Chapter 14 - I Hit A Home Run With A Fireball!

Now, what I am about to say next might be a little funky, but what else are you supposed to do when you see four meteorite-sized fireballs flying at you at incredible speeds from the sky? Well, you obviously can’t dodge so you just have to send the fireball back at the receiver. How did I do that, you ask? Well…

WHAM! WHACK! WHAM! WHACK!

The crowd gasped in disbelief as I deflected all four fireballs. Honestly, I was also shocked. I held an incredibly long and large baseball bat made of dark energy. It was absurdly long; it was almost funny.

I will read you a quick passage from Magic and Emotions, the book that helped me understand the magic of this world better, that helps explain what I did. 

All magic that is known on our planet of Terrathis, mysteriously born out of the continent of Glozaria, is known to be connected to human emotions. Various emotions can make some elements weaker and other elements stronger.

The key to unlocking this strength is thinking about the times your magic was at your strongest and what emotions you were feeling then. Of course, there is much more than that to this. However, it is a start. The true answer lies within yourself. 

This passage was confusing, but the foundation of it made complete sense to me. The time I felt strongest was also the time I felt weakest. I know that is confusing but hear me out. When I was fighting Colin, I could transform my dark magic into a dangerous weapon. Even so, I fueled my dark magic with despair and rage over my weakness.

Here, when I saw the meteorites attacking me, I thought about how weak I was and how I couldn’t go out this way. I visualized a massive baseball bat of dark energy and it worked! 

Visualization is a key component to manifesting different elemental weapons that can be used temporarily. Anyway, back to the fighting. 

CRACK!

My gigantic baseball bat of dark energy cracked. I couldn’t sustain that weapon for long as the impact of the fireballs on the baseball bat took its toll. The fireballs were thrown back into the air, heading right for Leena, who looked surprised at what had happened. 

BOOM!

The explosion of the fireballs hitting Leena caused several shockwaves throughout the arena, encasing massive parts of the arena floor in flames. I held my hand on my knees as I waited to see if Leena would get up from that blast. My breathing was getting shallow and sweat poured down my face. My limit was soon approaching. 

A figure encased in fire stood from the wild flames that emerged from the meteorites. It was none other than Leena herself. She looked burned in various places, but otherwise, she looked alright. My face twitched. I forgot how durable the children of the House of Grey can be in battles. Especially when it comes to fire. 

My feet dug into the ground and I launched myself in a last attempt to put her down before my energy ran out. I gave my last battle cry and encased my right fist in all the dark energy I could summon. My fist became a black hole of destruction. I threw my haymaker punch of dark magic at Leena’s head, hoping to knock her out but not harm her too much. 

She noticed before I swung my haymaker that my feet were digging into the ground. My guess is she already predicted I would be low on energy and would try one last final attempt. My haymaker just missed her head. When my punch missed, a shockwave rippled through the arena because of the pure force of the dark magic.

Leena jumped back and quickly launched herself into the air, swinging her leg around like a whip which connected with my face. 

Well, that’s not good. I thought to myself as I fell to the ground, my eyes slowly backing away from the light of the sky. It was almost as if I was falling. What happened immediately after I became unconscious is anybody’s guess. When I woke up, I was lying in the hospital bed.

I saw Leena sitting next to me looking worried while on the other side of me was a Keeper doctor. 

“How long was I out for?”, I said to the doctor, fearing the worst. 

“You were only out for around fifteen minutes. It wasn’t too bad. For today and tomorrow, though, I suggest you take it easy,” the Keeper doctor said as they left the room.

As I faced Leena, I noticed her having a few tears dripping down her face.

“It’s okay, I promise. I will be fine. It was only for fifteen minutes. I did not expect that kick. Do you do martial arts? Congratulations on winning by the way!”, I told her as I managed to smile. 

“I just feel so badly about hurting you. I didn’t mean to hit you that hard. Also, I do a little bit of martial arts. Since I can’t control my magic super well and kind of have to rely on spray and pray if it hits, I built up my physical skills instead.”, Leena said, squinting at me to make sure I had no hidden bruises.

“Seriously, I am fine”, I said to her as I scratched my head. As Leena was about to respond, the Keeper doctor walked back into the room and said, “Miss Grey, your older brother Ignis Grey, would like to have a word with you outside by the garden.”

Leena sighed and stood up from her chair. She looked back at me before stepping out of the room.

“Make sure to rest well and let’s see each other again when you’re ready!”, was the last thing I heard Leena say before she disappeared around the corner. 

I plop my head back into my pillow. It melted into the softness of the pillow. My mind bursts with many thoughts. For example, would I have won if I could predict her martial arts skills? How did I end up losing to her weapon? What happens now?

My eyes close exhausted from predicting and dodging fireballs. I hope the Keeper Principal won’t be too mad at me; I think to myself as I fall asleep.