Chapter 20 - Spark of The Storm (3)

Madnel laugh maniacally looking at the dying knight and approach Noir and Polpo. Noir looking at Ronnie who almost die just for him, give Noir resolve. Noir draw his weapon and stand up properly to take a stance. Polpo seeing Noir bravery also join him.

"Hah! What is this?! A bunch of kiddo want to fight me?! What a laughing stock. WAHAHAHAH!"

"R-RUN! KID!"

"We are not leaving you Mr. Ronnie!"

"WAHAHAH! Brave kid ain't ya! Don't you know kid.. There is 2 kind of people in this world. The brave and the coward... The brave always die first, while the coward live to tell the tale... And you kids are a bunch of brave foolish kiddo!"

[Tier 1 Mud Magic : Mud Bullet]

A brown magic circle appear on Madnel hand as it shoot out the mud ball to Noir.

"Scramble!" Noir shout as Noir dash to the left of Madnel and Polpo dash to the right of Madnel.

"HAH! You kids think that using strategy will work on ME?! I MADNEL IS ONE OF THE CHOSEN FEW. I HAVE 2 AFFINITY ELEMENTAL YA SEE. YOU CAN'T BEAT A DAMN FUSION MAGIC MADE OUT OF WATER AND EARTH WITH THOSE PUNY 1 AFFINITY ELEMENTAL MAGIC WAHAHAHAH!"

Noir grit his teeth as he take a view pebble and throw it all onto Madnel.

[Tier 1 Fire Magic : Ignite]

As a couple burning pebble is thrown at Madnel. Madnel doesn't seems to care as a muddy brown magic circle appear below him.

[Tier 2 Mud Magic : Molded Mud]

A wall of mud appear in the way of the burning projectile and stopping it completely. Madnel tilt his head to Noir and just laugh at him.

"See?! I told you those puny little magic won't work on me. WAHAHAH!"

from the right side, Polpo swiftly goes through the trees as he also casted a spell on both of his hand.

[Tier 1 Earth Magic : Earth Gauntlet]

As the brown magic circle goes through Polpo hand, a gauntlet made out of stone appear on both of his arm. As Polpo charge forward to Madnel with his stone gauntlet. Polpo growl aggressively and swing a punch to Madnel. But before the gauntlet make contact with Madnel face, a wall of mud appear blocking it.

As Polpo tries to pull back his hand, the wall seems to sucked it in and stopping it from getting away. Madnel just grin, and another magic circle appear just above Polpo. As a spear starts to mold from the magic circle.

[Tier 2 Mud Magic : Molded Mud]

But before the spear could launch, Noir on the left side crouch himself. A green magic circle appear below Noir. Just before the magic activate, Noir turn the magic circle to a certain degree.

"I realize 2 years ago, just before fighting Mr. Solean. A magic circle can be turn to a certain degree to aim. But that's not he only use of it... I can turn a spell like leap of magic, instead of making me jump to the air, I can make the spell dash me forward extremely fast." Noir said inside his mind

[Tier 1 Wind Magic : Leap of Magic]

As Noir dashes forward intensively fast, a burst of wind can be seen boosting him. Madnel turn around, but before he could use his magic to make a wall, Noir already slash him on his shoulder.

When Noir get close enough, he swung his sword upward vertically. As a slashed wound can be seen on Madnel right shoulder. Blood spurt out from his right torso, Madnel goes down to the ground on one knee. His left hand tries to hold his right shoulder from spurting out more blood.

"YOU!!! YOU DAMN KID!! HOW DARE YOU!!!" Madnel shout with anger as he stare at Noir.

Polpo manages to escape from the mud wall hold, and back away a view meter. Noir sweating profusely from Madnel intense stare. Out of anger, Madnel release a killing aura to both Noir and Polpo.

The intense aura exude from Madnel made Polpo and Noir kneel before him. With a face full of anger as some blood spurt into his face.

"YOU DARE!! TO HURT MEEEEE?! I.. I... WON'T LET YOU LIVE YOU DAMN SCROUNDEL!" Madnel shout angrily as he approach Noir slowly and menacingly.

"I... Can't... Move..." Noir said inside his mind, as he keeps on trying to get back up.

Though after a view step, Polpo manage to stand up. It seems the aura is focused on Noir instead of both of them. As a brown magic circle appear on the ground in front of Madnel.

"Huh...?"

[Tier 2 Earth Magic : Earth Contamination]

Before Madnel could say anything, the ground move and trap him inside of it. Inside the dirt that trap Madnel, a laughter can be heard from the inside. As the dirt starts to crack little by little. A burst of mud start to destroy the dirt slowly but surely.

"W-what..." Polpo said in disbelieve, but he still run toward Noir and pick him up.

Just a view steps away from the dirt cage, a burst of mud release from it, destroying it entirely. Polpo stop running away and put Noir down, as Noir draw his sword once again pointing it at Madnel.

"You damn scroundels... DARE TO ESCAPE FROM ME?! I SAID YOU WILL ALL DIE TODAY!!!"

[Tier 2 Mud Magic : Molded Mud]

6 magic circle appear on the sky and a spear appear on each and every one of the magic circle. As the spear launch toward Noir and Polpo. As a brown magic circle appear on the ground below Polpo.

[Tier 2 Earth Magic : Earth Contamination]

A burst of stone appear from the ground creating some sort of wall to protect both Noir and Polpo. 2 of the mud spear hit the wall and completely destroy it. As the other 4 are still coming for Noir and Polpo. As 2 red magic circle appear on the sky just above Noir.

"Polpo watch out!" Noir shouted as he cast a spell.

[Tier 2 Fire Magic : Scorching Ray]

The burning fire launch from the magic circle as one of the ray hits 2 spear and decimate it. While the other ray hit only 1 of the mud spear. As the smoke clouded Noir and Polpo vision, the last mud spear still going and about to hit Noir. But before the spear hit Noir, a blood gush out to Noir face.

As Ronnie use his broken shield to try to stop the spear, but it seems the spear pierce through Ronnie whole body. A blood spurt out from Ronnie stomach as it pierce through his whole torso, and cut off his left arm from the impact. But the mud spear manage to stop just before hitting Noir.

"No.... NO! MR. RONNIE!" Noir shouted as a tear shed from his eyes.

Ronnie fell to the ground as Noir hold his body in his arm. Noir tries to stop Ronnie bleeding using his hand but Ronnie stop him.

"No... Just... Live.. Kid...." Ronnie said with blood gushing out from his stomach.

Madnel just laugh like usual and seems to not care at what's happening right now.

"See kid! This is what happen to those who dare to challange ME!" Madnel said confidently, as a couple more magic circle appear.

[Tier 1 Mud Magic : Mud Bullet]

But before the magic casted entirely, Noir stare at Madnel with intensity. Noir stare into Madnel intensively as his golden eyes seems to glow a little bit. As it seems, Noir accidently release his aura and project it to Madnel. Madnel got surprise for a moment as he sees some sort of lion staring at him, looking at him as some sort of food to feast.

"You're not getting away..." Noir said coldly, as a big red magic circle appear in front of him.

[Tier 3 Fire Magic : Scorching Turbo]

As both mud ball and the scorching hot fire launch all together and crash at the same time. But it seems the scorching turbo manage to win against the mud ball and keep on going to Madnel.

"WHAT THE F*CK! A KID THAT CAN USE MASTER MAGIC?!" Madnel shout aggressively as he tries to cast magic to stop it.

[Tier 2 Mud Magic : Molded Mud]

As a concentrated wall of mud appear in front of Madnel as he tries to stop the scorching hot fire rushing at him. The fire crash into the wall as Madnel try his hardest to stop the marching fire.

"AGGGHHH!!! YOU DAMN KID!!!!"

"Dammit! Dammit! Dammit" Madnel said inside his mind.

As Polpo suddenly appear right behind Madnel with his gauntlet. Polpo punch Madnel right in the gut making him cough up blood. As the scorching fire disappear manage to be blocked by the mud wall, Noir follow up as he jump to the sky. Noir swing his sword downward trying to decapitate Madnel with anger all over his eyes. But before Noir blade could reach Madnel neck, a gigantic muddy brown magic circle appear below them.

"You damn... Scroundel... Die!" Madnel said with intent to kill.

[Tier 3 Mud Magic ...