"Hm. If I remember correctly, Zorlo, you asked me to spar with you," Blaze said as his Ember Blade disappeared. "To me a spar is a friendly fight meant to test each fighter's skills. It's obvious that both of us were holding back. So, I mean no disrespect, but do not think that you can overpower me so easily." The air around Blaze got even hotter. Then, the fire warrior surrounded himself with a fire aura. The flames swirled around him and ignited the grass around his feet.

"So, you can become even more powerful in this stage," said Zorlo with a smirk. "So, my question is do you have anymore transformations?"

"Let's just say that at this very moment I am showing you 25% of my full power. You are probably in a similar situation where you have your Base Form, a transformation and an extension of each form. Perhaps your transform isn't as physical as mine, but I can sense you are also only shelling out a quarter or less of you true strength," said Blaze as he knelt down and stared at a flower. "However, when the time comes to fight at our fullest," he sighed as he grabbed the flower without burning it, "I suggest we move somewhere else. Otherwise, this forest will be destroyed and Lily will kill me." Zorlo smiled.

"Agreed. Such a place should not be destroyed because of our carelessness." The swordsman swung his sword around and pointed at Blaze. He said, "Shall we continue?" Blaze stood up and brought the flower up to his face. The flower caught on fire, but it didn't burn. Blaze threw it at Zorlo. It floated down next to Zorlo's feet. The fire around the flower started to burn the grass along with the flower. Zorlo looked back at Blaze who held his palm out and rose it up. The fire from the ground shot up and formed a pillar of fire. Zorlo almost got caught but stepped back in time just to get a little of his coat. As he panned the fire off his coat, Blaze launched out of the pillar with an Ember Blade on his right hand. He swung horizontally and knocked Zorlo's sword out of the way. He then opened his left palm in front of Zorlo's face and created a small Firewall that pushed Zorlo back.

Zorlo regained control of his sword and prepared to counterattack. He sliced the weak Firewall away and saw a bright light. Blaze had formed ten small Ember balls over each finger and fused them into one. "10x Ember!" Blaze screamed as a large beam of fire launched forward. Zorlo quickly readied his weapon and his gauntlet. The both started to glow of the same green energy. He then placed his sword in front of him using his gauntlet to support his sword. The swordsman braced for impact and tried to knock the beam away. However, as soon as the beam collided with the sword, there was a huge explosion that engulfed Zorlo and several trees behind him.

When the smoke cleared Zorlo was still standing in a crater of ash and dirt in the same stance. His coat was semi-burned along with the rest of his clothes. So, that green arua of his protected him from any real damage, thought The Elemental as he analyzed his opponent. "You see Zorlo," said Blaze, "now I'm faced with a decision. Should I use a stronger attack or should I just transform to get past that Aura of yours?"

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[Blaze][Lily][Frost][Lumis]
[Shadow][Zephia][Tidra][Flash]