Perfected Tempest

30. Two Beatdowns

                            Tesstarosa's POV

I had finally gotten one over on that Noir not once, but twice. First was being given a name and body first from our lord, then getting to capture this clown by myself. This will further my position in lord Rimuru's eyes. I can only hope this clown can give me a fun time as well. I know our master asked us to not kill him but we can do anything else he said. He must want us to capture this individual for information. I will not fail our master again for if I do I'm not sure he'll be so forgiving.

Tesstarosa- "All right clown it's about time you start to entertain your queen. Either surrender immediately and maybe experience torture and pain. Or fight me try to win and still lose anyways. The choice is yours."

Clown- "Oh I'd rather take option three if you'd let me." He said meekly.

Tesstarosa- "What let you run, not a chance. I'm under specific orders to do as I please with you clown. So either entertain me or never leave this place again."

Clown- "Fine! I'll just have to force my way out then."

After that the foolish clown tried to throw dagger at me. I of course dodged it but surprisingly it then blew up as it was next to me.

Tesstarosa- (So it's not just illusion magic then. Good to know for the future.) I thought as I was healing the small amount of damage done to me.

Laplace- (Dam it did less than expected. I'm not fully equipped for a fight like this. I'd need more of my special magic bombs to harm such an individual. It appears that Blanc has evolved into a demon peer. The world will fall into chaos if it learns of this.)

Continuing from there a flame spell circle appears below Laplace and he saw it coming with his Seeker unique skill. A skill that helps him see a little into the future and see through illusions and disguises. It paired well with his other unique skill Falsifier. Which creates illusions that help him in his unique fighting style.

Clown- "It's not gunna work on little old me. I guess you're getting rusty Blanc."

After I heard that fool forget my name I got very angry very quickly. Now I'll make him feel despair in trying to fight me.

Tesstarosa- "So you have forgotten the beautiful name granted to me by lord Rimuru have you? I'll make you regret forgetting it."

Since it seems like he can see my attacks before they happen, judging by how his feet moved a little before he escape my spell. He must have a skill that either sees into the future a bit or allows him to know what I'm thinking ahead of time. I'll need to confirm which it is.

Next I launch another spell that freezes the area the clown will be and if it misses him will chase him for a bit. I also attack with the whip in my hand for a double pincer that's actually a triple pincer. Since the spell has a part of it that doesn't need my thoughts to function in the second half, if he still dodges it it'll prove he can see slightly into the future.

As the attack continues to go towards the clown he throws another dagger towards the ground and dodges my whip attack. He then also throws two more daggers my way which could blow up like before so I move out of the range of the explosion. Surprisingly they blow up in front of me. Clearly he's trying to block my view so he can escape me still. Unfortunately I thought it might happen so I readjusted my whip to head towards his direction again as it was happening.

He then was hit by my whip in mid air as he couldn't dodge my attack. I might have taken some damage from the unexpected attack but as he reveals his hand I'll be closed to victory. He then breaks out of my whip destroying it entirely. He must be stronger than I thought he was. I now see why our master sent both of us to defeat him instead of just one of us. If there are others like him around here like master thought then the others are not strong enough to handle them yet. Maybe the dryad could but if this one is considered the weakest then I highly doubt she could win. I at least know that he can see into the future a bit since he completely predict all of my actions, and dealt with them more efficiently than the reaction time to read my mind would allow him too.