Students gathered as two battles were about to commence. Myself, Ezekiel, and Ceaser watch from the second floor as the fights are about to begin. As I pan my vision across the courtyard I spot the other two girls with Rose at the table.
One girl had medium-length pink hair, with medium layers, and pink eyes, and wore her uniform baggy, her sleeves longer than her arms, as she often yawned into them. The girl next to her had short yellow hair, a bob cut, with a pin on the left side of her hair, and a cute face. Both girls looked to be the same hit as Eriko.
"They are Sunneta and Azalea," Ceaser spoke. "B Class Mages. Class 1C"
"So there in her homeroom huh" I thought to myself.
"10 minutes is that enough time?" Ezekiel asks.
"Yes more than enough for them" Ceaser points at Luna and Faith.
"Should be easy" I leaned over to Ezekiel "Hey this dude only speaks in short phrases" "Yeah I know man but he talked a lot inside the dining room earlier"
Ceaser looks over to us.
"Did he overhear us," I asked myself.
"Reason why I talk like this. I have a dry throat."
Me and Ezekiel both nod in understanding.
He extends his arm. As it looks like a bottle of water. He takes a sip.
GULP
"Sorry if I speak or barely speak at all. I have this condition where my throat gets dry and I can only speak in short phrases. Am not being rude its just my condition." Ceaser speaks as his voice gets some life into it.
"It matches his magic," Ezekiel says out loud.
"Yes, it does Ezekiel its kinda neat if. You were to say yourself." Ceaser's voice begins to go how it was before.
"Hey dont push yourself, man"
"All good. Let's watch the match" Ceaser says as he puts up a thumb.
We look towards the courtyard. Instead of using the full courtyard both the matches are split within the two areas of the courtyard. Axel observes Eriko and Rose. While on the other side, Issac watches the two vs two. With Luna and Faith vs Lily and Bella.
"I wonder what their abilities are?" I question.
"You'll see" Ceaser responds.
"Two battles will transpire simultaneously due to the lack of time. I will observe Eriko vs Rose" Axel calls out.
"And I will be observing this tag team battle" Issac speaks.
"Mages are you ready?" Axel asks.
Eriko unsheaths her rapier as she takes her stance. In this case, her right foot is forward, her front leg is bent while the back leg is straight, with her rapier in her right hand below her hips while her left hand is behind her.
Luna then summons a katana out of thin air. She unsheathes it taking the same high stance, with the katana's blade in her left hand with the sword in her right.
Faith activates a magic circle as a flow of water surrounds her body as she manipulates it with her hand motions.
Rose then activates her magic circle as it illuminates a rose gold color that matches her hair color.
Lily and Bella activate their magic circles they both glow white and purple respectively.
"Set" Issac says.
"GO"
The two battles begin.
On Axel's side the match starts off slow with the two feeling each other out. Whos going to make a move first.
Eriko awaits Rose's move. Rose summons a chain whip that she holds in her left hand, with 4 roses on its hilt, and a sharp edge at the end of it. She begins to swing the chain creating a sound in the air.
WHOSH WHOOSH SWHOOSH
"Argh" Rose swings her body to left, as she lets the pointed part hurl straight at Eriko at a fast speed. Eriko dodges the attack but Rose swings her left arm back sending the pointed edge back to Eriko.
Eriko gets back into a stance.
STAR MAGIC: HEAVEN BEAM
Eriko's rapier lights up once again and attempts to lunge beyond the chain.
Rose smiles as if everything was going according to plan.
I watched as the pointed edge does a u turn go directly toward Eriko.
Without even noticing the chains turned into a restraint for Eriko.
"Ha you wouldn't think but notice that majority of your attacks are all lunges and forward attacks that involves getting close to your opponents?" Rose says.
With the pointed area now freed Rose uses it to attack Eriko as she braces for the attack.
POKE
"It touched Eriko." Ezekiel says.
"Huh," I dont feel any pain Eriko says to herself.
"That's the one advantage I have on you. I can hit you from a far distance. With Rosebud here I can guide by attacks to simply bind you and pierce you."
BLOOM
"Oh there it goes" Rose smiles in enjoyment.
A rose appears on Eriko's left arm.
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"What is this" Eriko wonders.
"Let it happen again and let's find out," Rose says as she smiles.
WARP
Eriko dematerializes into light from the chain restraint and appears a couple of feet away from Rose.
Eriko looks at her left arm again. "It's still here."
WHOOSH
Another attack from Rosebud gets sent flying at Eriko. She attempts to block.
DASH
Rose appears in front of Eriko putting her arm under Erikos shoulder she slams her into the ground.
"I didn't say I couldn't attack from close range did I" Rose says.
Back on the second floor.
"What in the" I said in a baffled tone.
"C'mon Eriko what are you doing ?!" Ezekiel shouts.
"Hmm," Ceaser says. "Is she. Holding back by chance?"
"Who?" Ezekiel wonders.
"Eriko?" I ask.
"Yes, it seems she wishes to do a movement. But hesitates before doing it."
"Really?"
"Yes Valerus her indecisiveness in this battle will be her downfall"
"Where was the Eriko that almost ALMOST kicked my ass?"
"How long has it been?" I ask Ceaser.
"Minute. Barley"
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The battle on the other side of the courtyard begins.
A flower shaped like a bell materializes from Bella's magic circle.
DING DONG DING DONG
"Oh wouldn't want anyone else to get caught up in that," Issac says as he puts both of his palms facing outwards.
ILLUSION MAGIC: BOX
Issac creates a translucent box that surrounds the two-on-two battles. "That seemed to be the right play judging by the fact that girl has some kind of sound magic. It would be messy if spectators would get involved" Issac thinks to himself.
The bell-like object chimes.
Luna squints her eyes and looks around her."
"Wait. Faith Cover your ears" Luna demands. "Oh ok," Faith agrees as she covers her ears.
MOON CREATION MAGIC: CRESCENT MOON SLASH
By swiping the katana's blade with her left Luna's katana glows as she sends out multiple slash shapes like a crescent moon with every slash she makes with her katana.
SLASH SLASH SLASH
SLASH
"What," Faith says out loud.
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Back on the second floor.
An hourglass begins to form.
"Time," Ceaser says as he points out.
Me and Ezekiel both look at the hourglass.
SLAM
Eriko gets slammed by Rose.
"Things are looking kinda rough over there. I wish I could fight!" Ezekiel says in a excited tone.
I look on the other side of the courtyard. As we watch Luna and Faith take on two of Rose's friends. The one with the purple long hair has light purple eyes, and bangs that almost cover her forehead, with the usual girl uniform top but with white slacks, a tad taller than Eriko with a normal build in the chest area as well. On the other hand, the yellow-haired girl next to her had short hair that she tied with a plaid bow, golden brown eyes, the normal Aurora Saint Academy uniform, thigh-high socks, shorter than Rose.
Ceaser speaks. "Bella and Lily. Nonexempt mages"
"Nonexempt meaning they are weaker than Faith and Luna?" I ask.
"Correct" He points at the hourglass and puts up two fingers.
"2 Minutes top," Ceaser says.
VRMM
"A box?" Ezekiel asks.
"MOON CREATION MAGIC: CRESCENT MOON SLASH"
"What the?" I say.
"Pfftt look at her she's attacking in the opposite direction," Ezekiel says.
"Huh, what's happening" I wonder.
As I looked at the other spectators' faces they confused looked followed. With Sunneta and Azalea grinning across from us.
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Back inside the box.
CUT
Luna receives a cut on her left shoulder.
"What's happening?" Faith wonders.
"Ahaha It worked huh" Lily speaks up.
Luna wonders around facing and attacking in the opposite direction. "What is going on?" Luna asks Faith. As she continues to walk in the opposite direction.
"Uh I feel discombobulated," Luna says swaying back and forth struggling to keep her balance.
"Some kind of sound magic that messes with your senses, no it wasn't her bell." Faith looks at Luna's cut. "That attack came from the bell then how did she get her senses mixed up? She told me to cover my ears as I did so."
"Just sit tight Vice Prez" Faith sits Luna down as she gets ready to fight.
"Well one down," Bella says as she raises her palm again.
DING DONG DING DONG
"Let's see if my theories are correct" Faith waits for an attack without covering her ears as she covers Luna's.
CUT
Faith receives a small cut just below her right cheekbone. "I stand corrected on those slashes on hit when your ears are not covered" She then extends her right hand forward as water begins to beam straight toward Bella and Lily.
CLAP
WATER CREATION MAGIC: Abyssal Harpoon
Faith wastes little time as she launches the harpoon at the two girls.
"Not so fast"
Lily materializes two whips that she holds in each hand.
She grabs the harpoon with the two wipes and flies it back at Faith.
Faith then catches it.
DING DONG DING
"The damn bell again well then what if I"
Faith twirls her harpoon in a circle as it generates a powerful blast of water back at Lily and Bella.
"This again what this going-"
Faith then appears from the blasts of water that she created.
"Hmph"
Fatih attempted to land a clean hit but nothing was there.
"Awee if Miss Secretary got mixed up as well," Lily says as she puts her hands behind her back and taunts Faith.
"What the me too" Faith says "What left is right and what right is left?
"Well, time to end this do it, Bella."
DING DONG DING
Luna stands once more facing in the right direction this time.
MOON CREATION MAGIC: FULL MOON SLASH
She then slashes the air as dozens of circle-shaped blasts generate and shoot outwards.
SLASH SLASH
"Argh" the two girls get slashed by Luna.
"What the hell but how?"
"Just by chance," Luna says as she stands back up eyes closed.
"What" the two say in shock.
"I just took a chance swinging my attack in whatever direction. So I used an attack that covered a whole area. Although I closed my eyes I just took a chance feeling the vibration in the ground."
"You."
DING DONG DING
MOON CREATION MAGIC: CRESCENT MOON SLASH
Luna does the slashes as she runs forward towards the girls.
"Ugh," Lily throws her whips at Luna but steps in the opposite direction. "What did my magic wear off?"
STEP STEP STEP
"No"
CLASH
"You must be wondering if your magic wore off. That is not the case. To put it simply I figured out on how both your magics work" Luna says as she disarms Lily's whips from here.
DING DONG DING DONG
Luna then runs back to Faith as she covers her ears. She grabs don't Faith and points her in the right direction.
"Faith it's time to do THAT again" Luna demands. "You sure now?" Faith questions. "Yes, I dont wanna miss the next class." "Alright."
The two put their hands together as they generate one magic circle that encapsulates both of them.
"What is the" "Oh no" the two flower girls brace themselves.
MAGIC UNION: RISING TIDE
A giant moon appears in the background as it inmates a beach tide. Suddenly a huge wave appears engulfing the two girls trapping them within the wave. Washing them away.
"Oh since we're in this box doesn't that mean we-" Faith speaks up as they got soaked with water.
Bella and Lily are passed out on the ground as Issac releases his magic.
The victors of this match are Faith and Luna.
Both are soaked trying to ring out their clothing.
"Ugh, at least we got the win. My hat got soaked but thats alright. "
"Yes, we indeed did," Luna says.
Luna then walks over to Bella and Lily.
COUGH COUGH
Azalea and Sunneta rush over to their friend's side. Sunneta helps to bring up the two girls. as she heals their wounds and fatigue with her magic.
"Healing magic," Luna says to herself.
The four then look upon Rose's matchup.
"C'mon Rose."
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Back on the second floor.
"UNION MAGIC?" I thought to myself. It's the first time I've seen it. Ezekiel in excitement "Union Magic?! Cool, I want to do that now. Let's do it Valerus."
I look at him with a serious face.
"Oh that's right you have no mana. Haha my bad" as he scratches his head.
GULP
"Union magic involves two mages that have a strong bond and magic affinities complement one another. Luna and Faith were able to complete that. One Water is complimented by the moon. In the ocean, tides are made with the gravitational effect of the moon. Since Luna has moon magic and Faith has water magic. Ther able to successfully do it." Ceaser says.
"Interesting," I said.
"Those two girls had interesting abilities but in a real battle, it'll be hard for their allies. If anything they'll be a backline support" Ceaser says.
Ezekiel is finally quiet as he puts on a thinking face.
"What I realized when watching this is why doesn't Faith use her Star Magic?"Ezekiel asks. "When I fought her she only used her affinity magic, not her star why is that?"
"She does use her magic occasionally," Ceaser says. He pauses. "She doesn't like to use it."
TAP TAP
Ceaser taps the hourglass.
"See what did I say? 2 minutes top" Ceaser speaks. "Now."
We turn our attention to Eriko and Rose.
