Evelyn found her opponent to be unexpected.
"....Oh, this."
Seeing Aoife stand opposite her, Evelyn found herself silently biting her lips. She had just returned from the library looking for any information but was disappointed to have found nothing. When asked, she was told that the books had already been taken.
Because the books were classified, as 'scholarly' books, there weren't many copies around. There were a few but all of them had been taken.
When Evelyn checked to see who the last one to have signed up for the book was, she was surprised to see that it was Aoife.
'Is sothing really wrong with her...?'
Despite the referee announcing the match's start, neither of the two moved.
All Evelyn could see were two fiery locks of hair and a pair of gleaming yellow eyes that stood out starkly against the bright white sun hanging overhead.
"Are you not going to attack?"
Startling her out of her thoughts was Aoife who poised herself like she normally did.
It was unfortunate that she didn't know her all too well, otherwise she would've been able to tell better.
'But is this really the case?'
Evelyn bitterly smiled when she recalled a certain figure. With him... she always struggled to tell if he had changed or not.
He would change so often that she now struggled to understand whether he had really changed or not.
....It was sothing that still affected her to this day.
But after observing Julien for as long as she did, she was now confident that he had truly changed again.
The thought made her thoughts complicated, but she didn't have much ti to think about such situations.
Lifting her head, she looked at Aoife. She was looking at her with a simple smile, seemingly waiting for her to act.
Evelyn didn't leave her hanging for long.
As she pressed her finger forward, a small purple magic circle appeared. It ford with such speed that it was almost impossible for the naked eye to catch.
Upon its completion, a purple streak tore the air and headed straight for Aoife who tilted her head.
Boom!
A second later, a thunderous boom echoed through the air, shaking the ground beneath them.
Aoife's hair fluttered gently as she looked back.
"....That was close."
Though she said that, she still managed to avoid it.
Evelyn didn't appear disheartened as she pressed the air again. This ti, she did so in multiple succession. Aoife's eyes dilated the mont Evelyn moved, and in the next second, her entire body trembled as she rushed forward, twisting her body in all sorts of ways. Boom! Boom! Boom!
The platform trembled under the force of Evelyn's relentless assaults, each strike making the air sizzle and crackle with power.
Though Evelyn's attacks were swift and precise, Aoife seed to be able to see the future, dodging everything by a hair's length.
With every narrow miss, she edged closer to Evelyn, her movents as graceful as they could be
Evelyn's rhythm remained steady, her fingers tapping out a precise pattern as she maintained her barrage. Yet, despite the relentless pressure, Aoife remained calm, her eyes locked on Evelyn as she closed the distance between them, inch by inch.
Тар. Тар. Тар.
Evelyn's consistent rhythm, though powerful, beca predictable to Aoife. With each step, Aoife grew more confident, her focus sharpening as she closed the gap.
Within a few breaths, she was only a few ters away from Evelyn, whose composed exterior began to crack, revealing the first hints of fluster and uncertainty.
As Aoife took another step forward, Evelyn tapped the air once more.
...Or at least, made it look like she did as she paused her finger. Caught off-guard, Aoife moved in advance.
'Ah.'
It was then that she realized all of this had been a setup.
But the realization ca too late as Evelyn pressed down with her finger.
Boom!
Aoife was struck directly, her head recoiling back as she stumbled back several steps.
How could Evelyn give her a chance to recuperate? With the opening now presented to Evelyn, she dashed forward, her eyes crackling as faint bolts of lightning curled out of her eyes.
Boom-!
With another roar, her body faded, appearing right in front of the distracted Aoife.
Moving her shoulder down, Evelyn pressed her hand toward Aoife's abdon where another magic circle ford.
Cracka!
A massive magic circle ford above them, hanging over her head with a dense flow of mana. Lightning crackled within it, gathering power as it prepared to strike down with a terrifying
force.
Cracka! Cracka!
The charged energy humd in the air, casting eerie, flickering shadows across the platform, and the tension escalated as the power continued to gather.
Aoife, who was still recovering from the shock of Evelyn's previous attack, barely had ti to react as she looked up.
Despite the situation she was in, her face remained calm.
Casting a look in Evelyn's direction, she flicked her hand up.
"Eh!?"
Evelyn's body shot above her.
In the direction of the looming lightning.
"!"
It was a good thing that Evelyn's control over the lightning was strong. The mont she realized what had happened, her expression changed and her teeth clenched. Clasping her hands together, the lighting shattered before it could fully materialize and she twisted her body mid-air, landing on the ground safely.
Thud.
"Наа.... Наа..."
With heavy breaths, she looked at the otherwise normal Aoife.
Unlike her, she didn't seem to have used much energy at all as her complexion was still rosy
and her breath was ragged.
Evelyn raised her hand, prepared to attack again when Aoife raised her hand in a stopping
motion.
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Evelyn felt her entire body stop.
Evelyn's body froze as if an invisible force had wrapped around her, locking her in place.
Aware of Aoife's powers, bolts ford around Evelyn, jolting her body out of Aoife's control. Evelyn imdiately followed up by raising her hand, a magic circle forming on the top of her palm in preparation for a counterattack.
But how would Aoife let her?
"Scatter that."
Aoife flicked her hand to the left and Evelyn's hand flung in the sa way.
"Ukh!"
As Evelyn's body was carried in the direction her arm had been flung, Aoife stepped forward.
With a swift movent, Aoife flicked her other hand in the opposite direction. The sudden force caused Evelyn to feel her other arm being pulled the other way, resulting in her arms
crossing in an awkward and disorienting manner.
"Uekh!"
Evenlyn felt an imdiate sense of pain.
However, before she could even have the chance to retaliate, Aoife flicked her hands down,
and Evelyn's face ca smacking against the pavent beneath.
Thud!
The blow stunned her.
For a brief second, she blacked out. By the ti she recovered, her eyes flared open as she
realized the situation she was in.
Flicking her head up she noticed a shadow looking down on her from above and without much
thought, she jolted her mind awake and pushed herself up.
Thud!
....Or at least tried to.
A powerful force weighed down on her the mont she tried to move up.
"Uuekh!"
Regardless of how much she tried to struggle, her body remained planted against the ground. Whenever she tried to move one hand, it'd straighten and stop her from helping herself up.
She struggled like this for several seconds before her entire body was left paralyzed.
Her struggle was useless.
"Khh!"
Gradually, she felt her body being lifted from the ground, rising steadily until her eyes locked
with Aoife's.
"It was a good fight."
Was what she said.
Everything that ca after that was a blur as Aoife pressed her hand against her forehead and
she blacked out.
"The winner is..."
The last thing Evelyn heard was the referee's voice.
"Aoife grail of the Nurs Ancifa Empire."
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