Clash of Kings (Solo work by: LightP)

From: Cycles of Life and Death

As they stared at each other, all was silent, until they started….

Caliz was the first to act, creating a massive blade of wind, infused with fire, and sent it dashing towards Liam.

Summoning a massive shield, Liam blocked the attack. After the blade of wind and flames struck the shield, Liam said

"Impressive, your powers are even stronger than before"

After complementing his friend, Liam de-materialized his shield then flung all the weapons that were behind him, forward at incredible speed. As the weapons approached, Caliz said

"Enchanted Weapons, you never change do you?"

The elemental raised his left arm forward, churning the sea beneath him, creating an enormous wall of water, which violently surged upwards deflecting the attacks. As the last of the weapons were disposed of, Caliz gathered lightning onto his right hand. He then forcefully smacked the wall of water, with his energized palm, sending a torrent of water and lightning towards Liam. Instead of blocking or dodging, Liam summoned a white spear onto his hand. With the tip charge with energy, Liam threw the spear with great force, towards the stream. When the two attacks clashed, the force generated a powerful shockwave, knocking both combatants. While Liam was still recovering, Caliz took the opportunity, freezing the sea beneath them, trapping the lower half of Liam's body in ice. Acting fast, Caliz gathered storm clouds around him; sending a cascade of lightning towards the trapped individual. Quickly summoning two swords, Liam slashed his way out of the ice, jumping sideways up into the air, just in time to evade the lightning. With his attack missing its target, Caliz kneeled; placing his hands on the frozen sea and with calm concentration shattered it, though not entirely. He then commanded shards of ice to fly straight towards Liam at high-speeds. With no time to evade, Liam summoned forth his weapons and quickly countered the attack, sending his own barrage at Caliz.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the duo, two pair of prying eyes was observing the "sparring session" from the distant cliff, the two being Crymzon and Drakarius.

"Hard to believe that they're not even going all out in this" Drakarius said.

"I say it is more unbelievable that Liam could be so careless sometimes. He should know that type of barrier won't last, even if they hold back their powers" Crymzon said. Then continued "luckily for him I put up a second barrier around the area, it will even block out the sounds so no one can hear them."

"Yes, but what about Rose and Velkan?" Drakarius asked

"The noise isn't loud enough to reach them just yet, but I want you to keep an eye on them to ensure nothing 'bad' happens" Crymzon answered and asked politely.

The Hunter looked to Crymzon, with an eyebrow raised, and said "Why do I have to watch them?"

"The first reason is, I out-rank you, and second if by any chance things get out of hand, I am the only one, between the two of us, who can stop them." Crymzon said, as he pointed to Liam and Caliz, and then continued "This land is already going to face a life-threatening cataclysm, it does not need another".

Bowing his head in defeat, Drakarius went to where Rose and Velkan were, grumbling to himself along the way.

Crymzon smiled in victory, returning his gaze back to the duo, still continuing with their attacks. Both fighters stood their ground (in this case 'mid-air' for Liam), deflecting each other's attacks, with Caliz using wind and Liam using his two swords.

As the battle raged on, Caliz felt a sudden unease. He lifted himself from his knees, with the wind still protecting him, then took stance, cautiously waiting for what might come. Seeing his friend on the defensive Liam thought to himself "Good, he sensed it." After smashing five ice shards with one slash, he instantly switched his twin swords with two man-sized axes. Then he threw the massive weapons straight down to where Caliz stood, demolishing any pieces of ice that were in the way. Caliz, knowing that neither wind nor ice can defend against the axes, dashed backwards using a powerful burst of air, evading the weapons. The axes struck the frozen sea with great force, shattering it even more, which still, surprisingly, remained whole.

"As always, you are a fierce warrior my friend" Caliz said and then asked "how about we end this spar with a single attack?"

Liam slowly floated down "Very well, I hope you are ready." He said, as he landed on the ice.

"Ah, but the real question is; are you ready?" Caliz replied with a grin. He then proceeded to lift his right arm in front of him, his palm open and eyes glowing. Then he chanted;

"Reúne, oh llamas del sol. convertido en mi lanza y empalar a mis adversarios."

After saying those words, streams of intense flames manifested and gathered into a sphere which then flattened and elongated, transforming into some form of blade.

"Interesting, you learned a new trick" Liam said, as an ornate gold and silver gauntlet appeared on his left arm. Then continued "But, I know a few tricks myself"

Liam took a combat stance, raising his arm with the gauntlet up in front of him, pointing his index and middle finger forward. Then he too chanted;

"Clamávero ad lucem. fulgebunt, transfigere hostes deiiciam eum"

As his chant ended, light concentrated in front of his two fingers. A soft glow at first, but slowly became a blinding light that rivaled the sun.

Seeing the streams of fire and intense light, Crymzon, still watching from the Cliffside, said to himself "Thank goodness, I put up that second barrier", his gaze never leaving the two warriors.

Moments seemed like days as both Liam and Caliz stared at each other, waiting to see who will make the first move. Patiently they waited, until suddenly both fighters launched their attacks at the same time. And in an instance, a burst of light covered the field. The barrier shattered releasing a shockwave so strong it demolished pieces of the far Cliffside, which still remained somewhat intact, with an unfazed Crymzon still standing on it. As the dust settled, the semi-shattered patch of ice, scorched by lightning and fire, was littered with weapons piecing its top. As both Caliz and Liam stood there, with relaxed faces, they heard a familiar female voice shouting in the distance.

"What in the name of the twelve gods are you doing?!"