It Started with Slime - Part 1

Chapter 149 - Uninvited Duel

I have no idea what is going on right now. Aarav was thoroughly confused by the situation and looked to Boren for a moment. The boy shrugged so that was less than useless. The others in their small group seemed to have an inkling of what Aarav had done.

The majority of the students in their part of the cafeteria were gathered round to watch how things proceeded and then decide whether it was worth running later. This guy seemed like a classic bully but perhaps Aarav had done something to offend him. After all he wasn't from this world, he might have gotten it wrong. "I feel as though I have offended you somehow but I have no idea why." It seemed like a perfectly reasonable question in Aarav's mind. Why in god's name would this guy challenge him out of the blue?

"You dare...." The boy hissed, Aarav looked at him, he was the typical image of what Aarav would expect from a spoiled brat. Looking down on everyone here and man, this kid really liked his doughnuts! I mean he was beyond the usually level of fat. If this had been Earth he would very definitely have been in the morbidly obese category. He also seemed unaware that the rest of the crowd was whispering about him. Aarav hearing wasn't that great but even he could tell that they were not pleased with this progression of events. They also would not do anything to prevent it.

Thus far the situation had not escalated to the point that teachers had become involved yet but it would take long. As the seconds continued to tick by, more and more people were getting sucked into the situation that was occurring in the cafeteria. The boy took a fighting stance, his jowls wobbling. He clearly wanted a fight.

What was comical though, was the size disparity between the two individuals. Aarav a two foot something fairy and this boy, at least double that maybe more. It would have been hilarious if Aarav was sure this kid was serious. Resigned to the inevitable Aarav simply sighed and drew in a breath to try to calm himself. This would be stopped eventually but he was not going to let a kid who was clearly a bully get away with just doing whatever he wanted.

Seeing Aarav taking a stance the boy started things off. "Agua!" A small amount of water gathered near his palm and formed a type of water spear, it seemed fairly solid and Aarav just stared at it. It was taking a while to coalesce. Did he really expect that his opponent wouldn't do anything why he gathered his strength? By his victorious grin that his exactly what he seemed to expect.

Aarav prepared Sonic Boom and blasted the boy and his water party trick out of the air just as it was launched toward him. The air seemed to burst and a sound wave travelled through the nearby observes. They had more attention now. The boy grit his teeth, "I just wanted to show you your place. But now I will not go so easy on you! Flame!"

A vortex of fire formed in his hand and this did so much more quickly, looks like he has a greater fire affinity then. He quickly and ruthlessly shoved it toward Aarav and the fairy-slime had his hands full attempting to dodge it. It still ended up catching his left wing and burning it almost completely off! There was a sizzle of his slime burning as he attempted to escape the fireball. There was quite a punch to it and Aarav was serious fearing for his life.

You have taken damage -40HP!

You have gained the Burn Effect -4HP/s for 5s!

Holy crap! It had only clipped him! Still this much damage was manageable as long as he didn't keep getting hit. That burn effect was annoying though. He could feel the smothering part of his wing. He could purge it but that would give away that he wasn't an actual fairy. He couldn't do that.