Chapter 19. THE BOY LUNAR
The storm still raged heavily at the Devil's mountain with purple clouds and lightning strikes gracing the atmosphere.
Yet the harsh rain refused to fall at the very top of the mountain .
Standing on the circular mountain top , Roman and Lunar stood opposite each other with weapons drawn.
Roman held his katana firmly with both hands and legs spaced apart. He breaths were calm with eyes locked on Lunar.
Lunar held two short blades, a twin sword ⚔️ with curved ends .He clutch a little arms spread apart and one knee forward.
His eyes were sharp and calculative like a beast slowly stalking it's prey.
On cue, they both released their aura into the air, painting one side purple and the other red.
Lunar's energy transformed into a massive wolf, which howled into the sky.
He stared at Roman expecting him to do the same, but the latter just stood there.
Lunar raised a brow.
"You don't have a spirit beast"
He said.
"Nope"
Roman simply replied....and dashed forward with the first attack.
Lunar desummoned his spirit beast and braces for impact.
At the far end, Derrick watched them with his usual mysterious grin.
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WRITTEN BY PRIDE CHRONICLES
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Roman's blade clashed with Lunar's with controlled intensity, but the latter parried and blocked, staying on the defensive, studying his opponent's skills.
His lean body moved with evident grace as he parried another strike , ducked low and jumped back creating space between them. But before his foot touched the ground, Roman had dashed forward with a forward stab.
CLANG
the sound of steel resounded as Lunar received the impact with his blades crossed before him.
"Fast"
He thought
Roman raised his katana above his head, and brought it down with a vertical slash.
Lunar's eyes widen. It was a simple attack but the power behind it was unexpected. He could not block it or parry.
Roman was in a strange flow.
Before the blade could land, Lunar dived , performing a barrel roll to the left.
BAM
Romans blade struck the ground, creating an wide crater.
He's eyes widened with a little bit of surprise and shock.
"I've gotten stronger"
He thought
Of course he has.
Roman was not the same as he was when he left the village. The constant forest danger, the battle for his life with dreadful danger beasts, the forced will to survive and his ardent determination, had forced an evolution on his mind and spirit.
Also, he had absorb beast crystals over and over which enhanced his strength, speed and perception.
He had been testing his strength with dangerous beasts, and this was the first time, since he left the village, he was crossing blades with a person.
Gazing into his dantian, he saw four glowing cores, instead of three, resting within.
"A fourth spirit core"
Roman smiled clenching his fist.
Lunar stared at him before saying.
"Have you trained with a sword before?"
Roman turned to face him.
"Nope. I'm surprised myself"
"In born battle instinct, interesting. Allow me to give you your first lesson then"
This time, Lunar was the first to attack with a sudden burst of speed, appearing before Roman in an instant.
Roman blocked a strike from the first blade, but the second one was already coming from below.
Focusing spirit energy on the other hand, he caught the sharp blade but was slow to escape the incoming foot which crashed into his chest with force.
"Argh....
Roman flew back, flipped then landed on his feet. Looking up, Lunar was already rushing for with a mysterious grin on his face
"Like father like son, huh?
Roman smiled. His blade glowed and he released an horizontal slash of energy from the tip of his blade.
Lunar's eyes widened, it was an unexpected attack.
Spinning his body mid air, he focused more energy on his twin sword and slashed the attack head on, dispelling it into sparks.
Roman suddenly appeared in front of him then.....
BAM
Lunar's eyes widen as bits of blood flew from his mouth.
Roman's fist had connected to his mid section with a sudden force.
Lunar flew back and crashed to the floor , rolled, spinned then landed on his feet, drifting back a little.
"Such beastly strength"
Lunar thought, but he wasn't done yet.
Lunar was thirteen years old and had been training since he was five. He awakened his spirit beast at ten and had strived for perfection and strength.
Being isolated in the devil's mountain all his life, he was very curious about Roman when he first arrived, but of course he refused to let it show.
He had four glowing cores within.
From fighting and hunting danger beasts in the mountain region to crossing blades with his father, he had never had that feeling of being rivalled because he believed he was the best. Now, that feeling was taking a new turn as he looked at the red hair boy before him. A strange excitement welled up within him, and he unconsciously tapped into his elemental power.
Purple lightning began to surge around his body and swords, and he prepared to strike again.
Roman eyes darken and he released more energy from his body, then, he felt a new and foreign energy within him and without hesitation, he tapped into.
A spark ran along his eyes and his body suddenly burst with red flowing lightning.
"Whoa.."
He took the time to look at himself and felt the flow of energy ran in and out of him.
Derrick let of a loud laugh
"He did absorb the energy"
Lunar's grin turned into a wild smile
"I just found my rival"
TBC