General POV
"Welcome to the Angels and Demons Guild Master contest. May the best mage win."
Luciana's voice echoed through the empty clearing as everyone took a spot in a huge circle.
"The rules are: Fight with everything you have, don't kill the other person, and embarrass the loser ruthlessly using any and all means necessary! Am I clear?"
"3… 2… 1… GO!" Luciana yelled as she leaned against a tree, watching the twelve other mages lunge for each other.
To Rosemarie Vs. Kenshin, Battle of the Dual Wielders!
Kenshin's katana clashed with Rosemarie's blades as she jumped over him and slashed at him from behind before he had a chance to react. He was sent soaring into a tree, but quickly got up and shook himself off, smiling and running to meet his opponents attacks.
To Kuro Vs. Keita, Battle of the Twins!
The twins knew everything about each other, and could anticipate the other's every move. They were tied perfectly, neither giving the other the upper hand. When their twin staffs met, and the spells they cast clashed with each other, you could tell that this was a battle of endurance, not skill or strength, but simply a 'last man standing' fight.
Konran Vs. Yuki, Battle of the Chaos!
The two clashed precariously as scythe struck fist. Neither would give in, both standing on equal ground. Konran tried using her Crash magic to crush Yuki, but both their magic's relied on brute strength, something they possessed equal amounts of.
Caroline Vs. Melody, Battle of the Heartbreakers! (Sorry, I couldn't resist;)
The two mages were at a standstill. Neither knew much of the other's magic, and thusly did not know how to go about attacking. After a few moments of sizing each other up, it would seem they both made the decision to go charging at each other, all guns blazing. Caroline shot a Light Dragon's Roar, but Melody used her Doll Play to redirect the attack. When Melody tried to use her magic, Caroline rendered it useless with her Light magic, and vice-versa.
Ren Vs. Victoria, Battle of the Geniuses!
"Hell's Lullaby!" Ren cast his first spell, and the violent sound waves exploded from his violin, and it's dark, macabre song, to attack his opponent.
"Take Over: Music Soul!" Victoria turned into a girl with long purple hair, heavy black makeup, a purple halter top, black tartan mini-skirt, black stilettos and a cobalt blue electric guitar. "Satanic Ballad!" the two, almost identical, attacks struck each other, and neither gained any ground.
Adrian's POV
Everyone was fighting, but me. There was something missing. I looked around until I saw Luciana. She was leaning against a tree on the outskirts, with her hands in her pockets, watching the battle with mild interest.
"Hey! Everybody!" I yelled. As I expected, they all stopped fighting and turned to me, though Luciana remained indifferent. "Look over there!" I pointed at the perpetrator. "Luciana had been standing there watching us fight amongst ourselves this whole time! I say, we attack her at once and eliminate our toughest competition! Then, we fight each other!" the others nodded their agreement.
I turned to Luciana, grinning triumphantly. "Are you sure?" she asked, with a concerned look on her face. I nodded. "Okay…" she agreed, still sounding a little worried. "I'm not planning on holding back." She warned.
"Good. Neither are we." I replied. She removed her leather jacket in one swift motion, dropping it on the ground beside her. She raised her fists in front of her face, like a boxer, and nodded once to say she was ready. As soon as we began to move, she disappeared.
She was suddenly behind Kuro and Keita, and before I could even feel the breeze from her movement, they were sent flying across the clearing, knocked out.
She stopped next to Yuki and Konran, and they didn't fare any better. They soon found themselves staring at the sky. Or, at least, they would, once they regain consciousness.
She continued on her warpath through the 11 of us, until I suddenly found myself nose to nose with her. She smiled at me, before gently tapping me on the forehead. Half a second later, I joined our fallen teammates, as her supposedly soft tap caused me to bleed. At least I was semi-awake. I was just dreading what would happen when our friends wake up. I'm not sure if they would default into Hero-worship mode, or hold a grudge against me for making them fight her. I prayed for the former.
Surprisingly, it was neither. It turns out, after her mild loss of control when we went shopping, they had had an idea of how inhumanly strong she is, and knew they had no chance. They just wanted to know how strong she was, exactly. They didn't expect her to take them all down in less than five seconds, without even using her magic, though.
When we asked her how she got that strong, she glared at us, letting even more of her magical energy than she had released during our fight out, overwhelming us instantly, and flattening us on the ground. I did manage to choke one thing out, though.
"B-b-bi-bit-bitch… you s-sa-said y-you w-w-wou-wouldn't ho-hold b-back…" I whined, unable to move more than my mouth. She soon fixed that.
Author's Note:
Now, I know a lot of you are wondering 'Why is it called the 13 deadly sins? There's only 12 people!' but don't worry. You will soon find out what/who the 13th member is…
…in the next chapter.
Bye for now!