Chapter 16 Protector Girl

(Morgan Agathias)

The atmosphere is getting tense. Lord Ezhel was like a man getting a treasure before he eyes, seeing my courage and not fearing the two noble clan leaders. I was stupid, challenging Lord Carlos to a match for the thirty-minute time limit. There are no winners or losers, this match I think is simple and most likely will be successful. I challenge Lord Carlos to a fight, provided that I don't use magic weapons, but rather magic powers and spirits. Who is out of the circle, he loses.

I'm risking all of this. If Lord Carlos steps out of the circle that Lord Ezhel created, he must free Helen and if I lose, who knows what punishment will await me? The red-haired man looked happy, seeing a unique incident for the first time in this poor district. A teenage boy, a low-level mage with a level of 10, fought a leader of the Silva Noble Clan, a level 80 high-level mage.

Stupid. What a fool. I'm too confident, to step into the lion's den. But I risked all of this to free Helen and avenge Lord Carlos for hurting Lyra. The crowd in the square grew bigger, people were curious and this was the first time they saw a fight going on. A teenage boy challenged the leader of a noble clan.

The match has started. Lord Carlos was right in front of my eyes as the match started, his hands clenched tightly, ready to land a punch. 'Very fast.' Of course, I was surprised by he martial skills, channeling spirit power to increase power in battle. I was overwhelmed by the sudden attack, only able to dodge and defend myself. Don't get me out of the loop. If it happens, I lose and it's all in vain.

My whole body is flowing with a spirit aura, I no longer feel the heavy burden on my body. I move as fast as the wind, my body is very light. However, when I release kicks that are centered on the feet, the power will be multiplied. My speed this time was pretty even. If Lord Carlos deals a punch, I defend myself, my arms crossed. Blocking his attack, though I could feel his punch was quite strong. My feet barely came out of the circle line, Lord Carlos made a sour face. I was quick as lightning was in a safe place.

This time I must not be careless, must think quickly and analyze Lord Carlos' attack patterns. As usual, the silver-haired man couldn't control he emotions, attacking first. In this battle, I was quite lucky because I was calm and didn't react rashly to the fight. Lord Carlos looked annoyed, he punch missed me. I jump, my palms on his wrists, my feet up and my head down. My movements were so fast that Lord Carlos realized that I was behind him, giving him a hard kick on his tailbone.

The silver-haired man was pushed backward, but not enough to make him fall to the ground or break out of the circle line. Annoying him over and over again, I purposely looked like I was playing around, that way, I wouldn't feel tired and my strength wouldn't be drained that much.

Every time Lord Carlos attacks, I immediately dodge and turn to attack without his knowledge. I have learned the basics, with the help of Professor Lupin. It's not easy to have the uniqueness where I have five Primary Elementals, but I can't master all the elements directly. "Morgan, you already comprehended the Primary Elementals from the start. Training independently, without you even knowing that you have slightly mastered two of the five Primary Elementals. The ability in terms of speed and making you as light as cotton, show that you have already comprehended the Wind Elemental. Your accumulated strength at some point, in the feet and hands, you have comprehended the Earth Elemental." Professor Lupine once explained that to me.

Taking a quick step, dodging his punch, this time the hand up to Lord Carlos' wrist was covered in extremely sharp ice. I almost hit one of the ice needles. This is Lord Carlos's deadly ice blanket, Ice Element. One of Lord Carlos's Elemental Attributes. Cold dew off his mouth, I could feel the cold piercing my skin under the leather jacket I was wearing.

Lord Carlos stretched his arms up, slamming he palms into the ground. There were chunks of ice with very sharp edges moving toward me, I dodged those chunks of sharp ice. It seems Lord Carlos is forcing me backward so I will end up getting out of the circle line. Will not be able to. I was already behind him, ready to give the kick, but at the last minute, a sharp needle appeared that hit my ankle. Quickly I was back on the spot, with the sharp chunk of ice still lodged in my ankle.

I pulled out the small chunk of ice, its white color was covered with blood. I have to find another way because Lord Carlos seems to have adopted he new tactic, namely using magic powers, and activating Elemental Attributes. The Ice Release was the true form of the element, as for the two Primary Elementals that I possessed, I had not been able to form in their true forms until now, only being able to channel them through my body.

However, a blanket of deadly ice covered Lord Carlos' entire body. Maybe I can destroy it. Not wanting to act like someone who could easily defeat the enemy, I understood my abilities. Most of all, I just want to get Lord Carlos out of the loop and it's all over. Same battle pattern, Lord Carlos attacked first and I dodged the sharp ice blades enveloping his hand.

Magic power gathered in a single point, and with an extremely fast movement, my leg swung forward. A sharp kick hit he stomach which was protected by a blanket of deadly ice, in the end, it was crushed by my punch. The silver-haired man was pushed past the boundary of the circle, unable to stop the thrust I created. Everything was over within the thirty-minute time limit. Lord Carlos had lost and he should have kept his promise to free Helen and apologize to Lyra.

That promise was not kept. As if someone splashed his clean face with dirty water. Lord Carlos was insulted by me, by a poor boy like me. No one insulted him the square was very quiet despite the crowds of people watching our fight. To where Lord Carlos lost to me, lost in a small match like this, those who were watching fell silent for a moment. The icy frost was so cold that it stabbed to the bone, they dared not even make a sound, fearing that there would be a deadly ice storm that would turn everyone in the square into ice sculptures.

Lord Carlos did not accept being defeated in public. A humiliation for a noble clan leader to lose to a lowly mage brat like me, being humiliated in public. Lord Ezhel tried to calm Lord Carlos, it seemed that the silver-haired man's temperament was very bad. Don't accept small defeats. An azure aura enveloped the body of the silver-haired man, a chill rippled through the square. Extremely deadly cold, considerable magic power.

The first time I felt such intense fear, facing someone who possessed the strength of a level 80 mage. Someone whose level of power was far above mine saw the strength of Lord Carlos who was at the top of the ladder. Not comparable to me who is at the bottom of the stairs.

The aura of the spirit is very strong, and so is the pressure of magic power. His hands stretched forward. Radiating white light, the icy dew that clumped on he palm was getting denser. The white light dazzled my eyes, the light shot towards me, but there was a small ridge blocking the white light. Thrilling moments. My eyeballs enlarged as if I wanted to get out of place, and my voice was hoarse saying the name of the girl who became my protective shield. "LYRA!" The girl was sprawled on the ground, she left hand partially frozen into ice up.

Lyra winced, enduring the pain in she frozen left wrist. My hands clenched tightly, and a fiery turmoil raged within my body. This hot sensation came back, just when I was in a state of overwhelming emotion, red flashes in my blue eyeballs.

I'm like a man out of control, like a demon. My movement was extremely fast, but it didn't frighten the silver-haired man. He calmly confronted me who was burning with anger. The punches and kicks were meaningless, just a burst of anger.

My punch was blocked by a very thick ice wall, the ice wall cracked instantly and caused an explosion. With the explosion, I didn't have time to make a protective shield, so I was thrown and fell to the ground.

"Snot-nosed brat! How dare to embarrass me." The hand stretched towards me, and a bright white light flashed, the white light gathered in the palm of his hand, it grew bigger and I could feel a huge power condensed inside the white light.

"Lord Carlos, you better calm down. Don't use Ice Storm. Do you want to kill his son Jim? Haven't you thought about the consequences?" said Lord Ezhel warningly. The first time I saw Lord Ezhel looked angry and frightened.

It doesn't matter if Lord Carlos uses his deadly move, just to vent he anger on me. With me dead, maybe Lord Carlos will be satisfied after venting he anger. I couldn't do anything else, the punch was so hard, and my whole body hurt so badly, I couldn't even just stand up. Despite having many advantages, I have limitations and ended up like this when that dazzling white light came at me.

The white flash of light and the red aura clashed. I was transfixed by what was happening before my eyes. Everything is like a camera recorder that is deliberately rotated quickly, unaware of the presence of the red aura that collides with the white light. The figure of a big man, so big and towering. A red aura enveloped the man's body.

A figure that I have always admired, but harbored deep disappointment in. The figure of a father being the front guard to protect his son is the first time I've seen a father's angry expression shown to someone in front of his eyes.

"Dare to hurt my son, I will not hesitate to break your neck!"