[IC] A Hero Tale {Complete}

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"Not heal, just mend. Haha, but I think I know who's going to win now," Mikey announced, pointing to himself, "You've got a limited amount of magical energy, don't you?" Mikey smiled and stood in place, breathing deeply. It was true, Jenso might have had a ton of stamina and power, but Mikey's magic seemed to go on forever! He'd used way more water techniques, and although he paused every once and a while, he never seemed to run out of arcane energy.

"Sorry to say, but You're out of luck!"

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~ End Of Chapter 57~

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~ Chapter 58 ~

_{Style Switch, Water's All Out Offense!}

Mikey took a new stance, very similar to Jenso's, and smiled, covering his arms in a very thick layer of water that made them look a lot bulkier. The water shrank to fit his arms like sleeves, and began to glow a bright blue. Then, without any delay, he dashed towards Jenso, and immediately punched at him with a more brawler-like fighting style.

[Jensoman]

Jenso glared at Mikey as he dashed at him and smiled, trying to move out of the way of the punch by moving further to the left. He kept his body heated up as he did so, keeping a close eye on the thick layers of water on Mikey's arms. He aimed a quick kick at Mikey's right knee with his right foot.

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Mikey hopped over Jenso's foot quickly and shot his left fist towards Jenso, ever so suddenly. He couldn't move it earlier so.. Was the water moving it for him? The water itself seemed different this time as well. It wasn't liquid-like, and seemed almost like armor. Mikey's left fist came at Jenso's head from above after he hopped, like a hammer.

[Jensoman]

Jenso's eyes widened as Mikey's fist came at him, and placed his foot back on the ground. He was unsure why Mikey would use a fist coated with water, but something was off. Something told him that he really needed to avoid this attack. The water was far too focused this time, and it reminded him of his battle with Bobba who wore stone armour. He slammed his left foot into the ground as a surge of power rushed through him as he attempted to jump out of the way with great speed. A flame wave erupted from the ground where he struck his foot, right at the area where it seemed like Mikey was going to land.

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Mikey's fist kept flying down, not stopping for anything, and once it struck the ground, a shock wave of moisture shot out in all directions and the ground cracked severely. The flamewave didn't seem to do much to Mikey's arm, and within moments, he was back on his feet, and already dashing towards Jenso. He seemed faster now, almost like the water on his arms was pulling his body with it. Mikey's fist flew towards Jenso after he got back into range, aimed to strike his body.

[Jensoman]

Jenso frowned as his attack failed and Mikey charged at him again. 'His arms really are rock-hard...and the water is making him faster too..' He thought. 'It's seems the same like the flame saw I used, but even more focused..' As Mikey punched at him, Jenso decided to see if his theory was correct. A burst of flames erupted from his left arm as he punched at Mikey's fist. "FLAME DRAGON PUNCH!!"

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Mikey didn't pause, but one of his hands, his left arm, lost its aura, and the aura on his right arm grew even larger, taking the shape of an under-water serpent in an instant as their two fists were about to collide.

"Sea-Serpent-Strike!!!"

[Jensoman]

Jenso stared in shock as Mikey unleashed his attack. What a guy! Jenso grit his teeth as the strikes collided together and a massive shockwave erupted from the clash, knocking both fighters further away with severe bruises on both Jenso and Mikey's hands. Jenso took deep breaths and dashed at Mikey yet again, aiming a quick punch at Mikey's uncoated left arm.

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Mikey tumbled away, but flipped back onto his feet, using his arm to grab the ground with his water gauntlet and slow his sliding landing. As Jenso rushed him, Mikey did the same, and re-coated both of his arms again. He blocked Jenso's fist with his left fore-arm and counter-punched at his face with his right.

[Jensoman]

Jenso rose his left hand and took a sturdy stance in order to brace for the impact of Mikey's punch as a surge of power rushed through him. Mikey seemed a lot faster now then before. He attempted to grab Mikey's right hand with his left hand and hold him in place with a tight grip, and aimed a quick punch at the man's stomach with his right.

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Jenso was able to grab Mikey's arm, but Mikey's attacked pushed right through Jenso's guard with immense force. He wasn't done there, though. Suddenly, the aura around his left arm disappeared again, and Mikey followed through with his right fist, with yet another sea-serpent-strike. The sudden re-use of the ability strung his arm, though. Something felt like it snapped, but he had hoped that this would put Jenso out of commission once and for all.

[Jensoman]

A surge of power rushed through Jenso as he attempted to duck under the blow with great speed. He was unsure if he would avoid the attack entirely this way, but he decided to take the risk and knew he might get hurt in the process. He stomped his left foot down at Mikey's foot in an attempt to pin it against the ground and keep him in place. He launched a flame dragon punch of his own at Mikey's unprotected left arm.

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In such close quarters, there was no dodging it. Mikey's fist crashed against Jenso's upper shoulder with a massive amount of force. But in the same moment, Mikey felt his left arm snap in half at the elbow as Jenso's fist struck it. Mikey's body twisted, and his gauntlets disappeared, but Jenso was launched backwards from the force of his blow.

A moment passed, and Mikey struggled to stand as he felt his left arm flare up with intense pain. He knew it was totally broken now, and using it, even with a gauntlet, would be far too painful and harmful for him. Mikey laughed and looked up at Jenso with a wide grin.

"I built that punch specifically to counter yours, Jenso. The Sea Serpent Strike is designed to strike with ultimate precision.. Whereas your Flame Dragon Punch is designed to inflict widespread ruin.. Haha, my left arm is totally shattered, but your shoulder.." Mikey pointed towards his arm and smiled. "Can you feel it?" Mikey struggled to stay standing as pain shot through his arm up to his shoulder.

"I aimed right for your Arcane Network!"

[Jensoman]

Jenso cringed in pain and did his best to remain standing, even with the intense amounts of pain that came from his left arm. He walked over to Mikey and smirked. "Man...This doesn't look good for both of us, huh.." Jenso muttered, and took a combat stance again and readied his right arm. "But we still have one arm left! You can still surrender...if you want!" He shouted, with a wide grin on his face. 'We seem to be really even in power for the most part...If I mess up now, it'll be over..' He thought. He dashed at Mikey, waiting for his next move or if he would surrender.

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Mikey immediately began running away from Jenso, right after waving at him, but circled around the Arena, not prepared to give up. What was he doing now? He didn't seem like he wanted to attack, but he wasn't ready to surrender either. "You'll have to catch me if you want to win!"

[Jensoman]

Jenso gave Mikey a confused look as he backed away. "Alright, here I come!" He shouted. 'He might be trying to tire me out...He sure seems to be better at maintaining his power then I am..' He thought, launching a flame ball at Mikey's feet from his left side. He was unsure if it would even harm Mikey, but he merely wanted to stop him in his tracks. A surge of power rushed through him as he dashed after Mikey at great speeds, aiming a kick at his back with his left foot. Jenso didn't have much energy left, so he needed to be cautious and fast.

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Mikey suddenly jumped off the ground, with a small wave of water lifting him, and absorbing the fire-ball that Jenso launched. He dropped down again after, looked back at Jenso, and kept running without trying to counter attack.

[Jensoman]

Jenso continued chasing Mikey. 'Is he luring me into a trap, or is he just buying time to tire me out and possibly heal his arm entirely..?' He thought, trying to catch up to him. 'Dang...if only I could grab him somehow!' He thought. He started channeling flames in his hands and remembered how Mikey solifidied the water around his arms.

'Come on...focus..' He thought, as the flames began to solidify and take the shape of a flame whip. He threw it at Mikey further ahead as the whip extended forwards, aimed to wrap around the man's leg. He would attempt to pull Mikey off-balance and make him fall with a quick pull if it would manage to wrap around his leg. Jenso could sense that he didn't have much energy left.

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Mikey felt something wrap around his legs, surprised by the result as he fell forwards and landed on his face. But it was long enough. Mikey began charging something deeper inside of his body, and spun onto his back, waiting for Jenso to approach.