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

Episode 96: 'Inferior'

*Kun*

I spun around as I came dangerously close to hitting something. I wasn't sure what it was as everything looked like a blur. Perhaps I should've heeded Tahoma's warning...

"You idiot!" Tahoma yelled. He sounded like he was close. "Just continue straight but start to slow down. We're almost at the finish line!"

"Yahoo!" I yelled.

"Oh no you don't!" I heard Sloane yell. Suddenly, a black blur appeared in front of me.

"Stop!" Tahoma yelled. "You're going to..."

I moved my hands and formed ramp straight ahead. I swooped past the dark blur in front of me and took to the air. My speed gradually slowly slowed down as I descended back down.

I used my wind powers to further slow my descent in order to avoid wiping out the moment I touched the ground again.

I spun several times too in order to burn off some of my energy.

'Perhaps I should enter the snowboarding and skiing competitions,' I thought as I began to do all kinds of tricks in midair.

"Tada!" I yelled as soon as I safely landed on the ground.

"Kun! We did it! We got first place!" Tahoma yelled.

I turned around and saw that I had flown past the finish-line banner.

"Yahoo!" I yelled, throwing my ski poles to the air.

"Those were some skills," Aida said as she rolled past the line along with her partner.

After them came the Sefan knights and then the Hoinian sisters.

"That was amazing!" Sloane's sister said as came to a halt.

I grinned. "Tell me something I don't know!"

"Cocky bastard," Sloane said, glaring at me. She chuckled as she summoned a scythe. "Though now I can attack you."

"Stop, sis! You can't attack people outside of the events!"

Sloane sighed. "Seriously? Well, once the games are over, I'll have my chance," she said as her scythe dissolved into a dark wisp.

"She's very violent," I whispered to the kind sister.

"Yeah, Sloane takes after father. He's a former gang leader."

I snickered. "Ahh, no wonder she gives off yakuza girl vibes."

"Hmph. Catriona is just too soft, just like mother. They would be kicked around if not for father and me."

Catriona narrowed her eyes at her. "You know that mother and I can defend ourselves. We simply prefer not to fight unless if we must. Or have you forgotten how fearsome mother is when she's mad?"

Sloane gulped. "Please don't mention that..."

The kind sister smiled. "See."

The scythe wielding mage kicked the icy floor. "Still, it sucks that we couldn't win. I wanted to make Father proud."

"I'm sure you did," a familiar voice called out. We turned and saw Hal make his way to us along with Sarah and several others.

"Y-you were amazing!" a brown haired young man with golden eyes yelled. He reminded me a little of the shield knight I had once called 'Papa' by accident. He too had brown hair and golden eyes.