84 PVP (2/2)
She didn't have time to curse, however, as the boy's blade glowed purple and charged at her. A compressed shield appeared at the last moment. The sword struck it and released a shockwave that hit Orisa and pushed her. She tripped over a now unconscious girl and fell, throwing the Fog of War and covering herself with the barrier.
The Fog played a great role in her survival by making precision shots useless. Instead, the mages and shooters switched to area attacks, and those were less damaging. They still hit her hard, but at least she was alive. Several shots exploded nearby with electricity, trying to stun her.
”Raj, take Mika away!” ordered Gajef, and charged at Orisa.
The moment they were left alone after Raj obediently took the injured girl away, Gajef stomped the ground, sending a shockwave at Orisa. Her body trembled, and she fell on the ground again. The warrior shouted and stomped again:
”-Anchor!-”
Orisa felt another wave of Mana move through the ground towards her, but she didn't know any way of dealing with such spells. She tried to roll to the side, but the wave still hit her. It clung to her like an animal, forming shackles around her legs, waist, and wrists. A moment later, the spell solidified, and Orisa became trapped, unable to move.
”-Safe!-” -- ”-Safe!-” -- ”-Safe!-”
Covering herself with the shield, Orisa closed her eyes and focused only on the Mana sense. Gajef was moving closer to her, and several spells were flying in her general directions. When the warrior was just a few meters away, Orisa conjured three Shock Volleys. The darts struck him, sending shock and chaotic Mana through his body. Gajef dropped on one knee, groaning.
”You aren't going anywhere after what you did to Mika!” he muttered through his teeth.
”You left me no choice!” Orisa yelled, trying to find a way out. Thanks to her Mana control, she could activate Mana blades anywhere on her wrist protectors, so she cut through the shackles on her hands and freed them. While cutting through the rest of the shackles, Orisa eyed the stunned man and spat aggressively: ”I could have killed her, but instead, I even treated the bleeding! If I were that crazy murderer they are painting me to be, you all would have been dead already.”
”Coming through!” yelled Raj and dropped down on a distracted Orisa. She rolled to the side the last moment, so the two-handed sword only struck the ground. The boy didn't waste time pulling his weapon free and gave her an empowered kick instead. Out of breath and blinded by pain, Orisa flew ten meters and fell on the ground. She ended up outside the Fog, and two shots immediately rang. Both attacks hit her right leg.
”Fuuuargh!” Orisa cried out, raising the barrier by reflex. Several spells struck it a moment later.
Cursing inwardly, Orisa stopped the bleeding. She sensed Mana gathering beneath her feet - there was a spell forming there. Acting without a second thought, she removed the barrier and used the Launch just in time to avoid an explosion. The leap, however, disturbed her injured leg even more, and its spontaneous trajectory led Orisa directly into the nearby wall. Blinded by pain, she blacked out for a moment. A burning sensation from the ring on her neck woke her up.
When Orisa opened her eyes again, Raj was already close. A moment later, his empowered kick rammed into a barrier she hastily conjured.
”-Safe!-”
”-Flip!-”
The barrier blocked two Ice Lances shot by the mages. Orisa tried to flip Raj, but he either anticipated or reacted on time by smashing the flipping platform with his glowing fist. A volley of dispels removed all her shields and even Force Armor, so Orisa launched herself into the air again, refreshing the body protection. She landed not far from Gajef, who immediately closed the distance and pointed at her with his sword:
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”-Leash!-”
Orisa saw a faint Mana thread moving towards her and conjured Force Block. The thread, however, bent around it and struck her. She immediately felt foreign Mana inside her body agitating her flow. Something strong began to pull her towards Gajef.
”-Shock Volley!-” -- ”-Shock Volley!-”
”No use now, heh,” muttered immobilized warrior after dropping on both knees. Orisa sensed another barrage of spells and covered bother herself and Gajef with a shield.
”They might hit you, too! What's wrong with them?!” she shouted angrily.
”They are doing their job and nothing more.”
Orisa activated Mana blades and tried to cut the thread that kept pulling her closer to the warrior, but it didn't help either. A moment later, Raj appeared to her left and swung his sword. Orisa conjured a compressed barrier, but Raj let go of the sword midway and kicked her in the stomach with his glowing fist instead. She rolled on the ground but was immediately yanked back by the Leash.
It hurt so much even after going through her Force Armor. Orisa dropped on the ground, moaning from pain. She tried to conjure a shield, but a fist rammed into her head. And another one. Her vision turned dark.
”Raj, wait for a-.”
”STOP IMMEDIATELY!” a vaguely familiar voice rang through the surroundings.
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Forty days earlier.
”Okay, pumpkins, I don't know what you plan to do with the information I accidentally overheard from a very reliable source. Tomorrow starts your two-week annual leave, so I don't care where you are going. Be sure to get back on time, ciao!”
With that, Dippo departed. The note he had left earlier on the table was passed down through the rest of the team.
”Good, now we can make our move,” Iten said, going through the note once more.
”Isn't it too early? Only two weeks has passed since her trial, right?” Onuki tried to reason with him in a worried tone.
”I promised her to do whatever I can. Whatever WE can,” Iten emphasized the most important part and gave the team one of his looks.
Onuki frowned and turned away. Marina nodded with a serious expression, while Shou shrugged indifferently. Nene and Nana kept playing cards that they came to like after their game with Orisa. They would gladly go with anything suggested by Iten and involving Orisa's business anyway. After carefully folding the note and tucking it into his pocket, Iten said in a firm voice:
”Tomorrow, we begin the operation.”