Maybe (COMPLETED)

Chapter Forty Seven

Okay! Here we go into a fight! A bit earlier then I planned :):)

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We leaped into a furious battle. Colm was relentless, his sword powered by his chorren. He jabbed and sliced, and all I could do was desperately defend. My breathing was heavy and hard; I could feel heat in my chest; an ache for more oxygen.

My sword arm was heavy; the muscles burned feverishly. I spun around, nearly forgetting the borders which Mekhi had set up. Shit.

My magic could barely hold up my arm; my hand was slippery and wet with sweat, I could no longer grasp the handle of the sword with strength.

My chorren, I have to use my chorren!

Too late. One more hit from Colm, and my sword slithered from my grasp, my fingers reached for the warmed metal but missed entirely. The King kicked my only weapon away with his foot, and we both watched it as it skidded along the concrete, out of my reach. Another sharp clatter brought my attention back to my assailant; his own sword had been flung by its owner from our reach as well, and he faced me now, hands raised and ready.

"Too slow, Isaak." He muttered, watching me with his eagle eyes.

We circled each other for a moment, my right arm screaming at me to let it rest, but I couldn't. My fatigue from the last few days had caught up with me too soon; my body was heavy, being forcibly pulled down by invisible hands.

One fist landed itself on my jaw, the other my stomach. I groaned, stumbling, needing to keep myself upright. I could feel my eyes water from the attack and some little part of my pride flinched.

"Defend yourself!" Colm snapped. "This is too fucking easy."

My chorren!

The light appeared from nowhere; but I had no clue what to do with it. It made its way to Colm, wrapping around him, grasping his limbs and pulling them back from me. He gasped in shock, and I realised that each strand of light was burning hot; his skin was blistering and burning underneath each one.

My magic crawled around him, and his eyes suddenly flashed open, I looked into them and could see the pain he felt was incomparable. What was I doing?

Colm growled a defiant howl, his own yellow light forming around him, pulling at my own. I felt the pressure on the back of my head, sharp and uncomfortable, and released my hold on the chorren.

Colm straightened, shaking his head as he studied his wrists and gasped for breath. "Pathetic."

He threw himself at me, landing another hard punch on my jaw before grabbing my arms, sliding his foot under mine, forcing me to my back. The blood that I didn't even realise was still dribbling from my nose fell back into my throat, forcing me to choke and splutter on my own blood. Some part of me embraced the cold floor underneath me.

He fell on my body, his knee jabbing into my stomach, and I gasped out in shock. He was going to hit me again, but somehow, I grasped his fists with my own to slow him down. He ripped his hands from mine and smashed his knuckles into my raw skin again.

I needed to breathe. I needed to get rid of this blood. I was suffocating, drowning at my own fault. In a feral scene of desperation, I wrestled his arms, landing one blow to his face, giving him his own blood nose to match mine. I needed to scramble away for at least a moment of rest, but he wouldn't give me even that.

He muttered some words under his breath, and a burn began to spread, from my back to every single limb and even my brain. It was a ferocious pain, a burning shock with murderous intent. Every living cell in my body felt this brutal attack of magic with full force, withering and screaming.

I writhed on my back. Had someone poured boiling oil down my throat? Molten tar?

"Stop!" I gasped. "Please... enough!" I cried out, spitting blood.

The pain disappeared. Colm stood above me. Winner.

I brought myself to my knees, my head facing the ground, allowing the blood to fall from my face before me. "I admit my defeat." I muttered.

"This is my request. Give me your sword now, and never touch nor summon it again."

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Soz a bit shorter than average.... next update in a weeks time!

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