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Chapter 258: Flash of lightning 2

  Cha and Vu re-ehe arena, the crowd greeted them with excitement and curiosity. Cha resumed her p the ring. Her dress flowed gracefully around her. She uhed her bde with a swift, practiced motion.

  Vu, now decked out in her newly adjusted knight’s armor, took her stah a knight’s nce. She held it fidently, its tip poised and ready.

  Cha eyed Vu’s h i. “Now that’s an iing on you’ve got there. A knight’s n a tour like this? I like it.”

  Vu nodded with a smile. “Thanks. Iv’e been training with this baby for a long time!”

  Str, standing at the edge of the ring, raised his hand. “Alright, folks, let’s get this matderway. Ready… Begin!”

  The battle began with a flurry of furious strikes from Vu. She aimed jabs at Cha and attempted to overwhelm her from the get-go with a relentless assault. Cha’s bde moved with grace to block each of Vu’s strikes with ease. Vu growled and ged to striking with a ssh, but Cha gracefully sidestepped Vu’s strike.

  Cha seized the opportunity, delivering a quid precise ssh that pierced through Vu’s armor and cut her on the side.

  Vu ched her teeth, wing from the damage she took. She gritted her teeth and muttered to herself, “Of course, Cha’s the champioing her is not gonna be easy. I’ve got to hit hard and fast. No more holding back.”

  Vu called out her sword and, “Surge, Lana!”

  Her nce became enveloped in a vibrant blue aura. She hurled it with immense force towards Cha. The nleashed an explosive burst of power upon impact The force of the explosio ripples through the arena.

  The dust settled, revealing Cha standing unscathed amidst the remnants of the explosion.

  Vu’s eyes widened in disbelief. She looked at her now lying at Cha’s feet. She muttered to herself, “Did I miss? No, I definitely hit her... but it doesn’t look like Cha took any damage.”

  Vu gritted her teeth. “I have to catch her off guard!” she muttered to herself and lu Cha.

  Cha watched Vu’s approach with a thoughtful look. “She’s running straight at me,” Cha mused, a small, knowing smile pying on her lips. “Wide open, but something doesn’t feel quite right. Her on must have some sort of unique property… perhaps… ”

  When Vu closed in, she summoned her nce bato her hands with a swift motion. Cha prepared to ter the ining strike. Her bde met Vu’s h a sharp csh. “So that’s what your on do...”

  Vu grinned. “Watch this!”

  Vu took a step back, allowing the on to ti’s csh. Vu herself remained out of striking distahe nce, propelled by Vu’s will.

  Cha’s eyes widened slightly. “So, your on tio fight even when you’re not directly toug it…”

  Vu grinned with satisfa. “Exactly! You’re not the only one who adapt in battle! From here, you ’t reach me, and my on will keep on attag.”

  Cha’s bde whirled through the air with a series of precise sshes, meeting Vu’s n a rapid exge of cshes.

  Vu gritted her teeth, fog intensely. With a swift, trolled motion, she pulled the nce bad thrust it forward, enveloped in a swirling blue energy. The nce surged with power, pushing against Cha’s defenses. Cha’s face tightened in tration to block the overwhelming force.

  Despite her skills, the iy of Vu’s energy proved too much. The nce mao pierce through Cha’s defense and graze her side. The croed at the sight of the cut, and Cha winced, but quickly regained her posure.

  Vu’s nce reappeared in her hands. A triumphant grin spread across her face. “Yes, I’m making progress!”

  Cha looked at Vu with a thoughtful gaze. “You’ve got serious potential, Vu. I see it in you. But there’s something you’re missing.”

  Vu frowned in curiosity. “What’s that?”

  Cha smiled gently. “Just utilizing sword magi’t be enough to defeat every oppo you e across. A battle is like a dance. You o know your partner and think multiple steps ahead. What would you do if I was able to reach you?”

  She paused, letting her words sink in. “That’s something you’ll learn with experience. Right now, you’re excellent with yic, but uanding the rhythm of battle will take you even further.”

  Cha pulled her bde back. In an instant, her bde extended with crag lightning energy. Cha made her move with a swift thrust towards Vu. Vu used her o intercept Cha’s bde, but the sword’s power was too overwhelming. It pierced through Vu’s defense.

  The lightning energy engulfed Vu. Her body vulsed from the immense shock. An explosion of energy followed, leaving the audien awe.

  Vu y unscious on the ground iermath. Her armor was charred and her nce beside her reverted to it’s regur form. Cha sheathed her bde and approached the fallen Vu with a sense of respect.

  “That was my Lightniension ability. It’s a teique that allows me to el lightning through my sword, extending its reach. It’s a move I use sparingly, but I wao demonstrate it today.”

  She then looked down at Vu with a smile. “Keep honing your skills, and maybe one day, we’ll have a rematch.”

  The announcer decred Cha as the winner.

  Meanwhile in the crowd, Roselle was starry eyed.

  Roselle cpped her hahusiastically, her eyes wide with admiration. “Wow, Chal and Cha were incredible! That Lightniension move was just amazing!”

  Risebelle gnced over at Roselle with her eyes lowered. “Don’t fet, they could be fag you in the round. You ’t afford to get all starry-eyed over them.”

  Roselle pouted. “Oh, e on, Risebelle, you have to admit they were pretty cool! I mean, Chal’s moves and Cha’s lightning teique? That was impressive!”

  Risebelle shook her head but remained serious. “Fine, fine. I’ll give them that. But remember, the match is about you proving yourself, not admiring others.”

  Kintovar chimed in. “It wouldn’t surprise me if they could use sword magic to a greater extent than what they’ve shown so far. Roselle, be prepared to fae of them in the round.”

  Juliana added, “It’s always wise to keep an eye on your potential oppos. Learn from their strengths, but don’t uimate your own.”

  Kintrinned. “Now, were all going to see somethiraordinary – the Spear of Destru in a.”

  The testant, Rawered the arena. Her long violet hair and pierg gold eyes drew the attention of the crowd.

  Roselle focused on Rawna. The memory of Rawna using the Spear of Destru to destroy her on in the past resurfaced. Despite their current alliance, Roselle couldn’t fet the fear and helplessness she had felt during that enter.

  The announcer boomed. “Hold onto your hats, folks, ’cause we’re about to see something truly extraordinary! Let me introduce you to our challehe mighty Rawna!”

  Rawna strode into the arena.“Straight from the southern reaches of Jancito, Rawna’s got a reputation that precedes her. Known as the stro member of the Southern Kingdom led by the witch Oysa, she’s here t some serious firepower to this ring!”

  The crowd’s anticipation grew as Rawna took her pce. The annouhen shifted focus to the other testant. “And now, stepping up to face her from the Western Kingdom—give it up for the Prince of Peace himself, Prince Vuldo!”

  Prince Vuldo made his grarahe announcer tinued with a flourish, “With his white hair, those striking red and purple eyes, and that fit for royalty, Prince Vuldo’s got the looks and the authority to match. Dressed to impress in his flowing red cape and bck armor, he’s here to show why he’s earhe title of Prince of Peace. Let’s see how these two giants csh!”

  The female fans in the audience couldn’t tain their excitement. They held up signs with messages like “Marry me, Vuldo!” and other requests that showed just how popur he was among the dies. The cheers and adoration from his fans echoed throughout the arena.

  Rawna smirked and said, “Seems like you’re quite popur today, ‘Prince of Peace’.”

  Vuldo chuckled. “Well, what I say? I’m simply irresistible,” he quipped, fshing a fident smile.

  Rawna raised an eyebrow, her gaze still pierg. “Irresistible, huh? I think the dies just want a taste of the royal charm.”

  Vuldo ughed heartily, “That ‘Royal charm’ will be waiting for you and that date nned.”

  A faint smile appeared on Rawna’s face. “Don’t ftter yourself too much, Vuldo.”

  The moment Strave the signal to start, Vuldo drew his bde. Rawna, oher hand, retrieved the spear of destru. They rushed toward each other, ons g in a spectacur dispy of power.

  The impact of their oi shockwaves through the arena, and the crowd erupted with excitement.

  Vuldo lunged forward with his bde fshing like a et. Rawna tered with a swift thrust of her spear. They circled one another, locked in a fierce exges. her of them gave an inch.

  Rawna suddenly activated the destructive energy of the spear.

  “Spear of destru!”

  The on crackled with dark power and she struck with destructive force. Vuldo barely mao evade the attack. The spear’s edge grazed his armor, leaving a sizzling mark.

  The croed at the close call. Rawna made a relentless assault with the spear of destru, f Vuldo to parry with his bde. The destructive energy of the spear however, was beginning to cause cracks in the bde.

  Rawna called out,“Vuldo, you’re not going to make it through this without using your sword magic. Don’t hold bae, you idiot! You know what will happen to your sword!”

  With a deep breath, he o Rawna. “Alright, I’ll do it. Brace yourself, Rawna.”

  Vuldo raised his sword high and shouted, “Bring the battle to life, Rekka suru!”

  From the tip of his Vuldo’s bde, a surge of life energy erupted, and the arena was filled with the fragrance of blooming flowers. Vibraals of various colors, like roses, lilies, and irises, materialized and swirled around him.

  With a wave of his sword, Vuldo sent this mass of ented flowers surging toward Rawna. Each petal was infused with the essence of life and became ons in their ht. They whirled and dahrough the air like a beautiful yet deadly storm of nature’s fury.

  Rawna, usually unshaken, found herself momentarily suprised by the sheer beauty and of this magical attack. The flowers’ petals began to strike her with remarkable precision.

  Rawna attempted to evade the encroag petals, but Vuldo’s trol over them was relentless. The vibrant blossoms closed in, striking her from various angles. Rawna grunted in pain.

  Vuldo, with a andiure, triggered the flowers explosive properties. The resulting spectacle was a dazzling array of radiant colors.

  When dust aals settled, Vuldo stood with a calm look. Rawna emerged, looking unscathed.

  Vuldo raised his sword with a fident grin. He decred, “You’ve always had that tough exterior, Rawna, but I know your weaknesses.”

  He took a deep breath and eled his sword magice more. This time, the life energy that surrounded him began to take shape, f ihereal vihat exteoward Rawna, aiming to around her arain her movements.

  Rawna summoned her own magical power to resist the binding by unleashing a purplish aura around her body. The csh of energies filled the arena. Vuldo’s lifeforce vines battled Rawna’s willpower.

  Vuldo spoke despite the csh calmly and raised up one hand. “I may not have your same ess, Rawna, but I won’t let that stop me from doing what o be doo pierce you.”

  Rawna broke free from Vuldo’s binding attempt. She stepped back with a gre.

  Vuldo summoned a swirling vortex of petals posed of roses, lilies, and irises. “I’m going to pierce through your defenses, Rawna. Mark my words.”

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