We were standing in that dense forest and infront of us was a big ground surrounded by trees and bushes. On the ground were some fallen leaves and the mud from the previous day's raining. My whole body was trembling in fear as Luna had asked me for a duel. She was still holding my right arm, standing infront of me. Her muscular back and tall body was infront of me making me feel like an ant.
'I need to think of something or I am really going to down. '
She turned her face behind towards me, there was a big smile on her face. She was feeling really excited while I was feeling really scared.
With that excitement and smile, her dazzling eyes looking at me, she said to me, "Are you as excited as I am? "
I didn't want to say those words but they somehow escaped my mouth to her ears, "Hell no. I am feeling really scared, can't you see my trembling body? "
It didn't take me any longer to realise what I had said to her and with reflex I put my left hand on my mouth. I was feeling scared even more now as her smile had disappeared from her face. There was a look with no expression on her face but only with her eyebrows frowned telling me that I had said something really terrible.
'What? What is she going to do with me now? '
She turned her whole body towards me, her breasts bouncing infront of my face. She bent a bit towards my face, looked me dead into the eyes and grabbed my face with both her arms.
'A KISS!? '
My face was totally flustered. It was red like a tomato and I was scared like a dying mouse.
Again, a strong gust of wind passed through her hairs making them move with their own rhythm. Everytime the wind gust would come, it would enhance her beauty by ten times and would make me fluster more and more.
And then for some reason that smile came back again. I don't know what she was thinking or if she was even thinking anything.
"Don't worry. I won't kill you. It will be a friendly duel between us so that we can know each other even better. "
'What kind of idiots get to know each other even better from a duel? And didn't we introduce each other just a while ago. ', these words did come in my mind and to my tongue but they never escaped my mouth. I didn't have that much courage to let these words slip out of my tongue and make her angry.
I don't know what she wanted from a duel but I knew one thing that if I keep refusing then she would really kill me.
"Okay.. ", the single word which came out of my mouth even though I didn't want to let it come out.
That single word made her really happy. She grabbed me by her arms and hugged me really tightly. My face was dugged in between her breasts, they were really soft. I can't even define their softness. It was a moment of heaven for me but it didn't last much long. After few seconds she let go of me and said, "You are so courageous. Now, let's have a duel! "
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We both were standing infront of each other, at the opposite edge of that big ground. The leaves of the trees were moving with the rhythm of the wind, the bushes around me were cheering for both of us, the mud beneath my shoes was making the ground softer and softer.
She was looking at me and her gaze was really really sharp. I too was looking at her but anyone could tell that in my eyes was nervousness and in her eyes was excitement and confidence.
She took a breath and start talking, telling me what would count as a lose and as a win, "Let me tell you what would count as a lose and as a win. If you are able to land even a single strike on me, you will win and I will lose. But if I make you fall on the ground with your face towards me, then I will win and you will lose. "
These were the only things I had to keep in my mind during our duel. A single mistake would make me lose. But there was one thing which was bugging me and that was what if I win against her, what would I even get? And so my curiousity took control over me and there was I, a stupid player making a bet against the strongest elf.
"But what would I even get if I win against you? "
I had thought that her expressions would become kind of confused but no, she was a devil. She became more excited and with a big smile and her index finger on her lips she replied, "Anything you would want me to do, and I really mean it, anything. "
And there was I again, my face flustered, totally red, thinking of some inappropriate things.
And again I shook my head to make myself come out of those thoughts.
I took a fighting stance, my right leg a bit behind my left leg which was kneeled at an angle. My left arm's elbow was hovering over my left leg's knee with my right arm slightly behind and infront of my right leg. But surprisingly it was not the case with her.
She didn't take any fighting stance. Instead of taking one, she stood straight and said, "You can attack me first using either of your weapons you want or both at the same time. "
'She is mocking me now, isn't she? '
That was so clear. She knew the difference of strength between us and that boosted her confidence to a great extend that she was totally careless and full of openings infront of me.
But I also knew that she was really really strong, the strongest elf and so it was natural for her to go easy on someone like me.
"Are you sure about it? " I asked her with a confident voice to show her that I also had some confidence. For some reason she didn't actually reply but only smiled at me.
"Rodrigo's Wrath. "
I called for my strongest weapon and from the thin air it appeared in my right hand. I tighten my grip, took a deep breath.
A leaf was falling between us, slowly slowly.
And it touched ground and the moment it touched the ground I dashed towards her.
With my dash some mud flied in the opposite direction of my movement. It fell on the bushes behind me making them dirty.
I didn't put any attention to it and without wasting any moment I used my buff.
"Use Passive Increasement. "
[Passive Increasement activated for 2 minutes and 10 seconds]
'I need to defeat her quickly. She thinks that I am really weak and that's why she had let down her guard like this. If I can use this as an opportunity and land even a single strike, I would actually win. '
That was my plan to win against her.
She was still standing still, her eyes matching my speed.
'I need more buff, but I can't use Serpent's Vision carelessly. '
I was around a meter away from her and then I jumped and swinged my sword vertically towards her skull.
She side stepped to her right and easily dodged my strike.
My helpless eyes looked at her face and her eyes were close, I could see that now both her arms were crossed, holding down the weight of her breasts. And there was a faint smile on her face.
My right foot touched the ground and taking no risk of any attack from her I dashed ahead to get out of any combat skill range. I turned behind towards her and with another dash this time I swinged my sword horizontally towards her waist but she just took a step back and dodged it easily again.
'I have to do it. '
I threw my weapon in the air and grabbed it by my left hand.
[Your weapon{Rodrigo's Wrath}'s efficiency has been increased by 2 times]
The moment I grabbed my weapon from my left hand, I swinged it again and again around 3-4 times but every time she would take a step back and dodge it easily.
'It's the best chance. '
She was around 12 inches away from me and at that distance, it was nearly impossible to dodge a ranged attack with speed like Seprent's Vision.
"Serpent's Vision. "
Just like everytime, my weapon was surrounded by red aura which quickly took the shape of a serpent and went flying towards that ice elf.
But that ice elf was really a devil. She jumped upto my height and dodged the attack very easily. In the air, her arms were still crossed and her legs were joint.
Serpent's Vision striked the mighty tree behind her and made a hole in it's trunk.
[You have gained a random buff: Stone like endurance]
[Stone like endurance: This was a buff created by a very intelligent archmage to increase her and her companions defence]
'The fuck am I gonne use it for? She just need to throw me on the ground. '
I thought that she would simply land on the ground but no, she extended her legs and kicked me on the face. And the buff actually came in play, with the force she applied I was actually supposed to fall on the ground and go unconscious but I only had a nosebleed and was able to maintain my balance.
There was no way for her to dodge in the mid air and so I swinged my weapon with my full force on her legs.
And yes, she didn't actually dodge because even for her it was nearly impossible to move in mid air and so that devil covered her legs with ice using her Ice Cultivation Magic.
My weapons did striked something but it was not her legs but the ice covering her legs and that Ice would not be counted as a part of her body.
She landed on the ground infront of me forming her feet shaped hole on the mud. The ice was no longer covering her legs.
I was barely able to balance my body when she moved with unnatural speed and in the blink of an eye she punched my face around 3 times.
My vision got blurry, my nose broke, and my balance was messed up. I was slowly falling on the ground, my Rodrigo's Wrath was slowly slippiny from my left arm.
'I am...gonna fall. '
Death. My worst fear. I could feel that it was slowly creeping towards me since the beginning of this duel. It was totally one-sided.
'Hell nah! She said that she would do anything if I win. ' I don't know why the thought of it boosted me again, this thought, I don't really know. But there was a surge of energy which came into my body and told me to not give up yet.
I again tighted my grip on Rodrigo's Wrath and with that summoned my new weapon.
"Sword Of Miscellaneous Saplings. "
The moment it appeared in my right hand from the thin air, I swinged it towards her horizontally and again, that devil in the form of an ice elf just took a step back to dodge it.
Sword Of Miscellaneous Saplings was longer than my Rodrigo's Wrath. It was around the size of one and a half adult arm. It's blade was wider than that of my Rodrigo's Wrath but it's handle was slightly smaller. It was quite heavy but I was able to lift it to certain height without having any problem.
But that was all I could do with that surge of energy.
The mud was all over and with the fallen leaves the ground was actually slippery. I had put most of my body weight into my feet to balance my body and that became the biggest flaw for me as my right foot slipped and having no energy to maintain my balance any longer, I fell on the ground.
BADHUMP
Both of my weapon fell a bit away from me, my arms extended in opposite direction, blood coming out of my nose which was broken and turned bluish in color. My vision was kind of blurry with bruises on my face. The mud was all over my clothes now with 2-3 leaves on my chest. All I could see with that blurry vision was the sky, leaves and the face of that devil—Luna who was looking at my face with her body benting down a little.