Blessings of Anathema

Chapter LXXVII: Pablo XI

What is this.... his eye. How did he... what happened to him?
A large number of ice needles started flying out of the wings and towards me. I created a huge wave to blocked them all, which was immediately frozen into one big ice wall. A part of the wall shattered and Dalton came through it, swinging his leg and kicking me across the face.
I caught my balance and grabbed his leg. I thrusted it and slammed him into the wall. He then took his other leg and kicked me across the face. The force was enough for me to let go of his leg.
I was then covered in ice immediately. Is he attempting to freeze me in place? I flexed hard and broke free of the ice but was immediately hammered into the ground.
Ice shards rose from the ground but I moved out the way before they stabbed into me. I see. So we're finally using our all to settle this?
In an instant he was right beside me, kicking at me. I blocked the kick and surrounded the leg with packed water, making the weight too much to move with. I pushed off to separate and he dropped straight down, just as I thought.
Before he could freeze the water to shatter it, I had it break free and wrapped around him, constricting him. I then ran at him and grabbed his head, pulling it into myself and kneeing him in the face.
I then had the water break free again and wrapped around his leg, except yank him into the wall. He crashed into the wall and fell to a sitting position. I ran at him and swung but before I could make contact, an ice sickle rise from the ground and stabbed me in my shoulder. He then leaped up and grabbed the sickle, breaking it, pulling it out of my shoulder, then swinging it at me.
I managed to dodge most of the attack, however he did slice my cheek. He then threw the sickle at me, which I dodged yet as soon as I turned around, something else was coming at me. What is this? It looks sharp. Is that an ice shuriken? I leaned to the side and dodge it, however it did catch my chest a bit and sliced across it. I created a large splash onto the ground, which created rain in the air.
I turned these water drops into spinning blades and had them all go directly at him. He ran and leaked and shifted... doing whatever he can to dodge each attack. He was dodging most, however some got through and was slicing up his body.
He twisted away from them and thrusted his arms out, creating an ice gust that destroyed all the blades. He then dropped to the ground and stuck his hand on it.
I immediately leaped into the air. Spiked of ice rose from the ground and lowered from the ceiling, with me in the middle. In a panic I surrounded myself in a ball of water. When the spiked crashed into the ball, they shattered into pieces.
This defense is too thick, nothing can break through it. I looked at Dalton and seen him running at me. He's not going to try to punch through is he? He then held out his hand and covered it with ice. He is.
He swung at my defense and pierced right through it. His fist connected with my gut and knocked me out of my sphere and smashing through his spikes.
So this is his strength? Here I lay in a pile of ice not knowing what to do and he stands laughing at me. No! No! I sat up and lifted myself to my feet. I won't be something for him to take pitty on anymore!
Blood dripped down my lip as I thrusted out my arms. I began to gather large collections of water in each of them. He can't stop these. They'll shatter through all of his ice! I blasted each ball of water at him and it's force rumbled the tunnel, shattering all the ice remaining and heading directly towards him.
The balls reached him and Dalton created two thin shields which the balls smacked into.... and broke, splattering into pieces. I stood in shock. How did... how did he defend that with suck then walls?
The walls then split from the ground and flew at me. The edge of them.... they're so sharp. They're going to cut straight through me. I don't have anything else. No...
I do.
The walls struck me and shattered, creating a huge gust of ice spiraling throughout the area. As the tunnel shook and the air became frozen, my tail rose from the ground and smacked Dalton across his skull, slamming it into the wall.
My water serpent can still beat you. It protected me from your attack and now it'll kill you.
I then wrapped around his leg and picked him up, then slammed him into the ground. I continued to slam him around, laughing as blood slung from his skull.
The water around me then begun shaking. What is this? My serpent broke into pieces, leaving me vulnerable. A strong current was twisting the air, leaving my clothes and hair to flap around. What going on.
I was then suddenly sliced a crossed my arm. I grabbed it. What the hell was that. And then I started to see it take form. A cyclone of ice.... and I'm in the middle.
Damn him. How did he do this? He couldn't even focus. The cyclone began to close on me. I slung water in an attempt to break through, however it just splattered into the air.
I began to panic. This is his strength? This is what he's capable of!? Damnit! I can never keep it! I'll always be second class! The cyclone closed more and more and the closer it got, the more I realized I've lost.
The cyclone closed on me and shredded my body, slicing me up completely. Blood was leaking from any and every part of my body. I can't stand. The only thing keeping my upright is the cyclone itself. I guess I've been bested. What a shit ending.
And just as I accepted my death, the cyclone vanished. I didn't die? I guess he ran out of stamina. I collapsed to me knee and Dalton came at me kicking. I dodge it and he flew a few feet away.
I have one last chance. I'll strike at him with full force with my left arm. He'll dodge to the right and I can wrap him up and pull him in. I'll have to kill him sloppy, but it's my only chance.
Dalton caught himself and came back at me. Here it comes. I gathered water around my arms and began to twist it. This will drive straight through him, he has to dodge it.
He swung and I thrusted forwards. I immediately turned my attention to the right and went to act but he.... wasn't there. I looked above me. Nope. More to the right. Nope.
Then I felt it.... warmth cover my arm and run down it. I slowly turned my head. When I seen my arm I was struck with horror. My arm was through Dalton's stomach. His blood bathing my body.
"Why..." I said faintly. He just smiled at me. I lowered my arm and he slid off, stumbling a few feet back before falling to his put, being sat up by rails. "You could've dodged that..." I said. He continued to smile at me, his body becoming drained of blood.
I dropped to my knees and began to hyperventilate. It makes sense. It all makes sense. This is why his attack didn't kill me. He didn't want to kill me. Damnit, why!
I looked up at him and he was slumped over, eyes closed and no longer breathing. "No.." I said. I wanted to move towards him but couldn't bring myself to. "No..." I said again, tears falling out of my eyes.
"This isn't fair!" I yelled before bursting into a cry. I planted my face into my arm and let all my pain flow. My mark.... it's fading away.
"Pablo." I heard a voice say. I looked up and with tears in my eyes I stared at a figure that I have never seen before.
"Come with me."