" YEAH! THERE YOU GO!"
This time, Cynthia was the one to cheer me on. Unlike Asha, when I looked at her, Cynthia smiled and gave me an approving nod. Queen Andrea wasn't too happy about it, but I don't really care, since I'm pretty sure she'd be the one cheering if Prince Adam was able to land a good blow on me besides a kick here or there.
" What was that!?"
Prince Adam screamed a question at me, but it's not like I needed to answer him, I haven't asked him how he keeps gaining speed after all. Having said that, I still answered him with the truth.
" I have no idea what that was."
" Are you joking with me!? You nearly took my head off!"
" You almost blinded me while we were in the air. Seems we're even now."
" You!"
/THump!/
Looks like he's not getting any slower. Prince Adam didn't believe that I told him the truth... Or maybe he didn't appreciate the comment I made after it, but I couldn't help myself.
/ CLANG!/
Our swords clashed again. As much as I would like to attack him with that Skill I just used, I'm still not too sure how to activate it. I need something more... I just wish I could figure out what it is? I feel like there's something else I'm close to grasping, just like with those 3 abilities I just picked up. It's like my mind and body are in alignment with my High Paladin Job, I haven't felt like this in a long time, I don't think since I was studying those grimoires that Aqua gave me while we were training. It's such a hard feeling to explain, in fact, I wonder if my train of thought is even being guided by my Job? I mean, how else could I've unlocked 3 Skills in such a short amount of time? Maybe even the training I've been doing since I got here is finally paying off? Or maybe it's growth from the fights I had to partake in when I escaped Alfheim? Either way, I can just feel it, there's something crawling to get out. I just need to figure out the key to unlocking it.
" There you are again lost in thought! Forget this! I'll make you pay attention!"
/ Thump!/
Prince Adam backed away from me. I was confused, why stop his assault now?
" !"
Prince Adam's actions as he stood away from me worried me. He tossed his sword from his right hand to his left. He then spun his sword around his left hand until he was holding it in a reverse grip. He then rested the back on his right hand on top of the back of his left hand. He then placed his middle finger under his thumb like he was going to attempt to flick me from that far away. I noticed now that his hands looked like his feet now, they were covered in fur and his nails were now sharp claws like you would see on a wolf or lion. He looked like he belonged in a boy band before this fight started, now he looked closer to half-transformed werewolf than the pretty boy that he was.
/ Shoon! ... Thump! Crack!/
From the distance between us, I could see Prince Adam flicked his finger at me. Before even a second had passed, I heard the sound of something moving really fast to my right. After a second or 2, I heard the wall behind me make a noise like something hit it, then I heard it cracking from the impact. What the hell is he doi-
* Cut!*
/ Thump! Crack!/
" AH!"
/ Drip! Drip! Drip!/
I couldn't see it in time... He's too far away, he flicked his finger again, it was still a bit off... His attack grazed the side of my forehead. I'm bleeding, I remember Crest telling me that the forehead bleeds a lot, I didn't think I'd find out that he was right during a fight with a Prince, but here I am. I force myself to focus on the Prince's hands and I see him readying to fire another one of those attacks at me. I quickly get to moving to my right, his left.
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The Demon King's Paladin Part 2. All Out War.
FantasyJohn Ericsson has created a life for himself in the new world that he was dragged into by Warrick, the Demon King of Diablos. Now, after marrying the loves of his life and making a place for himself in this new world, the worst thing that could come...
