Back at Iroh home Sieg slowly opened his eyes, stretching his arms before sitting upright.
Sieg: "Ugh... morning already?"
He glanced around the room.
Sieg: "Huh? Where's everybody?"
His eyes eventually landed on a folded piece of paper beside the mattress.
He picked it up and unfolded it.
Miki's Note: Good morning, Sieg! We went to the bridge with Captain Baka and Iroh. Don't worry, we'll be back soon. There's some breakfast in the kitchen.
Sieg smiled faintly.
Sieg: "At least Miki remembered me."
He turned the paper over.
Aturia's Addition: Try not to destroy anything while we're gone, doofus.
Sieg's expression immediately twisted.
Sieg: "THAT ICE-BRAIN!"
He crumpled the note before suddenly remembering something.
Sieg: "Wait... BREAKFAST?!"
After finishing his meal he wore his outfit and hurried along to the bridge unaware of what was already happening.
Sieg sprinted through the foggy isolated roads—His jacket tied around his waist whipped in the wind like a flag of defiance.
Meanwhile—at the bridge—a lot of tension filled the air on who would make the first move.
Az broke the silence as he pointed at Aturia.
Az: "I can sense that you're very impressive. Well I hope you're ready because you're my target."
Aturia thought in her mind
Aturia: "Damn i didn't expect them to show up so suddenly, Sieg isn't here that means my plan is already crumbling. That doofus better not still be sleeping.
Aturia spoke up
Aturia: Miki change of plans we will have to improvise until Sieg gets here. So that means you'll....
Before Aturia could finish speaking, Az had already crossed the distance between them in an instant, propelled forward by his lightning magic.
Aturia couldn't react, let alone perceive the attack, before she was struck hard across the face and sent crashing into the bridge railing.
She wiped the blood dripping from her lips.
Aturia: "He's pretty fast... This won't be easy."
Az unleashed a violent barrage of lightning bolts at terrifying speed, forcing Aturia into a desperate defense as she erected an ice wall.
Phoenix: "Well, well... She's barely keeping up with Az's attacks. Pathetic. Always having to deal with dead weight, right, Baka?"
Baka: "Miki, protect Mr. Iroh from any incoming threats. And don't stray too far from me. Let Aturia handle Az."
He glanced at her.
Baka: "You're not on their level yet. Don't jump into a fight you can't handle."
Miki: Alright i understand.
Miki pulled out her dagger from it's pouch and stood in front of iroh
Baka stepped forward to Phoenix as they sized each other down.
Baka "I can't have you mocking my team and calling them brats he says in a calm tone, They may not look it—but Aturia Silva is the number two Rank 3 rookie in Camelot. Miki Senji is the sharpest and the heart of the team. And the other one… is the number one hyperactive, enthusiastic moron Sieg Pendragon.
Phoenix: "Tch... spare me your preaching."
—Az stepped forward to Aturia while shooting lightning bolts at her ice wall
Az stepped forward, continuing to fire lightning bolts at Aturia's ice wall.
Az: "To be honest, I don't want to fight you. I'd like you to back down and just let us kill the old man."
Aturia concentrated on maintaining her ice wall as she responded calmly.
Aturia: "Stop talking bullshit and stop holding back! I'm not some weakling."
Az: "You won't keep up with my attacks for much longer. Although I'm surprised your pride keeps pushing you. But as the saying goes, pride comes before a fall."
Az rushed toward the ice wall before thrusting his arm straight through it and grabbing Aturia by the shirt.
Caught slightly off guard, Aturia barely had time to react.
Az unleashed a powerful surge of lightning through his hand, electrocuting her while simultaneously shattering the ice wall completely.
He then hurled her away from the railing and toward the center of the bridge.
Aturia struggled to get back to her feet as Az slowly approached.
She immediately forged two ice daggers, breathing heavily. Her body was still aching from the electric shock.
Aturia stared at him calmly.
Az: "Still not giving up, okay then."
Az grasped his hands together as a lightning orb formed in his palm and it multiplied into seven more orbs as it floated around both of them.
Az: "It's unfortunate…i have to resort to this technique but you leave me no choice.
Lightning Magic — Raijin Orb Domain.
Az's body suddenly crackled with electricity as his physical form began dissolving into a brilliant current of lightning.
In an instant, his entire body transformed into a streak of electrical energy that shot forward, disappearing into the nearest lightning orb.
The orb flickered violently before releasing another electrical current that raced toward the second orb.
One after another, the lightning orbs illuminated as Az's electrical form traveled between them at incredible speed.
Finally, the last orb erupted with a brilliant flash of lightning as Az emerged from it, his physical body reforming in midair before landing effortlessly on the ground.
Baka glanced at the distant end of the bridge.
Captain Baka: "What the hell is that?"
Phoenix: "No need to worry about that. Since Az activated that special technique she's done for i can assure you.
Aturia stood in the lightning orb dome that surrounded them as she began to become wary.
Aturia: "what the hell is this?
Az: "This is a lightning prison formed from connected electric spheres. I can move freely between the orbs like living electricity, while they unleash relentless lightning strikes, slowly exhausting and breaking down anyone trapped inside.
One orb shot a bolt of lightning—grazing Aturia as blood dripped from her left cheek. Then all the orbs began to spark releasing a full barrage of lightning bolts electrocuting Aturia as she screamed in pain not sure how long she could endure.
Miki became worried hearing Aturia screams from afar as she guarded Iroh
Miki: "The situation has gotten worse and Aturia is in trouble but i can't leave Mr Iroh alone to defend himself if only Sieg were here.
Then suddenly a brilliant flash of light appeared in the dark cloudy sky, A streak of fire cut through the fog, fast and direct, heading straight towards the center of Az lightning orbs dome.
For a moment everyone went still as the figure dropped from the sky flames trailing behind like a comet.
Sieg: "Look out below i still don't know how to land."
Sieg echoed as he came crashing down with a thud.
Miki heaved a sigh of relief
Miki: "is that?
Aturia was barely standing as she glanced at the figure standing beside her. Then a small smile smirked upon her face.
Aturia: "It's the Doofus…he finally came.
Az stopped his attacks through the orbs as he gazed in awe and puzzlement.
Az "The number one hyperactive enthusiastic moron magic knight."
The dust faded just enough to reveal him, his fist engulfed with flames, emerald eyes filled with determination and his singed jacket tied around his waist flapping in the wind.
Seig Smirked as he pummeled his fist.
Sieg: "Believe it or not Sieg Pendragon is finally here—Prepare to get burned!!!