189 Avas Last Son (1/2)

”... I really can't help you, sorry,” said Kasumi.

”Wait! Can't you at least cast a [Bubble Shield] on me?” Jaime asked as she grabbed Kasumi's wrist.

Kasumi freed her hand and cast [Bubble Shield] on Jaime. A thin layer of blue prana surrounded Jaime. Actually, now that she took a closer look, it was actually water.

”How strong is this?” Jaime asked.

”Pretty weak, but it should at least protect you from the fire around him. Still, try not to get hit,” said Kasumi as she ran to the shelter.

Jaime clenched her fist: now she could get close to Leon. She finally had a chance to fight him. Granted, she had to make sure she didn't get hit, but it was better than nothing.

She looked towards the ceiling as she could hear Mr. Keiji and Leon clashing. She was sure that he would not be able to defeat him on his own. Sigh, why did the students attending this school had to be such cowards? Maybe it had something to do with this being real life and not some game!

*Crash*

Judging by the sounds, the fight was getting intense and she needed to hurry. Jaime dashed up the stairs and arrived on the second floor. She quickly found her classroom and was about to open the door when she stopped. The doorknob was hot.

She knew that was not a good sign. The problem was she could not remember why that was a bad thing. Think, Jaime, think! The doorknob being hot meant something... Yes!

It was something she had learnt in middle school! She was not sure if it was referring to this, but she remembered her teacher saying something about this. In the case of fire, check the temperature of the doorknobs. If they are hot, it meant the room you are about to enter is already burning. And if you carelessly open the door it might result in an explosion!

Still, didn't that sound farfetched? Why would there be an explosion if you opened the door? Oh, right! The fire needs oxygen to burn and, if the room you are about to enter is already on fire and there isn't any oxygen left inside, the fresh oxygen that goes into to the room when you are about to enter causes an explosion.

So... should she not open this door, then? Of course she should! When Leon entered he came through the window, so there shouldn't be any oxygen deprivation inside the room. Jaime took a deep breath and opened the door. There was no explosion, so far so good.

When she looked inside she was greeted by the sight of flames. Everything inside the class was burning. It was almost like she just walked into a sea of fire... where is Leon?

There was no sign of either him or Mr. Keiji inside the class. She could see the signs of fighting, but that was it. They must have gone outside! Leon's power was more effective the more open space there was!

Jaime dashed down the stairs and got outside. She could see other students evacuating, but there was also a little portion of them going towards the schoolyard. She was right! They had really carried the fight outside!

”Woah there!” Jaime was stopped by a hand on her shoulder. When she turned around, she saw that it was Kris.

”What?” Jaime asked with an irritated expression.

”Why are you going there? Didn't we make a deal? You were responsible for the [Water Lord] form. This one is disadvantageous for you, so why don't you leave this to me?” Kris said with a bright expression. He couldn't stop himself from getting excited. It seemed like he was born to do something like this.

”I want to fight, what are you going to do about it?” Jaime said with a cold voice.

”Stop you, of course. We don't want you to get yourself hurt, right?” said Kris as he frowned.

”If you stand in my way, I will cut you,” Jaime said in a threatening voice. She wasn't interested in dealing with him, so this was the quickest way to make her intentions clear. However, she could not help but notice one thing: for some reason, Kris looked overly confident.

”Not gonna happen. Before you do anything stupid, take a look at my stats” said Kris with a smile on his face.

Stats!

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Name: [Kris McKinnon]

Health: 200 / 200

Prana: 200 / 200

Stamina: 400 / 400

Age: [15]

Race: [Artificial Human]

Attributes: [1.5 x Above-average Strength]

[1.5 x Above-average Speed]

[1.5 x Above-average Agility]

[2 x Exceptional Spirit]