Dust covered the previously clear battlefield. Nothing was as obvious as it was before. The two profound wielders couldn't see each other; they could only feel their presence by listening to the rhythm of their breathing. They closed their eyes for the previously vital organ was a mere burden under the current circumstances. With their eyes closed and their senses heightened to the utmost, they slowly parted ways, each one choosing a different path with impressive coordination. This was amazing to witness because although they both had their eyes closed, they understood what needed to be done. They had clearly been partners for much longer.
Abe sat with his eyes closed as he slowly gathered inner energy. His glow had been deactivated, and he was using this time to recover some of his strength. He was injured. And his injury had reduced his battle ability to about 75%.
"They have separated" Abe analysed as he sat within the dusty dome. The best way to clear the dust would be to break open a hole in the dome. The wind from the outside would clear the dust pretty quickly. However Abe highly doubted that. Not only was he injured, he was also weaker than them by quite the margin. Also, they didn't know if Abe had any way to call for reinforcements. The barrier was capable of preventing a person's aura from leaking out. If it remained sealed, there would be no way for Abe to call for help. But Abe wasn't worried. Since Captain Zakai had already seen the place, he would be able to lead Mane here. All Abe had to o was to hold on for as long as he could before Mane got here.
"This should be enough" Abe thought silently as he slowly stood up. Although his ribs still hurt, he was able to move. He could feel one of the enemy wielders approaching his position. Abe silently and calmly walked away from the approaching wielder. Although it was a dangerous move, he was able to do it. Not only were his senses heightened, he was also able to slightly cloak some of his movements. With the dust as his cloak, and the dome as his shield, Abe slowly made his own maze. He slowly deposited the few earth mines he had left at random positions; however, he kept one to himself. He needed to throw them off his movements. He walked in an unpredictable manner, and kept leading the two men to each other. After what seemed like the third time they had run into each other, the two wielders were fed up.
"Destroy the dome. We cannot wait any longer" one of them instructed. The other nodded his head in agreement. Waiting any longer would be foolish on their part. After all not only were they wasting valuable time, they were being played like little children. It was obvious to them at this point that Abe had a way of sensing their movements, whereas they had no way of perceiving his. The dust also should no sign of settling. One of the men, who was a fire wielder, had tried conjuring some flames to rid themselves of the dusty atmosphere but it did nothing. This could only mean that the dust wasn't natural. It must have been conjured by the boy, and it was still possibly connected to his inner energy.
They were right about the dust being unnatural. And they were also correct about it being connected to Abe's energy. Abe was only able to perform this trick by using his glow: Earth's Darling Boy. He wouldn't have been able to do so otherwise. This dust ability was an evasive one. It was meant to be used as a means of escape. Unfortunately for Abe, there was nowhere to escape to.
The fire wielder conjured a huge ball of flames in his palm. He flung the fire powerfully in a random direction. Once he had done this, he immediately conjured several more flames and threw in different directions. The sound of the dome breaking in different areas was heard by all three of them. Two of them were happy to receive the loud banging, but the last person wasn't so thrilled.
Abe was worried from the moment his worst fears were realized. Once he felt the temperature rise, he knew that his enemies had lost their patience. And to be honest, he had lost his patience as well. He assumed that he would only have to stall for a little while. But it had been over twenty minutes and Mane still wasn't here yet. He couldn't help but worry about Captain Zakai and the remnants of the Royal Guard. He was worried that they were intercepted and captured; or even worse, killed.
"I have to know. But to do that, I need to get out of here first." Abe resolved to fight with all he had. Till now he had just been trying to survive. Now he was trying to live.
"There he is" once the dust cleared, the two wielders quickly identified their target. The young boy was lying on the ground. His brows scrunched up in pain and his eyes closed. His forehead was filled with sweat, and he was clearly in a lot of suffering.
"I see your punches weren't light at all" the fire wielder mocked when he saw the state of the boy. The injured wind wielder remained expressionless. Of course his punches weren't light. He was angry at the boy for his assault, and had struck with all his strength when he finally retaliated. They slowly let down their guard when they witnessed his sorry state. Seeing his like this they couldn't help but think that it was all just a fluke. Maybe the boy didn't have any exceptional method of evading their earlier search. Maybe he was just lucky. And his being unconscious on the ground would explain why they couldn't sense any movements from him.
The wind user stopped the fire user when the man attempted to walk to Abe. He pointed at Abe, and then to himself. 'He is mine' was what he meant to say. But with his lower jaw broken, he couldn't speak the words. Fortunately for him, his friend understood him. The fire wielder stepped back and watched his friend approach the boy. However, when the wind wielder was an arm's length away from Abe, the fire wielder suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Wait" he screamed in an attempt to stop his partner! Unfortunately it was too late. The struggling boy grasped the feet of the wind wielder at amazing speed. Since he wasn't expecting the attack, he was caught unawares once again.
Abe smiled at the man and said, "I'm also very vengeful". He rolled away quickly and created an earth shield for cover.
*Boom*
"AHHHH" the man screamed in pain! His screaming quickly turned into muted when the pain from his jaw reminded him that it was broken. When Abe had grabbed his leg, the young boy used the opportunity to stab an earth mine into the wind user's leg. It was his last earth mine, and his survival hinged greatly on it. Immediately the mine went off Abe rushed forward with his earth shield, protecting himself from the debris as he rushed to get to the fallen wielder before his partner did. And he accomplished his mission. Once he spotted the wind wielder, he wasted no time summoning his hammer. He fought through the pain that threatened to tear him apart and unleashed is frustrations upon the fallen wind elementalist. The hammer descended quickly on the man whose eyes were now filled with fear.
*Bam*
Once the hammer descended on its target and ended his life, Abe quickly moved away.