Chapter 45: Speed Demon
Shadowfall Kingdom
Vincent
Tournament grounds
Kaijuu Ryu
"Competitors take your places!"
They do.
Same deal as the previous match.
Shanon readies her shortsword and shield.
Felmina draws her 2 short swords crossed over her back.
She lowers her stance with the swords both pointing backwards behind her.
I lift my right hand in the air, then drop it as before.
"START!!"
Felmina takes off running.
Then activates her anti gravity.
Shanon lowers her stance but doesn't move.
Felmina goes flying past Shannon's left side with the shield.
As Shanon turns Felmina's already behind her about 6 meters back.
Her suit is off.
Felmina charges again this time activating both swords gravity and her suit's gravity up.
Shanon finally turns to face her.
Felmina's already swinging both swords, a low and a high blow.
Shanon lifts her leg to dodge but take the higher blow off center with the shield.
She goes flying as she drops the shield. Felmina's rushing again.
Her suit is off.
Shanon is taking a kendo stance. Such experience.
Felmina comes charging in again, swords both pulled back to her left.
She swings wildly from her left to right.
Shanon bends backward like a limbo dancer, using her sword to prop herself up.
Felmina misses completely, mid swing she turns on Anti gravity instead of gravity up.
She loses her balance as the swords swing her about instead.
She falls down dropping one of them.
It falls and she can barely keep the other in her hand.
She manages to switch the one she has left off.
She gets up off the ground.
Shannon's sword broke when she tried to pull it out of the concrete slab.
She goes to pick up Felmina's dropped sword.
She tries to pick it up and realizes something's off.
Then smiles evilly.
They charge each other again.
Shanon is slowly running while Felmina takes off with anti'gravity still activated.
Shanon moves first and does a uppercut swing.
Felmina blocks but is sent flying.
She lets go of her sword in the air and it slides out of the ring.
She almost does too.
She falls and slides and manages to turn on her gravity up just in time.
Shanon is already there right behind her.
I raise my left hand.
"THAT'S ENOUGH, WINNER, SHANON WILSON"
They are both winded.
Shanon is pointing the sword down towards Felmina.
Damn, I underestimated Shanon.
I'll chalk this one up to a difference in experience.
The crowd goes wild.
Shanon drops the sword, it comes crashing to the ground, then she helps Felmina up.
Felmina leans on her shoulder as they approach me. I walk to meet them.
Felmina lets go and starts walking by herself.
She limps, she hurt her leg on that last fall, I think.
Shannon's fine by now.
When they reach me, we stop.
Shanon then bows, still tired but not winded anymore.
"I'll be in your care."
I Nod.
Then look at Felmina. I hand her a HP Potion.
She drinks it. Shanon takes out her own and does the same.
I put my hand over Felmina's face
"Sleep"
I catch her as she falls.
I princess carry her backstage, Shanon follows.
Just as we get to the arena backstage entrance, I turn to see the king next to Loyd telling him something.
"ALL COMMANDERS ARE TO REPORT TO GENERAL KAIJUU'S LABORATORY TOMORROW MORNING at o 6 hundred hours.
Bring the reports regarding your forces, including The numbers and any relevant data. Come with your vice commanders and--"
The voice fades away as Shanon closes the door behind me.
Roka's awake ponding Wilfred's armored chest. He has his hands up smiling awkwardly.
"Roka"
She stops. Looks at us.
Her eyes go wide.
"Felmina onee-chan lost?"
I nod.
Wilfred bows to me.
"I'll be in your care."
I look at him and nod.
I lay Felmina down on the bench, and give her a lap pillow while stroking her hair, Roka Joins me to my left.
I look at Wilfred and Shanon sitting across from us.
"Glad to be working with you."
Wilfred raises his hand with a weird smile on his face.
"General Kaijuu, You love those two very much don't you."
"I do."
Roka goes red steam starts rising from her head.
"You threw Roka off her game before the match didn't you."
Shanon looks over to Wilfred curiously
"What? how did he?"
Wilfred puts his hand up
*Gotcha gotcha gotcha gotcha gotcha
Shanon goes red as a beet. then covers her face same as Felmina did.
"So t-t-t-that's what you said to F-F-felmina."
She barely gets the words out through her hands.
Roka's eyes are swirling as she passes out, beet red.
I shift her down and move her head to my right leg for another lap pillow.
I give them a broad smile.
My face is getting hot now too.
I stroke both their heads as I calm down a bit.
"I never wanted them to fight, but they insisted... At first anyways. I'm glad you two could take their places. I'll see you both tomorrow morning at 05:30 at my lab, don't be late. You are dismissed."
They get up and leave.
Shannon was still covering her face.
She walks right in to the wall next to the door.
Wilfred grabs her shoulder guiding her out.
Then he closes the door behind him.