Raffaello POV.
The plan my sister, Morganna had was a rather simple and risky one.
It depended on our mastery of our traits and skills. Of course, it's to be expected. Against a monster like Phillip.
He stared at us, with his arms folded as I lowered the dome around us.
"Hmm? Did you think of a plan or something ?" He asked, tilting his head to the left with an amused expression. "Shall I see what you had in mind…".
I'm sure of it, just as Morganna had said, he's going to underestimate us from the very beginning, but even if we're far below him in power, we can still make up a little bit of it in our brain.
Rebecca walked up in front of us and held up her blade with both of her hands.
"Chapter 6….". Her eyes glowed white as the force of the technique she was about to use pushed her down into the ground.
We had to stay a few feet away from Rebecca because the 6th technique of our family, Swordsmanship, doesn't discriminate.
Phillip might be a Jun but he does something that we don't. He underestimates his opponents. He's probably thinking, 'How cute' since the difference in stars also affects how strong our techniques can be, but that's only referring to normal Jun family members.
She swung her blade down in a clean sweep and the force spread to Phillip in an instant.
He felt shocked and quickly raised his sword to block the strike; it wasn't too effective since he was forced further and further into the ground.
"Unparalleled Surge". Her aura increased explosively and her aura roamed around her body as she forced him deeper into The ground.
Phillip spurted out blood from his mouth, and his eyes were shocked by the force of the strike.
This is my queue. 'The ability I possess….The King of Snow…..I'm not fully aware of how to use it but the basics at least
I charged at him, avoiding the areas that were under the effect of my sister's skill. I didn't need to get close to him.
The whole point wasn't to get close to him either.
I rushed mana to my left hand as it slowly grew cold.
"Ice burst". I slammed my hand on the ground at a considerable distance from him, turning the snowy field into hard solid ice.
It crept up from the position I slammed to Phillip and grew up his body, freezing half of it in place.
'It worked….' I thought.
NORMAL POV.
Phillip felt a chilling sensation creep up his body and his gaze slowly went to Raffaello.
'When did he get there ?' He thought, still holding the strike from hitting hard on him. 'If not for this girl….why is she able to hold this power for so long ?' He thought slowly falling to one knee.
'Doesn't matter…if this is all-
It took an instance when he felt someone's presence behind him. His eyes quickly moved towards the location and his gaze was fixed on Raffaelo, who was holding a sword and swinging it toward him
'What a sword….I see…was this why he froze half of my body Where did he even get that sword ?' The ice on his body shattered as he forced his arm to block the attack.
"NOW !" Morganna cried out and Phillips' attention quickly turned to them as he heard a crackling noise.
Thalia held a cannon made of lighting on top of her shoulder as she glared at him.
"High tier 2nd circle magic: Lightning cannon".
She said as a stream of lightning shot out from it towards Phillip.
It struck him and the inductive pain roamed around his body.
"Aargh…" he cried out.
'Now…now is my only chance…'Raffaelo thought as he swung his blade faster towards his neck.
'Hah…I think I've had enough' Phillip thought as his expression turned plain.
"Dark bloom".
Time seemed to have stopped for Raffaelo and his sisters as a dark matter sipped out of Phillips' body. It froze them in their place, and in the blink of an eye, it exploded.
The force swept them off their feet and slammed them to the ground. It pushed the snow and the fields, and the once beautiful courtyard was turned into a sandy wasteland.
The mansion wasn't exempted from the force as half of it fell to the ground.
"That hurt, you know", he muttered as he walked up to the three girls lying on the ground. The smoke dispersed slowly into the air and Rebecca slowly found her way back up.
She coughed out blood as she slowly looked up at Phillip, who was right in front of her.
"You could have probably fought back in a few years more….but not now….you're still a chick". He held his blade up in the air while looking at her other sisters behind her. "Seems they've both gone unconscious…and Raph should have died since he was the closest to my attack just now…..so….any last words ?"
Rebecca panted lightly as she felt streams of liquid roll down her eyes while she glared at him. "....why…..to your own family…." She muttered utterly confused and disgusted with the situation.
"Hm, Profit, my dear…" he slowly pulled his sword down when he suddenly felt a heavy blow to the side of his waist. His expression was filled with pain and anger when he heard a cold and chill voice.
"-MOVE"
The force blew him away from the complex as a whole. He was forced out through the walls of the Mansion complex to the snowy fields that surrounded their home.
"Glo…Gloria !" Rebecca muttered as she staggered towards her. Gloria held her up just before she fell and slowly dropped her down. "You have fought well…sister".
Gloria said as she stroked her forehead. Her expression was filled with sadness and anger. 'I can't believe that bastard….' She thought when Fiona appeared next to them holding an unconscious body of Raffaelo.
"Is he alright?" Rebecca asked, staring at Fiona with worried eyes.
"He's alright…just needs to rest". Fiona replied while she placed him on the ground.
"Oi !" Philip's voice projected in their ears, gaining their attention.
"...Tch…and here I thought I knocked him out…" Gloria muttered as she grabbed the word she had dropped. "Heal them up, Fiona".
"What about you…you can't face him alone"
"I know that…just…..I'll give you time to catch up so just….heal them up".
"Oi! Don't you hear me !" He cried out again in pain. He cursed and grunted as he walked faster toward them when he suddenly felt a presence beside him
'Again What sort of speed ?!'
"-COME WITH ME". Gloria smashed her sword on his chest and flung his body up into the air.
"Tch ! This B*tch !" He cried out in anger as he held his blade again when he suddenly felt her presence next to his. "Oh come on ! Even in the air ?!"
She swung her blade down and slammed him further away from the mansion.
He crashed into the ground causing a crater.
Phillip struggled to get back up as he heard a loud thud in front of him. He looked up only to find her swinging her sword down again.
"B*tch use your damn words !" He cried out as he swung his sword in retaliation. 'This is it….she might have reached master…but I'm still high-
She disappeared from his presence and appeared behind him. His expression slowly turned to annoyance. "What are you thinking of in the middle of battle ?" She asked as she swung her blade again, slamming the back of his head and forcing his body into the ground.
"Tch….that's some strong aura…" she muttered as she jumped backward
"Hah for f*cks sake ! Why are the whole lot of you monsters ?!" Phillip cried out as he slowly stood back up.
" …you're not any different….getting back up as if nothing happened after all those hits…"
"Huh? It's to be expected,isn't it? You didn't want the fight to end like that, did you ?" He tapped his head worriedly. "Hah ,geez…how hard did you hit my head…." He muttered, feeling blood. "I'm going to lose a lot of blood like this…." He grumbled to himself ignoring her presence.
"Now…should I get serious…." He said as he held his blade up in a stance.
"....." Gloria sighed as she held her blade up in a stance as well.
She disappeared again in an instant
'She's fast…just as I thought…' He muttered. "But you're predictable !" He turned around to where he thought he would find her.
"Predictable you say ?" Her voice rang in his ear from behind and a mix of annoyance and confusion etched on his face.
She swung her blade on the back of his waist and slammed him further away into the ground.
She clicked her tongue as she stood up. "What sort of barrier…" she muttered slowly. 'But…it's not unbreakable'
"Hah geez…." Phillip muttered slowly as he stood back up. "You know you're going to have to do more than that to stop me right?"
'He's right….I can't even cut through him no matter how much I've tried'
"Well then…" Gloria pushed her blade into the ground as she focused her aura around her.
"Oh…are you…you can use that already ? You must be a sword master then"
A technique a swordsman from the Jun family can create from his will and aura when he or she has reached the apex of their trait.
"What trait did you have again? Plant control…was it ?" Phillip thought to himself as he held up his chin playfully.
"Well….you'll know it once you see it". Gloria replied, focusing on her aura.
It's an AOE technique that encompasses their strength and It is called the Aura field of Vision
The snowy field began to rumble to her will as large and thick vines began to sprout from it.
It grew 50 meters tall and completely enclosed them leaving only an arena-sized space for the both of them.
Some of the vines began to bloom into carnivorous flowers with teeth ,and some began to grow hefty, sharp, and purple coloured thorns on their bodies
One of the vines slowly pulled down towards Gloria and formed a crown on top of her head and her sword was slowly enveloped in green vines.
"Aura Field of Vision….House of Thorns". She muttered slowly as she opened her eyes.
Phillip stood mesmerized by her powers. He felt a cold sensation creep up his spine and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Now that I think about it ... .there's no way an assassin could kill you….." he muttered, his expression turning plain and cold once again.
He held out his blade as dark matter began to envelop it.
"Then….." Gloria said as she slowly pointed her sword at him.
"Shall we get started ?"