Chapter XIX
Backfire
Hey guys! Long time no see! Who would have thought that in the summer (the period of my free time) I haven't written almost everything! He..he... PLEASE DON'T BURN ME! Well ok, I'm sorry that I was lazy T.T . I just couldn't find a good opportunity...
Oh well...
Good thing is that I'm back! Here is the *raw* version for the moment (this means that it has tons of mistakes and will be corrected in a few days xD).
By the way, if this was an anime (which really exists, in my head...), the opening of it would definitely be the song from Uverworld- Colors of the heart (BLOOD + all the way, right?) . And the ending song would be Oracion- Ai Kayano ( No game no life, of course!) . Oh well, sorry for my blabbering, it is somehow my way to get in touch with you guys and see if you still exist! :). Please leave reviews just to see which one of you is still alive and reading this xD. Thanks for the support!
NOTE: the X's aren't for used memories anymore. Just to separate different frameworks
She raised her golden sword and looked at the green-haired boy, who had a confused expression as well. Who would have known that they'll have to battle? One versus one, one decisive victory… She had to, she had to make a move…
Rilury hesitated too much. Lyserg made a first attack with the pendulum which she could barely avoid.
She stared surprised at the pendulum which changed its shape into an angel. The long feathered majestic creature pointed its sword at her and emerged into a fast attack.
This time she managed to dodge it.
This looked quite bad…Unlike her, he could control his furyoku quite well. As for her, she had to overcome those rapid and repetitive attacks using her furyoku in a defensive mode, thing which she wasn't very good at.
Dammit, it wasn't that she couldn't engage herself in an offensive mode, but…there was something which was holding her back…
She stopped Miyako for a reason. Come to think of it, she never spoke to her in that way. But why? Was it because…of the desperation which she saw in Lyserg's eyes? The way he looked at Jeanne, like she was the only important thing to him. It was something more than loyalty, it was…
A strange glimpse she wished to see in…
She shook her head. A perfect distraction moment for Lyserg's attack. Fortunately, she managed to dodge it in the last second, so the sword plunged in the ground, and the rocks were blasted everywhere.
On her dusty cheeks she felt something warm dripping…Blood?
"I'm sorry, Riury-chan, but in this battle I must win. Not for me, but for the sake of our whole planet. I promise I won't kill you though" Lyserg said with a sober expression.
She could feel the blood with her hand. She didn't think that he was capable of doing that.
But after being on the verge of losing everything, who could blame him…
She searched for a familiar figure in the public… For one reason or another, she wanted to see his expression in these moments…
The brown haired boy was sitting nonchalantly with his usually smirk on his face.
A vein popped on her forehead and couldn't help herself anymore.
"Whaaaaaat?! After all I've been through, that bastard is still smiling?!" she shouted out of nowhere.
"Who is she talking to?" Lyserg said to himself, still continuing the attacks.
She blocked the angel's sword with a golden dash.
"I'm sorry Lyserg" she started speaking with determined eyes covered by dazzling sparkles caused by the sword collision. "But I have to win this battle too. No altruistic purposes though, I just have to kick some bastard's butt."
She removed the white angelic sword with a golden splinter. She entered her offensive mode and started attacking the angel.
Upon the boy's lips, the one with brown eyes, a satisfied smug appeared.
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"Not so fast!" spoke Lyserg and took the angel's spirit in his own hands and converged it with his body.
The result of the metamorphose was an oversoul armor. With green splintering extensions and a bright shining protective white shield. A true warrior of light.
"Crap, I didn't know you could do that." She said before making a quick jump in the air to avoid a powerful blast made by his attack.
"But I still haven't played my cards!" she said and made the shape of two unstable atoms. Then she send them off with a hit. The atoms were hitting one another and the spirit barriers* , so the whole ring was a chaotic space of bouncing atoms.
The green extensions caught both of them and managed to hit them back at her.
"Oh dammit!" she said and quickly blocked the with her sword, which reabsorbed their energy. "At least it was a nice ping-pong game" she said with an awkward laugh.
"Now it's time for me to show you my attacks." Lyserg said and the green flashes combined themselves in an arrow.
"Bring it on" Rilury replied with a smug.
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"Akira-sama, I think now it's the perfect time to action."
"Ah? Yes, sorry for being absorbed in the fight, Rutherfor."
The blonde woman and the mysterious patch tribe member with its face covered by a green alien like mask were silently watching the fight.
"Then I should begin. The physic laws should obey the cosmic energy which I gather!"
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She took her position, nice and steady…
Suddenly, the whole ground pulled Rilury off her position. She was shocked of the heavy pressure which surrounded her and pinned her down. She couldn't even move…
'What is with this unusual gravity? What's going on?'
She looked at Lyserg, which easily jumped to make an effective powerful attack. It seemed like it wasn't anything wrong with him.
It couldn't be him doing this. And if it really was, his look seemed to be concentrated only on his oversoul armor. How could this be possible?
She looked at the dazzling green light which was approaching her defenseless body… That was it…she would loose a battle without being able to at least move her hand.
The image of him smirking… So he had all the rights to do so… But still, that guy…
The light in her eyes changed.
The attack backfired. Lyserg was thrown off with a yellow blast. When the smoke cleared, a strange yellow light was surrounding Rilury.
"It can't be…an oversoul armor?" Akira said to herself shocked.
"It was about time she learned that." Hao said satisfied, more to himself, being watched by Opacho's surprised look, because her master hasn't said a single word until now.
A spiral ,made of yellow and sparkling hexagons in the shape of a comb, was covering her body, having her own sword as a terminal extension. Between the gaps frequent little electric sparkles were binding together, showing a fully developed connection between the elements. At the top of the beginning spiral there was a transparent yellow veil which was serving as protection.
Somehow, this was perfect. Now she realized what a spirit armor really is. It's about creating your own spirit element using your furyoku. A medium in which you are protected by the external factors and also use your attacks. It wasn't until now she truly gave a purpose to it.
She made her first attack. A bright lightning emerging from right the top of her sword.
Lyserg barely blocked it. The attack caused him some damage, mostly because he wasn't prepared for it.
"That armor of yours is truly magnificent Lyserg, but have you really given it a purpose, instead of letting it slowly eat your heart with grudge?"
Lyserg's heart skipped a beat for some reason. He stared at her in shock.
"I've realized that mine is to protect myself of the outside world…" her eyes became melancholic. "It is just…my introverted way of being. After all, I have a lonely life until now, so I somehow have to thank you for being my friend. " she smiled at him.
Lyserg's heart became warm. For some reason, he felt again like it was the first time he created it.
" This armor was created to protect someone dear to me. Unfortunately, I made it a tool for my revenge. But now I also figured that it also has a purpose for myself. It is to protect me against the grudge I've held all those years…" his eyes became sad, but he had a warm smile upon his lips.
"I guess we all have our own reasons for protecting us…from ourselves…" she also said with a sad smile.
"Hmph" he nodded. "So…how about ending this absurd battle? I still haven't changed my mind, I must really be in the finalists."
"Me neither" she replied with a satisfied grin.
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"Akira-sama, I've failed…Please forgive my foolish mistake of underestimating your daughter…"
"It's all right…Somehow I knew that the person who will have to ruin Rilury's dreams is… her own mother…" she replied with her eyes covered in shadow.
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Lyserg formed his last marvelous attack, an elegant bright silver lance.
Rilury took her position.
A bright hexagon appeared. Her ultimatum was about to be shown.
A few more seconds before the collapse. She knew that she couldn't loose. She never lost with this… And also, it was clear which one of them had more furyoku left.
The result was clear enough.
The bright laser emerged…only to be absorbed by another sudden portal….Right in front of her, the dazzling strange light, which appeared out of nowhere, was tearing all of her hopes apart.
It only lasted a second…Her furyoku went to waste…She used her last manna to protect herself from the green energy blast…
It was over. Her oversoul was broken.
To be continued...
*in the manga, the stadium was surrounded by an oversoul barrier to protect the viewers...seems legit enough for me to use this xD. As I've mentioned from the beginning, elements from the manga will be added!
That's it for this chapter, next update will be soon enough, I promise!
Hope you've enjoyed this chapter!