hmph, not bad. his energy manipulation is slow but still good. a man with white messy hair wearing an apron with Sapphire blues eyes thought to himself standing in the small crowd.
The woman who wanted to place more bets on Damon wasn't the only person following him to events.
The man called the hammer was paying attention to him as well. the countdown for three minutes began and so did the match.
Damon focused using his hand to control the static dagger making it shoot through the first few rings. unfortunately that was all it did as the static dagger flew straight into a nearby wall and disappeared.
Many people in the crowd burst with laughter.
"this match is over already. one man said to a woman who agreed. the hammer eyebrows raised in disbelief.
"he doesn't know how to control his power fluently, I think he picked the wrong event. this event deals with not just simple archery but fluent and constant control. " he thought to himself.
People among the crowd shook their heads as if saying it was over until Damon made several daggers at once and shot them forward.
he controlled all of them long enough to hit their mark and dispersed them afterwards. he did this multiple times creating more each time with his regular ki.
After the first throw he quickly realized how difficult it was to actually keep controlling just one in the air and with perfect precision.
He had never done it before especially with moving targets that disappeared and reappeared.
he thought it wouldn't require too much concentration but he was wrong as his hold on the first dagger broke after moving it up and down in the air a few times.
This lead him to just create more in the direction of the rings as the appeared in which he would then release them for a straight shot completing multiple at once.
This tactic surprised many in the crowd as well as his opponent who's eyes drifted his way as she saw his numbers getting closer to hers.
The match had just begun and the curly haired girl was up by forty points which dwindled to twenty seven.
"such an odd way to play this event but somehow it's effective. no matter, he will not beat me regardless. the girl thought as the glow in her eyes intensified.
"her speed increased. Damon thought to himself. he smiled as his speed of generating the daggers and their launching speed increased as well.
He made sure to use a very low amount of ki and just enough to shape it into small daggers. he thought of this because of the raining daggers he could create with static rain but it was just with his electricity.
Abot had his doubts but that soon changed and so did many others in the crowd as Damon got closer and closer to catching up with his opponent.
Focusing also on the faint aura the gold rings would put out just before they appeared Damon could see a couple seconds ahead before they completely formed.
unfortunately his opponent could tell also and now it was just a matter of who could do it faster.
some of crowd began hyping up Damon while others cheered for the girl. in fact it looked like the females in the crowd were on the girl side and the men were on Damon's side.
"get her, show her what us men can really do. yea right, anything you grease balls can do we can do ten times better. " a man and a woman shouted out loud.
It was clear they were talking to each other but their focus was on the match.
Damon was now sixteen rings behind and counting down.
"his speed, it increased and somehow he knows where the rings are going to be as well.
a light smile creeped across her face as the air around her changed. a light wind came out of nowhere as it gently pushed around her curls. the girl was carrying what looked like a long sheath like tube on her back that was completely covered and wrapped in white flat thin and long pieces of cloth.
Damon felt a light pressure coming off of her and as he looked her way the cloths on her back began unraveling.
The cloths looked to be apart of her clothing, but only on her back, so when they unraveled certain parts remained on her, particularly the bottom parts while the top parts waved in the air.
"more of those needle things. Damon thought side eyeing her.
he was right. As the cloths waved around, the sheath the young girl was carrying was filled with more of the same needle like spears she was using.
Three more floated from her back and joined in on the action. She moved them all fluently without issues and her numbers doubled.
"Damn, I don't think I can keep up. I'm not willing to show everything I have. not in a event like this. he thought to himself while grinding his teeth trying to speed up more.
Her tactic worked better than Damon's because he had to constantly create more daggers while the girl needles flew about meeting ring after ring. that slight pause it took for him to generate more was becoming his down fall and fast even though he could hit more rings in one go.
"come on. think, think. I have to do something. he yelled in his head.
Damon wasn't in his demonic form anymore. he had canceled it out as soon as he left the first event.
when canceling it out he received a notification giving him two choices dealing with his demonic form. the first choice was for him to make his demonic form shallow which according to the system would allow him to instantly transform leaving him with the remaining time he had left in his form.
The other choice was to cancel it completely and receive a certain percentage of ki back that took to activate his demonic form.
Unfortunately he chose the latter and to reactivate it fully meant he would have to use more ki. Thinking about his previous choice wasn't getting him nowhere and the timer was now at a minute and twenty seconds.
His opponent had created a large gap and extended her numbers to three hundred and fifty six while Damon had just reached two hundred and ninety. he had gotten faster but not fast enough as the girl ability to focus proved to outshine his.
the crowd was still hyped and many of the men still cheered for Damon trying to motivate him in anyway they could. some were rude with their motivation tactics saying things like. "come on you lightning rat, I got my money on you. you better not let that chick win."
Just as the timer reached the one minute mark he had come up with a plan. "if I remember correctly. there was nothing in the rules that said you couldn't distract or hinder your opponents sight.
an electric charged built up around him as he cast oculus flash. a bright blinding light stretched and covered the small area blinding everyone. Damon pushed his speed to its limits creating multiple waves of daggers.
the light hit the girl's eyes making her shut them. "I, I can't see. my vision is blurred and almost gone.
With her vision obscured her focus lagged a few seconds giving Damon the opportunity to catch up a little. the crowd roared and complained about their sight not knowing what completely happened. there was only one person who wasn't affected and that was the hammer.
his eyes were glowing sapphire blue and looked to have a thin layer of crystals around them protecting him from the blinding light.
"nice move to take away your opponents eye sight but your victory has not been cemented just yet." the hammer thought with a smile.
'it was him, I should have foreseen this coming but my complete focus was on the match. it makes no difference. they call me seer for a reason. I don't need my eyes to see. she thought calmly as her focus increased yet again.
Damon was at his limits with generating and launching speed of his daggers. he had begun sweating and his muscles became tighter.
It was the fastest he ever been able to control his power but it wasn't easy. he was now three points behind. the blinding light subsided and everyone got their sight back.
all the complaints came to a stop once they realized how close the battle was again. it was to the point the girl called seer and Damon overtook the lead back and forth with forty forty seconds left.
the crowd once again roared as their hopes and anticipation climbed through the roof. before he realized it, Abot himself was screaming at the top of his lungs cheering Damon on.
twenty seconds remained and it was still back and forth there number had tripled within one minute. they both had completed over six hundred rings and counting.
Damon pushed and pushed while watching his ki pool drop. even though he was using very little of it. all of what he used was adding up. he was currently at two hundred and thirty two percent with his ki pool.
the numbers raised and turned so fast it had become difficult to see who was actually in the lead. Damon glanced her way seeing something he thought was madness.
"my blinding attack, it didn't work. her eyes are still closed my cheap trick to catch up faded almost twenty seconds ago. "
This told Damon that his little method didn't work and at best it just caught her off guard enough for her to pause for a few seconds. he felt she kept her eyes closed after to show off and prove to him his method didn't work.
when he used oculus to blind her he also added demonic ki into the small daggers he was creating making them glow blue and purple. adding his demonic ki into the mix progressed their speed greatly which was why he was able to get the lead for a short time.
"hmph, your showing off is what's going to cost you this match." he thought as the countdown reached ten seconds. he pulled his arms back as the demonic markings on his body began to pulsate a deep purple.
The crowd got more loud and rowdy as their numbers shifted back and forth so much to the point other people in nearby events came to watch the final seconds.
Damon eyes became purple and demonic ki sparked around him. they had just finished off more of the gold rings and were now preparing for the final batch as the time was soon to run out.
The girl was up by two points as the rings disappeared and the final ones began to appear and Damon was ready to give it his all on his last push for victory. the only thing that mattered now was the speed of clearing the remaining rings. many people were in awe of both of their powers but more so Damons because most of them knew of the brown curly haired girl powers in that particular event.
"woah, it's beautiful. one man said softly to himself watching the purple electricity dart around Damons figure.
the rings had barley begun to appear and they both were launching their final move to intercept them at the right time. even if they somehow knew where the rings would appear next. they would only get a point after it fully materialized so their timing had to be perfect the second they appeared.
Damons flurry of daggers twisted through the air at a great speed like small drill bits leaving streaks of lightning behind them while seer's needles became even faster as the blue smothering energy around them darkened bolting forward. many people eyes were wide open not blinking anticipating the outcome.
shoo!
shoo!
shoo!
shoo!
the sound of the flying projectiles and Damons electric daggers reverberated a small distance passed the crowd in their area as they went through ring after ring.
All of the rings disappeared and the timer hit zero. everyone looked at the scoreboard and to their surprise the numbers had yet stopped going up. this only informed everyone that the machine counting the rings that were cleared was behind in count which added more anticipation to their already intense nerves.
It was like watching a roulette wheel in a casino. hoping the little white ball fall on the right number. no one breathed or made a sound as the numbers began to slow down.
they were still neck and neck overtaking each other back and forth like before. at this time seer eyes had opened after hearing the timer go off and to her surprise Damons score was right there with her own. they both looked at each other with a competitive stare down before their eyes focused back on the scores.
Ding,ding, ding, ding, ding, ding was the low sound of each number climbing. ding, ding, ding, diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnng! the machine sounded off holding a longer dinging sound as the scores landing on their final counts.
one side of the crowd erupted with cheers. hats were being thrown in the air , fists were being bumped together in a celebratory way and even frantic in the heat of the moment hugs were given out from some of the people who cashed in big on the event.
"yahoooooo, hell yea, I made three times the amount I put on the event one person said to another.
I won all the money back I lost earlier. now I can show my face back at home and my wife won't kill me about losing the money for our anniversary trip in the first place. another man said as he ran through the crowd towards the collections counter to get his money waving his ticket that had his bet information printed on it.
The crowd remained excited for a while longer until the commentator announced the winner and pushed for the next contestants.
Damon and seer had stepped down from the small stages which informed the spokesman they won't be going again.
The girl had a huge smile on her face as she began to walk in Damons direction. Damon watched her closely as he too began going her way pushing through the crowd. they soon met and stood face to face for a second.
Seer was much shorter than Damon standing around 5 foot four. he towered over while looking down. the clothing she wore was sandy brown and looked to resemble a baggy linen cloth with matching pants and shirt with the same type of coat as well that had long cloths strands hanging like a mummy would have.
for a moment as they walked up Damon could have sworn that she had no pupils and that she had no color in her eyes but once they stood in front of each other he saw they were two different colors. they both were green with a silver ring around them.
"you won, it was nice to have a good competitor for a change. I hope you can stay competitive." the girl said to Damon as the cloth straps on her clothing floated up and wrapped up the large tub on her back as she pushed beside him walking away.