"Now that look is certainly familiar." One-eye said watching Kiyan go on the attack.
"The intent to kill, to survive. I have been wondering, Agnar, what is it you told these boys that had them this eager to grow in strength? It is clear from the look in their eyes that they only view this as a challenge." Raymond said.
"Come to think of it, they have never once complained or said they wanted to know the reason for this." One-eye chimed in. Both of them got no response from the one they spoke to. Looking at Agnar, they saw he had an odd smile on his face and was focused on his son.
"He was right. That's just how we are." Agnar mumbled but loud enough for the men beside him to hear.
"You've started rambling nonsense again." One-eye hit him on the back of his head. It didn't come much as a surprise to Agnar's companions that he was saying something out of context. From the days of struggle in the past, he had always been this way.
Nothing more was said and the men resumed watching.
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"ARGHHH!" Kiyan yelled as he ran forward dodging the spikes. He leapt off a wall and made a flip. With his sword, he aimed to make a clean cut of the beast's leg. The spikes were persistent but he knocked them off with his sword and when he neared, he raised his sword and swung down. His sword hit the ground with a clanging sound as he missed the beast. It had moved out of the way.
Hurriedly getting back up on his feet, Kiyan turned with a swing at the beast's leg as it was still close. The beast moved again making him cut nothing but air and more spikes were thrown at him. Kiyan got more and more frustrated as he did his best to evade the attacks. Many of them grazed his knees and he was now down to a knee.
'If I keep losing blood like this, I will not win this. I know I am yet to get it right, but it might be what I need to get rid of this beast.' He said as he knocked off another spike and jumped back avoiding being torn to pieces by the beast's massive teeth as it attempted to chomp down on him. Kiyan kept moving back to keep a safe distance between himself and the beast.
It seemed as time passed, not just Kiyan but the beast got frustrated. Kiyan has not had a good hit in on the beast while the beast was yet to kill the little prey and had gotten more aggressive, moving faster than it initially was. As Kiyan backed away, the beast charged at him.
Keeping his eyes closed, Kiyan concentrated and let out a huff. He then opened his eyes and glared at the spider. As it neared, it let out a screeching sound and pounced only to be sent back by a ball of fire and crashed into the muddy wall. Kiyan with his right arm out and his palm coated with fire glared at it.
'Fire. If I can't beat you with just my sword, I will with the ability I was able to learn.' He gave a small smile. While training with his father and finding out he had multiple abilities, one of them being fire, Kiyan learnt from him his fire ability. He couldn't use it quite properly yet, this fight to him was a way to improve it.
His left arm after being stabbed was too hurt to aid him in the fight and more useless now he has more cuts on his arm and the rest of his body. Lifting his sword with his right arm, fire ran down his shoulder blades and the tip of his blade. "It's time for you to die!" He yelled and charged at the beast which was now on its feet and charged in as well.
"ARGHHH!" Kiyan swung his flame-covered sword down at the beast. The mutated spider avoided the attack again and gnashed at Kiyan who held his sword above him to stop the beast. The flaming sword got into the mouth of the beast burning it from the inside.
"RAARGHH!" It let out a shrill cry and moved back, shaking its head trying to stop the burn. It moved from left to right with uneasy steps. Kiyan had to move to the side, jump and roll out of the way to avoid being killed by the creature's large limbs.
Moving back again to create some distance between them, Kiyan shot out multiple fireballs at the beast.
"RAARGHH!" It cried out even louder crashing into the walls of the environment. The skin of the beast was gradually getting burnt but Kiyan knew his fireballs wouldn't kill off the beast. Even if it could, it would take a lot of them and Kiyan could not continually produce them.
'I have to end this.' He said inwardly. He was already dizzy from losing blood and was even losing his grip on his sword. 'I can't fall without slaying this ugly creature, I can't still be unable to do anything.' He tried to get his footing and gripped tighter onto his sword. 'I need to think of a way to end this and fast.' He thought.
The beast now letting out huffs of air like steam from its tiny nostrils was back on its feet. The goo around it began having a faint white glow as it bubbled.
"I have hurt you to the point you are activating another ability. Well, guess what, no matter what trick you try to use on me whatever you have in your arsenal is no match for me! I will slay you, you ugly beast!" Kiyan exclaimed.
The goo then spread out fast reaching Kiyan's feet not giving him the time to avoid it. Kiyan moved forward with fire blasts ahead of him aiming for the beast. As he got ready to attack, he noticed his feet were stuck.
"What the--?" He looked down at his feet and noticed the dark liquid swirl around his feet up to his knees. "I'm trapped." He looked up to meet multiple spikes heading his way.
Taking in a deep breath, he increased the ferocity of the flames on his arm and sword. Swinging as fast as he could, he knocked off the spikes that made to pierce him while also thinking of a way out. His wrist was now sore and the beast was upon him again.
Kiyan's eyes widened as he saw the beast's head near him. He swung his rapidly flaming sword at the beast's head. Unlike last time when the sword had no effect, the flame had burnt through the skin of the beast and cut. Seeing this, Kiyan had an idea.
'I might not have a lot of control but I can do this. I will not be able to unless I try. I will not falter!'
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