Leon Vs Neo

As he had before, he attempted to hit both the clone and Neo herself with a spear of ice.

(Frozen Spear)

Leon - [Frozen Spears - 24, 48, both hit]
Neo - [Cherry On Top - 64, success]

The fight was visibly starting to wear down Neo, her weak attempt at dodging not being enough. The second spear easily destroyed the half-baked illusion. Still not willing to give up, however, Neo lunges at him, tackling him to the floor, and catches her breath while on top of him, rubbing him with her body pleasurably.

Neo : 6St
Leon : 7Wp, 16Mn - Bound

Leon lets out a moan as she does so, trying to concentrate enough to bend space.

(Spacial Bending)

Leon - [Spatial Bending - Auto]

Now that her hair was at a normal size, it was easy for him to focus on escaping her. Neo had time to recover from his earlier attack, however, and formed another illusion. She visibly expected this, her face showing little annoyance, as she stood back up, going straight for him.

Neo : 6St - Phantasms (1)
Leon : 7Wp, 14Mn

Just like every other time, Leon threw a frozen spear at each women.

(Frozen Spear)

Leon - [Frozen Spears - 97!! 11!! Double crit fail, yikes !]
Neo - [Taste Test - 72, success, Stun - 25, resisted]

It was indeed just like every other time, in other words, predictable. Both her phantasm and herself managed to dodge, using the opening to jump him, before swarming him with kisses, leaving him helpless on the ground !

Neo : 6St - Phantasms (1/2)
Leon : 3Wp, 14Mn - Stunned
(Oh, that was the worst time to get that kind of bad luck...)

Leon laid there, a dazed look on his face.

Leon - [Stunned...]
Neo - [Taste Test - 22, success, Stun - 3, failure]

Their kissing assault does not relent, the both of them holding him to the ground while leaving innumerable imprints of their lips onto the downed man. A last phantasm appears, approaching the scene to end the fight.

Neo : 6St - Phantasms (2/2)
Leon : 1Wp, 17Mn
(...I still see one way for you to win if you get a good roll)

Leon desperately tried to bend space, hoping to get a good distance away from them.

(Spacial Bending)

Leon - [Spacial Bending - 94!! Complete success !]
Neo - [Illusory Delight - (35, 54) failure]

In his panic, Leon bends space in a way that warps him somewhere he didn't expect : A rooftop. All three of them down there were scratching their heads, wondering were he went. They were actively looking for him, but he had a chance to strike from this vantage point, with them unable to see him yet. If he didn't have the tome, it's likely Neo would have called it quits here and there.

Neo : 6St - Phantasms (2/2), Disadvantage (1)
Leon : 1Wp, 15Mn - Advantage (1)

Leon tried to take this advantage to convert some of his extra mana into willpower.

Mana Conversion(10)

Leon - [Mana conversion - (18, 4!!) Complete success !]
Neo - [Double Scoops - (62, 7!!) Complete failure !]

Neo was still fruitlessly looking for him in the alley, not thinking of looking up, letting Leon restore his mind as much as he desired. With so much time to focus, he even managed to conserve most of the mana.

Neo : 6St - Phantasms (2/2), Disadvantage (1)
Leon : 11Wp, 13Mn - Advantage (1)

Leon jumped down from the roof, hoping to come down like a sun.

(Light Burst)

Leon - [Light Burst - (34, 20), success ! Blind - 36, resisted]
Neo - [Illusory Delight - (69, 1!!!), Catastrophic failure !]

As Leon jumped down, he shone like a blazing star, the magic annihilating both clones, and knocking Neo to the floor. His ambush was more than successful, Neo struggling to stand. She tried to call forth more illusions, but anything she tried to conjure instantly shattered like glass, the strain of overusing her semblance getting to her, not to mention the damage she took. Leon would be hard pressed to have his victory taken away now.

Neo : 3St - Stunned, Sealed (Phantasms)
Leon : 11Wp - 13Mn
(...what the heck were these last few turns, and why is Leon suddenly doing an anime comeback)

Leon attempted to finish her off, throwing two spears of ice at her.

(Frozen Spears)

Leon - [Frozen Spears - 18!! 96!! Double crit!]

And that was that. The two frozen projectiles slammed against her, sending her flying towards the back of the alley, out of sight. Even after a long wait to make sure she wasn't faking him out, she didn't stumble back to the front, suggesting she had enough. He could check on her, or check out the contents of the tome he recovered right away.
Neo no longer has the strength to fight!
[- Battle End -]

He went over to check on her, wanting to make sure he didn't accidentally kill her.

He found her at the end of the alley, standing up. The was a small crater on one of the walls, which was more than likely were she crashed after his attack. As soon as she noticed him, she took a step backwards, drawing a thin and long blade out of the handle of her umbrella, slowly backing away until her back hit the end of the alley. She didn't look scared, but it was clear that she assumed he was there to finish the job.

Leon raises both of his hands, showing that he wasn't doing anything. "I was just coming to check if you were alive. I'm just going to take the tome and leave." He says at he backs up, never turning his back to her.

She gives him a wary glare, before sheathing her blade. She crossed her arms, visibly upset about her loss. Neo knew better than to try and stop him in her state, he could now browse the content of the tome at his leisure... Or make a powerful ally.

Choose a reward :
- Free level up of a single spell
- Give the tome to Neo, but in return gain the ability to ask for her help in battle, granting two phantasms that will take the next two hits for Leon
- Learn "Spacial Flash", a spell combining the effects of Spacial Bend and Light Burst for the high cost of 8 Mana

"I know this might sound weird, coming from the man who just beat you, but do you mind if a I practice a spell on you?" He asks, knowing that a skill he has right now is near useless.

(Free level for Magic Rope)

She raised an eyebrow, then shrugged. She gave him a quick glare, pointing at her umbrella, however, warning him that he'd better not hurt her more unless he enjoys having a rapier through the stomach.

"Don't worry, this shouldn't hurt you, most likely." Leon says as he sends a very thin, glowing string at her, which wraps around her.

She gave it a curious glance, before it wrapped around her. She gave him an unamused stare, before rolling her eyes and playing her part and trying to break free.

The instant she tried breaking it, it snapped in half, falling to the ground. "See, that's why I need to practice it." Leon says, sending another one to wrap around her.