Aspiration to the Heavens: Becoming the Supreme Mage Vol 2- Descent of Darkness

Episode 83: Heavenly Bullet

*Lei*

Kun and I withheld attacking Yanyu, prompting her to attack us. My brother was currently fending off her attacks, blocking her giant axe with his giant sword. The heavens and earth trembled with each clash.

Meanwhile the two fought, I gathered a storm around us using a spell that my father had taught me during our training. It had a long casting time, making it an unattractive spell to use during a tournament. However, when in a situation like this, it was great.

Yanyu's eyes raised toward the black sky overhead. She turned to look at me and pushed Kun's sword away. She formed a shield-sized barrier to block my brother's sword and threw the axe at me.

Kun let out a scream as he was sent flying. "Lei!" he yelled as he tried to catch himself before he could hit the ground. He levitated his sword in front of the axe.

The blade spun around several times, whipping up a powerful gust.

Yanyu smiled and moved her growing shield in front of her. The wind was sent back flying toward the sword.

I moved aside before Kun's sword could impale me.

"T-that was close," I said.

Kun teleported in front of me and yanked his sword from one of the trees it had gotten stuck in. "How much more time do you need?"

"Just a little more." I gasped. Something had impaled my back. I collapsed to my knees and spat out blood.

"NO! Lei!" Kun yelled as he watched. Yanyu appeared behind him.

"K..." I tried to yell.

Kun warped away before she could hit him. He raised his right hand and threw his huge sword at the one who had stabbed me.

"Now only you're left," the person said.

I gasped. That voice... it was Xing... why did he return.

I tried to push myself up. I needed to complete my spell, it was the only way I could think of to defeat her.

"Lei!" Kun said, kneeling beside me. "Hold still, I'm going to pull it out!" He yanked it out of my back. It was a sword that had been sliced in half... who sliced it, though? Last I saw it, it was whole.

I tried to push myself up, but it hurt... a lot! I closed my eyes to wipe away the excess moisture in my eyes.

"Ha, like I'll let you get back up!" the guy yelled as he launched a sphere of darkness at us.

Kun sliced the sphere in half and raised the ground. "No one messes with my baby brother and gets away with it."

"Don't call me 'baby brother'!" I yelled. "That's more fitting for Shandian! I mean, it's bad enough to be called 'little brother' by Yen and you who are only a few minutes older than me..."

Kun chuckled. He gasped and raised the ground on the other side.

Yanyu ran her axe through the rock, slicing it into neat blocks.

"Lei, finish the spell! I'll fend these two off!" he split his sword into two. A barrier of wind appeared around me. "That should protect you somewhat."

"Thanks, Kun!" I yelled.

"Yanyu, why didn't you attack him while he was distracted?" Xing yelled as he dodged my brother's earth wave."

"He was checking up on his brother. You shouldn't have stabbed him like that. You could've killed him."

"Well, he's up now..." Xing turned to look at me. "But how?"