61 Chapter 9: Serena... Ariel..? (1/2)
”John?!” Shouted Serena
John had stopped moving, and a dark mist surrounded him, and completely covered him. Serena and Ariel couldn't see John and he couldn't hear or see them
”Ventus hastam!” Said Ariel Translation: Wind Spear
A wind spear was formed and propelled straight at the man, but instead of dodging, he simply created a dark shield and blocked it, A sturdy Shield similar to John's Ice shield but sinister
”Serena... Try to get john... I'll hold him back...”
”Understood, I haven't used this in a while but...”
Serena started chanting, and the man simply watched, he seemed curious about what the two girls before him, would pull off.
”Fire lion” Said Serena once she finished her chant
A lion made of pure fire was formed beside Ariel
”It'll help you, I'll get john and be-
Serena was interrupted by the man who leapt straight at her with his right arm stretched out as if trying to grab her
She leapt to Ariel's side and looked straight at him
”Doesn't look like he'll let us approach John...” Said, Serena
”But... If we don't do something... John might...”
”Calm down, Ariel. He won't hurt john... He needs him for information...”
”That's correct, but it appears that your black-haired friend can use it too, I wonder if you can use it yourself, Silver-haired elf.” He said as he looked straight at Serena
”Ariel... This guys dangerous... Let's use that...” Said Serena
Ariel nodded
”Very well, I won't move an inch off of this location, Go on.” Said the man
The mans shield only protected attacks from one direction, So Serena and Ariel decided to go with a multi-direction attack.
”sagitta ignis” Muttered Serena Translation: Fire Arrow
Shortly After Arrows made of flame began to form themselves around 10 feet away from the man. 30 Arrows were formed. Ariel began to gather air behind each individual arrow
”Now!” Said Serena
With the help of Ariel, Serena propelled the fire arrows straight at him. Yet the man didn't move, all 20 Arrows pierced him while the rest were deflected by the shield. They seemed worried about whether or not they had killed him but were more concerned about John
As Serena and Ariel lowered their guards thinking that they had won, a voice came from behind them
”So you can both use magic without chanting...” Said the man
A chills went down their spine as they hastily turned around.
As they did, he stretched out his hand to try and grab on to their necks. But thanks to the harsh conditions and battles they fought in the dungeon, they instinctively jumped back at the same time and avoided him
”That's not good... You're supposed to sit still...” Said the man as he stared at the sky
”A spell which creates some sort of dummy... What do we do..?” Asked Ariel
”We got stronger a lot stronger compared to when we first entered the dungeon... But this is another person... Fighting a person is completely different... Not to mention, he's a strong mage...” Said, Serena
Serena and Ariel looked back over to where the man was a while ago, but this time, he was gone. They couldn't feel his presence or anything
”Don't drop your guard...” Said Serena
”I know... There's no way he'd just leave us like that...” Said Ariel as she hastily looked around
[Where is he? Left? Right? Above us?]
They looked around but found no traces of him, He had either completely sealed his presence or left
They slowly approached john as they stood side by side, right when they were just a few steps away from the john who had been cloaked inside of a dark sphere. Serena felt it
”Ariel! Jum-”
An elf's senses is higher than a humans, a human can achieve senses higher than an elf if it trains enough. Serena not only had sharp senses, but she trained them, making her notice things, considerably faster than others.
But by the time she realised it was too late. The man rose up from their shadows and grabbed on to their necks.
”Caught you~” He said
Serena struggled to release his grip off of her neck but it was tight, Ariel struggled just as much but even with Magic strengthening, he wouldn't let go.