Coming in fast, Norm materialized an ice blade ready to strike Aiken down. Using her hips, she swang the blade with full intention to kill.
[Tsujigen of force: Inertia force]
With a single glance, an unknown force held Norm in place, preventing her from moving an inch.
"What?" she cried out while trying to free herself.
"After what I did to you.... you'd think you would put more effort into killing me," Aiken said gently as he watched Kevin close in.
Swoosh! Slashing his sword, Kevin placed a good amount of lightning onto his blade and yet once again by some unknown force, the blade bounced back as though it was repelled with a glance.
'Lets see if your eye can follow my barrage of slashes,' Kevin inwardly planned.
Taking a deep breath, he got into position and once again swang his Asura.
[Tsujigen of force: Weak force]
Suddenly, Kevin felt a force drill through his abdomen, almost as if he received a physical punch. Meanwhile, Aiken did nothing but look at him. Blood trickled down Kevin's mouth as he collapsed to his knees in pain.
"Ridiculous, I barely put any energy into that attack," Aiken insulted as he threw his foot against Kevin's head which sent him rolling on the floor leaving a trail of blood.
"Aaaa," Norm screamed as she finally freed herself from the force that was holding her in place.
[Tsujigen of force: Inertia force]
Aiken attempted to freeze Norm in place once more but was utterly suprised by her dodging to the side. In the process, finding out one of Aiken's weaknesses. The only way Aiken can hold people in place is by having direct vision to an individual, so if she was to move from his line of sight, then it cannot hold her.
'Oh, looks like she figured it out,'.
"Come here!" Norm shouted with a grin. Finding out a weakness made Norm rather arrogant.
"If you say so," Aiken replied.
[Tsujigen of force: Force of attraction]
Using his prowess on himself, Aiken was pulled towards Norm which greatly suprised her. In her bewilderment, she received a heavy punch from him which sightly cracked her jaw. Her arrogance dwindled down as she once again realised the foe she was up against.
[Lightning magic: Twin dragons]
Immediately after Norm was blown back by the punch, two lightning dragons suddenly emerged, heading straight for Aiken.
For half a second he watched as they got close before saying sarcastically,"I am shaking in my boots".
And with yet another intense look, the two lightning dragons withered into nothing but that was not the end of Kevin's combo. Instantly afterwards, he released two lighting tigers which ran to Aiken who just released a sigh.
"Why won't you learn, at this point you're better off dead,".
[Tsujigen of force: Weak force]
Similar to what happened to the dragons, the lightning tigers also suffered the same fate but this time not in vain. In the brief moment Aiken sent a glance to the two tigers Kevin jumped in ready to pierce his Asura through Aiken's head.
'Nice tr-' Aiken was then stopped by the manner in which the sword changed form, before his very eyes into a chain with daggers at the end.
Using all his strength, Kevin threw the dagger at Aiken who in turn sightly tilted his head, gaining only a graze.
[Tsujigen of force: Force of repulsion]
Giving off another glare, Kevin was sent flying back along with his Asura. Touching the graze inflicted by Kevin, Aiken could only for a smile before he noticed Norm preparing to attack as well.
'That kid... he might have potential,'.
Norm was slowly beginning to lose hope in the battle, so far they have only been thrown around like ragdolls. To make matters worse, Aiken had not even once utilized his magic, instead he was only using his Tsujigen. Not wanting to Aiken a chance to rest, Norm materialized two ice swords and swang them relentlessly at her opponent.
'I might have to end this here,' Aiken thought as he continued to use his visual prowess to produce forces capable of deflecting Norm's attacks.
"Now!" Norm shouted.
And as if on queue, Kevin jumped in while encasing his whole arm in lightning before smashing the ground. As a result, ice and snow rose in the air, obstructing Aiken's view of them.
'So they figured if I use an eye prowess, then they would just block my vision, huh?'.
Crack! Weird crack noises were produced as a giant ice golem rose from the debris created by Kevin. Unlike when Norm created it against Lilith, it was much bigger in size due to her available mana from the serum. Pulling its arm back, it swang its fist at Aiken, aiming to completely crush him.
Sigh!
[Tsujigen of force: Gravitation force x70 ]
Like precious glass, the golem instantly fell to pieces under the pressure being emitted from Aiken. Norm and Kevin were not spared from the force as they were once again plunged into the ground.
"Norm, you disappoint me!" Aiken spoke slowly while Norm tried her best to gaze at him.
"Even after I gave you the serum, you came out weak! However, I will not kill you,".
He then shifted his gaze to Kevin before continuing," this one here might have potential, so I'm going to give you a deal. If you survive this, I will not come after you again until you prove useful,".
And with that said, he stretched out both of his palms and slowly said," prove to me your conduit material".
[Tsujigen of force: Force of repulsion x100]
Like a tsunami of wind, everything in the direction Aiken pointed to was pulled away from him, including Norm and Kevin. Similar to every attack he used, an unknown force pulled even the castle's ice walls , leaving everything to fall down the mountain. Kevin could only wonder if it was his end as his arm and legs flew in separate directions, causing blood to gush out of his body.
While Norm's body remained intact but lost a severe amount of blood.
"How did I end up like this?" Norm questioned as she gradually fell to the bottom of the mountain. Before her impending demise, she recalled her past, twenty years ago.... how it all came to this.