Dark Intramurals: Chronicles of the Magic Wielders (On-Going)

CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN

WINTER YSRAEL CHAN, The Glacieq Magician

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NARRATOR'S POV

​"Do everything you can to free Cilan. He is our only hope at winning this battle."

​Ang habilin ni Sloane ang tumatakbo sa isip ni Xavier habang isinasagawa ang kanyang parte ng kanilang plano. Simple lang ang kanilang binabalak: the trio of Sloane, Kristoff, and Winter will try to hold off Celestine as long as they can while he sneak to the backstage to release Cilan.

​Sinubukan muna ni Xavier na gumamit ng pisikal na pwersa para maisagawa ang kanyang misyon. He threw a straight jab onto the Light barrier, pero kaagad niyang binawi ang nasaktan niyang kamao. It felt like he was punching a chromium-plated stainless-steel wall! Had he used a bit more force, baka nadurog na ang mga buto ng kanan niyang kamay.

​Physically attacking the barrier ain't gonna work. How about some Magic? "Hydrein Magic: River Hydroball!"

​Sunod niyang sinubukan ang signature energy ball attack ng mga Elemental Magic wielders. At short range, alam niyang matindi ang magiging damage ng spell niya.

The projectile caused a small explosion. Nang mawala na ang usok sa pagsabog, agad in-inspect ni Xavier ang pinagkukulungan kay Cilan, at nanlumo. Buo pa rin ang force field.

​He was about to craft another plan when he noticed something on the barrier. 'I knew it!', bulong niya sa sarili. May crack na ang barrier!

​"The only thing left to do is to exploit the chink on the armor. And I have an attack that's perfect for the job."

​Hinawakan ni Xavier ang bahagi ng kulungan na may bitak. "Pakiusap, gumana ka. Hydrein Magic: Mariana's Sonar!"

​Summoning a water technique that has the same power as an underwater quake, the Hydrein mage tried to use resonance to break the sturdy Light cell. The Light prison started to shake violently. Unti-unti ring kumalat ang mga bitak sa buong kulungan. Ilang sandali pa, a loud cracking sound was heard. Nawasak na ang Light barrier!

​"Cilan!" tawag ni Xavier sa kakampi bago niya ito maagap na sinalo mula sa pagbagsak sa sahig.

​He proceeded to heal his unconscious comrade, pero hindi pa man niya lubos na napapagaling si Cilan ay nakarinig siya ng malakas na pagsabog. Kaagad siyang napalingon sa pinagmulan ng kaguluhan.

​"Sloane!" tawag niya na may pag-aalala. Nakahandusay sa sahig ang binata, pati na rin sina Kristoff at Winter. Awa ng Diyos ay may malay naman ang tatlo, pero halatang matindi ang pinsalang natamo nila. Kristoff looked like he was too shaken to get up, Winter was tending to his right shoulder, habang napapangiwi sa sakit si Sloane.

​"It was a good fight, but all good things must come to an end. Luminux Magic: —"

​Xavier made a quick glance towards Cilan. "Sorry, Cilan. Kailangan na nila ang tulong ko."

​Mabilis na tumakbo ang Water Magician sa direksyon ng tatlong sugatan niyang kasama. Nakita niya ang pagkasa ng isang malakas na Light Magic attack ni Celestine, prompting him to counter with his Water Magic.

​"I doubt if this will be enough, but I hope this can somehow allow us to survive," taimtim niyang dasal habang inilalabas ang kanyang Elemental force field.

​Celestine unleashed her terrifying Luminux spell towards her opponents' direction. The four Elemental wielders braced for the impact of the attack, but it never came. It was nullified by something.

​Or someone. A mysterious figure was covering them from the wrath of Celestine's power. Nababalutan ito ng luntiang liwanag sa buong katawan habang pilit nitong sinasalo ang kapangyarihan ng Luminux mage.