Aches and Pains

"You summoned a rank S Legendary Conquerer!,"Zend shouted looking as if she were about to pass out from shock.

"Something about the defiance in your spirit called to me boy, let us spar so I can see your level yes?," Leonidas began while he planted his spear into the ground and put a hand on my shoulder.

As we took our stances he urged me to use the staff I got from Zendaya using her creation ability while he fought barehanded. She had chosen Ra Egyptian god of the sun as her patron god. The staff was now restored.

"Begin!," said Zendaya.

Crack!

We had been 10 feet apart standing in the middle of the dessert behind my pyramid and I had blinked and he was in front of me in an instant! As I blocked with my staff it cracked again and I was sent flying and hit a boulder next to the palm tree forest.

I got up and I threw away both pieces of my destroyed staff as I lunged at him and my punch found air and emptiness. As I felt the hair on the back of my neck lift up I used it.

"Pharaohs Counter,"  I shouted as I saw a blow from Leonidas phase through me as if I was a ghost.

Krack!

I had managed to land a blow on him! But something was wrong, he hadn't moved an inch and something was coming at me in a blur.

Boom!

The ground shattered beneath me slightly as a thunderclap of force was sent through the gut punch he sent to me which sent me through a couple palm trees. I spat out blood slightly.

I had suffered a head impact and was bleeding from my scalp. But then it began slowly healing along with the cuts and bruises I had.

"What sorcery is this?," asked Leonidas as he seen the wounds begin to close.

"Blessing of Anubis,"  I said as I began to feel strength seeping into my bones. I was sapping Leonidas's power and life force and adding it to my own power with each blow he connected. It wasn't enough to overcome how outclassed and outmatched I was, but if I could land at least one blow that made him move or dodge then I'll consider it a Win for today.

"Come!," he yelled pounding his chest savagely.

"Chains of Anubis!," I roared as the familiar golden chains erupted from the ground to hold him down long enough for me to get an opening.

"Astral Avatar!," I said triumphantly materializing the Transparent dog headed enlarged battle avatar and brought its hand crashing down with the same force that splattered the Goblin Chief. Leonidas just looked on with disappointment in his face.

Snap!

Suddenly the golden chains broke and Leonidas was free and he caught the blow from the astral fist that was three time his size.

I opened my eyes on my throne to see Zendaya with a worried face and Leonidas looking as if trying to figure out why he chose me.

"You've grown to low rank B status," said Zendaya with an excited tone. She informed me of Leonidas's back story and how His patron god was Zeus and how he strived to win the Conquerer tournament in his day after being transported to another world by the god as he was about to die. If a conqueror won the tournament then they got the right to challenge their patron god for freedom and godhood. Apparently this monster of a warrior had lost to Zeus and was forced to serve the gods forever as a mentor. This was why he was so determined to help me get stronger, he would be freed if I won as my mentor.

"I barely tapped you. We have much work to do boy," Leonidas said angrily returning from training solo.