A gust of wind swirled up in the air as Raye and Al climbed up the stairs to the final level. Part of the highest level was blown away primary due to the battle between the assassin, Karvashe Rin and the Perfect Mage, Aether Lupen. The only remaining of the top of the clock tower are just a few gears and a large bell hanging on the roof.
"Welcome, Hero Raye Winston,"
Raye drew out his sword and Al took out his mini staff.
The man who greeted them wore a carmine red cloak and have a sun shaped brooch that buttoned both sides of the cloak together. He wore a formal jet black button down shirt accompanied by a jet black trouser. He has a long dark red hair, longer than Will's. He has a devilish grin hanged on his face as he drew out his wand from his cloak.
"How are you? And that friend of yours too,"
"You must be Enceladus Lauren, one of the warlocks of calamity, right?"
"You got that right,"
The warlock turned his back and looked towards the blood red sky.
"Such a beautiful realm I have created don't you think? People crying in fear, hmm, sound like music to my ears, though that's not the point,"
He then turned his back and faced towards Raye and Al and said:
"This accomplishment shall be taken pride in me,"
He then started laughing hysterically, saying:
"The other warlocks shall see my achievement and praise me, none of them are able to do so except me,"
"Now then, lets start and see who would be the last one standing,"
Raye gripped his sword tightly as Al casted a buff spell on him. The warlock, Enceladus Lauren pointed his wand at Raye and casted a spell so fast Raye barely reacted to it. Raye parried it in the nick of time as more attacks started projecting at him. The spell used by the warlock is blood manipulation magic, the same magic used by his assistant Calypso. The blood was piercing fast and powerful that it destroyed some of the gears behind or on the ground. The only reason Raye's sword is still standing is because Raye imbued his sword with mana, if it weren't for that his sword would be shattered into pieces before the battle truly started. The blood scattered on the ground floated up and attacked Raye from behind. Al casted a protective shield to deflect the attack.
Suddenly, he pulled out a dagger out of his cloak and slice the skin of his left palm. The blood dripped out of his palm all float up in the air and pierce through it. Raye dodges the attack and ran towards Enceladus. He tried to disarm his wand but blood that were below them shotted up, avoiding Raye to past through.
"Blood manipulation, such power of one to hold, I can control my blood internally or externally, I could also turn it deathly, and you will be my guest to witness such power,"
He then swiped his wand on his bleeding left palm. The mana on the wand increased highly as Enceladus casted a magic circle and one blood shotted at Raye, hitting him for it is so fast that Raye failed to react to it. It only managed to strike Raye's right cheek despite this Raye's right cheek started to have purple vein growing from the injured spot. Raye spat out blood as Al rushed to heal him.
"It seems that you're poisoned..."
Al managed to heal Raye just in time for another attack. Raye hold his sword downwards as it creates a protective shield in front of them. More and more attack strikes them as Raye couldn't hold it much longer. As the shield finally shattered, Al pointed his mini staff and the warlock and casted a lighting spell at him.
"El Thundros!"
The thunder shot at the warlock. Instead of dodging, the warlock took on the attack and it pierced through the warlock's right shoulder. His cloak is now stained in his blood. The warlock pointed the tip of his wand on the wound and slowly drag his wand away and pointed it at Al. Blood formed into droplets and floated to the direction of the tip of the wand. The blood droplets then spread around in the air inside the room. Al and Raye looked around as they notice that they are surrounded by the warlock's blood. Before Raye could tap the tip of his sword on the ground to cast a protective shield again, the blood struck them from all sides, hurting the both of them. Raye and Al spat out blood and Al felt onto the ground while Raye fall onto his knee, his sword is holding him up from his body touching the ground.
"Oh, going down already? Things were just getting started,"
Al crawled his way toward Raye and heals him first instead of himself.
"Al..."
"We can't give up yet can we?"
"I guess you're right,"
Raye stood up and pointed his sword at the warlock. The warlock gave a smirk and pointed his wand at Raye. A larger magic circle was casted and larger blood droplets formed and strike Raye. Raye slashes the attacks with his sword though it wasn't really working.
"Fool, I am Enceladus Lauren, the warlock of blood manipulation, blood is my advantages, look around you, this room is pretty bloody ain't it?"
Raye's eyes moved down and noticed blood spat out by him and Al were floating up. A protective shield was casted before Raye as their blood striker him. Raye looked behind and saw Al standing up. It seems that he has recovered a little.
"Impressive to the both of you, I didn't anticipate you to last this long, well then, let the real game start,"