Scars of the Past

CHAPTER 51: SCARS OF THE PAST

"FREEZING GOD'S ICICLE FIST!" Akko's with ice wings! She appeared just in time!

"KAPOOOOW!" Ice and Fire collided and created a mist all over the place and wow that's a new sound effect! Akko managed to stop the masked girl's attack which means they're almost at equal magic power!

"Are you ok, Scy-"

*SWOOOOSH!* The masked girl isn't willing to slow down a little bit! The mist dispersed as she flies towards us with both hands with flames!

*BOOOOOOOOM!* Lili managed to create a barrier in front of us disabling her attack.

*SWOOOOSH SWOOOOOSH!* Wind waves appeared from above us! It's Elou's attack!

*BAAAAM BAAAAM* Ice protection again... her defenses are back. How are we supposed to deal any damage against her! We already used some spells that cut our mana in half. We only have a couple of big spells to launch before we're out too. Not only that, we're not fully used to this kind of transformation. I need to stop worrying and start doing something.

"CRYSTAL DRAGON'S MILLION GLITTER DUST!" Lili! She's going all out and shattered all of her crystals to create little gems that could cut right through anything!

It flew like the wind towards the masked girl and her barrier can withstand... wait, the pressure of the gems can-

*CRACKS!* What? It might be little but it can penetrate the barrier so easily!

"With Crystal Dragon's passive ability which is to ignore target's defense when affected by its spell, my barrier can easily break and I don't think my ice protection would help me as well because of it." The masked girl knows the Crystal Dragon's passive... it's like she knows everything.

"But it only works, if I can be affected by it-"

*BOOOOOM!* She exploded! Or not... she created an explosion to scatter the gems and make a run out of it!

*SWOOOOOOSH!* But Lili's trying to catch her again but man, the masked girl flew so fast towards me and Akko! Elou arrived just beside me as well... so what on earth is the plan?

"Don't worry, we got this, Scy." Elou looked at me, I don't know why he's thinking positive but I think if we can stop her and by any chance that she can be affected by Crystal Dragon's debuff, then we would be able to finally deal more damage and finally defeat her. I just realized that Lili has a hidden gem. No pun intended.

"We need to catch her off-guard. Even with full health, with no defense, we can kill her with a good shot. Akko and Elou, kindly slow her down so Lili can reach her. I know I'm a bit slower now but if I can get to attack her with a clean hit, I can probably kill her." Weapon form of Hydra is overpowered. With Hydra's acid, I could melt her remaining defenses if she still has left and my weapon will do the rest.

"Got it, I only have one shot left and I will be as useless as Deandre." Akko, I never know you could be mean! You're learning!

"I'll have to use a lot more mana as well to chase her down. If we can't defeat her, then I guess that will be the end. Don't want to brag but even with that mask, she's hot." Are you bragging about your ability to detect hot people even without seeing their face, Elou? Really useful skill right now, that's what we really need.

"Here she comes. Get ready. DARKNESS!" This isn't a subtle move but it would at least help me hide and move in the dark.

"KING OF THE BEASTS' ENRAGED MODE!" A higher version of rage mode! Elou, you didn't fail to surprise me today. I can feel his boiling blood and the energy flowing. This ability improves overall ability but halves maximum health so it's risky too.

"DENY DEATH!" Lili supported Elou's ability to make sure he doesn't die when hit with a fatal blow!

"ICE WYVERN'S ENDLESS BLIZZARD!" Like Lili, Akko uses elemental manipulation to chase and defeat targets. But hers is focused on trapping the target. Unlike Lili's spell, hers leaves a trace of ice on its way giving her the opportunity to trap her target before she could run out of mana.

*FREEZING*

Akko created a wider and bigger form of ice manipulation spell! This is even greater than I expected! This way, she can really manage to chase her down-

*BAAAAAAM!* The masked girl punched right through the ice manipulation giving her the change to escape from Lili's spell! I can see that Akko's really having a hard time controlling such amount of spell!

"You're not getting away!" Elou appeared in front of the masked girl who's being chased by the ice and crystal spell!

"KING OF THE BEASTS' CLAWS OF PRIDE!" A two-hit combo with a powerful uppercut and drop claw attack from above!

*BAAAAM BAAAAAM* The first hit not only destroyed the barrier but it also shredded her ice protection! The second hit directly hit her and she was pushed back towards the ice and crystal storm! Even the masked girl can't keep up with Elou's speed!

The crystals empaled through her body and it made her defenseless and the ice froze her body to an absolute state! Thanks to Akko, she made sure that the masked girl's head can be attacked. That means it's time for my final and signature attack!

"HYDRA'S WEAPON FORM! HYDRA'S FANGS!" Give me a boost Kyut!

*BZZZZT!* I flew so fast that I reached her like in an instant!

"YOU DESERVE THIS!"

*CLANG!* What?! Something stopped my attack! A barrier of some sort? Was it the mask?! I am certain that my attack hit her head!

No! This can't be it! I need to end this! Kyut! Shade! Hydra! Give me all you've got!

"SCYTHE OF GLACE'S REVENGE!" I'm about to freaking pass out! Come one, Scy! You only have one job so do it f*cking right!

"GAAAAAAAH!" I lifted the scythe of the guilt I have... I know it was my fault and this is because of you!

*BAAAAAAAAAAAAM!*

I lost everything... My transformation got canceled and I'm now falling. The ice shattered and exploded. I don't know if that did it but I can tell that I'm powerless now.

It used to be so simple. It used to be just fun... Now... everything I do ends to chaos. I let my friends down. I let my family down. I probably shouldn't have woken up. I hope I woke up at the right time. This isn't the new life I imagined. I want to start over... I-

"Scy..." Akko? Everything that happened, I still don't regret that I'm here with her... I want to stay here with them...

"Scy, you ok? Man, you looked messed up!" Elou and the others are here.

"That was cool! I used to hate you, you know." Zia, that's something you don't say out loud.

"Aren't you forgetting about me?" Oh, jeez... she's still freaking alive.

Standing up and raising my head is the only thing I could do right now.

The masked girl... her mask is broken. Her face, it shows burn scars... Who is she?

Who is she?