Loving You as a Friend [BL]

Chapter 10: Make Sure You Talk It Out

"Father! Why won't you let me become an adventurer?" Alexis quickly dodged his magic, before chanting his own magic. "【Electric Pulse】". Tens of small purple balls quickly surrounded Elijah before rapidly closing in. "Father, can't you see how strong I am?" They all burst at the same time, trapping and stunning their target. He kneeled down, placing his palms on the ground before chanting out, 【Black Lotus】". On the ground where Elijah was standing, a large black lotus sprouted in full bloom.

The flower quickly closed up, Elijah's figure couldn't be seen anymore. It was a unique spell that worked passively, taking the victim's mana and disabling them from using any more spells. "It seems like you are still naive Alex." The lotus shattered into pieces, purple lightning bolts erupted from it, revealing Elijah who didn't have a single scratch on him. "The fact that you had to rely on dark magic and were still not able to finish me off, tells me how naive you are."

"Guh, how?" Alexis barely managed to dodge the lightning lance coming his way. "Watch and learn well son." Dozens of purple lilies of different sizes began to appear, floating around Elijah. If it weren't for the fact that they were in a battle now, Alexis would've stopped and appreciated how skilful his father was at magic. "Father, you can't be serious, using that on me?"

"Who said I wouldn't? Plus, didn't you want show off to me?." The lilies burst into petals, reminding Shin of the cherry blossoms that came every spring.

"Now's not the time to get distracted." Alexis quickly put distance between, before concentrating on his own spell.

It was the first time he was trying it out in a battle so he wasn't sure if it would work out fine. "As the night falls and the clouds hover, the darkness covers as the lightning strikes, for those who stay behind, 【Eternal Storm】". Alexis tried to combine both magic together to create a unique spell only he could use. It trapped the victim in a small bubble, shrouded in darkness. Then by slowly corrupting their minds, it left their body in a soulless condition, while Alexis's lightning magic mercilessly tortured their physical body, leaving with them depleted mana and a weakened body.

However, it had a major flaw; it only worked well against weak-minded people. Those with a strong will could resist the corruption, forcefully escaping his first layer of attack. This rendered the second attack weaker as it heavily relied on the mind to be weakened in order to fully defeat the victim physically.

Alexis saw that the petals quickly moved towards him, his father's magic could be described as beautifully sharp. If any one of those petals manage to scrape across his skin, his body would begin to slow down under their paralysing effect, making him more vulnerable to the next attack. As much as Alexis hated to sweat, he had to dodge them in order to stay alive. Seeing how 【Eternal Storm】was reaching its final stage, Alexis gambled and cast one last spell with his remaining mana, "The past, present and future, as the taiko drums sound so does the thunder, please protect me..."

Just as Alexis was about to finish casting his spell, he got cut down by his father's many petals; his legs lagged behind and his arms trembled as Alexis commanded them to move. "Fuah~, that one took me a while to get out of." Elijah broke apart the lotus flower, waving his hand. The surrounding petals streamlined towards Alexis, cutting him in multiple areas, letting his bright red blood trickle slowly trickle down from the wounds. "Guah!"

It stings! Aside from the paralysis, the petals gave him thousands of small paper-like cuts. Although it appeared to only cut the surface, it actually cut deeper than he thought. "Alex, where did you get the idea to combine both of your magic together? I'll have to ask you in the future to cast it again." Elijah casually muttered out his analysis of 【Eternal Storm】, giving its pros and cons. He leisurely walked up to Alexis who was crouching over in pain, "You were so close. Just a bit more and maybe you would've placed a scratch on me."