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THE PHOENIX'S RESOLVE
THE air was getting hot as he got closer to Croissant's direction. Tatlong pigura ang nasa ere at nakapokus ang mga atake nito sa baba. Napapalibutan ng apoy ang buong paligid kaya hindi masiyadong makita ni Lis ang nangyayari sa ibaba.
'Cross!'
He gritted his teeth. Napunta ang atensyon ng dalawang Shadow sa kaniya matapos mapansin ang kaniyang pagdating. Isang lalaki at isang babae. Katulad ang mga kasuotan nito sa lalaking nakalaban nila kanina.
"Why is this man here?"
"That loser Roen must have acted all alone."
Bago pa niya mapuntahan ang kaibigan, sinugod kaagad siya ng babaeng may mahaba at berdeng buhok. When she got closer, he stopped the woman's punch by grabbing her arms. Mabilis nitong sinundan ang atake gamit ang isang kamay na may espada kaya buong puwersa niyang sinipa ang babae sa sikmura upang tumilapon ito palayo bago pa maibaon ang espada sa kaniyang tiyan.
"Attack Spell: Dagger!" Hindi na niya hinintay na makabawi pa ang babae at sinalubong ang lumilipad nitong katawan ng matulis na ugat mula sa likod.
Umubo ito ng dugo matapos bumaon ang mga matutulis na ugat sa tiyan at dibdib. Ngunit kahit na ganoon, nanatili pa ring buhay ang babae at pilit na nagpupumiglas.
Sampung metro ang layo sa pagitan nila, tinuon niya ang kamay sa direksyon nito. He snapped his hand, creating a silent rumble underground. Kasabay ng pag-angat ng kaniyang kamay, ang paglabas din ng mga ugat na doble pa sa laki ng pinalabas niya kanina.
"Sinister Roots," he breathed. He was ready to release his spell when he sensed something. Hair standing on his spine, he turned to face the one attempting him from the back. The ends of his cloak danced as he turned around, making his roots follow his movements, surrounding him and preventing him from getting the ball of electricity touched his back.
He immediately dispersed the roots that were hindering his vision and closed the distance between him and the man who appeared. The Shadow's reflexes were fast enough to avoid his right punch, moving to the left side, to the angle he wanted him to move. He smirked as he used the air to hop his right foot. Strength burned on his calf, he shifted his weight and released the blow to the enemy's neck with his left foot.
Bumagsak sa baba ang lalaki nang walang tunog. Ang nagliparang mga alikabok galing sa lupa ang nagsilbing indikasyon sa marahas nitong pagbagsak.
Habol-habol niya ang kaniyang paghinga nang makababa siya. Madilim ngunit parang umaga ang lugar dahil sa lumiliyab na apoy ni Cross. Tiningnan niya si Cross na abalang makipaglaban sa Shadow na isang water user.
He was clearly on the disadvantage. Hindi lang iyon ang nakakuha sa atensyon niya dahil nandoon din si Pahima, karga ito ni Cross sa likuran na walang malay.
"Oh, spells of the mighty broken tree!" He exclaimed in disbelief. "Cross!" tinawag niya ito upang kunin si Pahima ngunit napatigil siya sa bagay na dumaplis sa kaniyang braso.
It was the woman's sword.
"Where do you think you're going?" napapaubo nitong sabi habang hawak-hawak ang dumudugong tiyan.
"I see that you're tough."
"Of course. We are different from you after all, losers."
Napaangat naman ang gilid ng kaniyang labi. "Is that so?" Siya pa ang talunan? Kung titingnan nang maigi, hindi siya ang nag-aagaw buhay sa kanilang dalawa.
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