Chapter 14 (Flora v/s Yom)

[after the count of three let the match begain] sadi Domas indicating the beginning of math.

as soon as he said 1 both the participants, frith and Flora started chanting. frith directly made a pole out of mana which was semi-transparent in color but was more sturdy than any other pole till now. on the other hand, flora again started using her green color mana from the start and made a whip out of it.

it was a direct confrontation, both of them drew their weapons and fought, but after every strike, it was quite visible that a pole without any element cant stands a chance against elememtized mana, and slowly but surely width of the pole was decreasing.

Every time the pole was about to be broken frith would supply mana, this is a special case, in the case of a low-level spell or spell that is connected to you, then you can theoretically keep them running forever if you have infinite mana. But the distortion rate was higher than restoration and wounds overall body was beginning to appear.

soon it was the third time that Frith was about to restore his pole, but Domas intervened and stopped him.

[Dont over-exert your mana, it may let you win today but it will only weaken walls of your core so remember it.]said Domas in a strict tone.

[so victor is flora.] Said Domas, with a hint of a smile on his face.

[now the least no. in the remaining participant after Yom please step forward and select your opponent quickly.]said Domas.

Flora stepped forward and said[I would challenge Yom-nim.]

[Are you sure, it would mean that Vina will automatically be in finals.] asked Domas.

[yes I am ok with that] replied Flora calmly.

[yom do you need time to rest]asked Domas to Yom as he just finished a match before.

[no I will win it quickly.]said Yom in a domineering tone

as he said that Domas had a little frown on his face which he hid quickly and signaled other participants to leave the arena

[let match begain]said, Domas.

as soon he said this both competitors didn't hold back, instead of using neutral mana to check the waters first they both created Elementazied mana in their hands and shaped them into their desired weapons.

Yom created two short poles, which were made of red-colored mana, and flora quickly created a whip made up of green mana in one hand and a disk in another hand.

As soon as their weapon was created they ran towards each other, as Yom was running towards flora, she threw disk at Yom, but he quickly dogged the disk and jumped in the air to strike Flora at one leap, but flora quickly dodged his attack with one swift action and struck Yom with her whip, but Yom also Dogged her attack easily.

Soon Yom started madly swinging her pole in a weird manner and struck again and again at Flora using his weapon art. But flora was dodging his attacks but at the same time, she was also attacking with her whip at every opening.

this continued for quite a while and both were in a stalemate on the surface.

But unlike Yom who clearly had trained his body for much more time flora was lacking in the department of stamina, and was quickly losing his foot on this physical fight.

usually, the deciding factor among the battle of the same class is either their mastery of mana or their battle experience, because Yom was more aged his battle experience should be broader than flora.

soon the difference between ages was becoming apparent, Yom was getting more and more violent, and flora was losing his foot very quickly and was quickly getting corned.

seeing this Domas became alert and was ready to intervene at any moment to possibly save Flora.

But something is amiss, being in child's body, and being unable to perceive the flow of mana, my guessing ability is very hindered but the smirk on the faces of Lilly and mother told another story also my battle senses told me something was about to happen as soon as she was cornered.

And lo behold as soon as Flora was driven to a corner, her weapon arts came to display.

soon her style of whip-wielding changed drastically and she started whipping in a manner as if her whip became alive. standing on one side and her back covered by a barrier her arts were displayed to their full extinct.

The was as if there was a dome formed around flora that was both attacking and defending at the same time. her whip would bite like a snake at every opening and collided on the pole like thunder to cancel every attack Yom made. Pressure on Yom was getting more and more with each passing sentence.

Yom took quick 5 steps backward and came out of range of her whip.

[You have a weapon art, and you hid it quite well, and I acknowledge that your understanding of weapon is higher than mine, but I now know its weakness, you cant protect your back while using it, am I right. and so I don't think you could maintain your mid-level art at this distance, so let's play a game of throwball] Yom spoke and started his chant.

He quickly made a big Red ball which was the size of a boulder. and then again divided it into small parts, it was like 20 to 25 small balls and then threw them at Flora from all directions.

It was a matter of fact that the more you age the more mature will be your mind And controlling mana is totally related to your mind,

and it was clearly visible in the case of Yom, he was guiding all the 25 balls in a random manner, such that it was impossible to avoid.

Soon Flora began to take hits and the shield she created was also destroyed. and once again Domas was in a winning position and seeing the tattered condition of flora, aunt Lilly eyes were filled with tears and she was about to rush into the arena, if not for Mother holding her back.

but there was one thing that others didn't notice, everyone was thinking that Domas held a superior position and flora was gasping for air, but the truth was totally opposite, it was Yom who was putting up an act of being strong while having his whole body covered in sweet which also indicated that he must have expended most of his mana and on other hand, the attacks that hit flora were all non-vital.

[Why don't you quit Flora, I am your senior I can give you a chance to consider, I am still holding back as you are a girl, but if you do not Give up soon don't think of me as merciless]Shouted Yom.

but flora didn't reply and focused on the upcoming volley of shots.

as soon as the next shots landed there was a cloud of smoke.

[Ha ha ha this match is over I won, I am strongest ha ha ha] shouted Yom.