'I have no idea on why she was able to get so strong so fast, her Existence is higher than mines, and not by a small margin'.
If you would have 1000+ stat point higher than your opponent(in a single stat), that is a big difference that usually cannot be over but can be made up for in certain ways.
The Duke knew that his niece was serious this time, the time for speech was over. When she sets her mind to do something, even her father cannot stop her. That's the main reason he sent the Security Bureau in secret is because of that commoner.
After brandishing her sword she sent five quick ice balls his way, the duke unsheathed both his swords and cut them all down. While he was occupied cutting the magic balls she place her hand on the floor and froze the entire room.
'Well, well, seems niece has been training hard, but let us take this to the next step', he thought.
He drew his second sword which is red and white with a gold jewel in its hilt, stood in his typical battle stance and dashed towards Alleora.
The CLASS 'Duel Swordsman' grants the user the ability to wield two blades and increases ATK by 15%, AGI by 20%, and MD by 10%. Grants the skills; All Defense, Quad-Slash, and the Abilities of Double Engage and Duel Mode.
All Defense- use two weapons to block in four cardinal directions.
Quad-Slash- use two weapons to slash 4-12 times with an increase in ATK and AGI by 25%.
Double Engage- locks 2 weapons(if able) of the user and his opponent in a Spirit Clash, the loser has their weapon(s) destroyed.
Duel Mode- double all stats but can no longer use mana, must have class with 'Duel' in its name, can only last three minutes, once over all stats are halved for three hours, up to twice per day.
While running towards Alleora the duke thought 'hummmm…..that weapon is a problem, but from my understanding she doesn't have a frontline class. She has ice magic now and to get that ability, she must have gotten it from that Artifact. She does not possess a warrior's gait or demeanor. Yes, I'll defeat her in close combat'.
Seeing him dash towards her she puts up an ice shield and turns the ice covering the floor slippery. Slashing though the wall the duke slips on the ice almost immediately. 'This brat is smart' the duke thought as he smiled. He then stuck his sword in to the ground. A red sheen covered the area and the ice evaporated. Stunned, she used frozen slash in his direction, duke slashed downward to break the spell but it exploded as soon as his sword made contact.
The duke was thrown into his desk and both it and him turned to ice. Alleora was breathing hard because of the continue and non-stop usage of high costing abilities and wielding Kyokota.
Frozen Slash- sends out a wave of pure frost energy that Freezes anything it touches, increases ATK by 5% and AGI by 20%.
(When two energies of opposing forces mix, it causes an explosion).
Cold Chill- an Extremely powerful ability that adds a cold(ice) effect to every attack, ability, skill, or etc. This effect gets stronger over time and when it reaches a certain point cannot be melted or will instantly destroy that object or matter its used on. This ability is passive and cannot be blocked by normal means.
The duke broke from the confines of the ice, he was still shivering from the extreme cold but kept his hands steady.
"My darling, i must commend your efforts, you are truly strong, even better than I'd hope. Now i will treat you as an enemy, you deserve that much", the duke said.
"Why do you old guys insist on your incessant chatter. Make your move Duke Valentina".
He was a bit hurt that she used his title and didn't call him uncle. This made him realize just how furious she was.
With no time to waste duke booked a sprint towards Alleora, he was at least twice as fast as the first time. Alleora sent out a few more frozen slashes but they were countered by the duke's Aura slashes. He then used the ice boulder-like objects the fend off the magic she was throwing.
When he was in acceptable range he use his skill No Guard on that area. He sent out a combination of his Aura slashes and Quad-Slashes at her. She raised several ice walls, but the attacks went though them as though they were invincible. Shocked she then conjured her ice shield but the same happened and she was caught up in all the attacks.
No Guard- the user nor the opponent can block each other attacks, skill, abilities, etc. This has a AOE(Area of Effect). The AOE depends on the level of skill and the MC.(All attacks becomes UNBLOCKABLE)
When the smoke cleared she was lying on the floor battered and bruised.
"My apologies niece, i was a bit heavy handed but you left me no choice. Zavia! Take the princess to the medical ward.
Alleora smirked, then she said "Duke, you've made the wrong choice. That man is a Monster, in the truest sense of the word. I was acting like that to get him on our side. Once he finds out…..". Then she passed out.
The duke was flabbergasted, he knew that his niece was arrogant, headstrong, and never lied. He knew this required more investigation, Zavia encased the princess with her healing magic and walked out.
'What did she mean by that, I've had my spies and informants look at every nook and cranny of his life. I cannot be wrong, wait, where did happen to hi. In the timeframe he went missing, it was assumed that he went to another kingdom, but I didn't find any of his information from those kingdoms. I assumed maybe one or two of them were just hiding information because he was strong. Hummmmm...…MAX!'