*CLING*
Arthur deflected one of the clouds at the last moment as he jumped to the side, dodging another one that snuck behind him. But, he didn't even have the time to stop as he bounced back, tilting his body to the side as two other clouds passed through the empty gaps a split second later.
Every single move he made was purely instinct as his mind didn't have enough time to think properly or judge the situation. He was being relentlessly attacked from all angles at the same time. The fog was seemingly one single entity that can divide into different limbs and parts, each with its own consciousness.
But, what made the battle so horrendously hard for Arthur was the coordination in the attacks. None of these foggy clouds was moving on its own and instead, they were deliberately attacking him in a manner where he would be trapped dodging one cloud and end up getting by another.
The result was that in the span of a minute or so, Arthur received a lot of damage. He was thrown around like a ragdoll and almost killed in more than one instance. At the same time, Arthur wasn't able to do much to the fog.
Surely, when it attacked him, the fog was manifested in its physical, solid form which allowed him to hit back. But, that didn't work well for him because of the lack of opportunities to actually deal damage.
*Swish*
'Behind me!' Arthur leaped in the air, dodging one cloud. But, at the same time, another one smashed into his chest, sending him flying back as he landed on the ground.
"This is so annoying!" Arthur clenched his teeth as he rose up and looked around him. Even as he was regaining his composure, the clouds were already planning a new attack to stop him.
'Two from the front, two from the back, one from above, and three are hidden somewhere around me waiting for me to screw up so that they can use that opportunity and attack. This is great! I'm having a lot of fun here!' Arthur quickly looked around with his eyes, calculating everything in a split second.
Then, his body went into action, moving quickly as he deflected and dodged the attacks coming at him. 'I need to find a way out of this! I won't last long like this!'
Looking around him, Arthur wrecked his brain for ideas while he was trying to survive for as long as possible. There was only so much he could really do at that moment aside from fighting.
Escaping was an obvious one. But, Arthur quickly realized that it would be impossible for him to actually escape as the fog was basically all around him, and wherever the fog was, the clouds would attack him.
*BANG*
Arthur saw that and a wild grin appeared on his face. "Got you~"
Then, Arthur lifted his left hand up. Covered in his bloody claw, something manifested on the palm. A small blue sphere that quickly expanded in size to become twice the size of his hand.
The cloud, still merging, didn't notice that. By the time, it tried to attack him, it noticed the change.
"Goodbye, bastard!"
*BOOOOM*
A giant blue flame smashed into the cloud from the bottom. The bright flames quickly caught into the fog, eating the cloud in a moment. Then, Arthur heard the sound of flakey ice forming around the cloud.
In a split second, it ate the entire thing, covering it in a thick layer of frost.
*BANG*
Falling to the ground, the cloud stopped moving completely. The entire place was submerged in silence again as Arthur stared at the ice ball with wide eyes.
'Shit... That was close. But it worked...' Looking at his hand, Arthur smiled. 'I was right for using Frost Flame. The fact that this fog is essentially moisture in the air, then this flame would turn it to ice instantly.'
Arthur smiled to himself as he stood up again. His idea was very smart, but he knew that this wasn't the end of it. Hell, before he could even finish that thought, he saw the fog around him twitch and move as they formed other clouds.
So, Arthur exhaled as he snapped his fingers and manifested another frost flame. 'This definitely looks a lot cooler. Now I look like a proper RPG player.' He grinned.
"Oh, I'm about to have so much fun turning you idiots into balls of ice."
A//N: Don't forget to give the book some golden tickets for good luck! :3