Although we were finally able to surround The Boss, he was still a formidable enemy. Not to mention, he still has two other guards right by his side at the time. They all used the same kind of machine gun to shoot us down. I bet it was manufactured by them. But in any case, I was able to protect White and Zenith from any of the bullet with the help of the wind shield that I created just in the nick of time.
"Are you guys, okay?" I asked.
White responded, "We're good. Thanks."
Then I told him, "This is one of the things that you should be able to do now, White. There are still a few more wind techniques that I can teach you. So, watch and learn."
White nodded while Zenith founded out and said, "Both of you can do Wind Magic?"
I then told her, "In fact, I am a professional at Wind Magic. White is still learning, though."
"I'll catch you up in time, Fitz." White then told me so.
"Alright then, boy. Ready to show me how much you've learn so far?"
"You'll be surprised of how creative I got over the pass few months, Fitz."
I released the wind shield that I made and threw it toward the enemy. It was able to stagger one of the guards while The Boss and his other guard were able to dodge it. I quickly made my way to the staggering guard and begin charging up my fist with a tornado fist. It's basically a fist attack that was charged up with wind. It kinda looked like I have a drill for my hand. I punched the guard right at his stomach and he flew away and hit the wall thanks to that.
With that being said, White ran pass me as he threw his dagger into the air. The Boss and his guard tried to shoot him but White instantly 'Blinked' himself and transported to the position of his thrown dagger, which was up above in the air. He landed right behind Boss's guard and used his Time Stopping ability to stop their movement for a few moment. White does a quick rapid wind slash against the guard with his dagger. As time returned back to normal for both of our enemies, the guards were sent flying away from the area and was completely knocked out.
White tried to attack The Boss but The Boss suddenly emits a smoke around himself and he disappeared just like that.
"Woah, what happened?" White asked.
Yumiko then jumped down from one of the rooftops and told us, "It's The Boss's unique ability, he can turn himself into smoke. He can also use the smoke for attacking."
"How does that work?" I wondered.
My question was immediately answered as a trail of smoke begins to wrap me up like a snake trapping its victim. White tried to save me by hitting the smoke but there was no effect at all. Continued by that, I was slammed to ground and the smoke finally released me.
Yumiko then exclaimed, "It's useless. You can really hit a smoke just like how you can't really hit the air or any liquid. We have to wait for an opportunity."
White then suggested me, "Why not we fight fire with fire? Smoke is just another form of air and both of us could use wind magic. Can you turn yourself into wind, Fitz?"
Fitz then denied his idea and said, "I can't really do that, White. That's a whole different level of mastery."
"Then perhaps I can help out." Zenith walked toward us inside the horrendous dark cloud of smoke we were in.
"What can you do, shorty?" Yumiko wondered.
Zenith told us, "Since Fitz is better at wind magic instead of White. I'll be doing this on Fitz."
White then interrupted and said, "What do you mean by that."
To which I quickly shuts him down, "Shush."
Zenith went behind Fitz and touched her back as a magic circle started appearing on Fitz's back. There were also more than just a magic circle, there was also a transparent looking cogs and screws. It's like a clockwork of some sort.
"What are you doing to me, Zenith?" Fitz was worried.
Zenith then said, "I'm tuning up your wind mastery. Just give me a few moments until I'm done. Can you two keep us safe in the meantime?"
"Sure thing." White nodded.
Yumiko also helped and said, "Sure, whatever." She then summoned a clone of herself as she shoots herself with a clone bullet.
She proceed to shoot another clone bullet and multiplied herself. She continued until I was able to see eight Yumiko. All eight Yumiko was protecting us all around as they watched where the smoke might attack.
"White." Yumiko asked. "Get ready to use your Blink on me."
"Alright then."
As both of them were on high alert. The Boss finally made his move and captured one of Yumiko clone. But then, another trail of smoke begins to capture another clone. It looks like he can also attack more than one enemy at the same time.
"Should I do it now?" White asked.
"Not yet, White! Remember, do it on me when I tell you."
"You said that but now I realized that I can't tell which is the real you."
"Are you that stupid? My hair clip, god damn it!"
All of the clone had a different coloured hair clip. Even I couldn't tell which was which after she gave the clue. Then suddenly, the smoke decided to capture all of the clones including Yumiko herself.
"Now, White!"
Fortunately for us, White apparently knows which hair clip colour Yumiko was wearing and threw his dagger at her. As the dagger was almost a moment from touching Yumiko and stab her, she was immediately transported somewhere else.
"Where did you take her to?"
White then said, "I know her too well. She probably has no intention of staying here with us. So, I 'blinked' her outside of the smoke. Where its safe for her.
"And you're going to let her run away?" I was definitely pissed at White's stupidity.
White then calmly said, "You never let me finish, Fitz. Like I said, where its safe for her...to use her water ability together with her familiar."
"What?"
As he said that, the smoke begins to dissipates as Yumiko and her familiar Violet trapped us all inside a water dome. At the same time as well, she made an air pocket inside the dome for us. The smoke tried to get inside the air pocket but White immediately stopped him as he was finally able to catch up to what I showed him earlier which was using the wind shield.
"Nice! You learn fast, White." I complemented him.
Zenith then told me, "I'm almost done! Thanks a lot, you two!"
Yumiko then happily said from a distance, "The pleasure is all mine..."
Yumiko snapped her finger and blew up the water dome. Thanks to White's wind shield. We weren't harm by the watery explosion.
The Boss was seen kneeling down a few metre from us. He doesn't look happy about what that has conspired. He charged at us as he transformed himself into smoke and tried to tangle Zenith. But that smoke was quickly blown away as I was immediately transformed into the air and pushed him away from Zenith. Both the smoke and the air was being pushed around as if there was a storm coming. It's almost like nothing was happening at all...Are we doing this right?
While all of this was happening, White commented, "You know, I think Yumiko's water plan was better than this..."
Zenith then disappointingly said, "I didn't really expect this would be the outcome to my tuning..."
Yumiko then added, "The genius can't always be the genius. Don't be sad, White."
As the useless attempt at fighting against the smoke was happening, a loud explosion can be heard coming from inside the building.
The Boss turned himself back into his normal state and said, "What the hell was that?"
He then quickly turned into smoke and went into the building.
"We can't let him get away!" I told everyone. "Hurry!"
As we all entered the Traders Association building, we expected a bunch of guards ready to defend their Boss. But it wasn't. What we got was a surprise invitation from Silverbite and his accomplice...
TO BE CONTINUED