Chapter 230: And so it begins

There was commotion. And there was plenty of it.

People were running away, some were running towards us, while others were just running for their lives. 

The ones running our way were mostly on the Battlesuins' side: no surprise there. 

There were just too many varieties though. 

"I urge you to think again Helio, violence is not always the key to everything. There are certain battles you can't just win with violence," Hyora said, as she looked down on us. 

"I know. But there are certain battles where you must not lose, and violence is just a means for that."

"Oh? So, you fight not to win, but to, not lose? How amusing."

"Good for you." 'Enira, you might want to create a barrier covering our friends and family.'

We were going to fight a very complicated battle and I was going to use a lot of radiation, so it was best for my friends and family if they were already protected with barriers. 

"Already ahead of you." Enira winked.

"Good to know."

I focused on my hand and started to form a large ball of plasma. 

If this became a battle of attrition I was going to lose. So, I was going to hit her with my best shot first thing, and hope for the best.

"Going nuclear already?" Hyora still hovered above. She pulled out something from within her chest- within her bra. It was a piece of cloth covering something. A rock? Her smile widened. 

"Aww…" MY heard started to throb as she unwrapped the stone. I never really had migraine, so the pain was new. 

Oh yeah, that stone was trouble. 

But- "You know, you forgot one important thing."

"That is?" Hyora cocked her head. If I didn't know she was a literal grandma, I might have even found that cute.

Screw you, my weird tastes.

"I'm only part Kin and that part is kind of already sealed." My grin increased. "And wasn't you the one who sealed him, so how come you didn't account for the possibility that this might not work?"

I was more or less bluffing. It was certainly working but I had to put up a face. 

My powers had already more or less stopped working. The current display on my hand was Enira's handiwork but she didn't have infinite power, so we had to hurry. And the small amount of powers I could use, weren't really enough to keep this display intact for long either. 

For a second, Hyora looked slightly agitated but then controlled herself anyway. She still kept the stone out- which basically weakened everyone here. 

Even the Battlesuins were weakened and that meant her powers were also weakened. But and there was a big but here. Hyora was a primordial vampire and so, even if all the powers ceased to exist, she'd still be flying around, drinking our blood and fighting strong anyway. 

For normal people that stone only made their powers go weak, but for me, it almost erased my powers. Technically, it should have done the same to Enira but it didn't work on her. Maybe Mutors weren't Kin?

Seriously, I didn't know anything about these things, did I?

'Why the hell didn't I steal those damn books from the library, again?'

And since I couldn't use almost ninety percent of my powers, the ball of light in my hand wasn't quite holding its form either. 

"Even so," Hyora looked slightly relieved. "You won't be able to use the best of your abilities. After fighting your grandfather to almost a standstill three times, did you seriously think I'd not think about ways to deal with you in case I had to go through the same thing?"

"I can't say I haven't thought of it." I smiled and dismissed plasma ball. 'Bow.'

My saber turned into a bow and I instantly pulled the string.

An arrow flew past- or rather straight through Hyora's forehead and crashed into the large mountain way behind her, causing a small explosion. 

A rather small blast.

She looked a tad surprised as her flesh began to regenerate. 

"But my powers aren't everything." I also unsheathed the sword of gramps and- "Let's see just how strong you are."

I looked a bit behind me and as promised my family was taking care of the Battlesuins and actually my friends- or rather those nuisances, were actually helping my family. 

Hyora was not doing much talking. Rather she was carefully observing me. I guess that was her advantage as someone who'd fought a lot of battles. 

I was about to ask Enira to take me up but-

But!

Clang!

A large two-handed sword descended on me from the top. I blocked it with both of my swords.

Apparently, father was my enemy. 

"True to your word, I see."

Last time before leaving he said he'd be my enemy this time.

"I'm sorry." Though sorry, he sure didn't hold back.

He just slightly flicked his sword and I was almost sent flying. 

Well, he was strong that was for sure. "Sword king, was it?"

He nearly snorted. "Those days are in the past. I'm a nobody."

"Well, pleasure to meet you Mr. Nobody." I took a stance. 

I was really confused as to what to think about him. I still hated him, that hate wouldn't disappear overnight, but- I was willing to forget everything, I was willing to embrace him again… he was my father. He did things for my sake, for the sake of our family, and to that, I only had respect. And I knew my hate wasn't justified but… I needed time. 

With that said, I charged with both my saber and sword. If he swung once, I swung twice. I wasn't quite as strong as him but I wasn't going to lose in technique. Gramps taught me much and I had no intention of losing, even if he was my father. 

But for someone using a two-handed sword, the guy sure was fast. 

Our sword clashed several times, sparks flew everywhere, but not once did he actually try to hit me. He was definitely wasting my time though.

Our technique was similar but his was more refined. I guess I never really practiced enough. And he was also strong… even if I had my powers, winning against him would have been exhausting and that meant, my battle with Hyora would be already decided….

"As promised-" Uncle swept in between us and held father back. "I'll deal with the small fry."

Father snorted. "Small fry? Been a while since I've heard that Excrucio. Did you already forget how many times you lost?"

"It's been over fifteen years Burt. And I've won more than half the times, or did you forget how to count?"

And they already forgot about me.

Sigh. 

Anyway…

"Let's get up there, shall we?"

Mom and the rest were handling everything down here anyway. I was glad my family was here.

Enira picked me up with her barrier and we got up exactly to the level of Hyora. 

Now we were looking eye to eye. "Sure, you don't want to have a chat with him and spend some time before he disappears?"

I snorted. "I'll bring him back from hell if I have to. I'm not letting him leave this time." And for that to happen, Hyora had to disappear.