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Chapter 19 - Chapter 19: Tournament part 6: Time vs Darkness

Sul stood in his spot still in shock of Jimmy's speed, he stared vigilantly at his palm. He looked up to see the audience in shock, He removed the dagger from his palm, turning around then throwing it at Jimmy, Jimmy swiftly jumped behind Sul. "Once again you impress me," he says holding out his sword and summoning his dagger towards him.

Jimmy stood in a different stance from before, he had his dagger pointing towards Sul while his sword was stuck to the ground, he held the bottom with both of his palms slammed against it. He smiles as his dagger begins to glow a bright green. Sul quickly realized what was Jimmy was doing and reacted by jumping out the way Jimmy's dagger went flying in a straight line, breaking through the arena walls, and leaving a small hole.

"WHAT THE HELL," Sul says as he lands on the ground. "YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME ISN'T THAT AGAINST THE RULES OR SOMETHING?" Sul yells. "Shut up, you are annoying," Jimmy says in disgust.

The VM of squad 6 watched closely as the battle escalated.

"Don't let your guard up just yet" Jimmy warns. Sul was once again confused. A large explosion behind Sul, causes him to jump out of the way a thin cut was seen on his face, Jimmy appeared in front of him with his sword ready to slash down on him. Sul quickly blocked the hit with his sword. Jimmy smirked again and summoned his dagger and vanished. The dagger appeared in front of Sul with incredible speed.

'I can't dodge this in time.' Sul thought.

He blocked the dagger with his sword but got pushed back many feet away. Before slamming into the arena walls causing an explosion of dust. Sul jumped out of the could of dust with multiple injuries and soiled clothes. "Now dodge this" Jimmy says as soon as Sul jumped out. The dagger went aiming for Sul once more Sul managed to dodge The attack, but before he could stand up the dagger came back at him. He nearly got slashed before dodging the attack.

Jimmy's dagger continued chasing Sul for 30 seconds, nearly hitting Sul multiple times. Jimmy's dagger returns and Sul lands on the floor of the arena on his knees sweating and panting hard.

'God dangs it, I can't find an opportunity' Sul thought. 'he can see my movement with his eyes, he can control his dagger with a swift amount of speed, his swordsmen skills are quick and deadly. There is no possible opening for me to go through.' Sul thought

"Come on Sul you're much stronger than this don't lose to him now," Isaiah said out loud.

Vil stared at sul saying no word.

[vip room]

"Sul is a very talented boy but he's met his match," the principal said "I believe he can win he just needs a little more focus on the battle." Mr. Phil said.

"He might be coming up with a plan to defeat his opponent," Vm of squad 5 said.

"Whatever plan he has he better hurry up and pull it out" Mrs. Kan replied.

"Honestly, I think you did a fantastic job for a peasant," Jimmy says walking towards Sul holding his sword on this shoulder and spinning his dagger, with his finger through the hole in the bottom.

"It's ok for you to give up now Sul, I mean after looking at your palm there's a hole going through it, your clothes are torn you have injuries everywhere. You could get very hurt if this battle continues, and as far as I'm concerned peasants can't afford insurance now can they." Jimmy taunts

Sul was frustrated about the fact Jimmy was looking down on him and other peasants. "Just because we didn't have the luxury of being born in the same family as you and the other nobles don't mean we love getting criticized or insulted" Sul responded. Jimmy was unfazed about this. "I hate peasants so much such filthy creatures," Jimmy says.

"YOUR ALL HOPELESS ALL OF YOU. NOTHING DONE BY A PEASANT EVER BENEFITS THE GOOD OF THE KINGDOM," Jimmy says. "PEASANTS AREN'T TO BE UNDERESTIMATED WE HAVE CAPABILITIES OF OUR OWN WE'RE UNIQUE," Sul screams. Looking up at Jimmy who was above him.

"Tell me then Sul if peasants have a chance or any capabilities, how come I'm the one standing right now and you're the one on the floor?." Jimmy asks. Sul looked down not knowing how to respond. "See Sul being a peasant is a curse, you have so much talent all your move your combat skills they were splendid, but being peasant made you weak, it limited your capabilities and talent that's why you'll never beat me in this battle Sul, in the line of power a peasant will always lose to a noble." Jimmy finished.

Sul stared at Jimmy not knowing what to do.

'I can't defeat him he's way too strong for me I- I have to give...' before Sul could finish he found himself inside his subconscious.

His subconscious was a white hallway filled with multiple colored doors. "What is this place?" Sul asks. He opens one of the doors revealing a memory from his past. "This was during the time I and Vil were training outside and then it rained," he says he let out a small chuckle. He made his way down the hallway till he saw a particular door.

This door was different from the others, It was a black door that emitted a very ominous aura, it had a skull on each corner in which two dark chains were created from the eyes and mouth. The chains bind the door and the knob. "Maybe I shouldn't open this" Sul says. He turns away and just as he does he feels something ominous behind him, he looked back just to see nothing, but the eyes of the Skulls glow a bring red. The chains break apart making the door slam open, and as the door opens a wave of energy and wind blasts at Sul making him cover his eyes

Sul enters the mysterious place with no clue on what to expect "Ahhhhh a Human boy entering into my domain," an individual says. "Leave this place Boy, your kind are not allowed here." He says. "I come in peace I have no idea who you are or where I am," Sul says. "Yeah sure, like I'm supposed to believe a human would want peace, how comical." the stranger says. Sul walked closer and as he did he noticed a long line of chains scattered on the floor all going towards a center of some sort.

He leaned over to get a proper look at them. "These chains are like the ones on the door," Sul says he held one in his hand though as soon as he did he felt something ominous. "THERE YOU ARE," the stranger said, the stranger then pulled the chain alongside Sul. Sul tried to let go of the chain, but his hands were wrapped around by the chain.

The pulling stopped as sul got to the center of it all. Sul looked up to see a Ginormous shadow looking down at him.

"Who are you?" Sul asks

"I- am" The figure stops

"Ahhhhhh" The shadow screams in pain as it shrinks. Sul was confused. "GOD DAMN IT THESE DAMN CHAINS," the figure said.

"So your not a giant creature," Sul says

The stranger looked at him. "You CURSE YOU you're the one, THE REASON IM TRAPPED HERE." the stranger said trying to punch on Sul. Sul leaped back and stopped as the stranger couldn't go any further. "Those chains they bind you don't they? Meaning as long as I stay 6 feet away from you I'm safe." Sul says. "You're quite the genius aren't you." the figure says.

"Who are you and what is this place and why are my memories here?" Sul asks. "Are you telling me? You don't even know what this place is or who I am, yet you entered willingly. The figure asked. "Well um," sul says. "I can't tell if it was stupid or suicidal." The stranger says. "Well that's nice and all, but you haven't answered my questions." sul says

"This place Is your inside." the stranger says.

"my what?" Sul asked. "Ok look right now you're inside your body." the figure says. "What the hell, is-is how is that even possible?" Sul asks. "Judging by the fact that you don't know about the spiritual or body realm I can tell you're no more than a regular soldier, but judging from your clothes I can suggest you're an academy student." Sul looked at his clothes and then at the shadowy stranger.

"If I'm in my body, then who are you and how are you here," he asked. "It's a long story and frankly I don't feel like telling it," The figure said looking at his arm. "Also, don't you have a battle to continue?" the figure said "Yeah right, I almost forgot," Sul says. Just as he remembered he went silent. "I can't beat him," Sul says.

"Seems like you could use some help." The shadow says. "Yeah, wait does that mean you can help me?" Sul asks

"Yes" the figure replies "but on one condition," the figure says. Before grabbing 20 chains in his hands. "If you break these chains in my hand, I will give you some of my power." He continued. Sul thinks about it for a second. "How do I know you're not going to just kill me," Sul says to him. "Don't worry if I wanted to, I would have killed you a long time ago, and if you die I also die as well and I frankly don't feel like dying." the shadowy figure said.

Sul hesitated before he agreed. "So how do I break these chains," Sul asks. "It's simple just infuse your vibe energy into them and they should do the rest." The figure says. Sul walked towards the danger cautiously before placing his hands on the chains and infusing his vibe energy on them. Clinking sounds were heard as the chains snapped. As the chains broke the stranger felt an enormous amount of Power surge back into him. "Good job boy he says." Sul became anxious as he had never seen such power. 'The only time I had ever seen power this plentiful was when all three of the vibe masters came together, but even then their power was not as much as his.' Sul thought

Some of the stranger's energy began flowing into Sul in plentiful amounts. "don't worry boy, as promised I shall help you out, also don't forget the name of the man who saved you" The figure said. "My name is..."

[back in the real world]

"Now then peasant" Jimmy was about to stab Sul's back with the dagger. Everyone had their eyes wide open in anticipation. "Begone peasant," Jimmy said, but to his surprise, dark energy blasted him away. He lands on his feet confused. The energy created a violent wind as it went above Sul forming a large dark ethereal head that seemed to be chuckling.

"What is that?"Jimmy asked as his eyes were wide open and he began to sweat. "What is that thing," Kayla says. 'such an ominous presence it's emitting,' Isaiah thought. Vil was surprised to witness this but doesn't say a word.

[Vip room]

"There's no questioning it that energy signature it's gotta be him," Vm of squad 2 said.

"

The Head vanished as the remaining energy twirled and swirled around Sul before vanishing. Sul stood up with his head and hands down he slowly raised his head up

"Now then 4 eyes, what were you saying about us peasants," Sul said with a distorted voice. When his head was fully raised.

"What the…?" Jimmy stops as he loses Sul's out of his sight. He looks up and left and right. "If he's not up or left at my sides then that means. "Jimmy compressed a large amount of energy in his sword and struck the ground making a large green crater of energy.

"What he wasn't below me?" Jimmy says. He noticed something from above. "What is that?" He thought. The object came crashing down on the floor with a large boom. "Holy smokes… I didn't realize I could jump that high, sorry everyone for the dust." Sul says

"What's with him? His energy signature changed so did his mood." Jimmy says confused, is this a trick?" Jimmy asked. He grabs his dagger sending it towards Sul.

Sul caught the dagger with his hand.

'He caught the dagger.' Isaiah thought

"Impossible even a soldier should have had difficulty catching that dagger," Jimmy said. Sul stayed quiet, he couldn't believe what he had just done. "Just a few seconds ago I was dodging these by instinct but now I can see it and react. With the corner of his eye, he noticed Isaiah approaching him with his sword.

"LIKE I WOULD LET A PEASANT OVERPOWER ME," Jimmy screamed. "I'll have to make this count," Sul said as he began storing every ounce of his power in his blade. Jimmy noticed this as Sul's blade began getting engulfed in dark energy. " he took back his dagger and held it alongside his sword he held them on opposite hands as he charged at Sul full speed. Sul charged back

"AHHHHHHH" they both yelled as they clashed making a dark and green explosion pushing against each other till the dark overcame the green and then exploded causing a dense amount of smoke and dust. The crowd went silent waiting for the smoke to clear.

Sul and Jimmy were on opposite sides of each other. The dust finally fully cleared and Sul fell to the ground on his knee. Jimmy on the other hand broke both of his weapons during the clash and had a long cut through his chest. Blood gushed out and he fell unconscious.

To be continued...