*HIT!*
*CLASH!*
*Arius's and Crowell's fists collided, an amazing sensation running through their bodies, just like when a fisherman catches his prey after wasting more than two hours of his life, palms having gotten so bloody he thinks about nothing but the taste of the fish he got, that's the sensation they are feeling.
BUT!
"Wind Strike"
*SLASH*
*Arius had thought that this battle was purely a physical one BUT he should know that when fighting an ORIGIN user you don't rely on physical strength only, you must anticipate the use ORIGIN and use it yourself. Unfortunately this area is still unexplored by Arius.
*COUGH*
Dammit! Wind Attack? Really?
Already at a disadvantage, thankfully I'm not hurt….yet. I can only use lighting but that will probably take a toll on my ORIGIN. Crowell might not overpower me head on with physical strength but he surpasses me in terms of ORIGIN. I can try to attack him with full force but that would only destroy the laboratory and it would leave me wide open to his attacks. For now I just have to dodge and wait for an opening.
Crowell looks down at Arius and sighs:
"Out of respect for serving in the army I will give you a tip since you don't seem to know how to truly utilize ORIGIN."
Arius is shocked but he is all ears about this tip Crowell is about to give him.
"Listen Arius, on top of having a good ORIGIN core you must also understand how everything works, and with everything I mean EVERYTHING, you mustn't drink water just for the sake of surviving, you must understand it's "Origin" in order to manifest and control it."
Arius confused asks:
"What do you mean by this?"
Crowell continues the explanation:
"This is a story only high ranking ORIGIN users know about but to summarize it, when GOD created everything HE first placed them on HIS garden before allowing them to descend upon the cosmos. Our souls are first born in heaven then they are allowed to descend onto the ground and take a body. You mustn't forget we originate from heaven just like everything here that surrounds us and over the years we start to create things.
What I am trying to say is that our very souls are the blueprint of everything that exists and doesn't exist. To simplify things even more think of ORIGIN as a big tank of energy and the ORIGIN core is a pipe with our body being a valve able to open and shut it. In a sense control its flow rate.
The more we use it the bigger they get and the more they can hold and output but to use them properly we must first know how to use our surroundings, that's how ORIGIN works. We simply bend reality to our wishes and do whatever we want with it."
Arius just stands in place and closes his eyes, he starts to feel the surrounding, the gravity, the air, the dust, the ground, the sweat, his heart beat, his body, everything
and as Arius continues to feel and feel he says:
"I-I can't do it, I cannot manifest it, why?
Am I not allowed to be like the rest?"
Crowell disappointed opens his hand, gathering air around it and forming a lance which he then grabs and points it at Arius.
"ARIUS! I shall finish you with this one strike!
Prepare!"
*SWOOSH!*
"DIEEEEEEEEEE"
*zap….*
*ZAP!*
What the? What is that thing shining on his hand?
*Arius mumbles:
"Thunder pulse…"
*BOOM!!!!!*
"UUGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!"
*SLAM!!!!*
*Crowell is thrown to the wall, his body got a little damaged but it had no visible injuries, he was in a good shape but that attack showed Arius's resolve. His resolve of not going down without putting up a fight with all of his might.
Ahhhh ahhh damn you, it wasn't enough to kill me but I wouldn't get clean out of it either. In that split second before detonating I was able to create a thin barrier to protect my body. I was a fool to take him lightly HE is capable of killing me, a small chance but a chance it's still a chance and that's something I won't gamble on!
"Arius...."
Fuck! Of course he would survive that. Now the problem is that I used one of my trump cards and I only have about 2 other thunder strikes left until I am out! I should figure out how to use ORIGIN properly or I am screwed!
Crowell readies for an attack again now giving up on using his lance but imbuing his fists with ORIGIN.
*SWISH!*
HERE HE COMES!
*POW!*
"RAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"
*HIT!* *HIT!* *HIT!*
I NEED TO ATTACK FASTER!!!!!!
"RAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"
*HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT*
THIS KID!!!! HIS PUNCHES ARE GETTING FASTER AND HEAVIER!!!!!
"YOU THINK THIS IS ENOUGH TO HURT ME ARIUS?!
OAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!"
*HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT*
Arius and Crowell are now locked in thinking only of punching one another. Although Arius has a stronger physique, Crowell has covered his entire body with an ORIGIN barrier thus punches Arius is throwing at him are dealing little to no damage!
*HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT*
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"
*HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT HIT*
My punches!!! THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ON HIM! And he keeps hitting my body faster and faster, I need to gather ORIGIN as quickly as possible but-
"OAAAAAAAAAA"
*H I T T T T T!!!!!!!!!*
*COUGH*
"AAAAAAAAAAAAARRR"
I-I-I ah ah am ah ah ah out of breath...my my lungs...
Arius falls on his knees
"Are you out of breath Arius?"
Arius glares at Crowell while trying to catch his breath.
"Ahhhh ahhh ahhhh ahhhhh....how...ahhhhh ahhh ahhhh"
"It's simple Arius, to you my punches seemed like nothing but to me?
I was placing air bubbles on your chest and your back by hitting you with my fists."
"Ahhhh ahhhh my back…..ahhh ahhhh h-how…?"
"Well the bubbles I was placing on your chest started to enlarge using the oxygen in your lungs and blood until they reached your back, then with a powerful final punch I exploded all of them, shocking your body and forcing the air out of your lungs"
"Ahhhh ahhhh that's...ahhh ahhh genius….haha *cough* *cough* *cough*"
Crowell creates an air bubble and starts imbuing fire within it.
"This air bubble will finish you Arius, the moment it touches you it will explode and you will catch on fire, then it will use all the air your body holds and incinerate you from within, this process will only take about 4 seconds."
Crowell lets go of the bubble, and as the bubble slowly approaches Arius starts thinking to himself:
Man…..when will I be able to do all this cool stuff…..shit….Crowell…..don't you dare think this is the end of me...
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To be continued