Ice Vs Fire

*Narrator pov*

Stiles prepared off to the side for his duel, he was next, and although on the outside it might look like he was okay with losing as long as he tried his best and had fun on the inside he wanted to win.

He wanted to win so badly.

It was odd, he knew no one would judge him or be angry with him if he lost but, for the first time in his life stiles was competing in something and felt the drive to succeed.

"You got this mate," Remus said patting his shoulder

Stiles nodded, "Thanks Remus," he chuckled, "James wouldn't let me live it down if I lose eh?"

Remus laughed, "James would be more likely to try and rope you into another prank to get your mind off of it,"

Stiles sighed, "Is it weird that I want to win so badly? I didn't feel like this when we dueled Durmstrang," he asked nervously

Remus shrugged, "It's not weird mate, I want to win, James wants to win, Sirius wants to win, we all want to win," he looked around at the other Hogwarts duelists, "The defeat against Durmstrang just made us want to win more I reckon,"

Stiles smiled, "Yeah, I think you're right,"

"NEXT WE HAVE STILES MARR VERSUS RYUJIN SHIROKAMI!" The judge yelled

Stiles took a deep breath, "Wish me luck," he said with a small smile

"You don't need it but good luck," Remus said as Stiles turned and began to walk up onto the platform

Stiles stepped onto the platform across from him Ryujin stood with a blank face. He looked serious and hungry for the win. His red and black ring seemed to pulsate with a magical heat.

Stiles held his wand, not too tight but not too light, he was ready.

"START!"

Stiles wasted no time, conjuring a flurry of ice shards with a flick of his wand. "Glacius!" he shouted, sending razor-sharp icicles hurtling towards Ryujin.

Ryujin's eyes narrowed as he assessed the incoming threat, his ring glowing with fiery energy. With a swift motion, he traced a circle in the air with his finger, conjuring a barrier of flames to intercept the ice shards. "Kahekka!" he called out, the flames dancing in response to his command, melting the icy projectiles before they could reach him.

But the effort took its toll on Ryujin, beads of sweat forming on his brow as he struggled to maintain the fiery barrier against Stiles' relentless assault. Each wave of ice sent a jolt of pain through his body, the cold biting into his skin and sapping his strength.

Stiles gritted his teeth, his determination evident as he intensified his assault. "congelationis!" he exclaimed, coating the ground beneath Ryujin's feet with a layer of slippery ice, hoping to catch him off balance.

But Ryujin was nimble, his movements fluid as he danced across the icy surface. With a flick of his wrist, he summoned a burst of flames from his ring, melting the ice beneath his feet and maintaining his footing with ease. "Honoo no Odori!" he declared, the flames swirling around him in a mesmerizing display of elemental control.

The crowd watched in awe as the two wizards engaged in a mesmerizing display of elemental magic. Stiles continued to barrage Ryujin with ice spells, each one more intricate and powerful than the last, while Ryujin countered with bursts of fire, his ring glowing with fiery intensity as he unleashed his spells with precision and skill.

With a determined expression, Stiles unleashed his most powerful spell yet, gathering a massive amount of ice energy in his wand. "gelu tempestas!" he shouted, his voice echoing through the courtyard as he sent a raging storm of ice and snow hurtling towards Ryujin, hoping to overwhelm him with sheer force.

But Ryujin was unphased, his ring pulsing with fiery intensity as he prepared his final gambit. With a deep breath, he channeled his magic, drawing upon the elemental power within him. "Shakunetsu no Arashi!" he exclaimed, his voice ringing out with authority as he summoned a tempest of flames that collided with the blizzard

The two contrasting elements met in the middle, and they closed in an epic explosion of elemental magic pushing both of the wizards backward.

Stiles began to feel more energetic, to a normal wizard that would be good but to Stiles it was horrible. It meant he was running low on his cold magic.

Ryujin began to wave his hand through the air bending his fingers to make a claw and then swiped, "Hakai no honō!" he growled while slashing his right arm downward

A brilliant burst of flames streaked from his ring creating an arc of flames that rapidly approached the ice wizard.

Stiles raised his wand, "Confringo!" the explosion spell hit the flames which dispersed them into the air stiles quickly followed up with, "Zimnyy Udary!" the spell he learned in his last duel

Shards of ice sped toward Ryujin who quickly formed a barrier of fire but, this time it wasn't as hot as some shards barely broke through digging painfully into his skin.

"Zamorozka!" Stiles yelled causing Ryujin to Jump away before a giant block of ice engulfed his position

He witnessed the Durmstrang matches of his upper-classmen. He knew the dangers of that spell.

Ryujin pivoted in his position before rushing forward closing the space in between the two, as he got closer a smirk built on the Japanese sorcerer's face in perfect Latin he muttered, "Flipendo,"

Stiles's eyes widened, "Repello!" he yelled quickly protecting his midsection but the spell wasn't aimed at his stomach but his legs

*pah!* his legs launched backward off the ground not causing him to fly backward but on the ground face first.

"ARGH!" Stiles groaned in pain as his wand was promptly taken from his hand

Stiles sighed rolling over on his back as the announcement of his loss was heard. The cheers of the Japanese students were deafening.

"Good duel," he said from his laid down position

Ryujin offered his hand, "Good duel," Stiles clasped his hand allowing himself to be helped up

"I didn't think Hogwarts taught that much Elemental magic," Ryujin said with a large smile

Stiles laughed rubbing his head, "I'm an exception,"

Ryujin laughed, "Good duel! We should spar again," he said before turning to walk back to his team

"Yeah we should!" Stiles called back at him

The loss was crushing.

But he hid that feeling with a bright smile.

After all, at least Ryujin was nice about his win. Sighing Stiles spun around and headed back to his teammates and professors.

"Sorry guys," he said sheepishly

"Cheer up mate that was brilliant! You almost had him!" James exclaimed pulling him into the group

"Yeah Stiles you almost got him! By merlins freckled buttox I thought you had him with the blizzard spell!" Sirius joined

They all laughed, "Seriously Stiles don't beat yourself up you did great out there," Remus added

The crushing feeling of defeat felt much lighter surrounded by his friends, "Yeah you guys are right, I almost had him," he smirked

"Stiles! By Merlin you did great out there I think we should find more ice spells for you, you seem to have an affinity for them!" Abara exclaimed appearing like a phantom

Yeah everything was going to be okay.

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