15 Anger

Aziel's prana erupted as he changed into his black hakama using his storage mirror.

"Raijah, you and your friend need to get Cora and Val out of here," Aziel ordered as he prepared for battle.

As Raijah lifted Val and Cora, Teo looked at Aziel skeptically.

"Do you think this guy can beat him?" Teo asked Raijah.

As Raijah lifted the two girls onto his shoulders, he replied, "yes. As of right now, he's probably stronger than both of us combined."

Teo nodded his head as he and Raijah prepared to fly away.

"You won't be going anywhere," Koji said as he sprinted towards Raijah.

"Speed Prana: x5!"

Koji's speed drastically increased as he attempted to slice Raijah. Just before Koji could reach Raijah, Aziel stopped his sword with his scythe.

"Your battle is with me," Aziel said calmly as their blades came in contact.

Raijah flew away as he saw the opening, and Teo followed after him, leaving dust behind.

Koji dashed towards them in an attempt to grab Cora. But, before he could reach them, Aziel intercepted him.

"I can feel something draining my energy," Aziel said to Koji, "mind telling me what it is?"

"Go to hell!" Koji shouted as he swung his sword at Aziel.

Aziel deflected all of Koji's attacks, causing Koji to get even more upset.

"Speed prana: x10!"

Koji's speed increased again, and he and Aziel clashed so fast that the spectators in the houses could no longer see the battle.

"What do you plan on doing?" Koji asked as they clashed, "would you ruin your reputation and kill a royal just because of those brats!"

Aziel smiled as he said, "I'm not going to kill you. I know that your body cannot handle moving at a certain speed."

Koji frowned as Aziel continued, "at a certain level of speed, your prana takes a toll on your body. I'll wait for those effects to set in, and then the battle is over."

"You don't know what my limit is," Koji sneered, "what makes you think you're fast enough to keep up with it."

"Speed Prana: x20!"

Aziel blocked Koji's attacks, "I don't think I can keep up with your limit," Aziel said with a smug grin on his face, "I know I can."

Koji's green prana erupted out of him as he said, "you're way more like Sergio than I thought."

"Speed Prana: x50!"

As Koji multiplied his speed, his body began to tear, and blood stained his white suit.

Koji dashed at Aziel, who continued to grin as he blocked the attacks.

"I can already see the effects of your prana," Aziel said as he observed the bloodstains on Koji's suit, "you're already nearing your limit, Koji."

Frustrated, Koji stepped back, and Aziel stared him down.

"Are you giving up?" Aziel asked, "or will you continue this futile battle?"

Koji sprinted towards the knocked-out royal guards as he whispered to himself, "If I didn't have this stupid blade draining my energy, my body wouldn't have reached its limit at only a 50 times multiplier."

"Koji," Aziel said as he began to get irritated, "you cannot defeat me, and you definitely cannot do it in the state you are in."

"Shut up!" Koji shouted as he picked up one of the royal guard's swords.

While holding his sword with his other hand, Koji aimed the royal guard's sword at Aziel.

Koji returned Aziel's grin as he said, "you must've forgotten that I can amplify the speed of other things as well."

"Speed Prana: x100!"

A light beam fired out of the royal guard's sword and soared towards Aziel.

Aziel spun his scythe as he said, "I haven't forgotten. I didn't feel the need to bring up something so pointless."

As the beam neared, Aziel swung his scythe, and the tip of his blade slammed into the beam of light.

"Mirror Prana: Reflection!"

Aziel reflected the attack into the air, and it soared towards one of the houses.

"Damn," Aziel said as he dashed towards the beam, with his scythe pointed at it.

"Mirror Prana: Prana Seal!"

A purple gust of prana followed the beam, and as they came in contact, the light beam disappeared.

"Have you no brain?" Aziel asked as he walked towards Koji, "you must think before you do things. There was no way you could defeat me, and yet you continue to fight pointlessly."

Koji slammed his sword into the ground, causing the battlefield to shake.

"Damn!" Koji shouted as he continued to bleed, "I should have waited for him to finish this stupid blade!"

As Aziel continued to walk towards Koji, he said, "I'm not one to brag. But, for you to disrespect me so much, I figured I should show you just how big the gap in our power is.

"Shut up!" Koji shouted, "all of that power, and it still wasn't enough to save your parents!"

Aziel began to feel himself losing control of his temper, "Koji," he said as white prana erupted out of him, "never speak of my parents again."

Koji proudly laughed as he said, "You see? Even someone as calm as you can get angry."

"You failed to save your parents!" Koji mocked Aziel, "you aren't as cool as you may think!"

As Koji said this, Aziel's feet began to lift off the ground.

White prana erupted out of him, and as his aura grew in size, so did the cracks in the ground.

Koji felt himself shivering as he felt Aziel's power, "what the hell is going on?" he said as he watched Aziel's aura grow.

"I warned you," Aziel said as he pointed his scythe towards Koji, "I no longer care about my reputation. I'll obliterate you for mocking my parents' death."

Koji tried to escape but, the pressure of Aziel's prana made him unable to move.

"This is bad," Koji said as his eyes grew wide, "I'll never surpass Sergio if I die here."

Aziel stared down at Koji as his aura engulfed the battlefield, "forgive me, mother and father," Aziel said, "But, I am about to give you someone to keep you company in the afterlife."

"Ririsu Prana: S-"

As Aziel was about to attack, Koji and his sword disappeared, and as he left, Aziel felt the prana of someone familiar.

"Damn you, David," Aziel said as he began to understand what happened, "you were able to sense that outburst of my prana."

As King Kaijo felt Koji's prana disappear, he said, "did Koji fail?"

His wife squeezed his hand supportively as she said, "Koji wouldn't lose to someone who just unlocked their prana."

"He didn't," Sergio replied as he walked into the throne room, "the prana near Koji was Aziel's. Cora's prana is decently far away from them."

"So what happened to Koji?" King Kaijo replied with a confused look, "you're an elite. Doesn't your elite prana heighten your prana sensory skills?"

"It does," Sergio responded, "I can sense his prana. I'm not sure exactly where he is but, he is alive."

Queen Kaijo sat up as she asked, "Koji fought Aziel?"

Sergio replied, "yes. I'm not sure why they fought but, since Koji's alive, I'll be going back to my room."

King Kaijo slammed his arm on the armrest as he said, "since Koji's not there, why don't you go get Cora?"

"Koji's not here, and I can finally get some peace," Sergio responded, "I'll send the three elite guards to go rescue Cora. I'd do better but, there's absolutely no way they could fail."