"Today, I'm going to be fighting with my significant other," explained Ysabeau, with her wings moving eagerly. Gillian smiled as he cracked his knuckles.
Raiyen and Mavislin were sitting at the side with a massive oak tree as a shelter. As promised, Baldwin had made the partners some Club Sandwiches. Z had joined the two as well, just before the couple had begun sparring.
"So, the two most powerful out of the six of us?" asked Z, biting into a sandwich.
Raiyen nodded and in an attempt to reply Z, he had accidentally spat out his bacon. Mavislin sighed, as Z gripped his side laughing. The Valkyrie then took out a handkerchief and proceeded to wipe Raiyen's mouth. He squirmed to try and avoid the awkwardness of that scene.
"I'm not a child!" he protested.
"To me, you are," she replied, swiftly.
After the trivial matter, their attention was back towards the two duelings. As the old couple threw physical attacks at each other, they tried betting on who would win. Mavislin was closer Ysabeau, so her bet was placed on the second in command.
Z placed his dessert on Gillian, and Raiyen was still on the fence for who would be the winner. They have yet to release their powers, so deciding instantly would be too premature. Just then, a shift of the two's aura indicated the tides had started to take a turn.
"Battle outfit: Emerald," said Ysabeau.
Her wings blossomed out from her back, it was green with a bluish tint. Whenever she summoned her gem wings, she would end up changing to the corresponding battle outfit as well. But to Raiyen's confusion, Gillian's Elemental Energy and aura remained unchanged.
"Accordingly, that's Ysabeau's true aura. The two has been suppressing it for a long time," said Raiyen, visibly astounded at the duo's battle.
There were many ways to witness the sparring session that was occurring in front of the rest now. A fight between husband and wife. A battle between two friends. A duel between the two most powerful.
"They're still holding back their powers. They can't fully unleash them in fear of crippling us," explained Z.
Raiyen pouted once more.
"You make us sound like weaklings," complained Raiyen, looking at his partner for acknowledgment.
"He makes the couple sound formidable. An extravagant way of keeping the newcomers in check," said the Valkyrie, ignoring the kid's expression.
"That's one way to look at it."
No matter what how they were able to look at it, they couldn't deny the duo in front of them is a force to be reckoned with. This was made a reality when the two leaped towards each other. Ysabeau wielded a bow and was launching arrows, overrun with green Elemental Energy.
Her attacks were from afar, maintaining a considerable distance from her opponent as she soars through the sky with ease. But even with those attributes, it could not hold up a candle against Gillian's powers. He had barely received a scratch after the flurry of attacks from Ysabeau.
And he had scarcely used his weapon, solely using his bare hands to defend and attack. One was unable to tell if it was an insult to the rest of the Founders or was to show the gap between the Headmaster and the High Queen.
"Incidentally, does Gillian possess a weapon at all? With his skills as a Mage, he doesn't look like he needs one," asked Z, glancing at Mavislin's direction.
The girl had her eyes glued on the action. The Valkyrie was acutely aware of what it insinuated to be that powerful, that mighty.
"It is true he doesn't need a weapon, but he wielded one a long time ago. In the Congregation, it was mandatory to possess a weapon. Elemental Attacks without weaponry are against the rules within that organization," explained Z, biting into the leftover avocado.
"So, the new one we're establishing... What kind of rules will it have?" asked Raiyen, seemingly intrigued at the old Congregation.
"Not sure. But the ones in charge of the rules are standing right in front you, battling out. Whatever rules that they've instituted, you'd best be following them," replied the Lost Mage.
Even if they were to combine their powers, they would have no chance of coming close to the duo's Elemental Energy. And they were only using a single Element. They have not tapped on the other elements. Ysabeau's wings shimmered, they meant business as it grew even larger than normal.
"Devour the hatred, expel the aura. Link them together, unite them. Archery of the Frosted Heavens!" she called out, her bow absorbing the icy element from her wings.
As she released, the arrow scattered into smaller parts, each following Gillian as he tried avoiding the attack. At that moment, Gillian whipped around to encounter Ysabeau's attack, albeit with enormous difficulty.