Chapter 189: A passionate battle (two)

His arms were burned, the scales charred and detached. His innards were kind of screwed thanks to my gamma rays but- how? How could he still stand and smile?

'Seven more minutes, huh?'

"Done? Now, how about you accept some of my love?" He said, passionately. 

Huh, wha?

"Are you okay, dude? Did I hurt your head too badly?" Did I perhaps screw his brains too?

I still couldn't calm down. Something was wrong with my body. It was almost as though I was burning up. '

He grinned. "TO be worried about me." He bathed in self-satisfaction. 

Why was I seeing roses around me and pink?

What the hell!?

Just the pink tint wasn't enough!?

The scent in the air just got a lot stronger and I almost felt like losing myself. 

'Calm down Helio junior, calm down!'

It wasn't working though.

"Helio! You got this!" Marg screamed from the sides. "I believe IN YOU!"

The roses kind of disappeared and it almost felt like my mind eased up, snapping back to reality. It was almost like a fog cleared. 

The guy clicked his tongue. "Tch, women." His loving glare came to me next. "Big fan. Would you accept my love?"

I was really, really confused. 

But- since Marg just screamed my name, I felt power overflowing. 

So, with a smile- I dashed for the guy. "Sorry, don't want to." My accuracy was a lot better. Something must have really been wrong with me till now. 

He also grinned and for some reason the whole floor kind of got sticky. The guy in an instant grew larger and turned into a snake. 

So, this was his ability. He still had his arms almost like a lamia of sorts. His body was hidden in purple scales and he just grinned at me, sticking his tongue out just like a snake. "I can't pleasure you like her, but I promise to be more loving than anyone else in the world!"

I finally understood some stuff. So, I took a deep breath. "Sorry man. Not into men. And I already decided to spend my future with her."

The guy glared at me. "Such a shame." He coiled himself. He didn't have a head like a cobra, rather a python. 

'Make a bigger stronger blade.'

My saber grew bigger and turned into a broadsword. Perfect!

And so, with my saber, I charged. 

The guy also swung his blue shark!

We exchanged blows but he had an extra hand and a tail. Dodging was hard and I was taking cuts and bruises here and there. If I didn't have a barrier over my body, I'd have lost at least something along the way.

Sure didn't stop me though. 

"Need a hand?" I heard Enira's voice but she wasn't here. 

"No thanks."

After all, even now I was constantly releasing radiation. It wasn't enough to break through the large barrier over our heads but it was definitely enough to slowly kill the large man in front of me. 

He had four minutes left. 

He was already at the end of his rope. He did look rather strong at first, and he was strong too but I wasn't going to hold back. This probably would have shortened his life by a significant amount but he'd probably be okay. Yeah, probably. 

But a battle was a battle, and I couldn't be soft forever. 

"He ha hah." The guy laughed, spitting blood. "You are the first who've made me this hot. You're the only one who can turn me on." He was supporting himself with his saber. He was going to fall almost any second now.

Creepy.

I just wanted this to be over with but this guy still wasn't standing down. It'd already been over twelve minutes. If I couldn't take him down within three more minutes and stop producing gamma. He'd die from poisoning and there wasn't a way to save him past that. 

I smiled. "I respect you but you'll have to respect my wishes too. It's your life, as you're free to choose what path you'll go, so am I." These weren't my words though. When I was a kid, I had an idol. She was an explorer and before leaving on her mission, she said those words to me.

At the time her words meant the world to me.

To think I'd be parroting her words after all these years.

He grinned. "I hear ya."

I grinned too. "Roger." So, with my saber over my head, I lodged forward and swung hard! Both our sabers clashed- sparks flew, roses danced in the air, flesh burned, and after a grueling minute- it was decided. 

He dropped his weapon on the ground. He fell on his knees. "I lose!" He smiled. "And of course, I respect you. Number one fan remember?"

Huh?

Why?

What the hell!

The very next second he threw up some more blood, and I stopped my radiation. 

If I hadn't stopped my radiation now, he'd have died. 

The guy would spend the next month recovering in a hospital but- seriously that was weird. 

But I did have respect for people. After all, it was their life and they were free to choose whatever they liked. I just didn't expect my opponent from another country to act like that to me.

I won and with 8, 9, 9 points. 

This was my last battle and I'd be moving on to the finals. Apparently, there were going to be two more fights and that was the usual schedule, which was why the headmaster wanted me to skip the first fight. But this year they had changed the rules a little and without informing the participating schools too. Meaning, if I had skipped the first fight, things would have gone pretty badly for me whether I liked it or not.

But anyway, with all three matches done I was pretty much above everyone else in points- or so I'd thought. 

Now that I saw my points on the large Holo though, I also saw the other people who would fight in the ring with me tomorrow. 

The opponent team was already decided. 

While my team only had one member and the guy had one point more than me. 'So much for being first.'

Sigh.

Meanwhile, the third guy would fight next. 

No wonder the people weren't getting off their seats.

Both Elsa and Marg were standing outside the court and I went for them. 

I gave Marg a hug and sniffed her wondrous scent to my heart's content.

The weirdness faded away. I really needed some extra special 'Marg time' later on.

She patted my back and with a smile, we started walking for the back row seats. 

Elsa pouted slightly because I didn't talk to her but she didn't make a scene.

"That was something. I didn't think you'd scream my name like that." It did make me really happy though.

"I heard a rumor that man could charm men in a second. So-" Marg looked away, slightly embarrassed. 

I chuckled. "Have a little faith in me please." I touched her hair and gave her a hug, moving back a second later. 

She blushed a bit more. 

But honestly, just the thought that if she hadn't screamed and I got charmed, scared me.