Chapter 103-Khione vs Marsh, Part Two

"Damn, this again…" Khione says to herself as surveys the maze of thirty foot tall iron walls around her.

"Hey…why am I here?" A voice asks, and Khione turns to where she heard the voice, noticing Carbon.

"Uhh…what ARE you doing here?"

"I was standing next to you when my old man cast that spell, so I guess that's why." Carbon answers as he raps his knuckles against Tungseen's iron wall, "So this is my dad's iron, huh? It's frail…just like him…"

"So, uhh…is this a two vs one, or something?" Khione asks.

"Are ya' kidding?!" Carbon snaps as he turns to face Khione again, "I don't care about your shitty past fights, I'll just sit here until you kill that brown-haired shit head!"

"You aren't gonna attack me while I'm distracted, are you…?" Khione asks as she narrows her eyes at Carbon.

"NO!"

"Remember me…girlie…?" Marsh asks with a smirk, drawing Khione's attention towards her, "And you better stay out of this…purple-silver haired goon!"

"SHADDUP!"

"How could I forget?" Khione smirks as she resumes her Charge Stance, "You helped me EVOLVE."

"And NOW I'll help you to di-!" Marsh begins to shout as she doubles over to the side, brown sparks of energy around her body as Marsh enters her Charge Stance.

But before Marsh can finish, Khione freezes the air around Marsh, and encases her in a block of ice.

"ICE CHARGE, LEVEL ONE: PERMAFROST!"

Khione exhales, breathing out a puff of icy wind as she peers over petrified Marsh's body.

Khione flinches and brings her fists up, but…nothing happens.

Khone blinks.

"It…actually worked…?"

Khione's eyes widen.

"Holy crap, it actually worked!"

"You're..surprised…?" Carbon asks.

Khione nods frantically as she spins around to face Carbon with a beaming smile.

"Uh-huh! Everytime I freeze an opponent, it NEVER works 'cause they usually just E-Charge to free themselves from my spell!"

"Damn…so you're weak?" Carbon replies, causing Khione to scowl again.

Khione turns around to face Marsh again, finding her opponent still frozen.

"So…we're good to go, right?" Carbon asks.

Khione pauses, and narrows her eyes at Marsh, waiting ANTICIPATING something to happen.

But eventually…nothing happens and Khione slumps over and sighs.

"Man, this is BORING," she wines, "What do I do now, go find the others?"

A light bulb then goes off over Khione's head.

"I have a better idea…" she sinisterly smirks as Khione enters her Charge Stance, and icy-purple sparks of energy begin to burst and swirl around her body.

"Star Charge, Level One: Constellation!" Khione shouts, causing Carbon to perk up.

Khione swipes both hands outwards, and all of a sudden, a jagged, star-shaped purple crystal appears over Marsh's frozen head.

In the blink of an eye, Khione teleports underneath the star then smashes her fist into Marsh's jaw, shattering the ice, and sending Marsh flying backwards from the impact.

"N-no way!" Marsh stammers, "I couldn't…E-Charge to escape the ice like last time!"

"I'm a lot stronger than last time," Khione smirks as she resumes her Charge Stance.

"Star Charge, Level One: Constellation!" Khione shouts as she creates a second star above Marsh, which Khione teleports under. before kicking Marsh away, sending her flying back the other way.

Khione lands back on the ground and resumes her Charge Stance.

"Star Charge, Level Two: Cosmic Eruption!" Khione cackles as she creates two more stars next to Marsh which then explode in a flash of purple energy, causing the mud user to howl in pain.

"St-stop toying with me, girly!" Marsh cries as she falls to the ground and resumes her Charge Stance.

"Mud Charge, Level Two: Iron Needles!" Marsh cries as solidified daggers of mud fly from her chest.

In response, Khione resumes her own Charge Stance.

"Ice Charge, Level Three: Solid Lance!" Khione shouts as freezes the air before her into the shape of lances, sending them flying towards Marsh.

The two women's spells collide, however, Khione's spell instantly overpowers Marsh's spell, and continues flying towards her.

Marsh's eyes widen in fear.

"M-Mud Charge, Level One: Passerby!" She shouts, and as Khione's ice lances pierce Marsh, they are ineffective as they fly through her muddy body.

"How's that, girly?!" Marsh cackles as she resumes her Charge Stance, "Mud Charge, Level Three: Sewer Pipe!"

The dirt beneath Marsh's feet begins to liquidy then rise into the air, forming a geyser of mud, which then begins to crash down upon Khione.

In response, Khione resumes her Charge Stance, then freezes the air around her fist into the form of a spiked gauntlet.

"Ice Charge…Level Four…" Khione begins to growl.

"DIE, GIRLY!" Marsh cackles, as her mud tsunami begins to surround Khione.

"-MURDER VAMBRACE!"

With a roar, Khione launches a fist outwards and SLAMS it into Marsh's mud tsunami, INSTANTLY freezing it over a mere moment later.

"WHAT?!" Marsh cries as she recoils, "You…forze my ENTIRE tsunami?!"

"There's more where that came from!" Khione roars as she resumes her Charge Stanceone final time.

"Star Charge, Level Two: Cosmic Eruption!" Khione shouts as she creates one final star above Marsh.

"HAH!" Marsh cackles, "While I'm made of mud, your attacks can't hurt me-"

But before Marsh can finish, Marsh is cut off when Khione's star EXPLODES in a flash of purple energy, causing Marsh to scream in pain as she limply flops to the ground.

Khione then hears some clapping come from behind her, so she turns around, watching as a smirking Carbon stroll up to her.

"Two elements, huh?" Carbon asks as he approaches Khione, forcing her to back up until her back is pressed against an iron wall.

Carbon places a hand next to Khione's head, causing her to flinch.

"I've got two, as well," Carbon smirks, "How about some private lessons some time, I'll teach ya' how to FUSE 'em!"

"Um…uh…" Khione blushes as she peers up at Carbon, "What are you doing?"

"Flirting."

Khione stares up at Carbon, blankly.

And then, without another word, Khione SHOOTS a leg up, and kicks Carbon in the nuts!

Carbon's eyes nearly bulge out of his head, and then, with a pained whimper, he falls to the ground, clutching his crotch in agony.

"So how…do you have two elements…anyway…?" Carbon weakly asks from his place on the ground.

Khione shrugs. "I dunno, I just unlocked my dad's element when fighting Sparky. Ice is from my mom."

"You know, I'm serious about teaching you," Carbon grunts as he stands back up, causing Khione to blush again.

"Why?" She asks.

"I'd do anything to kill Prometheus…"