I was sitting in our team's private booth near the arena when Shiki came and sat next to me.
Shiki was distraught, as he had a grim look on his face.
I asked him
"Common man it's just a game. You lose some, and you win some hey you even managed to destroy one of them in one hit."
He looked at me then sighed.
"It's not that, this was a good opportunity to prove the might of our clan and to secure my seat as the next clan head…but man that guy was amazingly strong."
I answered him with all honesty.
"I agree…it is rare to see someone move at that speed he even bested you …I can't see myself beating him in a contest of speed… I hope that Yuna could do something Vessma didn't want me to face him yet…I don't know why though"
With another dejected sigh, he said
"I hope so too…she seems to be our best chance against speed types, and Vessma must have believed that too. Her ice is capable of hindering their movement and lowering their speed…she still needs to be extremely vigilant because, with speed like his, he can take her out the second the judges declare the start of the game…"
I snickered at his statement and reassured him saying.
"Don't worry man she is a tough nut to crack I am sure she can do something about him."
He chuckled a bit, and his mood seems to have improved slightly then he said.
"Did you still not hear anything about Osfor-sensei?"
I frowned a bit at hearing that as I have totally forgotten about him.
"Nothing so far...he is still missing, we could really need his help. But let's just believe in Vessma-san she seems to be quite capable even under pressure."
Shiki started teasing me saying.
"Oh, so you can say nice things about her…did she perhaps seduce you in any way?"
I snickered at his comment saying.
"Like if. The beauty of a snake does not make it less lethal."
"What was that about snakes?" said Vessma, who just entered the booth.
We both looked away as if denying to have said anything, but she only squinted her eyes then sighed.
"Yuna-san is up she should be able to tier him at least if not beat him…I could not believe they had someone of his calibre…he might even be a challenge to one of the school's five monsters."
'she seems to be thinking highly of him if she said that…but if this guy was a challenge to her as she just said…what would Lori make? This guy is pure speed, but Lori was an interesting girl as she was strong beyond belief…I really would like to have another match with her…I wonder where she is right now.'
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN as you have seen the earlier match was an epic display of speed and power. What would this game bring us? I can't wait for it to start."
The two contenders stood in front of each other, and the game's start was announced.
Without a second to spare Yuna cast her ice domain covering the entire platform once again in ice.
This should limit his speed as a slip will mostly result in him being disqualified.
The guy had jumped up before the ice reached his legs. And sent two air blasts toward Yuna that were repelled by two thin ice walls.
Once those walls shattered, she willed the particles of ice to shoot forward and head toward the guy.
He pressed his right arm forward, making a thin wind barrier repel most of the ice shrapnel.
Smirking, he made a fist and struck at the ground. A wave of destroyed ice erupted and spewed all over the platform.
Most of the ice was cast aside, clearing the platform and making Yuna's situation a lot more serious.
The man lunged forward and disappeared only to reappear with his elbow in full contact with Yuna's abdomen. Sending her rolling a few feats away, yet he did not stop, he kept chasing her, and each time he landed a hit, it thwarted her backwards rocking her body from head to toe. The blows were hard and heavy. I could almost feel them, and I was not the one taking the beating…but for some reason I felt a rage building up inside me.
I couldn't care less if it was anyone else taking the beating but for some reason seeing her receive damage makes me feel bad, although it is but an imitation of the real one it still feels real.
She was not able to defend herself, she capitalised on a small opening and cast a small ice wall to stop his onslaught but to no avail as he broke through it like if it was glass and sent another hit, this one directly to her face.
Clenching my fist, I growled under my breath at his methods were 'savage'.
Perhaps I am a hypocrite, it was not long ago, I was going all out on a girl myself but seeing him doing that ticks me off.
She was close to the arena's rim so another hit will ring her out.
But the bastard grabbed her hand and threw her inside the arena once more. A shocked expression was On Yuna's face when she realised what he was trying to do.
Due to the fact that all of his attacks were mainly physical ones, the damage that he dealt with Yuna's Hp was not that serious. So it will mostly be a show of power.
In other words, Yuna showed a high standing in magical aptitude and prowess with her versatile arsenal and multiple high grad spells. So he is trying to destroy her image using physical superiority….but to what end?
Not stopping his relentless assault he kept going at her withering her Hp bit by bit while pieces of her uniform shredded and her hair became a mess. She could cast a spell once in a while but to no avail.
As any spell she was able to use in that short period of time was nothing too threatening to this man.
Looking to my left, I saw the grim looks on everyone's face. Then Vessma said
"Asura-san…you is up next." Then she looked in my direction with the most serious gaze and added: "Destroy him!"
She then walked to the arena and signalled the judge.
The announcer then said
"THE Alsian team wishes to forfeit this round. The winner of this..."
"I CAN STILL GO ON!!!" Yuna shouted.
The announcer shocked at the strength behind that voice as it travelled throughout the entire stadium. Yuna was unrelenting, and the spark of the fight has not left her eyes.
She then turned to face Vessma and said.
"I will hate you for life if you force me to step down. I am not done yet."
Then the man in front of her shrugged and said "You should probably heed their warning. You are outmatched here."
She answered with a serious tone.
"We will see about that. I never wanted to use this against a normal person. But you leave me no choice you have proven to me that I am still weak and for that I am grateful, but even so you will not win this round."
The man smirked and took back his battle position.
The judge then demanded the continuation of the fight.
I felt the temperature drop. It became so cold that I was able to see my own breath.
Yuna's hair glowed white with an aura like never before seeping from her body.
Black clouds gathered and covered the once blue sky. She raised both her hands and shouted.
"ICE DRAGON LORD'S JUDGEMENT"
In an instant, a massive Mahojin appeared in the sky covering almost all of the arena.
Then a ray of concentrated energy shot downward covering the entire platform with Yuna in it.
Blinding light followed then a ringing in my ear was all I could feel. Seconds passed like days.
But when everything cleared ice covered the platform and the arena and was barely contained by the barrier.
Where Yuna was standing was a cocoon-like a tulip made of ice, and she was inside it. The other guy had his arms crossed in front of his face and was facing upwards. He became a status like a figure made of ice.
The tulip opened, and Yuna walked out. Exhaustion and fatigue were apparent on her, and I bet that she can't continue anymore.
"I JUST CAN'T!!! ARE ALL ALSIANS GENIUSES!!! THAT WAS DEFINITELY AN S CLASS SPELL how was this young girl able to master such a spell at such a young age what a frightening country Alsa is."
Amazing. An S class spell. This girl is something alright she was already strong enough now this just fortifies her standing as the strongest young magician here. As I was told by Osfor, not anyone can reach the S class stage of a spell. His took years to develop, and his SS class was something he wishes not to speak about. Probably because it was way harder but to see Yuna casting a spell of that magnitude fills me with pride.
Although I've cast a spell an S tire spell it was only because the eye was helping; she, however, managed to master it after god knows how much time, effort and dedicating.
As a witness of the power of high-grade spells, I can almost assure that that man is long gone.
His Hp is not 0 but are 20% and rapidly declining. This must be the freeze effect.
However, as the cruel fate can only decide the ice surrounding the man cracked and then shattered, enraged and wrathful, the man shouted to the heavens.
I felt a strong tug once he shouted; my heart almost stopped.
He then spoke in a way that made me remember that thing.
"You…are dead."
How is this possible…why does he give the same feeling as that metallic demon.
He disappeared from sight and grabbed Yuna by the back of her head and smashed it downward.
She tried getting back up only to receive a kick to the side that sent her rolling. Clearly disoriented and in pain, she still pushed her arm forward, trying to cast a spell to repel the man only to have him disappear and grabbing her arm. Then like if she was a toy, he swung her body, smashing it to the ground.
At that instant, her HP hit 0, and she was out. Yet the bastard was not satisfied and kept hitting her until the judge intervened stopping the man from further harming the girl.
All that time, I stood and watched one of my friends getting hurt. She will probably recover. Although the barrier will prevent her from bodily harm, she will still suffer an equivalent mental pain. And seeing my friends getting hurt is not something I like.
At that moment, I was sitting at the booth with both my hands clasped on each other and supporting my chin. I did not notice it at first, but the amount of spiritual energy that my body was releasing was enough to make anyone shiver.
Calming myself a bit, I stood and walked toward the arena.
Yuna was carried out by men wearing purple I taught that she would have fainted, but she was wide awake with her eyes watering up she was trying to stop herself from crying…was it that painful to her or was the loss in itself what made her like this. Doesn't matter, today this man will suffer.