Ch-14 The Masked Person vs Jasper (3)

On the other side

Norman and Jennifer had been watching Jasper's duel with the masked person. After the recent turn of events both of them were speechless.

" Your cadet is putting on a good show, Jennifer. It is an impressive feat for him to remain standing and be in fighting condition after battling for four minutes against my cadet. Also his martial arts is top notch being very precise and effective."

Out of habit Jennifer was about address Jasper as her brother but luckily she stopped herself before that happened lest Norman got to know their relationship worsening their terrible situation," Of course this was bound to happen. He is a cadet selected by me after all, what did you expect"

Norman stares at Jennifer intensely at her comment which begins to unnerve her. Jennifer tries to figure out the meaning behind Normans gaze and action. After all Norman was now a traitor to the Dragon Rainbow Academy and it was her responsibility to analyze his every action ," It is commendable for this Jasper boy to last this long but I am afraid he won't last much longer. Now the key to his victory or defeat lies in whether he can last for another minute."

Something had been bugging Jennifer from the beginning and she finally decides to ask Norman," You say that you are a traitor to the Dragon Rainbow Academy but the rules of this duel are practically the same as a cadets entrance trials. Also there is no need for a battle when you could do anything to us with your strength. Its as if you are conducting Jasper's entrance exam like a normal teacher would."

Arnard Norman remains passive in the face of Jennifer's intense questioning and simply say," Jennifer you would better hope that your cadets wins this battle otherwise you both will have no chance of escaping from me."

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After the masked person is dealt by a serious blow from Jasper it's expression was not of anger but instead calmer than before if that was even possible. It draws a sword out of thin air presumably from a magic pouch.

Jasper remembered The Masked person stating that it was allowed to use any one weapon of its own choice. The Masked Person used this condition at this moment.

As if a sword popping out of thin air was not magical enough it even started changing its color to a red shade. On closer look Jasper realized that the red color of the sword was obtained because of hot burning flames.

It was at this moment that Jasper felt the imminent threat of death . The masked person may have promised him to not kill him but its words could not be trusted when it was going to use fire in their battle, an unpredictable element that could burn him to a crisp at any moment.

He knew the cruelness of fire that burned away flames, houses and anything in its way without differentiating between good and evil.

His past experience with flames had made him develop deep fear for it. He was so afraid that he started considering forfeiting the battle . In his paniking state Jasper was suddenly reminded of a long lost memory of the time when Jennifer was still a normal human being and living with the Pierce family.

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Jennifer had always been a loving and caring sister taking care of Jasper no matter what her circumstances were. Although it was her duty to take care of her younger brother she was not really obliged to take care of him by sacrificing something for herself. However, she did everything she possibly could for him without ever asking anything in return.

Jasper still didn't know the reason as to why he had become connected to the magical Arcane World but he understood that his journey was smoother than other people in situations similar to his. This was because his sister made sure that she would take good care of him instead of abandoning him as many people might do in her situation.

Even now Jasper could bet that although her life was in danger she was thinking about his safety instead of hers. If Jennifer was willing to give so much to him then the least he could do was ensure that she remained alive.

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After having all his jumbled thoughts were sorted out Jasper regained his strength and resolve to not runaway from the current situation because the moment had finally come for him to save his sister. Without wasting another moment on these sad thoughts his brain started working out ways to survive the next minute.

It might seem that Jasper had been thinking for a long time but the reality was that only a few moments had passed.

After drawing its sword The Masked Person casted a spell on it ' Tier 1, Fire, Flame Sword ' and charged towards Jasper striking with fast and attacking blows imbued with scorching flames which Jasper could only block with his shield. Although he was able to hold his ground against these continuous attacks and even managed to return a few he knew that he was not going to last very long.

So his goal from the start was to somehow be standing even after a minute had passed and satisfy the condition for his victory by lasting for five minutes.

The masked person's strikes were scorching and every blow exchanged with Jasper burned a layer of his skin. The masked person was slowly turning Jaspers hands into a pile of ash by burning them layer by layer but this damage was not enough for The Masked Person because it used an ultimate attack on Jasper by swinging its sword in a vertical direction at Jasper.

The ultimate move of The Masked Person forced Jasper to block it using his shield but the sheer strength behind it made his knees bend he felt that he was going to faint on the spot.

This was an expected outcome because the strength behind this strike was close to 1000 pounds. Any normal person receiving such a strike would be knocked out completely however The Masked Person was a little weaker after unleashing his ultimate attack could still fight and Jasper who should have already fainted after receiving such an attack somehow managed to keep his consciousness knowing that if he lost now then his and Jennifer's life was over.

Jasper had completely lost track of time and didn't want to waste his limited energy in checking the time remaining but he felt that the five minutes was about to finish and if he could last for the remaining time then he would have won.

The Masked Persons grip on its sword had loosened due to the strain of using an ultimate move. Jasper used this to his advantage and leaped up with all his might catching it completely off-guard and forcing it to drop the sword. Jasper was not over yet as he used his ' Overwhelming Punches ' on the masked person.

The 'Overwhelming Punch' was a one time move taught to him by his master. The martial art technique used a large amount of the Jasper's stamina to deal an overwhelming level of damage to the The Masked Person. Jasper broke through his limits and attacked The Masked Person with 3 overwhelming punches on his chin, stomach and throat.

The punches to the chin and throat were very brutal and a normal person would be close to death after receiving Jasper's three attacks however this was the Arcane World and Jaspers opponent The Masked Person had tenacity comparable to a monster. The punches were able to knockdown The Masked Person but he was back on his feat after a few seconds.

The Masked person was readying himself for the next attack but when it looked ahead it realized that the battle was over because Jasper had already fainted. It had a wry expression as it recalled its battle with Jasper. This was the first time it had fun fighting someone other than master but that didn't mean he accepted Jasper.

Instead he hated Jasper because his inability to defeat Jasper in five minutes was going to cost it its master and all the hard work it had put for the last 6 months.

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