Isabel and Jenna were in the business district of the simulated Holy Nation running towards the golden beam in the sky.
"What's our ETA?" Jenna asked while running.
"I need to get on top of a building." Isabel replied.
The two girls jumped from building to building until they reached the top of the tallest one. Isabel kneeled at the edge and examined the surroundings near the beam. She began to scan the bus stations, buildings, and bridges before finding a golden door located in a nearby park.
"There! It looks like we're close." Isabel pointed out.
Jenna kneeled beside Isabel and looked at where she pointed at. She noticed two figures running toward the door and looked at Isabel.
"Looks like we aren't the first ones here." Jenna stated.
Isabel's hands started to shake at the thought of fighting.
"I'm going to be honest, I have some butterflies in my stomach." She admitted.
Jenna laid her hand on her shoulder and smiled.
"Fate has led us to be partners in this exam. I could not have asked for it any better." Jenna soothed. Isabel smiled in response and nodded her hand.
"Ok, I'm right behind you." Isabel said more confidently.
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"Isabel, are you feeling a little adventurous?" She asked.
"What does that —" Isabel tried to say, but Jenna jumped off the building and free felled towards the golden door. Wind blew in Jenna's face before landing in front of the two figures.
"Here goes nothing." Isabel sighed as she jumped off the building and landed right behind Jenna.
The two girls stood up before Lilac and Yoru who were inches away from first place. Yoru's face lit up as he recognized the two girls and bowed before them.
"What an honor, my ladies. I did not expect to see you here." He exclaimed.
Lilac stood behind Yoru quietly while staring at the girls with cold eyes. Jenna smirked and motioned Yoru to stop bowing.
"Please, I'm flattered but get up. We both know why I'm here." Jenna let slip. Yoru laughed at her remark before clearing his throat.
" Last time I checked, you're the one who landed in front of us." Lilac spooked.
"What will you do about it?" Isabel asked. Petals flew from Lilac's body into the air and she began to float slowly.
"I will put you in your place.." Lilac ensured as her aura raised from her body. Her eye pupils formed into a flower and stared down at the two girls in front of her.
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"Isabel, she's coming." Jenna hinted as her pupil formed into a cloud of thunder. Aura raised from Jenna's body as she summoned her spear.
"Lightning spear cannon!" Jenna yelled. A charge of lightning came down from the sky into her spear while Jenna launched it towards Lilac.
The spear ripped through the air fiercely towards its target. Lilac kept her composure as she watched the spear travel towards her.
"Why isn't she trying to evade my attack?" Jenna thought as the spear was centimeters away from electrifying Lilac.
"Reflection Gravitation!" Yoru yelled as the spear dropped to the ground.
"What the?" Jenna said while looking at her spear and then Yoru.
"What kind of ability is that?" She yelled. Yoru's smile disappeared as he shook his head.
"You okay Lilac?" He asked, ignoring Jenna. Lilac looked at him while smiling and nodded.
"I had full faith in you." She responded before looking at Isabel.
"I got the quiet one. She won't give me a headache as we engage." She finished.
Isabel's pupils formed into an icicle as she raised her aura and pulled out her bow.
"Oh? She isn't shy anymore?" Lilac realized as she took her ring off.
"Come out, Celestial!" As her ring transformed into her staff. A blast of petals flew from the staff catching Isabel off guard.
"Shoot!" Isabel shouted before she went flying into the building they previously jumped off.
"Take care of the other one." Lilac instructed as she disappeared leaving a trail of petals behind.
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"Isabel!" Jenna yelled as she turned around and tried to run towards her.
However, Yoru jumped in front of her and tried to punch her. Jenna dodged the punch and flipped backwards into the air before landing.
"You tried to hurt my partner, and I can't let that slide." He scolded while crossing his arms and changed his pupils to a gravity ball.
Jenna surrounded herself with her black and red lighting. She created another lightning spear as the two stood across from each other. The trees rustled as a breeze passed in the midst of silence.
Jenna charged toward Yoru and tried to stab him; however, he evaded each attack covered in his aura.
"He's keeping up with my attacks." Jenna thought. She charged more lightning into the staff to create an opening against him.
"Gotchu!" She yelled as she stabbed Yoru's shoulder and threw him past the golden door into a nearby playground. She ran towards his direction leaving a lightning trail behind her.
Yoru flew into the playground and bounced off a slide before getting back up. He looked at the fresh wound surrounded by lightning and felt a shock.
"Looks like she stunned my shoulder for a little bit. I won't be able to react as quickly." Yoru thought before looking up to Jenna charging at him.
He jumped up evading her attack and kicked her in the face. Jenna took a few steps back shaking her head from the sudden damage.
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"Not bad for someone who got stabbed by my spear." Jenna commented while jumping into the air.
"Lightning seeking orb!" Jenna yelled while opening her palm and formed a large ball of plasma.
The ball quickly fell from the sky towards Yoru which forced him to react quickly.
"Reflection Gravitation!" He yelled as he raised his aura. The ball stopped in place and raised back towards her.
Jenna absorbed the seeking ball before it exploded creating an opening to her back. Yoru appeared behind her and punched her from the air before she could react.
Jenna crashed into the fountain near the golden door soaked in water.
"Did you not sense me behind you?" He asked her from the air.
"I did but I didn't realize you could blink." Jenna replied.
"Blinking is a high tier ability which allows you to move at high speeds before your opponent could blink. It's something everyone should know before taking this test." Yoru explained as she blinked behind him and grabbed his head.
"You don't think I know that?" She sassed as she threw him into the playground swings below.
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She opened her palm and formed another lightning spear filled with plasma.
"This should cause some damage." Jenna thought as she watched Yoru struggle to get up and threw it at him.
The spear exploded and created black smoke yet Yoru jumped out covered in his aura.
"Gravitational Fist: First Form!" He yelled as he ran on top of the air.
Jenna spawned another spear and tried to block the attack. Yoru punched through the spear into Jenna's stomach causing ripples in the air.
Jenna furiously flew from the air crashing into the ground. Debris flew up as Jenna gasped for air and groaned in pain.
"His hits pack a punch." Jenna thought before she coughed up some saliva and blood.
"My gravitational fist allows me to double the weight of my fist. Getting hit by it can be deadly!" Yoru warned as he blinked in front of her with another punch ready.
Jenna flipped away to the top of the monkey bars and formed another spear. Yoru jumped on top and the two faced each other again before engaging in combat. Yoru tried to trip Jenna but failed as she jumped over his kick
She left her spear in the air and landed on top of his head. She flipped him into the air and blinked next to her spear to stab him with.
"Got you!" She yelled as Yoru tried to cover himself in his own aura.
"Dammit. I won't make it!" He thought as Jenna stabbed him in the stomach into the ground.
Yoru yelled from the pain as Jenna left the spear in his stomach and jumped back.
"This fight has been entertaining!" She bubbled.
"You are better than I imagined. You have talent, Jenna." He praised as she walked over to him.
"I know. The question is when you're going to try." She replied while pulling her spear from his stomach.
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Blood gushed from the wound onto the floor while he groaned from the pain.
"Actually, I think I have an idea!" She said as she jumped into the air and opened her hands.
She created a bigger lightning seeking orb while wearing a smile.The sky grew dark as Yoru looked up at Jenna's ability in the sky.
"Let's see if you can stop this!" Jenna declared.
"Reflection Gravitation!" He yelled trying to stop the attack.
The ball stopped and floated away to the left before exploding. Jenna blinked in front of him and punched him into the building behind him.
"Are you ready for this?!" Jenna stated as black lightning surrounded the spear.
"Spear Cannon!" The spear roared in response as Jenna sent the intensified spear towards the building.
"I can't stop it!" Yoru thought as the spear shone through the air towards him. He quickly raised his aura to use as armor but the spear pierced through and exploded.
Yoru's body flew up into the sky and landed on the roof of a building where Jenna jumped off.
"That was an interesting ending." Jenna thought as she blinked next to Yoru. She pulled the spear out of Yoru's fresh wound on his chest.
Yoru coughed up blood and continued to breathe heavily as Jenna watched silently. Yoru opened his eyes and noticed Jenna staring at him in sorrow.
"I have full faith in you." Lilac's words echoed through his head as he lay helpless.
Frustration filled Yoru's body hearing those words and his aura began to stir around him. Jenna jumped back as she felt the anger from the aura and took out her spear with her guard up.
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Yoru got up quickly and punched the ground before letting out a big yell.
"I'm impressed you got up from that last attack." Jenna noted. Yoru laughed at her remark and wore a smirk on his face.
"I respect you, Jenna. Tell me, why do you fight?" He questioned.
"Hm? I just like to fight." She disclosed while shrugging her shoulders.
"I'm afraid that's not enough to defeat me.." Yoru exposed as he began to form a first.
"I have people counting on me. I can't let your weak resolve stop me."He claimed. Jenna rushed towards him and clashed with his fist.
"Take that back!" She defended while raising her voice.
"Why? You clearly lived a privileged life with nothing to lose." Yoru mocked as he snuck a punch to her gut.
"I think it's time you taste your own medicine. No more holding back!" Yoru declared as he raised his left hand into the air with his blue aura.
"Gravitational Fist: Second form!" Yoru exclaimed while punching her down into the building with incredible speed. Jenna hit the bottom floor of the building bouncing off the ground while coughing some blood.
Yoru blinked above her with his aura around his feet before stepping on Jenna's bouncing body.
"I can transfer the weight to my feet with the second form unlike the first." Yoru revealed while Jenna screamed on the ground.
Lightning struck down from the sky towards both of them forcing Yoru to jump away. Jenna stood up and felt her crushed rib cage. Her vision blurred as she tried to walk towards Yoru.
"Damn it." She finished before she collapsed to the ground.
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Isabel was in another building hiding behind a desk in an empty room from Lilac. Her hands shook from the fear instilled in her body.
"You can't keep running!" Lilac yelled from the hall. The building shook as Lilac looked out the window watching Yoru fly into the building.
"Why is the kid so afraid?" She thought while sighing.
"No more hide and seek! Come out." Lilac demanded as she opened the door into Isabel's room. Isabel jumped back from the desk into the air and shot an arrow at Lilac. The arrow was blocked by petals and fell to the ground.
"I know you're not trying. Why?" Lilac asked while shaking her head. Isabel pointed her bow and charged another ice arrow.
"What's your name sweetheart?" Lilac demanded.
"Isabel.." She mumbled while avoiding eye contact.
"Speak up!" Isabel's eyes raised at her command.
"Isabel ma'am!"
"That's a beautiful name. How old are you?"
"17." Isabel replied.
"Huh, same as me. Why did you come to the Holy Nation?" Lilac questioned. Isabel remained silent and Lilac grew angry.
Yellow petals formed from thin air surrounding Lilac as she charged towards Isabel.
"Guess our fists can talk!" Lilac barked as she clenched her fist and punched Isabel.
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Isabel flew into the next room breaking the wall as Lilac jumped through. Isabel moved the ruble off her body while shaking her head and looked up to Lilac's next attack.
"I don't want to hurt you, but I could." Isabel whispered as she evaded Lilac's next attack. Isabel's eye pupils formed into an icicle and locked onto Lilac.
She drew her bow from the air and released a cyan ice arrow. Lilac looked back in panic as the arrow pierced her leg.
An ice mist surrounded Lilac as Isabel landed on the ground and drew her next shot. The mist disappeared revealing Lilac surrounded by pink petals healing the wound.
"About time you stopped being scared." Lilac hissed as she stood with a staff in her hand. Lilac charged at Isabel with the staff and swung against her bow.
"You don't know when to shut up, huh?" Isabel replied as an ice mist began to surround her.
The two stared at each other as Lilac blinked, smacking Isabel's bow into the air.
Isabel was forced to defend as Lilac attacked with her staff. Isabel blocked Lilac's staff by freezing her fingers and tapping the staff every time it came close to her.
"Impressive, she's blocking my attacks by freezing the impact with her fingers." Lilac examined. Isabel kicked Lilac's staff out her hand and flipped up into the air.
"Shoot, is she going for her bow? I won't let her!" Lilac thought as she sent petals into the air. Isabel dodged the petals and grabbed the bow with her feet before drawing a purple ice arrow.
"She drew the bow with her feet. She is interesting!" Lilac thought as she set her defense with the pink petals.
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"Too slow." Isabel indicated as the arrow was already in front of Lilac's face.
"Wha-" Lilac gasped before the arrow crushed her into the floor. Lilac struggled to get up from the direct impact as Isabel landed on the floor.
"Oh, you're done talking?" Isabel asked. Her hair had fallen out of the ponytail and is now straight.
"Actually, I'm just getting started." Lilac responded. Yoru interrupted the two holding Jenna's body.
"I'm done Lilac. You had your fun?" Yoru asked. Lilac looked up to Yoru covered in bruises and rips across his clothing.
"You interrupted the fun but it looks like you had yours." Lilac replied while getting up. Yoru looked at Isabel and threw Jenna at her.
"Here, she fought well but her pride led to her downfall." Yoru explained.
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"You got a good partner tho." He finished as Isabel caught Jenna and laid her on the floor.
"And you are interesting Isabel.. I hope we can fight again.'' Lilac suggested. She opened her palms and blew petals from her palms onto Jenna.
"That should help her wake up." She finished and started to walk out of the room.
"Wait!" Isabel yelled as she drew her bow. Lilac stopped at the door while helping Yoru.
"I'll see you at the finish line." Lilac winked while waving and disappeared into thin air with Yoru.
"Isabel?" Jenna groaned as Isabel rushed to Jenna's side.
"Are.. you okay?" Jenna continued.
"I should be asking you that question!" Isabel whined.
"I got to fight. Couldn't ask for it any other way." Jenna assured while putting her thumb up. Isabel laughed and helped Jenna up to her feet.
"Let's get out of here." Isabel said as she helped Jenna up and left the scene.