"I held back my attack so you wouldn't die, do you want to talk now?" Granberia taunted as she approaches Luka's wheezing form.
"G..Guh..even with that I won't say" he declared
"I see...a shame" Granberia said as she raised her sword over his neck and swung down
"That's enough"
I blurred Infront of Luka, blocking her attack
"W..what?!" She yelled in confusion
"Luka" I say, he raises his head to look at me
"Let this be a lesson to show how hard you will need to work in the days to come" I continue
"But today you did well, rest, I'll finish this" I say as Luka finally succumbs to exhaustion
Granberia at this point had created distance between us
"Who are you? Are you the boy's mentor?" She asks raising her sword up
"Yes I am his mentor but I did not teach him that technique" I assume my stance
"I see but you did not answer my question, who are you?" She asks as we start circling each other
"Who I am is not important, what is important is that you threatened to kill my student and take over this city" I stop, "Granberia, I challenge you to a duel, if I win you leave this town alone" I state
"And if I win?" She inquired
"I'll let you do whatever you please with me, I just ask that you leave my student and the townsfolk alone" at this her eyes widen then she smirks
"Alright, I accept your challenge!" As soon as she says that I rush forward and swing my right katana down to which she raises her sword to block it while I bring my other katana down strengthening my last strike, pushing her away
"Impressive, maybe you'll give me a real fight!" She grins to which I slightly smile
"I haven't even started" I say as her eyes widen
I use total concentration breathing causing multiple veins to appear all over my body. A look of surprise flashes across her face before we both charge at each other. Our blades clash as we attack each other relentlessly, the sound of metal resonating throughout the entire city
Until finally we both catch each other on a stalemate, each doing everything they can to overpower the other
Granberia applies more force which I return back
"I must admit I haven't been this excited in ages" she says staring right at me with a fiery resolve
"Is that so, I guess that makes two of us" I grin back
We both put in everything we have at the same time causing the ground beneath us to split
"Still holding on, I must admit I haven't had a serious battle in what seems like ages not to mention.." she trails off as she leans her head towards me
"You smell delicious~" she whispers as I feel heat rise in my cheeks before I smirk
"You don't look so bad yourself however..." I say as I relax my left arm causing her to stumble giving me the chance to leap away
"IM JUST GETTING STARTED" I yell as a full chaotic grin appears on my face and jump into the air
"First Form: Dragon's Flame" I shout and slash downwards.
Granberia raises her sword and blocks my attack however due to the power of my attack, the ground beneath her collapses, creating a crater
"Such passion and the technique!" She pushes me off and I land behind her
"Incredible, show me more!" She roared charging at me
"Death sword chaos star" her blade strikes me in multiple directions, each strike connecting to the other without a second wasted
'her technique is nothing like flame breathing, it's much more refined and quick' I think as she relentlessly attacks me while I desperately try to Parry each strike
One got through my defenses cutting my cheek as blood starts to leak out
I leap back and feel my blood drip onto the stone below, I smirk and lick my cheek, iron filling my mouth. I chuckle deeply and look straight into her eyes
"I can't remember the last time I got injured in a battle with another swordsman, I think I know just how to make it up to you" I say not noticing granberia's flushed face
I close my eyes as I stand up straight with my blades Infront of me as energy starts circling around me once I'm ready my eyes snap open as I swing my blades behind me and charge.
"Third Form: Dragon Slayer!"
I see granberia's eyes widen as she quickly gets in a defensive stance.
Once I reach her I preform a kenjistsu slash with both of my katanas forming a different dragon head
It seems as though Granberia underestimate how powerful the attack was since once my attack hit she was sent flying into a building almost going through it. She falls on her knees and immediately gets up using her sword as support.
"Extraordinary! I have never seen skills like yours before but you still have yet to show me everything!" Granberia says as she raises her blade once more
"How long are you two idiots going to keep destroying the city for" a familiar voice says.
I look to the source to see Alice in her human form, walking towards us. I look to Granberia and see her in complete shock, she snaps out of it and gets down on one knee Infront of Alice.
'ok what?'
"Granberia, what are you doing? Who ordered you to attack this town?" Alice asks as Granberia had a cold sweat run down her face
"I decided by myself. To get rid of those annoying heroes" Granberia stated back
"Go away, you annoyance" Alice ordered coldly
"But, if I leave now even more heroes will show up" Granberia pleads which leaves a bad taste in my mouth
'i have only known her for an hour and she's already earned my respect. A proud swordsman like herself shouldn't be pleading' I frown and put my katanas back in their sheath facing away from them
"I told you to go away, if you go berserk like this, just how am I going to eat my Ama-ama dango" Alice scoffs
"If you want something like that just let me take control of the city first" she continues which makes me raise my eyebrows
'im sorry if I'm mistaken but I'm pretty sure I was about to win before Alice intervened' I think to myself
"How can I sightsee with such an unsightly event like that going on? Idiot, having to say the same thing three times...is this how you show your loyalty? Go away" Alice repeated
"...At once. If it's your will. Then, if you'll excuse me..." Granberia finally complied, getting back on her feet.
She started chanting something and a portal appears Infront of her. She looks back at me and we lock eyes for a few seconds before she looks away. She walks through the portal causing it to fade away afterwards, I look at the spot for a few moments before turning around and walking to where Luka was, who was on his feet with the help of Alice. Alice walked up to me and stared me in the eyes
"You have a lot of explaining to do" she says
I nod then look at Luka, I put my hand on his head
"You did well kid, running in when the adults fled." I start as I rub his hair, messing it up
"But never do that again ok" I say as I remove my hand
"Let me handle those kinds of opponents" I conclude smiling
He nods with a smile bright enough to blind
I sigh, ' he really is like a puppy' I think as the townspeople come out of their homes.
"Is...is she gone?", "That monster...did she run away!?", "Those three over there! They drove her away!" People yelled as they started surrounding us
"Err, uh... We..." Luka stammered in embarrassment.
"Thank you! Any longer and this would have been a monster city!" A man yelled gratefully
"Even though you're so young! How did you fight such a strong monster?" A women gushed, looking at Luka
"It was nothing, re-" Luka started until I elbowed him and gesture to the crowd with my head
"Err...thank you, only did what a hero is supposed to do" Luka exclaims sheepishly
"And you were incredible, being able to stand against her toe to toe" a man said looking at me
"Ya, you even split the ground in half" a girl joined in
I blush slightly and bow
"I only did my job, but thank you" I replied
After thanking us, the townspeople started to return back to their daily routine.
'does this happen a lot?' I thought
"By the way, citizen A over there, I want to ask you something" Alice said, stopping some random man
"Citizen A? How could I be called citizen A when I have a magnificent name as Cervantes!" The man yelled proudly
"I don't care. Where is the Sutherland inn?" Alice rudely asks
"Ah...just head to the west from here and you'll see it, it's an incredibly old inn so you can't miss it" Cervantes explains before leaving
"Hahahaha did you hear that Luka? It still exists" Alice says in a smug tone
"This inn must have those ama ama dangos correct?" I ask
"That's right, now come on we won't get anywhere by standing" Alice says as she starts to drag Luka
"... incredibly old inn"
