"Good to see you, mister Wright. Be on stage as soon as you enter the class, okay?"
"Yes, miss H.", he replied.
"They are for sure doing this on purpose.", Ruffus said.
"You think so?", Archer mocked him. "It's my fault to begin with. This much won't hurt. Who is the best on this class?"
"You know her.", the sand boy pointed to the arena and there she was.
"Aurora?"
"Yup. She isn't so talented on close combat just like me but she can close the gap while changing between magic and mutation.", Ruffus explained.
"How?", Archer was actually a little concerned about this battle.
"She uses mutation to defend and delay the opponent as she casts magic.", he explained.
"Okay."
"Good luck.", Ruffus slapped Archer's back.
The boy fastly whistle very loud and from the side of the field Ferdy came flying to his position.
"Are you going to need me?", Tiana asked from his pocket and he nodded a no. "Okay.", she returned to sleep.
"Get ready, boy.", he said. "You can fight freely just don't use the Void Bite."
"Woof."
"Good.", he stopped petting the familiar.
"You both are forbidden of doing physical contact.", miss H said. "Battle."
"Go on the air, boy.", Archer commanded his familiar but he fastly dodged an ice spear that came to his direction. "Can you go easy on me?"
"I'm sorry.", she said and multiple spears started to fly into his direction.
Lightning God Mode: Gear One activated. He was fast enough to not take any damage. But it wasn't smart to approach as he wasn't able to attack her physically. The attacks ceased and as he looked she was using her ice as a shield against Ferdy's attack.
"Wait. Why is she making her defense like a shield?", he thought a little. "Magic contact.", he covered his hands into ice and it increased forming two blades.
Aurora wasn't off guard. As soon she noticed that Ferdy's attention were diverted she changed targets. She pushed the shield a little far to intercept his dash but he was faster. One attack was enough to break the blade of his right arm on her defense. So he fastly vanished and appeared before her with his another blade.
Crack.
He reacted on instinct and raised the ice weapon to defend himself. He survived her attack but lost his left arm on the attack. She formed a huge hammer of ice and as soon he showed up she attacked him with it.
"Extra effect.", he said.
Magic had more than simply causing damage. Buffs and debuff were much more common and effective sometimes. The effect on him as probably something like 'Freezing'. Which would stop his left arm movement and decrease his speed as well.
"Whatever I only need to Gear Up. Second."
He was clearly more fast but something was off. Where was her shield? This disturbed him but didn't stop him for attack with his right blade. Before him there was the shield out of nowhere blocking his attack. He was opened again for a counter attack. She didn't hold back and again he sacrificied his blade to diminish the damage.
Both of his arms were numb and he had to keep fighting. There was no way that he was going to forfeit this match. So he went up again. Third Gear. This was his common speed while under the lightning god mode. It was clear that she couldn't keep with his movements anymore. This was his opportunity but then after sometime he was again being block by that shield.
"Damn.", he looked around and everything was on cold mist. So he looked at his body covered in ice. "Field effect.", this was similiar to Ernest's spell but it was a defensive type instead of a offensive one.
"You are the only one that wished to be strong.", she said and jumped onto him with her hammer.
"I get it.", his wing foundations started to circulates magic and he instantly exploded them in fire.
Fog was raised by the collision and Aurora jumped back of it with her hammer partially melted. A spell can't harm their caster. This rule was enough to make a spellcaster being able to conjure their spell point blank without hurting themselves and increasing their capabilities.
The fog was gusted away fastly as the fire wings were constantly circulating on the boy's back. He was like an angel with fire wings on the ground. This creation of his was simply brute force but was enough to keep the 'Field effect' away from him.
"So he really did a self magical circuit. I've never seen such application before.", miss H said to herself.
"His fire compatibility is top tier.", a student said.
"It's not only his fire.", Ruffus replied keeping look at the fight.
This was true to keep that for so much time and controlling his magic cautiously. Archer thought of using fire magic, fire mutation, wind magic and wind mutation. So with this combination he had over control of this feat but was overwhelmed to process it. Giving him little time with this benefit.
"Here we go.", he said. As he was very bad using more than two mutations at the same time he stopped using Gears.
He was faster. This was near his Second Gear. The wind attribute was good for enhancing movement and fire was good compliment to it. The contrary was even better as fire attribute is a good damage dealer and wind can enhance it almost without limit. Of course, the human controlling has limits but not the theory behind it.
Without being delayed by the field he thought this first punch with his recovered arms would land but again the shield appeared out of nowhere to stop him. What was going on? He started to remember some field techniques and ice techniques while trying to break through her defense but was almost impossible without know how to break that shield.
"I need help.", he said.
"Finally.", Tiana left his pocket and started to control the wind around him. "Lets go."
The change of pressure was enough to break the floor were he was standing. His fingernails started to grow as well his canine teeth but was nothing remarkable for the people looking. He used a little percentage of his Dragon Transformation. He knew he had enough to break through finally and so he went foward.
It was impecable his attack. A straight punch with his right hand. There was the shield out of nowhere again but this time the crackling could be heard and the ice started to shatter finishing with the shield breaking. He got the chance to end this battle. Fastly he followed up with his left punch but the shield was there again to be broken. After this event he decided to retreat.
"A two field effect with a condition.", he said and Aurora smiled nodding a yes. "Slow down and shield generation."
"Anything more?", she said. The truth was that she was standing most of the battle as he was fast to dodge her attacks now.
"Counter attack.", he said.
Counter attack is a common sense on a battle, If given the chance by your opponent you may attack him while they are attacking. But if you this as a condition on you as a restriction the power delivered by this can be increased several times.
Aurora whole magic was built around this systematic battle. She was a caster but with this she could battle against solo opponents or hold till support arrive. The field would slow the target and grant her almost infinite protection. So much that would make it possible for her use this restriction on her.
"You can't win.", she said.
"Yeah.", he replied and looked at his watch.
[Aurora Cardinal]
[Race: Human (EX)]
[1st Year Student]
[Strength: 14]
[Agility: 25]
[Stamina: 21]
[Power: 68]
[Magic: 1697]
[Mutantion points: 3215]
"Warfare battle?", he thought. "She would win on long term and I'm exhauted already.", he looked again at her. "Do it.", he said to her.
"Are you sure?", she said and grabbed her hammer but a explosion happened on her back.
"I wasn't talking to you.", he smiled and approached her. "Visual sight is important while dealing with more than one opponent."
"Woof.", Ferdy approached the two of them.
"You got my attention and he knew what to do.", Aurora said standing up with his help. "It's my loss."
"It was truly difficult to get your magical sensitivity focused only on me."
"The winner is Archer.", miss H announced. "Good to have you back.", she said with a evil teacher smile.
"Thanks.", he knew that was better to not fault anymore classes.
"Everyone..", the teacher called the students. "Next week we are going to start group combats. Make sure to not fault and start to grouping yourselfs into four to six people. This is it. Now return to practice."
"It isn't too soon for group formations?", Archer said.
"Oh, right you missed last week and mister J didn't said yesterday.", Ruffus approached them. "This year will be a simulation on the field at the middle of the semester."
"We are in three. Do you know someone more?", Archer said.
"You are taking us for not taken already?", Aurora said.
"Sorry but we two already are in a group of six.", Ruffus replied.
"I need to find a group?"