Rise of the Twelve Star Mage

Chapter 49: Two Rings: An Issue

[13 minutes 32 duos remain]

An exchange between myself and Jericho didn't seem to be what I had envisioned.

CLASH CLASH CLASH

The sound of steel when our weapons clash with one another. My blade is far smaller than he is steadily shaking.

I think back to what Marko had told me when discussing the type of weapon I should learn. "The long sword can take advantage of their reach and ability to form structurally powerful angles to both blow through and get past strong centerline defenses. However, it's not as versatile as a simple blade such as this. "

"Center," I said to myself. "That's it"

I quickly used that to try and advance from the sides of Jericho. "Hmph" He quickly reads my movements and shifts his body in the direction I was going to hit. Whatever direction I am he will always have his body in the direction am in. Every time colliding with his blade creating shockwaves throughout my body.

He's good.

He was trained well. Although I should have the advantage because he's using both hands to wield the long sword. The swiftness and speed he has with it. Not only that but the pure power that is put into each strike. If am not careful I may break my blade.

As he continues his offense. I watched as he spun around to create momentum in a simple 360 turn as he jumped up in the air and surprised me.

"What do I do dodge or- " The attack was so fast that there was barely enough time to think.

BOOM

I somehow managed to block the attack as it created a little crater from where I stood. I leaned more into making the hold deeper. As his sword drew closer to my face I used my blade to push him to the right of me to land near my face with that I pushed him off me escaping from the small crater.

HUFF HUFF

Jericho then emerged from the crater gaining his footing once more.

"C'mon Valerus I know your swordsmanship is good show me something" as he motions to keep going.

I glance at the scythe that is planted into the ground not that far from me.

Jericho and my eyes met he smiled as he held his long sword with his right hand as it rested on his shoulders. "Oh am not going to make it THAT easy" as he quickly ran towards it.

STEP STEP STEP

We met mere feet away from the scythe.

ZIP

I flashed a step towards the scythe as I reached it before Jericho but I was soon met with a long sword an inch to my face face.

I quickly pulled my neck back. As I attempted to hit him with my scythe from the side.

He then simply escaped it as simply used levitation to stay out of harm's way.

SWIPED

They swiped but I was met with no response. On one knee getting slowly back up. "That levitation spell sure is useful," I said to him looking up. With his cape flowing in the air, he looked to be a hero from a fantasy story basking in the air slowly coming down.

"Hmph didn't you even try to look at yourself?" He says.

"Huh?" I looked down at my uniform it was now scorched.

"When?"

"My long sword here isn't just some ordinary long sword"

Jericho holds his sword out in front of him with both his hands.