Project Pegasus

V1.1 Chapter 8: lozhnoye Serdtse.

Is there really such a thing? Real friends, who last forever?

- Kodaka Hasegawa (Haganai)

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Emily and I were seated beside the arena, and we could clearly hear the two combatants talking.

"Aria, we finally meet again," her opponent said while glaring at Aria. "After all these years, I can finally have my revenge."

"My apologies, but I can't seem to remember who you are," Aria replied, emotionless.

"So you even forgot about me," the girl spoke while looking down. She then angrily snarled at Aria. "I will never forgive you!!!"

"The battle between Aria Silvermoon and Robyn Accalia, now begins!" The gong was hit, signaling the start of the battle.

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Robyn immediately dashed around the stage, attempting to confuse Aria.

She's fast.

Moving like those characters fighting in an anime, I almost can't see her. Meanwhile, Aria was observing her surroundings carefully.

Robyn then charged towards her, however, Aria immediately used her scythe and cast a spell. "Phantom Shield."

The shield didn't break, however, the force from Robyn's attack was too strong, and Aria was knocked back a little. Robyn dashed around again and attacked simultaneously. Aria couldn't do anything but defend herself---Robyn was just too fast.

"Aria..." Emily's hands were clamped together.

This is bad. Defending alone is not enough, her magic will eventually diminish but Aria's opponent is too fast, she can't even counter attack.

"You can't defend forever you know!" Robyn attacked again, breaking Aria's shield. The force accumulated was too much, the spell couldn't keep up. Aria was thrown quite far. "Hahahaha!!!" Robyn laughed maniacally.

"Aria!!!" Emily screamed.

"What's wrong, Aria? Stop using Necromancy and use your Curse!" Robyn shouted.

Curse?

"What are you talking about?" Aria asked while looking at Robyn. "Who are you?!"

"You still don't remember me? I know I changed my surname but my face never changed." Robyn replied while looking at her right hand. She then switched her gaze towards Aria. "Let me refresh your memory for a bit, little miss cry baby."

"I-It can't be. R-Robby?" Aria, stuttered.

"At last, you remembered me. I will never forgive you for forgetting and leaving me back there!" Robyn roared her despair.

"N-no, you're wrong. I have never forgotten you!" Aria responded while raising her left hand.

"Shut up!" Robyn shouted. "If you didn't forget me then why didn't you recognize me?"

"T-That's because... That's because you're wearing a girl's clothes right now!" Aria yelled.

... Huh?

"You're a guy right?!" Aria questioned. "Why?"

My eyes then switched to Robyn's skirt.

What?

"Why are you wearing a skirt?"

"EHHHHHH!!!" Everyone was shocked.

No. No. No. No.