Toruri's mind raced as he faced off against Enerida, his thoughts swirling with uncertainty.
What does this guy do?
But Enerida's response was far from intimidating. With a nonchalant yawn, he remarked, "I'm tired. I'll end this in a flash."
Toruri clenched his fists, determination burning in his eyes. "I'll end you in a flash."
Before Toruri could react, Enerida pointed his finger at Toruri's leg and unleashed a beam of crackling electricity. Toruri's muscles tensed as the electric shock coursed through his body.
"What!" he exclaimed, trying to shake off the sudden jolt.
Enerida wasted no time, launching a barrage of lightning bolts that struck Toruri from all angles, leaving him reeling from the onslaught.
"Ouch! That hurt, but didn't feel like it could knock me out," Toruri grunted, his body still tingling from the electrical assault.
Enerida smirked. "I'm not energized yet..."
With that, Enerida inexplicably fell asleep on his feet, leaving Toruri baffled by the sudden turn of events.
"Eh? EASY WIN!!!" Toruri declared, a grin spreading across his face. He coated his fist in Enhancement Magic and charged toward the slumbering Enerida.
But just as Toruri prepared to strike, Enerida stirred awake.
"Huh?" he muttered, blinking in confusion.
Before Enerida could fully react, Toruri delivered a powerful uppercut, sending him soaring into the air. With precise aim, Toruri unleashed a searing beam of fire that engulfed Enerida, causing a fiery explosion upon impact. Enerida plummeted back to the ground, landing on his back with a thud.
The arena fell silent as Toruri stood victorious, his breaths coming in ragged gasps as he surveyed the aftermath of the battle.
But Enerida's defeat only seemed to fuel his determination further.
"Asshole! I'll make sure to power up!!!" Enerida's voice rang out, filled with defiance.
With a surge of energy, Enerida's body unleashed a powerful shockwave of electricity, sparks dancing around him in a dazzling display.
"I feel a lot better," he declared confidently, his eyes alight with renewed vigor.
In a blur of motion, Enerida dashed toward Toruri, unleashing a flurry of lightning-fast kicks that struck Toruri with precision. But Toruri was not one to back down easily. With a swift move, he grabbed one of Enerida's legs mid-kick and slammed him onto the ground. Then, with a powerful toss, he sent Enerida flying across the arena. Enerida managed to flip over and land roughly on his feet before hitting the barrier of the arena.
"Er, when I grabbed his leg, it burned me-" Toruri began, his voice trailing off as he looked up and noticed a dark cloud forming above him.
"What is going on here?" he muttered, his senses on high alert.
Before he could react, the cloud unleashed a massive beam of lightning, engulfing Toruri in a blinding flash of electricity.
"AAAH. You little-!" Toruri's cry was cut short as Enerida launched a barrage of electric balls at him.
"Shit-" Toruri cursed, dodging the balls with nimble agility as he sprinted toward Enerida.
"Beakurou!" Toruri shouted, summoning his weapon while in motion. With a swift swing, he aimed for Enerida, but the crafty opponent managed to evade the blow, leaping over Toruri and delivering a powerful kick to his face before flipping away.
"ELECTRIC MAGIC: IMPULSE SHOCK!" Enerida announced, conjuring a ball of crackling electricity in his hand. With a swift motion, he struck Toruri in the waist, sending him tumbling away.
Quickly recovering, Toruri retaliated by launching two fireballs at Enerida. But Enerida was prepared, countering with two balls of electricity that collided with the fireballs, resulting in a pair of explosive blasts. And in the chaos that followed, Toruri vanished without a trace, leaving Enerida standing alone in the arena, victorious once more.
Enerida's eyes darted around the arena, searching for any sign of his elusive opponent.
"Where did he go?" he muttered to himself, scanning the skies above.
Suddenly, his gaze caught sight of Toruri descending from above, launching multiple massive fireballs in his direction.
"So you can fly..." Enerida observed, his voice tinged with surprise.
Without missing a beat, Enerida balled up his fist and charged electricity throughout his body once more, a yellow aura pulsating around him.
With lightning-fast reflexes, Enerida leaped backward, narrowly avoiding the incoming fireballs.
"Whoa, he's fast," Toruri remarked, impressed by Enerida's agility.
As Toruri slammed into the ground behind him, he unleashed a powerful beam of fire, its intensity enhanced by his magic.
Enerida's mind raced as he assessed the situation. Did he use enhancement magic to increase the power of the attack? No matter, I'll just use this to my advantage
With a graceful back-flip, Enerida seized the opportunity, grabbing hold of the fiery beam and channeling it into crackling electricity. Using the converted energy to propel himself toward Toruri upside down, he prepared to unleash his counterattack.
Cool, he's converting my beam into electricity, and also using it to move towards me... WAIT, NOT SO COOL, I'M FINNA DIE Toruri's thoughts raced with a mix of awe and concern.
Enerida's determination burned bright as he fully converted the beam of fire into a massive ball of red lightning, its power augmented by an enhancement aura.
"Oh, this looks soooo deadly!" Enerida exclaimed, a wicked grin spreading across his face.
With a swift motion, he hurled the ball of red lightning toward Toruri, its impact unleashing a massive explosion that engulfed the arena in a dazzling display of red and blue electricity.
Ryoshi winced as the shockwaves reverberated through his body. "Woah, that sent mad shockwaves through my body... that kind of hurt, actually!!!"
"Even I could feel that! It somehow managed to go through the magical barrier around the arena!" Fuyu exclaimed, astonishment evident in his voice.
Mizuma nodded in agreement. "That must have been a very strong attack! Enerida, show them your wicked ball!!!"
Ryoshi couldn't help but roll his eyes. "I'm getting wicked sick of you."
Fuyu's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Wow, did she teach him matter magic herself?"
As the dust settled, the aftermath of the explosion revealed an unexpected sight: Toruri had caught the ball in his mouth.
"THE SHIT?!?" Enerida exclaimed, disbelief coloring his voice.
Ryoshi's jaw dropped in shock. "...Did he...did he just-"
"He threw it directly into his mouth," Fuyu confirmed, his eyes wide with disbelief.
Toruri remained calm, his thoughts focused as he prepared for his next move. Here goes nothing
With resolve, Toruri closed his mouth and swallowed the ball of magic.
"...No way did you just eat that," Enerida muttered, his disbelief evident.
Toruri smirked, a hint of mischief in his eyes. "I know a little bit of magic consumption, and I'm probably not going to eat anything after this..."
Enerida's determination remained unshaken. "Well, I can still end this!"
In a flash, Enerida teleported in front of Toruri, his determination evident as he prepared to continue the battle. "I might not have raw speed, but I can always teleport."
Toruri's eyes widened in surprise as Enerida's hand crackled with electricity.
"Eh-" he barely managed to utter before Enerida's electrified fist slammed into his stomach, sending a jolt of pain coursing through him. With a swift flip kick, Toruri was launched into the air, his mind reeling from the sudden assault.
"I hope this doesn't stop your heart," Enerida taunted as he unleashed his next attack.
"Storm Magic: Thunder Strike!" Enerida commanded, summoning a cloud above Toruri that crackled with thunderous energy. Despite the intensity of the strike, Toruri endured the pain, his wings propelling him higher into the air.
"Storm Magic: Nimbus Ride," Enerida declared, conjuring a cloud beneath his feet and riding it toward Toruri. With a rapid barrage of electric orbs, he bombarded Toruri from below, aiming to overwhelm him with sheer force.
But Toruri was not one to back down. With a fierce determination, he called upon his own magic.
"Enhancement Magic!!!" Toruri shouted, surrounding his wings with a pulsating aura. With a quick spit of fire, he ignited his wings, enveloping them in flames.
"I call this, enhanced flame spin!" Toruri announced as he twirled his body at blinding speed, transforming into a fiery cyclone with an enhancement aura. With incredible force, he hurtled toward Enerida, obliterating the orbs of electricity in his path and delivering a devastating blow upon impact.
The fiery spin continued, each rotation causing Toruri to strike Enerida repeatedly, his blows landing with pinpoint accuracy.
"Flame control," Toruri commanded, halting his spin and channeling the flames from his wings into his fist.
"This punch is going to hurt you!!!" he declared as he unleashed a powerful blow directly at Enerida's face. The force of the impact sent Enerida reeling backward, but he managed to maintain his balance in the air atop his nimbus.
"Oh, I see how it is!!!" Enerida roared in defiance, his voice echoing through the arena.
"Storm Magic: Destruction Weather," he declared, summoning dark clouds that enveloped the entire arena, shrouding it in an ominous darkness that obscured vision and threatened to unleash untold havoc.
Toruri's senses were on high alert as he searched for any sign of Enerida amidst the swirling darkness of the clouds.
"Er, where'd he go?" he muttered, his eyes scanning the sky for any hint of movement.
Suddenly, the clouds converged around Toruri's body, crackling with electricity and sending shockwaves of pain coursing through him.
"YRRRRRR!" Toruri roared in agony as he struggled against the onslaught of electricity.
As quickly as they had appeared, the clouds dispersed, ascending to the top of the arena under Enerida's command.
"Ready to lose?" Enerida's voice echoed through the arena, filled with confidence.
Ryoshi's eyes widened in astonishment as he observed the spectacle unfolding before him. "Woah, that's a... that's a lot of clouds. Fuyu... WHY DO SO MANY OF THESE OTHER STUDENTS KNOW SO MANY MOVES?!?"
Fuyu sighed, his expression resigned. "I only taught you 5 things about ice magic, Ryoshi. These people might seem like they have a lot more than you do, but that's only because some of them can manipulate raw magic to the point of creating entirely new attacks. That's what I'm trying to get you to, Ryoshi—to the point where you can create your own spells in battle. Toruri knows how to control fire because he's the son of the former Summer Season, and his fire powers are inherent to his nature as a dragon lizard person. That's why you don't see him use as many ice attacks as you do. And Kuroshi, well, she's a natural-born light magic user, so her affinity lies elsewhere."
"Why'd you pick them, then?" Ryoshi questioned, seeking clarification.
"They came to me on their own! Ask them," Fuyu replied, his tone tinged with a hint of exasperation.
Meanwhile, Enerida wasted no time, emerging from the clouds atop his nimbus and unleashing a barrage of thunderous beams down at Toruri.
"Yes! End this, Enerida!!!" Mizuma cheered from the sidelines.
Toruri gritted his teeth as he soared through the sky, narrowly dodging the incoming onslaught of lightning.
"You dodged it!?" Enerida exclaimed, surprise evident in his voice as Toruri deftly avoided his attack.
Toruri's attack came fast and fierce as he flew up to meet Enerida in the sky, delivering a punishing knee to his stomach followed by a powerful downward strike. Despite the onslaught, Enerida remained steadfast, retaliating with a bolt of electricity from the clouds that electrocuted Toruri.
Seizing the opportunity, Enerida swiftly teleported to Toruri's position, delivering a quick jab to his wings and causing him to plummet toward the ground. Before Toruri could fall further, Enerida unleashed a devastating beam of electricity that sent him crashing into the earth below.
But Toruri refused to stay down, his determination shining through as his body began to transform. With eyes glowing yellow and skin morphing into scales, he grew wings and took flight once more, circling the arena with incredible speed.
Unfazed, Enerida prepared to charge himself up once more, his body sparking with electrical energy as he matched Toruri's pace.
"I'm not even close to being fully charged up, but I think you would defeat me before I could get fully charged. But it's time for me to end this here," Enerida declared, his fist crackling with electricity as he lunged toward Toruri.
But Toruri was prepared, impaling Enerida through the chest with his claw and unleashing a point-blank fireball that sent him soaring further into the sky, causing him to lose control of his nimbus.
As Toruri ascended to deliver another blow, Enerida found himself caught in the midst of a massive tornado formed from the swirling clouds.
"I might not know how to fully use matter magic, but I can still do it to some extent!!!" Toruri proclaimed, his voice echoing through the chaos.
With a fierce determination, Toruri unleashed the attack he had consumed earlier, spitting it into the tornado and fusing it with the swirling winds, creating a red electrical tornado with an enhancement magic aura.
The arena erupted in a blinding explosion of red light as the tornado exploded, filling the air with crackling energy. When the dust settled, Enerida lay on the ground, defeated, while Toruri stood victorious over him.
"Is he-" Fuyu began, concern evident in his voice.
"No, he's alive, just knocked out," Toruri reassured, his gaze never leaving his fallen opponent.
"W-wait, how?" Mizuma stammered in disbelief.
"Oh, by knockout, the winner is!!! TORURI!!!" Fuyu declared, his voice ringing with finality.
"YEEEEEESSSSS!!!!" Ryoshi cheered, elation evident in his voice.
"It's getting pretty late, guys. Keep the praising for after the next fight. Nagarimu, Ryoshi, you two are up!" Fuyu announced, signaling the end of the match and the beginning of the next battle.