(Third Person POV)
"Do you understand what I said?" Usarak said as he pointed his staff at Mael, "Murder? Because-"
"Yea, I got it." Mael said as he slowly sheathed his blade, "Group of crows, yea very funny."
Usarak narrowed his eyes, "You will come to fear the true power of Crow Magic." he said, "For I am a master of it!"
"So you've said." Mael stepped to the side, hearing how the murder of crows were flying all around him, "In fact, that's the only thing you don't shut up about."
"What is your deal?" Usarak asked, "Your eyes are those of a Corrupted. What is your story?"
"Wouldn't you like to know." Mael said as he rushed at him
"You fool!" Usarak's staff glowed, "To come at me directly is a terrible plan!"
The crows flew down and right at Mael from behind, nearly hitting him. Mael had jumped up and flipped backwards, which surprised the Crow Wizard.
"Huh?" Usarak said as Mael drew his sword and slashed downwards
"Drawing Slash"
Several crows were cut, blood spraying everywhere as Mael landed on his feet, sheathing his blade yet again. Usarak then waved his staff, turning the murder of crows around and sent them right back at him.
The wall of black almost hit Mael, but he drew his sword again, cutting through several crows with ease.
"Drawing Slash"
Mael stepped through the opening he made by cutting through several crows, their dead bodies dropping to the ground and slowly disintegrating. He noticed this as the remaining crows swarmed around him, their caws getting louder by the second.
"You fool..." Usarak said as he pointed his staff at him, "You think that by cutting my Murder, you can defeat it?"
Mael sheathed his sword, "That's the plan, I suppose."
"Fool!!" Usarak said, "Your Drawing technique won't stand a chance against this!"
"Murder's Razor Wings"
The crows flew right at Mael, their wings spread open as they tried to hit him with them. Mael was able to dodge the crows, carefully maneuvering around them and placing his hand on the handle of the katana.
Then, he drew it once again, cutting through the group of crows in front of him.
"Drawing Slash"
Usarak narrowed his eyes, "Tch...."
He saw that Mael sheathed his blade yet again, stepping back several feet as he maintained a line of sight on Usarak.
"That cutting power. It's only possible when he's drawing the sword." The Crow Wizard thought to himself, "If I can keep him from sheathing it after he performs that technique, it is my victory."
He waved his staff again and some of the loose feathers that were in the air began to spin rapidly as they glowed green.
Mael saw this, "Hm?"
"Murdering Quills!"
The feathers all shot right at Mael, who tried his best to dodge them. He was cut by some of them, drawing blood as they hit him in the shoulder, arm, and his cheek. He stepped forward, trying to maneuver past the sharp feathers, and he saw as some of the crows began to fly right at him while letting out shrieks.
He drew his sword, swinging it at them in a horizontal manner.
"Drawing Slash"
The skill cut through the crows, killing them instantly but the moment their blood sprayed out, it turned into a massive amount of black feathers. The feathers hit Mael in the face, blinding him temporarily as he stumbled back, his sword still in his hand.
"The fuck?!" Mael said
Usarak spun his staff and pointed it at Mael, who was still stumbling by the sudden wall of feathers that was getting in his mouth.
"This is your doom!" He shouted as the Murder of crows siphoned into one single spot, "See if you can survive this!!!"
The crows siphoned into a single spot, forming a large crow that had glowing red eyes. It was nearly as large as Usarak, who stood at 6 feet tall. It flapped its wings and released a shockwave as it let out a loud shriek.
"Go!" Usarak commanded
"First Degree Murder!!"
The massive crow shot right at Mael, who was composing himself. It let out a loud shriek, angling its head down as if it were trying to ram into him with its head. Mael noticed an abnormal amount of power coming from it.
"Shit." Mael said as he swung his sword down, trying to offset its momentum with the impact, "Shit!!"
The impact created a massive shockwave, the massive crow began to shriek even louder as the clash momentarily stopped it in its tracks.
"You cannot win against my First Degree Murder!" Usarak said
"Is it really one?" Mael said with a slight smirk, pushing the crow to the side, avoiding the full brunt of the hit, "It's not many crows!"
The crow was deflected to the side, but it immediately flipped around, grabbing Mael's arm. It flapped its wings and launched into the air, letting out a loud shriek. Mael was struggling to sheath his blade, his left arm being pulled up by the massive crow.
"You will fall to your death. If you survive, my First Degree Murder will destroy you with a dive bomb!!" Usarak said
"Thanks for the heads up." Mael said as he sheathed his sword fully, "But....."
Usarak widened his eyes as he realized what was going on, "How many times can he do that?!"
"As many as I need!" Mael said with a smirk
"Drawing Slash!!"
He drew and swung the sword at the bird, cutting it in half as it let out a pained shriek. It let go of Mael, and he fell down several feet, hitting the ground and immediately rolling forwards.
Usarak pointed his staff at him, "You-"
"My turn." Mael stood up, having sheathed his sword
"You're not using that stupid sword skill again!!" Usarak bellowed as the end of his staff glowed brightly, "Reform yourself, my Murder!!"
"Nah." Mael said with a smirk, "Not a sword skill."
"Critical Mark"
"What?" Usarak said as a large red target mark appeared on his torso, "What is this?"
Mael then pulled out his pistol and aimed it at him, "Bang."
He pulled the trigger and fired, the bullet flew right at Usarak and struck him dead on the mark. The Crow Wizard's body jerked backwards as blood sprayed out, the damage of the shot was double due to the Mark.
"A-Aghhh!!!!" Usarak coughed up blood as he stumbled back, blood pouring out of the hole on his stomach, "A gun?!"
Mael heard the click on his pistol, "Yea." He said as he pulled the trigger again, "A gun."
He shot Usarak on the stomach again, dropping him to the ground. The Crow Wizard clutched his wounds, blood pouring out of his mouth as he laid on his back.
"N-No...." He said, "M-My Murder....help me...."
Mael walked up to him, "I probably should've shot you in the leg." He said as he pointed his gun at him, "But oh well. This is how it is. Before you die, tell me where exactly the Fort is. How many enemies are there, and where are the Kitsune specifically?"
Usarak looked at him with an angry glare, "Never."
"Hm." Mael said seriously, "Is that so?"
"Kill me." Usarak said, "When Kyoga hears of this, he will burn everything in this forest down. You will not survive his wrath."
"Tch." Mael said with a scowl,
"Shut the hell up."