DILEmma

On getting to him, Gerald jumped and bent over backwards in air, his head curving in the direction of his legs,as the whips passed above and below him in opposite directions.

He dropped to the ground while staring at her.

"What kind of weapon is that?"he asked.

Kaugra descended slowly before her black wings sank into her back.

"Oh this?...was the first birthday present father gave to me..they are the whips of death_hmm no one has ever escaped my whip, meaning I have never been defeated... this is to encourage you to listen to the voice in your head saying you give up and just die easy_"

"Shut up!"Gerald snapped."You talk big when you should listen more"

Gerald stretched out a hand, shooting flames at her which she dodged execpt the last ball of flame, which surrounded her, slowly closing in on her.

Kaugra muttered a spell to summon a mini tornado which moved concentrically around her,blowing the flames away.

"The wind and air are my inborn elements,but I also control water and earth to an extent,your flames are powerless against me...if you didn't have such strong magic energy,i should be choking the air out your lungs right now,but I doubt it would work...I still want to try it though"

Gerald found himself choking.

He placed a hand to his throat, gasping for air and falling to his knees.

The air in his body he knew was finding it's way out of him, beyond his control.

How could she be so powerful.

Though barely able to mutter it through bouts of coughing,Gerald succeeded in activating a reversing spell,a spell every demon in Delvin was expected to know.

Reverse spells would only work depending on the kind of spell casted and the caster was on the same magic level as his opponent or above it.

She was right,her choking spell wouldn't work on him, though ablilities differ,their magic energy was just about the same.

Unknown to her she had just given him a glimpse of hope that he could still beat her,now he was certain of her magic level.

Gerald opened his mouth to let in more air into his lungs as he stood to his feet.

Kaugra Tittled her head and shrugged

"See....I was right,it wouldn't work"

He charged at her while dodging the metal whip she swung at him.

Now up close he swung a fist at her which she dodged, retaliating with a kick.

He dodged as well, swinging his leg in return to kick but she gripped it and was about to swing him away when he bent over and used his elbow to land a deep hit at the side of her ribs.

She let go of his legs, gripping the spot and staggering slightly backwards providing him an opportunity to go for her face with his feet.

This time,it hit her though she barely succeeded in blocking it with the hand she held the whip.

The kick pushed her backwards on her feet.

Gerald reappeared from above,raising a leg that aimed for her head.

Kaugra rolled away immediately, letting his feet crashing into the ground with a loud thud.

His foot hit the earth, erupting a deafening crack that shook it.

The ground trembled underneath him, erupting a burst of dust and gravel the scent of dust and ozone filled the air as the fissure reached forward into the ground between trees in the distance.

Just then,he sensed her metal whip behind him,it was aiming for his back.

Gerald dodged in time but some of the spikes managed scratched his side,peeling off some part of his armour to slightly graze his skin.

"Just how sharp is this thing!"he muttered.

He appeared behind her now crouched low to slide his leg at her feet,in an attempt to push hef off balance and let her fall but Kaugra jumped into the air, avoiding the leg.

In the split of a second,she was in front of him already aiming a blow at his side.

Gerald dodged,caught her arm and swung her into a nearby tree.

He was too distracted when something pierced his side, emerging from behind him then retracting.

He groaned in pain as he looked below at it.

"Cursed whip!!"

Having retracted,it spun around him, trapping and tying him up with his arms at his side.

The sharp spikes pierced his armour,shattering it completely.

A searing agony ripped through his flesh,radiating from the spikes as it tore through his skin.

It lodged a loud scream in his throat,his eyes bulging.

He had never felt this much pain before.

Infront of him stood Kaugra,with an annoying smile on her face as his furrowed brows gazed at her.

Gerald's head fell on a stiff body a sight which only elated Kaugra's mood the more as she interpreted it a sign of his giving up.

Just then,two clones of Gerald appeared before her,each reaching out a sword to stab her.

Kaugra pulled on her whip,swinging it at the metals and at the same time freeing Gerald.

It was the knight's turn to smile.

He breathed heavily as the spikes left him, slowly closing up his wounds.

As their swords hit the whip,it divided into two and more clones appeared.

Kaugra looked around her.

"Aside being an inborn flame elementarist your bloodline gift.....is clone making and controlling things with your mind not too bad for he who bears the tittle of the emperor's Knight...but it still beats me...why he didn't choose a higher tier demon instead"

Gerald didn't respond, instead more clones appeared.

In no time she was surrounded and unable to differentiate the real Gerald,all the clones smelt the same as the demon who had made them.

She raised her whip and swung it at them.

All the clones dodged and in turn hit with their swords in attempt to reach her.

The more the whips divided,the double the number of clones that appeared.