The Second Hand of Time

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

I'M NOT IN THIS CHAPTER GUYS... SORRY

Maverick closed his eyes as the entire landscape changed into a desert. The flames that the enemy lady created disappeared.

He slashed with his new sword which he called, Afterburn. It was his sister's old sword.

The girl lashed her whip in panic, creating a flaming shield. Maverick observed that the whip have some kind of will on its own, since it was moving like a snake, and blowing flames all around.

Maverick jumped out of the way when the girl lashed the whip all around.

Their senior, Jomari Elk, joined the fight and charged at the girl. Maverick stepped out of the spear's reach to avoid getting impaled.

Jomari Elk's spear glowed with light. He slashed the spear around, and tried to cut the girl in half, but the girl was quick. She moved like an acrobat, jumping around, then doing cartwheels and back tumbling.

Jomari slashed the spear down at the girl. The girl jumped out of the way and kicked at Jomari's jaw. Jomari crumpled.

"WEAK." The girl said.

She took out her dagger and sliced at Jomari who blocked using his hand.

Jomari howled in pain as his hand was cut on the wrist to the palm in a straight line.

An ice arrow sailed towards the girl but she lashed it away with the whip.

"MAVERICK!" Robbie called. "GRAB HIM OUT OF THERE!"

Maverick nodded and raised his sword. Then he summoned Apollo's giant hand which punched at the girl's direction. The girl jumped away.

Maverick used the fiery hand to grab Jomari. Jomari's face contorted in pain as Apollo's giant hand grabbed at him.

"Endure it!" Maverick yelled. Then he placed Jomari somewhere away from the girl.

Jomari rolled in the sands to turn off the flames on his clothes.

He spat and cursed, but otherwise, he's okay.

The girl looked straight at Maverick. "You have fine fire skills, boy."

"Heh." Maverick said, bragging. "I'm stronger than you. Don't call my skills, fine."

"Really?" She asked.

"Then, I'll show you how scary I can be." Maverick said, raising his sword. "Execute, APOLLO!"

The flames around him shot around him and shrouded him in flames. The flames flickered, forming a face, arms and a sword made entirely of fire.

"DIE." Maverick said as he swung the sword down. Apollo imitated his movements and smashed the fiery sword down.

The girl just stood and accepted the attack. She stretched out her hand as if she was taking a shower.

"You're unaffected?!" Maverick said in surprise.

"Yes." She said. "Normal flames like yours have no effect at all."

She lashed her whip which contorted its shape, as if it was a snake swallowing a prey. The whip grew longer and bigger, feeding on Maverick's magic.

"What are you doing?!" Maverick demanded.

"I'm getting stronger." She said.

Maverick willed himself to extinguish his flames. Apollo flickered away.