Challenge (2)

“Whatever…”

“Come on… get up!” Vrastos demanded. Valencia looked at him, hopping to her feet. “When you think of that last Light Esper, what comes to mind?”

‘Punishment…”

“A weapon?”

“A spear.”

Vrastos raised his hand in the air, his head lowering, but his eyes staring at her.

“A spear… long enough for me not to move an inch!” he called… Then a void appeared at the palm of his hand. A spear formed… long enough to reach Valencia.

She fell to the ground and stared at the spear.

“What…? How?”

“Remember that day when we first met that pretty boy?” Vrastos asked.

She furrowed her brow, nodding. Her eyes widened.

“You grabbed my hand, and I was terrified—”

“I said ‘Boom’, and you… thought of an explosion,” Vrastos reminded her. He then frowned, turning to the side and lowering his voice. “I should have hit him harder… that would have taught him not to mess with me ever again.”

“Such children…” Athesia commented.

Valencia reached her hand in the air.

“So… I just have to focus?”

“Breathe… then focus,” Vrastos added.

Valencia nodded. She bit her lower lip, closing her eyes. She took a deep breath. So… must I stay calm? Breathe… She opened her eyes. Her eyes moved up, filled with confidence.

“A shield!”

Three small void balls appeared before her… mixing with each other to form a classic shield in front of her.

Valencia gasped, her smile slowly growing into a laugh.

“I… did it!”

Vrastos pierced through with his void spear, breaking the shield.

“But… it’s still weak. Your void balls are like a wall of vines.”

Valencia pouted, glaring at him. Athesia chuckled, watching them like a show.

“Well, then you create a shield!” Valencia argued.

Vrastos raised an eyebrow, summoning a void in front of him… into a shield. It fell down.

“Now pierce—” he started.

Valencia raised her hand and thrust her hand forward with her void spear—

TING.

The pointy end stopped at the shield, and Valencia’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“What?!” she exclaimed.

Vrastos grinned, raising the shield.

“So… you were saying? Who’s weak right now?”

Valencia clutched her spear tightly, seething.

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