At first, it was a small ball of fire, it looked nothing more than some kind of matches burning together, but the farther away from her it got, the bigger it was getting.
By the time it reached in front of Roy, it was nothing short of a big barrel of oil burning, and that was just an understatement.
If Roy would have to compare it to something, it would be closer to a barrel of napalm being fired and thrown at him.
If that thing made contact with him, or his skin, then he most certainly would end up being burned to a crisp, and that was something that he didn't even want to consider.
Who would after all!? It meant a painful and sure death!
He didn't have time to think much about this though as he needed to act quickly if he didn't want to die a painful death right then and there.
Just as that damn fireball was in front of him, a caped earth barrier appeared in front of him, as the fireball hit the capped barrier, and it got spread on the sides.
He had managed to block her fireball attack, but that didn't mean he could escape its damn heat, as he felt like suddenly he had fallen inside some volcano.
That wasn't the end either, as the fireball seemed to have been only a distraction, as a big fire started burning around him, as his figure was slowly being eaten by the flames.
His opponent was a truly terrifying woman, and even more now that she was enraged by his earlier words, but it seemed like it was his good look that she hadn't broken through to Rank 2.
But even that look didn't seem like it would last for long though, as the rage, and anger she was pointing towards him at the moment was pushing her beyond her limits.
If she continued like this for a little bit longer, then she sure as hell would breakthrough to Rank 2 and would be even more of a danger to him.
But thinking about it, it kind of made him want to see a Rank 2 fire Mage in action. Before dissolving his Magic Power, he had been a Rank 2 Mage himself, but he had never been able to use his full power.
This was a chance for him to witness what a Rank 2 Mage was all about, and the power they were able to bring forth.
His curiosity clearly surpassed his fear, as he decided only to defend at the moment, and not attack. Not until he had seen the powerful attack of a Rank 2 Mage.
With that thought in mind, he started putting off the flames in his close proximity using water magic, as he continued mocking her,
"I guess I was expecting too much from someone who got dominated! Not only is your mental strength weak, but you weren't even able to break through the barrier to become a Rank 2 Mage.
I was truly overestimating you! Perhaps I should just pummel you right here and right now, turn you into my personal slave.
It shouldn't be difficult considering your previous experience!"
The more he spoke the more enraged the beauty in front of him got. It was like he was throwing oil to the fire, as the fire burned more and more in intensity.
The beauty was slowly losing all sense, and reason, as the only thing she could think about, was to burn this cheeky, foul-mouthed, motherfu*cker into cinders.
The more she thought like that, the more she thought about fire, the more she was surrounded by fire, the stronger her magic was getting, and the more she felt like she was passing the edge.
But it was still not enough, she still seemed like she wasn't able to break through like that, she needed a bit more of a push, as he decided to deliver with his words,
"How about you strip down, call me Master, and beg me for my dragon. That would truly suit you!"
That seemed to be the last brick, as the beauty finally couldn't bear it anymore, as she screamed,
"Shut the hell up bastard~!"
The moment those words sounded her whole body seemed to turn into some kind of fiery torch, as a red hue started appearing over her body, and the flames became stronger.
Not only in mass, but also in intensity, as he could feel that those flames around him had become at least 4 times stronger, and more intense than before.
If it wasn't for him being a Rank 1 water mage and had created a water barrier around himself, he would have been long dead by now.
Seeing the intensity of those flames he couldn't help but feel a chill pass through his back, as he seriously considering whether it was a good idea to enrage her like that.
The beauty seemed to have completely lost it at that moment, as besides the increase in the flames around him, more than 5 fireballs bigger and stronger than the one before appeared behind her.
If what had happened until now wasn't scary enough, then looking at those fireballs behind her would surely make the trick.
Damn!
This was going too far, wasn't it!?
He was the one to start all this, and even push her to the edge like that, but he didn't expect her to surmount such an attack.
Now he understood perfectly clear that Rank 2 Mages were truly on a rank of their own. And it was the first big separation of the Mages, and Magic users.
Most probably it was the same for warriors as well, but he didn't have enough time to think about that, as the beauty in front of him released those 5 fireballs towards him, and passed out.
That was also the reason why Roy was trying to get her as mad, and as angry as he could. He wanted to waste her Magic Power as fast as he could.
In these two years that he had been training inside Gaia, he had learned, or it would be more exact to say he had discovered that the amount of MP one used in a magic attack was dependent on two factors.
Firstly, it was the sensitivity, affinity, and intimacy the Mage had with the particles of the specified element.
Secondly, it was the Mage's mental condition and his control over his mental and physical abilities.
He had heard many times on Earth masters saying that an angry mind is a narrow mind, but this was the first time he was experiencing something like that.
He had discovered it by chance, one day as he seemed to be truly bored, and angry for no reason, as his Magic Power had been used at less than 3 or 4 times the normal rate.
Unable to believe this at first, he started experimenting on the issue as much as he could, as he finally reached the aforementioned decision.
This was his first fight in reality and he wanted to know if that was valid only for him or for any other mage as well, and his experiment gave him quite satisfactory results.
Certainly, the more one increased in Rank the more mentally strong would they be, as the Ranking up meant that the whole body was going through an evolution.
But it was still something really valuable, that could be used on the battlefield. Just imagine riling up your opponent, and making him go on a rampage of waste, as you waited for the perfect time.
Just like Roy had done as he was facing the beauty. But he couldn't take joy in this yet, as he was in a dire situation.
The Mage had died, but this didn't mean that the magic would instantly disintegrate as it had never existed.
Furthermore, while magic came from the mage's will, the moment it was cast and activated it became part of the environment.
Which meant that once a magic spell was activated, there was no way it would break, or disintegrate on the way.
Roy's only possible move at that moment was to face the flames around him, and those 5 fireballs coming his way.
He had no other choice, he had to confront head-on those damn scary fireballs. But as he was thinking like that, another crazy idea crept into his head.
The moment he thought about it he felt like he had truly gone crazy, as there was no way a normal person would ever think of something like that.
But he had to accept that it was a viable thought, if he managed to survive it in one piece, then most certainly he was going to turn this thorn into an opportunity.
The problem was that the chances of that happening were really low at the moment, but he had to risk it to take the biscuit.
With that thought in mind, he immediately created a few more capped obstacles in front of him and decided to face those 5 fireballs head-on.
The next moment, a powerful explosion sounded in the area, as it shocked the whole place and all the barbarians or beasts in there.
It was only at that moment that the barbarians involved in the fights finally understood what was going on, and they didn't truly know what to make of it.
The only thing they could understand and know was that this whole damn battle had never been right from the beginning, and now it was too late for them.
They were finished!!!