Magic Of Mana Book 1: The First Tragedy
Chapter 7: Ogre and Centaur (Part 2)

Chapter 7 (part 2)

Ogre and Centaur

Shukoi was about to act, but Shumi gave the code with her hand. Both of them are now very annoyed with this Centaur. Then, Shumi took her arrows.

“Can you, if you can beat us both! No, we're six!” shumi.

The Ogres slightly let out a choking sound. They were a little surprised.

“Come, you can't just be quiet, right? You're strong! I'm sure you can fight!” invite Shumi, “don't let dominance weaken you! If you don't want to die, fight! At least you guys died honorably for fighting injustice!”

The Ogres are confused. Shukoi smiling also prepared to attack, her emotions were more stable now. Slowly the Ogres got up and clasped their weapons tightly.

“Wah..wah... Don't underestimate me!” centaur Benthic. He raised both of his hands forward and showed his palms. The little finger until the middle finger of the two fingers folded, but the tip of the index and thumb are united so that it becomes a shape like rhombus.

“Be careful! Centaur can indeed use magic!” Shukoi ran towards Shumi.

“Thunder!” said Centaur, slowly from the formation of his fingers, appeared small electricity and then, Zuaaarr…. A small lightning bolt struck towards Shumi.

Fortunately, Shukoi first embraces Shumi and knocks herself down together to the left side of Shumi's stand. But, the lightning continued to strike and hit Ogre who was on the right of the grounded ogre earlier. Surprisingly, he did not feel or get hurt in the slightest.

Shumi got up along with Shukoi. He was a little confused about what happened.

“Sial!” centaur lowered his hand.

“Ogre doesn't do magic like that, apparently?! That's what made him bother to chase them and try to physically injure her.” explains Shukoi.

Centaur ran towards his sword lying down. Quickly, Shukoi also ran to try to stop him. Unfortunately, Centaur got it first. He took the handle of his sword with his left hand and then ran again towards the ogres.

“If I can kill you, this job is done!” said Centaur tried to re-attack Ogre who still did not budge. He ran quickly with the strong legs of his horse.

Shukoi. He jumped higher than Centaur. “Soil Breathing Techniques: Cut Down!” he said while slashing down with his two katanas.

“Sharp Puch!” countered Centaur by punching towards Shukoi with his right hand. His fist clashed against Shukoi's katana and there was a sound like metal clashing.

Shukoi bounced upwards in the same position. “Cih!” he gritted his teeth.

Simultaneously, Centaur threw his sword by turning it towards the Ogres who were just speechless. The sword swirled wildly like a slender that was ready to hurt anyone in front of him.

Shumi took action. Quickly it positions, pulls, then releases its arrows, “Wind Respiratory Technique: Blow Up Straight!” abugn.

Shumi's arrow shot and hit the Centaur sword, making it bounce and hover no longer energized. Likewise with Shumi's arrow that floated in the same place. Both weapons were about to descend by the force of gravity.

Shukoi tried to attack again. This time, Shukoi turned forward and tried to kick the centaur that was still beneath her. He shouted with all his might and concentrated the power of the datch on his right leg. “Drop Kick!” his yell.

The centaur crossed both hands fending off the powerful kick from Shukoi until her body slightly bent. He snarled holding the kick.

“Strike him!” shumi shouted to the ogres who were just silent. But his screams awakened them.

The ogres simultaneously began to rise and run towards the Centaur who was still dealing with Shukoi. They shouted trying to attack with their batons.

“Sial!” The centaur throws Shukoi into the back, causing him to bounce back. He hurriedly turned his body preparing to face the attacks of the ogres.

The ogres were shocked and wanted to stop his intentions. But, Shumi shouted again, “don't be afraid! Hit him! Put all your anger out! You're stronger together!”

The ogres listen to Shumi. They kept running and picking up their guns and…

Buagh..Buagh…

The Centaur managed to fend off two of the ogre's wooden blows, but the other two strikes hit his right and left bodies. It groans in pain, “Agrh..!” then he staggered backwards.

“Bigger! Feel this, lowly creature!” snarl the Centaur.

The shukoi who had landed when the ogres attacked his opponent, tried to stutter the Centaur's attack. Unfortunately, he lost quickly. The kick of the two legs of the horse hit the chest of the ogre who was next to the ogre who was hit by an arrow. He bounced about two-three steps and fell down in pain.

Slash…

Suddenly Shukoi slashed at the centaur's back. “Soil Breathing Techniques: Bear’s Claws!” abugn. Fresh red blood splashed into the air from the centaur's back and slumped forward smelling the ground.

The ogres turned their heads in fear until they retreated slowly. Shumi also immediately shut his mouth because he did not expect Shukoi really wanted to kill the centaur. While Shukoi, he now stands sticking the tip of the katana in his right hand right on the neck of the centaur groaning in pain.

“You go, or I hole your neck!” Shukoi. Eve killed him is still very felt by Shumi, even though their distance is quite far.

The ogres trembled and slowly retreated until one of them stumbled and fell seated with a straight look at Shukoi.

“Ba..good! I-i'm sorry! I admit defeat, let me go!” the pinta centaur. But, Shumi did not say at all.

“Shukoi! Release him!” shumi who ran over shouted, “after, we have taught her a lesson. That wound alone could have killed him on his way home! Enough already!” he said again as he arrived beside Shukoi.

Shukoi finally let go. He was indeed able to finish him off from the beginning if he wanted to, but Shumi did not mean that. But Shumi thought, maybe his emotions were unstoppable again after seeing one of the ogres kicked quite hard earlier.

The centaur is rising. Slowly he retreated without taking his gun that was still lying on the ground. He ran away. Shukoi and Shumi continued to observe him. Shukoi inserted her katana and also with Shumi who tied her bow on her back.

“I'm sorry, Miss! I can't play any longer!” said Shukoi lowered her head slightly towards Shumi.

“That's okay, Shukoi! I know you mean who doesn't want these ogres getting hurt” replied Shumi.

After some distance, the centaur suddenly pulled out arrows and bows out of nowhere. He again released his mana energy while pulling his bow. His face looked very upset.

“That's summoning magic, Summoning?!” shukoi said, “it looks like this attack could be very dangerous, Miss!” He pulled out his katana.

“So every time he's going to shoot, he has to call that gun?” ask Shumi who did the same. He had expected it because the crafty creature would definitely do just that. But, he did not expect his arrow attack to be like that.

The arrows of the centaur glowed bright blue. The look on the face of the creature also looked very excited as it looked like it was laughing to itself. The light kept getting brighter to dazzling, even though their distance was quite far.

“It looks like so,” responds Shukoi, “ia is not an arrow user, so it looks like it's the ultimate weapon he borrowed from the rest of the herd, Miss!”

One of the ogres fell in trembling and said, “don't kill us!”

One of them denied it, “it was an attack that killed our friend!”

One ogre said again, “his arrow could not be seen and his head was immediately hollow!”

The last Ogre did not just shut up and said, “we are afraid!”

Shumi was getting more alert. “Be careful Shukoi! This attack is not for arrest!” he and Shukoi answered with a nod and continued to look at the direction the centaur was in. They were prepared for the attack.

Shortly before the centaur released its arrow, something suddenly came from its right. The distance is not far but also not very close to the centaur. Quickly, the mysterious person instantly cast a kind of magic whose spell was not heard by Shumi.

Clash…

Only a voice was heard quite clearly from the position Shumi was in at the moment. Three sets of very sharp incision sounds with a distance of almost the same time. The voice was also heard along with the disappearance of the blue light from the centaur arrow.

Time seemed to slow down, leaving Shumi and Shukoi powerless to blink both eyes as the centaur was suddenly furthest to his left side. Seen from a distance, the centaur's blood was scattered into the air after something invisible had hit him earlier. Most horrifyingly, clearly visible, both hands of the centaur were still floating in the air, when his body had already fallen first. The two hands of the centaur, still holding the bow and arrow, are now separated from the body.

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