Chapter 10: Kaya’s Duel
"Oof," Kaya said and could not help but cringe when Caius didn’t just fall to the ground but hit it a few times, bouncing with every contact until he slammed against one of the training dummies in the Combat Magic Classroom.
"Are you alright?" She asked but Caius was already back to his feet.
"I’m fine," he said while leaning with one arm against the training dummy. He winced but he had a smile on his face.
As Kevin, he had received quite a few beatings, and never would he have smiled after. And yet, there was something exciting about being slammed by the water spell. Something about the drops of water that had shattered against his body and were now dissolving into mana and leaving him quite dry.
It was all so... magical.
As Caius, he had never really been in any duels. He had practiced with every spell he was taught, yes, but never in a situation to actually use them in a fight. This was a first and he found himself liking it.
He took on a stance and gave Kaya a ’come on’ gesture to which she smiled with relief that she could continue before taking two graceful and quick steps forward to swing her arm as though to give a punch.
When her arm was fully extended, a spell circle appeared, and in that very second it transformed into yet another ball of water.
This time, Caius was prepared.
Wispy Feet.
A Second Circle wind spell that created two Spell circles beneath his feet and boosted his speed just enough to allow him to leap to the side and avoid the water ball that went on to slam against a training dummy.