Kudo saw the flame travelling towards him, and he thought of a way to dodge or counter the oncoming attack. Kudo put his hand out in the and pointed at Cerin. Just then, the trail of fire began to become smaller, and travelled slower towards Kudo. Kudo then jumped back, trying to dodge the travelling flame, and threw his katana in the air.

He then moved the katana around while keeping the flame small, and dodging it whenever he had to. Kudo made the katana fly straight at Cerin, and swung it at him with his mind.

Either he'll try and block my katana, or he'll try and push it back. thought Kudo as he thought of a new strategy.

Cerin hit the katana back with Heaven's Spear, but the katana kept coming back at him. Ever couple seconds the flame came close to Kudo, and he moved a good distance away from it. Cerin then pushed back the katana, and Kudo let his katana go under Cerin's control for one second.

"Now's my chance!" said Kudo as he rushed at Cerin.

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Richard Bremington, the Adamant Alchemist