"Ugh.." Jason released a dry grunt as his eyelid slowly lifted up.
"Now that I think of it.. your singing voice is even more horrible than a frog"
Aletta who was kneeling besides the mattress suddenly stopped humming when she heard that familiar snig remark.
"J-Jason?!" she stuttered as her eyes widened like saucers.
"Tch. Why are you getting so emotional? it''s not like I died or anything.." Jason grunted when he noticed Aletta''s eyes go misty.
However a frown soon appeared on his lips.
"Why can''t I feel my body?"
Before Aletta could reply, she was interrupted by the loud noise of approaching footsteps as a hulking figure arrived at the entrance of the room.
"Finally. You are awake. I was beginning to think that crafty witch scammed us" Stephen heaved in relief when he saw Jason conscious
"I have to text Daisy. I''m pretty sure she''s anxious in her classroom " Stephen nodded curtly at Jason before sauntering away from the room.
"Now, you have to tell me what the hell happened " Jason demanded in a serious tone.
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"Thank you " Andrea alighted from the yellow taxi.
After paying her fare, she glanced sideways in a rather cautious manner before cat walking straight across the sidewalks and into a narrow alleyway.
"Hm?" Andrea suddenly waved her wand behind her, causing a sharp gust of wind to knock a couple trash bins into the air, revealing a couple of black cats who quickly scampered away.
"Hmpfh. Cheap tricks" Andrea sneered as her grip on her wand tightened even further.
"Quit acting like a coward and show yourself.. except you are now afraid of me because I''m no longer defenseless?" a provocative smirk graced the corner of her lips.
"Although you say this.. I can sense your dread. How dishonest" a boyish voice echoed close to Andreas ears, causing the Warlock to swiftly jump back in an effort to create a distance between her and her stalker.
"What''s wrong?" just when Andrea attempted to sigh in relief, she suddenly felt a tap on her shoulder.
Looking over, she saw a familiar smallish figure silently floating mid air, staring at her with innocent eyes. However in Andreas perspective, those two innocent looking eyes were anything but innocent.. it was like she was staring face to face with the abyss..
"H-How?!" Andrea''s expression sank.
Without her wand, she was just a regular frail human. However armed with her wand, she was a Warlock!! a very powerful existence who held a powerful position in her Coven''s Council.
Yet, the other party had easily snuck up on her with her being completely unaware. One had to know that apart from a select few Yokais, the Witches boasted of the most powerful sensory capabilities considering they regarded themselves as Servants of Nature.
"Tch. I am not scared of you, strange little boy. Not anymore". Andrea tossed her wand into the air as she made a quick hand seal while she chanted.
"Setnalov Deliat Maitseb!"
The wand exploded into a burst of eye blinding light that wrapped around Andrea like a curtain, emitting a powerful pressure that spread towards the four corners of the alley, knocking dirt into the air.
"Interesting" an amused smile appeared on the lips of the young Xper as he silently levitated into the air, observing the curtain of eye blinding light from above.
Bang!
The curtain of light suddenly imploded, revealing a long whip like flail that shot into the air, slamming towards the young Xper. Unlike normal flails, this one was enshrouded in a brilliant glow like indigo sheen. Its body consisted of only ten percent one hand hilt while the remaining ninety percent was its chain like body with a spiky ball at the tip.
Bang!
The Young Xper disappeared from his previous position, causing the flail to miss him, instead smashing right through a wall, almost destroying half of the wall''s building.
"You don''t want to cause too much destruction.. after all it''s still the peak of noon and it would be strange in the public eyes to see a lady swinging such a.. a crude weapon like that" the voice of the young Xper rang from behind Andrea.
This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. "Hmpfh!" Andrea tugged, reining the flail back as she did a side flip, slamming it behind her.
However, before the flail could reach its target, the Young Xper was already gone.
"Bastard. I''ve got you!" Andrea suddenly smirked victoriously as the trajectory of the flail suddenly changed, slamming above her left.
"Oh?" the young Xper had only just reappeared at that spot when he noticed the flail smashing towards his chest. However he remained completely unperturbed in the face of the incoming attack.
"You have commendable sharp senses. Not bad " the young Xper flexed two of his fingers, pressing his thumb against his index finger before suddenly releasing it.
"Spirit Gun"
A pale green energy gushed out from within the body of the Young Xper like a rapid torrent as it swiftly began to take shape.
Like a rolling snowball, it rapidly increased from the size of a sesame seed into the size of a tennis ball. However unlike the Spirit Gun casted by the Dark Wraith Jason faced, this one was the color of pale green and throbbed with more power.
Bang!
The Spirit Gun attack catapulted towards the approaching flail. Andrea who was observing this from the ground squinted her pupils in horror as she gave a powerful tug, giving up attacking the Young Xper as she instead attempted to rein the flail back towards herself.
Bang!
However the Spirit Gun moved so fast that it blasted its way through the flail, continuing towards Andrea, its velocity remaining intact.
Splurt!
The backlash of having her spell forcefully broken caused Andrea to vomit a copious amount of blood as her wand reappeared, floating besides her.
Ignoring the backlash, Andrea weaved through a fresh hand seal as she hurriedly chanted another spell.
"Mulucniv Mutangis Rodirroc!"
Bang!
The Spirit Gun attack finally arrived before her. The collision resulted in a sharp explosive noise that rocked the alleyway, destroying the granite floor as a wave of dust rose into the air.
Crack. Crack. Crack
Fine thin lines appeared on the ground, extending all the way to the road behind the alleyway, creating a rift and causing several vehicles to collide against each other. The road instantly became chaotic as the cries for help and drivers exchanging harsh words echoed in the air.
Meanwhile at the alleyway, the young Xper continued floating mid air as he observed the cloud of dust that was slowly dispersing.
"Tch. The coward escaped" his eyes released a pale green sheen as his peered right through the obstruction of the cloud of dust.
However Andrea was already long gone. He figured she must''ve used the cover of the cloud of dust to make her escape.
It was a basic and cliche way to flee. However the young Xper never would''ve anticipated Andrea borrowing such shameless antics. He thought someone of her level would stay and fight to the end, than flee like a frightened dog with their tail behind their legs.
"Witches are shameless.. what was I even thinking.." he face plamed himself, chastising himself for the momentary carelessness.
"However.." his gaze became serious.
"Her attacking me right off the bat confirms my suspicion.. she must''ve discovered something while treating that Kid named Jason and was willing to fight me just to keep the secret all for herself" he mused.
The greediness of the Witches wasn''t something new in the Mystical Community. There was no way the young Xper was going to believe that Andrea was trying to keep the unknown secret for the sake of chilvary.
That only meant one thing.. it was immensely beneficial for her!
"First, a Ghost King shows interest in this Kid, now a Warlock as well. No doubt her Coven would begin making their move.. Jason.. Jason.. just what the hell are you?"