Chapter 81-Khione vs Sparky, Part Two

Before Khione can even think of a plan to get in close to Sparky, Sparky resumes her Charge Stance then shouts: "Spark Charge, Level One: Explosion," creating an explosion beneath Khione's feet.

Khione is engulfed by the rush of flames and smoke before she has a chance to react, and rashes back down to the ground in pain.

Sparky struts over to Khione then kneels down before the girl, grabbing Khione by the ponytail and causing her to wince and Sparky hoists Khione's face up to hers.

"You know-now that I'm getting a good look at you, you look an awful lot like my dad," Sparky comments, "Especially those sunrise-purple eyes of yours.  His hair was that same shade.  Those purple eyes of yours is a dead give away that one of your parents had the power of the STAR element."

Khione raises a skeptical eyebrow at Sparky.  "Star Charge?"

"Star Charge is one of the most unstable elements, and because of that, it has some of the most EXPLOSIVE spells," Sparky explains as she draws her wand, "That -combined with Fire Charge- is what makes up my Spark Element."

"Star Charge…?"  Khione softly asks herself, "But Master Flint told me both of my parents were Ice Chargers…?"

"You'd be surprised about what you could learn from your parents once they're gone," Sparky smirks, "But now…YOU WON'T BE LEARNING ANYTHING ELSE!"

Khione's eyes widen as Sparky shouts: "Spark Charge, Level One: Explosion!"

The ground begins to glow yellow beneath Khione, who doesn't have the strength to dodge.  But as the ground below begins to explode in a rush of flames and smoke…Khione feels a surge of strength.

Sparky cackles as the flames and smoke from her explosion subside.

But as they do, Sparky's eyes widen.  For instead of seeing the bloody, mangled body of Khione…nothing's there.

"WHAT!"  Sparky cries as she frantically whips her head around in a desperate search for Khione, "WHERE'D YOU GO?!"

"Missing someone?"  Sparky hears a voice ask, causing her to flinch.

Sparky then turns to where she heard the voice, finding a smirking Khione standing a couple dozen feet behind her.  Hovering about Khione's head, is some sort of glowing purple sphere made up of jagged crystals.

Sparky's eyes widen.

"What…is that…?"  She gasps, "It looks like…a STAR made out of ice?  And it's color…it's like those star-colored eyes of yours!"

"I don't get it myself…" Khione answers with a faint smile, "But once you told me about Star Charge, some memories came flooding back, and all of a sudden I felt a surge of strength!"

"What…did you remember…?"  Sparky nervously asks.

"The day my parents died…" Khione sadly answers as she stares at the ground, "My mom tried fighting the bandits who killed them off with her Ice Charge, but I never remember seeing my dad do anything!  Eventually…Master Flint told me that my parents were both Ice E-Charges.  But when you told me about Star Charge, all of a sudden, I remember my mom telling me something about my dad that I long since forgotten!  That she fell in love with him…because of his EXPLOSIVE personality…he was unstable and reckless, but because of that…brave and fun…"

Khione smiles softly.

"You know…Master Flint told me that I'm pretty reckless and fun myself…"

"So does this mean-" Sparky begins to say, too dumb bonded to finish.

"I don't really understand it, but-" Khione begins to say, but resumes her Charge Stance, deciding to use actions instead of words.

"-STAR CHARGE!"

Sparky's eyes widen.

"Two elements?!  She's…just like Carbon…!"

"-Level One: Constellation!"

In a flash of bright icy-purple light, a second cluster of jagged purple ice spikes appears above Sparky's head.

"Wh-what is this?!"  Sparky frantically cries as she resume sher Charge Stance and aims her wand towards the star, "Spark Charge, Level T-"

Before Sparky can finish, Khione instantly appears in front of Sparky, causing the explosion-user's eyes to widen.

"Sh-she's just like Smokey!"

"I can use two or more stars to create "constellations"," Khione explains as she resumes her Charge Stance, and icy-purple sparks of energy begin to burst and swirl around the body, "I can teleport between any star within a constellation."

"Amazing…" Sparky marvels, "Star Charge…is AMAZING…!"

"Star Charge, Level Two: Cosmic Eruption!"  Khione shouts again, and instantly, the star above Sparky's head explodes in a blast of icy-purple light, causing Speakers to howl in pain as she's sent flying backwards from the force of Khione's Explosion.

"You said it yourself-" Khione smirks as she resumes her Charge Stance, both icy-purple and icy-blue sparks of energy burst and swirl around Khione's body, "-Star Charge…is rather unstable!"

"YOU WON'T BEAT ME IN A BATTLE OF EXPLOSIONS!"  Sparky roars as she leaps up to her feet and resumes her Charge Stance.

"You're right," Khione smirks as she swipes both arms out, "Good thing I'm not trying to."

Instantly, Khione spawns three stars hovering in the air above Sparky's head.

Sparky thrusts her wand towards two of the stars, destroying them with an exploding fireball.

"SPARK CHARGE, LEVEL TWO: MACHINE GUN!"

But before Sparky can destroy the third star, Khione teleports behind it, with a spiked gauntlet of ice encasing her right arm.

"Remember what I said?  I need to get in close!"  Khione shouts as she launches her fist forwards, smashing it into Sparky, and causing the woman to spit up a glob of blood as she's sent flying backwards, smashing through the wall behind her then slamming into the wall behind that one, and sliding down its surface.

"Ice Charge, Level Four: Murder Vambrace!"

The force of Khione's punch causes her gauntlet to shatter.

But slowly, Sparky begins to stand up again.

"What a shame," Khione taunts as she resumes her Charge Stance, "Finishing my fights off with my Murder Vambrace…is another trend of mine."

"Star Charge, Level Three-!"  Khione shouts as she swipes both hands outwards, and instantly, five stars appear in a flash of icy-purple light above Sparky's head, orientated in the position of an even larger star.

"What?!"  Sparky cries, "A level three spell…for an element she only recently developed?!"

"-HOLY JUDGEMENT!"  Khione roars as she swipes both hands outwards.

"NOOO!!!"  Sparky cries as her own body begins to glow a bright yellow, causing

Khione's eyes to widen.

"Don't tell me…"

"SPARK CHARGE, LEVEL THREE: SUICIDE BOMB!"

Sparky's body EXPLODES in a rush of eclectic golden-yellow light and flames, just as Khione's stars last down a beam of cold, icy-purple upon Sparky.

"YOU WON'T BEAT ME…IN A BOTTLE OF EXPLOSIONS!"  Sparky roars.

"I'LL DEFEAT YOU!"  Khione roars back, "FOR THE SAKE OF MY FRIENDS!"

Sparky cries, and Khione screams.

The explosions continue emanating until the yellow light fades, and soon after, does the purple.

Sparky falls to the ground, her body soaked in blood from both Khione's explosion and her own.