Sky Maiden: Savior of Exahelm

Chapter 18: The Truth, Stark VS Gray

"That's not my problem pal. Now hope you saved your prayers, because I'm going to make this quick." Gray cracks his knuckles.

Stark glances over at the ice wall Gray conjured and then looked back at him. Stark pulls himself up and smirks. "Well then if you're going to make this quick." He then twirls his guns as they turn purple. "Then I better expect no struggling from you." Stark immediately begins firing as Gray hops down the staircase dodging the bullets.

"Ice Make: Saucer!" Gray creates a buzz saw out of ice as it begins to spin and launch at Stark. The gun wielding angel dodges the attack by leaping to the side and rolling on the ground. "Huh?" Gray raises an eyebrow, however he doesn't have much time to think as Stark begins firing once more.

"Ice Make: Shield!" Gray creates a wall of ice in front of him as the bullets strike it. "Tch. Guns Magic: Heavy Bullets!" Stark grunts as the guns turn green and he fires a large bullet which destroys the shield immediately. He fires a second one shortly after which Gray jumps in the air.

The ice make wizard creates ice platforms in the air each time he jumps off one. Once he reaches near the ceiling he prepares another spell. "Ice Make: Hammer!" He shouts as a large ice hammer begins to fall towards Stark.

Once more, he dodges the attack by backflipping a couple feet. Gray lands on the ground and raises an eyebrow again. "Guns Magic: Barrage." Stark twirls his guns as they turn blue. He fires several dozen bullets towards Gray at a lightning quick pace.

Gray acts quickly however. "Ice Make: Arrow!" He conjures several arrows made out of ice as he fires back. The magic bullets and arrows clash as neither of them pass through. The attacks subside in which Gray immediately creates an ice javelin and throws it at Stark. The thin angel leaps to the side which causes the javelin to miss.

Gray looks at Stark with a sly smile. "What gives? Those attacks could be easily dodged if you flew." He taunted as he glanced at Stark's wings. He notices how few feathers there are compared to the other angels he saw. "You can't fly, huh?"

"Tch." Stark glares. "You found out quite quickly. However, don't think my lack of flight is a weakness, vermin." He slowly walks down the stairs as he crosses his arms. "Out of all of Izanagi's warriors, I can move the quickest. So don't bother assuming I have the same limitations as you humans."

"So, you don't like us humans huh?" Gray questions.

"There's a reason you are literally beneath us." Stark mocked as he closed his eyes. "I don't understand why Hahlos takes an interest in you ants. The thought that our realm rests in the hands of a human *child* makes me want to puke."

Suddenly an ice arrow zips past Stark's head cutting the hair a bit, however he doesn't flinch. Stark opens his eyes and turns them to look at the ice arrow behind him and back at Gray who looks noticeably annoyed as the ice bow he held vanished. "Alright that's enough talking out of you." Gray chastised. "I don't appreciate you bad mouthing my friend."

Stark stares at Gray for a moment before cracking a sly grin. "Yes I guess this chat is pointless. I can tell you're getting serious." He then closes his eyes once more. "Well then..." He opens then and it reveals his pupils were replaced with a reticle symbol. "How about I get serious too, hm?"

Gray gets back in a battle stance as he prepares another ice spell. However Stark is quick to act as his guns turn from blue to yellow "Guns Magic: Echo." He fires two long magic bullets. Gray quickly jumps out of the way but notices Stark's confident expression. Gray turns around and notices the bullets flying back at him. He ducks beneath them and sees the bullets bounce off the wall. The two bullets bounce all over the room as Gray keeps dodging them.