Twenty minutes earlier…
"You truly are a fool. What did you think was going to happen if you teleported me with you?" [Right Horned Guardian]
With Felix still clinging onto the guardian's leg, he was kicked away.
"Agh!" [Felix]
The kick forced the air out of his lungs. Felix coughed as he tumbled away, but managed to push off the ground to a standing position.
"Ow… You didn't have to kick so hard." [Felix]
The guardian scoffed.
"You're quite talkative for a dead man." [Right Horned Guardian]
"I could say the same to you." [Felix]
The guardian scowled.
"You seem quite confident. Earlier you and your allies couldn't lift a finger against me. It would be easy for me to leave here and kill them before you can even take three steps." [Right Horned Guardian]
Felix twitched.
"Huh. You know what? That just gave me an idea." [Felix]
Snapping his finger, the air seemed to shift for a moment.
("Hm?!") [Right Horned Guardian]
The guardian sensed a change in the air, causing him to glance around nervously.
("I can't sense my other half?!") [Right Horned Guardian]
He then turned to Felix with an expression mixed with surprise and anger.
"What did you do?!" [Right Horned Guardian]
Felix smiled.
"You gave me the idea just now. I used my ability to create a separate space just for us. I call it… Spatial lock." [Felix]
The guardian expression relaxed.
"I see. That makes things much easier then." [Right Horned Guardian]
Letting out a long sigh, Felix found the guardian within inches in an instant.
("Holy-") [Felix]
The guardian struck Felix in the stomach.
"Agh!" [Felix]
Felix felt the force of the punch travel around his body. Fortunately, it didn't seem to do much damage.
"Hm?" [Right Horned Guardian]
The guardian felt that something was wrong. Upon looking at his fist, the guardian saw a gap of space between his hand and Felix's stomach.
"What… is this?" [Right Horned Guardian]
Somewhat confused, the guardian was unable to react as Felix kicked him in the head.
"Urgh! Why you little…!" [Right Horned Guardian]
The guardian recovered quickly, causing him to claw at Felix.
("He's fast!") [Felix]
Watching carefully, Felix evaded the attacks by a hair.
"Quit scurrying around you rat!" [Right Horned Guardian]
The guardian switched up his moves. Doing away with the clawing, he stomped the ground and forced rubble to rise.
("What's he doing?!") [Felix]
The guardian struck the rubble, sending them flying at Felix.
"Woah!" [Felix]
The rubble was far slower than the guardian's punches. However, Felix's eyes widened in shock as he noticed a small light attached to the rubble when it passed him.
"Be reduced to nothing!" [Right Horned Guardian]
With the flash of light, Felix was then enveloped by an explosion.
"Barrier!" [Felix]
Reacting quickly, Felix hardened the space around him.
"What? You came out unscathed?" [Right Horned Guardian]
Felix coughed from the smoke and attempted to fan it away.
"Yeah. Your attacks suck." [Felix]
Or so he said, but Felix was bluffing. In order to block an attack of such a scale, Felix consumed a third of his mana in order to retain the barrier.
"Hrn…" [Right Horned Guardian]
He let out a displeased grunt.
"An inferior life form like you dares to mock me?" [Right Horned Guardian]
Felix shrugged.
"I'm just stating facts." [Felix]
That was the last straw. The guardian lunged so quickly the ground gave way.
("Shit!") [Felix]
Tilting his head to the left, Felix received a small cut on his neck.
("If I were even a second slower I would've lost my head!") [Felix]
The guardian continued to attack. He threw a punch in which Felix deflected to the side, but it transitioned into a roundhouse kick.
("It's gonna hit!") [Felix]
Registering in his mind, Felix received the blow to his arm.
"Ngh!" [Felix]
He withstood the blow. Unfortunately it wasn't the last. The guardian bounced his leg back and tried to fire energy off point blank.
"Barrier!" [Felix]
The energy blast struck true. Felix remained unscathed from the blow. Nevertheless, it took a chunk of mana to block it.
("This guy's attacks are too fast! I need to slow him down!") [Felix]
Finding a moment's opportunity within the flurry of strikes, Felix activated his ability.
"Domain Expansion!" [Felix]
The air around darkened, forcing the guardian to come to a stop.
("This…! I can't move…!") [Right Horned Guardian]
Upon seeing the guardian's helplessness, Felix's mouth widened into a grin.
"Checkmate." [Felix]
As he approached the guardian with a spring in his step, Felix suddenly backed away in surprise as the guardian reached out at him.
"What the-?!" [Felix]
"Do you think this can hold me?!" [Right Horned Guardian]
The Domain Expansion shattered, bringing the air around back to normal.
"No…! NO!!" [Felix]
("That was the last of my mana!") [Felix]
He locked eyes with the guardian, fear and anxiety surfacing from within.
"Felix. Do not waver." [???]
("Huh?") [Felix]
A female voice echoed through his head.
"An opponent like this is a worthy adversary. You will not win without my assistance." [???]
("Who? Wait, am I hallucinating?!") [Felix]
He found it somewhat hilarious that now would be the time he would hallucinate. Perhaps it was a trick of the mind upon his impending doom?
"You can finally hear my voice… Make haste and call my name." [???]
("Your… name?") [Felix]
Words rushed through his head. It was then that he recalled it.
("Oh… I can't believe I forgot about you.") [Felix]
Reaching outwards, Felix muttered something under his breath.
"Requesting access to the celestial archive. Entrap the world within reach and silence my foes without fail. Take form, Dianoia!" [Felix]