Returner's Revenge

Perks of Mastering a Spell

SHIVER! SHIVER! SHIVER! SHIVER! SHIVER!

               “Don’t do that again Luna. My balls actually froze.” Kris said as he points to Luna with a trembling finger. Luna with her attitude just snob him like she did not do anything wrong. [Freaking Luna, she actually just froze my balls. Thankfully the system is controlling the cold and freezing temperature. But when the spell is finished, the burst of coldness freeze my balls.]  he think to himself as he march inside the platform with a trembling body.

               “Are you sure you can go?” the teacher asked and Kris nods his head. “Yes, maybe I’ll get well while fighting.” Kris says with a clattering teeth. “You can now start if you are both ready.” The teacher said as he moves out of the platform after saying those words just as he did in the earlier matches.

               “That student- there is something off with him.” The female hero that can sense everyone’s mana levels said to the other heroes. “Maybe that student is one of his hidden surprise as well. You know that he is not the type of person to hide only a single thing.” The other heroes suggested. “Lets just wait and watch what this student is able to do.” They added as they stare at Kris who is trembling in the cold.

               “Looks like our fate has made sure to make us meet again.” Mathos says with a fierce look. “I will show everyone that I have changed and that I am not the same as I was before.” He added but Kris could not bother and listen with his grumble. “So its Mathos again huh? Fate must have liked to have them fight all the time.” Johannes says with a sad tone. “Yeah- last time I heard he got his a*s beat up by Edmond.” Ophir added while eating crackers. “Eh? He got beaten by Edmond? Why didn’t I heard of that?” James exclaimed after hearing it for the first time.

               “You see that new guy that has joined his group recently? I heard it from him, he wouldn’t shut up about it, it turns out that Edmond grabbed him to be their referee while he is walking in the hallway leisurely and minding his own business. I don’t know why but I have not heard anything from him ever since. Edmond must have told him to stop talking about others based on his personality.” Ophir tells them and realize when it must have happened.

               “So, do you think Mathos can even show his capabilities?” Flora asked and James gave a flat no. “That’s impossible. That will never happen. If you only saw what Kris did to a certain someone then you would be convince that he is not bound to lose to anyone, except for the teachers and the headmaster and Mr. Mephisto.” His classmates look at him with a weird expression on their face. “You sounded really certain James. But I don’t think Mathos would just let himself be defeated. I have seen him train recently and his spells are way stronger than before.” Someone from their class said while analyzing what might happen in the match.

               “If you feel cold. Let me warm you up. Fireball.” Mathos points his finger towards Kris and fired a huge ball of fire towards Kris who just stare at it with amusement.

               BOOM!

               “That’s quite the strong fireball now Mathos.” Kris says with a smile on his face after blocking the attack with nothing but his hand. “Thanks for that. It really warmed me up.” Kris said as the magic circles disappear from the palm of his hand. [The ‘Hand of Gluttony’ it swallows any spell directed at the user to a certain degree and relinquish it. A spell that is in the same category as the Anti-magic Blade spell that the other one use earlier. Where did this young man learned that thing? I’m pretty sure I have not seen anyone use that after hundreds of years, a forgotten spell.] one of the heroes thought as he stare intensely at Kris.

               [Kekeke! You are right Mephisto, this year’s annual competition is indeed good.  That is the fallen empire’s spell. The forgotten spell of the old, ‘Hand of Gluttony’ I never thought that I would see that spell again.] Libo’s smile almost reach his ears when he saw someone using a forgotten spell that most mages do not even know. “What else are you going to show brat? Amaze me.’ He whispers to himself.

               [We really need him in our organization. A talent like that not be missed. If Duke failed to recruit him then I guess I will have to do it myself. The gain weigh more than the loss.] the mysterious person thinks to himself.

               “I hope you are ready for what’s going to happen. Did you come here prepared enough?” Kris asked as magic circles appear on his arms. “Energy blades.” Green colored blades appear on Kris’ hands as Mathos prepares his next spell to attack Kris but the latter did not waste time and advanced. “Water cannon!” a stream of water attack Kris from below and he deflects it using his blades. [What in the world is that blade- it can interact with other spells?]Mathos thinks hard while Kris is approaching him fast. “Earth spike!”

               The floor rose and attacks Kris and before the sharp earth spike reaches his, Kris cuts it in half and it completely dissipates into dust. “What a poor choice of spells. Is that all you can do?” Kris asked Mathos, making him burst in anger. “Oh! Is that it? Do you want me to use my best spells?” he asked and Kris made the time to even taunt his opponent by making the gesture ‘Bring it on’.

               Infuriated by Kris’ attitude towards him, Mathos get his strongest spell ready. The floor shook as the magic circles around Mathos expand to new highs but Kris still remains calms. [Yeah- bring everything you’ve got. Because you will need it.] he thinks to himself as he uses a spell. “……”

               “You want me to use this so don’t blame me if you meet your ancestors on the other side!” Mathos screams as he release his spell. “Dark nebula!” a black sphere appear in the middle of the platform and rise in the ceiling and slowly turns to dust that rain on everyone inside the platform. “What is that spell?” Johannes asked the others who might give him an answer but none of them did when someone from Mathos’ friends said. “It is one of his family’s lesser spells. They derived it from their f*******n spell ‘Raging Nebula’ he has been mastering that recently.”

               “Let’s see you smile this time.” Mathos grins as Kris gets covered by the dust of his spell. “Yeah, I guess I understand the effects of your spell. It going to explo-“

               BOOOM!

               “Sorry about that Kris. I didn’t catch what you just said. Care to repeat it for me?” Mathos smiles after seeing Kris blow up to bits and the spectators gasp in horror. “Not so tough are we now?” he added after leaving no trace of Kris on the platform.

               “That young man is a genius.” One of the heroes said after seeing what just happened. “Yeah- if it wasn’t for my awakened ability I wouldn’t have realized what he wants to do.” Another one added. [Looks like he is efficient in using ‘Doppelganger’ I like the way you fight Kris.] Mephisto smiles maliciously. “Hoh~ that’s one fast mind you got there brat.” Libo whispered.

               Mathos looks around and sees that there is no trace of Kris left, even a piece of burnt cloth which made him suspicious. “What did that guy do this time. There is no way that he can escaped that. My spell is perfect, it is impossible to evade it no matter what you do.” He mutters to himself when all of the sudden, the hair on his neck stands like trees in the mountains. A presence appeared behind him and he can already tell it by his feeling alone. “Just as I thought. That spell will go kaboom! Yes, you’re right. Your spell is perfect but the thing is, that your spell is the only one that’s perfect and you’re not.” Kris said as he punch Mathos so hard that when Mathos turns around to look at him, he lost a few teeth.

               “To use the effect of the ‘Doppelganger’ to save his body from exploding from the spell of his enemy. What a brilliant yet easy trick to do. That young man’s fighting capabilities is something to behold.” One of the heroes said and laugh. “Surely that is something that nobody does everyday with their spells. It only shows how masterful he is of the basic and common spells. If you master a spell well enough, you can get out of sticky situations and this is the perfect example!” another hero added.

               Kris used the Doppelganger spell when he is covered in the explosive dust, passing it all to the Doppelganger’s body in the process and saving his own life. After successfully passing the dust to the doppelganger, Kris used a lesser version of the headmaster’s spell that puts him in another dimension, excluding him from the damages and destruction that is happening in the real world for a few seconds. “He even manage to use my spell that he only seen twice, what an interesting young man.” The headmaster mutters to himself.

               “How in the world are you fine after taking that spell head on?!” Mathos screams as he spits out blood from his mouth after losing a few teeth. Kris felt like he is not obliged to answer stares at him blankly and devoid of emotion. “Just like I told you. Your spell is the only one that’s perfect but not you. I think you can understand that much without me explaining everything.” Kris hands light up with magic circles, signifying that he is ready of his next attack. “This will be a lot of painful hits but I guess you can take some.”

               Notice: Titan’s lesser strength and Ghost’s speed is available. Do you want to use them?

               [Yes, that is not even a question system. Use both spells.] Kris tells the system as both of his legs and arms light up. Mephisto can immediately tell that those are the spells that Kris used during their match. “I think that student, Mathos will have a hard time keeping up.” He said and surprised other teachers. “Keeping up with what?” the teacher beside him asked and in that moment, Mathos flies on the other side of the platform after a single hit. “With that. That is the same spell that landed on me and I can say that its strong. Crazy strong. Kris is now using an enhancement spell in both of his arms and legs. He is now fast and strong.” Mephisto explains as the other teachers remember what happened during that day.

               “He’s right. I remember him being that fast and strong that day. But the effects of the enhancement should have an impact on his overall strength. If he is stronger than he was before, then his punches will hit even harder. And it looks like that is the case, his movements and muscles look different than it was before. That kid Mathos is in big trouble. We should call the match before he suffers more injuries.” The teacher suggested.

               BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!

               [Why does he hit so hard? I feel like I have already broke a few ribs and other bones.] he said to himself as he grab his sides. “Looks like you are in pain.” Kris extends his hands and heals Mathos. “This will keep you from getting injured a lot more.” Kris said with a smile as the horror on Mathos face appear. “What do you plan to do?!” Mathos screams as he moves away from Kris who is smiling villainously.

               DUDUN!

               Mathos lost consciousness and the match is called off with Kris as the winner after Mathos fainted due to shock and horror. “I thought he was going to be able to handle more.” Kris mutters to himself as he walks out of the platform disappointingly.