Chapter 8 - Meeting Ur

Ur used her [Ice-Make: Rosen Krone] to trap me in an ice prison. In response, I wrapped my ki around myself. The smooth yellow ki around me was very bright. It gave off the illusion of the sunrise, blinding Ur. I used it as a barrier to protect myself from the icy chains, but I had rushed it. Ur had gotten the drop on me. And not only that, but she was also more experienced. No matter how great my skills in Ki control, my clones' experience in combat hasn't been transferred back to me. Thank God that my ki quality was extremely high and that it canceled the binding attack.

"Hoh? Did you cancel my Ice-Make magic? I guess I should stop going easy on you." Ur states her intent.

Fuck. Now I'm pretty sure that Ur is the friend mom mentioned. If I win this fight, my plan to get her to fall in love with me will be thrown off the rails.

"[Ice-Make: Hammer]" Ur shouts as she swings an ice hammer at me.

She caught me off guard again. I really do need to focus on this spar. I coat my arms in ki and block instinctively. As the hammer smashes into me, I'm thrown off into the distance, crashing through a wall. I hadn't adjusted my center of balance when I was receiving that hit. As I try to get up, the wall collapses on me. Dang that hurts a bit. I get up, for real this time. A feral grin is plastered over my face. This is my first real battle in this world. I had forgotten that. Now, this is exciting.

I fire 2 ki blasts at her and charge in, intending to fight up close. My hand-to-hand combat would be practically unrivaled in this world. That is the instinct of the warrior race. As I moved, Ur dodged the ki blasts and started moving backward. Looks like she wants to keep her distance.

"[Ice-Make: Rose Garden]" Roses form out of the ground around Ur. They are obviously not the garden variety of roses, but roses of ice.

As the first batch rises, Ur retreats slightly. Not more than a second later, the first volley of icy roses is flung toward me. I wrap myself in ki creating a [Ki Barrier] and continue to charge forward. Since I don't have the knowledge on how to fight, I'm focused on my instincts. Only my instincts are stopping me from being a frozen mess. My instincts, in this fight, are going to be the driving factor in victory and defeat. I need to clear my mind. I close my eyes. Around me, the world is starting to heat up. If you look at me from anyone else's perspective, you would probably see grayish energy floating all around me. It's strong beyond belief, but it isn't out of control. It's calm. Frighteningly calm. But I don't care. I just want to fight.

"GROOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!" I let out an instinctual and barbaric roar. It was guttural and fueled only by the urge to battle and the desperation of losing energy.

"[Ice Make: Ice Geyser]" Ur loses her calm. Overloaded by the intent to battle and the aura of a killer. She forgets capture. She wants to kill. Her attack is ferocious and aimed at my heart. Almost exactly like Lancer's final attack in Unlimited Blade Works. It should be a certain kill shot; I'm still charging at her. I don't have time to dodge. But she missed? No, I dodged. I don't know how, but I'm getting faster and stronger.

"STOP!"

I hear a voice. It's distant but calming. It's extremely familiar, but I can't place it so I continue.

"Alistair, I said STOP RIGHT NOW!"

It's back. Is it mom? As soon as the thought enters my head, I freeze. Then I feel it. The energy depletion. I guess I overused my power. I start to fall over, but a second later my energy is restored. Looks like I'm registered to be out of combat. I wonder, does that mean Ur no longer has the intention to fight against me, or can she no longer fight due to fatigue?

Then the pain hits. It wouldn't be accurate to describe this as pain. It should be called an agony. Just like being born, except my regeneration healed me. I was feeling every part of my body being torn apart and healed instantaneously. Thank God I felt all my clones return to me in a moment of clarity. After that, everything is blank.

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I wake up with a start. Shooting up on the bed, I look around. I need to verify my surroundings. If I end up with Fortuna, I won't be able to execute the plans I've had for 6 years now. That would be unfortunate. But I'm in my room. I see all the news articles about wizards and wizard guilds all over the walls. I see the Fairy Tail guild emblem and I feel eager to train again. I was going to use my Multi-Form Technique but look around once again. There are 3 figures in the room. Both my parents laying their heads to rest on my desk. Then the third figure, Ur, looking at me. Her eyes showing a hint of surprise, but no hostility. Looks like my mother told her who I am. I need to be vigilant when I use that technique when I'm training with her.

"So, you are my student?" were her first words after our so-called battle. "Do they know what kind of magic you use?"

"No."

"Interesting. You are a very interesting kid. And, sorry about earlier kid. I was worried about my friend. Your mom may have been a powerful wizard, but she's settled down. She hasn't used her power for a long time."

"I would have been worried for my friends too. Do you know how long I was knocked out?"

"Yeah, just about 18 hours," Ur responded. "I also have a question for you. That magic you used, what is it? It doesn't have a single attribute. And that last attack of yours. I have never seen anyone go berserk like that before. Do you know what that was?"

"I don't know. I just remember going out to play one day and then hitting my head. I woke up to find this cave. It was filled with armor and other things. I thought I should take something back for my mom but slipped and fell. I ended up rolling around and touching everything and then boom, I could use magic. Oh yeah! I remember there was this other person there. I think it was a girl. She told me that she wants to see me get strong."

"How cute. So do you want to see her again?"

"That would be nice, but right now, I want to be strong enough to protect my mom and dad from every kind of trouble."