Sora Yatagami was a young boy who lost everything. His parents were framed by a mistake they never commit.
After that none of his friends and other family wants to take him in. And thanks to that Sora lose trust in people and the idea of being in a...
Eugeo and Zora were stunned into silence during the entire display. Chudelkin had just used an enormous sacred art to create a flame monster. It wasn't until Alice's interjection that we snapped out of it and brandished our swords once more.
Alice: I had no idea he was capable of such an art.
Alice whispered. Her words were as precise and controlled as ever, but Zora didn't miss the slight wobbliness in her voice.
Alice: It seems we misread Chudelkin. Unfortunately, I can't destroy that intangible flame faint with my flowers. If I were to focus on defense, I couldn't hold it off for long.
Zora: Meaning that in the meantime, we'll have to do the job of attacking Chudelkin's actual body.
Alice: Exactly. I'll find a way to avert him for 10 seconds. Zora, Eugeo, please take that opportunity to attack Chudelkin. But remember not to get too close or else the Pontifex will target you.
Zora: 10...
Eugeo: Seconds...
Eugeo and Zora shared a look and groaned.
When they'd fought on the floor below, Eugeo had overpowered Zora with his icy impassiveness, but after his knighthood had been undone, he'd gotten his emotions back. Oddly enough, the sight of fear and hesitation in his face made Zora a bit happy. It was reassuring.
But this was time to think. If Alice just wanted Zora and Eugeo to rush Chudelkin while she handled the fire clown, they had several options. Zora had taken on that role many times against floor bosses in Aincrad, and Chudelkin ought to be defenseless while he was controlling the clown.
On the other hand, there was no guarantee that Administrator would stay still and watch while they charged. So the two had to their our distance as they attacked. Being swordsmen, there were only two ways for them to attack from a distance.
One was using sacred arts. But with the level of arts that Eugeo and Zora were capable of casting, he couldn't imagine that they could break through Chudelkin's defenses to actually do serious damage to his life.
The other was the ace up our sleeve, Perfect Weapon Control—but this had a weakness. Activating it demanded the chanting of the extremely long command that Cardinal put together for them. It would take well over ten seconds. As an Integrity Knight, Eugeo had used Perfect Control without a vocal command, but Zora didn't think he could do it again now. He certainly couldn't.
Zora:...!
Zora ground his teeth in frustration. The burning clown moved forward mockingly, its body swaying and wavering in the heat. The movement was far from agile, but its size was all that mattered. Each step brought it several feet closer.
Once it was close enough that Zora could feel the heat radiating against his skin, Alice moved at last. She swung the Osmanthus Blade high overhead. Her free left hand was straight backward, and her legs were wide apart front and back, as tense as bowstrings.
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