Chapter 14-Good Luck and Bad Luck

Being separated from the Niko, Vulco was forced to fight on his own. The suit of armor dashed in throwing multiple slashes aiming to kill him quickly. Vulco had not pulled out his kakugan and was only dodging the attacks.

The suit of red armor flashed forward slashing at Vulcos' stomach. Vulco jumped back a little allowing for the blade to miss. This provided an opening for Vulco. He pulled back his fist and landed a strike square in the helmet sounding like a brick had just been smashed against a rock. The armor stumbled to the side in response allowing for Vulco to follow up with a kick landing on it's stomach. Vulco heard the sound of air leaving a body as the suit of armor went rolling through the snow.

" Dam. It." The armor spoke rising to it's feet. The voice was high pitched and even through the armor Vulco could tell it was a girl. " How are you doing that."

" What winning? Vulco spoke with an arrogant smile strung across his face.

" No." The girl responded sharply. " Your shrine energy. . . It's so uncontrolled it's just leaking from your body."

Vulco looked to his feet were he could see his yellow tinted shrine energy seeping from his body. He brought his hands to his face were he could see the same leaking from his fists. 

" Man. I thought I had gotten better with that."

" How repulsive. I'm not going to lose to you.."

" To many women have called me repulsive. . . I usually just walk away when they do but this time. It won't be that easy to beat me."

The battle continued. Up till this point the women in armor hasn't landed a single blow. Vulco was quick on his feet and could bend his body in odd ways. That wasn't all though. . . The women has also recognized why his strikes are so effective. He may not be able to control his shrine energy at all but every time he goes for a blow. His energy instinctively gather at the point of impact amplifying the blow.

The woman leaped over Vulco attempting to land a strike on his back. Vulco bent his body an awkward way and avoided the attack, but once the women landed she kicked up snow blocking his view. Vulco jumped back expecting a quick attack but the kicked up snow was spit with the kakugan pointed directly at him.

Vulco leaned back as much as he could but the women switched her grip and swung the blade across his chest cutting through the school uniform, not enough to cut flesh but it was the first blow she landed. Vulco responded with a fist connecting on her blade with so much force it chipped her sword and sent her sliding back.

" Dam it." Vulco examined his uniform " Jack is going to be pissed. . . I've gone through to many uniforms."

" That's it." The snow cleared reveling the red knight standing with a chipped blade. " I've got you figured out."

" Do you now!"

" Your quick and flexible. . . I didn't want to have to use such an ability on you but." She dropped her kakugan and brought her hand together with a clap. " I need an attack that won't miss." She pointed her hands lying flat against each other and pointed them at Vulco.

A flash of light followed by three flying circles exposing a blinding light with their streaks cutting through the air heading for Vulco. Looking at them was tough but Vulco forced himself to do so. " Is their blinding light all she has going for them." Stepping to the side Vulco waited for them to pass.

" The hell!" In an instant the flying light changed direction and turned so they would hit Vulco at center mass. Closing quickly, Vulco last second jumped over them but while in the air they changed course again and followed him.

He twisted his body awkwardly once more barely dodging them. Landing back on the ground he dashed back attempting to create distance. The balls of light followed. Dashing through the bushes and small trees, Vulco managed to cause one to smack against a tree branch blowing it into wood chips. " That's not good."

Emerging back into the clearing, he saw the women standing in the center her kakugan still in hand. She looked at him with. Even though he couldn't see her eyes, he could tell she was confident in a victory.

" Don't be so sure."

Vulco slid to a stop in the field as the lights followed after him. Closing his eyes he stood awaiting their arrival.

" What is he doing?" He heard the woman in a shocked voice ask. 

The balls of light were about to land when they swerved las second missing, slamming into the snow blowing it away leaving a cleared space raveling the dirt on the ground. As the snow fell the women looked at Vulco in total disbelief.

" How. . . There's no way. They've never missed before." Vulco turned to face her projecting another arrogant smile.

" I'm really lucky."

A crash came flying through the bushes next to Vulco and the girl. Kicking up snow not reveling who it was but a tall figure stood within it.

" Niko! Vulco recognized the figure from his shape and size and turned his attention from his opponent to him.

" Oh. Vulco. How's it going." He asked with a monotone voice.

" Probably better than you."

" . . . Well, you know how it starts."

A red night came crashing from the sky smashing into Niko's kakugan, the ground seemed to crumble a little from the impact. Pushing him off, Niko went for a stab attack but it was swatted. The armor threw a follow up. Niko blocked but got hit with a steel foot to his chest sending him flying back into the bushes.

" Niko! Come on your making our squad look bad."

" Stop talking." 

The woman dashed in swinging her chipped kakugan at Vulcos neck. Vuclo dodged and threw a follow up kick but was blocked by the girls arm. She then threw a punch that connected sending him flying into the same bushes as Niko.

" Now were both making our squad look bad." Niko said with a smirk.

" Shut up." Vulco rose to his feet standing next to Niko. " Lets do the combo."

" Really? Right now."

" Yea." Vulco paused. " I'm worried for Luke. That last dude looked strong."

". . . Okay."

They each dashed in at their respective opponents. Vulco threw a kick over the head of the girl while Niko slashed over the head of his. Vulco landed, sliding to a stop due to lack of traction. The girl used this to lunge in for an attack.

" Niko." Niko looked over and snapped his fingers at her. A second after he did. The girl tripped over nothing. 

" Uh. I tripped?"

" How Unlucky!" Falling into the range of Vulco. He drew back his fist and twisted his hips preparing for a punch with all his strength. He took a strong step at her and launched his fist for her chest. As the fist approached the shrine energy gathered in his fist turning it a bright yellow.

" BAM!" Vulco screamed as his fist landed. Yellow shrine energy exploded around the target as the women went flying bouncing of the ground into the bushes.