[Second limiter released.]
The clearing stank of ozone and burned wood. Vell's feet crunched over blackened grass and shattered crystal, his favorite blade humming softly in his grip. His trademark grin was there, but sothing darker lurked behind it – the kind of focus that made smart people run.
The leader stood opposite him, those damned chains of his writhing in the air like angry serpents. Light caught their links, casting weird patterns across the scorched ground between them.
"About ti you took this seriously," the leader said, voice rough from exertion.
Vell rolled his shoulders, letting the blade's tip draw lazy circles in the air. "What, this old thing? Just didn't want to waste the good stuff on you."
The leader didn't waste breath on a reply. The chains shot forward, weaving through the air in patterns Vell had seen a dozen tis before. He stepped aside, almost casual, then had to jerk his head back as one whipped past his ear.
"Getting slow in your old age?" He brought his blade up in a clean arc, splitting the nearest chain. It burst apart in a shower of sparks. "Sha. I was hoping for a workout."
The leader's jaw tightened. The remaining chains swept wide, then curved inward like a closing fist. Vell watched them co, weight balanced on the balls of his feet. At the last possible mont, he lunged forward. His blade sang as it carved through the air, leaving remnants of the leader's chains to rain down like tallic confetti.
"Not bad." He brushed a bit of molten chain from his sleeve. "For a warm-up."
The leader slamd his palms together. The impact sent tremors through the ground, and jagged spears of crystal erupted beneath Vell's feet. He leaped back, feet skidding on loose earth as more chains lashed out from impossible angles. Each strike drove him further into the torn-up landscape.
"A thousand battles," he snarled, his chains forming a do of writhing tal around Vell. "A thousand warriors just like you, all fell by my hand."
Vell found himself backed against a ravine, crystals crackling beneath him. "Funny thing about those thousand battles." He adjusted his grip on the blade. "You never faced soone like ."
The do of chains collapsed inward with a sound like thunder. Dust and debris exploded outward, and for a mont, the leader allowed himself a grim smile. It died when the haze cleared.
Vell stood untouched, his blade wreathed in a subtle glow that distorted the air around it. "You done monologuing?" He didn't wait for an answer.
He crossed the distance between them in three quick steps, blade flashing. The leader stumbled backward as his chains scattered, trying to regroup. But Vell pressed forward, each strike more vicious than the last. Their battle turned the clearing into a war zone – trees splintered, and the ground itself cracked under the force of their clashes.
"Stand still and die, damn you!" The chains flailed wildly, desperate for purchase.
Vell ducked under a wild swing. "Make ."
With a roar of frustration, the leader drove his fists into the earth. A pillar of crystal shot upward, catching Vell in the chest and sending him flying. He hit the ground hard, rolling through the debris before coming to a stop. He advanced, chains coiling around him like armor.
"Not so cocky now, are you?" He spat.
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Vell pushed himself up slowly, wincing. "You know what your problem is?" His blade began to change, becoming sothing sleeker, deadlier. "You mistake tricks for skill... see ?" He vanished, appearing right behind the leader, "I am right here."
Chains instinctively covered the leader's body, ready for his attack, 'sothing is wrong.' The leader thought, energy coming from him was different, unlike anything he had ever felt. 'N-No, this is dang-' A single line appeared on his face followed by his body falling apart.
"That's real skill, you were not bad though, you just faced off against the wrong guy." He put his sword back in his inventory and made a gun, firing it behind him without even looking. The bullet travelled fast, hitting the last guardian that was running away straight in the head. "loser."
[mission complete]
[reward, system upgrade]
[initializing, estimated ti... 30 days... sleep mode activated.]
"Seems that one is out of commission for a while. So what did you think, putting limiters on myself was genius right?"
[Haaah, when I asked you about your evolution, this is not what I ant but this is not too bad I suppose, it hides your power well, while also allowing you to sharpen your skill, but... why were you spamming your codex, you know that it eats up a lot of mana.]
"Yeah, got carried away for a bit there, it was my first ti using it properly so I was fascinated about how far I could push it... I saw no limit."
[That's because its rged with you, did you forget what you are?]
"Oh... well, whatever, let's get out of here, I am starting to get sick of seeing trees."
With the current guardians gone, new ones will eventually pop up and the cycle will continue.
{Sowhere in the tower}
"Are you sure about this information, don't you dare co to with misinformation." The man in golden armor asked, his aura slowly leaking out.
"Y-Yes, I heard it when I fell out into the outside world, it has been unsealed." The bird said, sweat crawling down its face.
"...Alright, you may leave, get back to work."
"Thank you sir!" It bowed and left in a hurry with a happy expression on its face.
anwhile the man looked pissed, his aura covered the room, reality began to bend around him, forming cracks. "It escaped? Seems things are going to get chaotic soon. I can't wait to see you again, void walker. This ti around, we will end your existence."
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2 weeks had passed since the fight with the guardians and Vell's group has finally made it out of the forest, arriving at a path covered in pure green grass. A few kiloters from them were massive walls that stretched into the sky.
"Hoho, we finally made it."
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