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<10/21/1962 – 21:50 | Route 96, Junon, Sprawn Valley>
As soon as Danton and Vanoss took their places in the last battle location as before, the reward spoil system, energy scopes, and Siriean dome were all pulled out. With the battle already starting, it would be up to one of the contestants to choose who goes first.
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"The match begins," Kite announced. "All soldiers draw swords!"
Danton wasn't sure why Kite would order himself or Vanoss to draw their primary weapon. He doesn't have to follow that order, since Kite never specified any particular rules beforehand. But Vanoss reacted immediately, drawing a retractable long saber attached to a metal hilt. The sword was completely curved with a thirty-degree arc, but the blade itself was just over a meter long, and very thin from refinement. Vanoss swung the sword around himself a few times just to show off that his swordsmanship skills were actually legitimate and scary.
Though he didn't need to, this coaxed Danton into drawing out his short saber again. He could use this himself to deflect Vanoss's blade, but Vanoss would still have the advantage of a better weapon. It probably weighs more too though.
"I might be newbie, but I'm no pushover!" Vanoss established his place right in front of the new guy. Danton might act all tough, but he's all talk. Gleeon is just too worked up about honorable fighting. He won't even use swords anymore. A blade is a warrior's best weapon! "I'm mopping the floor with you tonight. You hear me?!"
"My word," Danton murmured to himself. "I never even intimidated him yet. But if this rookie wants to show off his skills so badly... Show me everything you've got!"
Vanoss prepared his stance and his sword. At first it appeared as if he were about to charge at Danton, a predictable gesture, but instead, Vanoss ran forward only about two paces, his blade already glowing with a radiant heat from magical buildup, which was undetectable until now. "Splice!" As Vanoss swung the sword sideways, the glowing arc of metal traced a pattern of light in the air, a nearly two-dimensional white line that shot forward in a linear path.
Danton saw what was coming, even if his earlier estimations about this rookie were off. It takes a lot of skill and patience to learn Splice, but often do sharp objects possess the power to create this peculiar spell. Usually, dagger users prefer it best since they can create a crisscross line that intercepts and makes it so much more difficult to evade for the target. With a single sword, you only get one line, less you double the energy consumption. Still, the power level and pain level is too high to take it head on. Danton ducked down near the last moment, finding an opening closer to the ground where the line would pass over him. During that short moment, Danton could feel the intense radiant heat coming from the magical spell, which would have drilled through his entire body if he did not dodge it.
Kite's eyes opened wider in surprise, while Mainne gasped noticeably from how unexpected that was. Vanoss never once showed him that he could use such a powerful skill. He really is trying his absolute hardest right now. Vanoss must have hidden this ability in order to fool Kite until this point. This little fighter can give this battle some fuel, provided Danton doesn't dodge everything in his path.
He dodged it? Guess I should have known. Vanoss held his blade tightly in preparation. Danton must have enough speed on his side to make short work of anything slow. That must be how he so easily endured Gleeon, who never dodges anything, but Vanoss knew his limitations as well. He was trained how to wield a sword by Kite himself, but being agile is something he was born with. Two can play this game.
Danton charged energy into his right hand creating a fire glyphring. Vanoss would certainly see this coming from a distance, but can he really dodge them all? Danton released his energy through the glyphring, shooting out Fire Bolts by the second. "Triple Fire!" As all three Fire Bolts left the glyphring, Vanoss was left to figure the situation out for himself. Even Danton remained still with his fading glyphring to watch the result.
Vanoss knew the others were watching, Gleeon soon to wake up and join them, but dodging this is something he alone depended on. Three Fire Bolts, each with the same individual power level cut down slightly to reduce MP consumption, all with the same rate of speed, all with homing properties that lock on to his body heat. Distance between each projectile is 2.7 meters. Vanoss knew now that he needed a very heavy leap to his left side at the very last possible moment, following a solid deflection.
As he executed his evasion therapy, Vanoss leaped fast away to his left from the first projectile, just as he could feel the imminent heat about to smash into his chest. His leap was so far from his initial position that the second Fire Bolt wasn't able to change direction quick enough to continue tracking him, and it too continued forward towards the edge of the shield wall. The third Fire Bolt however was on quick approach. Vanoss wasted no time at all while lifting his long saber up. He pointed the very tip out in front, forcing the Fire Bolt to latch on. Vanoss then swept the sword away from himself while side stepping in the opposite direction, causing the Fire Bolt to veer far off course before becoming weak and spiraling towards the ground.
Just like that, Vanoss demonstrated the necessary speed and calculation needed to make short work out of Triple Fire. Danton could hardly believe that Vanoss had this much skill. Why would Kite send him out second? Did he think all of this fighting and healing would wear people down that quick? It makes no sense!
"Keep it up Vanoss!" Finally being supportive, Kite decided to cheer for his own team. Though he had no idea Vanoss was really this good. That's his hidden talent, other than being skilled in lifting that sword. Kite taught him most of this himself.
Vanoss responded with action, prompting Danton to prepare for his counterattack. Instead of retracting the saber, Vanoss simply let it drop to the ground, emitting a loud metal cling from the vibration of the metal, but the reason was soon noticeable, as both of his hands were glowing with colored auras. The right hand was glowing yellow, and the other a darker orange color, neither of which needed support glyphrings. Vanoss unleashed his power shortly after charging that energy, beginning with his right hand without even so much as a chant to determine the specific spell.
Danton didn't need verbal identification for what he saw unfold in front of him. The twister that expanded to be about four times the size and power began shifting forward in front of him. This spell is known as Rotation; the last tier of refinement for the initial spell called Whirlwind. With this power level, Danton would sustain a heavy amount of wind elemental slashing damage, which would hurt in a tornado of this size, but before he could think of a good plan of evasion, something from behind shoved him far forward, something solid and sharp, enough to bruise his back and shoulders. Danton was sent forward unexpectedly, which caused him to land closer to the Rotation attack already sliding on top of him. In less than an additional second, Danton was engulfed in the strong gusty winds that made it impossible to see ahead by more than a meter. The wind was also kicking dirt and small rocks into his face while cuts and abrasions formed all around him. This devastating attack pattern lasted for six additional seconds, grinding down his HP on the energy scope while Danton was left to try and figure out what just happened.
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"Excellent!" Kite shouted with his fist raised high. That's the way to do it. Danton totally didn't see the silent Dualcasting trick Vanoss pulled off. With Rotation coming in front the front, Vanoss started an Earth Glave from behind Danton heading towards him instead of away. That Earth Glave pushed Danton straight into the storm for double the damage. That's how you battle!
Mainne felt excited and confused at the same time. A part of her wanted Danton to try harder and win, but right now, Vanoss deserves all the credit for the way things are going now. "Keep going Vanoss!" As Mainne continued cheering for her teammate, Gleeon woke up from behind, and joined their watch while he healed using an orb.
Vanoss didn't hesitate to wait for something to happen. He picked up his long saber again, and rushed in towards Danton before he could recover.
Danton was long recovered by now to handle anything else, but Vanoss was doing so well at long range. Now he wants to fight close combat? Danton accepted that challenge with excessive caution, certain there was another trick up the guy's sleeve. With his short blade wielded in one hand, Danton prepared to defend himself while Vanoss closed the gap quickly.
There was little delay left when Vanoss tried to jump on top of Danton - sword first. Danton held it back with his intercepted sword, but the clash of metal was ear piercing for them both. Vanoss tried to strike again and again relentlessly, leaving Danton to constantly catch where Vanoss's sword was going to be before it happened. Anytime it would be too quick, Danton would have to simply get out of the way of the curved blade until he could block with his own short saber again.
As this continued to go on, Danton finally found an opening, attempting to stab at Vanoss's shoulder, but somehow, he caught the motion quick enough to slide his saber sideways and lock Danton out of that opening. He's fast!
The constant sound of metal clashing was something Vanoss had to get used to. Danton was blocking or dodging every single hit. Whoever taught this guy how to evade so well must have been a gradyent himself. Who else would have trained Brash to fight this good, using that pitiful excuse for a saber? "Ragh!" With one massive force of muscle going downward from up high, Vanoss tried to simulate cutting Danton in two, but was suddenly pushed back before he could get the sword down.
Danton had unleashed a blast of pure force from his left hand, using the spell Push Wave to stop Vanoss in his tracks, but upon being pushed backwards like that, Vanoss rolled back up to his feet instead of staying on his back, and he charged towards Danton again with his sword. How long could he keep this up?
Vanoss swooshed his sword from left to right, and Danton dodged both swings effortlessly. Vanoss then tried to copy Danton's last move, using a Push Wave to get him off balance, but Danton literally dodged the directional Push Wave by ducking below his hand while simultaneously gripping his wrist. Danton then punched Vanoss in the face, and kicked him backwards. Vanoss however took that pain and went right back to it, trying to deflect Danton's blade enough times to wear him down. Push Wave didn't work this time, but maybe after this maneuver.
Watching those two go at it with swords was making Kite's blood race through every vein. He imagined himself being down there, trying to get Danton with better tricks than Vanoss. He had to consider that Vanoss was only thinking on the spot, barely keeping Danton on his toes... After all of that fighting, pushing, and kicking, not a single one of them registered any change on either energy scope. They're evenly matched!
"Raaagh!" Vanoss vigorously tried moreover to get in just one slice to Danton, just to prove that he could hit him despite the man's speed, but it still wasn't working! It didn't matter who was on the offensive or how long it lasted. Vanoss could easily block every hit Danton threw at him so long as it came from his small saber, but Danton could do the same in return. Who the hell trained this maniac?
"Push Wave!" Danton's forceful Push Wave used from more of a distance shoved Vanoss back while Danton spurted forward, but unexpectedly, Vanoss planted his curved blade into the ground mid-flight, shifting his body weight and supporting his flight using the same sword. Vanoss then swung all the way around using the blade as a circular fulcrum, lifting out at the last moment and transferring all of that momentum in both his shoes for a solid kick to Brash's gut.
Finally, Danton was kicked with all that force in his chest, which made him slightly twirl backwards mid-stumble. With Vanoss still landing on his feet and coming after him, Danton got over it quick to continue blocking out Vanoss's sword strikes. That kick probably didn't even drain Danton's health by one single percent, defiantly not more than one if it did, but Vanoss fights relentlessly without even tiring out. Danton already felt like he ran an entire marathon. This has to stop!
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Exa-Plasmosis! Danton had to chant the name in his mind, since his mouth was in full use just to breathe in and out. Danton charged the energy, and released the greenish-purple projectile of plasmic energy bolts straight into Vanoss's chest. There were three of them, each hitting at nearly the same time with more than enough force to launch Vanoss backwards and off to the ground in agony. Finally! That stopped his constant bombardment.
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Vanoss however got back up, still after a few seconds of being breathless. But Danton didn't add to the attack... He must be out of breath! Now is the time to strike, magic against magic! "Plume!" Little delay ensued with his hand glowing yellow with magical release.
Danton was suddenly surrounded with geysers of rock and dirt bits exploding upward from beneath the ground during a low-level earthquake made to disrupt his actions further. Danton wanted to try something to get out of this mess he was in now, but Plume is very difficult to escape from. It's a power-level-six area attack, dealing heavy earth elemental magical damage by bombarding the character with heavy chunks of rock and boulders shooting upwards from the ground in randomized locations. It is theoretically possible to evade this by standing still due to the randomness, but with Danton's current luck...
Vanoss watched, as dumbfounded Danton stood there right before being blown sky high from the geyser going off below him, hitting the ground quickly as the dirt settled enough to see in that direction again. His energy scope updated accordingly, proving to Vanoss that he could win this if he kept things going like this.
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Vanoss may very well have this in the bag. Kite noticed Gleeon beside him now, watching in amazement while Vanoss took the lead after him. Danton was over on the ground cringing in pain while Vanoss made him look like a fool. "Gleeon?" Kite spoke without diverting his eyes to the peripheral side.
"Yes sir?"
This makes the most sense right now. Even if Vanoss somehow loses, the results so far are clear enough. Kite made a mistake trying to rank Gleeon above the new trainee. "Your rank has moved down to third. Vanoss is much more powerful a warrior than you, at least for today."
After finally getting up, Danton realized he wasn't getting attacked any further, and soon discovered why. Plume is a high tier spell, and it took a lot out of Vanoss's MP levels just now to perfect that ability. Now he's standing still panting, waiting for him to make a move. So his endurance was simply linked to the fact that Vanoss isn't comfortable expending his MP early. It makes sense now. If your MP level is really high, take any amount of hits to your health as you may, it will barely stun you.
Danton however didn't have any bright ideas at the moment for how to chip down his opponent's HP. He would first need to wear down the MP of his opponent before trying, conserving his own in the process. Better to go with a full barrage to buy more time. "Laser Rain!" Needing no glyphring, Danton unleashed the massive buildup of energy, despite telling himself to be more conservative. There was more than a three-second delay to the start of the spell.
Soon after, lasers began shooting down all over the entire field on Vanoss's side. Though he was already getting hit with a few of the magical rain of light, the damage level wasn't all that intense. Danton must be new to the spell entirely. Silly he should try that. Vanoss shouted the name of his next spell, casually standing in the rain of lasers bombarding only his side of the field. His glowing blue hand passed over the entire curvature of the blade, transferring the energy respectively. "Electrical Sword!" By the time he was done enhancing his blade, Vanoss's weapon was glowing green with visible electrical arcs coming off the end. He electrified the entire blade, now adding the potential to deal electrical magic damage every time it strikes a target. Some additional assistance of slashing force will be added too, giving Danton one hell of a problem.
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Danton worried that the MP reserves were still high for Vanoss, on top of his leading HP while standing in a rain of red lasers soon to dissipate. Now Vanoss was happier with his upgrade of a blade; already was Danton being charged with that deadlier version of a weapon.
Vanoss soon entered Danton's range again, still is he prepared to defend himself with that small little saber of his. Vanoss slashed at Danton again and again. At first, his attempt to block his attack with his own short sword were still just as effective even while Danton was stepping backwards during the moment, but it was just a few more swipes until Vanoss finally swiped the side under him, slashing the blade under Danton's waste towards the upper leg.
Danton cringed immediately and sank down, giving Vanoss the chance to try striking him again in the head, but Danton thought quick and used another Push Wave just like before. Vanoss was shot backwards while somehow maintaining enough balance not to fall down off his feet. This gave Danton plenty of time to get over the pain of both a cut and electric shock. He stood up despite the leg pain, and advanced forward towards Vanoss despite the new danger attached.
Vanoss took the challenge willingly; even letting Danton cut the side of his armpit while Vanoss shoved his arcing metal blade through Danton's left shoulder. The moment the blade went in, Danton's HP dropped, but while it stuck in there, contrary to what happens with an unenhanced normal sword, Danton's HP gradually dropped more and more, the electric shock dealing damage over time quick as he struggled to grab hold of Vanoss's sharp saber and pull it out despite adding damage and open wounds to his left hand.
The moment Vanoss had his sword pulled out of Danton, he swung upward at a side sweeping angle, just enough to knock Danton's short saber far out of his hand since he was too distracted to hold onto it. The trick worked out well, with Danton hopping back and holding his shoulder from the intense pain. Vanoss attempted to jump forward in pursuit, when Danton suddenly used his right hand to shoot water in Vanoss's face. It was a full-fledged Water Blast spell.
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Danton felt the sting long after that thing was removed. Blasting Vanoss with water wasn't entirely random either. Though it didn't exactly work out the way he hoped. Instead of causing electrical issues with that sword zapping Danton, the blade simply lost its luster and dimmed down until going back to normal. When electrified, that blade really deals a lot more HP damage than he expected.
"Come on! You've got this!" Kite just wanted Vanoss to get it over with, sizzling the words through his teeth should he fail. Vanoss was only blasted with water after all that. Shake it off and finish him!
Vanoss was dripping wet with pure water shot out from Danton's low level magic. It was annoying, but it serves no purpose since there is no HP damage involved, nor does it add any other effect. "We're not here for a water war," he taunted.
Vanoss thinks he's just fine if he dries off? Danton figured this could happen. Vanoss is skilled with battle, but he isn't all that well educated. Water works wonders with matching up against fire based spells, but it also adds adhesion to electrical current, drastically lowering one's resistance to that specific element. Even now, Vanoss was charging forward on his feet again, soon to try and chop Danton up despite the upset.
Requiring at least 20% of charged MP reserves, Danton had secretly been building this up during a small stop in Vanoss since he got wet. Now it was time to unleash the full power Danton stored in his hands, requiring no such glyphring to function. "Electro-Sheet!" Well before Vanoss even got close to Danton, he unleashed his powerful magic at the ground, generating a solid square shape about three meters wide in all directions of electrical current.
Vanoss was stopped immediately, now being electrocuted by one of the most painful magical attacks he had ever faced before. Electro-Sheet is a very difficult skill to learn, one that has a power level of 8.5 without refinement. Though it's one weakness is being bound to a small section of the ground, the damage and pain level is ultimate compared to other electrical spells, while this one also can last up to five agonizing seconds of defeating horror. On top of all that, the damage level is nearly doubled to those who have recently been hit with any wet substance. Danton knew what he was doing.
Meanwhile, Vanoss was trying to scream at the top of his lungs, though unable to since the jolt hold locked up every part of his body. For the next three seconds, his HP dropped faster than anyone would have expected, and when the jolt hold was finally over, Vanoss felt dizzy enough to fall to his knees, luckily left away from the state of paralysis.
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His very skin was rumbling with the sensation of nerve damage tingling in all location, while his stamina was for the most part drained out entirely. Such a powerful electrical attack shouldn't even be possible with anyone. Feeling hot or cold anymore won't be a problem at least.
"Agh!" Kite reacted. "Get back up and finish him off! It's too close to call it quits now."
"Come on Vanoss!" Mainne couldn't bear to watch this go down. Vanoss was hit so badly that he lost just over 60% of his health in one single attack, but that has to have drained Danton of his energy too. There's still a chance!
Danton finished backing away further, ensuring he could win this without getting too close. His own HP was a bit low for comfort too, and his pain still lingered on as Vanoss's pain would for a while longer, but after getting far enough, Danton decided to put an end to his misery with one last sure spell. This one would leave him with little MP left, enough for one more emergency spell. He held out his arm aimed at Vanoss, charging the massive load of MP required to trigger the launch of the spell. This one won't be easy. With one final inhale, Danton triggered the release of the spell just when he was ready, and just when Vanoss was finally standing again. "Prism!"
The very name of the spell echoed over towards Vanoss from Danton's far distance. Danton was now launching random projectiles from Prism, one of the most well-known and hardest spells to learn outside of secret elite tricks. Prism combines all the elements of fire, ice, and electricity all in their respective bolts and randomizes each pattern based on user-defined parameters to barrage a target with elemental hell.
Vanoss charged his energy for something, anything! He doesn't have to use it yet, just so long as he stores it in both his hands until needed for a good idea. Something was strange from the moment Danton released his first projectile. The first one was a Fire Bolt, then an Ice Bolt, then Electro-Ball... "Got it! Shotgun Blast!" Vanoss spawned a blaster weapon in his hands, artificially made using magic running off a timer with magical assistance. Vanoss also knew of one trick Danton used to defeat Gleeon, draining more MP reserves to keep the same spell going longer. It works to keep weapons from going back into phase space too, so this shotgun weapon can last for a long time.
Before Vanoss began to fire into the airspace above him, he realized his plan was better suited since Danton really didn't have as strong a hold on Prism as he thought. Prism is supposed to combine elemental bolts, but he modified the spell somehow. Instead of shooting Fire Bolts, he is shooting Fire Balls instead, spheres with less power and no homing properties. Though his aim is still spot on, it was also a weak choice since Thunderbolt, A.K.A Lightning Strike has been replaced with its weaker format of Electro-Ball as well. That means by itself, it can be dodged, and with the rest, it can be defused.
Vanoss began firing off his shotgun weapon, unloading normally harmless shells into the air, and aiming straight for all of the bright projectiles heading for him. Since the scattershot weapon had somewhat random accuracy, Vanoss was only able to shoot down most of these projectiles, forcing them to explode or detonate in the air before reaching him.
Danton sure didn't see it coming, and he learned well too late that using Prism in its less refined format to save his energy turned out to be one of the worst ideas, though he couldn't use the real version of Prism just yet. After Vanoss was only hit with two Fire Balls and one Electro-Ball, shooting down all the rest by extending his weapon's life, Vanoss threw the weapon away, and created two more yellow glyphrings in front of him, while Danton assessed the power of his failed Prism strike.
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Danton was surprised that the guy still had enough energy and stamina at a low health level to keep going, as most do not have this capacity. But he now had to prepare himself for another unknown attack heading his way even at this distance. Danton already has low MP reserves, and low HP reserves. Taking a hit or giving one will likely be his very last move. The next attack has to be dodged!
Now holding two small dagger blades, Vanoss infused the necessary energy into each small curved knife to generate the start of the effective spell. "Flying Guillotine!" After throwing each blade at the proper angles, the red circle that usually forms between each spinning dagger came to life with magical slashing damage now infused into the spinning projectile. Even at this distance will the attack be effective. Danton can't dodge from moving to the sides or ducking down.
So Flying Guillotine is what he has to dodge? If only he could fly— "Oh, right. Seragus." Seragus showed him that using the power of magical assistance, he can use his limbs and more to manipulate the properties of gravity on his own body. Danton charged that small amount of energy into both of his legs, then gave himself a leap off the floor. "Jump!" Danton performed his plan successfully, leaping high into the air as if he were standing on the edge of the moon. After achieving an altitude of thirty meters from the floor, Danton could see the pitiful Flying Guillotine still bound close to the floor by design, now returning to the sender. Surely everyone was wondering what Danton was up to, already incredibly close to the very top edge of the dome shield. From up here, this was all still just to dodge an attack.
"Meteor Strike!" he bellowed. Danton used the very last of his remaining magic, deciding to finish this with a real aerial attack that cannot be dodged so easily. Jumping up will actually result in the same injury of getting hit by these falling stones from space. In a matter of two seconds, Danton watched as the glowing red rocks nearly grazed his face as he began to descend downward. The stones pillaged the cement beneath him, slamming next to or around Vanoss until one big meteor finally crushed the entire zone he was standing on, now revealing Vanoss as he was already face down on the ground. The only problem now with Danton was that his magic was completely used up, and that means his fall back down to the ground is going to follow the normal rules of gravity. At the top of his fall, even just one percent of MP energy can fix that.
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Danton couldn't pay Vanoss's energy scope any attention, since he was focused on passive regeneration of MP energy. It was harder to concentrate on that than he thought, and just two seconds away from the ground, he would have to make this work with one percent MP energy left, not that the spell needs any more than this much. "Push Wave!" Forcing the energy downward to create a sonic blast of gravity defiance for a short moment, Danton's Push Wave slammed on the ground right where he was to land, forcing negative inertia back up his direction. The result only lightened his fall to the floor, which was still more than enough to crack the cement slightly, and lower his HP levels by five percent. Any more than that would have instantly incapacitated him for sure. The shock to his limbs forced Danton to remain there on the ground while he tried to recover from the bruising damage. "Uhg!"
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The holographic text showed up right above his head; clear enough to see even after his moment of blurred vision from barely surviving that fall consciously. The Meteor Strike must have been the finishing hit Danton needed. He finally did it. Against Gleeon, it was rough, but if he had to fight Vanoss again, Danton was skeptical whether he could pull this off a second time. These people really are tougher than they look.
Kite wasn't alone in the awe. Mainne and Gleeon both were slouching with their mouths wide open. Not a single one of them has ever seen anything like this before. Danton somehow used magic to jump high in the air like a rocket ship taking off to space. More importantly than that, after everything he did, Vanoss lost the battle! Vanoss lost the battle!
Mainne was wondering if Kite would say anything again this time, but even he was speechless after that performance. How? How could some random dude just show up and beat the crap out of everyone here? Danton doesn't look so great right now, but ability to win is better than losing. Mainne knew she was ranked one step above Gleeon right now from Kite's estimations, but before that, she was considered above Vanoss. In reality, she knew she was dead last. Kite is the only person here capable of defeating Mr. Danton.
Danton coughed from the damage of that fall, begging for a healing orb from his supply sphere. Luckily they deigned these things so that they can't be damaged, hiding mostly in phase space until he can call it out with magic, a similar process to calling out his own energy scope. "Guess nobody's gonna help me out." The Siriean dome already collapsed moments ago, and Danton didn't hear a thing. Did Kite and his team flee away in fear? That wouldn't be likely, not with that man's ego.
Kite gently clasped his hands, and faced Mainne with her attention drawn and expression broken. "Well... Guess it's your turn to give it a shot, Mainne."
"Uh—" Wait a second, what did he just say?