My Automatons and Golems were pulverized.

Anti Magic was ineffective.

Original Magic was barely hanging on.

I thought I could turn the tide by using more power and forcing the situation back in my favor.

Using my powerful transformations in addition to my ultimate weapon, Spellcraft.

However, I realized something when I drew closer to Kuzon.

I understood why all my Automatons were pulverized, even before his Familiar made an appearance.

T-this is?!

Spellcraft wasnt working!!!

You get it now, dont you? Golden lightning manifested on the boys body as he smiled at me.

Several golden threads converged in various locations and formed arsenals of weapons around me.

Without Spellcraft, and the viability of Anti Magic, I had nothing to defend myself from the barrage of attacks he was sending.

I had many abilities at my disposal, but the quality of Kuzons Magic was superior.

I have to retreat. Ill use my Original Magic to!

To my shock, even my Original Magic dissolved.

What?!

My transformation became undone, and I was stripped of all the power I accumulated in an instant.

What is going on here?!

I didnt understand anything. It happened so quickly, and in such a strange way, that I couldnt comprehend the slightest bit of it.

This should finish things.

Now willing his suspended blades to move, Kuzon aimed all of them at my defenseless body.

I cant use all the Spells in my Original Magic anymore. That meant I cant teleport away, use any of my other Arcanas or summon shields for myself.

Spellcraft was also useless, and using a Spell from scratch seemed to be the only alternative.

Ill defend myself and

The moment I activated a Spell, it was deactivated.

Shit! I watched the blades move slightly.

They were going to launch at any moment.

It seems whatever Mana or Magic that leaves my body loses effect.

Since I understood the effects of Anti MagicKuzon had to be using something similarI decided to use the loophole.

Ill just enhance myself and escape! With that in mind, I used Mana to strengthen myself from within.

I would just resort to physical abilities.

Once I got out of his range, I would summon my blade and other Magic Items.

It was best to use those rather than raw power.

Martial Arts should do the trick, considering he still isnt superior in that aspect.

If I used [The Hermit] to quicken my body, and [The Sun] to strengthen myself further, I could guarantee victory.

It was risky to use the latter, but I was going to be careful. In the end, I just had to win!

U-uh?! I realized something after thinking about what to do next.

I cant move?!

So many weird and unexpected things had happened, but I didnt expect things to reach this degree.

Is he binding me with his threads? No, I dont think so

Still, I felt something holding me down.

I couldnt move. I simply stood still, seemingly under the control of some higher power.

Just as gravity kept every person down, it felt as natural as that. As though I was naturally bound by the laws of whatever was holding me in my position.

You have some Arcanas in your possession, Jared. Didnt you ever think for a second that I would have one too? Kuzon interrupted my thoughts with his usual smile.

Of course, I factored that into my calculations. But, without knowing the Arcana he possessed, I couldnt prepare countermeasures.

Besides, it wasnt like I knew the abilities of every single Arcana. The most I could do was make guesses based on inference.

In essence, Kuzon had the element of surprise.

But, I figured I had an advantage considering I have four hold on! My eyes bulged the moment I realized there was one more Arcana I had yet to take into account.

[Strength].

This is your loss, Jared.

With that, the golden blades came crashing down.

>BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!SWUUUSHHH