Zjjan Master 83 sp04 04 07, Hoven vs Jaino

Intro: Somewhere in Jelfyr, inside a messy living room, joyous women and children— happy and content to their attired brand new cheap clothes —are under for custody and for their protection.

Behind the door, the outside of the house, a guard of Renze is on standby. And across the path, a man parks the wooden carriage containing various blackened cooking utensils; such as cauldrons, kettles, and pan. His companion, a maid, named Tissa from the tavern before, approaches Renze, one of Jaino's man. They talk.

Wearing flowing dress, Meda, subordinate of Kilie, appears to a messy living room filled by confused women and children, who are staring back at her. She thinks, Has my ability failed? Seeing those people whispering each other while realizing she owns the living room the house; she rages and goes outside the door.

Hearing the loudly slamming of the door as it shuts closed, the guard on standby jerks for a moment.

Seeing Renze talking to a woman, a maid; Meda yells shocking the maid and the maid's companion a man, "Renze! Have you been f*cking different women! You know your wage won't even last a week! Have you no shame!" Shocked as well, the people around stare at her as she begins walking.

Closing his eyes and hearing his sister still yelling with voice loudening, Renze thinks, Sis... Don't embarrassed me with the people around. "Sis, I can explained my situation," he has said to Meda, halting nearby.

"Explain what? That you impregnated all these women, these women inside the house?"

Wanting to laugh aloud, the maid nearby hides and covers her face with her palm; whereas, her other lower arm she presses to her stomach. Picking their interest, some of the passersby halt for a moment meanwhile the rest continues their pace as they listen.

"Sis, you know, this is my job."

"Job!! Oh my God! You are giving me a heart attack!"

Seeing those women inside the house peek out on the window, Renze kneels on the ground. Failing to speak first, he hears another utterance again,

"You're kneeling, for what? To seek for my aid? You won't receive anything! Face your problem, womanizer! Bullsh*t! You're providing me another problem! Goodness! My head aches!"

"Sis! These people are victims of a crime! Why won't you listen to me!" Realizing he has stepped over her older sister's superiority, he silences to maintain his respect.

"…

"...what? Victims of crime?"

"My men found them — in the woods, in Deep Forest — no clothes and hungry. So, I'm aiding them. I need to protect them, until we finish our investigation."

Realizing her mistake; with relief, proud, and glorious gesture, she replies, "My dear brother, keep the good work. Make your elder sister proud of you, understood?" With the sudden change of expression, happy, she begins walking in the path. She disappears.

Good grief, has thought by Renze. Hearing a loud woman's laughter, he glances at the maid, who imitates his sister,

"Your Job? My God! You're giving me a heart attack!" And she continues to laugh. Some people in the area are amused by the scene.

—End of Intro.

Back inside the cemetery ravaged by the force gathered by Ritzel,

To Jaino, Hoven declares, "Then, you shall die—" as he points his finger, "—Collar Grip!" Swords of light with blade pointing inside appear surrounding Jaino...

...who ducks. His feet he triggers to jump. He fades while those swords of light shove in.

Witnessing Jaino's disappearance and his materialized swords of light failure to hit their target, Hoven carefully searches for his opponent.

On the midair, Jaino turns his body while his pace becomes slower. My previous master was quite helpful right? You have managed to control me in the brief time, has said by his spirit of light.

I don't have option. My colleague is in par of me in-terms of swords' basic. Also hearsay reached me, he is gifted of four races. Mastering swords' basic and combining it with the races' abilities are quite dominant. Seeing another set of swords of light heading near, he commences the gathering of force behind him and also to different places. He revolves and lands his feet to the gathering force. Calibrating his knees as he hunkers inversely, his feet trigger. — He fades and disappears. Those swords made of light continue zooming despite the missing of their target. Still in the midair, he lands in another gathering force that he has made. Noticing the cold on his hands, he finds his hands each frozen by ice. From the distance, he hears Hoven loudly speaks,

"I have never expected, you have such secrecy. And to think you have deceived us in concealing your inherited race, I shall give you my praise. But you won't stand a chance against me!"

With his force, Jaino shatters the ices on his hands. He tumbles falling himself, evading the towering blade that has risen from the ground. His foot he kicks to the surface of the blade, pushing himself, as down on the ground, materialized spikes are lying waiting for someone to land. As he lands to the safety ground, Jaino gazes at — with unsheathed sword in hand, Hoven runs approaching. With his right foot, pushing backward his body as he's keeping his distance from Hoven, Jaino hears his spirit of light speaks, Master, behind!

I know, has replied by Jaino, who briefly lands his other foot to ground and he triggers as to the right he fades, revealing the incoming swords of light.

Witnessing his bait has failed, Hoven parries each of his materialized swords of light.

To where Jaino, Hoven gazes. To the right he spits out saliva. Then he asks, "Is that all you can do?"

"Speaks that to the person, who has failed to kill me many times," has replied by Jaino, scrutinizing about Hoven's next movement. "Before you had a chance if you'd made the move yourself." Not hearing a reply, he continues, "I'm now wondering why would you sent somebody if you could handle the job yourself. You'd wasted your chances."

"Such arrogance! Annoyance!" has cried by Hoven, pointing his finger to where the veteran woman and the boy Shin are settling. "Rain!"

Jaino fades.

And to where the veteran woman and the boy Shin whose arm is broken, Jaino has stood. Gathering the force in the wide area as roof against the rainfall of swords of light, he hears his spirit of light speaks, That was your offensive chance, right?

I can't let them die.

What about the hatred inside your heart?

This is not mine. It's Hoven's hatred.

It's good to have someone you can speak to, right?

As if I can hide from you.

Heh heh heh hehm...

The boy, Shin, glances at Jaino. To his mother, he speaks, "Mum, I can't handle the pain. My arm hurts much." His mother whispers to his ear,

"Be strong my dear, we are now safe." And to Jaino, she speaks, "Jaino, I beg you to make haste."

"...I shall do what I can." If only he's not a master of Swords' Basic, then I won't hesitate to take action. He's probably dralk too.

As the raining swords of light have halted, Hoven loudly speaks, "It appears you're a formidable opponent. And it seems rumors are all true probably about you.

"Alright. It officially decides. I will challenge you for a battle and claim your title with my own hands."

While walking nearing to where Hoven, with the loud voice, Jaino replies, "Sire, if that battle will involve relative, clan, and territorial, then it's denied. I prefer a one on one between us." As he halts some distance to where his opponent, he hears Hoven's reply,

"I still have my pride. And that is, I'm interested to only fight formidable opponents. I've never expected you are one of."

Back to the past, to The last Sky's Rejection Part 1

As Jaino reaches his coming of age — no gift, feast or celebration. Duty calls, he's now walking into the wide grassland. This invitation, I feel something hidden of it. And why can't they write the reason? Hearing the humming of a sword swing, he's suddenly interested and walks fast to where the sound has coming.

At down of the slope nearby the river, he sees a lady, wearing arm protectors, red close-fitting trousers and fitting long white sleeveless. As I expected, she is swinging this incorrectly.

Sweating due to the moderate radiant energy and her activity, she is good looking and around at Jaino's age. — She swings her sword. Her shiny black hair polishes her unsatisfied smile.

Jaino speaks, "Always stretch your elbows, ankles, wrists, and knees; including your teres. You're killing the momentum of your strength. I can determine how strong you are. Don't waste them."

Has been startled and now feeling annoyed, she replies, "Um, I'm just warming up for a bit."

"That's why, do stretching them. In times of battle, you might not find a chance. With the design of your boots, arm guards, knee guards, you're probably an adventurer. I detect you haven't meet terrifying monsters yet."

She blushes and sighs. She asks, "Who are you by the way?"

"Sorry for not giving my name, I'm Jaino Lightning."

Hearing his reply, she blushes again. "Now, it's my turn. You have been invited by some nobles, right?"

"How did you know?"

"I might not look like it, but I am an accomplished adventurer. The mansion is around there."

"Hey, now, please don't be mad. You're driving me off."

"Call me Sisa. I'm not mad, okay? Just don't keep them waiting. So, go now, go—" while waving her hand for Jaino to go.

Back in the present,

Moving his arm forward, Hoven draws up his two fingers. Seeing Jaino managing to evade the spikes appearing in ground, he creates an ice wall behind his opponent. As he bares witnessed at Jaino swings his hand to the ice, that ice wall shatters. Shit, he's so persistent. I need to kill him quick before I lost patience. Five layers of swords of light he materializes surrounding Jaino. This is it. And Hoven yells, "Die worm!"

Back to the past, to The last Sky's Rejection Part 2

Present in the Shau Clan's Mansion, in the clean and shiny living room furnished with shellacked wooden tables, walls, tiles, and jars, Jaino meets his previous client, a well-groomed bulky-muscled old man, named Purunga Shau, along with a maid.

Settling each in each sofa, both persons have face to face. Obeying her master's command, the maid has left the room. Silence as they wait for another person to come.

Not long, a lady opens the door and walks in the room. Still in her attire and carrying her sword, she's sweating. — the lady from before, who has given her name Sisa smiles at Jaino, whose eyes and mouth wide open. Jaino speaks, "You're that lady from before..."

"It seems, you two know each other," has spoken by Purunga, dragging their attention, "too late for my introduction then..." And to Jaino, he speaks, "Young man, your mother barred the hindrances in Zahamara's Council." He takes out a folded letter and searches something in the content. "It says here, anyone who will challenge you shall have their way on her yet no one has dared to oppose. It seems, my agreement with Zahamara flows smoothly. Young man, thank you for your effort. You ended the conflict between my clan and your father's clan. Though, you hadn't received much of reward—"

"Actually Sire," has spoken by Jaino, "I really don't mind not receiving anything. I oblige myself to do my clan's duty—"

A loud bang from the table shakes both the lady standing nearby and Jaino — as the fist of Purunga has slammed into table's top. "I don't accept denial with my kind offer—" his words have made Jaino's Adam's Apple jerks "— It is your date of birth and I heard you haven't received any gift from since you were born. And I'm lucky to hear, you will be doing your clan's duty." He finds Jaino nods in agreement. "So then be it. As the symbol of peace between my clan and the Lightning Clan hereof is your marriage with my daughter."

Speechless, Jaino scratches his hair. "Have I heard something like... marrying your daughter?"

"Young man, it's clearly said. I'd spoken this to my council and we came to an agreement."

"Sire, it's too sudden for me. And what about your daughter?"

"It is my duty as a daughter of the clan," has spoken by the lady. And with eyes close she smiles at Jaino, who asks,

"Hey, somethings wrong with you? You seem sad..."

"Nope. I'm happy that I can perform my duty. Though, you're a swordsman as it was spoken to, I can probably enjoy my time with you... or do I detect... Am I not your taste?"

"Easy, easy... what the hell am I saying..."

Purunga has stood. "I guess my time here is at fleeing. Young man, there is nothing wrong with marriage. Both of you reflect with the obligation then it is a settlement." He curls two fingers showing to Jaino. "You only need this to provide foods, shelters, and needs. I leave the two of you. Please get along quick."

Back in the present,

Jaino requests, Spirit of Light switch with Dark.

As those five layers of swords of light surrounding Jaino shove in, Hoven witnesses another of his attack has failed. — After crossing to their target Jaino unharmed by the attack, those swords of light have disappeared.

Back to the past, to The last Sky's Rejection Part 3

Left the room, they chat, talking about their adventures, the lady called Sisa, and Jaino have forgotten the topic of marriage.

A sudden knocking of the door disrupts their lively exchange and a man voice follows, "Is Jaino inside?"

"Yes, he is," has replied by Sisa.

"A man is waiting for him outside the door..." — followed by the footsteps fading.

"It seems that my time here is at end," has said by Jaino to Sisa.

"You can just come back. Tough luck, you won't allow me to visit your guild."

"Ha ha ha... I make sure to be prepared next time. I hate that awkwardness, though."

"We can have a stroll next time, y'know?"

"Yeah... You're right... Alright I be off now."

"I see you off."

Standing below the stair outside the mansion, Amono Hestia sees Jaino and a lady going out the door. He speaks, "Another woman again? Stop flirting with different girls before you'll shorten your life."

Being startled and guilty, Jaino replies, "Amono, don't speak such a thing, specially I'm in front of the lady..."

"No. It's alright," has replied by Sisa, unsheathing her sword. "But don't do it after our marriage, understood?"

Being frighten, Jaino gulps. Hearing the sound of sword being sheathed, to Amono Hestia he asks, "So what brought you here?"

"It's an urgent matter. Although, me and the rest of our group can't come, our leader wants you to head in JK's military headquarters."

"Not in the guild?" Seeing Amono nods, Jaino speaks to the lady, "How should I say it..."

"Just go now. Go—" while waving her hand for Jaino to go.

"Alright, come Amono, she's cheesing us out."

"What did you say?" Left alone, the lady stares at her guest, leaving. She sighs.

Back in the present,

In fist, Jaino swings his hand at Hoven, who has ducked, evading his long invisible distant attack. Damn, he's really quick to be aware. He might analyze my previous actions. If only my arms and legs are at their best, I could fight him at close distance.

Masters of same activity

In fight, a chance is advantage

for a slim, landslide, or a win.

Chapter end