Chapter 349 - A Sudden Farewell (2) (unedited) (2/2)

”No… you are lying.” Gladiolus replied to my provocation. I am sure that I have successfully planted suspicion on his mind, seeing that he was wavering. ”You are just doing this to confuse me. Well, I am not buying it.”

Gladiolus charged up his thunder armor, preparing for a more powerful attack.

”I will take you down with this next attack. Prepare yourself!” Gladiolus yelled.

'It was kind of him to warn me.' I thought to myself.

I also focused all my magic to my fire armor for defense and to my sword for offense. What ever will come will surely be more powerful than the first attack.

After charging his armor, Gladiolus charged towards me in full speed. His surroundings blew away from the force. I opted to meet him head on, and so launched myself with all my strength as well.

Both of us are blowing everything in our way. And the next second, we made contact. The impact from the first attack was nothing in comparison with what we are having now.

*CRACKLE CRACKLE*

Both of our magic was fighting each other, fire against electricity. I was surprised that he was not using his water magic and only using his thunder armor more. He maybe thinking that it was the best offensive magic rather than using water. This was a great help for me, knowing that having to deal with water would be more troublesome.

Our magic were clashing against one another, fighting for dominion. My fire sword was against Gladiolus' thunder spear, fighting for supremacy.

*CRACK CRACK*

The sound of something cracking made me break eye contact from Gladiolus and look at our weapons. Both of our weapons are starting to have a crack and it was running little by little, and in both our surprises they broke.

This made our point of contact break, and our magic that was fighting one another had blown out of proportions. Gladiolus and I flew in opposite directions and fell on the ground.

”Ugh…” I groan with the pain of impact. My fire armor died out after the impact.

I can feel bruises and scratches all over my body from the fall, it tore my clothes in places that hit the ground. I tried to stand up slowly, feeling the pain all over my body. I looked at my right hand that was holding my sword a while ago. I was still holding the hilt of my sword, but the blade was already broken.

'To think that our magic was equal in strength.' I thought.

I looked at where Gladiolus fell. He was a few meters away from me, also standing up. He was also evidently in pain, his thunder armor also nullified and clothes were also torn in places. We are currently in a draw, our magic was equal in ways of strength.

”F*ck!” Gladiolus cursed. ”How could you, a mixed blood, have the same magic strength as I, who was with pure blood.”

”Heh.” I scoffed at him. ”You are still believing your mother's words. Like I said, not everything your mother tells you are true.”

I can see doubt forming in Gladiolus' eyes. The suspicion I have planted in him is starting to work. We were both at a stalemate so far in our fight, and having him doubt his reasons for fighting can give me advantage.

”Your majesty!” I heard Alex's voice calling out to me. I looked around and saw him not too far away. He was waving his hand, holding something. ”Look, your majesty. The key fragments.” He said with a huge triumphant smile.

I saw him waving the two key fragments in his hand. I was surprised because I have the other key fragment. I looked at my pocket and saw that it was torn.

'It must have fallen when I fell.' I thought. I looked at Gladiolus and thought that the fragment he had stolen had fallen too, like mine.

I looked again and was about to tell Alex to run away with the key fragments while I distract Gladiolus, but my eyes widen when I saw Clara standing behind Alex with an evil smirk.

”Alex, behind you!” I yelled, but it was too late. A sword was now piercing on his chest.

”Y-Your majesty... *cough*” Alex had a grave look towards me and coughed up blood.

”NO!” I shouted in the top of my lungs.