Chapter VI. Unexpected Encounter

It has been two weeks since Kevin told Marinep various things regarding the representatives and what he had learned regarding the Antirda leader. Fortunately, the days that have passed have been calm, the fights within the institution completely disappeared after learning that the leaders are indeed there and the confrontations against them are not directly materialized due to the fear of attacking a nature alien to their daily lives, therefore that end up resigning.

Today the sky is cloudy over this neutral land, I don't know how it will be in the different territories << I hope Menrip does not get wet with this rain, his health could fall again >> the torrential rain is so great that we must take internal routes to enter classes, their corridors are much longer causing delays to the destination but there is no other way, although Esteban and I are taking advantage of our day off to play in the video game room.

—Hey Esteban.

— What do you want? You will make him lose— his gaze is immersed in the fighting game screen.

—Don't you have a feeling that something is going to happen?

—Argh! - Esteban growls when he gets distracted and when he watches the end of the game on the screen. - Hey! I know that you can't trust the little moments of peace now, but stay calm, for now nothing will happen.

Listening to Esteban I have nothing else but to take a deep breath to calm myself. Looking at the glass door of the enclosure a great lightning illuminates and resounds the gray sky.

***

Erick was summoned to a meeting with his ruler in Ocania. It was not raining there, although the skies were as dark as if a great storm would fall from one moment to the next, the winds flutter the flags at the entrance to the territory, many people receive Erick as if a king were visiting them from a distant land . The sound of waves turning with an aggressive roar can be heard on the shores.

The ruler who waits for him at the end of the long bridge between the dense forest of the institution and the territory dresses so elegantly, wearing a flowered dress that if the sky were clear it would stand out as something incomparably beautiful in nature; Her blonde hair that flutters in the wild wind, her brown eyes and her semi-tanned skin make her see a woman with a strong dominant character, without at all reflecting the age of thirty-five (35) years that she have.

Erick walks over to her, her honey-colored eyes focus on hers, after a while he leans down to plant a kiss on her forehead.

—I'm back mother.

—It is good that you have returned safe and sound— Her voice, between soft and cutting, shows how worried she is for her son.

—That's what I have to say, with everything that's been going on in other territories, keeping you safe will of course be the top priority.

—It is not necessary, for now we can defend ourselves well.

—Even so, don't trust yourself.

Their conversation flows from mother and son to ruler and representative. People who are around can see the chemistry between them, for those who do not know them would think that they have fights over unimportant things. The wind whips with more force causing people to begin to retreat as a storm is soon to appear, suddenly in the direction of the bridge two hooded figures begin their way to approach them.

One of them was small and wore blue jeans with a purple blouse with long sleeves highlighting his feminine figure. The other figure was taller wearing a black trench coat, military boots, and black gloves. When approaching Erick, he places himself in front of her mother to protect her, being only five (5) meters away, the man's steps stop.

—Who are you?— Erick asks with his usual serious face, attentive to what may happen.

—We came from the head behind you— the female figure speaks.

—The way I see it, one of you must be the leader of Antirda, well, I won't let you get away with it.

—Don't meddle, okay?— The male figure speaks to the mysterious woman and she takes steps back, then he goes to Erick. — Who would think that the leader of Ocania would be in her territory on a day like today? you're supposed to be defending a case.

—I see you are aware of my schedule, but what a pity my client cowered and gave himself up without any defense. What a fool.

—Well then today is a fantastic day, I have come to kill the ruler and you are here. This is what I can call an unexpected encounter.

—Unexpected meeting, fate, chance, maybe luck, take it as you like. I will not let you fulfill your purpose here— Erick raises his hand and his scythe appears whose appearance on the blade resembles flames and at the bottom point there are two red diamonds.

—Must see— The hooded man also makes his finest character scythe appear on its half-curved blade as it approaches the handle connected to a silver sphere and at the end they end in an inverted triangle with a snowflake at the tip . Erick seeing him confirms that he is the leader of Antirda.

—I hope my enemy is constant in this battle.

— ... Same here.

Erick and the man start brandishing their scythes, when colliding steam comes out from the shock of cold and heat. Erick follows his movements waving his scythe to counterattack, the man continues to repel his attacks but cannot against the onslaught of his opponent.

Instantly he makes a great wall of ice emerge from the ground that repelled Erick's scythe, he backs off and then throws his scythe turning it into a ring of fire. When it hits the wall, it melts but is surprised not to see the man behind it. trying to turn he feels a strong kick in his left side, the blow is so strong that his face turns blue for a moment and his breathing becomes heavy for the next act to start coughing.

Taking a breath he watches the mysterious man run to catch up with the ruler, as he can, Erick stands up and creates a wall of fire preventing him from continuing.

—Where do you think you are going? Your fight is with me!

—Oh, are you still talking? I thought you were already resting to calm the pain. What was that sound of the blow? Broken ribs? It must be very difficult for you right now to even breathe.

—I haven't lost yet— His eyes are focused on the man in front of him, his scythe returns to his hands and then drives it into the ground, it creates an immense fire and then fades, surrounding Erick with a bright halo of yellow to species of a connection between the two, at the same time the cloudy sky begins to clear and reveals a beautiful bright sun. —Now without a doubt, let the real battle begin.

He runs off to attack, the man freezes the ground but it is useless because Erick's feet are like fire that melts everything. The man begins to attack him with his scythe trying to cut Erick but he dodges each of his attacks and even stops them with his hands.

Taking a few steps back he throws him like spheres of fire, the ice that man uses to defend himself stops them but they melt instantly, when he sees that he is at a disadvantage, he proceeds to throw his scythe into the air and while it is suspended he throws water at him it turns into snow and as it vanishes from the clear sky it begins to snow followed by a blue halo that connects them.

The man approaches Erick and tries to hit him but he backs down, leans a little and attacks him, taking his left hand and with the other touching his clothes a little, burning him.

The man slips out of his grasp, steps back immediately, and takes off the gloves that started to burn.

—That was close— shakes the fire off his body with her hands wrapped in ice.

Again they resumed the fight, accurate blows to their bodies in ice and fire, the ruler hastens the evacuation of the people so that they are not involved but she cannot feel calm when she sees the mysterious woman who is anxious on the bridge.

Erick becomes more aggressive with his attacks in an attempt to tire the opponent of him, observing that his movements and attacks slow down he runs after him, takes him from the back and lunges to knock him down. When he falls to the ground, Erick begins to raise the temperature to create a heat stroke in the opponent and faints but his opponent resists with cold. Feeling that this is not enough he begins to feel suffocated.

—Hell… let go of me!

Water gushed out of the man that soaks them both immediately, Erick's heat works against him and due to the water his body reacts violently with involuntary spasms allowing the man to free himself from its grip. The falling snow began to become much thicker and the clear sky changed to cloudy, taking advantage of this the mysterious man increases the intensity of his attacks, managing to do a lot of damage to Erick such as nailing several ice stalactites in his legs, one in his right shoulder and another in the abdomen.

— Ugh!— Erick falls to his knees to the ground.

—Erick!— the ruling woman tries to get closer.

—Do not come! I'll take!— tries to moderate her breathing and with her fire heals her wounds a little to calm the pain - << I have no choice but to use that >> Free yourself seal light of the sun!

A blinding light is emitted from him and the snow becomes mist, this confuses the man and he does not see when Erick has approached and plants a punch in the chest, the man writhes when he feels heat that burns inside him, he sees that he will hit another It blows but it cannot stop it, so when receiving them it is heard that it spits a little blood, nobody can see it but a thread of this cumming peeks out from its chin, when it sees that it will attack again against the water blast launcher causing Erick to back off.

—Good ... Good ... Well, if you want to play that way too, I feel like it. Free yourself ice seal!

The two do not give up, the man begins to show exhaustion while Erick already begins to see cloudy due to his wounds that do not stop bleeding knowing that he must end if he will not be in a great predicament.

—Agh! This is not going well at all. Ruler force permission!

—Erick, if you release more power, three days won't be long enough to recover.

—If I die, everything will be over and this fight will have been in vain. Permission!

—But Erick ...

—Permission now!

—… Seal of Strength released from Territory Catalyst. Permission granted.

That said, Erick has a power boost that he can control quite high but he won't be able to maintain it for long. In fighting with man, the damage he inflicted on him became more considerable. The girl, seeing this, tries to enter the fight but the man stops her.

—HA ... HA ... HA ... HAHAHA— his laughter becomes frantic and uncontrollable as he sees part of his neck and hands that are burned while under his mask, you can better appreciate the path of blood that flows from his mouth. — What fun! It's time for the final show Feeding canals permission: open sea!

—What does it say?!— Erick is perplexed to hear it.

—That ... That's impossible ... the channels shouldn't exist ... this can't be happening Erick get this over with before it's too late!

— I already know it! I already know it! Still I can not continue prolonging this fight.

His attacks collide again, the atmosphere becomes suffocating, the sounds of hits and misses were heard with a great roar, the blood came from scratches on his eyebrows, hands, mouth and nose. Erick staggers with dizziness so the man takes the opportunity to hit him directly in the face. Erick places his hand on his nose in an attempt to keep the blood from spilling out of control but it is impossible his nose is broken.

—This is where you came, leader of Ocania— when he was about to land a last attack, he immediately felt a sudden urge to vomit, so avoiding his face to be seen, he removed the mask and a large mouthful of blood came out of his mouth, his chest began to burn in unbearable heat causing him to cough uncontrollably and gasp for air.

—Looks like my blow to the chest has finally taken effect.

— It's enough! We retreat — the mysterious woman holds the man by one arm.

—No, i already have it.

—They're targeting us from the other side, that damn woman ambushed us, I'm not going to die here like this."

Noticing her around her, Erick's followers were ready to shoot at any moment. The man lets himself be supported by the woman, repositioning her mask and relaxing, taking with it the icy air and then seeing that the scythe of the representative of Ocania appears again, so the clear sky disappears leaving dark clouds that overflow a heavy rain.

—What do you expect? Shoot!— Erick yells with the strength he has left.

In the wave of shots the girl takes out a green scythe whose blade was so curved almost forming a circle attached to the handle that it is connected to four (4) rhombuses and creates a glass wall that momentarily retains the bullets allowing them to escape.

—Stop! Stop shooting! See if you can reach them— the woman orders. —… Erick, are you okay?

—I think ... Agh!" Ugh!— He begins to tremble, he spits a large amount of blood and when he sees the direction from which his opponents escaped, he tries to open his mouth to say something to his representative but he only feels the bitter and metallic taste of blood, which lacks oxygen in his lungs His body so hot makes him feel sick and his vision gradually turns dark and then he doesn't feel anything.