Chapter 54: The True meaning of Crossfire

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(Rinslet, Tiffania, Hakua)

Tiffania and Rinslet each began to power up focusing their energy far more than they had before. "Get ready, Hakua. You're about to witness the true power of ice magic." Tiffania said calmly. "Almighty ruler of the frozen world, become my shield and become my sword. With your power let me show the world your almighty strength!"

"My turn!" Rinslet shouted. 'Guardian of the frozen tundra, reveal your fangs and show the world the power of the beast king!' As the chant finished Rinslet's body exuded power for the first time in her life.

"What's going on? Were both of you holding back?" Hakua shouted, nervous for the first time. She realized that she might be in trouble. When the energy faded both girls were ready. Tiffania in her ice blue armor and Rinslet holding a katana of pure ice and she was ready to go.

"Let me introduce you to my elemental waffe. "Armor of the Ice Dragon." Tiffania smirked.

"This is my newest waffe, Ice Queen's fang." Rinslet said with a matching smirk.

"That's impossible. I thought the bow from earlier was your waffe, Laurenfrost." Tiffania smirked.

"Well it was, but thanks to help from a legendary beast I got another. Funny how that works really" Rinslet smirked.

"I gotta get out of here!" Hakua yelled as she began to run away. She knew that there was no way, even with her powers, that she could survive the upcoming attacks.

"I don't think so!" Rinslet smirked as she shocked Hakua by appearing in front of her.

"Impossible! How could you be that fast?" Hakua gasped.

"I wouldn't worry about that too much. ICE FANG!" Rinslet shouted as she aimed to slash Hakua with a blast of concentrated waffe.

"KYAAAAA!" Hakua cried as her waffe barely blocked the attack.

"My turn. FROZEN WORLD!" Tiffania shouted as she unleashed a blast of concentrated ice that was far colder than what she had before. Unfortunately for Hakua she couldn't react in time and was basically flash frozen with her waffe destroyed. She could talk but that was about it.

"It was an honor to be your opponent, Hakua." Rinslet said calmly as she dispelled her waffe.

"I failed." Hakua groaned despite her condition.

"You lose, and now it's time to tell us what you know." Tiffania growled. Knowing that Hakua was similar to her made her eager to learn the truth.

Hakua knew that even if she lost she would have a chance to deal a blow to her enemy gathered as much strength as she could. "The true master is…." Hakua started to say before fading away.

"The true master is who! Damn it! Hakua! Don't go yet." Tiffania cried out. She may have won but she felt like she lost as her opponent left leaving her magic stone behind.

Rinslet could tell that Tiffania was shaken but she had to calm down her teammate. "Let's go, Tiffania. Maybe we can find the others." Rinslet suggested.

"Right." Tiffania said hesitantly. She wanted to know the truth and badly.

(Ellis, Velsaria, Rion)

The clash of flame and wind continued and for Velsaria and Rion the battle was a brutal one. Velsaria's new armor made her a fearsome opponent while Rion's armor and regenerative power were unmatched. Ellis watched helplessly since her opponents were locked in. "This is unreal. Neither one of them is giving in." Ellis exclaimed.

"You're not doing too well, Storm Queen." Rion smirked as her latest strike wore Velsaria down.

"You aren't much better, Rion of the Vermillion bird." Velsaria smirked. Though Rion could regenerate herself, it wasn't an unlimited ability and by this point in their battle both girls stamina had been used up. The next major blow would decide it

"I agree, this battle is coming to an end." Rion smirked knowing that she was screwed. Even if she somehow managed to win, Ellis was at full strength and she would be no match.

"So one last clash of blades worthy of the blade dance?" Velsaria smirked as she gathered all the strength she had into her spear.

"I agree." Rion smirked as she gathered her energy and prepared for one final strike.

"It's been an honor to be your opponent, Rion of the Vermillion Bird." Velsaria smirked as she charged Rion with all of her power.

"I agree, Velsaria Eve, the Storm Queen." Rion smirked as she charged as well.

"Black Arts: Blade of the Wind God!" Velsaria shouted as her spear glowed with the power of the wind.

"FLARE BLITZ!" Rion shouted coating her body with energy. As the girl's attacks collided even Ellis was caught up in the fearsome blow of energy and when the dust cleared Velsaria and Rion were on the ground. Ellis

"Nee-sama?" Ellis said nervously as she made her way towards her sister. The attack did some minor damage to her but Ellis could continue to fight.

"Ellis, go find Kamito. He'll protect you from the others." Velsaria said with a smile. She wasn't moving anytime soon and she knew it.

"Of course." Ellis replied before leaving to find the true leader of their teams.

(Kamito Sorja Linfa Fianna)

"It seems we split the first two rounds, huh Linfa?" Kamito smirked as he came into Fianna for a second time.

Linfa was focusing on the battles and was certainly upset that Rion and Hakua had lost, but she had confidence in Shao Fu. Unfortunately for her, she was distracted by the moans from Fianna. "So are you finally done having sex? I wanted to watch the battles in peace" Linfa protested barely hiding the blush on her face.

"Oh? Is the little princess too embarrassed to be around real sex? You should act more like the Lost Queen here and just say you want him." Sorja taunted. "Now Sorja, that's not fair. Linfa is far different from Fianna, but that's neither here nor there." Kamito smirked. The whole time he had been fucking Fianna, the princess was blushing heavily and Kamito and Sorja found it amusing.

"Sorry Kamito, I won't doubt you again." Fianna said calmly as she got up from off of Kamito's shaft and adjusted her panties before standing by his side once again. It was an unreal scene but considering Kamito's prowess and the amount of sex he had with the girls not one that was surprising. Well at least to Kamito.

"Good, now let's watch the rest of the battles." Kamito smirked.

"That's right and these two were trained by your father, so they'll be much better opponents." Linfa boasted. Fianna was caught off guard by the reveal but a glance from Kamito said all would be explained in due time.

"Perhaps…." Kamito said calmly. 'The battles will certainly be interesting as long as Alice and Ogami stay away. Once they get involved, the girls will learn what real battle is like and, although my father brought them to the Instructional School, I was the one who trained them.' Kamito thought to himself.

(Shao Fu Muir and Lily)

When the wind died down on Muir's chant her armor finally revealed itself. It may have seemed simple with a tan chest plate with a thin line of metal connecting the elbow and knee pads with foot long wings coming from her shoulders. However both girls knew that this was still legendary armor. 'Get ready, Storm Bringer. Now the real clash begins.' Muir thought to herself.

"What about your friend? Will she interfere in our battle?" Shao Fu wondered. She was no fool. With Lily's powers and Muir's new armor, she was at a disadvantage.

"No, Lily needs to find master and meet up with the others. I doubt we're the only ones with tough competition left." Muir said calmly.

"Well, you're only partially right, Muir" A voice said calmly. All of the sudden a new figure appeared and it was one that Muir knew very well.

"Alice." Muir spat as she looked at her long-time rival. Just like Muir, Alice had activated her own elemental armor. Unlike Muir's, Alice's armor was over most of her body and she had a long tail wings and a face mask that was off at the moment. (Imagine Issei's original balance breaker but dark purple)

"My my so the legendary Masquerade has arrived. This really is quite the battle." Shao Fu said in amusement. Secretly she was very nervous since she had no clue what the new entry would do.

"That's right, and now the three of us will determine which one of us is most worthy to stand at Lord Kamito's side." Alice said happily.

"Hmph, I'm already there, Alice." Muir said as she prepared for battle.

"Only because I wasn't there myself, Muir." Alice sneered as she put her mask back on.

"Well, I guess I should get ready myself." Shao Fu smirked as she focused her energy. She may not possess an elemental armor, but she was no slouch in battle.

"I'll be going now." Lily said nervously jumping away since the battle in front of her was truly intense and she was no fool.

(Claire, Rubia, and Rao Rin)

As the clash between Rubia and Rao Rin began, it was clear that neither girl was backing down anytime soon. Claire of course watched from the sidelines since she wanted to honor her sister's desire to win on her own.

"Black Arts: Flare Burst!" Rao Rin shouted as she fired a small burst of flame energy at Rubia.

"Fireball!" Rubia countered with her own flames dispelling Rao Rin's strike.

"Not bad. You're definitely worthy of the praise the Fire Queen gave you." Rao Rin smirked.

"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were a fine of mine." Rubia smirked.

"In a sense, I was a fan of Ren Ashbell. Shame you're nowhere near worthy of the name of the Strongest Blade Dancer." Rao Rin replied causing Rubia to frown.

"What's that supposed to mean? I still won the blade dance, didn't I? Ren Ashbell became a legend thanks to me." Rubia protested.

"And yet you've failed to beat somebody as weak as Rao Rin. You've ruined the reputation of the strongest blade dancer, Rubia Elstein." A voice said coldly. All of the sudden the shroud over the battle began to fade and Rubia had to transform back into Ren Ashbell.

"Shit! I didn't think you would join us." Rao Rin cursed as Ogami appeared in front of them in his classic appearance.

"YOU!" Rubia growled remembering how easily he beat Claire and Rinslet during the first round.

"So you're familiar with me, huh ShadowFang? I suppose that my reputation must be something else if Quina knows of my exploits." Ogami said with a savage grin on his face as he turned towards Rubia. "As for you, Ms Rubia, our last battle was interrupted by Master Kamito and this time I'm going to make it count.

"You're forgetting somebody!" Claire growled as she tried to attack Ogami from the side with her flame whip.

"No I'm not." Ogami scoffed as he used his right to grab the whip and immediately dispel it.

"What the…?" Claire gasped in shock as Scarlet fell to the ground.

"You didn't learn from our last encounter, my dear. Oh well." Ogami smiled cruelly as he vanished in a great show of speed.

"He's so fast!" Claire gasped not expecting that level of speed.

"Thank you, and if you don't mind, I have a date with your sister and ShadowFang and three girls is one too many for lil old me." Ogami smirked as he placed his left hand on Claire's shoulder. As Claire looked up all she saw was Ogami's cold eyes.

"Shit." Rubia cursed knowing Claire was done.

"Inferno Blaze!" Ogami said coldly as Rubia could only watch on as her sister was set ablaze by powerful flames.

"AH!" Claire cried in pain. Rubia could only watch helplessly as the flames destroyed her magic stone ending the younger Elstein's time in the blade dance.

"Considering I defeated her so easily the last time she should've known better." Ogami scoffed as he turned towards the others.

"So what now, Rubia?" Rao Rin groaned.

"I don't know. If Kamito hadn't stepped in he would've beaten me before." Rubia admitted angrily. The way he dominated her before was a problem and with the power of the Fire Elemental Lord at his disposal this was going to be nearly impossible.

"So girls, what do you want to do? Will you give up, or will you fight to the end?" Ogami smirked knowing that neither girl was a match for him. This would be simple and he would prove his worth to his master once again.

Rao Rin and Rubia looked at each other and realized that their battle would have to wait.

"We fight!" Rubia and Rao Rin said at once and began to power up.

"Excellent." Ogami smirked as a pillar of flame shot in the air and he was able to power up.

(Kamito, Sorja, Linfa, Fianna)

"Impossible. So those two are your former students?" Linfa scowled. She knew that Rao Rin and Shao Fu were connected to him but she had no idea that the others were.

"Yes, and I have to admit Ogami and Alice are as ruthless as ever. I figured they'd wait until the girls were worn out before attacking, but not this." Kamito smirked. There was no doubt in his mind that Ogami wanted to defeat Rubia since he fought her before and nearly won.

"They want to prove themselves to you. Alice is your queen and yet all these other girls are a part of your little harem. As for Ogami, he's always had a chip on his shoulder. Though I wonder what would've happened if the battles were reversed." Sorja mused having had them on her team.

"Ahh, that would be interesting." Kamito smirked but he noticed something else. Rinslet and Tiffania were making their way towards him and they'd no doubt be interested in the scene in front of them. That and Lily was making her way towards him as well.

(Scene Skip)

"We finally made it." Rinslet groaned as they arrived near where Kamito was supposedly staying. After defeating Hakua, Tiffania used a locator spell to find Kamito and were surprised at how close they were.

"Yeah, but that pillar of fire nearby me is bothering me." Tiffania mentioned. The two noticed the pillars of flame from Rubia and Ogami but weren't aware of who was causing them.

"Let's join up with Kamito since that might be Rubia-sama." Rinslet reminded her as she arrived at the clearing. They were met with a truly incredible sight. Sorja Khan Kamito and Fianna seemed to be watching something on a screen.

"Ahh, you girls made it. Good good I was getting bored with the two Princesses." Sorja grinned.

"Really, Sorja? Did you have to use those words?" Kamito smirked as the two girls approached.

"Such a vulgar woman." Linfa scoffed.

"What's going on?" Tiffania gasped just before a large tree appeared next to them.

"Kamito! You're okay." Lily Flame said with a smile as she appeared from the tree, unaware of her sister's appearance.

"Nee-sama!" Tiffania said happily. For her it was nice to see her sister once again.

While the two Elfim sisters were focused on each other, Rinslet saw something else and it wasn't a happy sight. "HIM!" Rinslet growled at the sight of Ogami Rei. The man who easily beat her earlier and she wanted her revenge.

"IF you want your rematch they're about 10 kilometers in that direction." Sorja taunted as she pointed towards the northwest. She knew it was a terrible idea but wanted to see if she'd go for it.

"Thank you." Rinslet said happily as she moved to go after him. Kamito of course was having none of it.

"Rinslet stay right here, you cannot defeat Ogami and you know it." Kamito said coldly from his spot.

"I may not be able to win but I need to face him again. See how much stronger I have to become." Rinslet said with a determination like never before. The last defeat shook her confidence and she needed this.

Kamito sighed knowing that he couldn't stop her and he admitted the look in her eyes. "Very well and good luck." Kamito said smiling as he went over and kissed her on the cheek.

"Thanks, Kamito." Rinslet smiled as she ran off.

"Really, Kamito? Did you have to do that?" Lily deadpanned.

"She was determined and Rinslet can be annoyingly stubborn" Kamito smirked. Crossfire was heating up and he was enjoying it from the sidelines.

That's it for Chapter 54 and it was a very trick write up in the end. Next chapter the three way battles continue. Unfortunately for Kamito, his allies learn one of his dark secrets.