Chapter 8
Duel
The elf smiled with his mouth making me internally flinch. It was an off putting smile the kind that made you remember their not human
The elf drew his blade, holding it firm in his hand.
The dancing blade. Curved long and hook like
Thats all I have to worry about. But why does it feel like.. he has more to say than just, dancing. But nonetheless it didn't matter.
"I am akaho—
He blurred out of existence,my eyes widened and he was already behind me. blade slightly poking my spine.
"Boy"
"This isn't a duel, of honor"
"So take, this,seriously."
Tut
He blurred back to his original placement dark green markings disappearing from his face. So..
Those are the tattoos of the elven.
I gritted my teeth and drew, my, blade. Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
As I drew it his eyes sharpened even further than before. Sharp eyes like that of claws appeared. Right they can fold their pupils to what they need their vision to do..
So what will this one do?
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnng
We blurred, our after images catching up. As we zipped across the magnetic trams we tut. Stepped and dashed around each other, tut. Tut tut tut I leaped side ways to my left. He leaped to my right, we circled each other in a half moon formation. Reality seemed to blur more and more making it hard to make out my surroundings. I slashed at the air from were he was and it seemed he folded his existence out of my reach. All the while his after image was still catching up to our affairs. Holy phantasm, he's fast.
Tut tut tut
Veeeooooooooooommmmm
One passed by in high speed
And us?
We did one, last, exanged of speed though at this point I flipped sideways over a long chair to my right gravity catching up with me the feeling of my mana trail flowing with the afterimage.
Thats how ill catch him, his mana trail!
Landing hard my legs buckled from the sheer speed I went through to get their. Nearly cracking my ankles, I folded my body sideways to my right.
twirling with the wind of the magnetic tram. I landed once more this time more gracefully only for me to turn to my left seeing the passive existence of the average guard of an elf.
We clashed blades the sound of metal scrapping across metal.
after finally sizing each others speed, and control capabilities.
Clang
I lost the exanged of speed.. my specialty
I slashed diagonally he pivoted leftwards
And lost the control my other specialty.
But this
Clang tong a dull thud followed as my blade dented inwardly. I cursed
And ghost appeared
The elf jumped in suprise
As well as I and be backed off in complete suprise from both sides. Breathing hard neck sweating I spoke
"I didn't intend for ghost to appear, it must be the late ability of my father to summon them. The elf nodded and folded his pupils again this time more sharply,cat like. My eyes narrowed this i do reqignized as the mark of a predator ready to hunt.
I put my right foot forward and slide me left foot diagonally. Nearly bending sideways I readied my blade behind me. The elf paused the leaped forward with less speed than before.
But it was to late.
Soras breath stlye, I breathed in quick air cold, and dead. Folding sky. My body flickerd out the elf eyes widening,as he landed were I was. As I landed were he wasent.. behind him blades turning to a blade as I folded it into my sheath.
The sound echoed in the underground room. And finally I noticed my comrades reactions.
blank.
eyed.
stares.
I turned around to see the elf frozen in time. Confused I took a twisted my feet towards him and time caught up my waist nearly twisting my spine Mizuki immediately by my side catching me from fully parlizing myself at the very
Pain shot from my lower body as my ankles twisted and broke. I roared in pain like that of a dragon the room shook as my mana went haywire from pain and agony.
Mizuki yelled but my ears seemed dead to the world the sound still catching up i guess. I flicked my eyes towards the elven.. the were glaring at me.. as though I insulted their whole race.
Why would they— they turned away and the man in think I slashed walked towards me his eyes gleaming with newfound hatred. So. Your his son,huh kokoro glared at him as i looked up in confusion my eyes blurry. Vision damaged from the high speed exange. He noticed and sighed aloud. Then said in a strange language
Open
My mouth opened for my body heard the sound before my ears could even heal.my friends reacted with half transformed scales and flame for mizuki part till she started burning me. Only when she went back to full human form did she finally did. Did the elf drop a green pellet in my mouth the others elfs outrage was palpable till kokoro growled so low the underground space began to shake just by sheer vibrational power.
They paused then glowered my eyes flicking between them all as I realised crunch. That just by laying in my mouth my vision was gradually healing. Just so you know this is the last time i speak to you.. dog. The elf spit to the ground plants growing on the spot were it layed. Heh
My voice was muffled as i spoke."Even when pissed off you still grow things"
His glare was palpable but still his eyebrows twitched in an elven smile.
Both ends curving up while his face stayed blank. Then he gave his predatory smile his face twisting.. right
I almost forgot we're their decended from.
The goddess of ice known for her speed and elegance in battle and sheer power thst even the god nightstar lighting could be frozen before it even appeared.
But in the end
He's and apex hunter in the flesh of something almost human.. but different. For his human smile showed the teeth barely visible but their face..
He turned away realizing I was analyzing his race. Like everyone else did. His face was like that of a raging spirit eho lost everything to one man.
Making me believe theirs more to my father than meets the eye. The tubes closed over again as another tram line passed at blitzing speed. Blue colors flashing then the one behind it arrived. Then stopped for us to get on the elves though? They got on behind us reluctantly getting on with savage red markings on their faces.
Well remember your face boy. Know this once you come of the age of 20 we.will.hunt.you.down.
Then the door closed and their green eyes went blank and suddenly their surrounding us again their savage markings gone all sense of emotion.
gone.