Blue: Can you see why I didn't ask for help? It's not because I don't need it.....it's because I don't trust anyone....that includes you....Charlotte Roselei.

Charlotte: No one? Not even your own teammates? Or your captain?

Blue:......No

Sol: Hey kid! Why are you being rude Charlotte?!

Blue: I'm not being rude, I'm just being real with her

I turn to walk away so that I can eliminate more of these undead but Charlotte calls for me.

Charlotte: Wait!

Blue: What is it? I don't have time to talk

Charlotte: Why are you like this? I have never met someone like you, you're young but you hold no emotion in your voice or actions

Blue:.....I'm getting tired of this same question, over and over again. What about you? Yami talks about how cold you are towards some people, mostly men. You're almost like me, young but atleast you have some emotion.

Charlotte: D-Does he really think I'm young?

Blue: So answer me? Why are you like this?

Charlotte: U-Umm

Blue: I assume you have your reasons, so if you think about, I would have my reasons......do I want to share it with you? No, no I don't.

And with that, I walk away from the two and move around the Royal Capital, taking out many of these undead. However, my already broken mind was going all over the place as many questions circled around me again.

Why are people curious about me?

Why do they want to know?

Why do they question my behaviour?

Do they care?

Or do they want to mock me?

......Who knows?

While I start walking, I hear something whistling. Immediately I knew it was a knife and moved my head to the side, a sharp knife embeds itself into the ground. I look towards where it came from and saw 5 more of these knives going for my vital organs.

Acting quickly, I create a shadow sword in my hand and deflected them.

???: Not bad Magic Knight, you're fast aren't you? Any other Magic Knight would probably be dead

I heard a voice above me and saw a figure on top of someone's house, he had a mask on like me and a top hat. On his left wrist was some sort of gauntlet with a three dagger claw.

I could see blood on it which meant some unfortunate souls were on the receiving ends of his claw.

Blue: Who are you? Are you behind this?

???: I guess you can call that, I work with the people that have orchestrated this whole thing.

Blue: And you tell me this because?

???: I don't intend to keep you alive

This masked man jumps from the roof with his claw ready, I stand there with my arms by my side and form a shadow barrier to block his attack.

However the barrier was destroyed by his claw, I was slightly surprised but I saw that his claw was glowing with some sort of red aura.

The claw attack was going for me and I jump back, his attack smashes against the floor and breaks apart some of the bricks.

???: Surprised that my attack went through?

Blue: I ask again, who are you?

???: My name is Blackwell and my magic is Enhancement Magic

Blue: Enhancement?

Blackwell: I can increase the properties of anything, for example, my claw glove can be stronger and faster just like now. That is one of my many spells

Blue:.......You don't have many spells, do you?

Blackwell: Oh well aren't you smart? How did you figure that out?

Blue: Your magic sounds amazing in effect but not in variety

Blackwell:......You're not like the average Magic Knight. I'm going to have fun breaking you down.

Blue: As if I'll let you touch me.

Blackwell walks towards me and doesn't do anything until he picks up speed and attacks me with his claw. I side step his attack and dodge three more times from his attacks.

He was fast and relentless, I can see why he might've been a problem to other Magic Knights he killed. All of a sudden, he got faster and forced me to resort to switching from using Umbra Manipulation to Dusk Manufacture.

I create a shadow sword that was in the same shape as Yami's katana but without the small guard above the handle and parry his attacks.

He was getting faster so I upped my tempo and equaled his speed. I jumped back and threw my sword at Blackwell who avoided and used his Enhancement Magic on his claw again.

He was already about to strike me so I construct a Shadow Shield in front of me. That proved to be useless when he broke through it easily, the force of his attack sent me back and slightly in the air.

I easily recover but again I had to react quickly and block his enhanced attack with another shadow sword.

Blackwell: You know, I've heard about you. Blue Light, the Black Bull's Shadow, the Magic Knights that I have killed thought I was you because we both wear a mask. How does that make you feel? That your own Allies thought you were betraying them?

Blue:.....It doesn't bother me

Blackwell: It doesn't? You're a bit odd aren't you? Tell me, why wear a mask?

Blue: Why do you?

Blackwell: Because it looks cool on me, but you.....you have a specific reason don't you? You're hiding something....

I didn't like what Blackwell said so I push my sword against his claw, creating an opening for myself. I manipulate my sword and form it into a gauntlet in my right fist and smash it into his face.

Blackwell is sent sliding back on the floor but gets up after a few seconds, his mask was damaged but it wasn't going to break.

Blackwell: Oooh, did I touch a nerve? Is the cold hearted Demon showing some anger? Some emotion?

Blue: No

Blackwell: Ehh you're probably right, no one could possibly like someone like you.

I wasn't bothered by his words and our battle continues, I make another shadow gauntlet for my left hand and use against his claw which I have noticed was self made, most likely by himself.

I don't know who the hell he is but he is my second toughest opponent, that first place goes to my Captain. Already he was forcing me to use Dusk Manufacture consecutively which meant I had to try. Usually I would fight with Umbra Manipulation almost casually.

While clashing, I've come to realise that Blackwell was an expert on one on ones as he pin pointed the right areas to leave me open for his attack.

Blackwell: It's over! You lose Magic Knight!

He enhances his claw again and goes for one big slash. His claw, now glowing red, was coming closer and closer......and closer until it slashes across my mask and face.......

Or so Blackwell thought.

Blackwell: W-What? But that's a clean hit!

Blackwell stands there dumbfolded, while I look at him, completely okay and unharmed. Blackwell goes for more slashes but they all did nothing to me, instead they phased through me.

While we both have very effective magic, I also have variety which was shown by my magic spell, Phantom.

Blue: Never.....get your hopes up. Umbra Manipulation

I control shadows to bash against Blackwell's stomach and drag him through a house. He escapes my clutches and enhances himself, I use more shadows to keep him away but he blitzed though them and actually gets a hit on me.

It wasn't much, he mostly got my clothes, damaging it, but he did graze me across the chest. I could feel my black blood dripping down but Blackwell couldn't see it.

Blackwell: I told you Light! I'm not letting you escape here alive!

He throws a few enhanced knives at me which I deflect with a shadow sword, I turn that sword into a spear and throw it at Blackwell. He destroys it and advances towards me, I decided to try more and create a shadow scythe.

Blackwell: Oh that's new! But still useless!

I hold the scythe with both of my hands and spin it a few times before spinning myself to gain momentum and clashing it against Blackwell's uncoming claw.

The collision creates a shockwave that destroys the ground slightly and pushes us both back a few feet. I throw my scythe at Blackwell and run at him. He put his claw up to block it but because I threw it with a lot of force, it rebounds off it and into the air.

I jump and grab it with both of my hands and it sets me up for a perfect opportunity to attack. I bring the scythe down and slash Blackwell from top to bottom.

However he was only hurt slightly, meaning he used his enhancement magic to reduce damage done to him.

No matter.

Blue: Don't think this will protect you now

[This is what he roughly does, except the deflecting bullets part? He just slashes Blackwell more].

After I had unleashed my combination of attacks, I swing one last time and my scythe connects, sending Blackwell into another house, the impact causes the roof to collapse onto him and the ruins becomes his burial.