me and Rebecca was inside the dueling committee to officially start the duel. Me and Rebecca was put face to face with a white haired girl in the middle. "state your name and the your stakes", the white haired girl said named Saria.
"my name is Roland Browning and my stakes is.....your kataphrakt', I said.
"my name is Rebecca Portolio and my stakes is also your kataphrakt. She said. Usually a normal low ranking or commoner student will only have a standard mass produced Kataphrakt provided by their respective goverment. They don't have the money or support to repair their kataphrakt over and over again let alone getting a new and specialized Kataphrakt.
So her aim was to humiliate me and warned other of the consequence of going against her. We both agreed on the stakes and went to our respective hangar.
5 minutes later
the school hangar workers all work to get our Kataphrakt ready to launch. The battlefield is the same as the one Takeru and the bald guy fight at, the terrain of the moon. A hatch on both sides opened up to reveal the containers. Both containers opened the doors to reveal the Kataphrakt they're containing.
on the left side a Kataphrakt colored in bright pink and white emerged,Blooming Rose It was holding a big rifle like a sniper. Blooming Rose is the most advanced Kataphrakt the Portolio family have made to date. Equipped with new and powerful flight hardware and systems and system to help with aiming. The Blooming Rose is a kataphrakt made for superior low gravity flight performance and ranged warfare, Trading it's armor.
on the other side there's me, with the m23 Boris. Made as an all terrain Kataphrakt capable of both high and low gravity performance but superior in none. The Boris use the standard beam rifle made for it. Nothing special.
As the match was about to start i got a phone call. "hmm? oh it's dad", i said. i accepted his call.
"so about the kataphrakt design you send", he said through the voice call, "me and my team did a quick look and saw that we can make, we also got permission for the duke".
"great! how long will it take?", i asked excited.
"hmm the main difficulty is making that nano-laminated armor you made but by my team's estimation we should be able to finish and send it by about 10 days from now", he said.
"that fast?' , i asked, surprised.
"well we did finish production of the latest model and technically the factory doesn't have anything to do right now". he answered, "so the entire factory could focus on making your Kataphrakt".
"thank you dad". i said
"see you later", he said.
Later?
the match started. i quickly raise my thruster to 65%. while covering myself with the shield. Fortunately i did a right move as a beam suddenly appeared melting a few layers of the shield. I quickly zoom towards where the beam come from and saw her. Aiming her rifle at me while hovering.