Nine | Back to 15 Years Ago (5)
Kafts Apartelle, Lipa, Batangas, Philippines
May 22, 2030
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Angelo charged forward, his sword glowing with power. The mana-infused blade sliced through the air with deadly precision, aimed directly at Ace's chest.
But Ace didn't flinched. He raised his hand, his finger glowing faintly. "Now, now, you're so hot-headed."
'Manifestation Aura.' he thought. Ace activated his skill card through his will. At the tip of his finger, it emitted light also: the sign that mana is being used to activate skill card.
Another hexagonal translucent barrier materialized mid-swing, stopping the blade in its track. The sound of the metal striking the barrier echoed through the room.
The swing of the sword that should supposedly cut Ace, was stopped midway. It is as if it got stuck in air.
Ace grinned mockingly. "Hexagon is a great shape, isn't it?"
"What?!" Angelo staggered back, his eyes wide with disbelief that his slashing skill was blocked.
"Hexagons are great. It can be combined easily to form what I want." Ace continued pouring our mana from the tip of his finger, as if it was the most natural thing he can do aside from breathing.
"B-Brother..." Kristine panicked as she was being pushed back by a wall made of interconnected hexagon barriers. "What is this?! I can't get through?!"
Different walls of barriers pushed the four people closely together.
"Fucker! What have you done?!" RJ keeps punching the translucent barrier, only injuring himself.
"'What is this', you ask? It is self-defense you know?" Ace smiled coldly. "I was being attacked so I need to isolate you guys to keep myself safe."
At Ace's eyes, he can clearly see a translucent box made of interconnected hexagons enclosing the four people.
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"Let us out here, you fucker!" RJ bellowed, slamming his fists against the barrier repeatedly.
"Are you telling me I'm the bad guy again? Am I the one at fault?" Ace sat down at the kitchen chair, crossing his legs above the other. "Now, let us see who really is at fault."
"Fucker! Once we get out here, I'll fucking kill you!" RJ cursed, gritting his teeth.
"Ha!" Kristine snorted. "Spell card of this complexity level consumes too much mana to maintain. Sooner or later it will dispel."
"Kekeke, and when it does, you're dead, fucker." Angelo snickered.
"Oh? Didn't you researched about your targets before doing your scams?" Ace mocked them. "Didn't you know my title at the Philippines Hunter's University? Not to brag but I was called as 'The Unmovable Rear Mage.'"
'It was indeed my nickname. Ten years from now though'
"Ha! The unmovable? Because you peed your pants on the spot and got scared to run away when you see the boss monsters?! Hahahaha" Kristine chuckled, trying to fight back, thinking it was just a bluff.
"Hmm? Nope. It is because I can last for seven days straight in a raid without retreating back. Want to see why?" Ace raised his hand and pointed his fingers again at them.
"Ha! He is just bluffing, brother!" Kristine panicked, trying to get reassurance from his brothers. "He can't attack us without removing the barrier. What an idiot! He is doomed! We just need to wait for this barrier to worn out. And when it does, he will obviously ran out of mana. A mage without a man is like a normal citizen!"
"Oh?" Ace pondered. "About that. Let's see who can last longer.
"What is happening?!" Kristine panicked. "My mana?! My mana is being drained away?!"
Like fumes of smoke being sucked into kitchen fumes hood, mana is being sucked out from the four people towards the barrier trapping them.
'Using Manifestation Aura to form a barrier. And
The situation unfolding is a complete 180 degree turnaround on how this initially happened.
Ace should be the one being trapped and cornered by the unknown group's scam, but the roles got reverse now.
Little by little, the expression of the two girl's paled. Maybe it was because one is mage and the other is a healer. Classes that relies on mana to operate. The two fell down on their knees as beads of sweat continues to form on their cheeks and neck.
The two boys, however despite futile, continued throwing punches at the barrier in hopes that it will shatter.
"Ha! Even without mana, we can just fight you with brute force! We don't need any petty skill cards to kill you!" RJ barked, frustrations visible at his knotting forehead.
"Oh, I forgot that this is a battle to see who will last longer right? Is it my barrier that will last longer...." Ace raised his other hand, his finger emitting again. "Or you guys...."
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-To be continued-