" Hear that Arthur? They really, really, really want to see us fight "
Shu said, walking toward Arthur while cracking his knuckles, a giant grin overtaking his expression as Arthur himself began to walk toward him as well
" I guess they have the same mindset as me "
Arthur replied, a vein of annoyance growing on his forehead as he slowly unraveled his arms while walking toward the smaller boy
" Let's kill each other!! "
Shu yelled, jumping into the air, turning his body so that he would face upward, bringing his leg back as he fell down, hurling his leg down an in attempt to kick Arthur on his head, but the royal would simply raise his arms up, blocking the kick as shards of ice began to fork in the air
" What's with the weak-ass attack? "
Arthur questioned, in an annoyed tone as if the fact that Shu was holding back irritated him
" Sorry about that, just testing you "
Shu replied, using his leg to push himself up in the air, looking up at the shards with curiosity, but soon his expression turned into one of seriousness as the shards began to target him.
" Alright, let's do this "
Shu thought to himself as his right palm landed above one of the shards, using that shard to propel himself into the air, spinning his body around to dodge the incoming shards, using some of them as a platform to push himself further into the sky, attempting to avoid the shards as best as he could.
" This is getting boring "
Shu said to himself, twisting his body to the left, squeezing one of the shards tightly, hurling it toward the ground before pushing himself towards it using another. With a quick hand movement, he would grab onto the shard he had just thrown, using it as a tool to land back on the ground, squeezing and breaking it into pieces once he stepped down.
As soon as Shu landed on the ground, Arthur persuaded him, dashing toward him with his hands engulfed in hard ice. Soon the boys began to exchange blows.
Arthur would send a quick kick toward Shu's head, which was blocked, then, with an unbelievable reaction time, Shu would hug onto the leg, pulling Arthur closer to later punch him in the stomach, but to his surprise, Arthur's abdomen was shielded with ice.
Arthur would then relieve himself from Shu's grip, quickly forming a sword made of ice, stomping the ground with his right leg, and proceeding to swing the newly made sword toward Shu's neck, but to Arthur's annoyance, Shu would jump a few feet into the air, his head pointing toward the ground as he hovered over Arthur's sword.
A few seconds later, she would land, quickly sliding his feet through the ground as he formed a fist, punching Arthur's side with immense strength, causing a burst of loud wind, but yet again, his attack was blocked by ice.
Arthur would quickly recover, lowering his upper body to then dash forward, swinging his arm up, hitting Shu with a strong uppercut, creating a loud burst of wind which would elevate Shu's small body a few feet up in the air.
Without wanting to end his attacks Arthur would grab onto Shu's leg, bringing him down to the ground, slamming him incredibly hard, creating a giant crater, but, wanting to make the boy feel as much pain as he possible could, Arthur would form a huge ice pillar in the air, raising his right arm in the air and opening his hand with force, to then whisper
" Beira's Boulder "
And with that, he would quickly bring his arm down, dashing back as the pillar of ice began to fall down
" Don't hold back on me Arthur... "
Shu whispered as he slowly stood up from the crater, cleaning away at the dirt on his clothes, before squatting down, jumping up into the air, flashing his right fist against the pillar, creating cracks on it which would soon spread across its entirety, destroying it into pieces
" It really pisses me off! "
Shu finished, yelling out his last sentence with irritation before landing on the ground with swiftness
" So you're allowed to hold back but I'm not? "
Arthur questioned, finding Shu's statement idiotic while slowly walking toward him, as ice began to engulf the entirety of his arms and legs
" Yes "
Shu replied, with simplicity, angering Arthur, who clenched his teeth tightly
" This bastard... "
Arthur whispered, slowly lowering his upper body as veins of anger grew on his forehead, before dashing toward the albino boy, punching him in the stomach with all his current might, making him spit an unhealthy amount of blood
" That's it, Arthur, let's fight at one hundred percent!! "
Shu yelled, annoying the blue-haired boy even more, before holding him by his hair, smashing his face against the ground
" That was a good punch, but you'll have to do better than that "
Shu said as he wiped away the blood dripping from his mouth, before kicking Arthur's side, sending him flying a few meters away, but being the prodigy that he is, Arthur quickly recovered, spinning his body in the air, landing and sliding through the ground a few seconds later
" Don't act like you're my superior, it's weird and annoying. Anyway... "
Arthur whispered as he took in a deep breath looking up at the sky as an intense blue aura engulfed his royal body, cracking the floor below him
" It's about time we got serious, don't you think? "
Arthur questioned, as he began to walk toward the albino boy
" Yeah, this slow exchange of attacks is starting to annoy me "
Shu replied as an aura of the same color as Arthur's surrounded him, and soon both their auras would rise up, getting wider and taller before meeting and clashing against each other
" Kiai!! "
Shu yelled, before both of his and Arthur's auras suddenly disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, they too were gone, leaving behind nothing but craters where they once stood.
Soon clashes began to be heard across the arena, and the crowd, the crowd knew what it was, they experienced this with Ean's fight, after all, the sense of not seeing but still enjoying.
Then, the crowd began to cheer, yelling as the clashes got louder and more ferocious, slowly, an afterimage of both Arthur and Shu standing still in the air was formed, as the crowd got louder
" This is the feeling that I wanted to so desperately feel!! "
One of the spectators yelled as all the others couldn't help but scream in agreement, cheering and clapping as the fight went on.