Reincarnation Of A Swordsman: The Omni Mage

Kyle's grin grew wider as he read the notification, before declaring to himself. "Time to go test out my new skills!"

He jumped off the bed and dashed towards the training room, eager to see test the potential of his new abilities.

On arriving at his destination, Kyle's excitement was dampened when he saw Void sprawled across the floor, groaning in pain.

"Void! What happened to you?" Kyle knelt beside the dragon, placing a hand gently on his side. "You look like someone hit you with a truck—or worse, my Lightning Bolt."

Void groaned and turned his head slightly, his golden eyes narrowed in frustration. "It's… because of that stupid spell. Chaos Whirlpool," he muttered with irritation and bits of embarrassment.

Kyle had a gusee on what had happened but decided to ask either ways. "Chaos Whirlpool? What did you do?"

Void exhaled a puff of smoke to show that he was fuming before answering honestly:

"I summoned the whirlpool and… fired my fully charged Lightning Breath into it, but... I forgot it would redirect the attack straight back at me."

Kyle froze for a moment, then burst into laughter so loud it echoed through the hall.

"You what?!" he said as he laughed. "Void, that's next-level dumb."

Void didn't appreciate his laughter and looked at him with a glare that would kill him multiple times if it could.

"Oh, laugh it up, why don't you. I'd like to see you handle getting hit by a fully charged Lightning Breath. Let's see if you think it's so funny then!"

Kyle wiped a tear that had unconsciously formed from the corner of his eye. "I honestly didn't expect a dignified creature of your intelligence to make a dumb mistake like that."

Void couldn't take it anymore as his pride had been wounded. "You know what? Let's see if you're still laughing after I beat you up in a duel."

Kyle was taken aback by the sudden challenge but the surprise quickly made way for a smirk as he rose up to his feet. "A duel, huh? Funny, I was thinking the same thing. I could use a good warm-up."

The atmosphere in the room shifted instantly and their playful banter immediately gave way to the anticipation of combat. Void pushed himself up and walked to one side of the hall while Kyle walked to the other.

As they moved to opposite ends of the hall, Kyle's thoughts drifted to their last match. After his first win over Void, the dragon had managed to win him multiple times after taking Kyle's instructions.

But Kyle knew that things were different now. A lot had changed since that fight—not just for Kyle but for Void as well. The little dragon might have grown stronger, faster, and more cunning in battle, but Kyle knew he had surpassed him this time and he didn't want the fight to be completely one-sided.

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"Hold up," Kyle raised his hand to signal a pause.

"What now? Don't tell me you're about to remind me of the rules again. We've been through this a hundred times, Kyle."

"Relax. It's not about the rules." Kyle crossed his arms and chuckled mischievously. "I'm giving myself a handicap."

"A handicap? What for?"

Kyle grinned and replied: "Because I'm far stronger than you now, and I don't want to end this fight in thirty seconds."

Void's nostrils flared, and he opened his mouth to argue, but Kyle cut him off. "I won't use [Lightning Dash], [Lightning Bolt] or the new chaos spells. Just a katana. That should make it fair."

The dragon's eyes narrowed as he considered the stupid offer from Kyle. "Fine, but when you lose, I want a proper rematch—no handicaps."

Kyle's grin widened. "Deal. But don't get your hopes up, buddy. I've been waiting to show you what I've learned."

"Talk's cheap, Kyle. Let's see if you can back it up."

Kyle materialized the former sword he used before obtaining [Frozen Claw] from his inventory. Unlike the [Frozen Claw] that he had given to Orion, it was of the Rare grade and didn't have any enchantment, the only feature it had to its name was its sharper and stronger than average blade.

He got into position and remembered all the memories he had been through, memories of him practicing the Air Steps technique. He couldn't wait to test it out. With a nod, he said, "Whenever you're ready."

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Beginner Lightning Mage: Lv 8

EXP: 10/27000

Beginner Chaos Mage: Lv 3*

EXP: 3011/6000*

HP: 240*

Energy: 276*

MP: -*

Agility: 131*

Strength: 135*

Vitality: 120*

Stamina: 138*

Intelligence: 121*

SP: 0

[Elements]

[Skills]

[Lightning Bolt(Lv 3)]

[Lightning Dash(Lv 3)]

[Inspect(Lv 2)]

[Gobbler(Lv 2)]

[Undying]

Skill Points: 0

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| Void |

| Race: Omni Drakkon |

| Level: 9 |*

| EXP: 7700/128,000 |*

| HP: 360 |*

| Energy: 660 |*

| MP: 570 |*

| Agility: 108 |*

| Strength: 107 |*

| Vitality: 180 |*

| Stamina: 330 |*

| Intelligence: 570 |*

[Skills: Lightning Breath (Lv 3), Lightning Dash (Lv 3), Invisible (Lv 4), Phase (Lv 3)]

Kyle's mind drifted to when he his cultivation near the origin, he had been gaining 1 mana points per second, unlike the 1 MP he usually gained per minute. While Void had been gaining 5000 per hour, unlike the usual 500 per hour.

Void had only managed to level up once, while he had done so three times—once with his Lightning element and twice with Chaos. From the level up, he had found out that he still gained 10 stat points on each stat, even when he leveled up his Chaos element and due to that, his stats were incomparable to Void's now.

'Void stands no chance.'

Meanwhile, Void didn't need another invitation from Kyle to lunge forward. He had observed that Kyle had zoned out once more and that was his chance to take the momentum, with a roar and his eyes locked on Kyle, Void rapidly approached Kyle, choosing not to activate [Lightning Dash] just yet.

Kyle had already snapped out of his thoughts the moment he saw Void closing in, he shifted his weight and used Air Steps, his feet seeming to glide along the floor with uncanny precision. The technique allowed him to move fluidly, as though the ground itself bent to his will.

Void's claws missed by inches, and Kyle smoothly pivoted to the side, maintaining his momentum. The condensed mana beneath his feet acted as invisible springs, propelling him out of danger without breaking stride.

"You're faster than before," Void admitted as his golden eyes narrowed with Kyle's. "But speed won't save you forever."

"We'll see about that," Kyle simply said with a smirk.

Void growled and lunged towards Kyle again, this time activating [Lightning Dash]. Kyle managed to effortlessly slide to the side once again but Void didn't stop there, he quickly pivoted and chased after Kyle who simply kept on weaving between Void attacks.

From an outsider's point of view, it seemed like Kyle was barely keeping up with Void's relentless attacks and only kept on evading them through luck but in reality, Kyle had the whole situation under control. His katana remained sheated, hanging by his waist while he kept on teasing Void by dodging attack after attacks with unbelievable fluidity.

"Still dodging?" Void asked after multiple failed lunges.

"You call it dodging," Kyle shot back, "I call it dancing."