***NoTe
Lu Bu isn't no slouch. Every time I clash with his spear I get sent flying. Fighting without any mana isn't easy. See this is different from not using mana. I'm dead so I actually have no mana. The negative mana that keeps my body working doesn't work well. Since there is no negative mana here. It would be like forcing yourself to walk but you have a sword sticking out your leg. You're just not supposed to function without mana of some kind.
However everyone on this earth are different. They've been living with absolutely no mana. Even the earth is completely manaless. So what happened to change earth? That's a question I'll have to ask Lucifer later.
" You seem distracted NoTe." Lu Bu says after striking me perfectly in the gut with his spear. Damn that hurt. I throw my sword straight at him. He blocks it of course.
"What did you think that would do." Lu Bu says while smiling ear to ear. I use the string I attached to the sword. To pull me forwards. Using my downwards momentum I hit him with a knee strike right in his nose. Then I point my blade to his throat.
" Looks like it's my win Lu Bu." I say to him.
"It's far from you win" He says while swinging his spear at me. I jump backwards dodging the obvious blow.
" Why would you continue this? Its clear you're outmatched." I say to him.
" My king gave me the order to never lose. So that's exactly what I'll do!" Lu Bu yells. He does a spear thrust straight at my throat. I dodge it but it was dangerous. That's the fastest attack he's thrown all day. He attacks two more times in the same manner. I block them both with my sword. If he keeps sending out attacks of that speed though, then it won't be good.
He lifts his spear straight up in the air. Ah I see what he's doing. He starts concentrating intensly. I can see his muscles pulsating. He looks at me. Locks down my location. Then brings his swing down. There's no escaping his range. If I try to take the swing full force it'll shatter my sword. However, If I run forwards while letting my sword glide across the spear. I should be fine and I'll finish it from there.
I start rushing towards him. At first it works but Lu Bu counters. He brings his spear back slightly then makes it bend. I have my sword on my back. I can hear it start to creak.
It starts splitting down the middle. Then it breaks in half but thats fine. I boost towards him twice. Use a knee strike at the chin. Then I go around him and use a triangle choke hold. With the other half of my sword aimed at his eye.
" This is your win." I say while letting him go.
" What how? You beat me in that final exchange." Lu Bu says.
" I was only supposed to use my sword. However you made me resort to hand to hand combat twice. So in that moment your spear was stronger than my sword. " I say to him.
" Okay but in the end how did you end up back with your sword?" Lu Bu asks.
" Ah that. The whole time I was holding both the end of my sword and the tip. Since I was a kid I've done that whenever my sword is on my back. It gives me more ways to attack. So when you broke my sword both ends were still in my position. I just made it seem like they fell." I say to him.
I walk away from Lu Bu leaving the time chains. Over the next few days I read Nikola Teslas book learning more about him and his genius. Which makes me realize who I want to meet next.
" Legion start up the time chains. I know where I want to go." I say.
" Yes sir, hopefully you enjoy your visit." Legion says.
I walk through the chains. I wake up in a prison cell. I look around and there's a man sitting down. He looks extremely stressed out. I guess any prisoner would though. I dust myself off and then Introduce myself.
" Hello my name is NoTe. I'm here because I wanted to meet the world's greatest conman. Also know as Victor Lustig." I say to him.
" Leave me alone kid. My days of doing that are no more." Victor says to me with sadness in his voice.
" Let's make a deal. I'll break you out of this place and be your bodyguard. You'll teach me everything you know. " I say to Victor.
" Kid I don't know who you are. But clearly you don't know where we are. This is Alcatraz. The worst prison in the world. No one has ever escaped from here. No one ever will." Victor says.
" Then let's be the first." I say to him. I grab Victor then bring him into my shadow. We reappear in New York city.
" What the hell. How are we here? What did you!?" Victor says. Clearly frightened and confused.
" Calm down. Let's just say I'm abnormal. Now like I said before. I be your bodyguard. You teach me everything you know." I say to him. Victor gives me a fearful look then calms down. He gets himself together then says. " Well let's get some food first. I'm sure you're hungry."
" Okay so first off I'm not famous. I don't know how you know about my crimes. They most likely won't go public for a while. France and the US were embarrassed about how easily I manipulated them." Victor says.
" Yes you see in my time. Your crimes are in the history books. However they did wait a long time to publicly announce them." I say to him.
" Exactly which is why we have the element of surprise. I'm sure you know about how I sold the Eiffel tower. " Victor says.
" Yeah that one was my favorite." I say back.
" Well since we are in New York City. Might as well sell the statue of Liberty as well." Victor says with a wicked smile.