Hopefully it's leading somewhere.
I just read a comment below. I now see where you got your inspiration for your animation style, and I like it. You can see it's anime-inspired without looking like Avatar: The Last Airbender. It's unique in that way.
I'm going to be a harsh critic now.
Your fight scene animations are good, but I think you should practie more on making these moves either more realistic or have the characters less stiff. There should be more fluidity in their movements. But I still like what you've done compared to others, because it's not just a bunch of sword slashes and flashes of light; it's actually a fight.
The characters need to stay consistent with their weapons and hands. In one scene, I'll see a left-handed hold, and in the next scene, it's switched to the right hand.
Your voice acting is great, but it still needs more improvement. Taking a breather might help. Spacing is something that's needed. It might help to have some of the voice actors speak up a little bit more, or articulate a little more. Of course, that's just a small fine touch.
I personally find the characters a little more immature than how I think they should be *yes, I'm opinionated xD*. It's just hard for me to picture people I know around these ages making bets and talking behind someone's back . . . or actually in front of them . . . lol.
Also, in the beginning, Luke has two axes. The application of dual-wielding is significantly different from that of one-handed and double-handed fighting. Is this training taught by Luke's dad? I'm a little weird, and I always wonder how people pick up a weapon and instantly know how to use it *Ninja Gaiden is a good example of that*. It might be a small side-story, but it would still be worth seeing, especially since it doesn't seem like the academy has axes.
I'd like to know who designed a sewer system underneath their weapons facility. Also, they have bombs and such. Stupid question, but why is melee combat heavily focused in the academy?
As for the plot, it's attention-grabbing, but it's moving too slow. You have a great staff that you can work with. You should try to develop this into a network tv show. I'm not trying to get people away from Newgrounds, lol. You have great talent, all of you. How everything is put together is thrilling, but because there's not a lot of time on these chapters, full-length shows would be great.
Beginnings are always hard, because you're trying to bring us, the audience, into this world you've created. I'm looking forward to these next Chapters.