【Re:Freezing】 | Gray Fullbuster x OC

36. Pandora's Heart

Trees were being obliterated, the ground was being broken, the destruction around them was inevitable.

The adrenaline was pumping and she was absolutely focused on her opponent. In this battle against Grimoire Heart, she couldn't afford to go easy and believe that her friends could miraculously survive this fight. The chances of victory had to be made by defeating their opponents as fast as they could to provide assist for the others who were scattered on the island.

Lukius certainly struggled against Karissa who was using her wind as speed and her molding magic as her main weapon. She kept coming at him with ice creations that were molded rapidly after years of training. She landed several hits on him just as he struck her a few times. Their battle seemed to be at a stalemate because Karissa was getting slower and sluggish.

He wiped the side of his mouth with a frown. He was never an arrogant person; he knew when to admit when someone was strong. The fact that he may have underestimated her was dawning upon him. Agility, power, judgement, magic application... It was way different from what he predicted. This woman was incredibly strong.

Karissa shoved her ice spear into the earth and leaned against it.

"Feeling heavy?" Lukius mused. "That's only natural. My Lost Magic: The Arc of Penitence is a magic that brings my opponents down as if asking for penitence."

Karissa frowned. No wonder it's Lost Magic, it's fucking weird.

But that's not the only magic in his arsenal.

He was that black magic thing.

... It reminds of Hystoran.

"So what? Am I supposed to be afraid?"

"You should be because once you can no longer stand. I will kill you."

Karissa smirked sadistically and gripped her handle tighter. She stared directly at the boy with her eyes glowing dangerously. "It's too bad I refuse to die here."

She ripped the spear out of the ground and lunged at him with incredible speed. Lukius' hidden eyes widened in shock. She was coming at him with the speed of someone who wasn't affected by his magic. He groaned when she rammed the spear into his guts, sending him tumbling away and crashing to the ground. Lukius forced himself to sit upright when he saw her creating another ice creation.

"Ice Make: Heavy Rake!" A giant rake hand akin to a giant gauntlet formed around her right arm, it was two times her size. Her dark brown eyes glinted dangerously and she swung it down on him, sharp claws and palm open directly aimed at him. Lukius gritted his teeth and rolled to the side at the last second and then brushed the gauntlet with his hand, the point of contact glowed orange.

"Tch!" Karissa felt the ice rake hand grow immeasurably heavy. She turned her attention to Lukius who was dashing towards her with a hand sparking with black flickers.

"I don't think so!"

Lukius' eyes widened, very wide.

The ice rake hand suddenly swung to the side and collided into him at full force, sending him crashing into a big tree.

Karissa let out a cry and lifted the heavy rake hand before slamming it down on the ground, the force of the blast propelled Lukius up into the air.

"What the hell...?!"

The ice gauntlet shattered and Karissa breathe a sigh of relief when the weight disappeared.

"How are you still moving?!"

"Ice Make: Frozen Star Assault!"

Lukius gritted his teeth. He placed his hand on his chest and added weight to himself to fall down, dodging the attack. He landed ungracefully on the ground and then removed the weight from himself. His black cloak whipped around as flicks of black appeared around his hands and feet. He dashed towards her and closed the distance. His had speed increased. Karissa glared at him when she saw no way to make a proper ice shield. He punched her in the gut and then kicked her back violently. Her body flew back and she bounced on the ground when she landed on her back.