Chapter 24

From the black cloud above the arena that was created thanks to the Condensation spell, lightning emits along side of rumbling sounds.

Even though the seating area is pretty far away from the arena, spectators can still see and feel the intensity of the spell.

It must be coming close to a level 5.

*Crack crack boom*

Lightning travels inside of the cloud like snakes, and thunder sounds are as loud as drums, piercing the ears of anyone on the field. With each rumble, the guys can feel their hearts jump, and with each flare of lightning, they feel their goosebumps rise.

The scenery is nothing less than a miniature thundercloud. Terrifying, to say the least. The guys feel like they are standing underneath a real thunderstorm.

At this point, everyone is already up from their seats.

Because of that spell created by Sam.

A Tier 2 Creation Magic.

Tremendously stronger than a normal Creation Magic spell.

To make such a spell, usually people would do it by conjuring one Creation Magic first, then the second, then they combine both. Since visualization of two things at a same time is nearly impossible for almost everyone, this is the common law.

And today, Sam has broken that law.

When he was conjuring his attacks, the elements rather than combining into one spell, they simultaneously became both Energy and Metal elements. There was no time difference in between the two Creation Magic.

It was as if there were two of him.

On the seating area, Lily feels slightly tired but tries to stand still. Her mana pool has miraculously been depleted even though she has not done anything.

"Could it be...? But how?" Lily mutters to herself.

The twins look at her weirdly, yet continue looking at Sam. Their main focus is not her right now.

""GO SAMMY GO!!! YUI/YUNO BELIEVES IN YOU!!"" They shouts.

On the battle field, the 5 guys start forming defensive spells.

Light Magic: Defensive Aura.

Earth Magic: Earth Wall.

Water Creation Magic: Ice Shield.

"HOLD YOUR POSITION!!!" Yells handsome guy.

"Too late, bitches!" Sam says.

*CRACK*

5 seperate columns of light come down from the dark cloud above.

Beautiful, magnificient light that can make anyone lose themselves inside of their appearance.

Yet incredibly destructive.

*BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM*

5 thunderous sounds.

Next, comes the sounds of barriers disintergrating and men crying out of pain.

"GAH!!!"

"ARGHHH!!"

"DAMN IT!"

The fact that their bodies are drenched in water also does not help alleviate the spell.

Standing at the far corner of the arena, Sam shivers.

It looks painful. Even he does not want to get caught up in the thunderstrikes.

When the thunder has gone down, Sam looks at the aftermath that he created.

There is no signs of any defensive spell anymore except for the magic circle in the air that the handsone guy conjured before.

5 people is now lying on the ground, 4 of them almost black because of the burn. Their hairs stand straight of because of the eletricity and their bodies twitch every few seconds. In the air is the smell of barbeque meat.

Only one looks slightly better. That is the handsome guy. Comparing to the other four with smokes coming from their mouths and clothes almost burned out, he looks better.

At least his whole body is still being covered.

"Guh. Nice spell." Trying to stand up, handsome guy says.

"Thanks."

"I kinda get it now..."*cough*"...Why you would say we are surrounded by you."

"What is that?" Sam points at the magic circle.

"Last resort. Didn't think I would need to do it to be honest."

Sam feels dangerous after handsome guy's sentence.

"May I ask you one thing?"

"If it's telling me to give up, then don't say a word."

"No." Handsome guy shakes his head. "Doing that right now is an insult to you."

"Then go ahead."

"Actually, two things." He makes a V from his fingers.

"I'm listening."

"Have you ever been this strong?"

"No."

"I see. Something must have happened, yeah?"

Sam looks at Lily.

She waves at him merrily.

"Probably. I can't explain it either."

"Second thing. Would you mind pulling those guys off the arena with me?"

"Certainly."

And then, completely out of the blue, Sam and handsome guy cease fire. Instead, they start helping the four people, who are unconscious, off the arena.

"Thanks."

"That's nothing."

"Mind if it get myself ready?"

"Go ahead."

Looking at Sam closely, handsome guy says.

"I really wish we could be friends. You're a great guy, Sam."

"I agree."

"So let me give you the truth, as a token of friendship. We did not throw the salad box."

"Then who did it?"

"Not from our group. Probably just a normal student."

"I appreciate your honesty." Sam exhales.

"No problem man."

Handsome guy starts dragging his body towards the magic circle.

"This is my strongest spell, which I learned thanks to my teacher, a level 6. Technically, this is a level 6 spell." *Cough* "But my power can only bring it up to 5. Maybe slightly higher than that."

Sam looks serious after handsome guy explanation.

"It's called Molten Armor."

Handsome guy steps through the magic circle.

Immediately, boulders of stones start floating from the ground and attach themselves onto him but leave his face out.

Between the cracks of stone is not hollow, but an shining orange color liquid. The liquid seems like flowing magma as it moves all around him.

Handsome guy is now twice the size he was. Standing up to 12ft tall.

It does not look weird one bit. Actually, the armor fits handsome guy completely, like it has been tailored to himself.

Fire and Earth combination.

Magic Engineer.

Fire Creation Magic: Molten Armor.

*Wham*

Handsome guy slams his molten fist together.

"Let's dance, Sam."

He then charges forward.

Sam does the same thing. The two head straight into the middle of the arena. With each step, the ground shakes violently because of handsome guy's weight.

"Yui, Yuno, prepare to intervene immediately." Lily says. Her hair is completely disheveled.

""Got it."" The twins nod. It is not the time to consider dignity or anything. If Sam dies, anything will be lost.

"Take this!" Handsome guy raises his right fist. Molten lava moves directly to the knuckles of his armor, making it bigger and brighter.

Sam also raises his fist.

"HYAH!"

*Whoosh*

The molten lava fist cuts through the air.

But then, instead of taking the fist head on, Sam ducks down and rolls on the ground.

His hand touches the area right underneath handsome guy's face.

Water Creation Magic: Ice Lance.

From the ground, a transparent Ice Lance rises. The tip of which is about to impale handsome guy's Molten Armor.

"Very good, but not good enough!"

The molten fist opens and holds Sam's Ice Lance. The latter melts instantly with steam coming out from it.

"Hey!" Handsome guy hears a yell from the back of the gigantic armor.

Rather than just turning his head, he clenches his fist and extends the arm. With a twist, his molten body make a 180 degree turn backwards.

*WHOOSH*

But once more, he misses.

"Frustrated, isn't it?"

Suprises, handsome guy instinctively punch the location of the voice.

Light flunctuates infront of handsome guy.

Lily's Light Magic: Invisible.

*WHAM*

But Sam's fist is faster.

Handsome guy feels like his face was hit by a canon ball. Blood from his nose bursts out and stick onto Sam's fist.

"Guha!!" Handsome guy screams from the pain. His vision is greatly compromised by the hit.

Not giving up that easily, he raises both arms upwards, lava flows into them and the fists expand in the middle of the air to double their original size. They look as big as a small car.

"Let's see if you can take a shockwave, Sam!!" He shouts.

*KABOOM*

The arms slam the ground, creating a massive shockwave that knocks Sam backwards. The area around handsome guy slumps down like a bowl. Cracks form all over the fighting arena.

Out of the corner of the eye, handsome guy sees Sam.

"There you are!"

Fire Magic: Eruption.

Sam's standing ruptures. From the inside, red hot magma shoots up. Still stunned by the shockwave, his footing is very unstable. No way he can dodge it.

"ARGH!!"

Thus the attack connects completely. His figure flies up. Black burns are all over his scarred body.

*Thud*

He hits the ground.

*Rumble*

It's the sounds of footsteps.

Handsome guy wants to finish his task.

"Quit the school, Sam! You will die, I will be arrested at this rate."

"You know the answer."

"Very well! Once I'm out of jail, I'll visit your grave. You really are a worthy opponent."

"Can I say a few last words?"

"Certainly."

"LILY, YUI, YUNO. DO. NOT. INTERVENE. THIS IS MY FIGHT. NOT YOURS." Sam yells as loud as he can.

The three girls hear his shout. Instantly, tears come into their eyes.

"Why is he forcing himself like this?" Lily sobs uncontrollably.

"Yui does not want to listen!"

"Yuno is a good girl. But Yuno can't look anymore!"

The twins also cry.

"What should we do?" Yui asks.

"I don't want him to die. But if we do help, he will hate us forever. And that to me is more painful than death."

"Then we just wait and see Sam fights to the death like that!? What about last time? WHAT IS WRONG WITH LILY!?" Yuno points her finger at Lily.

"Last time, Sam did not have his purpose." Lily says in tears. She puts her hands in front of her chest like she is praying. One hand is still having the bandages on due to Yui and Yuno's efford earlier.

Now, in addition to the bandages, they are covered in blood. Her blood.

She clenched her fist so tightly, that they have been dripping since forever.

"If he dies, I will kill that guy, his family, his relatives, the one who ordered him, and their family. I will live on until everyone is already dead. Then, and only then, I will follow Sam to the other world." Lily makes a vow.

Looking at her, the twins nod. They wipe their tears with their little hands.

""Yui and Yuno will do the same.""

Looking at Sam on the surface, everyone feels like he is waiting for his execution.

"Hey, is it too much?"

"I know, right?"

"Why are they fighting so hard like this? Especially that guy?"

"Because of a salad box? You're kidding me, right?"

"Someone like that really forces his childhood friend to do something they don't like?"

"I mean he just told his friends to stay away. I don't understand why a lowly stalker would do such a thing."

"It's been very weird."

"I know that handsome guy. He is one of the guards of Bianca." A person suddenly says an important information.

"Why would Bianca's school guard kill a man? He didn't do anything to Bianca, right?"

The people around are all perplexed.

"Of course not. But he did the unthinkable."

"What is it?"

"He challenged Hero!"

"And you know who has been coming to school with Hero besides that guy's childhood friend?"

"Bianca!"

Back on the arena.

"You are truly a man of honor."

"I'm not."

"At least, you are better than me. Die, Sam. I'm sorry."

Handsome guy raises his right fist. It gets bigger and bigger every second. The temperature rises consistently.

"Goodbye, Sam."

*KABOOM* Shockwaves spread across the whole arena one more time, breaking it totally. Dust flies up towards the sky, covering the eyes of everyone.

"NO!!" The three girls yell.

However.

"Huh!!"

At the location of the impact, Sam stands up. He is by no means fine His left arm still contorted, his burns are still there. But that attack did not do much to him.

Lily's Light Magic: Refraction.

But instead of refracting light coming from a source, Sam refracts light coming off from him. It was all an illusion.

"SUPRISED!!!"

Light Magic: Blind.

A bright flash manifests in front of handsome guy's eyes.

"Damn you!!" He yells, covering his eyes.

Taking this golden opportunity, Sam makes his final advancement.

Ice Lances form on Sam's right fist into the shape of Wolverine's claws.

"MY TURN!!!"

*BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM*

"Guha!!" Handsome guy coughs out blood with each hit.

With his only workable arm, Sam plunges the claw into handsome guy's armor repeatedly.

The effect is clear, as chunks of the armor are blown off slowly, revealing the body of handsome guy underneath.

This is it.

Fire Creation Magic: Fire Bomb.

Sam inserts the Fire Bomb into the crack.

"NO!!!"

*KABOOM*

Molten Armor crumbles as two bodies fly into two opposite directions.