(From the ground there's a burst of wind surrounding him. Then it forms an enormous bow and arrow.)
RICHIE
This is my trump card and my enormous elemental burst. Cyclonic arrow!
(He takes his shot. It's so fast that Ryujin has no time to react and gets hit by the arrow sending him to crash to nearby buildings.)
SKYE
That goofy guy was that strong?!
VEE
Ryujin! Are you ok?!
(She heads to where Ryujin is.)
RICHIE
Buhahahaha! Now you see how strong I am… Red hair. Someone like is no match against me!
SKYE
You fucking bastard! How dare you hurt Ryu?!
(She draws out her swords and attack Richie. Richie is forced to block her sword attack with his daggers.)
RICHIE
Who the hell are you?
SKYE
Skye Alderman. Ryu's vice-captain.
RICHIE
You're under that brat. Why don't you leave him alone and join my crew? I assure you that I'll provide you the best seat in my crew.
SKYE
I'm not joining your pathetic crew. Your pathetic crew will just slow me down and my dream.
RICHIE
What are you talking about?
SKYE
I'm going to be the world's best swordswoman and my captain is going to be the god of pirates. And he's the one that will help me achieve my goals.
VEE
…!
RICHIE
Buhahahaha! You and Red hair are just pathetic. Setting out to sea just to achieve your dreams as pirates. Don't make me laugh!
(He swings his daggers at her. Skye blocks his every swing.)
RICHIE
Your movements are rather odd and sloppy and yet you say that you're going to be the world's strongest swordswoman with those amateur moves. Don't make me laugh. Wind slash!
(He aims a wind slash attack at Skye.)
SKYE
Flaming torch!
(Skye also aims her attack at Richie's attack causing an elemental surge.)
RICHIE
A pyro user has just piqued up my interest. What star are you?
SKYE
I'm a 5-star.
RICHIE
I knew it. Now let's go all out in this battle.
SKYE
I don't need to do that to a clown like you.
RICHIE
Who the hell are you calling a clown?!
(Ryujin gets up.)
VEE
Where are you going?
RYUJIN
Pant! Pant! Pant! To finish this fight.
VEE
Wait at least let me do some 1st aid on your injuries.
(She casts some of her elemental power onto Ryujin's hand.)
RYUJIN
Whoa! I never knew you can do that.
VEE
It's the only thing I can do with my gift. Goddamnit! I feel useless for not using even a single basic attack.
RYUJIN
I don't think you're useless. Everyone has to be good at something. Even if you can't do any basic attacks with your gift. You're good at navigation. And that gift of yours which is Hydro based shows that you're good at listening to the sound of the waves. That's what makes you a good navigator.
(Vee's face turns red as she hears these words from Ryujin. It's almost as if she has fallen for him.)
VEE
[I thought that he was just some idiot who loves to play around. But I never thought that he'll be this cool. And looking at him close, he's somehow handsome and has the most pretty golden diamond eyes that I've ever seen.]
(Skye is having her troubles with Richie.)
SKYE
Pant! Pant! Pant! Don't you ever get tired from using your gift.
RICHIE
Maybe it's time for me to give you a lecture about my gift which is a wind based one. For starters air is everywhere… even though we can't see it. Those who're granted with the gift of Wind from the Seven have an advantage when it comes to offensive attacks. You see when you're using your gift there has to be a limit on how you use your gift. If you've reached your limit… then you won't be able to use your gift. And there's a certain time for your gift to recharges its elemental abilities. But those with wind based gifts have the advantage of all gift users! Their gift recovers their elemental abilities at a super-fast rate! That means even though we exhaust our wind elements our gift recovers so fast because it diffuses the air found in the atmosphere. That makes us the most powerful gift users in the world!
RYUJIN
Oh really! Then how comes you've not sailed in the Blue Line.
(Richie turns to see Ryujin walking towards him.)
RICHIE
Eh?! How are you still alive Red hair?! I thought my elemental burst Cyclonic arrow got you!
RYUJIN
Time to end this fight Ruggy. Skye, is your elemental burst ready?
SKYE
Yeah. Why do you ask?
RYUJIN
It's time to heat up the area.
[End of Chapter20]