Affinity:Chaos

Boom! Bam! Bang! 

Reynolds and the young lady continued their heated battle. As time went on, Reynolds started to notice a peculiarity, he was having difficulties with his lightning element. 

Not just him, but even the strength of the Elemental Warrior seemed to have waned a little compared to the first time he summoned it. 

'It must be these particles. I'll need to end the battle sooner than I thought.' He thought to himself. 

Once he gets to a certain point, then no matter how powerful he or his Elemental Warrior was, they would ultimately be defeated since their strength would have reduced to the level where it wouldn't be able to threaten the young lady. 

Reynolds rushed forward, using the attack, lightning rain. 

With the lightning rain attacking a wide area, the Elemental Warrior moved closer to the young lady. Although Reynolds was in a haste, he didn't forget Grey's warning about getting close to the young lady. 

After Grey warned him about her, he only planned on letting his Elemental Warrior get close to her while he would attack from a distance. 

The young lady used the lightning and wind element to boost her speed as she hurriedly retreated from the Elemental Warrior. She couldn't afford to fight a close-range battle with it since it was not human. 

Her darkness element might be able to affect it, but it wouldn't be on the same level as humans. Besides, the Elemental Warrior was a stage above her, making it even more difficult to deal with. 

The Elemental Warrior didn't let her leave easily as it chased after her and attacked her. The young lady blocked as she retreated. 

Reynolds used the opportunity to continue his assault. This was his usual strategy, letting the Elemental Warrior be in front while he attacked from behind. It might be underhanded for some people, but the Elemental Warrior was part of his strength, so he didn't really have to think about what they said. 

The young lady tried countering, but the Elemental Warrior blocked every possible chance of that happening. If not for its strength reduction, it wouldn't have any problems with defeating the young lady. 

Everyone soon started to notice what was taking place on the platform. Even those in the Origin Plane noticed the drop in strength of the Elemental Warrior. That was not the only thing that changed, the darkness elemental attacks of the young lady saw a spike, increasing to a new level. 

This was the longest battle she had fought so far, so they haven't been able to see this part of her strength.

Gasps of shock resonated across the arena as they started to realize what was happening. Reynolds was on the verge of losing. 

Presently, his Elemental Warrior could barely suppress the young lady. Reynolds was also having a difficult time manipulating his element. The darkness element had corroded the air, destroying any elemental essence that wasn't the darkness element. 

The lightning coat Reynolds used in enveloping his body started to flicker, a sign that it would be fading away any time soon. 

"Rey is in trouble." Alice said with a severe expression. 

This was the first time any of them had been caught in such a difficult predicament since they were battling in the competition. Reynolds' opponent was not someone to be taken lightly, and they're seeing her in a different state. 

Just like Reynolds, this was the young lady's most powerful opponent so far, and she planned to take him out. If she eliminated Reynolds, then she would solidify her position as being one of the favorites to win, not just that, but whichever Faction she joined, she would be able to get a good reputation before even joining. 

"Yeah, this is troublesome. Unless Rey leaves the platform, it would be difficult for him to use the lightning element to its full strength." Grey said with a shake of the head. 

But he didn't lose hope in his friend's chance of winning. He knew Reynolds would not give up so easily. Only when he knew there was no hope would he give up, but in this situation, he still had a chance of turning it around. 

"He won't lose." Klaus said confidently. 

"I know." Grey and Alice replied. 

Kyle looked at the trio amazed, Reynolds was clearly on the verge of losing, yet these three were saying so confidently that he won't lose. 

'Could it be that they're not seeing the current condition of the battle?' 

This was the question he wanted to ask, but he refrained from doing so since he didn't want to offend them. Since they were so confident in their friend, he wanted to see the reason for their confidence.

Reynolds watched as the battle slowly started to get out of his hands. From having the initiative, he fell into a passive state. Luckily, the Elemental Warrior was able to take most of the pressure. 

The young lady was no doubt very powerful. One has to know that fighting against Reynolds and his Elemental Warrior was almost the same as fighting against two people, one in the Seventh stage of the Overlord Plane while the other in the Fourth stage, yet she was able to gain the upper hand. 

This might not be the result if she fought two people at this stage, but since Reynolds was the only one operating both sides, it meant she was fighting against one brain. 

Boom! Bang! Bam! 

She attacked ferociously with the lightning and wind element. The darkness element was mainly used for sneak attacks. 

Boom! 

One of the attacks hit Reynolds head-on, and he was sent flying. 

He maneuvered and managed to stay on the platform, but his lightning coat was eroded. It flickered once and went off. 

With the lightning coat out of the picture, he was standing unprotected against the darkness particles that were on the platform. 

Within a matter of a few seconds, he started to feel the effects of them as they touched his body. If he had about seventy percent control over the lightning element before, present, he had only around fifty percent. And as time goes on, he would continue losing his ability to manipulate it.