"I would like all of you to battle. You may join in as masters. Do not worry. Familiars will feel no pain here. They will vanish but will be accessible in the next round. Around the arena is also a dome should your familiars shoot ranged weapons. Please start right now."
I entered the arena will Lilith. Adrianna entered first. I guess she wants a rematch after our fight where she was controlled by Rex. Adrianna multiplied further till the arena was filled with her copies. Then they attacked. I stood my ground. Twin blades deflecting her with ease. I let Lilith do her thing. Shrouded in Darkness, her Scythe swung in wide arcs tearing multiple copies with its deadly blade. She opened her massive wings and took flight. Dark forces gathering upon her Scythe. She swung. Waves of dark energy exploded from her obliterating everything in her path. Then I felt it. A surge of power. Summoning my own, I encased myself in a shield. She flew to the ground at blinding speeds. Slamming the butt end of her Scythe to the earth. Waves of her dark force enshrouded the arena.
When light returned the victor was clear. I was in awe of Lilith. Her aura, the way she fought was truly that of Death. A sexy gorgeous one at that. Mmm. I'm gonna have that as later I thought out loud. <Sure> she thought back. I laughed inwardly. Adrianna stepped out and was instantly healed.
Sylvia was next. Her familiar long bow in hand. The three birds appeared. Something was different. The eagle was huge and was armored in Astral! The hawk circled around the dome. While the falcon was perched on her shoulder. Sylvia was airborne in no time. Arrows alight with a green aura. She fired. Lilith moved to evade and the arrows buried in the ground. By the time Sylvia landed she loosed arrows with Wind. Lilith dove straight for her but was caught mid stride by thorny rose vines that sprouted from the ground. Lilith tried to cut them but the vines glowed green and thickened with each slice. The shielded herself instead as the Wind empowered arrows hit her and blasted her to the far side of the arena.
More vines rose to entangle Lilith. Sylvia had completed her chanting that went unnoticed from all the action. She fired upward. A huge ball of flame high up the dome was summoned. An artillery barrage of Fire laced arrows shot at Lilith with explosive force. Lilith had shielded herself with her power. Darkness burning through the vines. She launched herself the air but Sylvia seemed faster. She moved to Lilith's back instantly. Arrows nocked firing Green arrows at Lilith. As Li cut them they exploded into balls of vines tearing into Lilith's flesh wrapping around her. It exploded with dark force.
Lilith's eyes afire with her power. The falcon took flight grew and summoned Astral too. Lilith raised her Scythe like a staff and gathered power. All of a sudden, the eagle attacked, astral talons raking flesh. Lilith defended herself from incoming arrows and talons but the falcon sent astral blades down by flapping it its wings, piercing her back with numerous blades of Light.
I admired the synergy between Sylvia and her Spirits. Eagle engaging in melee. Falcon providing backup ranged damage. Her Hawk providing Vision of the battlefield. Lilith screamed from the pain. Sylvie fired arrows again. This time laced with Light. Lilith's eyes glowed as did her Scythe. She buried the Scythe to the ground hilt first and darkness spread to shield her. She started chanting and dark blades surrounded her, moving omni-directional, forming a circle around her. Raising her hand the blades targeted the Eagle piercing it almost instantly. Her other hand guiding the dark blades to the Falcon severing its wings and neck and finally slicing the hawk with both hands clasped together. Lilith chanted once more. Runic lines of power appeared from her arms. Sylvia also completing her incantation and was firing a single powerful Arrow of Light towards Lilith. With both hands, palm facing forward Lilith let out a thick ray of Dark Power and blasted Sylvia. Its sheer raw strength overpowering the Light incinerating Sylvia. Before she was totally consumed by the darkness she was teleported out and healed by Thalassa. The Goddess also healed all of Lilith's wounds.
"The next fight should be a good learning experience for the two of you. You will not be fighting the wolf as I sense she is still recuperating from her ordeal. This time, you will deal with the Dragons." Thalassa said. With that, my opponent casually entered the arena.
Yelena raised her hand up high, transforming into her Draconic form, daggers and the ready. The three massive dragons looming overhead. Then she charged me. I dropped my shields and met her head on. The three dragons charged Lilith. Fire, Ice and Lightning thundering towards her Darkness.
Yelena and I danced. Blade Masters in our own right. The sword fight was enchanting to look at. Weaving in and out of every strike. Blades sparked and they clash. Her eyes widened and she started getting nicked and cut. I grinned at her and she renewed her onslaught. Eventually she used her daggers to push me backward.
She held out her arms and the three dragons became balls of energy that rushed to her. Yelena was enveloped in an energy sphere which pushed me and Lilith backwards. When she emerged, she wielded two long swords with draconic symbols. One, a frost encased blade, the other a flaming one. Both swords held with huge gauntleted hands. The scaly armor was now crackling with electrical energy. It was her turn to smile.
Lilith landed beside me and raised her Scythe in defence readying for the attack. Yelena burst forward with such strength the ground opened up beneath her. White sword striking me, casing me instantly in ice. Fire sword meeting scythe Lilith was blown away with a massive explosion of fire. I was helpless against the ice. I felt my blood freezing slowly. I helplessly watched as Yelena assaulted Lilith. Sending her flying everywhere. Lilith lay on the floor coughing black blood. I opened up my senses to this ice. It was mystical in nature that's why my Symbiote could not defend me from it.
I summoned Fire and Light. I yanked the source of my Power that I burned the ice instantly but I was too late. Yelena had buried both swords into the back of Lilith. This was the true power of a dragon! Furious at my failings I rushed to Lilith's side. Yelena flew up. Leaving her swords buried with Lilith. Claws facing downward she sent a massive amount of Lightning which struck me and Lilith making us scream in agony.
I hugged Lilith, trying to take the brunt of the attack but it was useless. Lightning was everywhere. The pain was so real, burning flesh and bone. Pain shut our brains off. I thought one last kiss before we perished. I dipped my head down and kissed Lilith and then our connection grew. I felt Lilith unleash a massive surge of energy. She opened her eyes. Lightning bounced off of us. She kept kissing me passionately and I opened myself to her.
Lilith drew Power from me. Vanishing her Scythe. Her right hand reaching into what looked like a rip in the fabric of reality. From the hole a dark and menacing evil leaked out. Lilith pulled out great sword. It was magnificent and scary looking at the same time! Intricate engravings on its hilt and blade. It dark and menacing and leaked an evil aura. We stood up. She looked at me. "This is the cursed blade Ragnarok! Breaker of Worlds. Slayer of Gods." "How?" "It was my sword and when I slayed Gabriel and absorbed her, the balance of light and darkness within me caused me to lose my hold on Ragnarok's curse. I could no longer wield it because it kept feeding on my darkness and the light of the Archangel within threatened to overrun my existence. You, my love, now provides me power to wield Ragnarok once again. You balance my soul." She said softly.
Yelena flew down and smiled at us. We smiled back. We knew what she sacrificed for us to restore Lilith's true power. "I concede. I'm not about to get hit by that thing. I may die for real!" She said.
Thalassa clapped her hands. She waved her hand and we re-joined the class in the main fighting area of Spirit Hall.
"I am glad that accursed blade is in the hands of good people. We were worried that Ragnarok would be used against us in the coming war as its presence has been hidden from us. Who knew you stowed it away where no one could reach it." Thalassa said. "Now, it shall not be used here unless the situation calls for it do you understand? It was also nice to see that a kiss was all it took to summon it. I would have suffered to see another live sex show from you both." We nodded and blushed.
"I would like you to continue to practice however I am gladdened by the way your bodies and minds are perfectly synced. Feel free to train here in Spirit Hall. I am happy that the Queen of the Night has found a Love that was never to be found. How you are to deal with sharing him is a mystery."
"There are a great many more knowledge and skills you may want to acquire engaging in Spirit Combat here. Look around at what interests you." Thalassa said. I bowed and took Lilith's hand and started to make like tourists roaming Spirit Hall.
There was actually a spectators' stadium for the battles. The girls left us to train with their respective masters. I watched the matches with interest. I found the different archetypes of Familiars summoned to be enlightening. Seeing them in battle more so. Turns out the use of Spirit turned out to be divided into three types: Projection, Possession and Enhancement.
Projection is manifestation or our familiars in the physical plane. Possession was merging with your familiar to be able to use its abilities either as a skill or a usable sentient weapon. Enhancement is more primal, it is letting your familiar bless you with enhancement auras such as speed gain or power gain. A person may use all types or specialize in one.
Right now, I was watching a match between a Summoner, which is a Projection and a Enhancer who is currently pummelling the life out of the summoned familiar. I looked at Lilith who used me as a lap pillow. Totally disinterested in the ongoing matches. I still can't believe how I summoned her. Normally, when you first get to the Spirit room you are asked to do a "calling" which reaches out to the infinite universe to "Call" out to your prospective familiar. If the "call' is "heard" and the response is an "acceptance" a bond or contract between master and familiar is created. The master has now the power to "summon" his or her familiar to this particular plane. When it is "unsummoned", it may return to its natural dwelling. The masters magic through the contract is what powers the summoning.
In my case, I reached out unknowingly, to.. well .. everywhere. I opened my heart and soul and it was Lilith that answered but the difference is that the contract I made was so powerful that it connected us completely hence Lilith is "physically" already here. I literally plucked her from whatever reality or world she came from, married and melded our souls together and here we are. Not a single moment goes by that I am not enraptured and captivated by her.
