CHAPTER20

(From the ground there's a burst of wind surrounding him. Then it forms an enormous bow and arrow.)

RICHIE

This is my trump card and my enormous elemental burst. Cyclonic arrow!

(He takes his shot. It's so fast that Ryujin has no time to react and gets hit by the arrow sending him to crash to nearby buildings.)

SKYE

That goofy guy was that strong?!

VEE

Ryujin! Are you ok?!

(She heads to where Ryujin is.)

RICHIE

Buhahahaha! Now you see how strong I am… Red hair. Someone like is no match against me!

SKYE

You fucking bastard! How dare you hurt Ryu?!

(She draws out her swords and attack Richie. Richie is forced to block her sword attack with his daggers.)

RICHIE

Who the hell are you?

SKYE

Skye Alderman. Ryu's vice-captain.

RICHIE

You're under that brat. Why don't you leave him alone and join my crew? I assure you that I'll provide you the best seat in my crew.

SKYE

I'm not joining your pathetic crew. Your pathetic crew will just slow me down and my dream.

RICHIE

What are you talking about?

SKYE

I'm going to be the world's best swordswoman and my captain is going to be the god of pirates. And he's the one that will help me achieve my goals.

VEE

…!

RICHIE

Buhahahaha! You and Red hair are just pathetic. Setting out to sea just to achieve your dreams as pirates. Don't make me laugh!

(He swings his daggers at her. Skye blocks his every swing.)

RICHIE

Your movements are rather odd and sloppy and yet you say that you're going to be the world's strongest swordswoman with those amateur moves. Don't make me laugh. Wind slash!

(He aims a wind slash attack at Skye.)

SKYE

Flaming torch!

(Skye also aims her attack at Richie's attack causing an elemental surge.)

RICHIE

A pyro user has just piqued up my interest. What star are you?

SKYE

I'm a 5-star.

RICHIE

I knew it. Now let's go all out in this battle.

SKYE

I don't need to do that to a clown like you.

RICHIE

Who the hell are you calling a clown?!

(Ryujin gets up.)

VEE

Where are you going?

RYUJIN

Pant! Pant! Pant! To finish this fight.

VEE

Wait at least let me do some 1st aid on your injuries.

(She casts some of her elemental power onto Ryujin's hand.)

RYUJIN

Whoa! I never knew you can do that.

VEE

It's the only thing I can do with my gift. Goddamnit! I feel useless for not using even a single basic attack.

RYUJIN

I don't think you're useless. Everyone has to be good at something. Even if you can't do any basic attacks with your gift. You're good at navigation. And that gift of yours which is Hydro based shows that you're good at listening to the sound of the waves. That's what makes you a good navigator.

(Vee's face turns red as she hears these words from Ryujin. It's almost as if she has fallen for him.)

VEE

[I thought that he was just some idiot who loves to play around. But I never thought that he'll be this cool. And looking at him close, he's somehow handsome and has the most pretty golden diamond eyes that I've ever seen.]

(Skye is having her troubles with Richie.)

SKYE

Pant! Pant! Pant! Don't you ever get tired from using your gift.

RICHIE

Maybe it's time for me to give you a lecture about my gift which is a wind based one. For starters air is everywhere… even though we can't see it. Those who're granted with the gift of Wind from the Seven have an advantage when it comes to offensive attacks. You see when you're using your gift there has to be a limit on how you use your gift. If you've reached your limit… then you won't be able to use your gift. And there's a certain time for your gift to recharges its elemental abilities. But those with wind based gifts have the advantage of all gift users! Their gift recovers their elemental abilities at a super-fast rate! That means even though we exhaust our wind elements our gift recovers so fast because it diffuses the air found in the atmosphere. That makes us the most powerful gift users in the world!

RYUJIN

Oh really! Then how comes you've not sailed in the Blue Line.

(Richie turns to see Ryujin walking towards him.)

RICHIE

Eh?! How are you still alive Red hair?! I thought my elemental burst Cyclonic arrow got you!

RYUJIN

Time to end this fight Ruggy. Skye, is your elemental burst ready?

SKYE

Yeah. Why do you ask?

RYUJIN

It's time to heat up the area.

[End of Chapter20]