Mila fought with a solemn face, never showing any emotion.
Joey was blind to this and he could only see her suit that billowed with a ghost-like aura.
He released a dozen strikes that landed on her armour like rain, but it bounced off all damage.
It was an unsettling scene for Jacob.
Mila brushed it off rushed toward him attacking with powerful strikes. Joey always had to be on his toes. They fought through the forest destroying habitats and peaceful streams.
Joey made his blade more powerful full and swung it to the side of Mila's helmet but it only left a small hissing with steam.
Brushing off another failed attempt, her suit looked at Jacob and punched him square in the chest. His body bombed through tons of first and rocks.
When he tried to get up, a metallic taste filled his mouth but he swallowed it.
"S...since when did this become this serious a fight?" Joey struggled to spoke freely while holding his chest.
"When you play your games it's fun but when I do, It's not fun anymore?"
Mila's voice sounded scaring a deep tone.
She jumped carrying a mighty strike over her shoulder. Her speed was unmatched, in a second she reached in front of Jacob carrying her spear down onto him.
Jacob raised his spear in defence but it did little to save him.
Her spear met his.
WhAm!
His body felt like 100 times gravity fell upon him and he was pushed to the ground. His joints shook with power overload and blood squeezed through his gritted teeth.
Mila took her fist and punched his spear shaft bending it into a crescent moon.
Joeys body felt shaken up, he was close to falling out of consciousness.
As she was winding up for another attack, Joey got up and rushed away.
Mila saw his attempt through the future and appeared in front of him.
She squatted a little before releasing a high-kick. Joey saw it and used his spear to block it, but the power behind it cast him onto the air.
Mila looked at him while covering her eyes mimicking a golf player.
While she was looking at him she jumped up, leaving a crater where her feet was.
Joey saw a powerful thrust coming from the ground and could sense the danger.
Mila shot up like a rocket flying into space. She released her thrust and Jacob rolled for dear life to evade the attack.
The tailwind from the attack spun him out of control but he controlled himself masterfully in the air.
His energy blade spiked and he thrust many strikes into Mila's armour while in the air but he still wasn't able to pierce it. Mila crossed her hand in defence.
Joey failed and realized he needed to escape.
He straightened out onto an aerodynamic position to flew faster toward the earth.
Mila blew past him like a nuclear missile and headed to the body of water below him. She stood on the water waiting for him to come down.
This was new to him, he had no idea the first thing to walk on water.
His aura around his body covered him from head to toe. As soon as Joey fell into the water with Mila, they stirred up a wave of water.
Joey hurriedly reached the surface, where he gulped for breath, "W-wait, pause. I can't fight in the water". Joey pleaded with Mila.
Mila looked unphased, "Stand on the water"
"What?" Joey was confused.
"Stand!"
Joey was slightly startled but did as she said. He placed his hand on the water and he was able to touch it without getting wet. When he saw this he used his hand to pull the rest of his body onto the water.
Soon he was standing on it. He looked like a deer that had just been born, barely able to keep his footing.
Mila waited for him to stabilize, before saying "Look at your body. Your aura is a lot bigger, it's spanning a few feet away from you. That is tied with your strength and why you are able to stand on water."
"Stop being afraid to fight"
Joey was surprised when he saw how big his aura was. It even covered his spear without any problem. This gave him a lot more confidence.
Mila took her stance and they both engaged each other on the tumultuous waters. It was hard to keep your balance with the water height rising constantly.
This never stopped him.
He finally stood his ground exchanging what seemed like thousands of attacks. Joey needed to force himself to evolve his energy blade.
This aura blazed even more than usual through the intense fight he was having with Mila. She continued to be unrelenting in her attacks.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Joey's ferocity grew with every passing strike. No strike was the same as the last. The intensity rose and so did his approach. Their strikes started to look like blurs and turned into snakes trying to kill each other. Then into whips from the speed of their attacks.
Mila became more serious and this prompted Joey to fight even harder. It was a different experience for him, this made him feel like he was on top of the world.
Boom!
Mila got him with a surprise punch that dove him onto land. His spear took the brunt of the attack protecting his chest.
Soon their figures started to flicker around each other. Mila started to switch up her fighting style and used a lot of fake-outs that caught Joey by surprise.
This immediately put him on the losing side and he started getting beaten badly.
In a last desperate attempt, he went for an all-out strike.
Raahh!
Jacob let out a guttural cry driving his spear into Mila's chest plate. To his surprise, Mila stopped moving and her familiar green energy disappeared from the mouth of her armour.
Joey looked lost at this.
"M-Mila, are you oka--"
"Haha, you think you could have killed me without piercing my armour? I simply stopped because there is no point in fighting anymore", Mila's amour de-summoned and went back into her body.
"Jeez, you looked ugly before you even started crying. What would you do If I really died" Mila joked.
"Please don't make that joke, you're not going to die" Joey sneered.
"Anyone can die, you hear me kid. Even If I die make sure you never die", Mila grabbed his cheeks and locked eyes with him. Her voice sounded cold and her eyes look callous. Joey was frightened by the sudden change in mood.
Puchi
"You look so lost. Everyone is going to die someday. That's all I mean" Mila laughed making her slim frame quake. "Forget it, The good thing is that you passed, Now were almost finished with your training"
"Wait more training?!"
"Mhm, the part where you eat and rest your body for the tournament. That's the best part of training" Mila squeezed her arms around his neck. Joeys face blushed slightly when his face touched something soft.
"F-fine, Let's just get home already-"
Joey's voice died out as he fell asleep.
Mila looked at him passed out in her arm with an admiring smile, "You have worked hard, I'm glad for the time we have spent together but I was never destined to be blessed with children like you and Rayla. I should have known it was too good to be true. I'm sorry for the pain I caused you. I just hope you won't hate me for being selfish".
Her eyes became tearful and she choked on tears, before breaking out in an ugly cry.