56 A Carried Whisper (2/2)

Responding in turn, Leo took to the sky before the lance could connect. He took a second to look back at Michael with a mocking grin, just in time to notice three ice daggers heading straight for him.

Before they could reach, Leo summoned a gale of wind to knock them off course. As they missed, he flew around the courtyard noticing more and more ice projectiles heading his way.

Leo knew if he were to stop, there was a chance he could be skewered by the daggers of ice. He also knew from the many training sessions he had with Michael that he could keep it up all day.

Leo flew once more in a circle until he faced Michael head on from the other side of the courtyard. He raced towards his opponent at full speed, knocking away ice daggers with his sword the moment he was alerted by his aura.

Only feet away from Michael, he saw a wall of ice coming up from the ground and banked left quickly. A moment later I would be a bug in a windshield, Leo thought with a sigh of relief.

”Tell me you have more than that leo,” Michael yelled in mock annoyance. ”The only way you'll kill me at this point is with boredom!” he laughed as Leo turned to face him.

Michael was now within a thick looking dome of ice. Since Leo was strictly a wind aura user, it was a great plan.

”How are you going to be able to attack me with that up?” Leo yelled at his opponent. ”Don't tell me you are just going to wait me out.”

Just as Leo finished speaking, he noticed spikes forming along the outside of the barrier. I had to ask, he thought as the spikes shot out in every direction.

Leo avoided all he could with his blade, all that he couldn't miss he used his aura to deflect.

Annoyance began building within Leo. With his flame aura he could have burned his way through the solid ice formation, but he only had a few ideas he hadn't yet tested with his new wind affinity.

Allowing his wind aura to come forth, tiny lightning bolts surrounded him as if he were his own miniature storm.

If I can't use flame, he thought as he focused on the tiny gold lightning bolts. I guess I'll have to try something else! Leo forced the tiny bolts to stop dancing around him. He focused them into a central point within his aura.

Confident that he had complete control, Leo shot the lightning from within his storm towards the barrier. To his surprise, instead of a tiny strike of lightning as he thought would be produced, a huge beam of gold shot from him which caved in the top of the dome.

Leo landed in the dome to face a dazed Michael in the center. With his sword to Michael's neck, Leo chuckled. ”Told you I'd kick your ass.”

Michael could only stare up at Leo for a moment. ”How did you do that?” he asked. ”I thought you only had a wind affinity.”

Leo thought about his question for a moment. ”I'm not sure, all I did was focus on the golden lightning bolts within my aura.”

”Does Will have that same aura?” Michael asked with wide eyes, he was obviously interested. ”Does he have the lightning playing around his as well?”

Leo thought back to the fight between Will and Jake when his brother had first awoken his wind affinity. ”I think so, he may have used an entire pillar of crimson flame with lightning within to blow away the corrupt army Jake brought with him.” He looked down to Michael who was currently trying to control his breathing.

”I keep forgetting to have you fill me in on what happened there.” he said as his breathing finally slowed.

”If you are this powerful,” he rose to his feet and looked at his nephew's friend. ”I can only imagine how much stronger will has become.”

”Well,” Leo said as he raised an eyebrow. ”I kind of just told you that he blew away an army with one swipe of his scythe.” he smiled at Michael who only paled more.

”You didn't tell me he had a scythe.” his voice was low yet the tone was one of admiration. ”So this is what it means to be a god candidate.”

Leo's ears perked up at the mention of a god candidate. ”Care to explain what that means?” Leo was starting to understand Michael's annoyance from being kept out of the loop.

”That's an easy one.” Michael said with an eyebrow raised. ”Will had been chosen through blood to ascend to the height of the gods.” a half smile formed on his lips as he looked at Leo. ”He has been chosen for something the likes this land nor Euphellia has ever seen before.”

”Well it figures he'd leave that part out.” Leo said shaking his head.

'Trust me,' Leo heard Will's voice from inside his head. 'I'll fill you in later, but now I need your help.'

Leo looked up to the sky as the voice trailed away. ”Looks like our god candidate is in need of assistance.” he looked at Michael with a smile of his own forming. ”Care to join?”