Neil got into the wave and got Sandy leaving the pillar in the ripples. The wave hit the pillars and went back pushing Jade to the wall, knocking her out.
"That was a brilliant performance Neil." Sandy spoke with a hint of fear in his voice. "If you hadn't thought of it fast, I would have become a mortar to that wall."
"Thank me later." Neil was panting hard now "we still have company."
Delia stood where she was staring, from Jade to the boys and then back to Jade. She placed her hand on face and let out a sigh
"Why is this becoming a drag." She thought "I guess I have to end this with my deadly attack."
She lifted her head, stared squarely at Neil "But this one is my problem, he thinks faster than anyone I have fought with."
"Neil, do me a favour." Sandy said "tell me what is she thinking?"
"I wish I could tell what she's thinking." Neil concluded
"Why's that so?" "Her mind is blank as a slate, I can't figure out anything that is running through her mind."
"So what do we do now?" Sandy asked, a bit shaky
Neil smiled, turned and looked Sandy. with a scaring facial expression that send cold chill into Sandy, he was waiting for a bright plan. He knows Neil can figure out anything, so he has high hopes...
"We quit." Neil finished.
First there was silence, and the only thing that was heard was the wind that blew past, and their breath too.
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat." Sandy yelled, he can't believe what he is hearing. And above he hates quitting. This is lame, it's like putting a rope to his neck and hanging it to a banana tree. Wait, that's not a good suicide way, he can't even imagine dying on a banana tree. That's gonna ruin his image and earn the title of "THE GUY WHO COMMITED SUICIDE ON A BANANA TREE."
"Now that will ruin my legacy." He thought
"Where you even listening to me?"
"Wait what was that?". Sandy asked
"You got to be kidding me right now." Neil shook his head
The expression on Sandy's face was that of who wasn't listening, which means Neil has been talking to himself all this time.
"NEIL..."
Damn, those voices again...Neil placed his hand on his neck and dropped to his knees, it's happening again. The voices in his head has returned, and this time it didn't arrive alone. It came with pains.....His body was shaking without his consent, " why now?" Neil thought. It was like he has reached his limit, but why now when he was in the middle of a fight. Besides if he back off now, they will call him weakling as before and he hates being called a weakling.
Sandy looked at Neil as he glitched on his knees, something is off about this activity. He knew this when he looked at Neil, it seems he is in pains and can't do anything now....He's on his own now to face the snow witch and besides he had saved him enough already, so it's his turn to do the same; that is to protect Neil from the snow witch.
"Snow witch." Sandy mocked, trying to anger Delia "it's just you and me now, I hope you gat more skills under your sleeves." He conjured out two cards with lightning drawing on one and the other has a drawing that looks like the eye of Horus, took them with his fingers and slot them into both gloves.
"Cause am not holding back." He gave a scaring smile
Delia seemed to be unmoved by his words, she just stared at him with a blank expression that showed neither anger nor joy..Just blank.....Weird.
Prof Hiro watched the duel with a smile on his face, "this is becoming interesting, both candidate are on each other's neck." He looked at the ceiling "And the building cannot hold on for long before it collapse." He looked at the candidates again "these boys are worthy of the class I want to admit them in."
Jade began to regain consciousness and mourned out of pain she received from the attack, her own attack.
"My body is still reacting to that attack of mine." She thought
She tried to get up but it was hard because her body hasn't fully regained itself. She saw Sandy standing and looking ok
"How is he still standing?" She thought "that attack was supposed to wear him out already. If he's fine, why am I still feeling the vibration of my violin?"
Sandy and Delia stood in a staring contest, both looking squarely at their selves.
"Are you going to keep standing there?" Sandy asked "Or you are going to come at me?" But there was no reply, he rolled his eyes and scoffed "fine then, here I come." He bolted off with those words toward Delia. She remained unmoved as she kept staring at Sandy who was coming fast, she closed her eyes in concentration "he won't be a problem." She whispered.
Mists began to escape Delia's body and the became massive, then from it another Delia came out...Making the two Delias, then another came out again making them three.
"Ice clones." Neil whispered. "She's good enough to invoke not one but two of her image, I have to warn Sandy to be careful."
"Clones ehh, now you're bringing the show I like ehh." Sandy smiled, stretched his hand side ways; conjuring out lightning thats emitted high explosive winds that can tear down a building, thunder it is.
Both Delia dashed towards Sandy, when they were close to the range which he want them to be. He stretched his hand forward and the lightning to everyone's surprise stretched like a laser and pierced the first clone and he moved his hand as if swinging a sword and sliced the other clone, both clones exploded into mists. Clean job done, Sandy smiled.
"You are next girl." He said lifting his head and looked at her
He lifted his right arm towards his chest and held it with the left arm, he squeeze his fingers into knuckles and the lightning came out and spread like a sphere around him...The lightning went deep into the ground giving it a scratch. He bolted towards her yelling.
Neil looked around and observed that the building was about to collapse and if he doesn't think of a way to end this fight, it will be doom for them. Sandy doesn't want to give up...Neither the snow girl, so he has think of a way to end the battle.
Neil watched as Sandy ran towards Delia who was still unmoved, he knew something was off. He concentrated real hard on Delia, pushing his limits.
"He doesn't know that my clones don't die, unless I stop them." He heard her through telepathy.
"This is bad, I have to warn him." He tried to telepath Sandy but his tattoo won't let him. The mist reformed again into Delia, they turned towards Sandy; stretched their arms towards him
"SNOW SHURIKENS." They whispered.
Snow-like shurikens pressed in full force towards Sandy who was yelling. Neil tried to telepath again but couldn't.
"I guess I have to do this." He concluded
He looked closely at Sandy and saw a particle, with great effort and pain he switched positions with it. Sandy hearing something piercing flesh turned around and saw Neil, smiling at him, blood dripped down the corner of his mouth.
"Do I have to cover for your ass all the time." He complained calmly and dropped down into Sandy's arm.
Delia watched blankly "Why would he risk his life for him?" She whispered.
Prof. Hiro was also shocked to see the selfless act Neil did "it's been a while since I have last seen this selfless act." He looked at Neil from the top. "Neil Randolf, you will be a bright student."
Sandy held Neil in his arms, his body quivering from t⁰he shock when he saw the shurikens in Neils back. This increased his rage, yelled as he omitted lightning in a sphere shape out of his body and it spread fast..Too fast for Delia
"ICE WALLS." She whispered and a wall of ice sprang of the ground but it was no match to Sandy's lightning sphere. It broke and hit Delia pushing her backward.
There was silence, Sandy kept holding Neil..
"Why didnt you warn me?" Sandy asked
"Because you never listened." Was the reply
"Well." Sandy lifted Neil by crossing his arm over his shoulder. "You should know that I am stubborn when it comes to fighting."
As they were about to leave, Delia stood up. This time her expression was still blank but the eyes portrayed anger, she began to remove her gloves... So many things about her began to change, her pale blue eye has become bright, her hair turning white and everything around her began to freeze without control. It seemed that the gloves had been holding back from what was capable of.
"Now that is bad." Neil said, turning to see that sandy has already left him... There's some changes in him too, his eye silvery-white like the moon and had a lightning armor.
Both of them stared at each other like two hungry dogs about to fight over meat.
Neil went over to Jade who still hadn't regained her strength.
"Are you here to finish me off?" She asked a bit scared
"Nope." Neil answered lifting her up and placed her gently against a wall so she could sit, he too sat down close to her.
"Just want to let you know I have nothing against you." Neil completed "besides we are going to be class mates right?"
"Perhaps."
"So I don't want to us to get on the wrong foot."
He smiled at her and she felt a tinger on her cheek, it was like a butterfly just flew in her belly.
"He's so cute." She thought
Sandy began to run towards Delia and this time she did the same, and surprisingly she leaped into the air.. Coming down to make a big impact on Sandy, her mind made up on ending Sandy. he too leaped towards her direction when.....