It had been a few hours since Leo's trip outside. He was now peeling the skin of a banana about to eat it. He gently peeled it out, he could see the flesh of the banana was ripe. He slowly placed it into his mouth and bit it. He could taste the ripeness of it, he was delighted. The first few weeks were hard. Everything went so fast.
First his awakening, then learning the world, the campaign and today the encounter with that mysterious man. He chewed hard on his banana. For him the worst thing was the fight with Shira which ended in only 5 minutes! He got tired by just fighting for five minutes. He sighed and mocked the body of Leo Vlaniz. Noir then flew out of his soul.
"You miss me?"
"Of course not"
"Well, I was going to tell you some stuff…."
"I miss you very much my loveable spirit"
Leo switched sides in less than a second.
"Leo, you need to rest"
Leo rotated his head sideways.
"You see, using the power of interference takes your mental energy even if you have a considerable amount of it. It could lead to you dying."
Leo heeded Noir's words.
"Also, a personal suggestion is that you slow down on everything you do. Many people have turned suspicious of you so be wary."
Leo slid his fingers through his hair. It felt dry and fuzzy. Leo then shifted his focus to the mysterious man. He had rich black hair, and that's all he could remember. Leo tried to remember the face but he had no luck. A mysterious man who disappeared whose intention Leo did not know. Suddenly the earth shook violently.
BANG BANG BANG
Sounds mirroring explosions were heard. Blood dripped from Leo's ears. HIs pulse spiked, eyes widened. He exhaled heavily frightened. Vonica immediately flew down, and Shira dashed down the stairs at a terrifying speed.
BANG. BANG. BANG.
A second wave of explosions came, shaking Leo off his feet and his knees hit the ground trying to stand up.
"RUN!"
Leo screamed as loud as he could his vocal cords felt damaged. Then mages from the tower fell down. Shira caught most of them and Vonica lightened down the fall. Leo's stomach churned, he vomited on the floor and wiped it off with his hand.
'Damn…it.....slow…mee…why'
His thoughts slowed down, the strength in his muscles seemed to be drained, Vonica and Shira were fine. Leo's eyelids were about to close until he banged it on the floor, his eyes rolled up and the wound on his forehead had opened. Blood flowed. Shira kneeled down in fright and hit the middle of Leo's chest which woke him up gasping for breath. Leo folded his right legs as he got up.
"Shira …..save…people…Vonica…fight.."
His thoughts felt disconnected, like they were pieces of a puzzle in the wrong places. He thought it must have been a spell. He tried to adapt to this state of mind. Leo held on to the floor saving up his power and then delivered it all in one go. He tried to lift himself and balance his legs.
Slowly he began to regain his balance. He now felt much better than before. Leo quickly rushed out of the mage tower.
'Oh no, the city!'
There he saw crimson flames dancing around. The smoke sailed across the air. Leo felt uneasy. He regained his focus and flew through the air to see the centre of this madness. He could hear the screams and wails of people underneath. Feeling pity for those below.
'If only…'
He had many thoughts like these trying to discard. People died, and he felt responsible for it. A pile of guilt he had to bear on his already heavy shoulders. There he saw a man dressed in a white robe a white cloth covering his face. He had a sword to his waist clinging it tightly.
Though he couldn't see anything else the swordsman sensed Leo flying toward him. He unsheathed his blade from a dark blue, sheath with golden tip and crescent moon. Leo gritting his teeth launched icicles ahead aiming for the man's head.
The man cut through the icicles like a chef cutting through meat. The sword prowess of the man was similar to Shira's blade prowess. Leo then landed on the ground kneeling down. The man rushed to Leo wielding the sword diagonally.
Leo could feel the immense aura of this person. Every instinct in him screamed to run away. The man's eye didn't glisten nor hesitate. The eyes of a killer, a hunter. Spikes of ice emerged from the ground around ten meters tall. A cold breeze grazed Leo's skin. The man whose power seemed unknown split the ice apart in two.
"You annoying rat just stay still and die would you"
In a flash, the man dashed towards Leo and he summoned lightning from the sky which made the man go back. The man's boot made a long screech.
"Your strong, my name is Edward"
Edward lunged toward a flame. Leo puzzled readied up spears of flame and ice. Edward now came without getting burned! His whole body was unscathed, but his sword had a fiery flame coating it. He gripped the sword hilt and thrust the sword toward Leo. Leo staggered back in surprise and shot the spears to Edward. Edward tried using the least amount of energy possible and just redirected the spears to the ground.
His blade was still covered in flames. The heat was unbearable for Leo but he persisted, the smoke making it hard to breathe. Leo persisted, determined to slay the opponent in front of him. Leo covered his arms with earth skin. Leo created tornados which made it hard for Edward to move. Then create tiny golems made for agility. Made to overwhelm Edward. Edward then chanted something under his breath. The earth shook and Leo's golem now went under Edward's control.
Leo gritted his teeth and did something simple. He ran away from the battlefield. The golems chased him with endless malice. Leo made waves of water to slow them down. Of course he had to dodge Edward's attack as well. Leo sent windblades to Edward.
Leo turned his head seeing Edward coming closer and closer. He then stopped and created a massive tsunami. With that the golems parts were severed and scattered. The fire in the city lowered. The unbearable heat had turned less hot. With this in mind Leo creates a blizzard of snow toward Edward with windblades as well.
Edward still parried them all with no issue. Leo's running came to a halt as the bricks beneath him started to melt. Sticky residue was stuck to his shoes. Leo looked toward Edward whose hair was covered with snow. Leo made sword shaped ice and delivered them to Edward who broke them apart effortlessly. Edward was toying with him. Edward's robe was now ashened and torn.
Edward clapped his hands.
BAM!
Something hit Leo on the ribs. It was a sheath of a sword dark blue and….. It was Edward's!
' He somehow controlled the sheath to hit me'
Leo coughed a mouthful of blood and put his hand over his ribs which were broken.
"Amusing"
Leo looked up at the lunatic who had Leo to his mercy.
'Not yet'
Then a sudden burst of wind broke out from Leo. Edward had a hard time approaching him. Leo lips curled up. He stomped his foot and the ground below him burst pieces of rocks and boulders flew towards Edward, and lava as well. Molten magma was inches away from getting his face burned. Edward then dashed away and jumped up to a melted wall.
"Hieeek"
Edward shrieked as his arm sinked into the melted rock. Leo then flew up to Edward and threw a punch to him but Edward used his sword to block. With Edward's knight physique he pushed Leo away by twenty meters. He pulled his arm out in despair as it was burned. A sludge of melted rock fell down.
BOOM!
Another explosion ,Leo's ears couldn't hear a single sound. Then from below the sheath of Edward's sword soared up emerging from the earth. It hit Leo's chin flying toward the endless night sky. Leo's held his jaw tightly so it won't break to shambles.
CLANG!
Edward's sword and Leo's arm clashed. Leo was sent flying back. But landed with grace. Once he landed he used water magic guided wind magic to make somewhat of a drill. Edward dodged quickly, missing by a hair's breadth. But it was not aimed at Edward. It was aimed at the sky to lighten the flame. Leo focused on the element of ice and formed a serpent.
HISS!
Its body amassed thirty meters and was three meters wide with a height of two meters. The serpent had brilliant blue ice with spikes of ice acting as scales. Its eyes were as white as a star in the night sky. Edward smirked and tried severing the head of the snake from the body but failed. It was a coil of vines on the snake. It then opened its mouth and breathed out a ball of fire which surprised Edward. Furthermore it had lightning coated on it and had spears of water at its disposal.
Edward laughed at the buzzard scene. A move to destroy the opponent in front of him that was the epitome of the snake's purpose. The snake closed its jaw creating a loud CLANG! It creeped up to Edward slowly. Edward exhaled his breath. The fire on his sword had dispersed. He then launched a series of attacks at the snake's scales. The snake appeared to have not been damaged and launched spears at Edward's limbs. Edward tried deflecting them but it cut his bicep.
Leo took the opportunity to escape. Fleeing the battlefield immediately. He then launched endless amounts of water to the sky disguised as water droplets. Small pieces of ice as well. Leo smirked with a painful expression. The pain in his body was immense, and the heat in his body felt as if he was about to explode. You could physically see the strain on his body. He limped away as fast as he could.
Edward on the other hand was trying to block the attacks. His hands trembled every slash. His finger tips were bloodied. Trying to use every drop of his strength he battled. Sweat covered his eyes disturbing his focus. An opportunity…that's what he was fighting for. His sword was getting chipped off every time he clashed with the serpent's scales. It's a breath of fire always coming at the most desperate times.
Edward's eyes were bloodshot. Blood flowing down his cheeks. He wanted it to end. Now Edward was about to use his last resort. He drew a circle on the ground using his sword swiftly detailing it as he fought the serpent. He then severed his hand and let out a shriek. Leo heard the shriek hundreds of meters away.
Edward's hand dropped down on the circle and he recited something. With that a pile of flesh was summoned. It grew again and again. With numerous arms, legs, faces and other limbs. It was an abomination. The scream was so powerful that Leo could hear it.
Edward laughed maniacally, tears streaming down. The lump of flesh launched itself toward the ice serpent with malice tinted on its flesh.
"DEATH DIE DEATH DIE DEATH DIE DEATH DIE"
The moon twinkled in the night sky.
HISS!
The serpent turned its body and slammed into the flesh monster. Blood splattered like rain. The monster though didn't feel pain so it just lunged toward the serpent. The serpent unleashed a foul breath of fire. The flesh monster was ashened yet still moving.
"DEATH DIE DEATH DIE"
It yelled. The serpent used spears of water to block the monster's next attack but the flesh monster manipulated its body and dodged all of it and went for the serpent's body.
CHOMP. CHOMP. CHOMP.
The serpent was pinned to the ground from the enormous weight. The monster ate the ice with a gluttonous look on all its faces.