Zephyr: The Elemental Clans

188 - My Greatest Rival

Dagan Zephyr - POV;

"Come! Let us settle this, Xyder!" Lord Seraphim boomed, unsheathing his Persona, Tenshi no Shiru.

"Genesis!" Xyder roared, summoning his greatsword, clearly realising that this was one battle he had to take seriously. However, before he could even take a proper hold of his weapon, Seraphim had already shot towards him at speeds I wasn't even sure Regulus Grisha could have achieved.

"Rend all with the power of the Devil, Kamusari!" Lord Zephyr boomed thrusting his katana towards Xyder's heart. Xyder barely had time to bring his weapon infront of him before the katana's tip struck his blade. Immediately, a swirling mass of colours exploded from Regulus Seraphim's Persona; it's shockwaves blowing us down like a hurricane as Xyder's Persona was completely obliterated. The boy's features twisted in unimaginable agony while he was blasted straight out of the Residential District and disappeared from our view well inside the Commercial District of Zephyr City.

As Lord Seraphim held himself upright, I quickly realised that he wasn't merely summing the power of a rainbow. With raging flames, tranquil waters, resilient stones, cool winds, electrifying bolts, chilling icicles, shimmering lights, shroufing shadows and consuming darkness encircling him, I knew he was harnessing the power of not merely one or two but every single one of the elements! He was just like Xyder! In all of the years that he lived, it was always told throughout Zephyr that Seraphim the Third was blessed by the Elemental Deity, Ignis. As far as we all knew, he had mastered the art of fire... but it was clear that this was far from the truth. Indeed our Lord Zephyr was the pinnacle of all Vessels: a man whom perfected the use of every one of them. For him to reveal a secret so openly which he held for so many decades, it had to mean that he was taking Xyder's threat seriously.

The Regulus wasn't done with Xyder yet. and gave chase. Once he departed all of us, friend and foe alike, slowly pulled ourselves back to our feet. We were all awestruck by the insane level of power we had just witnessed, in a single strike nonetheless! Having such awesome ability even at his age, there was no doubt that Lord Seraphim would have ranked highly in the list of the top one thousand Vessels... assuming he still didn't. It was almost a shame that he never went public with his true capabilities until now.

"Alright! We don't have time to stand around wasting! Everyone!" I yelled, leaping backwards and regrouping with my allies, "Lord Zephyr has appeared to lead us! His efforts have marked a shift in this battle! We will live up to his work! Pay attention to my instructions! Let us change the tides of this war!"

Our team of six stood proudly as we stared down the gathering group of our five, now-corrupted allies. We already had the advantage of numbers, now all we needed was to twist the field in our favour!

"Charge!" I declared as I led our dash towards our foes. The opposing team emulated, closing the gap in amusement.

"Rydia, don't get cold feet! Act fast before you burn out! On the right!" I shouted, motioning to Disas with my hand. The Epitome of Aqua nodded as she broke formation to confront our former Epitome of Umbra. Disas retreated slightly, forcing Rydia to move forward more than intended.

"Hah! Stupid!" Disas cackled, entering her Shadow Elemental Form and disappearing into the wide shadows cast by the mansion which she had drawn Rydia into. Disas zipped around, dragging her blade on the concrete, using the friction to heat her Persona. She emerged to Rydia's rear with a wicked smile as she prepared to bring her katana down.

"Nope!" Alva intervened, jabbing her fingers into Disas' stomach in her own Light Form. Disas flew quite some distance, rolling along the ground before coming to a stop. Having been struck by Light, the weakness of Shadow, while being completely made of her own element, she sustained serious damage. She fell out of her Elemental Form for a moment as she coughed up blood, but she managed to compose herself in time to hiss at the approaching Alva.