Shu vs Arthur ( Part 3 )

" Why is dad here? "

Arthur questioned, as his attention would turn to the spectators' seat, seeing his father sitting on his throne-like seat, but before any thought could run through his mind, a strong punch would clash against his abdomen, creating a loud burst of wind, which made him slide across the arena

" You little.. "

Arthur whispered, before hurling his right arm up in the air, creating a gigantic pillar of ice to stop Shu from approaching or interrupting him

" Hm? "

Romulus exclaimed, as he looked down at his son, unlike the other spectators, he could see what was actually happening in the field, those random explosions and shockwaves didn't just appear, it was them, Arthur and Shu, clashing fists, techniques, and attacks, creating that weird phenomenon, but, the moment, Arthur blocked Shu's path, that phenomenon also stopped

" What is it? "

Romulus questioned, and although it seemed like he was speaking normally, his voice expanded across the entire field, for everyone to hear, of course, this caught everyone's attention, making them look up at Romulus then down at Arthur

" What are you doing here!? "

Arthur yelled, loud enough for everyone to hear, making his father laugh in return

" Can a father not watch his son's tournament match? "

Romulus questioned, raising his eyebrow in confusion, with a small smile slowly ruling his expression

" Tch- whatever "

Arthur scoffed, turning his attention back to Shu who had broken down the pillar of ice to absolute pieces with a single one of his kick

" What was that for? "

Shu questioned, taking a step forward, as all the clashes, explosions and shockwaves reappeared all over the field once again

" Don't worry about it. Let's just focus on our fight "

Arthur replied, as his body began to spew a white cold steam, making Shu smirk in excitement

" Alright "

Shu whispered, before appearing above Arthur attempting to strike him with a full downward body kick, which Arthur blocked by generating a block of ice right below Shu's foot. Of course, Shu would break the small ice boulder, but that gave Arthur enough time to grab his leg, coating it with extremely cold ice, before slamming Shu's body against the ground, destroying the ring completely, leaving nothing but a crater flooded with ice, as a cold steam slowly slipped out of his mouth

" Damm.. that really did hurt "

Shu whispered as blood bursted out of his mouth, but as soon as it did, it froze, taking the form of frozen water drops, not only did his blood stop, but also the random explosions and shockwaves across the field

" You said to go one hundred percent, yet I was and you are, holding back, so how about we actually take this battle seriously, because after I'm done with you, it'll be my Father's turn "

Arthur announced, his lonely voice echoing across the field as the entire crowd stood quiet, and in return, all his father could do was smile, closing his eyes a few seconds later

" Let me tell you something "

Shu whispered, slipping his leg away from Arthur's grasp, kicking him in the face, sending him a few meters into the air before sliding through the ground, standing up a few seconds later, swinging his leg to get rid of the ice

" You are nowhere close to that man's strength, he's stronger than that little girl, the announcer upper there, and the red-haired that welcomed us into the winner's room, and you are not as strong as them, while your father is far stronger than that. I like fights, but you should also know who not to fight as well "

Shu explained, ripping off his upper clothing, leaving his well worked out chest and abdomen out in the air, for women to contemplate

" You think I care? "

Arthur questioned, rubbing his chin a bit as an expression of annoyance ruled over his face

" Well it doesn't matter, it's about time I got a little serious "

Shu said, as he slowly closed his eyes, as his mind slowly drifted to one of the lessons Amada taught him

" Shu, now that you can sense Sanctuary Energy, my task to you is, to always, at every moment keep sensing, don't stop, the more you do it the more you'll improve "

Amada said as she flew around Shu who did not seem convinced

" Well, think of it like this; if you keep none stop sensing, then once you stop, you'll be stronger than you were before "

Amada explained, and as soon as she did, Shu's mind drifted back to the present, he now had opened his eyes, his pupils were glowing a bright blue while his hair slowly flew up, defying gravity itself, as a blue aura surrounded him

" Where were we? "

Shu questioned, as both he and Arthur appeared in the middle of field, throwing both of their arms back, Shu coating his arms and fist in a blue aura, whilst Arthur covered them in hardened ice, and once they did, they began to exchange a rapid amount of blows, as the phenomenon soon resurfaced, explosions, pillars of ices, shockwaves and clashes took over the arena as Arthur and Shu exchanged blows in the middle.

Their fists would clash intensively, as their upper bodies slowly leaned forward, the punches got faster and faster, soon becoming nothing but blurs as they stared deep into each other's eyes, almost glaring, as their bodies they began to ascend

" Ooh, it looks like my son has improved, of course not enough to face me, but still, it is praiseworthy. Though, that kid, is way more impressive than Arthur will ever be, what was his name again? "

Romulus questioned, as he turned to look at his butler who stood there silently

" I believe it was Shu Hellgard my leash "

The butler replied, making Romulus smiled as he watched the fight

" I guess Reimen wasn't spewing lies then. Also, how come that kid has already achieved the discern sanctuary level of control? Last I remembered, I had forbidden teachers from teaching the students that "

Romulus said as he glared at the butler who would do nothing but bow

" I'll look into it sire, I'll return once I've gathered Information "

The butler replied, leaving Romulus be as he watched the match, with immense interest, resting his cheek on his right palm