Narrator: Grey Zoria
I am standing with the forest to my right and everyone, including the mayor, the two guards, Gerrard, and Nuri, to my left with the river behind them.
As I take a ready stance, I begin noticing Bo as a sword for the first time. I am not a sword expert, but I know some information from anime and movies. I know three types of swords short sword, long sword, and katana.
A short sword is a double-edged sword used by one hand and usually, another weapon is used with it.
A long sword is a double-edged sword that requires both hands to be used, so it is used alone.
A katana is only a one-edged sword with the other edge dull for defense. It has a length between both the short and long swords and a very low weight alloying it to be used with one or two hands.
Bo on the other hand is different from all these swords. He is a double-edged sword with both the length and the weight of a katana. Its blade is as thin as a kitchen knife, which made me think that he may weigh less than a katana. Especially since I just put a relative weight according to the little information I have.
In front of me is Tom is taking a completely different ready stance than mine. While I stand with both of my legs next to each other, he was standing with his left leg behind the right one.
"What's your plan, Grey." Bo asked with a serious tone, which made me a little guilty about the answer I'm about to say, but since I have no other answer, I have no choice.
"Attack and cut." I answered with a low voice not to make anyone hear.
"I guess I have no choice. I will use my power to strengthen your body, but the level of this power will depend on you." After Bo completed his words, I could feel the power flowing through my making Bo as light as a feather.
This power is slightly similar to that I felt when I stepped into the magical circle, but there is a huge difference. Back then I felt like if that power I had was borrowed, but now I can feel Bo's power as if it's my own power.
That feeling of power flowing through my body gave me confidence.
Charging forward at Tom, I raise Bo with all my might and attack with a down-strike. Tom raises his right foot from the ground and rotates his body around his left foot, dodging my attack so easily, as if it's a children's game for him.
Before I had the chance to look at him, I could feel the steel tearing diagonally at my right side near my ribs, causing my fists to clench tightly at Bo's grip to forget my pain. Tom, still on my right, kicks me at my injury. I fly away before falling on the ground and begin to roll on it until I finally stopped.
I stand up to find myself about 7 meters away from Tom. The ground between us there is covered with blood. My blood. My injury is not deep nor is the bleeding is that much, but it still is bleeding.
I can feel the power leaking out from my body alongside my blood ..., and confidence.
My breath grew hard, as I stood up and asked Bo, who became heavy in my hand, desperately "Do you have a way to defeat him?"
"So, you finally realized the power gap?" Bo answered as he gave a sigh "I can strengthen your body as I already did and create shapes of pure mana, but you won't be able to see it anyway."
"Wait! Do you mean like the white blade you used to cut the bandages?" My eyes widened in realization as I asked Bo.
"You can see it?!" Bo asked with a surprised tone before he gets interrupted.
"What are you muttering to yourself, brat?" Tom asked with a mischievous grin on his face. He is standing in the same place in a ready stance.
"We got no time. I will give you advice during the fight."
When I was about to Charge again, I could feel something strange from my injury. I looked at it instantaneously. A completely white material, similar to the white blade Bo used on the bandages, is closing the cut and preventing it from bleeding. So, that is Bo's power.
I couldn't prevent myself from grinning, as my confidence came back. My injury is closed, I got a power boost, and even Bo's advice. It's a new start now, but this time I'll not be as reckless.
"Attack his side horizontally."
I charge forward at Bo's order… I mean advice. This time instead of a down strike I attack horizontally. Tom dodges simply by jumping backward, but Bo's blade becomes longer and attacks him while jumping. For me, I know that Bo simply created an extra blade from pure mana, but since they are the same color others see it as if Bo's blade became longer.
At Bo's little gift, Tom is forced to block the attack with his sword.
"STAP HIM, NOW" Bo advised in hurry.
Before the extra blade hits Tom's sword Bo withdraws it. Wasting no time I stop the Bo, ready the blade, and charge at Tom aiming at his lungs.
My eyes widen in surprise as I find Bo's blade buried in a wall made of dirt. Instantaneously I pull Bo out of that wall and jumps back.
"What the hell is that?" I asked not waiting for anyone to answer my question.
"That's my question, brat. What was that?"
Tom's frowned face returned as he asked in confusion.
"I have no intention in answering," I smirked mischievously as I raised Bo in his direction. The good point is that I could make fun of him, while I am as confused as him.
"You already know I will answer you right?" Bo lets out a deep sigh when he finds me ignoring him "It's earth magic."
A normal person will be confused at Bo's words, but it's not the case for me. Finally, I will use my anime knowledge to the fullest.
This time Tom gave me no time to rest as he charges at me with full speed, attacking with a horizontal strike. I jumped backward but wasn't fast enough. The tip of his blade cut through my chest from shoulder to shoulder.
I lose my balance due to my injury to find Tom attacking with a down-strike. I raise Bo to block it but the force of his strike forces both of us down. I fall on my back causing blood to fly out of my lips and fall back on my face. I look at Bo hoping that he can do something but instead I find the mana that was closing my injury disappearing and my blood began to flow out of my body and on the ground again.
Tom moved a step backward as he smiled mischievously "I will give you a chance to surrender, brat. The mayor may decide to forgive you and your friends' lives if you beg him for a while. What do you say?"