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The Mage and the Swordswoman

Chapter VII "The Same Fight"

How is everyone? Well, this is the third chapter and it passes the middle of the story in terms of chapter numbers. Anyway, I will just cut short all my saying and get right to the story. This part, they again fight through the beasts and the result well, a little different. Anyway, enjoy it.

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister. undeduocentī spiritus lucis coeuntes inimicum sagittent" One hundred ninety-nine arrows of light shot into the charging waves of beasts while Negi quickly casted another spell.

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister Cantus Bellax." Then Negi jumped up in the sky, avoiding a beasts lunging right into where he stood.

"Are we that close to the bridge?" Negi then looked to his front as he landed, finding the bridge only just right ahead.

"Alright then." Just as he was about to turn around a beast came right at him giving him no time to respond.

But luckily, a blast of ki, which seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, sent the creature into Hades.

"Negi-sensei, are you okay?" Setsuna asked as she cut through several creatures.

"Yeah, I am okay." Then he quickly readied his stance as Setsuna made her way across to his side as Chamo hanged onto her shoulder trying to stay on her.

"I guess this is the same as that day then." Negi noted as he readied his contract spell.

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister. Sis mea pars per octoginta secundas. Ministra Negii Sacurazaci Setuna." At that very same moment, Setsuna charged out and with her sword slashed through several beasts.

Chamo then quickly jumped onto Negi's shoulder as he readied another spell.

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister. Unus Fulgor Concidens Noctem, In Mea Manu Ens Inimicum Edat. Fulguratio Albicans." Then a stream of lighting struck the creatures that by a very random chance was lined, creating a pathway for the trio.

Negi then made his move by running through the path he created by his own spell, while his fists defending himself from claws and hitting the beasts sending them either to unconsciousness or death.

The battle raged on and Setsuna, unlike last time, had become more careful and with every cut and slash she made, she was improving.

The fight continued for hours and similar like last time, more kept coming, but they knew there must be an end to this.

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister. Veniant spiritusaeriales fulgurientes, cum fulgrationi flet tempestas austrina. Jovis Tempestas Fulguriens." A strong bolt lighting along with wind blew through the waves of the creature; then, as Negi and Setsuna stood together they saw that one creature looks different than the rest.

"The head." Negi whispered and Setsuna nodded as she knew what they must do.

"Shimeiyu ougi, Zan Gen Ken." With the blast, Setsuna charged in and while Negi dashed into close range.

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister. Evocatio Valcyriarum, Contubernalia Gladiaria. Contra Pugnent." With that said, eleven air elementals appeared and charged in with Negi while he started another spell.

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister. Eptendecim Spiritus Aeriales, Coeuntes… Sagitta Magica, Series Fulguralis." The spell only was casted as Negi got within several feet of the creature.

Therefore Seventeen weaker streams of lighting shot into a larger guardian beasts, which had red body instead of the average gray or black.

However, Setsuna's attack did not go so well as the beasts jumped out right after taking the electrical shots.

Setsuna immediately got up as she landed then with her greatest possible speed, she lunged at the animal while calling out her secondary weapon, " Adeat."

This created a secondary magical wakazashi and her attacks with the additional blade made it look like as if she was dancing around the beast while in reality, she made several slashes and stabs with her weapon.

"This is hurting him, but not enough." Negi said as he hit one of the weaker guardian beast with his staff sending it flying.

Then Negi eye signaled Setsuna, telling her that he would work as a bait while she goes in.

Setsuna agreed to it as she nodded following a slash with her longer blade.

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister. Undettriginta spirituslucis Sagitta Magica, Series Lucis." Then twenty nine arrows of light flew across the field making the creature jumping back to avoid being hit.

Then Negi moved in around the creature while he spoke the activation words for a spell.

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister. Unidecim Spiritus Aerials, Vincculum Facti Inimicum Captent. Sagitta Magica, Aer Capturae." Then eleven streams of light hit the head beast dead on, constraining him to the spot where he stood.

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister. Kevotnos Astarapesto De Temetow Theos Ducas." Then lighting struck the creature and surrounding area and brought pain to it while injuring it greatly and Setsuna's attack followed suit as Negi jumped out of the way.

The attack was a simple slash reinforced with ki, but the blade cuts through the flesh and ended the life for the head beast.

While at the same time all the other beasts suddenly start tedo disappear one by one and this brought amazement.

"What is going on?" Setsuna asked while Negi and her stood back to back.

Their questions were soon answered by a very exhausted Chamo.

"Aniki, onee-san." Chamo cried out as he walked towards the two of them with the help of a stick.

"What happened, Chamo-kun?" Negi asked as he casted healing spell on him

Chamo then explained everything, telling them that during the fight he fell off Negi's shoulder and accidentally as he was trying to find his way back he noticed an enchantment and a button on it and the only thing he did was to press it and then the creatures started to be unsummoned one by one.

"So that means…" They both sweat dropped. "We did all that for nothing?"

"Well, no but it is a good fight." Chamo said as he climbed back up to Negi's shoulder.

Afterwards, they then went to back where their camp was and took up the equipments and for the first few minutes it was silent, but then Negi started to laugh as he realizes how stupid they were.

Seeing him laughing happily, Setsuna started to laugh as well.

"I am glad I chose that future." Setsuna thought as she and Negi's laughter echoed across the entire valley.

"I will always see that laughter and…" She paused as she looked at Negi. "And that smile."

To be continued…

Edited: 02/23/2011

Hello readers, what do you think? Like or don't like it? No matter which one it is, it's okay, put it in the review. Well same as the last combat chapter, the Latin and the spell activation took up a lot of time for me to type out as I have to look through the manga and find all of them. One particular one, the Thunder Axe, I have to translate from the sound as the author's aide forgot to type out the English pronunciation for it so I have translate the spell activation using the Chinese pronunciation then converting them to English, thanks to my bilingual ability I was able to do it like. Anyway please also stay tuned for the next chapter.

Oh also thanks to Ian Andreas Miller's webpage "Negima! Latinity" as I found some of the activation words for the spells Negi used from there.

Please remember to read and review my other stories as well, thanks.