The First Duel

Leus was very excited about the duel, When Blaze stepped in, he locked eyes with him and unconsciously released an oppressive aura

Blaze did the same, and the room's atmosphere became heavy

Both of them unsheathed their swords, and Leus swung his sword around a bit

'I haven't used my sword for a while, I hope I didn't forget how to use it'

Both Arno and Blaze were taking note of everything Leus was doing, From his posture to his aura, and evaluating him.

Arno asked in a serious tone

"Are you both ready?"

Leus took a defensive stance

'I'll use my sword for defense, There's no way I'll be able to win against Dad in a sword fight.'

He raised his sword up and made it lean on him, making it almost touch his shoulder, then he took a deep breath and released Water Mana into the sword.

'My goal is to block his attacks and win with magic attacks, I believe I have a chance'

Blaze, on the other hand, took an aggressive stance

He stood with his feet shoulder-width apart, His left foot aiming towards Leus, His right one slightly behind and turned 45 degrees away

His sword was pointed down and he aligned it with his right leg

Then his sword started to glow brightly with flames.

The room was silent, but if you focused hard enough then you'd be able to hear a faint crackling sound coming from Blaze's sword.

Leus activated Advanced Mana Vision and analyzed Blaze

His aura was red, and it seemed violent.

it looked a lot different than Arno's calm aura, however, that's not what mattered to Leus.

'The quality of his Mana is higher than mine but lower than Arno's'

Leus was able to instinctively feel that Blaze's mana wasn't as clear as Arno's.

Both Leus and Blaze simultaneously closed their eyes and focused on their surroundings.

Blaze focused on his domain that covered the entire barrier, And Leus just focused on the mana around him and got ready

Arno declared loudly

"START"

And the duel began.

Leus instantly cast Mud, Turning the floor in front of him into a quagmire as thick as he could

'It won't stop him, But if it slows him by even 1% then that's good enough'

Leus activated his "special move" and summoned 10 daggers around him, This time, the daggers were all black, and Blaze knew what that meant

'Poison'

Before Leus could unleash his attacks, Blaze put mana in his legs and jumped in the air

Leus didn't wait for Blaze's first attack and unleashed all his daggers.

The daggers flew with incredible speed toward Blaze, however, Blaze wasn't fazed

He deflected some, shattered some, and blocked some.

It wasn't easy for him to get rid of all the daggers, But he did it.

Leus activated Laser and aimed at Blaze's right hand, The one holding the sword

Blaze didn't expect that attack so he actually got hit

He felt intense pain but he didn't even quiver

Blaze wasn't surprised that he got hit but was surprised by the intensity of the attack.

It was stronger than he anticipated, Nevertheless, He formulated a plan

He swiftly moved his left hand towards his Leg Strap, took out a dagger from it, Ignited it with fire, and aimed it at Leus' left leg

Leus didn't even know that Blaze had a dagger, He was focused solely on Blaze's sword and his location, By the time he felt the dagger entering his small Domain and approaching his leg it was too late

With ease, the dagger penetrated Leus' leg,

Not only the dagger was so sharp, but the force behind the throw was very strong as well, it didn't only go through the flesh, but it shattered Leus' bones

With a crack, Leus' fibula was completely shattered

Growling in pain, Leus fell to the ground with a thud

The entire ordeal was over in a matter of seconds, The battle was already over.

"Ahhhhhh"

Leus screamed in pain, The quagmire disappeared, The daggers disappeared, and the only thing that remained on the floor was Leus and his blood

The pain was excruciating, Leus breathed heavily and felt like he was about to faint.

Arno quickly stepped forward and pulled the dagger out of Leus' leg, making him feel even more pain, then he emptied the potion on Leus' leg

The pain disappeared, And Leus' wound began closing

It took Leus a couple of seconds to calm down, then he asked in an irritated voice

"Where did that dagger come from?"

Arno spoke in a flat tone

"Low pain tolerance, Easy to cut concentration, Lack of experience against surprise attacks"

He sighed

"A magician's entire battle strength lies in his magic, And magic can't be continued if you lose your concentration.

The attack was simple, It was painful but not deadly, You could've continued fighting with your injury, Matter of fact you could've healed yourself, But because your pain tolerance is low, any mediocre injury can make you lose the duel.

Now it's normal for Mages to have low pain tolerance, But you aren't a Mage, Right?"

Leus didn't reply, He waited until his leg was fully healed then he said

"I want another one"

His voice was full of determination

Blaze and Arno didn't need to hear anything more and went back to their positions, Arno took out another potion and Blaze took the same stance

Leus stood up and went back to his location

'Defensive huh?'

'I'll be damned if I even think about using a defensive approach again'

'No more fooling around'

Leus planned on being as aggressive as possible

His eyes shined with determination, and Arno announced the beginning of the second duel

"START"

This time, Leus had a plan in mind

'If I can't stand against his attacks, The only option left is to bombard him with attacks that he's got no chance to attack me'

Leus smiled mischievously

'Everything is everything.'