I've been told that once before but we will see about that." Damon responded with a flurry of punches but this time instead of knocking the energy back Damon was destroying them one by one at a fast rate.
He had increased the demonic energy within the gauntlets because he felt the freezing wind that froze his rain was slowly seeping through the gauntlets each time he touched calebs energy.
Caleb then approached up close. Damon ducked,spinned and turned dodging, trying his best not to get caught by Caleb's blade but failed as he was cut across his arm above where the gauntlets didn't cover and protect him.
It was a small cut, but Damon immediately felt the black ice freezing his outer skin and burning at the same time.
This time it didn't spread which made Damon think Caleb couldn't do what he did last time so easily.
Either that or maybe it was the type of energy or attack he put into the strike.
Either way the frost bitten sensation was just in one spot so Damon focused on that eliminating it with demonic ki from the inside while sneaking out his soul blade with a overhand strike to Caleb's face.
It looked like a quick punch that Caleb leaned back and dodged but when a dagger slid down from Damons forearm into his hand the punch turned into a slash and with the extra length the dagger provided he made a deep cut across Caleb's face on his cheek.
Damon didn't stop there as he crouched low spinning and coming up with a knee that bashed into his stomach.
It was a hard hit but Caleb took it well while responding with a punch to Damons head making him stumble back.
They both looked at eachother for a moment before going in again. Moving from side to side they both countered and blocked each and every strike they performed. They now was now locked in a battle of strength.
Damon was blocking one of Caleb's swords with the dagger and the other with his gauntlet as Caleb pushed down.
"You won't win this, I still have more power than you think." Caleb shouted as his eyes turned dark with a blue iris.
Freezing winds erupted around him as he overpowered Damon breaking their stance. He then kicked him in the chest hard.
Boom!
Bang! Boom!
Damon body flung back crashing into a tree and fell to the ground. Caleb raised his swords as energy traveled to the tips.
He slashed down with pressure. Spiralling winds flew out first and then the energy which were four times the size of both his swords.
Looking up Damon launched straight up as purple lightening exploded from his feet getting out the way of the attack just in time.
"Looks like Caleb's warming up now. Or I guess getting colder. Ha ha, you know, colder instead of warming up." A yellow haired boy said to a orange haired girl. Trying to be funny.
"Not funny chase." The girl responded nonchalantly.
"Ha,ha I think it was pretty funny." one of the other members said nudging the yellow haired boy named chase.
"I wonder rain boy. Can you dodge in the airrrrrrrrr." Caleb shouted as he pointed the swords in the air as Damon flew up.
A large ball of energy formed at the tips while he aimed his attack on Damons figure.
"Black ice, freezeburn" he shouted as a huge ball of energy surged ahead. It shifted and morphed into black ice as all the rain that was coming down near it and around froze.
Part of the forest below where Damon jumped from was now covered in black ice. The trees cracked and popped loudly like they were falling as many of them slowly broke in places.
Damon eyes widened as the air became so chilled to the point he could feel it in his bones and the attack wasn't near him just yet.
He couldn't dodge in the air persay but what he could do was another static jump that would propel him up higher.
The thing was the ball of ice was so large he doubt he could clear its range with one or even two more jumps no matter which direction he went.
"Thunder bolt." Damon shouted back. The clouds rumbled loudly and crackled.
Crack! crack! Boom!
A deep purple bolt of lightning shot down from the storm cloud blinding everyone below for a second as it flashed.
It crashed into the large black ice ball splitting it in half and continued down. Caleb slid out the way just in time before it made contact with him fully.
"This mother****** is really getting annoying." He thought as he stood up. His legs were shaking a little as Damons lightening attack shook him up a bit.
Damon landed back on the ground and they were face to face again.
The cut on Caleb's face had a thin layer of black ice that glistened a little. He had closed the wound with his power using it as a scab of ice.
"I'll give you some credit rain boy. You're full of surprises and a slippery fella but I'm ending this now."
Caleb's took a wide stance as the temperature around them began to drop. Icy winds spiraled up from his feet covering and twisting around his body.
His once bright red hair began turning black as shards of blue ice sprouted upwards entangling with his black hair.
All members of the purple puppets including lee began stepping backwards and further away.
Vora had felt the pressure and to her surprise her entire body began feeling cold and so she backed away as well until she was out of range from the effects of Caleb's powers.
"If you guys don't want to o become a human Popsicle I would recommend getting further back." Lee shouted out to the rest of vora's team in which they did while also having chills run up and down their skin.
Caleb's swords were now covered in black ice and the hilts were covered in blue. His hair was mainly black with blue shards of ice and his blue iris turned a darker blue.
Damon felt his insides shiver uncontrollably his hands and legs began to shake gradually as the temperature dropped more and more. He felt his insides freezing without being touched directly by Caleb's energy.
"I knew he could do more but damn. What is it with his power. How can it be so effective." Damon thought.
Damon quickly took in a deep breath through his nose as he focused on drawing out and circulating his demonic ki all around the inside of his body which quickly warmed him back up fighting the opposing energy.
"Great thinking Damon." Shield thought to himself.
With Damon constantly circulating his demonic ki within him and all around the unbearable cold was less effective to his body.
"Ha, again with the surprises. I didn't expect you to take on that so well. Bravo. It really doesn't matter how you're doing it but what really matters is how long can you do it."
"You're not the only one that can spring up surprises. I have one of my own that I've been working on since we've started this dual. Thanks for your help by the way." Caleb said with a grin.
Damon looked at him in confusion. "Has his brain froze as well or something. I didn't help him in the slightest." He thought.
"Ha, I can see your dumbfounded look which tells me you still have no clue. I guess since you are about to lose I will tell you. It's your rain. Take a good look around you."
Damon quickly scanned the area as he was told and it finally hit him. He finally saw it. The entire time his rain has been freezing and hitting the ground. The entire battle field was now covered in black ice and he failed to notice it.
"Yep, that's the look I was waiting to see. The look of realizing you're finished. I could have done this very same thing on my own but it would have taken way more of my energy. "
"However with your rain all I had to do was freeze it for it to become useful to me and not you."
"You think you have figured out how my powers really works and it's limits but you're very wrong." Caleb said while stretching out his swords.
"Don't worry. It won't kill you, but it'll make you wish you were dead."
"Hell freeze."
The next moment all of the black ice around them began turning into the original black and blue energy as the temperature dropped yet again.
Cali looked at Damon with sorrowful eyes because in her head she believed the fight was over and her brother would win.
She had mixed feelings about it because she knew Damon really didn't mean to make an enemy out of her brother.
"Please don't hate me because of my brother ignorant ways after this." She thought.
Seer was still high in the trees she had moved further back but remained in the trees watching. "I know you're not done yet my rival. Show him whose more superior." She said to herself.
Vora watched carefully and she knew the fight wasn't over by far and so did his squad members.
Even kimbo who was watching closely cheered for Damon even though he knew Damon didn't care for him much.
"You know. You really do too much talking and not enough fighting." Damon said in an uncaring tone as lightning crackled in the sky.
Three figures that resembled swords could be seen with jolting purple light swimming around inside them.