Chapter 7: Ch 7: A Duel?

After standing up and stretching a bit, I followed Kiara to where Elliot and Jhasque is... The tent seemed larger than I thought, Kiara told me It was because of her space magic... I wonder if I can do something like this in the future? Ah, but I have to ask Erebus about how to get them first... Then again... Why didn't I earlier?!?!

Ugh... Why did I forgot to ask them that? Ah well, I guess I'll ask them next time.

(Kiara)"Hey Elliot, and Jhasque, It seems your ok now"

(Jhasque)"Perfectly fine~!! Still hurts tho... Damn it... Next time I see a wolf of that specie... I'm gonna rip their friggin heads off with my fists..."

(Elliot)"Woah, calm down Jhasque, you might scare our new recruit"

(Jhasque)"Eh?"

(Aleizar)"Hello"

Me and Kiara stepped closer to where the two is, Kiara sat down in the couch nearby and told me to sit down, which I did.

(Jhasque)"A new face eh? I don't think I've seen you in my whole lifetime before... Are you Kiara's Girlfriend or something?"

(Kiara)"G-Girlfriend?! No! She's just uhh... A friend... I encountered earlier... And invited to join the party..."

(Jhasque)"Ah? Cool!! A new person! Are you strong?"

(Aleizar)"Not sure, my stats are weak so yeah"

(Kiara)"Weak yet you one shot an Chief Slime..."

(Jhasque)"Cool!! Are you a Mage Or a Swordsman? Or maybe something else?!"

(Aleizar)"My Class is Swordsman/Mage"

(Jhasque)"Sweet!! Let's duel!!!"

(Elliot)"Hold up you idiot, your still not fully healed yet!! And you might upset someone if Aleizar gets scratched with you still not in tip top shape"

(Aleizar)"While a duel isn't much of a problem for me, I'd rather do it when your ok"

(Jhasque)"That's settled then!! So your name is Aleizar huh? Kind of reminds me of the Goddess Ashgard for some reason!!"

(Elliot)". . ."

(Kiara)". . ."

(Aleizar)". . .huh?"

Ashgard... That name was mentioned... So that person is an Goddess huh? I still don't get why I was blessed... But more importantly, I don't get why Erebus mentioned my parents!!

(Elliot)"Why is the Goddess the first thing that popped up in your head when Aleizar was mentioned?"

(Jhasque)"I don't know!!"

(Kiara)"Uhh... No way that's the reason I felt her name kind of familiar right...?"

(Aleizar)"Goddess... Ashgard...?"

(Jhasque)". . .huh?"

(Kiara)"ah..."

(Elliot)"How do you not know?!"

(Aleizar)"I don't remember anything ok!! Only my name and age--"

(Jhasque)"Ah..?"

(Kiara)"Why am I suprised..."

(Elliot)". . ."

(Kiara)" *sigh* I guess I should explain then?"

(Kiara)"Our World is ruled by numerous gods... God Of Crafting, Adventure, Dance, Culture, Knowledge, Swords... A lot of them, but, one God, or should I say Goddess, rules above them all, That is The Goddess Ashgard, The strongest God"

(Aleizar)"Ah... I see..."

Hmm, definitely should not mention my blessing... No wonder the only ones who've received her blessing can be counted by one hand... Then again... How did I receive her blessing...? Ugh... Another thing to ask Erebus... Though I doubt I'll get a reply.

(Elliot)"Now you know, I suggest remembering it this time... A lot of people are very religious..."

(Aleizar)"Are you guys one of those people?"

(Kiara)"Nope"

(Jhasque)"My clan prays to the God of Wrath, but were not that religious"

(Elliot)"Nah.."

(Aleizar)"I see..."

Suddenly, everyone's stomach growled.

(Jhasque)"Hahaha!! I guess it's time for lunch!!!"

(Kiara)"Ugh..." She was an embarrassed mess.

(Elliot)"What a timing.."

*****

(Jhasque)"Im stuffed.... Now let's duel!!!"

(Kiara)"You still haven't forgotten about that?"

(Jhasque)"Nope!!"

(Elliot)"Let me check on your body first atleast"

(Aleizar)"I can't help but think about something else with that wording"

(Elliot)". . .what your thinking is not what's gonna happen"

(Kiara)"Well anyways, shouldn't we get to know each other first?"

(Jhasque)"That's a great idea!! Aleizar mind telling me about your skills? If you don't mind atleast"

(Aleizar)"Mana Control, Mana Manipulation, Piercing Strike, Acceleration, Eagles Eye, sadly that's all I can tell you for now"

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(Jhasque)"Hmm? While I understand, don't you have any Magic Skills? Your a mage aren't cha?"

(Aleizar)"Maybe in the future but, I have no idea how to acquire them"

I mean, I haven't seen an Magic Skill in the shop.

(Jhasque)"Ah I see... Mine is Aura Control, Berserk, Skin Hardening, and Barrier"

(Elliot)"Calm , Strength Buff, Spell Circle, Holy Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Body Status Scan"

(Kiara)"Mana Control, Area Scan, Appraisal, Light Magic, Fire Magic, Space Magic, Thought acceleration, Aura Appraisal, I have one more skill, but I cannot say due to certain circumstances"

(Aleizar)"Aha... I see"

(Elliot)"Hmm... Jhasque your body's all good now"

(Jhasque)"Sweet!! So now we can duel?"

(Kiara)"Just be careful and hold back..."

(Aleizar)"Nah don't worry about holding back"

(Kiara)"... Aleizar"

(Aleizar)"I want to know my limits so it's better if he doesn't hold back"

(Kiara)". . ."

(Elliot)"Ah... What a beautiful sight"

(Jhasque)". . .?"

*****

We went outside the tent, Kiara made some sort of space barrier, saying that it's a precaution, which I don't mind.

(Jhasque)"Ah, by the way, do you have a blade with you-?"

(Aleizar)"I don't, why?"

(Jhasque)"Eh-? How are we gonna duel?!"

(Aleizar)"Ah, about that"

I released some of my mana using mana control and shape it into a long sword, I didn't bother making designs on it since it was just a shining sword... Literally... It's whole body was shining a Dark Bluish Glow... It kind of looked like the night sky since there were little dots of white in it...

(Jhasque)"That's so cool!!"

(Elliot)"Wow"

(Kiara)". . ." She was staring at me with wide eyes... A few moments later her expression softened a bit.

(Aleizar)"Shall we start?"

I raised my blade infront of me, positioning myself, the Demon Emperor assigned a few demons for me back then to train me with the sword, which im thankful I actually focused on it, it's better than swinging your sword randomly.

Jhasque also readied himself, stretched his neck a bit and activated his skin hardening skill, then jumped to me, with his right fist on his side. 

I quickly blocked his fist with my sword, damn, it almost moved me.

Now that I think about it, I haven't checked his status yet haven't I?

<Appraisal>

Name: Jhasque

Age: 29

Race: Human

Class: Barbarian/Tank

Status: Traveler

Strength: A

Agility: B 

Endurance: A+ 

Magic: B 

Luck: C 

Overall: A-

Ok... If I was normal... His blow could probably send me away... Luckily I'm not.

I quickly took a step back, noticing that not a lot of time has passed... Did I use Thought Acceleration?

I placed my sword on my left shoulder and quickly swinged it forward, Jhasque blocked with his arm... I could see a bit of blood in that... Ah wait a minute... My mana was used-? No way... I accidentally used Thought Acceleration and Piercing Strike? Why does my skills kept on getting activated without command?!

(Jhasque)"To be able to injure me... Amazing!!"

He grabbed my blade and tried to throw it away, the only thing that happened was that I was slightly pushed back... I then tried to swing my blade at him... Yep tried, my head started hurting... What the fuck-?!

A notification then popped out on my system, I didn't bother reading it right now since I was focused.

Damn it what is happening...

I tried to swing my blade again... But didn't continue since Kiara suddenly shouted my name...

Ah? Did she notice that something was wrong? Hmm... Then again she mentioned that she has a skill that could sense my emotions or something-? Maybe that's why.

I didn't manage to ask since I lost consciousness.

I was in a dark void... I couldn't feel my body... Then a few moments later... Memories flashed thru me... Memories of my Demon Self... No not the memories before I split, but it was after... To be Precise, 2 weeks worth of memories...

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