The Ark Of Aegis Of The Milky Way

Too cheerful, thought Z. The years to come would be a whole lot more difficult to smile so might as well be happy now.

"Even if we are from the stars, we can't help but admire our origins," commented Z.

She nodded once more, still in a trance.

"Now then, the star gazing aside, check your surroundings. It should be in full effect now. You are free to unleash your strongest spells and power against me," explained Z, folding his arms and smirking.

"Here, it's considered as another dimension. So, weight is not defined here. If you are tired, you can still sit with your wings."

Mavislin looked at him in wonder as she placed out her hands. The Elements on the palm of her hand were now much bigger as compared to when she was at the tryouts. Her wings were gleaming as she flew around.

As if it wasn't big enough, her wings had grown even further. Each time she flew, the wind started to advance. The area was huge, so Z was not affected.

"So I guess you are ready for combat?"

His hands were full of Ice and Stardust, a ball of pale blue and galaxy-colored on each palm. That was a silent agreement on both sides as they lunged at each other. Their fists met with tenacity as they continued, the smiles never leaving their faces.

Within this realm, they had the luxury to fight however they like, without the limitation of an angry mob or a playful Raiyen coming towards them.

"Windfall!" yelled Mavislin.

The wind started to weigh heavily on Z, making him drop to his knees. Mavislin took the chance to charge towards him and tried to deal the finishing blow. Yet, she was forced to a halt as he prepared a spell under his breath.

"Hail, the billions of stars that gathered! Gaze upon its glory! I invoke thee, Kalasag ng Milky Way! (Aegis of the Milky Way) "

Within a fraction of a second, a huge spiral of glowing little lights appeared in front of Z, forcefully propelled the Valkyrie towards the opposite direction. She steadied herself using her wings. He then grabbed hold of one end of the spiral and swung it.

This made the spell unravel and extend, creating a huge, flowing whip of stars. Mavislin answered accordingly as she whipped out another feather. This time, she copied the Aegis Spell and had her version of a Cosmo Whip. Z was impressed.

"A dynamic spell, huh? How many tricks you got up in your arsenal?" he asked, wiping the sweat above his forehead.

He then took the giant whip and tried attacking Mavislin. She answered quickly but the whip she made was unable to withstand the genuine article. It then vanished, forcing the girl to dodge the oncoming attack.

"I'm impressed, I'd never expect you to copy my whip in just a glance of it," he replied, pointing at Mavislin.

"Yea, but it failed."

"Using my Element as your own... Just how Elements could you possibly use?" asked Z, looking at the girl with a raised eyebrow.

"Gillian says that I've got something called the 'Amalgamation of Elements'," replied Mavislin, shyly, looking at her small hands.

"Ah, that explains it. But you shouldn't count on that too much."

"And why not?"

"You've seen it yourself. When you try to copy someone's spell, it will never be the same as the real thing. However, if you can master a specific Element, then you have control over that Element."

"It's like fighting with a hundred weapons against a single weapon. To a normal person, a hundred weapons will win. But if the wielder of the single weapon has mastered that particular armament, then victory will surely go to him or her."

"So, copying is bad?"

"Is not that it's bad. It is if you are not familiar with that Element. But it is great if it's an Element that you've practiced well in. You can be an all-rounder but that'll take time. I'll suggest sticking with one Element first."

"I guess I can do that. Thank you."

"No problem, shall we continue?" asked Z, preparing his whip once more.

She nodded eagerly as she took a defensive stance. Bringing out her Fire Feather Whip to combat the beautiful whip that Z held, the two kept clashing with great speed. The whips were getting tangled with each other but since they were not solid, these problems were fixed rather easily.

With the whips dancing in mid-air, Mavislin managed to get a small opening at the side of Z, directly aiming at the area.

"Too soon!" yelled Z, smirking.

He then used his bare hands to brace the impact of the flaming whip, much to Mavislin's surprise.

"No one has been ever able to do that..." wondered the poor girl, flying back down.