The Lightning dragon state

Benjamin Pov

"Master what am I going to do if he copied my art or even the lightning dragon state?"

His black eyes are staring at me, feeling like something similiar to the abyss creatures he showed me, as his body gives off a calming aura.

The opening to the arena is few steps upwards, the sun shines through it enhancing the gray walls glow, the stairs absorbing black color and masters black eyes piercing through the shadow casted from his body.

"If he gains the lightning dragon state then you know which art he has."

"What do yo-"

My body is already channeling through my body lightning to lower the cooldown to enter it, so I am surprised by his answer on my worried question.

"Haaaa you really don't understand how his talent works"

Master is only sighing and showing his soft side when Kim Yong isn't around, appearing to be an old grandfather worrying about the future of his grandchildren... not gonna lie I like this feeling.

His black eyes absorb the light, making them pierce through the shadows and light, black lightning with corruption affinity in them are crackling around me.

"I told you about someone committing suicide after someone copied his masterpiece of art he created-"

"Yup"

I am agreeing, as I remember him telling me about some teenager of Edwards age creating a lightning body art to his profession of martial fighter.

"That was the child I saved and nurtured a bit after finding him in my region killing million of monsters.

He showed me his lightning body art of level 5, that probably without a part of the lightning dragon state wouldn't reach level 5.

That child increased its level after training a bit under my wings."

I am trying to remember this art, by opening my status screen.

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Status

Name: Benjamin Santos

Race: Superior Human

Rank: D1

Strength: D1

Agillity: D2

Stamina:D1

Control: D5

Mana: E+10

Charm: D5

Talent: SSS+

Affinity: Lightning (potential to evolve it)

Profession: Magic Swordsman (Rank 3)

(increases the understanding from all magic arts and sword arts)

Gift:

Successor of Liyza

(Lightning gave birth to you as the successor of Liyza, it gives you the power to command almost every element into your lightnings)

Arts:

Lightning body art Ascending lightning [ level 6] [*]

The body of a martial artist combined with the force of lightning, the art will help one mortal body to achieve enlightenment, pushing the body to become an half mortal body.

When the ultimate move is used, immortal body is granted for a minute.

Consist of 7 moves and 4 methods to enhance the body.

Kazmarks path [Level 6] [***]

The loneliness of that being was long, used its time to create an art to use in its weak form to compete with the Ice.

12 moves to use at full Mastery.

Skills:

Acceleration

(Increases any speed related attribute by fifty percent)

Passive skill (trait)

Heightened senses

All senses are always heightens along with your sixth sense.

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I hid my real Rank from them as I reached D Rank not long ago, through my Masters help with his Lightning apples.

'So he has a weaker version of it?'

This body art is terrifying to say the least, and realisation struck me along with the things Kim Yong said about his restriction of copying things.

"He can only copy arts by fighting against the person or to complete the weaker art?!"

My Master is already gone and I am going out of the opening entering the huge arena again.

"In the right corner is Benjamin Santos, the disciple of the Lightning emperor, third ranked student at Nexus, The lightning saint!"

The commentator spoke in an unbearable loud tone, breaking my concentration.

"And in The left corner we have Aidia Page, The disciple of the Radiant sun, 30th ranked student in Nexus, the Radiant archer!"

I look to the other end of the arena and saw her walking out of another opening in the dark blue wall looking like a square.

We both head to the arena, not daring to look away from each other, nearing the stage and stepping on it, we stopped.

"Lets begin fight!"

The referee shouted that as an arrow out of light is heading towards me.

'It is only covered in light Mana, not the speed of light'

I sidestep to the right, dodging the arrow, and dash towards her.

'What?!'

However another arrow greeted me, close to my chest.

^crack^ ^boom^

"Ptui"

I spit out a bit of saliva, after blocking the arrow by using my lightning to block it.

'You got to be kidding me!'

Hundred of light coated arrows are flying towards me, not knowing which are strong Mana arrows or not.

I put a net of black lightning above me, as I activated [Acceleration] to accelerate my thought process, and shoot an arrow of light lightning in the air.

The arrows hit my net covering my vision with explosions and bright blinding light.

"What an exciting match is being displayed here after two instant decided matches"

The commentator his voice is the only voice I am hearing now.

'Please does this work or I will really lose against her'

As even more arrows crash into my net resulting in a chain explosion, thus the only thing I am waiting for is for that damn lightning with light affinity Mana in it to work.

"Give up Benjamin, you will not win against me if you fight like that!"

Aidias voice is attacking my brain, feeling like it suddenly got shaked a few times, I maintained my concentration and preserved through it until...

^crack^ ^crack^ ^Boooom^

A thunder is echoing through the air, as multiple lightnings of light strike down, erasing everything in their path.

I now am seeing Aidia her face changing to a terrified expression, as my lightnings erased her arrows, giving me room to breath.

"Whooooo"

I heard her breathing out loud as every light affinity Mana got absorbed by her.... Out of my LIGHTNINGS.

I hurriedly called every lightning in the sky to strike me, two already hit my palm, reducing the time I need to enter Lightning dragon state.

^WHOOSH^

The light by her gathered in a huge swirl focusing on one point, ready to shoot it at me.

'A bit more lightnings striking me and I would have it'

^boom^ ^who-BOOOM^

her shooting it up caused a shockwave to spread and after that it broke through the Sound barrier.

^BOOM^

The whole crowd was silent as they waited for the referee to whistle the end of that fight... but she didn't do it, she stood there perplexed on what she is seeing.

The light blinded everyone in the crowd and most awakened people but few selected one pierced through that light with their vision, seeing right before that light arrow hit him, he vanished not even leaving much remaining Mana behind and appeared behind Aidia.

"Phew that was a bit close"

I reached my lightning dragon state a second before that arrow hit me, dodging it by grabbing a lightning path that led me behind her.

My voice is vibrating through the air knocking propke out of their daze, and my appearance with probably white hair and shining sea blue eyes is stunning them... hopefully.

Aidia is now frowning knowing she will lose if she doesn't start to clad her body in some light armor.

"Oh no you don't do such things here."

I grabbed her by her throat with my left hand and pushed an electric ball with my right hand in her stomach.

"Pfft!"

She spit a bit of blood but not enough to push her limits, her eyes focusing on me, a spear of light appeared in her hand, stabbing it towards my abdomen.

^bzzzzz^

Her attack was futile as I roasted her literally by so to say using a taser against her, that taser was my hand still resting on her stomach.

She shot an arrow with all her Mana at me that split in million of small arrows, unfortunately for her and that last effort, I teleported behind her with using a lightning path, showed to me by the lightning dragon state.

"It was a good fight Aidia."

Aidia got suddenly fast enough to keep up with me, however that was all that was to it, my kick still landed in her stomach, flinging her out of the arena and counting as her lost.

'Victory after a long time of losing... and only getting draws against your rival is frustrating'

I watch everyone as the lightning changes in the air and someone too got a better control at lightning.

My face is turning to the second year at the west, where the boy with no face is entering the first stage of the electric body state.

The Lightning dragon state is something he can't copy, as he can't control multiple different affinity lightnings, and didn't even completely copied he first stage of the electric body state.

'My unique Lightning dragon state, that will bring your demise'

I said in my mind as I stare at the second year first place, the boy with no face.