Project 7 the First: The Hero's Great Come Back

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Everything was frozen in time except Lance and Cassy. They were fighting like they've never fought before. Lance was throwing snow magic while Cassy slices through them.

Cassy swung her axe with might, releasing a green wave from her blade. Lance blocked the wave by spinning his staff in front of him. While he blocked it, he was struggling because of too much power. He tried to push the big wave. Instead of pushing it, he was pushed by it.

"Final Touch!" he shouted as the huge wave was frozen in an instant. It was like a giant ice sculpture. Then, it cracked and broke into pieces.

"Wow, I'm impressed with your skills," complimented Cassy.

"Should I take that seriously?" asked Lance.

"Why not? It's just a compliment," said Cassy.

"You shouldn't give compliments to your opponent. It will only serve a distraction," said Lance.

"You're so harsh, aren't you? It's just a compliment," said Cassy.

She disappeared with the wind once more. Then, she appeared above him with her axes charging. Her axes glowed with green aura. Lance blocked her move by colliding hus staff with her axes. He pushed her away, and prepared for the next move.

Lance focused his hand on his staff's head. He did a claw gesture with his one hand while holding his staff on the other. Suddenly, a ball of light glowed from his hand as he focused it on his staff. Then, he said, "Focus on the target. Cast out the ray of ice and snow. Spread the path of the white haze! Luce Blu-bianca!"

The ball of light shot a blue ray towards the head of his staff. Then, the ray was reflected into a dozen of rays. It headed toward Cassy.

Cassy dodged the rays, but the last ray hit her axe. And, the blade of her axe froze in an instant. She smacked on the ground, and the ice shattered. However, her axe's blade broke. So, she connected the pipe to the other. Then, her other axe grew bigger.

"I see now. Anything you freeze breaks afterwards," said Cassy.

"Got a problem?" asked Lance.

"Not really. I just realized."

Lance summoned his wings and flew. Then, Cassy had green aura glowing around her, and she floated and followed him.

"She can fly, too," said Pagos in awe. "Impressive."

"Whose side are you really on?" asked Lance with irritation.

"My apologies."

Cassy was swinging her axe from a distance, and she released waves as she swung it. Lance kept dodging her attacks, so she kept swinging her axe until he was hit. After swinging her axe continuously, she finally hit him in the arm.

Lance was injured from that wave. His arm was bleeding continuously. He almost collapsed from that deep wound.

"So, starting to feel weak?" asked Cassy sarcastically.

"No, I won't give up!" replied Lance as he stuggled because of his wound.

"If you say so."

Cassy's axe's blade glowed into green. She slowly swung her axe backward. Then, she swung her axe with might. A wave headed straight for Lance. As he struggled to get up, he dodged the attack on time.

Cassy continued to do what she's doing. Lance, on the other hand, froze her attacks. Lance froze some waves, and, at the same time, got hit by some waves.

He was starting to grow weak. He fell on the ground feeling fragile. He was breathing continuously like he was trying to catch his breath. He felt so tired.

"So, you still want to fight?" asked Cassy with a smirk.

"Why? Are you saying that people don't have the right to fight?" Lance questioned weakly.

"I'm not saying that it's wrong," said Cassy as she shrugged her shoulders. "Tell me. Why do you still keep on fighting?"

"Why...do I still...keep on...fighting?" he repeated weakly. He gripped his staff and made it as a support for him to stand. Then, he thought of the question again and said, "You're asking me that? Such a simple question, yet it's so difficult to answer."

"Well, I'm waiting."

"Why do I still keep on fighting..." he repeated, "I fight because I don't want to be called weak... I fight because I want to beacome stronger. And, finally, I fight because I want to prove myself!"

"I see. But, look at yourself. You're not in good shape. So, how will you still keep on fighting?" asked Cassy.

"I just need one shot," Lance murmured.

"What did you say?"

He stood properly and lifted his staff with both of his hands and said, "I said... I jus need ONE MORE SHOT!"

Then, he stuck his staff in the the ground. He joined his hands together and said, "Quartet points!"

Then, the point below his glowed and started to draw lines that connected to three more points to form a square.

Cassy was shocked to see what is happening. She was dumbfounded.

"What's happening?" she asked with fright in her expression. She looked around with her eyes so wide.

The square below her suddenly glowed. She was nervous of what might happen next. So, she tried to escape by jumping away.

"Not so fast!" he shouted he stretched his arm with his palm wide open toward her. "Korobka Pereigrovke!"

Then, before she tried to escape, a big, blue, transparent box trapped her. Suddenly, waves struck her from all around.

After tge attack the box faded, an Cassy was on the ground badly hurt. She tried to get up. She was very weak.

"H-how...did you..." Then, she collapsed.

Lance walked slowly towards her. He was still feeling weak. He used his staff as his support as he walked. When, he reached Cassy, he saw her injured. So, he placed her arm around his shoulders and carried her to the railings. He let her sat there to rest.

Lance kneeled in front of her as he tried to heal her. He got bandages from his coat and started wrapping it around her injuries.

"W-why are you doing this?" Cassy asked with a weak voice. "I wasn't nice to you anyway, so why heal my wounds?"

"No one is mean unless they want to be. Every person in this world, even the bad guys, has a kind heart. If a person intends to be mean for the rest of his life, then, their benevolence will fade," explained Lance as he continued to wrap Cassy's wounds.

"You're a smart boy for a person who used to have no powers," said Cassy. "You're so strong. I never knew that a frost mage could do such magic besides freezing stuff."

"I just realized that, too. Freezing any magical attack or spell is like recording it," Lance explained. "That last move I just did is called Korobka Pereigrovke. It's also known as Box of Replay. Anything trapped inside it will experience the attacks that I froze last."

"Wow, that's amazing."

"Yeah, it is," said Lance, "Now, stay still."

Then, Lance stood and did a gesture and said, "Shimo no Kaifuku."

The bandages glowed with blue aura. Cassy felt a cold feeling on her wounds. Then, when she removed the bandages, her wounds were gone.

Cassy was surprised to see that she was recovered. It's loke nothing even happened.

"Wow, you can heal, too."

"Yup."

"Impressive," said Cassy. "I'm sorry, by the way, for all of this."

"It's cool."

So, the fight was finished, and they were friends. They turned back to their normal forms and went back to their classes.

***End of Chapter 15***