Barry regained his ground along with his stamina as he stood unhinged from the short battle that had occurred between him and Francis. it was night so Barry's stats were reduced and he had to rely mostly on his skills, while Gabriel had never fought against any magic type user nor its branch power users so he had no experience but had to give his all for Barry. On the other, they had a time limit as they didn't know where Alan was.
Francis was known as the local guardian of the illusionary clan but he seemed to be quite powerful for some locals as his attacks were causing some great confusion and at times it felt as if Barry was fighting with himself.
"Ah, Barry having a hard time", taunted Francis whilst standing on a tree far from reach. His main objective was to drain the stamina of both and to end them off when they had finally quit, but Barry had something else in mind.
[Reflective Domain]
A 20-meter domain wrapped around Barry and Gabriel as they were separated further within and were trapped in a purple domain with no end in a human's vision. Barry was utterly confused at this site and just drew his katana to cut his way through but before he could 6 exact copies of him emerged from thin air, Barry was startled by this view and quickly took his stance. Unlike the man with Alan, these clones were weak and one by one Barry kept putting them down until one was left, Barry swept in and landed a direct hit on his face, But as the domain cleared it was none other than Gabriel who Barry had punched as he was sent flying into the woods.
"GABRIEL!!!", shouted Barry
[Light Type: Light Speed 10%]
Barry immediately levitated from the ground and barged in the direction of Gabriel and in the nick of time grabbed him by his feet before he was about to smash into a rock. Gabriel was losing consciousness as he took a direct hit, And soon he did but not before handing Barry something that was gonna help him in the future.
[Infinite Dream Cycle]
[A technique that puts the target immediately to sleep and it stays in that state until the user wants to break the spell, however, targets with greater mentality can easily breakthrough the spell.]
Barry already knew this as he had used Examine on the attack and knew he had to dodge that attack but this was not easy as it seemed because after one ray came another and kept coming. Barry immediately drew his katana and applied his light enchantment on it as well and swiftly cut through each attack to gain distance between himself and Francis.
One after another he made his way towards him and Francis himself drew his sword and started to fight physically.
[Meanwhile on Alan's side]
Alan was extremely tired as his clone didn't care and kept attacking, after some attempts it finally landed a blow and sent Alan back until he crashed into a tree and fell on his back. The man giggled as now he saw the power of cloning which Alan had roasted on but was now regretting.
Alan laid there with his face pale and no expressions whatsoever were to be seen on his face as he laid there as he was resting or something. He grabbed the tree and stood up relentlessly with no damage on his body it felt as if he didn't touch the tree as he showed no sign of fatigue.
"You thought your measly clone could copy my superiority, HAHAAA. Well you forgot one thing, The original is more valuable than its cheap copy."
The man was scared as he wasn't understanding what was going on and was about to desert the battlefield but Alan wasn't going to let that happen now was he?
"Awaken,...KENTA!!!!!"
As his voice reverberated, an electric surge crackled through the air around Alan. Suddenly, a vibrant yellow aura materialized, shimmering with otherworldly energy. The aura wrapped around him like a protective shield, pulsating with power and filling the surroundings with a palpable sense of unease.
Within this radiant aura, a menacing transformation began to unfold. Alan's eyes gleamed with an otherworldly intensity, their once calm gaze now replaced with an ominous, fiery glare. The aura seemed to seep into his body, intertwining with his very essence.
As the transformation progressed, Alan's physical features underwent a dark metamorphosis. His skin took on a pale, almost ethereal complexion, contrasting sharply with his now fiery eyes. His once serene countenance contorted into an eerie, sinister visage, radiating a terrifying presence that sent shivers down the spine of the man that observed from a distance.
As the demon took over him his eyes raged with revenge as he charged toward his clone who couldn't replicate his move and accepted his fate. Alan lunged at him and grabbed him by the throat and embedded him into the ground with a couple of punches aimed at the head as the clone tore down to pieces and eventually evaporated away.
Alan relaxed his aura as he took in the demon's power followed by deep breaths to relax his muscles. The man looked at him stunned accepting his defeat but Alan wasn't going to let him away after this as he had enough of these people.
Alan was on the brink of collapsing due to extensive use of mana but he had to hang on for a couple more minutes only to defeat this guy, in unrest he looked at the sky to see a wonderful lit-up crescent moon glaring down on him as he observed it for a while he was reminded of something and suddenly his face also lit up as he took his stance with a menacing look which terrified the man who at this point started to run away.
[LunarFlow Has Been Activated]
Alan's eyes took the color and shape of a purple crescent moon as his speed stats were increased by +10 this was the first phase of the visible moon and Alan had now adapted it through his skill. He at once laid his foot on the ground and launched himself at the target who had now ran away pretty far, Alan's muscles were tired pretty much and weren't going to give a lot of damage but not in this case.
"System add 3 attribute points in Strength"
[3 Attribute Points Added Successfully to the Strength Attribute]
a chilled feeling washed down on him as he clenched his fists and as the man looked behind to see if Alan was on his tail, he saw something he didn't expect a direct punch on his face.
the punch itself created a shockwave that disrupted the silent night and even cracked the ground merely as The man was sent flying into the darkness as darkness took him in.
"THIS WAS FOR GABRIEL!!"