But Izochi wondered why would someone want a duel in the middle of day.
"Have you lost your brain? If so, I can help you to think without it."
It was a real insult for Bruno. His right eye was twitching.
"What are you trying to say? Don't tell me you are feared."
He tried to counter. But went without profit.
"Who with a healthy brain would want a duel in the middle of day? Come at night."
He seemed disappointed, but also excited. Because a battle is a battle, despite the time.
"Well, it's settled. I'll be waiting for you at midnight."
"Where?"
Bruno did wonder. As if he didn't think of the battlefield.
"I guess outside of the city would be best. On Sino's side."
"I don't have any weapon with me,"
"I will bring.
Then it's settled."
"Good day."
Bruno turned himself back. Before turning back, he was forced to buy some pistachios and raisins by Izochi. That was forced.
"I see you have got money."
"That's my pocket's."
He was revenged and left with frustration. It was a 1-0 for Izochi, as he took out 500 yarks from.
"Ahh. 500 yarks. Should I take it myself orrrrr, guess I shouldn't."
Late in the night, Izochi left the house. With his usual outfit. But he was given a simple blanket-wrap.
"For being a deserted area, doesn't matter how much hot it is at day, it will be always cold at night. Again, because it is desert."
He started to talk to himself.
"But you guys have no worries. Since you don't feel it, all goes on me. And I have to suffer the physical consequences of your deeds."
There was none to listen, meaning Izochi's words to the air were actually to him.
Despite being wrapped up, he was shivering, and hunching up in the cold.
"Despite the weather being intolerably hot during day, it is guaranteed to be intolerably cold at night in deserted areas. It's all because the sky of desert is clear. And you can even see the stars more accurately than ours."
His eyes were locked on the shiny, bright night. He was moving forward but the inner soul was wishing to go up.
"I wonder if I could ever touch that what I see up there."
Izochi came outside of the city. Not to his surprise, Bruno was already there. Holding two swords. One was of Izochi's. He lend it to him.
"I have number's advantage, over you. Are you sure of it?"
"Let's see."
"Bruno pulled his sword out of the---------. It was also a purified weapon, sword."
Purified weapons were actually not allowed for friendly duels.
"So, I assume this duel is not legal at all."
But Bruno refused,
"Well, I got permission from captain."
His eyes were on the ground. Suggesting Izochi that something is off in his words. He offered a little smile. But his right side of face used to become more curved than the left side, its because of his structure of teeth's.
"I hate liars."
Bruno tried to defend himself,
"As if you didn't lie ever in your lifetime."
That put Izochi in a self doubt.
"Uhmm...I... forgot."
Bruno charged forward to Izochi. But Izochi smile got deeper. He threw away the scabbard in his right hand. Eye started to grow, but not in Blue, rathr in Black.
"I thought to continue the chat first."
Izochi blocked the rush. His legs barely moved. Bruno forced himself back. A scratch came in each of their swords. Which forced Izochi to look down,
"I see. But did we talk about using power?"
"What did you expect to use as an exorcist, your brute force?"
Izochi seemed disappointed. He put out a large breath.
"Huh.. I did."
Suddenly, Bruno got at Izochi's back. He swinged the sword with full strength. But to his surprise, Izochi dodged it.
"Oh! You can even kick the air. I assume you are class,"
"6. One class over you."
Both smiled together. And both looked extremely confident. But Bruno's blood tarted to get out of his nose. He cleared it with his left arm.
Suddenly, Izochi started to feel strange.
"Something is not right with me. Or I guess," Izochi thought to himself,
"Like something is holding my body tightly with hands."
Izochi swinged his sword at his back. But he was unable to touch anything.
Then, he smiled. Despite his sword being shattered into pieces. He threw away the sword,
and left Bruno is shock. Bruno's eyes started to tremble.
Izochi lifted his left hand. As if he is offering a handshake.
"Apocalypse."
The land Izochi was standing on, which was basically sand, started to get above. As if their center of gravity was nullified or opposed. The battlefield soon became full of dust. And nothing could be seen clearly, for both of them.
Bruno closed his eyes. And started to sense the surroundings deeply. But Izochi's intentional massacre had become his own disadvantage. He also had to close his eyes.
"Only if I realized I am standing on sand, not on any solid."
Note:
5. When Exorcists get into higher classes, they come closer to explore the truth and history of creation.
6. This knowledge is also the reason for Exorcists fall.
7. As higher the class of Chronicle is, the higher the quantity of knowledge will gather in Exorcist's mind.
8. If the Exorcist can suppress that amount of knowledge, he can survive.