Duel
[The duel will start as soon as both combatants agree to the following terms:]
[The arena will become a hostile zone, but only duel participants will be able to engage in combat! Any intrusion will be penalized by the system itself according to those involved and if it is proven that one of the participants is involved will be automatically disqualified from the competition with defeat and the punishment due!]
Daizou had explained this to me before. Now that we are in a situation where there are multiple players, to avoid problems and injustices, the system has divided the places into zones according to their roles. Inside the city is a neutral zone where any direct conflict is intolerable with imposition of punishments that depending on what you do can be sentenced to death by the system itself! That's why she challenged me to a duel in the arena, a hostile zone where combat is allowed. But she had threatened that she would attack me while I was sleeping, it could have been a bluff or he would attack me at some point when I was in a hostile zone, or even willing to commit a breach of the system…
I can't tell what's on her mind about it, or how much she's willing to sacrifice just for a simple incident involving her tail, but I can tell you with certainty that she's not just anyone who would give up anything in the first difficulty… she has a strong spirit…
[The system will judge the winner of the duel according to one of two conditions: one of the challengers is no longer able to continue the fight or ask for surrender. If both are unable to continue the fight, the result of a tie will be given. The system is independent of the following situations: difference in levels between challengers, difference in players' abilities, competitors' health, competitors' death, all circumstances involving aspects between competitors and their relationships]
...The arena really is the best place anyone could use to take their anger out on someone...
[If any competitor wishes to add more conditions to the duel must say the conditions aloud, a fee will be charged and will only be accepted if all competitors agree. If the competitors want to start the duel they must say "start", automatically by saying that the competitor has accepted all the terms, when everyone has said the duel will start. If you do not agree with the conditions or do not want to participate, just leave the arena]
- I want to add two conditions to the duel: no killing is allowed and the loser will become submissive to the winner under the condition of the Tower submission system between players, with the minimum initial activation of calling the winner "Master"! (Furry in Fury)
[Rate of 80 gold coins]
This is quite expensive, the money we got in this morning's quest, when converted to gold coins, it's a maximum of two gold coins...
She lifts a bag of money that disappears right away.
[Contestant Lahri's conditions have been added to the duel!]
So her name is Lahri… it's better than calling it furry in fury…
- Start! (Lahri)
[Competitor Lahri agrees]
And now…
- Start! (Me)
[Competitor Lyunil agrees]
I count on your help Thyrus!
[3…]
She positioned herself...
[2…]
But it looks like he won't use any weapons...
[1…]
I'll leave the sword in storage for now...
[Fight!]
I…
/Woooooosh!/
/Dodge, dodge, dodge/
/Leap/
/Squats/
/Kick/ {Note: These are Lyunil's moves to try to dodge her attacks}
SHE IS VERY FAST!!!!!!!!!! (She covered more than 10 meters in one step?)
THE DUEL ALMOST ENDED IN THE FIRST MOVEMENT!!!!!!
If it wasn't for the quick reflexes I got with brother Thyrus I would have lost without knowing what hit me!!!! {Note: Lyunil decided to call Thyrus brother for some reason}
I managed to land a kick after I crouched down, but by sheer luck!
I forgot to check her level!!!
- Huh! Looks like you're not just any idiot! (Lahri)
- System, analyze!
- Since it's like that, I'll get a little heavier with you...
She is level… 30!?!?!?!
I am dead (×ロ× )!
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PoV - Lia Naila
I made it in time to see their duel. I hope the boy manages to solve this problem without them getting hurt...
- Start! (Lahri)
[Competitor Lahri agrees]
- Start! (Me)
[Competitor Lyunil agrees]
I'll be cheering for you, Lyunil...
[3…]
[2…]
[1…]
[Fight!]
/Blows!/
As expected from Lahri, she has very fast movements and her blows are very strong… despite her being from the Arkis division, she had a double class awakening and got the Fortius division too and for her combat ability both in magic and in the physical is surprising (that's what I've heard from the rumors).
But Lyunil had a good response, he managed to act as fast as she was, maybe he's stronger… wait, what expression is he doing?
Didn't he know about Lahri's strength?...
Is he new to Level 2?!
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For some reason now I feel sorry for him...
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PoV - Lyunil
I can't despair now, I'll do my best.
She made a strange movement with her hands… what does that mean?
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WHERE DID A SWORD THAT SIZE COME FROM?!
Wait… do you mean she managed to summon a magic sword with those gestures?
I don't have time to think about it. (I hope that one day I can do this with Jadi)
I pick up my sword and wait for her to move…
- Primal Instinct! (Lahri)
Did she use the same ability as Adrick? I mean she's from the Fortius division… but something doesn't seem right about her magical handling, Adrick doesn't have that ability…
/Voosh!/
She ran off in a quick charge again!
/Swing! Swing!/
She is definitely more accurate in her movements. If I still had some advantage, even if unconscious due to the power of brother Thyrus, now she has managed to equalize, or may be gradually surpassing...
She tries to attack me from various directions that my body moves before my eyes, almost as if I have the same ability she just activated, but her strength is definitely superior!
With each blow she makes, even while defending, it's as if I'm getting an increasingly intense impact... By the way, I already understand that the longer I take, the less chance I have of winning...
I'll try another approach...
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PoV - Scaren
I don't know why, but I got interested in your childish dispute, boy. But so you don't notice, I'll stay here from the top of the Arena hidden... You told me I could understand better with your actions than words...
He appears to be cornered. Just standing there defending the blows for an hour will end... wait, it looks like you had some idea...
He started… running? What does he intend…
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I really can't understand you, even with the actions...
Does he intend to win the fight in physical endurance? Running like that only makes them both more tired, but… she can't make precise lunges anymore. Does he want to play cat and mouse to find out who gets tired first? And it looks like he doesn't want to hit the girl... You really are a weird boy, Lyunil. It would be much easier if you tried to fight back…
- Come back here, you coward!!! (Lahri)
- You just accepted my apology!!! (Lyunil)
In the end, it's just child's play anyway...
Wait, looks like she stopped.
She didn't like your bad joke, boy...
PoV - Lia Naila
It's not possible, will she use that ability?
- Looks like you're too confident, I'll end your little game right now! (Lahri)
She often uses this skill in tough fights, but so soon? She really must have been annoyed…
- Fangs of Rakken!
When she activates this ability, her fangs grow and a passive ability is activated, if Lyunil intended to beat her in fatigue it won't work anymore...
PoV - Lyunil
Damn, there's something wrong with her! She looks fiercer now… I have to be faster with this.
I'll keep running through the arena… what's this?
What... is happening to me?...
/ Panting /
It's like I'm carrying a backpack of rocks… I feel more tired than usual!
/PUNCH!/
….
/PRONCH!/
Damn it! It hit me full on, I managed to cross my arms to avoid taking a direct hit, but I ended up being thrown against the wall...
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Just in time! Now we can get on with the plan.
PoV - Scaren
The girl seems to be using a pretty complicated skill. It's like she's draining Lyunil's stamina for herself! You sure got into trouble with the wrong person, boy! She has all the advantages to beat you...
But even so… that smile on his face is not from someone who has given up fighting… what are you thinking?
The girl is approaching him and he doesn't get up. What kind of plan does he intend to use?
- Looks like it's over, I'll give you a chance to give up for giving me all this trouble... (Lahri)
- Sorry, but I'm a sore loser! (Lyunil)
/Creck! Creck!/
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WHAT? HOW DID HE DO IT?!
He didn't say anything beyond that, so wasn't that a skill? But how did he know that? How is this possible?
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PoV - Lia Naila
It's too late for you now, boy... After that hit on the wall...
Lahri won't let you get away anymore, plus her passive is draining all of your stamina for her. It's an epic or even mystical skill, you...
/Creck! Creck!/
…
BUT WHAT HAPPENED?
Is this some kind of miracle?!
I decided to stand up for a better look!
How did this happen? He didn't do any skill summons and it's impossible that this was just a coincidence!
Maybe…
He won?!...
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PoV - Lyunil
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Right!
- Looks like it's over, I'll give you a chance to give up for giving me all this trouble... (Lahri)
She started to get even closer…
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- Sorry, but I'm a sore loser! (Lyunil)
…
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I put the entire palm of my right hand on the floor and I was able to feel the urge to pass!
/Creck! Creck!/
Without her noticing, we managed to create a hole in the ground three meters deep, it seems that the plan worked...
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Okay… what should I do?
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Wait… I had another idea!
I don't think it's a good idea to fight her (especially since she's a veteran of duels)
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First I would like to know if it is possible, in this single attempt I have, to create a hole in the ground that can pass at least one person?
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How many meters?
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Wow! Even though it's an insignificant use, being able to create a five meter hole like that is amazing!
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Your kind of support sometimes makes me want to cry...
<< ''^ ^)>>
You're right, but I could see during my quest that the city has some sort of sewer system underneath it!
<< Sewage? And why do you want to dig a hole with access to the sewer?>>
If what I understand is right, Daizou said that the arena is a hostile zone allowed for combat, if you leave the arena it becomes a neutral zone. If you do this during a duel, it's the same as giving up on the competition…
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Exactly! But there's a problem, I won't be able to find the exact position of the tunnel if I don't go there before the fight, but now there's no more time...
<< Leave this part to me! If I focus the power mainly on your feet, I'll be able to pinpoint how deep the earth extends below you, if there really is a tunnel below I'll be able to find out! But I'm going to need you to walk around the arena so I can find out>>
Thank you so much, Brother Thyrus! You can count on me for that too!
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<< Looks like the plan worked!>>
You really are a really strong opponent, but I told someone who would win this duel to help you out.
I get up little by little and clean the dirt that was on my clothes...
Wait, something's wrong. Why hasn't the system said anything yet?...
Does…
- YOU CHICKER! HOW DARE YOU CHEAT IN THE DUEL!!!! (Lahri)
What's happening?
I head towards the hole to check what happened and see that Lahri managed to pin her sword to the wall of the hole before she fell into the sewer tunnel...
- NOW THERE IS NO GOING BACK! YOU MADE ME EXTREMELY ANGRY!! (Lahri)
Looks like I got bad...
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I run away from the hole and when I look back I see bright streaks filling the air coming from the hole, her magic is increasing to an absurd level that you can even see!
Looks like it's over for me now...
PoV - Scaren
These brats are really interesting! It was supposed to be such a dumb fight, but it seems that the course of things has changed. She seems to be turning into some dangerous monster, this level of magic is absurd...
It was really amazing that you were able to come up with an idea to be able to win without you guys fighting! This explains all those strange actions from before and so far I don't know how you managed to do that, but...
Your genius plan doesn't seem to work out, boy, what are you going to do now?
PoV - Lia Naila
Lahri jumps out of the hole, there's something very wrong with her! I had never seen her like this before...
The magic starts to overflow so much that she starts to infest the whole arena with her magic… and it seems that she transformed too, her animal traits started to gain more and more prominence and that presence of hers… that presence?!
How is this possible?!
When she had first named her skill, I was curious to know if there really was a connection, but as time went by nothing different happened and I thought it was just a name for the skill...
But now she really is…
Transforming into the celestial beast Rakken?!...
How is this possible?!
PoV - Lyunil
I don't think even using Radiant Cut now I would be able to stop it, maybe the first Radiant Cut version of the first enemy I faced will work, but I won't be able to replicate the same situation...
It seems that even she is not being able to control herself properly...
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What do you mean by that, Brother Thyrus?
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WHAT? AM I ANY KIND OF LEGENDARY MONSTER THAT WAS DEFEATED IN THE PAST?
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Wait… this must be the seal they used on me when the tragedy happened that day…
Probably the old man did it so I could undo it the moment I woke up, but I didn't have the courage…
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Do it please!
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Do it fast! I'll hold on until you put the upgrade back on!
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Brother Thyrus, it's no longer just my life that's in danger, if it ends up helping me to stop it then I don't need to think twice...
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Please…
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I feel my senses regress and my stamina lessened. Thank you, brother Thyrus!
But fatigue has started to gnaw at me violently, it's as if her magic is choking me.
Damn… it looks like she finally noticed me… I think she prefers weak fangs or smells someone's death…
/KICK!/
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/Cranch!/
URGH...
I cough up some blood…
She didn't really hold back and ended up scratching my chest...
My clothes ended up ripping in four cuts…
But as dangerous as it was, I could feel her holding back... otherwise I would be dead by now...
She's trying her hardest...
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Thank you so much, Brother Thyrus!
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[ERROR! THE CALCULATION OF THE PLAYER'S LEVEL IS BEING REDONE!]
You really are a nice girl, Lahri!
[PLAYER LEVEL HAS BEEN ADJUSTED PROPERLY]
/Voosh!/
Rest well, Lahri!
You did very well…
/Blow!/
….
[Competitor Lahri is unconscious and is no longer able to continue the duel]
[The winner of the duel is Lyunil!]
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PoV - Scaren
What are you doing? Why do you look worse than before?
Damn, he's going to die if he keeps this up… But I can't interrupt!
/KICK!/
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/Cranch!/
Lyunil!?
If I don't stop this duel...
Wait, what's going on?
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It's not possible?
- System, analyze!
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What? How is this possible?
Did you hide it all the time?
It got extremely faster. In the blink of an eye he was behind the girl and gave her neck a blow that made her pass out.
[Competitor Lahri is unconscious and is no longer able to continue the duel]
[The winner of the duel is Lyunil!]
You're definitely not the same as I fought in Level 1.
More and more I feel that I will never be able to understand you! That's it for now, congratulations on your victory, boy!
PoV - Lia Naila
Who…
Are you, Lyunil?...
How did you manage to face her in this state?...
You…
You really won...
Is he looking at me?
- Miss Naila, I won!! (Lyunil)
He gave a big smile, waving at me as he sat down on the floor tiredly next to the girl…
You fool, did you realize what all this cost you?!
I return him with a smile. I never thought I would smile like that again...
I think I'll take some potions to help them recover…
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PoV - Lyunil
I feel a lot better now, after Miss Naila gave those potions. Glad there's a garden in front of the arena, I took Lahri and put her to sleep on the grass and now I'm sitting here beside her waiting for her to wake up. But it's been so long since she's resting, it'll be sunset soon.
But I really couldn't have done it without your help, brother Thyrus!
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What?
Are you telling me that was me?
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I don't understand until now what you mean by that, what do you mean by chosen?!
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Urgh… there is already so much mystery that I can't understand that I gave up trying to find out, I prefer to wait until it's time for everything to be revealed…
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But you said there are three seals inside me, do you mean if I release the other two I'll be able to get stronger than I am?
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I think I already know who…
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That explains so much difficulty I had, but how do I have so much power? Where did all this come from?
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If it was me from before, I would definitely stay, but I don't know if it was some personality of mine that appeared after the seal was undone or if I started to see things differently after so much happened… If I want to fulfill my mission and protect my own companions it is crucial that I get stronger, but I won't need to worry if you and your father are with me...
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The Imeruani of Destruction...
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What? Now? But I wanted to talk about a lot of things with you yet!
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I can't wait to tell Athenim that I managed to talk to you again!
I hope you return as soon as possible!!
<< I will do my best. And when you meet Athenim, tell her I'm so proud of the woman she's become >>
I will definitely do it!
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To the next!
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I think he's gone… And the sun started to set.
- Uh? (Lahri)
And it looks like someone woke up at the right time too...
She stands up with her hand on her head.
- What happened?... Han? YOU!? WHAT HAPPENED? AND THE DUEL (Lahri)
I think now I understand the others who had to hear me ask a lot of questions even after waking up...
- Calm down, the fight is over.
- Does that mean... that I lost?...
- Yes… But don't worry…
- No, no, no, I can't lose…
I think something went wrong in her head...
- I lost… it means that... that will happen again…
- What do you mean by that again?
I try to get my hand closer to her, but she jumps back in fear...
- Please please please. Forgive me, I can't take this anymore! Please!
- ...Lahri...
- I'll give you what you want, I'll obey all your orders, I can even dress the way you like, but please don't...
- LAHRI!
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry, master!
Now I understand…
This is the Lahri Miss Naila asked to help…
- Lahri...
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- I, Lyunil, release you from the condition of submission!
[The effect of the condition of the Tower submission system between players has been undone]
I was able to read a little about this through PEI and found out how I can undo the contract...
- M-Master? W-what does that mean?
- That I'm no longer your master! ^^)
- You mean that…
She started to water her eyes...
- I won't do anything to you, Lahri! You really must have had some horrible and unpleasant times, and there were probably times that you wish you had simply ceased to exist! I understand you a little, even though your situation was much worse… Despite a person having asked for it, I also wanted to help you deep down and maybe show you things you couldn't see before, like what happened to me!
- Th-then y-you're not really d-doing anything w-with me?
/Snif!/
- Nop
- W-what do you w-want from m-me then? /Snif!/
- Want to come along with me on my journey? Maybe you don't believe my words, but I promise I will protect you from your fears and help you achieve what you want! But if you don't want to, I'll understand...
Her eyes then filled with many tears!
She leaned her head against my chest, grabbed my shirt and cried...
He cried until nightfall!
Cried a lot!
He cried until he ran out of tears!
And at the end of the crying, with swollen eyes, with a beautiful and sincere smile, a short and simple answer.
Definitely a scene that I'm sure I'll keep forever!
- Yes!... (Lahri)
Even though she looks older, looking at her acting like that makes her look like a helpless child…that strong person from before may have been someone she had to become and not willingly. And judging by her behavior she's probably been alone ever since...
She ended up falling asleep again, leaning her head against me… I didn't know you've gained so much intimacy with me! I thought you were afraid to be helpless like this around others….
I stroke her head… her fur is really soft and fluffy!
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I look at her that way.
She really must have worn herself out, both from the fight and from crying.
I pick her up and go to the rendezvous point I've set up with the other three.
Just as I'm going to help them, I'm going to help you too, Lahri! As I said before, I will protect you and help you fulfill your wish.
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| Name: Lyunil Akinikai |
| Level: 100 (max) |
| Class |
| Division: Zhokin |
|Reputation: --- |
|Lineage: --- |
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