109 Light Vs Dark (1/2)

John was panting hard, his left hand was burnt but other than that, he sustained no other damage. The pain in his hand felt way so real, that it was distracting. If it wasn't for master's training, he wouldn't have even been able to hold on to his dagger.

”Hoh... Not bad, to be able to cancel out my fire with water” Said the other john

The moment john saw his shadow above him, he created a water shield to cancel out the dark flames, however he was still hit. That was because unlike regular flames, dark flames is harder to burnt out and last longer. John knew this because it was a move his master usually used.

His master had aptitude for fire and dark magic. So he got to see the move plenty of times, it was difficult to deal with because it was hard to put out the flame, but eventually john learnt how to.

But even knowing that, the difference in levels was obvious. John had been on the defensive this whole time and was struggling, so he thought about changing things up.

John changed his stance into the offensive one, he took a deep breath as he emptied his mind.

The shadow's location moved once again, John turned to where he had sensed it and swung his dagger, Surprised, the shadow shadow stepped to the area above John and swung his dagger downwards

John dodged it and at the same time, propelled a ice spike at him, however the shadow, shadow stepped again to dodge it. This time, the shadow was now keeping distance from john.

Master once told john 'You think too much when you fight, let your senses do the work'. Ever since then she has trained all of his senses.

”Verum Ignis” Translation: True Ignis

A pure blue flame was formed right in front of john, he propelled it at the shadow to test something

”Tenebris Aqua” Translation: Dark Water

A dark coloured liquid was formed in front of the shadow, and not only blocked but absorbed the fire, no steam was let out. The water then disappeared to nothing.

John wanted to see, if the shadow could use any other element aside from dark, and after seeing it's recent move, John believes that it can use every dark version of every element.

With this, john realised how slim his chances were of winning. However, he didn't give up

”Come at me.” Said john while concentrating as hard as he could

With a grin, the shadow with his appearance, teleported right in front of him. They were both using the same stance, therefore, their attack patterns would be the same. With this, they clashed.

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They all waited in silence, no sounds were coming from under the edge.

”John's master... have you done the trial before?”

Master nodded

”What exactly happens?” Ariel asked

”The first trial tests john's faith. John must stay true to his purpose. And for the second trial... He must conquer himself... In other words, fight.” Said master

”Fight... Himself? Was it hard when you fought yourself?” Serena asked

”No, he were evenly matched, but back then I was a kid. I couldn't use magic, and was barely experienced with using a dagger, and so was my shadow.”

”Then since john can use magic, and is very good at using it, doesn't that mean his shadow will also be just as strong? Won't that make it harder for john?!” Asked Ariel visibly worried

Master nodded as she said ”But that means the power he'll gain will be bigger.”