The Shield And The Blade
"Is there really no way to hurt this guy?!" asked Raiyen, glitching back to Mavislin's side. Forget about trying to defeat the Old Man; laying a single scratch on him currently poses a great difficulty towards the three of them now.
"Stand back! I'm gonna try this thing out now!" yelled Raiyen, spinning on the spot. Mavislin and Baldwin retreated back, Old Man Pond raised an eyebrow as he remained in the same position. Raiyen stomped his foot, dragging it along the ground around him. As the circle started to glow, three different Auras were produced from the Time Mage. Baldwin was in awe while Ysabeau was impressed once again. Mavislin, however, looked concerned. He had pulled that move before; back when they were all trying out their newly formed Ancient Relics. At that time, Baldwin easily withstood the attack, while it took Raiyen everything he had. If Baldwin was unfazed by the attack, then Old Man Pond would cancel out the attack even before it could be unleashed.
"Time! Electric! Nature! These are the elements I wield, I command. Come forth, bind yourselves and become one. Voltaic Creation Era!" yelled out the Time Mage. The circle he had drawn earlier had fragmented into three parts, each being the source of the different powerful auras. Nova watched in awe as the circles' glowing colors, green, blue and yellow, were visible from the sky. The circle then erupted into a pillar of light, with its top converging back into the interior, where Raiyen stood, holding his palm in the air. As the mixture came into fruition, it launched towards its prime target.
"Protection of Nightshade," chanted the Commander, forming a concentrated cloud at the Time Mage's attack. The two attacks started to fight with one another, in an attempt to overwhelm each other. The disgusting color of Old Man Pond's nearly consumed Raiyen's vibrant attack until a huge metal thing soared through the air and divided the two attacks. As the huge metal returned back to its owner, Raiyen looked at Mavislin questioningly. Catching the thing with ease seemed to impress Baldwin, who stood at the sidelines. He had long decided to not interfere if the partners were fighting alongside each other. Or fighting each other. Both ideas were bad in his dictionary.
"And since when you were able to throw Lord Atlantia like a discus?" asked Raiyen, placing his hands on his hips. The shield landed with a clang as she stabbed it into the soil.
"I was getting bored of waiting for you all the time, so I'd decided to invent a new way of passing the time," she replied.
"You mean when you are happily destroying towns and doing the sweeps with the Guardians?" asked Raiyen, rather sarcastically.
"Why is my mother's hobby inclusive of killing others?" asked Nova, terrified at what she'd just heard.
"Long story. By the way, don't look for me for answers as to why Mavislin behaves like this. I haven't got the faintest idea. I merely came along as a teacher figure for her powers," explained Ysabeau, as nonchalant as her kid down below. The Valkyrie smiled as she held the shield above her head and threw it at Old Man Pond. He dodged it with ease, though the area that he once stood in was abolished.
"Looks like we finally got him to move," said Baldwin, panting.
"Don't celebrate just yet. This will be the first and last thing you get out of me," said the Commander, changing his Aura slightly. Raiyen then fired another attack of his special move, Holy Trinity. Compared to the previous encounter with his family, Raiyen had really grown in both terms of power and endurance, firing endless attacks on the Commander. A slight smile crept up on Mavislin's face as she knew that wasn't the Time Mage's true potential. That's the small problem with Valkyries, they are hard-wired to believe in the potential and good of every being in the universe. Some see that as a great asset to wield, but for Mavislin, she finds it rather annoying and a harrowing thing to deal with. Mavislin snapped back into reality and joined in the fun, adding onto the flurry of attacks using her shield. Lord Atlantia, due to its immense resistance and weight, could not be stopped by mere hands. This forced Old Man Pond to continuously throw his shield at different directions since the partners in crime attacked unpredictably. The more times the two shields collided, the brighter Lord Atlantia got. It's weight increasing even further, but Mavislin displayed no signs of slowing down.
"Looks like it's my turn to launch an attack. Lord Atlantia: Turbinis Vasti!" chanted Mavislin, launching a huge waterspout which leaped out of the front of her shield.
"Hmph, such a minor spell. Did you really think it can touch me?" scoffed the Old Man, holding his hand up.
"Nope, but it was enough for Time Ripper to drag in this!" shouted Raiyen, pulling out a huge bow and glowing arrow from the giant gap in the air near him. He whirled his small blade and placed it back into the gap, opening it further.
"Taken from the First High Queen's arsenal. The attack was responsible for the creation of what humans fear as an atomic bomb. The one attack which reigns terror over those who had witnessed it in battle. This version was one of the mighties throughout her reign," explained Raiyen, holding the bow and arrow in position. Ysabeau's eyes widened in shock as Nova smiled brightly.
"Devour the hatred, expel the aura. Link them together, unite them. Archery of the Frosted Heavens!" A torrent of arrows emitted from the single shot, making his way to Mavislin's attack. With the two attacks merged, it finally sent the Commander flying.