Declan stands in front of the door that leads to the Headmaster's office, it is in there that his target Lord Arsenon Regnum is currently having a courtesy call from the Headmaster himself.
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Declan despises assassination jobs, he believes that it is a cowardly way of disposing ones enemies. He prefers fighting face to face, as to show respect to your opponents.
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He closes his eyes and smiles inwardly, anticipating the battle that is about to happen, he just hopes that this man lives up to the reputation he has heard. Finally, issued his challenge.
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"LORD ARSENON REGNUM, COME OUT! YOUR DEATH IS AT HAND!"
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Declan raised his right knee towards his chest, then with a snap, thrust his right foot forward while putting his weight on his hips, hitting the door with a resounding crash.
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The heavy wooden door, banded with steel was completely destroyed by the force of his kick. When the dust settled, Declan finally saw his target, still inside the office but already on his guard.
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"Looks like you are a big one… I sure hope you would provide me with more entertainment, that that orc I killed…" the angel smugly declared.
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Lord Ars Regnum did not reply to the taunting of the angel, instead, he began to assess his bat-winged, golden eyed foe, a being he had never seen before.
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The gold eyes suggest an angel, but the bat wings don't make any sense at all confusing him.
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He is facing a very dangerous opponent, he was very sure of that. Even without the skill of sense, he can definitely feel the malice creeping up and giving him a chill in his spine.
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But it takes more than that to intimidate a man like Arsenon Regnum, they don't call him the Red Lightning for nothing.
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A huge man, standing at six foot four inches tall, and weighing two hundred sixty pounds of pure muscles, he was indeed a huge man, with long reddish brown hair framing his well chiseled face and sporting a mustache that connects into his mutton chop sideburns.
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"I don't know who you are, friend… I do not even recall if I have ever slighted you. Why would you want to kill someone who has done you no wrong?" Lord Regnum reasoned to the angel, he wants to avoid trouble if he can.
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"It doesn't matter, I was tasked by the master to get rid of you, so I will but nothing personal though, only business"
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Faster than anything that Lord Regnum has ever seen in his life, the angel was already in front of him before he even realized it moved. Superb reflexes were the only thing that saved Ars' life that time, as he was able to quickly duck the angel's blow.
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He used this opportunity to rise, tackle and drag him forward with a powerful force before throwing him off, causing him to backtrack outside the Headmaster's office.
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Lord Regnum then calmly followed the angel outside, in his mind, he is thinking that an open field is more advantageous to him, since he controls many powerful lightning spells.
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"You… Surely I heard you say that your target is me, right?" The mighty Lord asked the angel.
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"Yes only you" Declan replied
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Then Lord Regnum calmly took off his heavy black coat and tossed it aside. He then folded the sleeves of his shirt, saying; "Then you wouldn't mind letting these people behind me go, since they have nothing to do with me right?" As he points his finger towards the Headmaster and the faculty of the school who were standing still, unable to move due to fear.
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"Of course they can go. I have no business with them." The angel nodded in agreement. "This fight doesn't concern others. This is between the hunter and the prey."
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The Headmaster and the faculty took this chance to run as far away from the conflict as possible. Miss Anne and the other teachers then proceeded to go to the school buildings to get their students to safety, not knowing the danger that awaits them in the form of a green slime.
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"Now that there are no longer innocent people near us, Lord Regnum, you no longer have to hold yourself back." Declan stated with confidence.
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Ars Regnum well knows that this is a fight to the death, he will go all out like there is no tomorrow, knowing that if he loses this fight, his son would be all alone, and that is unacceptable.
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He took a small round cord from his pocket, then used the cord to tie his hair in a ponytail keeping all of it away from his eyes, so as to not hinder his vision.
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With a speed as quick as lightning, Ars started his assault, closing the distance between him and the angel in a split second, he then formed a ball of lightning in the palm of his right hand and activated the spell.
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"Lightning control MAGIC; Spark Disaster!"
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He slammed it down on the angel's side. The ball of lightning enveloped the angel's whole body and electrocuted him with a thousand volts, enough to melt even the largest Rock Ogre.
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Delcan may be an angel and angels are far above Rock Ogres but the pain he felt was not something to just power through, and Deck finally understood why his master gave him the slime as back up.
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"That was no ordinary spell… the level of control can only be possible if you are a Balekon… so am I right?" Declan who is still grimacing from the pain asked.
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"I see that you know about my rank… But it is unfair that you know everything about me, but I hardly know anything about you." Lord Ars replied.
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"Very well… I guess it is just proper to introduce myself to you." Declan tried to hide the pain as he started to straighten up. He immediately felt a stabbing pain shooting up from the side of his body. He fought hard to keep his composure steady and tried to show his opponent that his attack earlier did not damage him one bit.
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"I am Declan, The Black Death, I am an angel sent to kill you." He finished with a bow.
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"Now that our pleasantries are over, shall we start to get serious then?" Declan said with a growing smile on his face.
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"Oh, absolutely!" Ars replies as he cracks his knuckles to loosen the joints.
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The two warriors then launched themselves at each other; speed versus speed. Declan threw a heavy hook, which Ars successfully blocked.
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Ars then countered with a right while his large fist is coated with blue lightning.
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The angel quickly parried the punch with his hand by using Ars' own momentum to make his attack miss.
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The Balekon, missing his target as his punch landed on the hard ground just next to Declan. But instead of pulling back his hand, he drove his fist deeper to the ground, surprising the angel.
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"Lighting control MAGIC; Thunder Clap!"
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The ground then erupted into a small earthquake that is laced with electricity, electrocuting and this time disorienting the angel.
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Ars saw the huge opening in his opponents defenses, he quickly took advantage by pressing his attack, throwing a left hook at the angel's face and grabbing the neck of the angel's tunic with his right. With a fist covered in lightning, he released a series of blows right at Declan's face.
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A resounding crack is heard a few moments later, allowing blood to splatter all over the ground as Ars continuously pummels Declan's face causing the Balekon's fist to be covered with angelic blood.
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Declan finally got his bearings back and with all his strength, he pried himself free from the Balekon's vice-like grip.
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The angel leapt away from the Balekon to regroup his thoughts. His face was a bloody mess, not only did his body take a serious beating but also his ego. Gritting his teeth with rage, the angel decided to go all out at one hundred percent. His claws started to grow and his eyes glowed in a pale golden color.
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Declan moves faster this time. At full power, the angel's motions are like a blur of light. Heading towards Ars with the intent of ripping his still-beating heart out. He drags his claw to those massive pectorals of his enemy, but the Balekon, intercepts his claw, slapping it to the outside. Declan then uses the momentum to complete a one hundred eighty degrees turn and winds up his other claw preparing for an upper.
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He slashes with his claws in an upward direction, Ars side steps, completely avoiding the attack. Declan's claw isn't even finished reaching its arc when he quickly pivots and delivers a spinning side kick to Ars' direction.
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Ars ducks underneath the kick, then creates a condensed ball of electrical energy and throws it towards the angel, activating the spell.
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"Lightning control Magic; Thunder Discharge!"
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*BOOM!!!*
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The explosion from the spell caused a small shockwave.
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The attack however misses Declan, and the angel used this unexpected opening to throw another spinning side kick.
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The Balekon anticipated the counter and activated his defense spell.
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"Lightning control MAGIC; Static Shield"
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The Angel's foot hits the barrier, unable to reach his intended target. The set back however didn't faze Declan, instead, he increased the ferocity of his attack, he slashed and punched the shield with such force and power, that small cracks slowly started to form on the static shield.
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A smile started to form on the angel's lips as he felt that his attacks would soon destroy the annoying barrier. In a surprising move, Lord Regnum suddenly dispels his shield just as Declan was winding up his right arm for a haymaker.
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Ars Regnum has been waiting for that move all along, he observed that the angle always winds up before attacking at full strength, and is very open for a counter, seeing the opening, Ars made his move.
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Declan has already shifted his weight on his left hip, ready to deliver a right haymaker, when suddenly, out of nowhere, his arm was caught by the mighty Balekon. Ars then, with his other hand, grabs the angel's free arm in a tight grip.
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The helpless angel can only look at Ars as he tilts his head backwards then delivers a devastating headbutt to the angel's face.
A sickening CRUNCH is heard as Ars' forehead slams with such ferocity into the angel's nose which just healed from the previous fight with the orc shaman, breaking it once again.
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Declan slumps to the ground kneeling, his arms limply hanging at his sides as Ars finally released his vice like grip. Standing straight and tall, electricity cracking and dancing all over his body, making him glow in a soft bluish light, Lord Ars Regnum looks down on his fallen foe.
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"Is that all you got? How disappointing…"
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The angel has finally tasted the strength of a Balekon, he hasn't even landed a single blow.
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"Defeat really tastes like shit…" a bloody Declan silently mutters.
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A katana appears in Chitose's right hand, wisps of white smoke swirl around the curved blade like ghosts. Claire's eyes widened in astonishment at the spectacle. Chitose is beaming, she is clearly very proud and excited to show off her new abilities.
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Turning to the slime's direction, she then called her panicking classmates
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"Quickly everyone! Claire has created a bridge by the window. Hurry and escape through there!"
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Her classmates, then rushed to the window, desperate to escape this green gob of death.
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The slime started to grow larger after digesting Bong, its constitution also started to change into the element it was born from. Sharp spikes started to appear all over its body, then from its sides, appendages started to grow.
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Before the slime got a chance to further evolve, Chitose started to move, she ran towards the slime with the intent of slashing it with her sword, when she noticed that she was moving too fast, overshooting her target. She instead slashed the corridor walls, pulverizing it.
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"Whoa!" A stunned Chitose gasped, surprised at how fast and strong she suddenly became. She then remembered what Hunai was babbling earlier "Maybe she was telling me what my skills are…"
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*POP*
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"Right you are big sis!" Hunai confirmed, appearing suddenly.
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"B-big sis?!" A confused Chitose snapped back.
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Hunai just smiled sweetly, then she pointed towards Chitose's back. Chi then turned around and saw the slime had shot its sharp appendages towards her, intent to impale her.
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Chi then dived to the side, avoiding the spiked appendages by a hair's breadth. She then planted her foot firmly to the floor and leaped over the appendages and twisted her body upside down in mid-air as she slashed the appendages, cutting them off the body of the green slime.
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Just at that moment, Tusk arrived and was shocked by the chaos that greeted him, he was at the first floor when the slime started attacking the students, seeing that there were no teachers in sight, he took the initiative to organise the younger students to evacuate the building into safety.
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It was the first time that he saw Chitose since the accident, he heard the rumours, but seeing her in the flesh was truly something different entirely. She was already quite quick when she was still fat, but now, she seems to almost glide, Tusk was stunned once again, but this time he was mesmerized instead of horrified.
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After cutting down the green slime's appendages, Chitose rushed towards the slime itself, she could feel the rush of air pass her face, as she moved with speed a hundred times faster than what she is capable of.
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She can feel the strength of her arms as it grips the katana comfortably like it has always belonged to her, the sword suddenly glowed much brighter, as the light it emits started to pulse like it was alive.
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Her mind suddenly goes blank, and like a cascading waterfall, the knowledge of weilding a sword from her ancestor Sinante Bluewing flowed through her, one last gift from the High Balekon.
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She then closes her eyes and position the katana at her side in an iaido stance, her mana expansion skill became her eyes, locking her target with pinpoint accuracy, then as she glides nearer within slashing range, she draws the katana so fast for the eyes to see.
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"KIRI TSUKE!"
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She shouted, cutting the green slime diagonally into two halves, destroying the core within it that acts as its heart.
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A green essence slowly rose from the destroyed core of the slime floating up in the air. Chitose felt a sudden hunger emanating from her sword, it started to glow once more, but this time the light had a greenish hue, the green orb from the vanquished slime was being sucked into the katana.
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Hunai once again with a blank stare started to talk to Chitose
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Light Katana Level Two:
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A weapon from the native land of the original mana bearer, extremely sharp and durable.
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Bonus skill:
Heat absorption, heat recoil.
Corrosion
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Chitose then looked at the katana more closely, observing it. It now has a faint greenish hue mixed with the white wisps swirling around.
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Lyn and Claire then joined her after they ushered the last of their classmates (Bret) out of the window, into safety. They were relieved that Chitose wasn't harmed in any way.
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Even Claire, her anger from earlier was completely forgotten for now, hugged her friend in relief.
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*BOOM!!!*
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The friends were suddenly alarmed by the loud explosion coming from the school quadrangle. They quickly looked at the window facing the area.
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Tusk saw that his father was fighting someone with bat-like wings, worried, he started to go down the stairs towards his father.
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"Tusk wait! It's too dangerous!" Lyn shouted as she tried to grab Tusk's hands to stop him from running, but she failed to catch him.
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Chitose tried to run after him, but she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her right ankle. It looks like she must have twisted and sprained it when she dodged the slime's appendages earlier.
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Claire caught her friend before she fell to the floor, and supported Chitose by letting her put her arms around her shoulders.
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"Are you okay Chi? Does it hurt much?" Claire inquired with genuine concern.
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Chitose just nodded, grimacing in pain.
Running as fast as he can, Tusk started to cross the distance between him and his father.
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Lord Ars Regnum was about to finish Declan off, when his eyes strayed past the back of the kneeling angel and saw his son Tusk running towards him in great haste.
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The angel who sensed the hesitation of his enemy, quickly made his move.
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He grabbed a fistfull of dust from the ground and threw it at the distracted Balekon's eyes, temporarily blinding him. It was just a split second, but that was enough time for Declan.
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With great force, he launched himself high up in the air and made his exit as quickly as possible, escaping certain doom. He vowed that he will be coming back for another round with the Balekon.
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Wiping the dust from his eyes, Lord Regnum missed his chance to destroy his opponent. He wasn't very worried about it though, what is important right now is that his son seems to be safe and unhurt, and that is the only thing important to a father.
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Outside the gate of Triplance, the local guards were happily welcoming two beautiful ladies as they entered the town.
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Tara and Silma have finally reached Triplance.
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"Let's head that way baby girl!" Tara told Silma pointing to the direction of Holden Estate.
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