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Chapter 118 - Chapter 118 Where Phoenix Fire Fails

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It didn't take long for his target and the extra to reveal themselves. Flapping in the air, Riser and his Queen Yubelluna seemed to be ready to take off, most likely for Rias' position. So he made himself bait. With Ritsuka's freehand he pulled one of his black keys out of his magical storage and haphazardly threw it at the two. He didn't need to hit anyone, he just needed to get their attention.

Riser, too angry to realize what he was doing, dove down after the human. His screams of incinerating his soul did bring up bad memories but there was no time to dwell on that. The shadow Lobo immediately took off leading the pair on a path he wanted them to follow. Using the trees that did remain around him to be shields for his sprint, Ritsuka kept eye on his first move since Lobo was the one running for them.

The pair raced across the land dodging the newly formed fireballs being tossed his way by the King and Queen. They couldn't actually hit him though. Even if they did, the flames would have easily fizzled out after touching him. Using those Phoenix Plumes for a fire resistance potion was probably one of the best ideas he had when he learned he was dealing with the Phenex clan. His time in Shimousa showed him how powerful names could be especially with how Muramasa cut the Oniedo Castle in half.

Regardless, Lobo's instincts and prowess at dodging traps made it an easy path to follow for them to escape any hit. Ritsuka's will was in control, but he knew Lobo was better at this then him giving the shadow just enough control to decide how to move. It resembled just how Lobo and the Hessian worked together.

"Just die!" Riser screamed as he released several fireballs in a fan shape towards them. Lobo weaved through the flames, showing no fear as he growled in sheer defiance. Weaving around a few trees Lobo turned to face the pair. In an unexpected turn, Lobo tensed its paws.

With a powerful jump, Lobo soared through the air spinning around like a buzzsaw. Ritsuka tightened his legs to keep connected to Lobo as he did so. The coat on his back helped as well tethering him to Lobo's coat. Yubelluna, unable to dodge the swift blow, blocked the attack with her magic. The struggle between the high speed strike and her own magic shield still managed to knock her out of the sky burying her slightly in the ground. Before she could set off a counter attack, Lobo raced off through the plains, keeping the trees that he passed as shields from the random fireballs.

"Gragh!" Riser screamed when his Queen was knocked aside so easily. Without even looking to see if she was okay he took off releasing the full force of his flared out flame wings. Lobo released a deep howl to the sky at the same time before racing off with Riser on their back.

Yubelluna tossed off the dirt that clung to her outfit after she broke out from the crater she created. The properties of a Rook kept her from feeling anything though that took back seat to her anger of being swatted aside like an insect. She was the one who was supposed to do that, not her foe. As she flapped back into the air, a bolt of lighting cracked against her butt as if it was spanking her.

"Eep!" Yubelluna shrieked and turned around. Facing her was the Priestess of Lightning smugly smiling while Yubelluna let some flames dance upon her palms.

"You've been a naughty little girl haven't you?" Akeno giggled in perverse pleasure as lightning danced around her palms. "Is the Bomb Queen fizzling out so soon?"

"Shut up!" Yubelluna screeched as she released a large explosion of fire magic. While the fire passed over her like it was nothing, the shockwave knocked her back. Akeno spun around trying her best to flow with the shockwave as she regained her position back in the air.

"Looks like the bitch has actual claws." Akeno mumbled to herself as she shook off the shock and blasted her enemy with more lightning. As much as she wanted to play around, the stakes were far too high to indulge until there were less targets to deal with. With Riser being taken care of though… maybe she could have some fun taking a Queen down a peg.

Ritsuka looked back as the pissed off Phenex flew after him burning the landscape around them. It was an unpleasant experience but that was the point. Pissing off Riser had been the crux of the entire plan ever since they met within the Occult building. Ritsuka knew that look… it was similar to how Lev had been when… it was too familiar.

Now in his addled state, Riser was tunnel visioned on him and him alone. That allowed the others to pick off the other members without too much trouble. Ritsuka idly wondered if he picked the right people for the job… matching their counterparts against one another was kind of on the nose. Even with the flames billowing around him and the rushing wind blowing around him Ritsuka still let his mind wander on what else he needed to do. Lobo was doing fine even as the flames licked his body.

It was helpful that the fire resistance potion he drank had passed itself onto the shadow Lobo as well. It seemed the class card made them one in the same most likely to keep mana circulation possible. Even so Ritsuka made sure to keep away from any flame pillars that Riser made and tried to drop on him. The subterfuge would allow him to mess with Riser a bit more when he went on the offensive. As he learned from ScĂĄthach, pushing an opponent to their utmost limit and then crushing them in battle was the only way to truly enjoy combat. Every Cu that wasn't an alter didn't seem to agree but they never voiced their opinion on the matter.

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