Omega Wars Chronicles

Chapter 54: As It May Seem.

   At the time that Sting sat on the ground, looking up at Pit, a slight grin crept across Sting's face.
    "Interesting!" Sting said.
    Sting immediately releases a dark blast from one of his palms but Pit spins her body to evade and attacks with a high back kick to Sting's jaw that caused him to roll back.
    Sting steadies himself only to meet Pit in front of him; Pit swiftly launches three strikes with her fists on Sting's rib, chest and chin and finalizes everything with a high side kick that made Sting tumble sideways. In a haste Sting stands on his feet and wastes no time in stretching forth his arms.
    "Ga-"
   Pit interrupts Sting as she showed up in his front, grabs both of his wrists and lands a high knee on his chin; at that time, Pit hastily crouches and thrusts her elbow into Sting's belly which made him grunt in pain.
    "Narak." Pit said.
    A wave rapidly moved through Sting and levelled the ground in the process, causing Sting to cough out spittle and drop to his knees. While Sting was on his knees, coughing and clutching his belly, Pit stared down with her impassive visage and as Sting lifts his head and grins, Pit kicks him on his left cheek which sent him tumbling again on the ground.
    "I won't let you use it." Pit said.
    Sting stabilizes himself but as he lifts his head, he sees Pit in front of him again; Sting attacks with a dark blast from both hands but it ended hitting an afterimage of Pit while Pit and a doppelganger of herself appears above Sting in a spinning motion.
     "Noheneihu: Heaven shaker." Pit and her doppelganger said inwardly as they both landed a downward elbow strike at the back of Sting's neck, driving him into the ground and filling a small section of the field with dusts.
     "Oh my! Pit has been dominating the fight ever since she became serious with Sting!" Lizira said, "It would seem that the mighty son of Chief Ezgord doesn't stand a chance against this young woman!"
   "Ouch." Raen said.
    At the right side of the Chiefs center, Chief Tenya, Akuro and Miza's eyes moves towards Chief Ezgord who happened to be staring down with an inexpressive face. Among the audience, Karlac took notice of Vaniva staring down at the arena with a focused expression while having her arms crossed.
    "Vaniva." Karlac called.
     Vaniva however ignores Karlac and continues focusing on the arena. Back at the fields, Sting stood on his feet and was rubbing the back of his head while blood was trickling from his forehead down to his face. At the moment this was happening, Sting let out a grin and started chuckling which quickly turned into a booming laughter, leaving many (except Cloud) surprised.
    "Looks like that move damaged his brain." Reiv said.
    As the loud laughter of Sting had died down, Sting sighed.
   "You got me real good." Sting said, "Say that technique you used on me belonged to the havoc twins of the Tenplar tribe, Somalia and Uil, right?
   Noheneihu: Heaven shaker: one of their top finishing moves, capable of making anyone blackout once it has connected to the back of the neck. To think you could copy the moves of those two and perform it all by yourself is impressive, but it is going to take more than that to bring me down."
     Despite what was going on, Pit remains silent while staring at Sting with a bland expression.
    "Alright! Since you could see my next movement, tell me how are you going to stop this?!" Sting said with a wild grin as he cupped his hands together, "Ga-!"
    "Gentle blade." Pit said inwardly she gently spun her arms in a fashionable manner.
     Many cuts instantly appeared on countless places of Sting's body, bringing him to step back in a stunned attitude. Just as this happened, Pit showed up in Sting's front and strikes with an  elbow uppercut to Sting's chin and followed up with a reverse roundhouse kick as she appeared behind him.
     The audience themselves marvelled at the display of Pit while some stared in disbelief at the condition of Sting as he laid face-flat on the ground.
    "What the heck did she do?" Cloud asked.
     "She used a technique called gentle blade." Rish replied, "It is a  skill created by Sonia by covering her hands with her aura and manipulate the movements of the wind to create a large number of cuts on her opponents to cripple or cut down their movements.
     Unlike some that will use a tough amount of force to create a wind capable of cutting people and objects asunder, this one requires a gentle but yet deadly force."
     "I heard Sonia used this technique on Karma but it didn't work." Govo said.
    "Well, Karma is a Dreygar, so it makes sense to me." Rish replied.
    "It's just as i feared." Izaiya said.
     "Of course, it is." Reiv said, "Sting has just been screwed over by his own power."
     "What are you two talking about?" Kein asked.
      "When this round started,Pit was unable to read Sting's soul but as time passed, his soul became exposed to her eyes, however it didn't stop there." Izaiya said, "As Sting kept trying to make a move, Pit could see ahead of the time than she usually does."
      "To make it simpler, when Pit uses those eyes of hers, she could only see a second before her opponents could make a move but since she is able to copy their current speed and power and become two times better than they are, it was barely a problem for her. But for Sting's case, since he is a gaaruda user and his soul has been exposed, the seconds Pit could see ahead when reading his soul has increased. If i may, i could say three seconds ahead."
      "Five." Obaru said.
      "Huh?" Reiv said as he turned to Obaru in confusion.
      "Five seconds. That's how far Pit can now see ahead." Obaru said, "That's why she can perfectly counter every move and stop some before they are made."
      "Well if Sting's gaaruda is the problem then he should stop using it in this round." Kein said, "That way his victory is assured."
      "It's not that simple and plus, his soul is already exposed, so there is no point in him not using it anymore." Reiv said.
      "Say, Obaru finally said something intelligent." Izaiya said as he glanced at Obaru.
      "Yeah, it's true. Obaru did say something intelligent." Reiv said with a smirk.
       "Huh? Who do you two think you are talking to?" Obaru asked with a raised brow while smiling, "I'm Obaru and I'm amazing. Of course I'd say something intelligent."
        At the arena, Pit watched as the injured Sting slowly stood on his feet while heaving.
       "You are impressive." Pit said, "You've taken two techniques that could easily bring anyone down but you are still standing and what's more shocking is that you are a gaaruda user.
     However, do you know what brought you to the state you are in right now? It's your overconfidence. You weren't arrogant, you were just too confident that you would win.
     It's ok to be confident, for it is needed to win a battle but being too confident can lead a warrior quick to their grave."
       Sting locks eyes with Pit, grits his teeth and speedily throws a swirling dark ball at Pit.
     "Kick of the blue beast." Pit said with an echoing voice as she swiftly kicks the attack with her shin covered with blue aura, back at Sting.
     Sting leaps to his side to avoid the attack and stretched forth his aura-covered hand.
     "Reapers hand." Sting said.
    To the shock of many (including Sting), Pit had easily caught a swirling dark orb with both hands.
   "The reapers hand: a gaaruda skill you created that involves sending your aura towards your target at a blinding speed and cover them with it, therefore allowing you to control your targets directions." Pit said, "Not a bad technique, but speed has barely been a problem for me."
   Pit easily crushed the swirling orb with her hands, leaving Lizira and the entire audience shocked by this display.
    "What the...?!" Lizira said.
    "Wait, did she just...?"
    "That's impossible!"
    "She just destroyed that skill like it was nothing!" Raen said.
    "She must have done that through the strength she has copied from Sting." Yulin said.
     "There is a reason why she was Karma's rival and she keeps showing it." Idjra said.
     "Things aren't looking pretty for Sting." Rish said.
      At the moment, Cloud remains silent and was staring down the arena with his arms crossed. Meanwhile the major tribe Chiefs took notice of Chief Ezgord tightly clenching his fist while gazing down at the arena.
     At the arena after Pit had destroyed the orb, Pit started walking towards Sting. Sting stared shortly at Pit, engulfs his hand with dark aura and charged towards her with the attempt to land a punch but Pit effortlessly caught his fist which ended up creating a mild shockwave.
      Pit swiftly strikes with a knee to Sting's side, shortly unleashed a series of punches and backfists on Sting and ends her attacks with a straight kick to Sting's diaphragm, begetting him to roll backwards on the ground and groan in pain.
    "I'll admit it, you are not just strong, you are abnormally strong. "Pit said, "With everything you've done so far and with your skill level, only a fool would call you weak but however, with the way things are, you should clearly surrender. I could easily see your next move six seconds before you can even make it. Yes, it has increased to six."
    The bloodied Sting still stood on his feet but began to stagger and struggle to maintain his stance.
    "You're experiencing huge dizziness, aren't you?" Pit asked, "The gaaruda technique is one of the most stressful skills due to its combination of aura and soul energy manipulation. To use it, your body has to be in good shape and with the way your body is right now, you're in no shape to continue."
    "The gaaruda drains the user as it is kept on being used. Several Ripars that have used it even though they were in good shape, got their souls torn apart. You, however, were capable of using the technique in ways other Ripars could never imagine" Pit said as Sting was on his knees, using both of his hands to support himself while facing the ground, "But even though you've shown to be quite different from the others, you are barely an exception to it's rules.
    Your usage of  the technique, combined with the injuries you've taken from this match is draining you faster and as you are right now, your defeat is inevitable."
    "This isn't looking good for Sting at all." Chief Akuro said.
    "I agree." Chief Tenya said, "If the gaaruda is as dangerous as it is said to be but he could still use it to do the things he does and easily defeat someone i consider a candidate in becoming Chief, then this goes to show how strong he is.
      Unfortunately, this... Just happens to be a terrible matchup for him."
      "Damn it....!" Chief Ezgord said while struggling to maintain his cool, "I told this boy to master his kan ability instead of focusing on that stupid technique but he wouldn't listen to me, now look at where it has gotten him!"
     As Chief Ezgord was emitting a faint blue aura, the Chiefs were staring at him in confusion. Meanwhile Sting stood back on his feet, panting for air while Pit stared at him with her arms crossed.
      "Still standing your ground, huh?" Pit asked with her eyes closed, "Can't say i blame you. You've truly earned my respect, but you are not the one i'm after and i don't have anymore time to waste, so please..."
     Sting was caught off guard as Pit showed up in his front again and placed her palm on his chest.
     "Rest." Pit said as her palm was emitting a blue light on Sting's chest.
      A swift blue explosion spawned in the arena and the audience found Sting high in the air, pasted on the barrier with smoke seeping out of his chest and mouth, increasing the shock of the people. Sting falls straight to the ground and laid there on his fronts, showing no signs of consciousness.
     "Down!" Lizira said.
     The audience cheered in response while some were still in shock with just happened.
    "Man, what the heck?!"
    "What just happened...?"
    "That was a bit extreme, Pit." Govo said.
    "Holy crap..." Cloud said.
     "That was my move..." Yulin said inwardly, "A technique where i gather my kan energy to a single point, compress it and release it all at once from my palm...
     She just used a stronger version of my 'Big bang push' on Sting."
     At the field as Pit turned her back to walk away, Lizira noticed the evil grin on Sting's face while he still laid on the ground, thus leaving her startled.
    "Boom." Sting said.
    A large dark beam was speedily shot into the air, filling the atmosphere with screams of Pit.