9 Chapter 7: Their Second Clash

Finally, it was the turn of Kaguya and Nemesis to fight, the two went on the ring, Kaguya on the right side while Nemesis is on the left side.

"Begins" announced their teacher miss Quinn Asmodeus.

Nemesis talked first "Now that we are here, show me what you got and don't disappoint me."

Kaguya answers back while smiling "Do not worry you will like it, I promise to thoroughly beat you. Fufufufu."

After smiling she mumbled:

[Freezing Could]

Immediately a small cloud was formed in the sky above the ring with snow started to fall down on the ring.

Nemesis was looking at Kaguya strangely but when she wanted to ask her if she's playing some kind of pranks with this technique, she was interrupted by Kaguya's next word, said in her native language.

"Kōri no Inazuma" 'Ice Lightning bolt'

*Chi* *Chi* *Chi* sounds were heard, coming from the small cloud followed by a rumbling sound akin to thunder sounds, suddenly there was *Zila* sounds as white lightning bolt coming from the small cloud strikes towards Nemesis location, she hastily did double backflip quickly avoiding. The white lightning bolt hits Nemesis's previous location, it was instantaneously frozen in ice, following that, more and more of the white lightning bolts strike down continuously.

Nemesis chuckled before snapping her fingers automatically a jet black scythe appears. This Black scythe is emitting darkness energy, looking ominous, it's length is three meters long. Holding the hand of the scythe she spiraled sending dozens of horizontally and Vertically dark Slashes that collided with the incoming Ice lightning Bolts *Boom* an explosive sound could be heard that created a shockwave.

Right after that, Nemesis points her finger towards Kaguya, the latter hastily unsheathed her blue Katana taking a defensive stance because she sensed a threat when Nemesis pointed her fingers in her direction.

Nemesis was impressed by Kaguya's intuition, she has sensed a threat from Nemesis pointed finger.

She was indeed right because from Nemesis pointed fingers dozens of dark beams were shot out going straight towards Kaguya, she swings katana covered in Ice down chopping the dark beam in two, she turned around cutting another Dark beam in two, Nemesis shoot a lot of those Dark beams but Kaguya cut them all of down in a matter of few seconds.

Meanwhile, Nemesis had already performed another technique similar to the one that Grimm and other darkness users usually use. [Dark World], but there was one difference between the two.

Nemesis technique is called : [Absolute Darkness], when she executed it, a field of absolute impenetrable darkness that completely negates everybody's sight covered the whole platform making almost impossible for the onlookers to peer inside.

Kaguya even had the feeling that somehow her senses dulled coupled with the difficulty to clearly see inside Nemesis Absolute Darkness field, but who's she? The Ice Goddess, this kind of little obstacle can't hinder her and I know you know that, Thought Kaguya.

Immediately her Icy crystal blue eyes become more profound, they started shinning in the darkness looking like a beautiful blue gem, now she can clearly see inside Nemesis Absolute Darkness, Kaguya turned around using her katana to block Nemesis sneak attack *Clangs!* Katana and Scythe clashed with sparkles flying in the air.

Distancing themselves from each other the two resumes their exchanges, Nemesis using the darkness as cover she vanished, Kaguya become alert and jumped from where she was, just after her jump more than ten spears made of darkness emerged from the ground, if she was late by a millisecond she would have been impaled.

Kaguya sweated but she didn't manage to catch her breath before she hastily brings her Katana behind her back instinctively and managed to block Nemesis scythe *Clanks* the impact from the clashes make her staggers forward but she hastily did a backflip, like that she managed to avoid some Nemesis dark beams, but didn't manage to avoid all of them because when she was still the air, one of the last Dark beams pierced her right shoulder.

''Gah!'' she grunted in pain, blood flow out her shoulder, gritting her white teeth just before she descends on the ground, she performed a rather ingenious move opening her mouth she executed an [Ice Breath], lots of ice fragments are shot out from her mouth going straight to Nemesis, the latter not expecting something like that was almost caught off guard, but nevertheless with her experience she hastily rotated her Black Scythe blocking the incoming Ice fragments *Clanks* *Clanks* *Clanks*, she deflects all the incoming Ice fragments just she when was about to turn around she heard Kaguya ice-cold voice saying: ''I got you"

Nemesis only chuckled as she shifted her right shoulder behind avoiding Kaguya Ice arrow but immediately she felt excruciating pain in her left thigh cold energy started to invade her body starting from her thigh, lowering her head she saw an ice arrow stuck in her left thigh who is slowly freezing, grunting she yanked the ice arrow from her thigh after doing that she brought her finger towards the already freezing blood on her thigh and taste it before saying "You really got me there, time for payback'' she claps her hands after that and muttered

''Pierce'' [Darkness Spears]

Following her command from every corner of her Absolute Darkness field, black spears emerged coming straight from the ground, they shoot towards Kaguya, in a matter of second, more than two hundred black spears appeared around Kaguya wanting to pierce her.

Kaguya smiled, but that smile was cold, following that the temperature around her instantly dropped, her hair changed from their lustrous black color to crystal silvery-white color, Kaguya had changed into her Ice goddess mode, she swept her hand coldly as she ordered

''Bygones''

Instantly those black spears are frozen in the air, transformed into ice spears before falling and shattering upon touching the ground, Nemesis Absolute Darkness shattered after that.

Everything became clear again, everybody was astonished because even if they didn't clearly see what happened inside the Nemesis Absolute Darkness, they knew that the exchange between those two was fierce, looking at their injuries, it seems their first-round ended in a draw, and things will become serious from now on, looking at the already transformed Kaguya.

Kyle is also astonished looking at the two, especially the transformed Kaguya inwardly thinking

''Interesting, I knew that Nemesis is recuperating but this girl potential is limitless, it seems that humanity really changed from back then. Every single one of my classmates has a lot of potentials, it almost makes one jealous. Sigh! I have also progressed but because of my injuries I'm can't fully display it, troubles are coming and I don't know what Aatox is plotting, I must talk with Emea and Nui later.''

Back on the ring, Kaguya in her ice goddess mode icily glared at Nemesis, the latter was astonished by Kaguya transformation she could feel the extreme threat coming from Kaguya but nevertheless, she had experienced more than that, she smiled and suggested to Kaguya ''So, why don't we end the match in one move? Each one will execute our strongest techniques.''

Kaguya answer back in an ice-cold tone:

''Accepted''

Nemesis chuckled before her golden eye shine, she claps her hands and muttered in a cold tone: [Hell Blaze] instantly from her hands a black flame emerged, everyone present feels a chill running down their spines because the temperature quickly rises and at the same time you could feel a little bit cold from that black flame, that small flame advanced toward Kaguya wreaking havoc on his wake.

Kaguya also claps her hands and chanted:

[Koori no honoo]. ''Ice Flame''

Instantly a small white flame came from her hands, the temperature immediately dropped to almost zero degrees, and everybody started shivering, the ice flame advanced toward the black flame when the two were about to collide.

Gregory McCain the Vice-principal abruptly stood up and shouted: ''No good, quickly activates the big barrier.''

Immediately following his command, a big blue barrier appears and covers the whole spectator's area.

When the two flames collided the world stopped before a ''Rumbling'' sounds was heard followed by a big explosion *Kaboom*, everything violently trembled, the big ring was instantly blasted into smithereens leaving a deep pit on the ground.

Kaguya and Nemesis were blasted away vomiting blood, the two hastily summon wings on their back quickly escaping towards the sky, Kaguya has a pair of crystal white wings while Nemesis has Black wings on her back, the two looked extremely pale with blood coming from their mouths, they used their sleeves to wipe the blood from their mouths.

Kaguya was back to her normal form but her chest was rising up and down, she was scared, she didn't think the two flames were this dangerous. Nemesis was also sweating her heterochromia eyes filled with fear, 'This girl is dangerous'

Nobody says anything and after a while the explosion subsided, even the big blue barrier trembled cracks appearing on it. Everybody was so scared that no word comes out.

The Vice-principal and others had helpless looks on their faces looking at the giant pit that replaced the big duel platform thinking 'Girls, It's not a deathmatch, you know. What kind of past grievances did you have, that could push you to unleash two deadly techniques? Nowadays, the new generation is more explosive than our generation.'

Later after everything calmed down, it was declared that the duel between the two ended in a draw with no clear winner, their second clashes ended in a draw again, surely next time they will be a clear winner thought the two.

Everybody returned to their dormitory with Kyle sending a mental message to Emea informing her that he will visit late in the night.