Spotless Forever!
The Black Masked Man stood with his arms crossed, staring at his three Magic Force enemies on the other side of the hall, staring at them while they huddled in a circle, whispering.
"So Qway really just left?" (John)
"It fits his personality. A bit of an asshole." (Oliver)
"He is an asshole, but still a part of the team. But I believe we can take this guy out on our own." (Yaku)
"Exactly. It's a three v one. We got this!" (John)
John readied himself to fight before Oliver pulled him and Yaku back to the huddle.
"Guys don't be rash. We should take this slow so we can study our opponent. Think like this, you two are strong enough to be Second-Class Sorcerers, and this Rogue Sorcerer doesn't know that. So if we let him lower his guard and underestimate us then we can take him out with a surprise attack." (Oliver)
Yaku thought about the plan for a second. He thought about all the inconsistencies, the best way to take out this opponent.
"Sure we could do that, it's a good plan, but I think I have a better idea." (Yaku)
Yaku explained his plan.
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After a whole minute of explanations John, Yaku, and Oliver finished their short huddle and stepped up to fight.
The Black Masked Man leaned from the wall, his face tired from waiting.
"What were you three talking about?" (Black Mask)
He took off his black military gloves. He waited as they stood there silently, waiting for him to make the first move.
"Ugh...! This is taking too long. How about we make a deal. We do one v ones. I fight one of you three... And if I win you all have to kill yourselves, and if you win you get some information out of me, sounds good?" (Black Mask)
He stepped closer. His muscular rigid hands pointing at them, waiting for one of them to step forward.
Yaku stepped up.
"You! I'm fighting you!" (Black Mask)
"Sure." (Yaku)
Yaku walked out of the group. His Hermes Dagger shining golden in the bright white hallway, his brown briefcase swaying back and forth, he stopped five feet away from his new opponent.
"You ready?" (Black Mask)
"Are you?" (Yaku)
"Heh, nice... I like a fighter with an attitude." (Black Mask)
He held out his hands, waving them across the air. He moved like he was a martial artist, like he planned to fight with his fists instead of his magic.
Yaku jumped back, with every movement he felt that something was off with this man, that his magic was different than normal.
The Black Masked Man slowly marched forward, one foot in front of the other, one hand higher than the other, like a snake fighting a tiger cub, he moved up and down, fingers pointed out, pushing Yaku back and back, further down the hallway.
He launched forward, one punch, two punch. Yaku dodged both, jumping back across the air, holding his dagger close to his chest, ready to activate his magic...
But he still felt like something was off, like if he activated his magic something bad would happen...
He reached into his black military vest and pulled out a small serrated blade. One step forward. One step back. He lunging at Yaku's liver. But Yaku was prepared, he dodged back, around, left and right. He kept his distance from the knife and his mysterious snake-like fists.
"You're quite quick on your feet kid." (Black Mask)
"So are you." (Yaku)
They went back and forth down the hall. Yaku dodging all of his attacks.
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Meanwhile, Oliver and John stood a good fifteen feet away, watching from a far enough distance that if any magic would go off they wouldn't be affected.
"They're really going at it. Yaku's dodging like crazy." (John)
"Yeah, he's quite the fighter." (Oliver)
"Yeah I've never seen a Fourth Class move and dodge with so much control before. He's amazing." (John)
Oliver remembered a moment from a year ago.
"No, John, he's incredible. I remember it was a year ago. We were in the same promotional exam for Second-Class's that year. I remember there was a special candidate that year that was promised by some higher-ups to become a First-Class Sorcerer. Yaku's group was up against them. They were chosen to lose. And at first, they did. Everyone but Yaku was defeated, and he was driven to a corner, about to be taken out. But then I blinked. It was almost instantaneously. Everyone on the stage... They just disappeared and Yaku... He was the last one. The only one. Left." (Oliver)
"What...? Is he really that strong?" (John)
"You saw it already, he has a second magic. It was the reason he was demoted and put on the Special Magic Squad. He's the second person in existence to wield two magics." (Oliver)
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Yaku turned down the hallway, running in the opposite direction of Oliver and John, running until he reached a dead end.
"Is this your plan? To have nowhere to run?" (Black Mask)
"Maybe..." (Yaku)
He held out his Hermes Dagger. Gripping it tight in his hands. Pointing it out forward, he took in three deep breaths. He channeled his magic and...
He dropped the dagger on the floor.
"Huh?" (Black Mask)
"How does your magic work? You weren't attacking us, and you weren't using your magic on me a minute ago. I was trying out different types of combinations on you but nothing was working. I tried channeling my magic. Using it in short bursts. But it seems your magic has nothing to do with someone releasing their ability. So then is it countering magic?" (Yaku)
The Black Masked Man smirked.
"No, but your close." (Black Mask)
"Can you at least give me a hint? Or should we keep fighting each other blind, dodging and waiting for the other to release their magic first." (Yaku)
"Well, I could tell you my secret but then it would lose all its magic... Get it?" (Black Mask)
Yaku smirked.
"Fair enough." (Yaku)
He dropped his brown briefcase to the glossy floor. He dropped his gloves to the floor aswell. He cracked his neck and raised his hands to the sky.
"Are you going to use your magic?" (Black Mask)
"Just watch." (Yaku)
His arms raised high, he screamed out to Oliver and John on the other end of the hallway.
"John, now!" (Yaku)
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They heard Yaku's call.
"John it's your time to shine." (Oliver)
John stepped up.
"I got this!" (John)
He gripped his brass knuckles tight, raising his fists to the sky. He slammed them down with incredible force.
"Earth Shape!" (John)
The ground shook as layers of rock crashed underneath the building, all forming together into a singular wall. A wall that expanded on the other side of Yaku and the Rogue Sorcerer, blocking them into an enclosed space, void of any outside contact.
The Black Masked man turned around confused. He looked at the wall blocking his path out.
"So that was your plan, to lock us in?" (Black Mask)
"Maybe..." (Yaku)
He closed his eyes and focused his magic on the space between the ceiling, the walls, and the new wall made of rock. He focused on a portal, a space between darkness and light, a void of purple magic. He channeled his magic, channeled all the training he had been doing in secret, channeling it all into one portal, into one gigantic portal that spanned the entire closed off ceiling.
"Spotless Forever!" (Yaku)
He opened up his palms. His fingers in all directions. He created a purple void suspended from the four connecting walls, across the ceiling.
"What...!" (Black Mask)
The man in black looked up to the infinite dark deep above him. Watching as one by one by one, swords, daggers, hammers, glaives, weapons of all sizes, of all shapes and ranges, watching as they appeared from the portal, raining down on him, with no escape.
"This is my magic!" (Yaku)
The Black Masked Man looked up at the weapons, their front ends pointing out, but not attacking, not moving. They stood stuck staring at him, looking with their sharp edges and deadly points.
"What are you going to do kid? Impale me? By the time these things come crashing down I'd already be out of harm's way." (Black Mask)
"I don't think you understand. You think my magic is portals and voids, allowing me to transport weapons in-between spaces. But... I actually have another magic." (Yaku)
"Another... What?!" (Black Mask)
"I'll just let you see it for yourself." (Yaku)
He crossed his arms and fingers. He chanted hundreds of words, thousands of variations, countless different hand signs, all activating one weapon after the other, activating their magic abilities one after the other.
But at the same time, Yaku expected the Black Masked Man to attack him, but he wasn't. He was just standing still, watching the weapons closely, waiting for the attack to begin.
He turned toward Yaku. Staring with a grin.
"Finally you're casting your magic. What a perfect day." (Black Mask)
Yaku cast his final magic chant. He then released his final sign, pointing everything at the man in the middle of the closed-off hallway.
All the magic at once. From every weapon and sword. All Yaku had to say was one word.
"Release!" (Yaku)
They released.
Water magic, lighting magic, fire magic, earth magic, air magic, magic from all types of monsters, from all the monsters Yaku defeated on his last mission.
And all at once, they struck the Black Masked Man. All hitting him dead on.
Water, lighting, fire, earth, air, poison, chants, curses, all the types, from all the high ranked monsters...
But... But something was off...
As the dust settled the man in black just walked out, unscathed and unharmed. Instead, he was glowing, glowing with power and strength.
"Did you figure it out yet kid?" (Black Mask)
"Your... Your magic... Oh..." (Jack)
"Yup. You won't be able to kill me with magic because magic doesn't affect me! It only makes me stronger! Because I am the strongest Anti-Sorcerer in the world! No magic can damage me! No Sorcerer can defeat me!" (Black Mask)
Yaku smirked for a quick second before coming back down to his seriousness.
"I was scared for a second." (Yaku)
The man in black looked puzzled and confused as Yaku softly chuckled under his breath.
"Sorry I haven't felt this way in a while..." (Yaku)
"What...? What is it?! What's so funny?!" (Black Mask)
"No, it's just... Your magic's shit... Your just a shittier Jack." (Yaku)
"What did you just call me?!" (Black Mask)
He stepped forward. Glowing with insane power. He held out his suraided knife, pointing it with increased power and strength. But Yaku took another step back. Pushing himself against the wall.
"Release!" (Yaku)
He activated all his magic monster weapons once again.
"Silly kid. You're just going to feed me more power, as you drain yourself." (Black Mask)
Jack sat back. His arms tucked behind his back. He relaxed as the Black Masked Man grew in power.
"You know it's funny. I trained day in and day out. Learned how to activate my weapons automatically and how to expand my portals. I charged each one of my weapons with a small amount of power day by day... And do you want to know why I did it... I did it all because whenever I saw Jack train, I saw how much potential he had, and I saw how much potential I didn't have. I realized that one day I'm going to have to fight him, and one day I'm going to have to beat him. So I trained my ass off. Day in... Day out... And I learned how to beat Jack..." (Yaku)
He looked at his hands. His blisters and callous.
"It's all so funny. I haven't felt this happy in a while. It's just so strange... How I get motivated... It's... Sad..." (Yaku)
"What do you..." (Black Mask)
He felt it all hit him at once. The amount of magic Yaku was releasing, how much he was absorbing.
"This is too much...!" (Black Mask)
He fell forward. The weight of the magic pushing him down, making him fatter with strength and power.
"Too much...! Magic...! Stop...! I..." (Black Mask)
He fell face first.
"I can't...! Absorb...! It...! All...!" (Black Mask)
He started to swell, his body expanding more and more as the magic flowed into him. The fire, the lightning, the water, the elements, the energy. Each attack stronger than the last, each attack different than the other. He couldn't contain so many different types, so many different energies. He became overwhelmed... And before he could even deactivate his own magic he... Exploded!
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