chap 3
Alex confidently accepted, "Okay, I accept your challenge."
'Simmy' agreed, "Okay, then start."
'Ethan' declared, "Wait a second; then I'll be the 'ANNOUNCER.'"
'Alex' confirmed, "I'm okay with it. Are you too, Simmy?"
Simmy responded, "Yes!"
Alex summoned, "Cryphoria,Nightgale."
Simmy summoned, "Cryphoria,Susi."
Alex commanded, "Nightgale, use 'Shadowmeld'."
Susi,she urged, "Don't waste time, use 'Luminaburst' three times."
Nightgale dodged the first two but got hit by the third one.
Simmy suggested, "I think you should back yourself and let me be the winner!"
Alex questioned, "What? Are you afraid of me right now? I haven't even started yet."
Just when they were about to spell, three spells came flying through the air, leading both the crowmorphs down. 'Ethan' declared, "The fight is stopped for now. Let's handle this first. Just who did this?"
Chuckle exclaimed, "Hehehehehhe, did you like it? Wasn't it a good one, Snicker? Oh yeah, Chuckle, I liked it, hehhee." Giggle berry said, "Hey, you smarty boy, hand me your crowmorph." Alex responded, "No, I would never do that." Snicker stated, "Okay, then we'll suffice ourselves with the girl's crowmorph." Giggle berry exclaimed, "Cryphoria,TUNA, show them your power so that these imbeciles never try to belittle us."
Tuna used "Scalewave" (A wave of scales gobbling up the enemy) and gobbled that girl's crowmorph. Simmy tried to cover herself, but her crowmorph couldn't. Giggle berry took Simmy's Susi. "So now, whose crowmorph should I steal? Maybe I'll stick to that boy's." Tuna use 'Scaleblast' (A mixture of water and scales making a ball which blasts) and get me that crowmorph with "Arcane Prism." 'Alex' commanded, "Nightgale, use Eclipsion."
Spells collided, and both Tuna and Nightgale were hurt because Giggle berry took Alex lightly. 'Giggle berry' exclaimed, "Unhh dammit, Snicker and Chuckle, do something! Don't stand there like a statue, or you'll not get food today." 'Chuckle' chuckled, "Hehehe, Giggle berry, please don't cut our food. We'll fight them. Alright, Snicker, let's fight." 'Cryphoria, Frostwing' was summoned, and he used "Frosthand" (Holding the enemy's hand to freeze them). Frostwing caught Nightgale's hand.
"Ring, Ring, Ring" in Giggle berry's pocket, she picked it up, and it was "Kroe, the evil behind this plan for collecting magic creatures named Crowmorph and using them as an army to control the world."
Kroe stated, "We have an urgent mission to be taken care of. Wherever you are, just leave it and come ASAP."
'Giggle berry' responded, "Yes, boss, roger that. Hey Snicker, Chuckle, let's leave them. We have a call from the boss of an emergency." 'Chuckle' commented, "And here I was about to kick their peaches." 'Giggle berry' instructed, "Just leave them fast." 'Snicker' warned, "You better be careful next time or there will be no next time. Just tell me your name." 'Alex' replied, "My name is Alex." 'Giggle berry' concluded, "Now I engraved that name in my mind. Let's go, guys."
'Ethan' asked, "Alex, are you okay?"
'Alex' replied, "Yes, I am, but I don't think Nightgale is."
'Simmy' offered, "Let me take care of it." Simmy had a healing potion with her, which she gave to Nightgale, saying, "He will be as good as new after a few hours."
'Alex' expressed gratitude, "Thanks, I'll never forget your kindness."
'Simmy' dismissed, "Oh, cut the crap; it's just a mere potion."
'Ethan' questioned, "A mere potion? It's so expensive that even medium-class families can't afford it."
'Simmy' explained, "I come from a very rich family, you can say. My father is the head of the 'MAGIC ACADEMY.'"
'Ethan' exclaimed, "Oh my god, you're the daughter of 'Sir Mr.Bush'?"
'Simmy' confirmed, "Yes, I am, eheh."
'Alex' expressed enthusiasm, "Wow, I want to meet him too in person."
'Simmy' proposed, "I'll try, but only if you can defeat me in a fight."
'Alex' responded, "I would love to, but Nightgale can't fight with you."
'Simmy' concluded, "Then I can wait until he's ready to fight."
Simmy's stomach growled.
'Alex' asked, "Wait, was that your stomach just now?"
'Simmy' admitted, "Yes! So what? I haven't eaten since morning because I was finding a loser."
'Alex' retorted, "Who is a loser? Me? No! You're a loser. You couldn't even defeat me in the previous fight.Simmy responded," I wasn't aware your crowmorph was that strong. I thought you couldn't defeat me since you're a newbie."
'Alex' added, "It is what it is."
'Simmy' responded, "Really? You think so? Then I'm leaving. I won't fight with you anymore."
'Alex' concluded, "Yeah, you can go. No one ever asked you to stay here!" Ethan was trying to stop their fight, but it went too far.
'Simmy' huffed, "Hmph, just who does he think he is, shouting on me even though I gave his crowmorph a potion aaaahhhh."
She fell into the river, her leg stumbled on a stone.
'Ethan' suggested, "I think you should go after her, Alex. She even gave you an expensive potion."
'Alex' agreed, "Okay, I'll go after her. Wait for me and take care of my crowmorph."
'Ethan' assured, "Okay, just go. I'll keep watch."
Alex ran to find her, thinking she hadn't gone too far, but he couldn't find her anywhere. When he averted his eyes, he saw a footprint of one foot that looked like someone slipped. Alex jumped right into the river, and after swimming for a while, he saw her holding a stone that was in the water.
"Hey, Simmy, hold on to my hand," 'Simmy' questioned, "Why did you come after me? I can get out of here myself. I don't need your help."
'Alex' insisted, "Don't act like that. Come with me. Hold my hand." Simmy blushed, and they both came out of the water, shivering from head to toe.
"Hey, Ethan, smoke some woods for us," 'Ethan' responded, "No need for that. I have something else. Cryphoria 'Veilstrike,' summon. Use Flame on low temperature." Veilstrike used Flame to dry both of them up. "Now both of you are good to go."
Simmy's stomach growled once more. 'Ethan' commented, "Okay, I can hear some serious hunger from your stomach. Let me cook."
'Simmy' questioned, "You can cook?"
'Ethan' confirmed, "Yes, but I have my companion by my side who cooks even better!"
'Simmy' surprised, "What? A crowmorph can cook?"
'Alex' explained, "Yes, his is special. It's made of 'CULINARY CONJURER.'"
'Simmy' admitted, "I thought that they can only use cooking powers to attack."
'Ethan' clarified, "Well, I tutored him. Okay, you guys can have a chit-chat. Me and Culinacrow are going to cook."
'Simmy' asked, "Where do you live, Alex?"
'Alex' replied, "I live in Willowbrook. And you?"
'Simmy' answered, "I live in 'MAGI CITY.'"
'Alex' questioned, "So what are you doing here in a village?"
'Simmy' explained, "I want to experience everything around and become a 'MAGI CASTER' (a master who has studied all magical things to make potions and various works)."
'Alex' exclaimed, "Wow, I have an ambition too. I want to become an Eternal level Scarecrow master."
'Simmy' shared, "I wanted to become one too a few years ago, but I saw my dad doing all the magical things and changed my mind. He's my idol."
'Ethan' interrupted, "Enough chit-chat for now, guys. I made food for you guys."
'Alex' asked, "What is it?"
'Ethan' replied, "It's soup with spinach with mushrooms in it. Now eat to your fill." All of them ate in about 10 minutes.
'Alex' expressed, "Oh, now my stomach is full. I can't move an inch."
'Ethan' agreed, "Me too."
'Simmy' teased, "You both are the same in eating."
'Alex' inquired, "So where are you heading right now?"
'Simmy' replied, "I'm thinking of coming with you guys. Can I?"
'Alex' assured, "Yes, definitely. You can come. You'll be handy in giving potions, hahhah."
'Simmy' responded, "Oh, I think I never would have agreed to come with you. Hmph."
'Alex' chuckled, "Hahaha, I'm just joking. You can come."
As they were moving forward, they noticed a fight near Lolo arena. Seeing a crowd of around 100 people, they decided to check it out before moving on.
'Alex' asked, "Hey, what's the crowd for?"
'Simmy' replied, "I don't know, maybe some competition is going on. Let's check it out."
ANNOUNCER announced, "Hello, everyone! We are having a fight for this healing potion. Whoever wins gets to use this expensive potion."
Crowd cheered, "Yeaaaah!!!"
'Alex' exclaimed, "Wow, it's a chance for me to get my hands on it. Are you guys going to join?"
'Simmy' responded, "Nah, I can have like 50 of them whenever I want."
'Alex' questioned, "What about you, Ethan?"
'Ethan' affirmed, "Of course, I'm going to join. I want one too! Let's register first." Both of them registered their names.
ANNOUNCER announced, "Alright, now we can start. We have a total of 50 beginners, and there will be only 2 winners to succeed in the final round. Whoever has the maximum points will advance, no matter if you win the match. You have to show what you've got. First is Alex and Tekker, come on stage."
'Alex' commanded, "Cryphoria,Nightgale, summon."
'Tekker' summoned, "Cryphoria,Tek, summon. Tek, use Quickport."
'Alex' remarked, "Oh, I have fought one before who has a crowmorph made of Etherite Crystal. Nightgale, use Shadowmeld." But Tekker's speed was faster than the first one (because it was on 'lvl.2') Alex fought. Tekker's crowmorph's speed made Nightgale vulnerable.
'Tekker' instructed, "Tek, use Luminate." It distracted Nightgale.
'Alex' commanded, "Nightgale, use Umbraburst." But Nightgale couldn't focus on the fight because of the spell done by Tek.
'Tekker' continued, "Tek, use Quickport over and over and end it." When Alex was about to spell, 'Alex' declared, "Nightgale, use—" Nightgale exceeded to level 2, and now it can use one more spell. As it was showing in the magic status (a bar which shows Crowmorph's status, it can even be used as identification and can show the status of its owner) bar above Nightgale. 'Alex' explained, "Now you can use Ravenwatch? Okay, then use Ravenwatch (Allows the user to see through their enemies crowmorph's eyes) and focus on where it's moving."
Nightgale focused on Tek's eyes, and 'Alex' commanded, "Now, Nightgale, use Eclipsion." It clashed with Tek, causing severe damage to him. Tekker accepted defeat.
ANNOUNCER declared, "Tekker drew back from the fight, and the winner is Alex Rikoza." The next contestants are Fufu and Sufu, both brothers fighting against each other in this competition. Both have the same crowmorph morphed from "sand crystal." Start the match.
'Fufu' commanded, "Chi, use Sandstorm (Conjures a swirling storm of sand to blind and disorient foes)."
'Sufu' echoed, "Shi, you use it too, Sandstorm." Both brothers' crowmorphs were blind for the moment and lost.
ANNOUNCER stated, "This match is a draw. Both brothers disqualify. The next contestants are Ethan and Sam. Start the match."
'Ethan' summoned, "Cryphoria,Culinacrow."
'Sam' summoned, "Stormcaller."
'Ethan' commanded, "Culinacrow, use Gastronomorph." It was a success; Stormcaller wasn't in his right mind.
'Sam' used Sandstorm, but mistakenly targeted himself. 'Sam' exclaimed, "No, not on yourself, you idiot! Okay, now use Quicksand (Transforms the ground into quicksand, slowing and trapping enemies)." Because of it, Stormcaller came to his senses and also sucked Culinacrow into the quicksand.
Alex and Simmy were watching from the back in the audience seat, cheering on Ethan to win. 'Alex' expressed concern, "Ethan was just going smoothly, but the quicksand flipped the moment in a second. Just do something, Ethan."
'Simmy' suggested, "I think he should just take Stormcaller with himself so that neither of them can win."
'Alex' countered, "Then we won't be able to fight in the final."
'Simmy' reasoned, "Well, either way, it's not looking good for the moment. He should think fast, or Sam will win."
Ethan couldn't think of anything, and Culinacrow was sinking deep and deep. Suddenly, he thought of, "What if I just give him his own taste of medicine? Okay, now I got it."
'Ethan' commanded, "Use Flavorflare on his head." Just as Ethan thought, it hit Stormcaller, sinking him deep into the quicksand. If Sam would use Sandstorm, then it would make the situation worse, so he couldn't do anything about him, and Stormcaller lost after a few seconds.
ANNOUNCER declared, "Taking down Sam's crowmorph with its own attack was a wonderful idea. Ethan earned this round."
"The remaining battles transpired simultaneously, veiled in a blur of combat; everyone was amazingly good."
ANNOUNCER continued, "Now in this round, there are 2 winners who succeeded in the final round. They are—" Intense tension was going on between the participants for the potion. Will they succeed or not? The crowd was also tense for a moment. Pin-drop silence—nobody's lips moved. Finally, the Announcer announced their names. "They are Alex and Ethan." Almost more than half of the crowd went crazy, but the participants were depressed as they were not chosen.
ANNOUNCER added, "You'll get only two hours to prepare yourself. Okay, the time starts now. Don't be late."
"Alex and Ethan both were a little nervous because both are great beginners and, aside from that, they are friends. How would they even fight against each other?"
Alex was sitting idly on a bench, thinking of how he would fight. Seeing the look on Alex's face, Ethan understood what was going on.
Ethan approached Alex and comforted him by saying, "Hey Alex, why the long face?"
'Alex' replied, "Nothing, just thinking how I would fight against you, and I'm just a little nervous right now."
'Ethan' reassured, "I know what you're saying, but this is a competition, and there's no way one would never fight even if they're friends. If you care about our friendship, then I want you to give all you've got."
'Alex' agreed, "You're right. Let's give it all we've got, buddy, hahhaa." Both burst into laughter after that.
And the time came, 2 hours were over. ANNOUNCER declared, "Welcome again, everyone, to witness the wonderful fight. Good news, the long wait is over. Now, Alex and Ethan, come out on stage."
"Both" came prepared to go all out. 'Alex' asked, "Are you ready, Ethan?"
'Ethan' affirmed, "Yes!"
ANNOUNCER announced, "Alex vs. Ethan, start the fight."
'Alex' commanded, "Cryphoria,Nightgale, summon."
'Ethan' summoned, "Veilstrike," and used flame at the highest temperature.
'Alex' instructed, "Nightgale, use Umbraburst."
What happens next in the friends' fight? Will they go all out or not? Who will win? The next chapter unfolds the fight!!
To be continued.....