HP: The Arcane Thief

Chapter 197: Axel vs Kyrin, serious fight

chapter 197: axel vs kyrin, serious fight

'bullshit!' axel knew kyrin was full of crap. just from the way she's looking at him, axel can tell all she wants is to give him a good beating.

what can he say? he has that effect on some people. too many people. but axel can't agree to fight. though she might not look it, this woman is one the most powerful people in this kingdom. reaching seven star authority despite that horrible personality, it only means that she's just that strong.

in the past, she managed to kill three members of similar level to theron and nerio at one time. and axel had a feeling that unlike him, she didn't use trickery. it was understandable why axel didn't want to fight such a madwoman.

kyrin smirked. "alright, don't be scared. i promise i will properly hold back."

axel's lips twitched. 'what a familiar line.' it's what he says when going against small fry.

"i will even hit 'gently' and not seriously injure you."

did he even have a choice?

"well, you said it." axel didn't reject those conditions. "but when will it end?"

kyrin shrugged. "when i'm satisfied. can we start already?"

"you're still not specific enough, sensei. you need to give me a baseline which, if done, will end the test. otherwise you might just keep hitting me," axel patiently explained.

"oh? then.... just land 3 hits on me." she said, giving him a seemingly easy and yet impossible task.

"...alright."

'better than nothing,' thought axel. kyrin seemed to be the kind to play to win, and in case of defeat, to continue playing until she wins. so, in case she doesn't get the satisfaction to properly beat the shit out of him, there's a chance she might just keep attacking him until she is satisfied.

knowing that more concessions won't get him anywhere, axel stepped into the fighting space.

estris stood between the two. "so, this is a friendly spar to get familiar with each other's combat abilities. boss will only be using at most half of her abilities. serious injury will immediately result in cancellation of the spar. the spar will end when either boss is satisfied or when axel lands 3 hits."

"participants. get ready."

axel took a defensive stance. he was wearing the training suit that he found among the supplies in his room. they were comfortable, durable and easy to move around.

kyrin, on the other hand, stood in a relaxed posture. she was wearing a dark night gown that appeared stark in contrast to her pale white skin. it reached only her thighs and also left a whole lot of shoulders and cleavage exposed. she wasn't even wearing shoes, and her feet were only covered in stocking. in axel's opinion, it was extremely impractical for combat.

"this is going to be fun." standing across him, kyrin gave him a sinister look.

"start."

kyrin didn't move. but, she didn't need to. dark tentacles appeared out of thin air, attacking axel. these were razor sharp, and made out of destructive darkness. one touch was enough to injure.

[arcane eyes]

[occlumency: maximum concentration]

[evasion]

the tentacles seemed to pass right through axel, but he somehow managed to evade them. but it also has to be noted that kyrin wasn't serious yet, as she was thinking this is going to be one-sided beating.

kyrin raised her eyebrows. "so, it wasn't a fluke. you really do have monstrous reflexes," she muttered, suddenly increasing the intensity.

knowing that with her perverted tentacles, she would be in advantage in long range, axel decided to close the distance.

[arcane footwork]

kyrin's attention went to axel's feet as she once again saw those strange illusive movements. in the next second, axel was already in front of her, trying to punch her face.

smack

a loud sound rang out as the attacks from both sides stop for a moment. kyrin had caught axel's punch cleanly, with no recoil whatsoever.

??

axel's brows furrowed. it felt like he had just punched a wall. 'just what kind of physical strength...?'

kyrin gave him a tight smile. "you think i reached the top just like that? i have gone through 5 body enhancements. " she said as she twisted his arm.

what was more surprising was the fact that this brat seemed to be using that dangerous and hellishly difficult jutsu casually and comfortably, as if casting basic magic.

"how did you even manage to learn that?!" she questioned, blasting him with attacks.

"i—had a really good teacher," he replied in the midst of his rapid movements, making akiko smile.

no cap, it was a really difficult jutsu. though he had learnt it long ago, he was really sloppy at it, leading him to not use it much. he has only gotten proficient after mastering [zen focus].

with the new speed, axel was able to somehow make it thorough alive, but kyrin wasn't going to let him off so easily.

"you're good. really good. your speed means nothing in front of absolute power." she muttered, raising her hand. hundreds of thousands of tentacles simultaneously attacked axel.

this time, his shields were easily broken through, and the tentacles left nowhere for him to go.

'fuck...'

axel sighed. he'd have to get serious.

slash

lines formed in the air as all the tentacles in his immediate surroundings were immediately slashed in pieces.

kyrin paused her attack as she looked at axel with a triumphant gaze. "so, you finally show yourself," she muttered, looking at axel who now held a knife glowing with residual magic power. in her eyes, his combat power right now was soaring like a tsunami.

from then on, any number of tentacles were instantly cut down by axel's blade as soon as they came near.

"this is so unfair! how the fuck did you become so strong at this age?" kyrin felt that the world wasn't fair anymore. having that kind of power at such a young age, shouldn't there be a limit of being talented.

"well, i just... pay attention in class and complete all my assignments." replied axel. he was panting a bit at this point. darkness has natural debuffing effects. by now, the training clothes had completely deteriorated on the places where they had made contact with the darkness.

the upper part of his training suit started falling off, so axel removed it completely, revealing his torso.

for at least two seconds, kyrin and estris could not take their eyes off axel. unexpectedly, axel was totally jacked under the loose training suit. he was already 5'7, and his whole body was full of ultra-defined sculpted muscles whose ratios seemed to have measures on a scientific calculator. with each movement, the muscles contracted as if filled with explosive power. furthermore, all kinds of scars were scattered over his body, ranging from scratches and abrasions to slashes and stab wounds.

"you..." kyrin no longer felt it was unfair. the muscles were a clear indicator of just how hard he trained, and the scars spoke in lengths about the hardships he must have been through.

at this moment, akiko, who had been watching the spar with interest, walked up to axel, blocking the other two women's view. "wear this." she said, offering him a t-shirt.

"oh, thanks." uncomfortable by the stares, axel was just about to take out something to wear but akiko did it before him.

akiko nodded.

"win."

she was also routing for him. even if kurai sensei was stronger, that shouldn't be a problem for axel.

though, akiko didn't know that her action had only increased the aggro on axel. kyrin glared at axel. she is the one who got hurt, but aki is still routing for that guy.

also, why did it seem like aki was used to looking at axel's naked upper body? how far have these two gone?

*shin*

out of nowhere, kyrin produced a blade that radiated darkness as she finally took a stance. "well, now that you're serious, shall we begin the real fight?"

axel held up the knife which started to glow with magic. "fine. let's end this."

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