Chapter 279 - The Ark Of Minor Arcana: Suit Of Wands

"No, the talent of being this agile. His body is very flexible and his reflexes are quick, compared to his other siblings. He could dislocate his joints when needed and shift his organs about. His movements are like the flow of the rivers, smooth and flowing," said Gab.

"Don't be ridiculous! He isn't being controlled by anyone, he is just a facade. Someone is pretending to look and act like him. This is not a puppet," said Ysabeau.​​

"No way! This is the real deal, he has become a puppet!"

"Don't let your emotions cloud you, those were your own words. You gotta focus now," ordered Ysabeau, staring intently at the enemy.

"The boy in front of us is not your fallen friend. He is our enemy," said Ysabeau, stretching out her wings.

"Fine..." replied Gab, angrily accepting defeat.

"Ooo... They are so pretty! Reminds me of my own power..." gawked the boy.

"Hang on... Did you say, Quadruplet?" asked Ysabeau, looking at Gab for confirmation.

"Yea, why?"

"We've three more to of this thing to deal with? Give me a break, the butterfly lady was already getting on my nerves," complained Ysabeau.

"Hey! I'm not as mean as that butterfly thing! And besides, my power is better than hers! Watch!" w.h.i.n.ed the boy.

He took out a deck of cards from his pocket. He smiled as he showed off his toy at Gab. He proudly separated his deck of cards into a fan shape. They were drawings, detailed drawings of people.

"They are cool, right? My siblings and I drew the whole deck but these cards are all drawn by me. Aren't they wonderful? See, they've got power in them!" yelled the boy, picking out a card as he kept the rest.

His Aura finally came out, shocking Ysabeau. She had expected him to be of a Water Element, with how his movements were. But the fiery orange and red Aura caused them both to change tactics. Ysabeau readied her stance while Gab aimed.

"Minor Arcana: Ace Wand," said the boy, facing the card outwards.

It was a picture of him holding a single wand. A huge fireball tumbled out of the card and hurled towards the duo. They instantly dodged by ducking in the opposite direction of each other. But as he took out the next card, Dual Wand, the fireball split into two.

Ysabeau negated it quickly but Gab needed to find the right time to intercept and destroy the fireball. When he could finally load up the correct bullet, he turned around and fired the special bullet.

"Poison Frost," chanted Gab, as he fired that shot.

The bullet headed straight to the two fireballs and separated into two. Each half went through the fireball, coming out on the other end. The fireballs were both frozen. The bullets managed to continue their journey and hit their main target, the boy's foot.

He quickly kicked his shoe away as it started melting.

"Aww, looks like the basics can't be used against you both. After all, you guys are quite powerful, right? So, I have to do my best! Time to bring out the Court Cards!" yelled the boy, holding out four cards.

The child launched himself towards Ysabeau, who stood still with her b.a.r.e hands.

"Poker! It's like poker cards! The Court Cards are the strongest in his deck!" called out Gab.

"Is that so? Well, I haven't tried this out for a very long time..." mumbled Ysabeau as she faced the boy.

"Minor Arcana: King's Wand!" yelled the boy as he threw the card upwards.

A large wand shot out of the card's picture, with the boy catching it in mid-air. The wand looked like a training wand, brown and twisted looking. But it looked much bigger and had a bright red orb at the tip.

"It was fun, playing and meeting with you. But, I am done with you, I've got stuff to do. Or else, that Valkyrie would start nagging at me again."

Ysabeau cracked her neck as she lazily prepared her next move.

"Time to end this quickly."

She took a deep breath as the boy continued to run towards her.

"Cascada... Third Moon..." chanted Ysabeau, holding her hands out.

Water from her surroundings started to gather at her fingertips. The boy was starting to close in on her. And as he did, he prepared to swing his new weapon right at Ysabeau's neck. But the influx of a new Aura caused the boy to change his assault in the nick of time.

"Phoenix Rise!" shouted the boy, as he tried to smash right at Ysabeau's head.

The entire wand erupted with flames, but none of it seemed to faze Ysabeau.

"Wave Of the Night," murmured Ysabeau, as the water within her hands began to form into a solid shape.