A while later, everyone was standing next to each other in a straight line, Carsel was also there, his injury might had affected his stamina in one way or another because of the way he was breathing, it was somewhat unstable and similar to what you would normally see when someone is exhausted.
Despite his worrying condition, there was no one that could help him, all of the boys there was just standing still and doesn't even spare a single glance to his face, Carsel knew the reason, and he understand their feelings, it's just like what Scythe had said, he can only count on himself.
"Hm, you're all lined up." Scythe said infront of them. "How's your hand? are they tired? Do you want to let go of your scythe?"
The students went silent, they didn't answer Scythe's question, their wooden scythe's bottom pole was piercing the ground dirt, so all the students need to do to keep the wooden scythe standing is to just keep the balance stable so that it won't fall over, saving most of their stamina.
Scythe knew their thoughts, but decided to not say anything, he then continues speaking...
"I asked a question earlier, what is a scythe?.." He said in a curious tone. "You, not all of you, but Carsel.. He answered, that Scythe is a tool for farming and harvesting crops, other than that, it also can be used as a weapon— That, is true, he's not wrong.. However, that's just what the basic definition of a scythe is."
'Basic definition?..' Calea thought, 'What other definition are there for a scythe? It's just a curved blade on a long pole..'
Suddenly, Scythe's face frowned as if he just heard Calea's thought, even though it's impossible, and that unexpected timing sends shivers down to Calea's body.
"Are you thinking that there's no other definition for a scythe? Is that the only thing you can think of? A boring tool?– That's why you're all trash." Scythe said, his frustration was showing for a brief moment.
'What the hell is he talking about.. Just what is a scythe to him exactly?..' Calea thought, confounded with Scythe's words.
"Then what is a scythe to you old man?" Vedra just talked out of the blue, and his tone was arrogant, as if he wasn't scared with Scythe's anger.
"Old man?.. Fuck, you have some nerves huh.." Scythe responded, he glared at Vedra, to which Vedra decided to glare back with his eyes.
Vedra's bravery was unforeseen by everyone, including Scythe himself.
'Hmm, he got some guts.' Scythe thought. "You're asking what is a scythe for me, that's a good question, i was about to tell you about it, but you asked instead— You're not scared of me aren't you?"
"There's no rule that says you need to be scared and act polite to your instructor, right?." Vedra replied whilst smirking.
Scythe could only stay quiet after hearing Vedra's respond, he's not wrong, there was no rule that says being polite to the instructor is mandatory, it's the first time Scythe met someone this brazen, and he didn't dislike it. "...You're right, there isn't."
"Heh, arrogant little boy.. I will keep an eye on you." Scythe said to Vedra.
"Oh thank you, mister Scythe." Vedra jokingly responded.
"As i was saying.." Scythe then continue with where he left off earlier. "You want to know what a scythe is? You see, a scythe, is not only a tool.. It is death itself."
"W- what?" Kalios reflexively startled by Scythe's sentence. "Huh.. interesting."
Perhaps it was due to Vedra's carelessness, Kalios began to show some admiration towards Scythe, he was curious with him, he want to see what Scythe was capable of, deep within his heart, he was curious with this art of scythe, 'Will this scythe make me stronger than when i was with a sword?' He thought, a smile formed upon his handsome face.
"D- death?.." Zayn said, he sounded anxious and scared, it seems like he had a timid and shy personality.
"Wew, death.. What a terrifying stuff." Hughen replied, he was somewhat calm about it.
"Alright.." Endi was also similar to Hughen, his demeanor was nonchalant, like he didn't care about whether Scythe said death or not.
"Hoohh? Isn't the sword can also be called death itself? What's the difference?" Seir asked, he was rather confused and tries to think of why Scythe said it when other weapon could also technically be called Death too.
'W- what's with them, why are they so fired up all of a sudden..' Calea thought, seeing everyone who previously was scared towards Scythe, now eager to hear more from him.
"Right, i can't just leave it like that, but atleast i gathered your attention now." Scythe said coldly. "Death, is something that will appear in our life atleast once, either you will pass by it, or bump into it— And when you decided to bump into it, that's when your life will end– How is this related to the scythe at all?"
"Well, you see.." Scythe then began walking horizontally while talking, he stopped after a while to make a 360 turn and walk back, constantly repeating the path. "There's a line from a certain forgotten book, that line reads 'When the last judgement draweth nigh. The blade of the scythe shall guide you to a halcyon path.'"
Then, Scythe glanced at Calea's wooden scythe and took it from her.
"A- ah.." She said.
"Keep your eyes open, dumbasses. I'll show this just once." Said Scythe as he took a few steps away from Calea and the other students.
A deep breath was taken, and Scythe then began swinging his scythe in a refined movement, it was beautiful, his scythe moved from one end to another flawlessly, the way he changes the hand which is holding the pole seamlessly as if it was something natural shocked everyone, despite the muddy ground that makes it harder to move, Scythe's technique seems to had almost no spot for a counter attack, his whole body was impenetrable, no matter how many times Calea tried to imagine her attacking Scythe with her magic, she can't seem to see a vision of where her magic can hit him.
'I- impossible..' She thought to herself, speechless at the performance that is happening infront of her. 'There's no blind spot.. It's as if he has eyes behind his neck!'
The morning breeze came to their location, like a direct invitation to an elegant dance, the wind started to follow Scythe's movement and dances along him, the dried leaves and debris spectacularly enhanced the scythe's intricate swings.
"What the fuck! Is he really using the same scythe!? How is he able to swing that scythe like they're feather!? There should be some weight to it, even for him!" Said Kalioseth. "I can't even swing this thing for more than ten times!"
"H- haha.. he's crazy.." Orbeth said with his mouth stuttering.
"This.. This is what a scythe is truly about, it's scary but also kind of peaceful to look at, i didn't know those moves were even possible.." Deon also tuned in to give his reaction.
After a few more seconds of the same performance, Scythe closed it with a huge attack, starting with rotating the scythe towards his back and then leaped forward with a front flip before swinging his scythe vertically, hitting the ground with an explosive power.
BOOM!
"WHAT!" Everyone reacted and covered their eyes as the muds and dusts flew in all directions.