Almekia Kingdom
65. Jasper - Desperate

After taking a twenty-minute break from the previous match, the organizers called my name to the hangar and prepared for the next match. Second match for quarter-final.

I left Saphir who had calmed down a bit to Zircon in the waiting room. Zircon just nodded lightly answering him. Accompanying Saphir to stand beside him.

"Jez remember yes, you have to give up if things get too dangerous. Don't push yourself too much!" Zircon reminded me once again.

I could only answer him with a steady nod without any intention of debating him.

I don't know how many times he's told me, reminding me of how horrible Jade is. Reminds me that I can die silly if forced against an enemy who has experience and abilities far above me.

And Zircon guessed Jade at least had the same level as him or Opal. It might even be even more powerful. Makes me groggy and my stomach just feels better.

As soon as I entered the hangar I found red gear waiting for me there. From the outside this gear looks quite compared to the gear we used in the previous round, although of course not as sophisticated as our private gear.

Soon I entered the red gear's cockside, observing the status of the gear on the computer screen. I set my weapons and combo moves that I would be able to use later.

This time I got a katana as a weapon, a long, light sword like the samurai of ancient Japan used. I like it, the katana has a wider and more flexible attack range. As well as its sleek and light form it allows for quick attacks and repetitive slashes.

I flew my red gear into the arena once the preparations were done. There he stood waiting for me Jade in his black gear armed with a standard sword.

'At least my sword is longer than his sword. My strike range is wider than her', comfort myself to calm the feelings.

"The second quarter-final match is about to begin. On the right, with Jasper's red gear. Gonna fight Mr. Jade on the left with his black gear. Don't forget to give support to your mainstay fighters!" The referee opened the event and introduced me and Jade to the entire audience.

Then the referee asked both of us for readiness before declaring the match to begin.

"Are you two ready? READY'S? YOOOO!!" the sound of gunfire echoed as a sign of the start of the match.

When the referee declared the match to start, I immediately flew my gear into the black gear. I stormed with a barrage of swords. I remembered Zircon's suggestion to Saphir earlier, that the first attack was very important and I had to really make the most of it.

Several times I sipped my sword into Jade's black gear body, but my opponent remained silent unmoved from his position.

I was a little surprised to see my opponent who did not dodge or react at all after receiving this attack of mine. Makes me feel uncomfortable, it seems like something is wrong with her.

I jumped back a few steps before I could take a roundtrip kick. A hard kick with my right leg towards the black gear body.

My attack this time managed to make the gear flinch, thrown from where it stood even though he could still stand straight back up. But just as before he went back silent, not intending to put up a fight on me.

I put a little energy in me to form the chi of the wind around my sword. I did that to sharpen it up many times over. Next, I once again cast a barrage of sword attacks with stabs and streaks on Jade's black gear.

This time my attack can scratch and injure my opponent's gear in various places on his body. Forced the black gear to be dragged back several meters and fall to its knees to maintain its balance. But then he got back on his feet, fixed his position before finally staying still and not moving anymore.

I'm really annoyed at her now, furious at Jade's awkward behavior. What the fuck? Does he not intend to fight me seriously? And again the defense is so strong. Like a perfect steel wall and very difficult to penetrate, it makes me more nervous and frustrated just made.

"It's just your ability, huh?!" Suddenly I heard a voice with a mocking tone thundering from that black gear.

"Cube you a chance to attack me twice more, before I finish you back." He continued in a mocking and demeaning tone, making my emotions overflow.

Immediately I launched a combo attack by combining physical and chi attacks at once. I took my katana a few times to him, kicked the black gear with full force and lastly I launched a fire chi attack to burn his entire body.

I'm totally out of sense now. How can I defeat him? He is very strong, his level is very far above mine. Maybe I fight him like a child who challenges fighting adults. Lose telak.

I once again gave up my inner energy to produce lightning. The lightning was synchronized with my katana so that each of its attacks would result in lightning energy attacks as well.

I took my sword a few times on that black gear. This time the gear swerved to avoid my attack. Maybe he realized that it was too dangerous to take this attack directly. The damage it receives can be too great and fatal.

I fired a few strikes until I got a little gap. As I gathered and gave my strength, I drew my sword to stab my enemy's black gear right in his chest.

How shocked I was when the black gear caught my sword just a few inches from his chest with his left hand. It left me unable to move for a moment and he did not waste the opportunity. His right hand that was still free to move suddenly gathered his profound energy in the form of a large enough energy ball. Wind energy as it seems.

Keep my distance too close to him and I won't be able to avoid him. I knew very well that I would not be able to survive unharmed if he directly attacked me with such a big attack.

Should I give up before it all happens? Nah! I don't want to give up. Not before I try to fight it.

When the energy ball in his right hand was as big as a basketball, he smashed it into my gear. Unfortunately, of course, we can not avoid because our distance is too close.

I can feel the hot energy vortex and burn me. The spinning motion of the ball was getting faster and was able to make a large gaping hole in the chest of my gear.

Getting me and my gear pushed and thrown, slumped a dozen meters from where I was standing. I can feel the short circuit and heat all over my gear body, as if the gear I'm piloting can explode in a moment.

This loincloth is no joke I can actually die if this gear explodes with me still in it.

"I.I give up!" I shouted out loud, desperate.

True, Zircon said there is no point in forcing and endangering my life. If indeed from the beginning of this fight it is impossible for me to win. Giving up does not mean losing. Giving up is the best strategy for now, a strategy to survive.

I quickly got out of my gear, jumped off of it and ran as fast as I could away from it. I can't ignore the referee's screams announcing Jade's victory. I could not ignore the applause, the cries of anger and even the ridicule of many spectators at me. Angry cries and mockery and swearing that call me a coward.

I ran and kept running away from the gear I had just piloted. And sure enough when I was quite far away from him, the gear exploded violently and shattered into pieces into small fragments. The explosive energy even pushed my body into falling onto the floor of the arena.

It's insane! Jade is a crazy maniac who won't hesitate to kill me. I slowly got up with my body that was in pain all because of the impact of the explosion earlier.

The sharp-edged Jade that had come out of her gear cockpid, sat casually on the shoulder of her gear. She looked at me and looked back at me without any guilt and even smiled cynically.

"Huh basic cockroach, do not want to die too ahahaha," he said with full contempt to me.

'What the fvck, ' I swear in my heart.

I could only remain silent without answering while holding back my emotions. Vaporized my emotions by grinding my teeth and clenching tightly both of my hands.

I've lost, there's no point in living his madness. It is free that the results of the match have been determined who the winner is. All will only make things worse if I am provoked by emotions and determined to fight it. I continued my steps quickly back to the hangar gear, and returned to the waiting room.

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