Evangeline's feet weren't on the ground as she charged Charlie. To his shock was a lot faster than she looked. Her fist connected with the left side of Charlie's fist and Charlie flew back and crashed into a tree. Charlie slid down the tree and landed in the grass.
" Holy shit," Charlie said aloud. He wasn't expecting that. Picking himself up off the ground he dusted himself off. Evangeline cracked her neck and knuckles then stood ready with a smile.
" What's the matter, can't stand already?" Eva asked mockingly. Charlie vanished and reappeared behind he a blink of an eye later. In midair he cocked his leg back to strike. His foot connected with the curve of her back and sent her at the tree.
Charlie smiled as she flew because she had spoken too soon. Then it dropped when she whipped herself around and placed both heels on the trunk then launched off the tree fast than she was sent into to. A moment later her fist sunk into his stomach. Charlie felt the air leave his lungs forcefully.
They hung in the air for a second before Charlie registered what happened. Before his body had to the chance to fall she kicked him toward the ground. Charlie hit the ground chest first then rolled several times before stopping. Eva floated to her feet then laughed.
" Did you think I'd be a push over? Rule number one, never underestimate your enemy," she said then ran toward him. She moved her foot back then kicked him in the air like a soccer ball.
The kick bounced him into the air high enough for Eva to kick him before he hit the ground again. Charlie shot straight up and into the air above everyone.
" Stop it!" Yue shouted and tried to intervene but Eva snapped her fingers. Chachamaru grabbed Yue and didn't let her do anything.
Evangeline placed her hand in the air straight above her head. Her palm began to glow blue as she recited a spell. Yue knew what the spell was, and struggled against her restrainer more.
" That will kill him!" Yue shouted at her. Eva's lips curled into a smile.
" I know," she said to Yue then finished reciting the spell and fired it. A large sheet of ice fired out and straight for Charlie. As it traveled toward him it became a fine point. It was a giant ice stake that was going to impale him any second. Eva smiled when she guessed she had a direct hit.
At the last second Charlie acted. He twisted his body around and the kicked the ice that barely missed him. The stake spun in the air and Charlie placed his soles on top of the ice and began to ride it back to the ground. Right at Evangeline.
" Let's see if you got the balls kid," Eva said then stood her ground. The game of chicken was on. Eva was almost certain he'd chicken out first. And when he did that was the moment to strike.
Yue held her breath as Charlie rode down toward Eva fast. Eva locked eyes with Charlie who stared her back down. Charlie began to chant a spell as he fell and the gap between him and her got smaller. Moment later they were able to see the white of each others eyes. While she stared at him for a sign of fear, she didn't see it. Now they were five feet away.
" Son of a bitch," Eva said then jumped out of the way, taking her eyes off Charlie for the briefest second. The ice stake hit the ground and launched dirt and dust into the air. Eva looked up and saw Charlie above her with his hands straight over his hand, palm over palm and glowing. Electricity arched off his hands and noticed there wasn't a chance for her to dodge or stop this attack. Turned out she was wrong, he had the balls after all.
" Lightning shower!" Charlie shouted then thrust his palms at her. His hands stopped inches from her face, and Eva's eyes widened in shock. A giant bolt erupted from his palm and engulfed Eva. The lightning created a flash of light that was so bright Yue had to turn away and cover her eyes.
Charlie's bolt stopped five seconds after it was released. He fell to a knee from the energy it took to conjure a spell that powerful. Smoke from the bolt hitting the ground was thick, but starting to thin out seconds later. When it cleared a small crater was in the ground, but Eva was nowhere to be found. Charlie knew something was wrong.
" There's no way in hell that was strong enough to finish her," Charlie said then did a three sixty scan of the area. " Where is she?"
It was quiet for several second. Everyone waited from something to happen. The silence was broken by a dark circle appearing at Charlie's feet and Eva flying through it. As she went by she upper cutted him in the jaw and sent him into the air.
As he flew up Eva chased after him. Kicking him to the left he collided into a tree then bounced back. She kicked him to the right and he did the same. When he was back in front of her again she kicked him straight into the air then continued her assault.
Before he started to fall Eva grabbed his right ankle and began to spin him around in a circle. Charlie began to get dizzy by a dozen laps. Eva was laughing in mid spin. Then she released him.
Charlie flew straight for a tree and before he hit said a quick spell. The trunk of the tree was cut in half and Charlie flew through and hit the ground on the other side in a heap. Looking up he saw the tree falling and quickly rolled out of the way. A second later he would have been crushed.
After the danger of the tree was over Charlie looked up again. Eva kicked him in the face and sent him to the ground. He landed on his back and Eva slammed both of her heels into his stomach. Charlie lost his breath and tried to cough, but there wasn't even that much air left. Even coughing wasn't a task he could accomplish.
Eva said a spell then aimed her palm at Charlie. A freezing breeze hit Charlie's right arm and froze it in a block of ice. Her smile was a painful sight on it's own. Cold with no mercy.
Charlie knew he needed time to recover. He knew Evangeline wouldn't give it to him. Silently he whispered a spell. But Eva still heard him.
" What is that your muttering, what are you trying to say?" Eva asked.
" To achieve to heal from woe, a holy light to blind my foe!" Charlie shouted and a blinding white light appeared around him.
Evangeline didn't have time to react. The light hit her in the eyes and she wobbled from sudden blindness. It took her nearly ten seconds to get back even the slightest vision as she stood their helpless. When she got it back, Charlie was gone.
Charlie ran through the woods in a half run/wobble. His right weighed him down enough, but his body was in worse condition.
The elevation changed to a small hill and Charlie fell. He rolled down the hill then quickly got to his feet and hid behind the trunk of a large tree. It seemed a decent enough spot to recover and think.
" I can't win," Charlie said to himself. " She's too powerful."
" Not alone you can't," A familiar voice said to him. Charlie turned his head and was looking at Yue. " You need help."
" I can do it alone," he said then tried to get to his feet. He grunted in pain then slid down the trunk again.
" Face it, you need help. And right now I'm your only option," Yue said to him. She kneeled next to him then looked him in the eye, but he looked away.
" Just do it," she said to him. Charlie looked back at Yue then started to think. He really didn't have an option.
" Fine," he finally said, " Make it quick."
Yue nervously and slowly leaned closer to his face. Their lips got closer and when they were a inch apart the ground began to glow pink. Their lips meet and the pink began to glow brighter and brighter till it burst in all directions, a card falling between them.
Charlie's arm was no longer frozen. Every bump bruise and scrape he had from this fight was healed. Charlie got to his feet then looked at Yue. She smiled at him then nodded. Charlie stepped from around the tree then looked in the direction Eva was.
" Round two," he said then started to run.
Evangeline looked over her shoulder and saw a flash of pink light hit her eyes. She smiled then readied herself to whatever was coming her way. Looking into the trees she waited. Then she saw him.
Charlie was on a full out charge. He raced towards her as fast as he could. When he reached her he cocked back and swung. Eva moved her hand in front of the blow to block it, but it went straight through. An after image. Then she felt his fist on her back. Eva flew and hit a tree hard.
Eva slid down then got to her feet. Her smile gone she charged him. She punched forward and connected with his fist. They both cocked back again and connected fist to fist once more. Eva kicked with her right foot only to hit air and to feet a foot to the side of her head. Hitting the ground hard she rolled several times then bounced into the air then stopped.
" How did you get that much stronger in such a short amount of time. Was that light..a contract," she said, figuring it out.
" Yep, you should try it some time," he said to her.
" With who?" Evangeline asked.
" Me," Yue said from the trees holding up the card. " It's only a probationary contract, but still affective," she said to her.
" Contract or no contract, I'm still going to beat you. Let's see you handle this," she said then stood in a more comfortable position. She began to chant a spell.
" Hey, I know that one," Charlie said then started to conjure it too. They spoke in almost perfect unison and finished the spell at the same exact time. Then a moment later they both fired.
A blast of white light shot out from both of their hands and towards each other. The blasts hit each other and began to try to overpower the other. At first, Eva was winning, more breathing room for her than Charlie, but he pushed it back at her. Eva pushed harder, and began to advance again.
After nearly a minute of strain Charlie dropped to a knee and his blast began to get weaker, Eva's inching its way towards him. He pushed it forward again, but Eva held her ground. The ground beneath the conversion began to crumble and erode from the sheer power of the spell.
Another minute passed and Charlie was on his last bit of energy. He couldn't hold this for much longer. Eva smiled at this because it meant victory was close at hand. Soon Charlie would be packing his bags. Then she was hit by a bolt of lightning. The hit caused her blast to drop power dramatically and lower her guard.
" Do it now!" Yue shouted at him. Charlie got to his feet and used everything he had left in his last stand. He fired what he had left and his blast over took Eva's. Eva couldn't get out of the way or stop it, so placed her hands in front of her face.
Everyone held their breath waiting for the smoke to clear. A small stream of smoke spewed off Charlie's palm as he stood there breathing deep, sweat beating off his forehead. Eva appeared in the smoke in the same position she was in. Smoke fell off her body as she opened her eyes and knew this was over. Charlie had no energy left. Then Charlie started to laugh.
" What the hell is so funny?" Eva asked him. Charlie kept laughing then shook his head.
" Nice," he said, " Figured you'd have a tan though," he said to her sarcastically. Eva looked down and almost screamed. The blast had blown her clothes off. She covered her breasts with her arms then glared at Charlie for laughing. Then he wobbled forward and back.
" I..." Charlie began then fell to both knees, " Win." Charlie passed out then fell face first into the grass.
