6 The Figh (2/2)
”Water creation magic- Water Cannon,” shouted Caitlin, a huge cannon made of water appearing and shooting out a blast of high pressurized water bombs.
Max planted his feet crouched down low and smiled softly. ”Speed magic- Hirenkyaku” Max uttered and suddenly everything that was happening around seemed to have a huge reduction in speed, and it felt as if every drop of his mana was moving to his legs and feet. He grinned and began running and was so surprised by the burst of speed that, even though he had originally planned to dodge the attack and counterattack one of them, he overshot his destination and went flying forward, only stopping when he ran into a nearby tree causing the magic to be cut off. Max quickly sprang to his feet and wiped away the blood spilling from his nose before anyone could see. In the distance, towards the spot he had been standing at previously, a large explosion followed from the combination of three spells.
”Damn guys, seems you were trying to kill me.” Max said, making sure his voice was loud enough for all of them to hear. They were actually much farther away from him then he had originally wanted them to be. His Speed magic was incredible, it was insanely fast but he didnt have such a good handle on it yet.
While Max was admiring his newfound magic, everyone else, spectators and opponents alike were stunned to the point where nobody was comprehending what they had seen, let alone being able to speak coherently. What they had just seen defied logic and hadn't been seen in the Clover Kingdom before. There wasn't anyone that they knew of that could use 2 types of magic. It was common knowledge that a person could only use spells based on the origin of the magic when they were born. It just wasnt possible for someone to have two types, yet here was a 15 year just like the rest of them who could do it.
And to put the icing on the cake the magic he had done was fast, so quick that only a few from the crowd had actually seen what happened, most just seen his body vanish from the spot and reappear kneeling on the ground by the tree about 30 meters away.
Mimosa clenched her teeth and tightened her hands into fists. She was having conflicted feelings at the moment, feeling proud, jealousy, worry, and some other feeling that she couldn't identify. It felt close to admiration but also not admiration, it was hard to describe. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, clearing her mind of all thoughts except rooting for her new friend. When she opened them again, she had regained her composure, showing no hint of the internal chaos that was going through her mind and heart.
”How?” asked Caitlin, who had finally found him after turning a full 180. ”What kinda freak are you? What trick is this? No mage, even the current wizard king, wields more then one type of magic. Just who the heck are you?”
”Who am I you ask?” Max said his eyes sparkling. ”I'm just a guy who doesnt know how to control his magic power yet. If you noticed, I haven't even used my grimoire yet. I'm basically playing it by ear. However I wanna try that spell again becuase i think I'm starting to understand its properties.”
The other three tensed up and prepared for the next attack, but it was already too late as Max had already started to run. ”Speed magic- Hirenkyaku,” said Max and, to the eyes of the audience, his figure disappeared, reappearing next to wind magic user. ”Your first,” Max said with a serious expression as he slid to a stop and swung out his leg towards the guys head. There was crunch as the guy blocked it at the last second with his arm, but ended up having the bone splintered as boy#1 slid backward a few feet before landing unconscious on the grassy field. Max disappeared again, this time reappearing next to the fire magic user, who was actually ready for it.
”Fire creation magic- Flame wall” The guy screamed as Max's foot came towards him. A wall of flames appeared between Max and the fire wielder and it seemed as if it would stop the attack, however Max kept his kick going. He swung his foot through the wall of flames and slammed it into the guys ribs. The poor guy flew backwards and was slammed harshly into the ground.
”Well, that wasnt too bad I guess,” Max said as he looked down at his leg. However the onlookers didn't exactly agree. Though the kick itself was powered by his speed magic, it didnt little to actually help his body withstand external forces. The pants leg had been burned completely off leaving the leg for all to see. The leg itself was burned black from the ankle to the top of the calf and was cracking in some places, blood oozing from the large burns that were scattered across the leg. However, what threw everyone off was the smile on Max's face, a mixture of pain, satisfaction, and excitement. They watched him turn his attention back to the noble who called herself Caitlin, directing the rather confident looking smile her way.
”So, whats it gonna be Caitlin?” Max asked with a small smirk, pushing back the pain that was making his leg throb. ”Do you admit defeat, or do you wanna keep going?” After Max kicked through that fire, he had felt most of his magic drain out of him, no doubt the magic had been used to shield his leg from most of the damage. So as a last resort he pulled out his final maneuver that he liked to call ”Vegeta's Bluff”.
This move referred to the time when Goku and company fought against the Android's. Vegeta had just finished off Android 19, and turned his attention to Dr. Gero. Vegeta's energy had been almost been used up but he had kept a confident face and managed to bluff his way out of it, and Max had deeply respected him for this tactic.
Caitlin seemed to be debating on what to do, but like most nobles, she couldn't see an inch past her own pride. They never took defeat gracefully or bowed out, and she was no different from the rest of the pack of idiots.
”I think I'll take my chances,” she said as she raised her hands up. ”Water creation magic- raging water needles.”
Max cursed on the inside as his bluff failed, and moved to dodge out of the way but an excruciating pain lassed through his leg and more blood began pouring out. He was rendered motionless as dozens of long, spear shaped water came flying at him. He only had time to curse once more in his mind before the water hit him, and he blacked out.