Chapter Seven

"Sam has the Ice Princess inherent skill and is very good at water Manipulation. It'll be best to hit her hard and fast without giving her time to land any attack." I advise Kyna as she steps out to the arena.

Kyna nods back at me and enters the arena, the crowd cheers wildly at the anticipation of the next fight. Sam came out after her, smirking as they both take their positions.

"Hey brother, let's see what your little slut can do against someone like me." Sam teases glaring at Kyna who remained calm although I can tell she's angry.

"I should tell you. She doesn't like being called a slut." I say.

Sam scoffs and takes a stance just as Archon signifies the start of the fight.

"Begin!" Archon yells then shines out of the arena.

The both of them slowly circled each other, none wanting to the make the first move.

"Tell me slut, how much did my brother offer you to follow him around." Sam asks trying to rile her up, a bad idea in my opinion.

"Are you going to fight or you're just going to keep running your mouth." Kyna retorts surprising me and earning a reaction from the crowd.

"It'll be a waste of effort fighting a low life beastkin like you." Sam insults. Kyna brows furrow in anger and she rushes at Sam.

"[RUSH]." Wind burst out from her feets propelling her forward as she quickly closed the distance between them.

"[Air Palm]." She release a burst of wind from her palms which Sam manage to dodge by ducking underneath the attack and counters with a roundhouse kick.

Kyna tilts back evading the strike by a breath. Sam has really improved her martial arts, staying with Max must have really paid off.

They both exchange hits, with Sam at advantage making Kyna back up. However, it'll be dangerous to exchange hits with Kyna cause of her ability to paralyze anyone.

Speaking of which, Kyna steps to the side evading a punch. "[Paralysis]." She sends a strike to Sam outstretched hand blocking the flow of Mana from that arm making it dangle uselessly at her side.

"What the hell did you do to me?" Sam jumps back grabbing her dangling arm.

"[Inherent Skill: Paralysis]." Kyna charges at her again planning to end the fight by paralyzing all parts of her body.

"Not again. [Inherent Skill: Ice Princess] [Water wave]." At the side of Sam is a tube which holds water, the water burst out of the tube and start increasing in volume then rushes towards Kyna.

Kyna stops and jumps back from the incoming wave which spread throughout the arena covering her feet.

"Now you're in my territory." Sam smiles and with her functioning arm she raises her hand and several droplets of water rises from the water pooled in the arena then freezes into a needle like shape.

"[Ice Needles]. It's over bitch." The needles fly towards Kyna.

The skill is like my Devourer skill except this time it's a barrage of ice-like needle. I wonder what Kyna would use to defend this.

"[Rotation Air Dome]." Kyna starts spinning very fast creating a spinning dome of air around her which provided protection from the attack.

"I wonder how long you can last. [Twin Water Dragon]." Two slim huge dragon forms from the pool of water and slams the dome sending Kyna flying back, hitting the ground hard.

"Your girlfriend is in trouble." Rachel comments beside me watching as Sam saunters towards Kyna who's trying to get up.

"It may look like that but Kyna has more Mana than Sam right now. If she can come up with a quick plan, she still has a chance of winning." I explain.

"So you didn't deny she's your girlfriend." Rachel leans towards me smiling sheepishly.

"Please move." I say pushing her away.

"Give up. Even with one arm I still beat you." Sam says arrogantly stopping infront of Kyna.

"It's not over yet." Kyna takes advantage of Sam letting down her guard and throws an uppercut knocking her back.

"[Compressed air]." She forms a spiraling ball of air on her palm, although not as strong as mine but enough. She slams it into Sam which sends her flying back, coughing out blood.

"Damn, she might have broken a rib." Rachel says.

"[RUSH]." In a burst of speed, Kyna appears infront of Sam.

"[Total Paralysis]." She's planning on ending this as she aims a two finger pressured strike at Sam's chest without giving her a chance at recovery.

"[Ice Shield]." From the water still in the arena, an ice Shield was formed infront of Sam which shattered upon impact with Kyna's strike.

Sam managed to escape the attack and backs up quickly grabbing her side, her left arm still useless.

"I'm not going to lose here. [Water Sharks]." Just like with the twin Water dragons several sharks formed with the water around the water rushes towards Kyna.

"[Wind Blade]." Using the force of the wind she manage to fight off against the shark although she still got hurt by some leading to cuts all over her body.

"[Ice Princess Wrath: Ice Prison]." Sam level 6 aura storms out of her body releasing pressure across the arena, anyone below level six felt the pressure, some passed out while others start bleeding from their nose trying to withstand the pressure.

Rachel stumbles beside me and I reach to grab her channeling a bit of my Mana to her to keep her from passing out.

I look at Kyna bleeding from her nostrils as she tries resisting the pressure.

"Hang in there." I muttered quietly. Even though the distance between level 5 and 6 isn't that much, the level of power level 6 practitioner holds is way higher than that of level 5. The pressure can be resisted but not defended.

The water around the arena Begins to converge, even water from cups in the arena joins the convergence around Kyna.

"Any last prayers?" Sam asks smugly pouring more Mana into her skill.

"Why haven't they stopped it?" Someone from the crowd says watching the event unfold.

"[Freeze]." The water envelopes Kyna leaving her without air as the ice forms across the surface of the ball of water encasing Kyna, leaving only the middle where Kyna is, with unfrozen water.

"Kyna listen to me." I telepathically communicate with her.

She stops trashing and looks around with fear in her eyes.

"It's Silver." I say and her eyes darts towards me.

"H20." I drop a hint. She looks at me in confusion then slowly her eyes widen and closes immediately as she falls into meditation.

"Is she dead?" Rachel ask regaining her balance.

"Watch." I point towards her.

Water particle contains H2O meaning there's air in water, she's trying to diffuse the oxygen out of the water by forcing her mana to pick up bonds of oxygen in the water and breaking them apart then forcing the oxygen into her nostrils allowing her to breath.

"Wait, what's happening."

Sam complains seeing that Kyna isn't drowning or running out of breath.

"Why aren't you suffocating?" She asks peering closer at her.

The ice starts breaking and Sam is forced to reinforce it by using more mana. Her mana pool should be almost empty by now, if Kyna could just find a way to break out of the ice and land a quick strike.

"[Combust]." The oxygen she gathered from the water starts spreading hanging to the surface of the ice, then with the necklace my mom gave her she channels mana into it forcing it to open. A small fire ball sparks out of the necklace igniting the oxygen particles which led to an explosion that threw both her and Sam back scorched and injured.

That was a very dangerous and risky thing to do, but she managed to pull it off. I spot Princess Zita staring angrily at me, she probably recognises the skill. I smile at her, she scoffs and turns her attention back to the fight.

Kyna gets up slowly, her skin slightly dark from the explosion and bleeding but she manages to get up.

"[Poison Mist]." She breathes out and a green mist flows out from her mouth.

That's probably what that creepy lady taught her, the mist invades my body targeting my nervous system but it was rendered useless by my pure mana.

Sam gets up groaning in pain, her clothes were turn and several cuts and burn marks were all over her body.

"What's happening?" She stumbles to her knees as the most invades her body forcing her body to slowly shut down.

"No I can't lose to her." Sam yells but couldn't move as her body didn't answer to her.

Kyna limps towards her with sheer will against the pain. "[Total Paralysis]." She strikes Sam chest paralyzing her body and rendering her useless.

"The winner by knockout. Kyna Fae." Archon announces and the crowd yells and gives a standing ovation.

"[RUSH]." I dash out just in time to catch Kyna as she falls.

"You did it." I said and she smiles at me before passing out.

"Well since you're out here already, why not have your own battle. The healers will handle her." Archon offers.

"I'll rather wait for her to wake up." I decline and was about walking away.

"What if I insist?" Archon threatens releasing a bit of pressure at me.

"I will still decline. After all I'm not supposed to be up now." I remain firm ignoring the pressure.

"You--". Archon grits his teeth angry at my refusal.

"You don't want to keep the crowd waiting. Boss." I say and walk away.

"The next fight. Max Rim versus Lex Allen." Archon announces.

Just like the last time when they heard Lex name the crowd went silent and starts whispering among themselves.

Lex smiles as she passed by me towards the arena.

"She did well." She comments and walks out the arena wearing a blue and black outfit with several emblems on it.

Healers rush to take Kyna off my arms just as I walk back to the waiting room.

"Just tell me where the hospital center is?" I ask as they were about taking her off my arm.

"Not too far. Please follow me." An old male healer replies and leads to the center.

The Center held several beds with bedside tables holding surgical equipments.

I lay Kyna down on a bed next to the burnt up Joseph and take a step back as the healers did their work.

A white glow emits from their hands as they channel nature mana into her forcing her cells to divide quickly to cover up her wounds.

Some dabbed at the blood stains on her body with a clear liquid substance which made her groan in pain. Others try to stitch up wide wounds using needle and surgical thread.

The burn marks on her face were beginning to close up as the old male healer rubs an ointment all over it.

I hear the crowds cheering from the room and the sound of metal hitting metal. I wonder what Max inherent skill is, but it should be something that deals with that big sword he likes carrying around.

"Her throat is scarred and she might not be able to talk properly for some days." The male healer reports.

"Why not?" I ask.

"Well she has a nerve damage on her throat due to the poison she emitted, and there was also the problem of the combustion that happened too close to her face while she was breathing." He explains.

"That shouldn't be a problem." I say and step towards Kyna.

"[Nature's Miracle]." I tap her throat and channel my pure mana into it forcing it to heal the nerve injury and the scarred throat immediately.

"Wow. What was that skill?" The man asks curiously.

" A secret." I say mysteriously and step out of the room not before telling them to make sure they treat her well.

"How's she?" A voice asks from my side immediately I stepped out making me jump.

"Are you kidding me?!" I yell looking at Martha smiling at me creepily.

"Does it look like I'm kidding?" She asks still smiling.

"She's fine." I reply. "What kind of skill did you pass to her?" I ask curiously.

"It's quite simple. Air has so many particles and there's little of carbon in air. What if there was more of carbon?" She asks.

"You made her channel mana to the carbon particles in the air making it more concentrated and dangerous." I reply as I realize what had happened.

"Good. Now why don't you get ready for your fight. Little Lex is about finishing up. I'll help you watch Kyna." She offers.

"Thanks." I accept and walk back to the waiting room.

"The winner is Lex Allen by knockout." Archon announces just as I reach the hallway.

"Next fight, Silver Gold versus Princess Zita." Archon announces.