178 The Final Trial IV : Retribution (1/2)

I opened the door by unceremoniously kicking it backwards, there was a dull thud as it smacked into Locke's face.

That was just my luck as I ran out the moment he stumbled back, I didn't even give a time to catch his breath as I ran towards him, used his body as a spring board and smashed my knee under his jaw. His head snapped back as he took three steps back completely dazed, he swung the spear in his hand at me, but he was completely out of it. I ducked under his wild swing and hooked his arm in mine, I didn't even waist time as I brought the elbow of my left arm down.

*CRACK!*

Sure there wasn't really pain in the game, or rather there was but you wouldn't be feeling it to the expected degree. Either way having your arm broken in such a manner would not feel good, especially so if you're not someone used to see your bones sticking out of your skin. My next moved was to smash in his left knee, bending the bone wonder backwards it poked out, with blood and turn ligaments exposed, Locked looked he had hind legs, but I wasn't done with him yet.

I rested his screaming face and struggling body to the sea and shoved his head in, maybe I was being to brutal, but considering the hell these guy just out me through, I'm not giving him one quarter. Besides this was just the first death, which to be honest hasn't happened yet, it was taking too long for this dude to drown, maybe I should.....oh! He's already dead.

{You have slain your opponent, 10 points gained! Lightning bolt skill looted.}

Guess the rest of the skills the guy looted from me when bow tie with the wind, either way I should be looking for the crown. And I already have an idea where it was, but as it stands I really don't want to alarm Locke to my hunch, it was my discovery of a hiding place that had been the basis of my plan, before I ended up getting killed more than half a dozen times by that rock star band reject. Come to think of it, Locke did look very goth, while I looked really...dangerous.

I heard a flap of wings from above me, I looked up to see Locked coming down with guns pointed at my head. I dove to the side, dodging the first two shots as I flung my hands out at him. (Lightning bolt), he banked to the left, dodging the strike and unleashing three more shots at me which were all intercepted by my wings as I used them to cover my body.

I had guns too, but I didn't want to use them yet, they would probably cause a furor, or something like that, I get the feeling that the guns Dinah made were a little bit too strong, so it would better to keep them secret, at least until I have no voice but to use them.

Whatever guns he was using, they were packed a punch, but they had absolutely no penetrating power. I hunched down, my wings covering my entire body as he fired shot after shot at me. My charade should be over by now, but this was the way I learnt to fight, I always come off as weak so that my opponents would underestimate me. And so far it's worked for me, till this point, all that fool needed to do was bring down his guard and reload.

*Click!* Bingo!

(Lightning Bolt!)

This time it smashed into his chest, throwing him backwards and digging a furrow on the ground. I ran towards him, just as he got up, he had discarded the guns and had on two knuckle dusters that had daggers attached to them. He threw the first lunch, I took a step back, but the blade attached to it, had a longer reach as my jaw received a cut, however Sky's war helm form fully covered my head, all there was; was a light show as Sparks raised up from the point of contact.

The Sparks blinded me a bit and his second punch came and his me with force of a sledge hammer, I had to give him that, the guy was strong. And he seemed like a trained boxer, the way he moved his hands, his legs and centered his body was quite similar. But he was using just his hands, I could use every part of my body should the need arises.

He threw an uppercut, trying to capitalize on his previous hit, however the idea was to use the blade on the knuckle to slice me open, bringing this whole fight to a climax with a fatal injury. But I was still ready for that, whatever skill he got, he doesn't seem to confident in using it against me, but come to think of it how did he get here so fast anyway?

I took another step back, but suddenly he was at my side, his punch heading for my neck. Those knuckles of his don't seem normal, so there was no way to guarantee that my armor would out a stop to it, but then again I still didn't understand, his the fuck did he get so close! (Wind School: Sonic Scream!).

*Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!*

He was pushed back with a loud scream, I sent a lightning bolt after his still flying body as I reached my hand to the above on my back and pulled out a red filled arrow. In his daze state I grabbed his hands over my shoulder and performed a judo throw, before bringing the red filled arrow to the middle if his forehead, making sure to drive it as deep as my strength could possibly allow me.

*Booof!!!*