A/N: ... Readers. FORGIVE ME PLEASE! ;_; I had two exams, and work and dfgjkhdfgdf. I'm so sorry. I come back with the most exciting battle yet, so if you've forgiven me for my slowness, leave a review showering me in your forgiveness, otherwise I will feel very, very bad Dx
Okay, enough of my babbling, you've waited three weeks for this!
This was it.
I was so close to my goal, to face Prince, only one person stood in my way at this point. She stood across from me on the field, her dark brown hair swaying in the breeze of the beautifully simulated sky of Life 2.0. My greatest challenge yet, as the sword that hung at her left hip was not a simple broad sword, or long sword, or even a dagger. It changed to various lengths as she pleased, the famed Chimera sword that there was only one of in the entire game, who was owned by none other than the dangerous Jezebel, a woman who was known more for being like an assassin than the warrior class she chose.
The crowd screamed and holler either of our names in excitement, the anticipation of the duel for the right to cross blades with Prince was high in the air. She stared me down, her bright green eyes demeaning me silently. I could care less, I wasn't going to let her tough act get to me. Instead I looked upwards, my reason for even being here sat lazily on his throne. This time, the rest of the Odd Squad sat with him, the first time I had seen the entire group in person. There was Ugly Wolf, who tended me when I had passed out from my battle with White Knight, with a familiar looking black haired woman sitting next to them. It was obvious they were some sort of couple, as she had her head resting on his shoulder and holding hands. I knew for a fact this woman was Yu Lian, Odd Squad's terrifying mage, yet for some reason I felt like I had seen her outside the game as well. Next to them was a cute little girl with red, braided pigtails that was squirming in her seat as she ate what looked like cookies. This was Doll, one of the most powerful Necromancers in the game which you would not expect from her appearance. In fact she was the first Necromancer in Second Life to summon Hell's Fire Dragon, a high level summon monster even at this time. Sitting in between Doll and Prince was Lolidragon, my aunt. She was whispering something in Prince's left ear till she noticed I was looking at her, which she gave me a huge smile and waved. I couldn't exactly wave back since that would reveal that we knew each other, so I gave a slight nod that could be mistaken for just a mere bobbing of my head from the sun.
I felt a deep frown thug on my lips as I noticed Dad sat at Prince's right side, no one else beside him and completely ignored by Prince. I kept my composure remembering the idiotic rumor surrounding us, even when Dad smiled kindly at me and mouthed, "I'm rooting for you!"
"Finalists Jezebel and Yi Min, are you ready to battle?" Prince announced, who I hadn't noticed had gotten up from his throne to stand. The crowd must have quieted down when he stood, as you could have heard a pin drop in the silence.
"I am." Jezebel said, drawing Chimera which glistened thousands of different colors in the sunlight.
I drew my short sword in response to Jezebel's action, "As am I."
"So you are." Prince replied, "Then I, the Overlord of the Central Continent, declare that the final match of the Battle Tournament has begun!" The crowd erupted in cheers when the signal was given. I took no time to wonder whether she was going to start offensive or defensive, as I had already known from research done that she was always the first to attack in any given situation. She actually had a fairly common play style, but her unpredictably came from her weapon. With a weapon that could actually change lengths and essentially change its own stats from that (Swords of different types and lengths will differ in weight and shape, which can influence speed, accuracy, stamina, etc...) it was like suddenly fighting a different kind of warrior every time she changed the sword.
I launched a flurry of strikes at her, which she blocked swiftly. As expected, she pushed me back and the sword started to grow in length till it resembled a broadsword. She began to make large swipes towards me, slow but filled with plenty of power behind it to send me half way to the rebirth point if I was hit. Begrudgingly I was forced to increase my distance from her, starting from a mid-range point to long. Even though she is sacrificing speed for a two-handed sword, she knows well enough that this will keep it out of reach from her body unless I somehow get right up on her.
I kept my cool, though. I figured that frustrating her opponent was a big part of her mind game, a kind of game every combatant had to potentially psyche out their enemy. With another one of my crazy plans in mind, I backed up from her as quickly as I could to increase the amount of distance between us. When the space was sufficient, I charged at her with my sword angled for a downward slash. I predicted correctly as she began to swing the broadsword horizontally, blocking the attack and possibly hitting me if I did not stop in time. I dropped down right before I got in her strike zone and slide forward like a baseball player would slide to home plate. I ran right into her legs, knocking her over flat on her back.
She laid on her back with Chimera laying beside her, but she had not grasped for it yet. Curious, I stood up from where I was and cautiously walked over with my sword ready. She looked like she had been knocked out; my only guess being that she fell harder on her head than I thought originally. I leaned over her body, positioning my sword towards her neck. A simple slit of the neck should make this quick and painless.
She jerked suddenly, and in a split second I saw her grab Chimera to stab me in its dagger form. I noticed quick enough to prevent maximum damage, but she still was able to get a shallow hit left a small hole in my armor. Idiot, you should have kicked away the damn weapon before approaching! I just got this armor repaired, too! It was even more troublesome now because she specialized in daggers, her speed revealing those of the highest level thieves.
Most dagger users had two of the weapon, but ever since she obtained Chimera Jezebel had used one. She easily made up for what most players would see a disadvantage by constantly switching which hand she was using, something that also set her aside as unique in Life 2.0. She made a multitude of shallow slashes at me with both hands, her speed making it appear as though she actually had two daggers. I blocked a couple of the strikes, but for the most part I was still able to dodge them- even if just barely.
I have to somehow get her to change the sword again, because if this keeps up I know I'm going to lose. While I was evading and blocking most of the attacks, she was trying to wear me down, a technique that most daggers users employed. I had learned from my battle with Lil' Angel that constantly moving was one of the best methods against the technique, but it isn't always possible either. As Jezebel and I moved around the field,with her constantly trying to get me in areas where my mobility would be decreased in some way in form. Normally it was pushing me in the direction of a wall, where I would only have a limited amount of direction to go from. What is with people trapping me against walls, anyway? It's not only happens here, but it happened in real life with that fan club too!
It came to me that she had a pattern for her attacks, that after every third advance she would switch her dagger to the other hand to repeat the process. If I can break in while she switching... I concentrated my vision on her hands to prepare myself when she switched from her right hand to her left, as even though she could use both hands she was still weaker on her left. As soon as I noticed her left hand come up to meet the right hand, which was coming down from an angle in an attempt to slash me, I moved back and to her right. I put all my weight to jab her in right elbow with my own, to which the impact made a loud crack.
To my glee, she was knocked down from the sheer force as well as her elbow being broken. However I was not successful in knocking Chimera out of her grip, as she was successful in switching it to her left hand in time to hold on to it. This time I was more careful and did not approach her immediately, instead I held my sword to slowly approach her. As I neared her though, she suddenly cried out, "Holy Transfiguration!" A bright light suddenly emitted from her direction, one so radiant it blinded the entire stadium. I suddenly felt a powerful force send me flying into a wall, taking out half of my HP in an instance. W-What the hell was that? The light slowly began to dim, however what I saw made me question if I was hallucinating.
"A hammer!?"
