83 Caged Arena Match (2/2)
The young man was at a loss when he saw such an awkward carefree guy enter the cage. ”You know this is a fight, right?” He asked I'm certainly. This man could have just walked up and not known what he had gotten himself into.
”Yes.” Will smiled at the young man and started stretching. The carefree attitude was starting to get on he young man's nerves.
”You know, if you die in this cage, no matter how important you are its still considered a fare win, right?”
”Really?” Will looked up, wide eyed with a dazzling smile. If one wouldn't know better, they'd think he won the lottery. ”How about I make it a little more interesting?” Will accessed the storage stone he had gotten from Leo and pulled out the large sack that was gifted along with the crystals. He opened it up and pulled out a gold coin for the young man to see. ”If you win against me, you can have all the gold in this bag. If you kill me, you can have anything on me.” He put the gold away in front of the young man whose eyes grew wide. ”But if I win,” he continued with a smile. ”You will follow me and possibly learn something.”
Will raised his hand to the young man. ”Deal?”
The young man raised an eyebrow. ”All I have to do is defeat you, and you'll give me all that gold?” Will could see the gears turning in the kids mind. There was a hunger in his eyes that Will understood all too well.
”Then if you don't mind,” he replaced his bow and arrow with a sword. ”Let's get this fight started!”
As soon as the announcer locked the gate, the young man's hand glowed a deep crimson as he shot out a ball of fire towards Will who dodged it without so much as taking a step.
The split second it took Will to dodge was more than enough time for the young man to summon his sword and charge him.
Will instinctively summoned up his own sword and in a split second, parried the young man's sword thrust. ”You've got good reaction time.” He said with a smile. He thrust his blade forward, sending the duelist back a few paces. The young man looked surprised at the strength Will showed. ”This won't be as easy as I thought.” He said to himself as he readied himself for another charge.
The young man had a guarded appearance. Every inch of him was on high alert, expecting anything Will might try.
Will on the other hand had a carefree look about him. His muscles were relaxed and it seemed as if he were not paying attention to the fight. His eyes lazily rested on the young man. A steady breeze lifted the hem of his white t-shirt.
Knowing he couldn't catch Will off guard, the young man charged forward for another assault. His blade turned crimson red as he charged the blade from a stone that rested on one of his rings.
Will brought his blade to match his opponents. A gale of wind surrounding his own. The two blades collided resulting in an explosion that pushed them back.
”So, you are a wind user.” The young man said as he raised another ring to his sword. Wind replaced the fire as he once more met Will for another blow.
The two swords met once again in the center of the cage and a dance had started. The young man's speed with the sword was impressive. The moment Will parried an attack, he w would try striking a place that was completely defenseless, only to be met once again by his opponents blade.
The young man thrust his blade straight towards Will's center, only to be pushed away by the swift sword he held. He then spun to slash at Will's side, only to be stopped once more.
The young man held a hand to the ground, using the aura within his ring to propel himself upward, falling once again in a dive thrust towards Will's head.
Will used his own aura to burst backward, narrowly missing the thrust. ”Your understanding of the wind aura is impressive for a borrowed power.” He said as he stopped at the other side of the cage. ”Did someone teach you?” He held his sword up once more as the young man created a whirlwind at his feet, thrusting him forward to meet his opponents blade.
Will parried a low slash to his legs and side stepped a lunge. The sword of his opponents swept from all angles resulting in a mad dance.
After a few minutes of trying to break down Will's defences, the young man propelled himself backward. A sheen of sweat covered his skin. ”You aren't bad.” He said with a smile. His breathing started to even out. ”You might push me to my full power.”
The young man dropped the sword in his right hand to his side as he brought his left to his neck. ”You seem to be quite knowledgeable with the sword,” he grabbed another cross from his collection. ”Let's see what you can do against two.”
The cross transformed into a plain silver sword with a crimson inferno engulfing it. He then raised his wind sword to the ready. It looked as though a storm had set in place of his swords as the gale of wind and blazing fire met.
”This is getting interesting!” Will brought both hands to his sword. He then imagined them splitting into two. In a moment he was holding his usual gold and silver sword with the ruby pommel in one hand, and the identical sword with an opal in the other. He allowed his twin auras to rage as the inferno of fire collided with the storm of wind. His face showed nothing but delight as he rushed forward to meet his opponent.
”Two weapons from one pendant!” The young man sucked in a breath of surprise as Will rushed him.
A gust of humid air rushed from the arena as the four blades collided one after another. A storm brewed as they twisted around each other, both searching for an opening. ”How did you do it?” The young man cried from the center of the storm. ”How did you split the weapon?”
His pace quickened as he ducked under one of Will's blades, then met the other with his own at his side. The two danced within the center of an inferno. To the outside of the cage, one would only be able to see sparks from swords within a crimson tornado.
”I'll show you after this fight!” Will yelled delightedly as he pushed himself upward, flipping over the young man's head. Their blades collided while over his head.
Though very small, the young man saw a crack within Will's defenses as he landed. He took the chance and swung his sword with all his might to the small of Will's back. The speed of the blow was so fast, he could barely keep up with it.
Everything stopped for a breath of time. The cyclone of raw energy dissipated, and the crowd gasped at the sight they were privileged to see. ”This can't be possible.” The young man gasped as he looked at his sword.
His sword had indeed connected with his opponents back, yet it met resistance that he wasn't expecting. A flowing pure black cloak waved from behind Will. It was embroidered with gold around the edges, and a crown bathed in golden fire right where the sword had hit.
”Sorry for not introducing myself sooner.” Will said calmly as he turned around. ”My name is Will.”