38 Acceptance (2/2)
”It looks like if either one of us is to hurt the other, that we need to use our weapons again. I could tell that my attacks are hurting you more than yours are hurting me, but in this fight, I want to see your blood shed as I am sure you want mine to as well.” Gorg told Leo before they both walked slowly to the opposite ends of the arena yet again.
Thanks to his Bronze Skin skill, Leo was able to receive all Gorg's blows without any worry for his safety, however Gorg was not even using any skills at this point to defend himself against Leo's attacks. ”He really lives up to the hero title.” He thought as he withdrew his sword once again while facing Gorg who also withdrew his weapon at the same time.
”Come.” This single word Gorg said sent a shiver down every onlooker's spine as they saw Gorg becoming serious for the first time during this test. What was even more shocking, was that the crazed look in Leo's eyes vanished as he became very calm and peaceful like a monk.
Without saying another word, Leo started to concentrate as his sword let out a faint glow. Right now, Leo was trying to give himself a skill buff so that his final attack would be as strong as he could make it. Due to Gorg almost having the full basic control over his water element, Leo knew that he could not hold back in the slightest.
It could be said that once a warrior was able to grasp a basic understanding over their elemental affinity, that they would be considered to have reached the executive level of power. To spellcasters such as Natalia, they would be considered to have reached the executive level of power once they were able to cast a high-level spell from just communicating with their element.
Leo up to this point, had only just begun his process of understanding the basics of the wind element and he was still so new to this, that he could only unleash a small portion of the element's powers in his attacks. Compared to someone like Gorg, he was but a little ant facing a giant and had no room to hold back any longer!
Fully charged up, Leo began to make his final strike on Gorg. What seemed as if he was falling forward, Leo's body was now only a foot above the ground as he dashed towards Gorg with his full speed while stabbing his sword out at his opponent's head.
This was a new type of move that Leo had created. By almost falling forward all the way onto the ground, it gave Leo enough momentum to increase his speed past his current limits. This move's weakness was that Leo only knew how to keep this speed by using a stabbing type move instead of a full swing.
”Not bad kid, you pass.” As he said this, Leo's attack pierced Gorg's head leaving behind only water. Just as Leo used his clone type technique to dodge his opponent's attack earlier, Gorg had done the same but with his water abilities. This allowed Gorg to not use as much strength to create his clone. This was what separated the warriors who grasped their elements to a certain degree versus those who hadn't.
With a splash of water now covering his hair, Leo withdrew his weapon as he stared at Gorg once again. Coming here at first, Leo felt that he would be able to overpower any of his potential opponents. To him, this was a very humbling experience which he would take with him to continue his path.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Sure enough, the whole crowd made up of guild members started to cheer the two in acceptance. Hearing that Leo was now one of their brothers, the members started to rush forward to greet him with nods of joy. This was short lived though, because Leo wanted to do nothing more than to accept a mission right away.