Chapter 005

Chapter 5: The Battle of Sword and Gun

We all turned towards the voice.

At the doorway, one of the school's staff stood there with her hands clasped. "Get out!" she said sophisticatedly. "Get out of the school!!"

I just stared at her. "Trixie, remember that shelf.." I whispered, as she carved the shelf with her fingernail. "Follow what she said, leave this Library."

The staff looked at me sharply. "And you?" she asked me, and tried picking her gun at her pocket.

Trixie and the rest have left, but Aaron kicked her and got her gun out of her hand, creating a fiasco. "Hey, Aze! Get this!" Aaron shouted, and throw the gun towards me.

I caught the gun by jumping midair, using my right hand. I returned back to where I stood at, as Aaron was being punched by the staff.

"How dare you!" She shouted, and tried kicking Aaron, but Aaron ran and escaped the room. She sighed and turn her face on me. "So you aren't leaving?"

I looked at her in contempt. The whole library place was now deserted. She looked at me, too. She looked confident that she will win. I watched her as she put a rosary on her lips and smirked, chuckling silently.

I held the gun Aaron had given me with my right hand. I can saw that the girl closed her fist. I also saw her name tag at her left chest —Lily Bryant.

So she was Lily.. "Leave!" She commenced the fight by crossing her swords in front of her body, quickly rushing towards me! But.. where did she got that swords?! I pointed my gun in response, and shot her!!

She just continued running and evaded the bullet by slashing it with her sword. I shot her another one, and she also slashed it, continuing to run towards me.

I aimed my gun again, and prepared shooting her with a sure and confident attack. She continued running, placing her swords in a cross again. Now, I shot her again, and the bullet went straight through her. It hit one of her swords, but broke the two swords with its strength, but she continued to rush —unharmed.

I was shocked as she continued running, so I tried shooting her again. Before I can clutch, I was surprised by a sudden kick towards my head, that I evaded by leaning back. She landed her right foot, and twist her body, and use her left foot to kick me again.

I tumbled, standing using my right hand to evade the kick. As I kneeled down the floor, I shot her multiple times. She jumped as a strategy to evade, so the bullets went straight to a portion of the ceiling.

The ceiling broke, as I was still pulling the trigger. Lily landed perfectly, as I released a lot of bullets. She evaded the attacks by her another new set of swords.

She slashed the last bullet with her right hand that fell down on the floor. She stood straight, raising her right arm. I also stood. I knew it.. I finally know why she managed to evade all of my attacks. All the teachers in this school are assassins. But, if I can land a hit.. it'll be atleast powerful enough to stop her. I held the gun's trigger.

"You won't find what you wanted to search here..." she said. Now that she knew that I was faster than she estimated, she'll simply adjust her timing to compensate. I know that technique, so she won't shock by this.

She stepped forward, and I stepped my right foot more heavier. I was shocked when she instantly popped out in front of me, aiming for a punch. H-How? Why was she so fast? But before I can react, her right fist had punched my stomach, that made me coughed because of the pain.

It was so painful. She released her punch, as I was being thrown onto the wall, bumping it painfully. I coughed out blood! It hurts so much that I think my heart was damaged.

Lily just panted, as I laid down the floor with no strength to stand again. She stared at me expressionlessly, and turned back, trying leaving the library. But, it was all ruse! I pointed my gun at her and shoot her multiple times.

Shocked, she turned to me again, and was being hit by a bullet on her left shoulder. She crossed her arms that has a bulletproof cover, and shielded her body as she was rained by multiple bullets.

I prepared to stand, and she tried to rush towards me. I quickly throw the bullets away with my left hand, and did finally stand.

The bullets fell down the floor, as I revealed my more powerful bullets. She was still running towards me, so I quickly placed the bullet inside the gun. She continued running, while I pointed my gun at her.

Shooting the more powerful bullets, I just stood as it went straight towards her. She aimed her right palm as her defense, and shielded the bullet by it. Her finger bones —one by one— were all broken by it, making her to shiver in pain. She shook her right palm that was now bleeding —the bullet was removed.

She kept standing still, as she panted repeatedly. Her forehead was also bleeding. I was also catching my breath, still pointing my gun. To be honest, her advantage at close range was enormous. I even needed to change my bullets just to compensate.

However, she just stared at me. It's as if she was amazed at how quick I've recovered. I felt her eagerness to destroy me.. but her right arm was disabled. Just my luck, I have here a knife that I packed in case of emergency like this.

I'll triple my speed! I looked at her angrily and continued the fight by rushing towards her, holding my gun. She was shocked, and aimed her right arm even it was injured. I elbowed it, hurting her more.

I revealed my knife, and quickly slashed her face. But she evaded by leaning back in a fast pace, and move backwards. I followed her, tried stabbing her stomach, but she held my wrist with her left hand. My gun fell down the floor.

I started using my hand as we both do the hand-to-hand combat. She kept defending herself with her left hand; I used my both hand. She kicked my right foot that made me lost my balance.

It can't be! Even my tripled speed wasn't enough!! I need to be faster! Aze Harp... speed up!!!