what kind of magic does james used? faes wondered as she readied herself. faes had already realised that while fighting with sword she was not able to use magic and now she cant summon her sword or bow and can only use magic.
"my lady i would love to see some of the magic spells you use, would i have the honor to?" James said
faes glanced at his expression and smiled. if he was just asking to see her magic and not fight then it was good too.
"i am able to use more than one kind of magic sir james, which one would you want to see?" faes asked
"all of them" he replied his eyes sparkling.
"sure" faes agreed because she knows that the spirits can already know what kind of magic she uses.
"sir james i would need a target for showing the skills" faes smiled sweetly at james
"sir james is so strong and powerful, i wonder what kind of target, he would create? alas! i wanted to fight sir james in magic too" faes sighed putting on a disappointed face but then again looked at james blinking her eyes and smiling
"where is my target?"
"my lady i am your target, you can hit me so i can also know the power your magic holds" james said blushing from the flattery faes was doing but then cleared his throat standing straight. faes nodded her smile widening and without warning began her attacks
"elemental bind, qi chains!" faes said as the veins came out of the ground holding each of james limps and his head was covered with water bubble choking him. air and fire blades surrounded him, a few chains formed in air around james and wrapped around him. the veins and qi chains held james holding each of his limbs and also around his neck and waist.
"qi bullets!" faes said once he was locked and aimed both her hands towards james. bullets made out of qi shot towards james but faes knew they were not enough. after firing dozens of bullets faes switched her attack
"thunder tribulation," faes said as lightning descended from the sky and hit james directly, it continued for few more times before faes switched again
"holy arrows, shadow whips"
golden colored arrows rained from the sky while black whips appeared and began hitting james. this technique was more like a torture than an attack, the shadow whips would hit the person and leave traces of darkness in their body currupting them while the golden arrows would enter the body cleansing the darkness while also hitting physically and damaging the body. the darkness while fighting with the arrows would heal the wounds and this will continue making the person feel unbearable pain.
"extreme heat fire blades, cold air blades, earth cage and stone spikes, water bubble bombs" faes continued her attacks
after all these attacks faes noticed that her mana was still the same. 'looks like i can use unlimited amount of mana here' faes grinned. her excited eyes turned more excited and a trace of coldness flashed in her eyes before vanishing.
'if that's the case then lets use it to train' faes smiled at the dust cloud in front of her where james was.
"sir james i am going to continue my attacks and train for a while if you don't mind, i know sir james is a gentleman and wont hold a young lady like me from training right? i thank sir james to let me target and train on him" faes said but her actions said otherwise.
once again faes began to attack james using her techniques switching between them randomly and made some slight changed until faes felt that they cant be improved further.
when faes stopped she bit her lip feeling pity for james who ended up as her target. she didn't know if he was still alive or not but he had helped her train both her swordsmanship and magic.
once the dust settled faes grimaced. james was on the ground covered in burns and blood. he had turned completely red and black from head to toe and was not moving. faes dared not approach him in order to not feel guilty for his death.
faes watched james for sometime and noticed that the wounds were healing and being cleaned. the burns and cuts closed and the blood began vanishing, the black body began to turn normal like it was before and his hair that had been burned grew again.
soon james returned to his original condition and stood up with a blank face.
"you used me to train once again?" James asked making faes look away turning red for being caught
"i apologize for my actions sir james i got carried away, but sir james is really strong to withstand those attacks and still be fine, i hope sir james can forgive this little lady and her actions and take no offence" faes said
"only on one condition" james said holding one of his finger up
"what condition?" faes asked
"i would like to spend a day with you my lady" james smiled
"alright" faes agreed.
the surrounding changed and also did their dresses. this time they were in a mansion lobby wearing high quality dress.
"i wonder what kind of hobby my lady have to pass her time other than weapons and magic" james asked as he began leading the way.
"i like drawing and dancing along with reading books" faes said as they arrived in front of a room
"then would you like to dance with me?" James asked to which faes nodded
"i would like to dance with sir james" faes replied as she took his hand and entered the room which was a ballroom more precisely an empty ballroom.
they both took their places in the centre and soon the music began playing from somewhere. the bowed and began dancing taking each step precisely and gracefully. turning and moving around on the tune and beats not missing anything. soon the song ended and they bowed again.
"you dance very well my lady. i am impressed" james said taking her hand and kissing it.
"sir james is just kind, i was only following your lead. you are not only handsome but talented also!" faes flattered smiling.
faes and james spent the day together dancing eating and painting. they even visited library to find some books and had fun. whenever james tried to flirt or praise faes she returned it ten fold and in the end james was as red as tomato not meeting her eyes.
"my lady, i hope to meet you again and spend some time together" james said
"it was an exciting day and i had fun and learnt many things sir james" faes replied
"it was all because of my lady" james was still blushing and looking around
"oh! my lord is just humble and kind, it would not have been possible because of my lord," faes said in reply with a teasing smile. she was having fun watching james blush because of something but it wasn't her normal nature. she wont flirt or make fun of someone's feelings. faes felt guilty as she continued this time with real smile
"i am thankful for my lord, if it weren't for him i wouldn't be able to learn so many things but we cant meet again, i apologize if i hurt you and your feelings" faes confessed
james turned to face her hearing her then continued to stare at her making faes feel awkward, finally he smiled a genuine smile
"i am not hurt my lady but we will meet again in future if god wishes it. i hope you remember me till that time" james took her hand kissing it and then vanished leaving her standing in the darkness.
the surrounding changed again and faes was once again in the throne room surrounded by the ancient dragon spirits. faes ignored what james said and looked around frowning as she noticed the blank looks of the spirits.
faes turned to aiden and luna as she saw him shake his head and stood up coming to her along with luna holding each other's hands.
"i didn't expected that from you" aiden said once he was near her. faes felt like she failed. faes was not able to perform her best and failed to meet the expectations of the ancient spirits. she failed to pass the trial and now both she and sky were going to die.
faes broke her promise to keep sky safe and was also neither able to help kai nor the god to compete his quest.
faes only had one thing in her mind after watching aiden shaking his head sighing and said what he said and the thought broke her heart and mind
'i failed'