Chapter 23: The Ultimate Rematch
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"Blade dance"- Kamito and his group speaking
"Blade dance"- Others speaking
'Blade dance'- Internal thoughts
"Blade dance"- Mental Communication
Blade dance -specific terminology
Welcome to chapter 23: The Ultimate Rematch. The time has come for the battle between Ren Ashbell and Velsaria. Of course this will be very different from the one in the LN. But you'll see about that soon. Get ready because this will be fun.
The entire academy is excited because the biggest battle in the school's long history is about to begin. Team Sacred Fury, which has Ren Ashbell, faces off against the team of the Silent Fortress. This battle is one that everybody is anticipating and many hope that the feature of this battle is the rematch between the Silent Fortress and the strongest blade dancer. Ironically enough, the leader of Sacred Fury is not fighting. Kamito sits with Greyworth watching the battle from the sides.
"So boy, I noticed you gave Ren her sword back." Greyworth says to Kamito with a sneer.
"Well yeah. If I didn't, this wouldn't be as much fun." Kamito smiles in response. "Anyway old hag, I won't get involved and about the little matter we spoke about, you'll let me deal with it IF it comes to it."
"That's right, but let's hope it doesn't. Anyway, get ready, looks like the girls have arrived." Greyworth says with a smile.
As the two look down, the teams have arrived. On one side you have Velsaria and the rest of the knights. On the other you have Ren Ashbell along with Fianna, Muir, Lily, and to Velsaria's shock, Ellis.
"So Ellis, why are you here and what about the male scum?" Velsaria says with a sneer.
"Nii-sama left this fight to Ren of course. That's what you want, isn't it?" Muir says annoyed. Then with a snicker she responds to something she remembered. "Besides, from what I've heard, you two will be talking later."
Velsaria blushes at the words "Hmph. Very well. Though we are in agreement that this is between Ren Ashbell and me."
"That's right, Velsaria. It's you and me. Apparently Master discussed it earlier." Rubia says with clear anger in her voice.
With all the banter finished, Freya announces the beginning of the battle. "Alright everybody, it's time for the battle to begin. Although this is a team battle, the agreement is that Ren Ashbell and Velsaria Eve Fahrengart are the only ones who will fight."
With this news the crowd erupts in cheers. The others return to the sidelines to watch what everybody believes will be an exciting battle.
As the rest of the group leaves to the stands, Ren Ashbell and Velsaria stand ready.
"Come to me, Restia!" "Rise Silent Fortress!" The two girls shout their weapons names to the sky. For Velsaria, the familiar silent fortress armor appears. For Rubia, a young girl appears quickly transforming into the familiar Vorpal Sword.
"I'm a bit surprised, Velsaria. This is just like how our last match began. Hopefully this time you last a bit longer." Ren says with a smirk.
"Last time I underestimated you, this time I won't make the same mistake." Velsaria shouts determined to prove herself.
As the battle begins, Ren charges at Velsaria with great speed, but instead of sitting and firing like last time, Velsaria rises with her fortress and attacks. Unfortunately for Velsaria, Ren quickly jumps up and slices off one of her wings.
"Seems Velsaria is still no match for Ren." Kamito says with amusement.
"Don't be so sure boy. Remember, it's just a bad matchup." Greyworth says smiling.
"Velsaria, you know if this continues, you'll lose. You'd have to use a sword to beat me. Of course, even if you use a sword, I'll still win." Ren says smirking.
"You are right; I won't be able to win using this waffe." Velsaria releases her silent fortress and falls to the ground. "Hey Ren, do you mind tossing me a sword?" Velsaria says amused.
"Very well, Velsaria. This should work." Rubia concentrates for a moment "Black Arts: Weapon Works." An ice blue katana appears and Rubia tosses it to Velsaria "Here you go Velsaria, this should do."
"Thank you Ashbell, and now it's time to show you my true power as a knight." Velsaria charges and this is a different type of match. As the blades cross, it's clear that Velsaria is a much more dangerous opponent. Rubia is still blocking the attacks, but Velsaria's speed and skill are clear.
"Well well, that explains everything." Kamito says with a smile.
"What do you mean, boy? What are you hiding?" Greyworth speaks with concern.
"Now this may sound crude, and this never leaves this room, but when I went to the blade dance, I was scouting for the final member of our team. This was before I met Fianna of course. I got a good look at all the girls as I watched the first day's battles, and the person who had the most potential is Velsaria. I found it odd how Velsaria was so easily beaten, now I see why."
"Her elemental waffe was wrong for her, that right boy?" Greyworth asks with a smirk.
"Bingo. I predict if Velsaria had used a sword, Ren would've actually lost." Kamito says smiling. "This information doesn't leave this room, just to be clear, Greyworth."
"Crystal, boy, but then again, we all have our share of secrets." Greyworth says smirking.
Back to the battle, Rubia is shocked at how much trouble she's having.
'Dammit! This is ridiculous. How in the world am I losing?' Rubia thinks to herself.
"Rubia the reason you're losing is because her ability with a sword is equal to yours. You're naturally a fire user. Your swordsmanship is good thanks to your training but she's a natural user of close combat arcs. Kind of ironic since you allowed her to use a sword."
As Rubia's anger continues her opponent is feeling the affect also.
'I can't believe that I'm holding up against the strongest blade dancer. He may have warned me about overdoing, it but I guess I have no choice. At this point my pride demands I continue.' Velsaria thinks stunned at how she is doing. "What's wrong Ren? Are you surprised your great sword skills aren't going to work?" Velsaria taunts as Ren continues to be on the defensive.
"That's it! I've had it with this fight. HELL BLAST!" Rubia fires out a massive blast of lightning from her sword and smashes it into Velsaria.
"That's not good." Kamito says worried about the state of things.
"What's wrong, boy? What are you worried about?" Greyworth answers just as concerned.
Kamito looks carefully at both girls and begins to explain. "I'm worried that Rubia is beginning to lose her patience. If she's not careful, she's going to do something really stupid. Especially since Velsaria's seal only restricts the cursed armaments power not completely destroys it. If Rubia pushes more she's going to force Velsaria to use the seals power."
'Sorry master but I'm going to use them.' Rubia thinks staring at Velsaria "It's been a while since I've had to fight an opponent who makes me use these. Not even Luminaris has seen these techniques, so be honored." Rubia says to Velsaria focusing her energy once more.
"Rubia! Don't you dare use those!" Kamito screams, aware of what's happening. "That stupid girl! She's going to use the Black Arts!"
Rubia gathers a dark burst of energy in her sword. Black Arts: Deva Burst. With a slash of the Vorpal sword she sends a blast of energy at Velsaria. The energy nails her and it causes a mini explosion
'This is bad I think it's time for me to initiate my backup plan.' Kamito thinks to himself, sending communication to his teammates besides Rubia.
"Lily, Fianna, Muir, get next to the girls on Ellis's team and prepare to use Aura shield."
"Kamito, why would you tell us that?" Fianna asks worried.
"Rubia did something stupid, and thanks to that, Velsaria's about to go mental." I need the aura shield because I'm putting everyone in the stadium to sleep. Dammit Rubia! I told you not to use the Black Arts!"
The girls follow the instructions and activate the Aura shield.
An annoyed Kamito now speaks "Now it's time for my end." "Black Arts: Dark Void." With the new spell activated, the entire arena besides the girls has been put to sleep.
"What did you do that for master?"Rubia asks Kamito.
"Because, my dear stupid Rubia, your little action just forced Velsaria's curse armament seal to activate." Kamito says annoyed.
As Rubia turns to Velsaria a black energy takes over her, turning her into a monstrous form
'Oh crap.' Rubia thinks to herself.
"What's happening to my sister?" Ellis screams with worry.
"We can worry about that later. Now we have to stop her." Fianna shouts.
"Leave that to me, Fianna." Kamito shouts as he appears from the arena his energy raging.
Rubia starts to explain herself "Uhh...Master is everything o—" Unfortunately, she couldn't finish because Kamito knocks Rubia out with a punch to the gut. As she's fainting she looks at her master's eyes black with sorrow.
"Forgive me master." Rubia speaks softly as she faints.
An annoyed Kamito shouts "Claire get down here and take this idiot back to our house!" With that Claire shouts and makes her way down. She grabs her sister and they leave.
"Now for this one." Kamito turns towards Velsaria with annoyance. "So Restia, wanna tell me why you didn't stop that knucklehead?"
"Because my master wanted to use the Black Arts, and I have no right to stop her." Restia says with a smirk.
"Oh well, nothing I can do now." He turns to Velsaria and speeds right at her. Velsaria's new form creates a spear of darkness.
"Kamito be careful! My sister's an excellent spear user!" Ellis screams.
"That's perfectly fine Ellis, I can handle this easily." Kamito shouts as he dodges the attacks. "Black Arts: Seal Breaker." Kamito's hand shines with a black energy that he uses to strike Velsaria. Thanks to that attack hitting Velsaria her cursed armament seal is destroyed. As the darkness clears away Velsaria's form is seen falling to the ground.
Noticing that Kamito is there and realizing what has happened Velsaria thanks Kamito as she falls to the ground.
"Nee-sama! Are you okay?" Ellis asks worriedly at Velsaria's condition.
"Velsaria is fine, she just fainted. Ellis, bring Velsaria back to your room so she can rest." Kamito says with frustration.
"But what about this crazy crowd?" Ellis asks worried.
"I'll deal with them. Everybody else go back home" Kamito says annoyed.
The rest of the group leaves and Kamito is left to deal with the aftermath. "DARK VOID RELEASE!" Kamito shouts as Frey and the rest of the crowd wakes up.
"Kamito, what happened and where are the others?" Freya asks concerned.
Kamito whispers to Freya "Listen Sensei, some stuff happened that forced me to knock everybody out. So make up an excuse and call the match a draw."
"Very well, I'll ask Greyworth for more information." Freya says turning to the crowd. "Everybody sorry about that. It seems as though some rogue spirits escaped and unleashed an attack that knocked all of you out. As a result we had to call the match so the participants could deal with the aftermath. Don't worry; both Ren Ashbell and Velsaria are fine."
With that, the battle between the Silent Fortress and Ren Ashbell comes to an end.
That's it for Chapter 23. Wasn't it beautiful folks. So yeah, Velsaria is sticking around. For those who are wondering why, there's a very good reason. You'll find out what that is next chapter. So I revealed a few more Black Arts this chapter. If you look at the chart, you'll notice that a few of them say Rubia exclusive. That's because only Rubia can learn them. Some might be exclusive to particular characters some might be for everybody
Muir's list of beasts
Dragonis- Dragonite
Salamence
Entei
Charizard
Arcanine
Rapidash
Kamito's black arts-
Thunder Force- This power drops a massive bolt of electricity at his opponents. Kamito first senses the targets with his magic and locks on to them. Finally he sends a burst of magic towards the sky, which drops the bolts on his opponents, giving them a massive shock.
Lust storm- It puts the victim in a massive state of arousal. Only usable by touch of the person, and the amount of lust that's released depends on where the person is touched. The more sensitive the area, the more powerful the attack.
Aura Shield- It's an energy shield that protects Kamito from all attacks.
Sword of Subjugation- Sword of power that when it slashes any creature, it forces the creature to serve the wielder.
Seal breaker- Destroys seals.
Dimension gate- This spell is simply a portal that can be used to transfer anywhere the wielder wishes.
Inferno Rain (Rubia exclusive) - To be used with her elemental waffe. A large amount of flame energy is sent into the sky, raining flames on her enemies.
Flare Clone (Rubia exclusive) - Like Shadow Clones, but based off of fire.
Weapon works- Creates a weapon of any kind that the user choses.
Dark Void- Causes everyone around the area the user chooses to fall asleep can be broken by the caster anytime.
Deva Burst- Focuses energy into the sword and sends it out as a blast of energy.