Chapter 22: Party and Duel - Part 6

Elizabeth dashed as she unsheathes her sword and used a family technique,

[Bastion Style: Whirlwind]

She slashed Fred as she dashes or to be precise, she slashed Fred at an agile speed.

She thought that it would be enough but when she looked back, he doesn't have any injuries or wounds.

Fred immediately started to attack after she looked back and mumbled, "[Plane Domain]"

Elizabeth's surroundings became gray or colorless. She tried to go out of the colorless area but it is too wide.

"What is this?!" Elizabeth angrily said and Fred grinned, "[Plane Domain], a technique to keep the area out of the world. No one can enter and no one can go out. Your movements are limited inside too!"

'To think that a calm guy like him is like... no! I see! He has two personalities! That is why he is calm earlier!' I yell in my heart as I watched the field with no colors. '*Sigh*, my eyes will go blind if I watch it with my full focus'

Elizabeth's jaw trembled as she heard that the movement inside are limited. I know what it possibly means. Limited means you can't hit him or go out, that's all. He said limit, not restrict after all.

'But I think there is a way to go out from there, you need a proper physique and skills to do that, though' I deducted and continued, 'It may sound crazy but the only way that I can think is destroy the domain itself using a spatial-type offensive attack...'

[Bastion Style: Lightning Strike]

She dashed like earlier with an agile speed and tried to strike Fred with her attack but it seems like she can't hurt him.

[Dwaine Ancestral Style: Teleport]

He teleported behind Elizabeth and used another skill.

[Dwaine Ancestral Style: Soaring Griffon]

He slashed upwards but Elizabeth evaded it and counterattack, [Bastion Style: Fiery Force]

Her blade heavily hits the ground, noticing that Fred isn't there anymore. Fred just used another skill, [Dwaine Ancestral Style: Maneuver]

He jumped but it looks like he teleported because of his fast movement. He also used a technique similar to Bryan's [Cascade]

I heard him muttered, "[Sky Descend]"

Fred slashed downwards and Elizabeth blocked it somehow but the force of the attack is great. Backing 5 meters away from the previous spot.

"How cowardly, using the domain for a simple duel" Elizabeth complains angrily as he stared intensely with the presence of killing intent.

"Fine! Do you want to lift the domain? Fine! I don't need it after all" Fred said arrogantly as he raised his hands, the domain is lifted.

"That is what I am talking about..." Elizabeth grinned and then used another technique, "[Bastion Style: Cold Fall]!" She yells as she strikes downward similar to the [Cascade] and [Sky Descend] but it is in the open field of vision. Unlike [Cascade] who ambushed enemy and [Sky Descend] who uses the trajectory, gravity, and force to descend, [Cold Fall] has an aura of nature-type aura and it also seems like she is reinforcing fortifying-type on her body.

'Is Elizabeth's technique similar to the [Elemental Sword Technique] where we use the power of elements to defeat an enemy?' I thought to myself as I started to think about the possibilities of reinforcing nature-type aura on sword techniques.

Fred didn't retreat but instead, he dashed towards Elizabeth and blocks her [Cold Fall]. It is a simple block, with no techniques that made us surprised by the series of surprises that Fred gives.

After the sword met each other, Elizabeth used [Cold Fall] again but this time, no leaping. He bashed the sword that blocks her attack until Fred's sword gets destroyed or he retreats.

'She is using a bizarre method, huh? She is like a gorilla' I said to myself as I started to chuckle at the image of the gorilla version of Elizabeth in my head.

Fred can't handle it anymore and his sword is starting to get torn.

"Are you..." Fred nervously asked as he started to get exhausted, "What?" Elizabeth replies with a little bit of annoyance.

"Are you a barbarian?"

...

...

He said it in a straight tone...

Everyone is silent for a moment but broken through by us, who started laughing. "Haha, that's a great one!" Ain said loudly and it is obviously heard by Elizabeth. She lost her cool and yells loudly in our direction, "I'll kill you later! After I kill this b*****d!"

"You are dead, Ain... The barbarian is coming..." Yuno said jokingly and unfortunately, Elizabeth also heard that.

"You too!" He then pointed at Yuno beside me and then she continued, "Men are really making fun of me! How about I kill every male here?" She smiled as if she is a psychopath murderer who likes killing.

"Ah, seriously?!" Fred said nervously as he started to guard himself. He is on full alert because she might really kill him.

Elizabeth dashed towards Fred and used a different technique.

"[Vengeful Wights]"

The area is surrounded in darkness, it looks like it is similar to the [Plane Domain] but by the name of the technique she blurted out, it seems like it can't damage you physically but mentally.

Sounds, voices, and screams of the vengeful wights ringed in Fred's ear and he started to hold his ear in fear...or so I thought. But after that, Fred regained his composure and said, "That's unfortunate, these attacks won't work on me..." He grinned and continued, "Well, I guess that is all you got, right?"

Elizabeth immediately retreated and her awareness plummeted to the max.

"Then, How about my turn now?" Fred smirked and his stance is very difficult and I don't know the trajectory of his attack on that stance at all.

"[Dwaine Ultimate Arts: Mythological Steps] and [Dwaine Ultimate Sword Technique: Unpredictable Slashes]"

Fred stepped once and the entire ground is smashed. After a step, he dashed right away and he was gone on the area where he started to dash. The next thing is that everybody saw that it is more likely teleported than he stepped.

He is now behind Elizabeth, with his stance his sword style.

He slashed once, twice, thrice, he continued slashing consecutively and Elizabeth somehow dodged the first three but in the end, she can't see the rest of the 12 slashes.

I saw it but even though I know the number of slashes, I am not sure if I can dodge them all.

Elizabeth lessens the injure by herself. She fell to the ground, unconscious and the referee announced, "Winner: FRED DWAINE!"

A round of applause ringing through the hallway and everyone is impressed by the battle.

"That is amazing! He defeated her!" Ain said as he showed an admiring eye towards the field.'

"His techniques are not simple... But I can do it too. It seems like I need to further think about the technique..." I mumbled that heard by Yuno and he said, "Theo can't see through those techniques?"

"No, I already see the information and how it works. Everything but the backlash if I used it wrong..." I said as I touched my grin, thinking.

"Backlash?" Lucy asked as she tilted her head and I replied, "The [Dwaine Technique] is surely a hard technique but I can do it without a backlash but the ultimate technique, the [Mythological Steps] and [Unpredicable Slash] might give me muscle pain like Ain did. But in this case, If I can't do it properly, I might not be able to walk for a while or worse, crippling my body..."

Everyone is speechless but impressed. "Copying abilities is definitely one of the best ability but to think that Theo can do our techniques without a backlash is more impressive..."

"Well, I got used to it because of my training. Both my mind and body are working as one, therefore, if I used another people's martial arts technique or some kind of aura manipulation, my body will instinctively adjust to the technique and therefore, I can do all of the techniques without a backlash unless it is something that you can't escape through the process of the technique..." I said as I looked at Viole.

"Hey, make sure to show me your techniques, okay?" I tapped Viole's shoulders as I chuckled and he replied, "Sure!"

Then the announcer suddenly entered in the middle of our conversation and said, "Now for the next match! Let's have Viole Wellston versus John Thompson!"

They stood up and entered the field. Viole didn't bring much but a sword and throwing daggers. 'What type of aura manipulator is he? And I also wonder what is his techniques...' I said to myself as I stared at John and Viole.

"Why don't you surrender, Viole?" John said as he smirked which made us annoyed at him and Viole replied with a calm tone, "Arrogant sometimes leads to death, you know?"

John retreated his mouth and never said anything after that.

When the referee raised his hand, both participants readied their swords. When they saw the hands is lowering, they made themselves on full alert.

"FIGHT!"

As the referee said that, Viole and John dashed towards the middle of the open field and their swords met.