Pinning down Ramold with a dagger, specially made for stealth knights near his neck, was Via.
The impact had whacked him out of his imaginations, bringing him all the way back to his senses just to see a pair of white eyes staring down at him.
A cold chilly feeling went down his spine instantly, and whatever she was doing or using seemed to suppress him greatly.
Ramold was no weakling and though this did have an effect on him, it just wasn't near the word enough.
"Energy blast!" Ramold activated a skill from his system skills tab, causing a burst of energy around him which threw Via off him.
Getting a footing, Ramold could feel a burning sensation around his neck and that wasn't quite a bother to him for now.
The fact that he bled was nothing, yet being able to get a cut from his own tamed weapon - the lynx bone dagger - wasn't something which was supposed to be possible.
Soon the cut disappeared as the system automatically did heal such wounds fairly easily, even though it took longer this time round than it's usual instant pace, wasn't something he failed to notice.
Via who now sat in the debris of the bed she had wrecked after being thrown to by the blast, began to move again.
With Ramold's eyes glued on her, he drew out his twin lynx bone dagger from its hold, taking a defensive stance wielding the dagger with its cutting edge facing the opponent, while his other palm rested on the backside of the dagger.
Now standing upright, Via stood there strong, her eyes burning with white fiery flames. Still, in the next minute the flames had disappeared as her eyes received their natural color, her legs becoming wobbly.
This was way unexpected by Ramold and so was what had happened next, for when he'd decided to reach out and grab her before the fall, whatever it was awoke again.
With his fingers being a few inches away from her, she had suddenly stopped barely unnoticeably for a second before meeting Ramold with a surprise attack.
Boom!! Ramold was sent crashing into the thick walls of the palace, though failing to cause any form of damage to the wall- the same couldn't be said for the himself.
"How was this happening? What was even going on in the first place?" Ramold thought, glancing at the air if one were to look at him, yet what he stared at was a pop-up message from his System.
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•Vitality
-358
Rejuvenation Speed reduced by 18% due to suppression.
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That alone had taken that much vitality points from him, he hadn't seen such chunks of vitality being ripped from him in just one blow.
This was no longer a game as he had thought but rather she wasn't just out at him for the sake of him getting closer, rather she wanted his life being her nemesis.
Whoosh! Via had leaped into the air, with the dagger in hand and an aim for her opponent's head clearly leaving loads of openings.
Ramold, seeing that she was bluntly coming at him without taking anything into consideration, was quite amazed at such carelessness from a sword knight.
He'd been barely able to make use of any skills in this battle and he wasn't planning on letting it last any longer.
Inches from Ramold, Via went for a slash at him though being farther away which meant it being useless, though it wasn't in the slightest.
The distortion in the air wasn't something which could be hidden as the slash was one infused with aura causing it to damage opponents farther away - a best bet for dealing with ranged opponents.
However, her attack though powerful was one which he could easily avoid by sidestepping it, due to its speed.
Via, who had planned to distract her opponent before landing another deadly hit, was disappointed by the results. Despite that, it didn't cause her to falter in her tracks as she still charged towards him.
Ramold stood still, awaiting her with his hands at his back while keeping an eye on her.
To do whatever he planned, he needed it to be a success in the first try as it wasn't something he'd get another chance at after.
Swoosh! The sound of a blade slashing through the air was heard and it was nothing, but one of the twin the lynx bone daggers held by Via.
The strike was meant for Ramold, yet he wasn't planning on taking any fraction of it with the fear of a chunk of his Vitality being dashed out.
As the blade lay about 2 inches away from his head, the chance he'd been waiting for had finally arrived and so with lightning speed he ducked the strike.
Quickly, he made a move to the right side of Via with all being done in a matter of split seconds, being too fast and for one to notice - a temporary skill of his.
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•YomerClan Tab - opened
•Skill Tab - opened
Touch of a Yomer - Activated
:When used on a target, it knocks it out instantly.
Backslash: none.
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As the skill activated two fingers of his lit up and his hand shaped like a gun, he shot out a type of golden bolt of energy which penetrated into her neck.
The results were expected as Via fell down flat on the marble flooring unconscious after the attack. He once used it even on a purple cloaked knight back in U.O.T as a page, though his system activated at a young age -a special case. That time he'd made a huge sacrifice to infiltrate the Exams Board to get the questions for their upcoming assessments, not forgetting to grab the marking schemes and so Via wouldn't stand a chance against it.
Raising up his hand which imitated a gun, like a cowboy who'd just gotten a kill, he blew some air over it as if there were fumes coming out of his fingers.
He couldn't help but smile and enjoy the moment a bit, and so unaware of the fact that the skill had to be deactivated after its use, he gave his fingers a kiss - falling like a tree in an instant.
Before the eyes of Ramold, there was a book which seemed out of age as its pages were all worn out like rags, yet being able to bind up so strongly.
He recalled this day as that one time he'd infiltrated the Old Library situated in U.O.T which was out of bounds to all students and even the lectures themselves.
He had expected to find something interesting to read as he did love uncovering mysteries, a possible trait he bore in relation to his future class as a stealth knight.
Through his exploration he had come across some old books , finding it interesting he grabbed it, as it spoke about the Suppressor - one of the fearsome capabilities of Sword knights.
Why such things were located there, he couldn't guess it and so decided to just give it a quick read anyway.
"Among the 4 capabilities of The Sword Knights, the Suppressor was the rarest among rare and also being deadly among the others. It was the greatest fear of those of the old and is till now. This ability is achieved when a sword knight successfully soul brands his tamed sword, mostly being unaware to the wielder itself.
The sword develops a sense which enhances not only the knight, but also takes control of the wielder's body as a defensive mechanism.
The Sword Sense when in contact with a stealth type knight is stronger, feeding on their aura and suppressing them greatly."
Just then, everything went black as soon Ramold's eyes flipped open, with only a single thought in his head - The Sword Sense.
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