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Darcy then sent a wave of sand towards Lizzie making her hit a tree.

At the palace

The demon inside Darcy is now awaken. Lizzie has ran out of steam... Darcy is just playing with her now. Jacob thought as another wave of sand went towards Lizzie but she could move in time. "Why didn't Lizzie-san dodge it?" Zara asked. "That sky Rose technique is a double edged sword." Ruby answered. "It's normally a forbidden technique. All the hit speed moves puts a lot of stress on the legs and body. Right now she's feeling so much pain she can barely move... am I right... Ruby?" Grace explained as Ruby nodded as Lizzie got thrown around like a rag doll. "At this rate Lizzie-san will..." Zara sighed sadly. Lizzie... Ruby thought.

Flash back

"Haha, idiot! There's no way you could become the wind vessel! Like a girl who can't even use wind magic be a great wind vessel, yeah right!" The kids teased as the chased Lizzie around the jungle. "Yes I can!" Lizzie yelled.

"Actually, the fact you, and girl who can only do below average hand to hand combat has the wind stone it's ridiculous!" They teased.

"Heh, you know what you're called here?" A girl asked as Lizzie cover her ears and ran. "Heh, so this is the much talked about new girl in the jungle. Miss spirited loser." Ruby laughed.

Flash back over

But you practiced those below average hand to hand combat like crazy and then you got your powers but you didn't stop training. Ruby thought.

Flashback

"Today is the day you three start training to be be excellent vessels for whatever stone you have. What are your goals?" Ruby asked. "I don't feel like answering." Kitty answered. "I would like to become a strong weapons vessel! Just like my sister!" Mira answered.

"I want to prove... that you can become a great vessel without being able to use magic! That is everything to me." Lizzie vowed as Kitty started laughing. "Hey what's so funny!?"

Time skip 5 months

"Lizzie, you sure don't know when to give up. You can't win cause unlike you Kitty is a genius!" Mira sighed. "It's useless, Lizzie... no matter how hard you work, you cannot beat me. This is already decided." Kitty sighed as Lizzie ran off to deeper into the jungle.

"If I can't do these 500 push up. Then I'll do 1000 jump ropes." Lizzie challenged herself put she tripped doing the jump ropes hitting the tree. But what Lizzie didn't know was that Ruby was watching her from afar. Lizzie then placed her head on the tree and started crying. "Lizzie..Taking a break already?" Ruby asked as she came out of hiding. "What is it, Ruby sensei?" Lizzie asked.

"If it's about my failure in the last training battle, i believe i made up for that." Lizzie explained as she wiped her tears away and continued kicking the tree. "It's true that you are different from Kitty. You're not a genius in magic and not even in hand to hand combat. But you know what...Lizzie? You are also a genius who has the strength and potential within herself to surpass Kitty.." Ruby smiled.

"If you're trying to cheer me up, please stop." Lizzie requested not looking away from the tree. "I'm not doing that...because you are... A genius of hard work." Ruby smirked as Lizzie stopped kicking the tree. "But is that...really true?" Lizzie asked as her fingertips touched the tree. "I have come this far believing that...my mom let me cause it was for my safety, not because she didn't love me...

that if I trained twice or three times harder than Kitty the I'd become strong...I believed that...but I have been beginning to think that my mom left me because she hated me...that I'll never be able to compete with a genius." Lizzie started as she clenched the wood on the tree

"Does hard work really pay off? To answer that I keep challenging Kitty...but it's always the same...I am nothing against her. During the training battles my legs still shake. That's no matter how hard I work, I'll never become strong or be able to use wind magic. I'm so afraid I can't take it...I actually been deciding if i should remove the wind stone from my body." Lizzie cried as Ruby walked up to Lizzie and hugged her.

"Ruby-sensi...I don't know what to do...am i just a failure? Do i even deserve the wind stone?" Lizzie asked as she cried into Ruby shoulder. "For those who don't believe in themselves....hard work is worthless. You know who told me that?" Ruby asked as Lizzie shook her head. "You mother. She went through the same thing you're going through right now, Lizzie you gonna do fine even if you can't Kitty." Ruby reassured her.

Flashback over

Thank you, Ruby... Lizzie thought as she stood up

Flashback

"Your a lot like me you know Lizzie...I use to be a loser too. But these days I can even win against that elite genius Kelly. You don't know her. 'I want to prove that even without magic I can become a great vessel' that's your will to live, correct?" Ruby asked as Lizzie nodded. "That's a great goal. It's worth working hard for, you just as determined as your mother was when she was your age." Ruby laughed. "That's why you should believe in yourself and run forward. Become as strong women I can look and smile at!! You got that, Lizzie?" Ruby asked. "Yes!" Lizzie answered.

End of Flashback

Ruby...Ryan...everyone is watching and smiling...just from that I am revived! Stronger! Even stronger! Lizzie thought as she teased Darcy to come at her

At the palace

"Lizzie-san is smiling...even though she's being pushed around.." Zara smiled. "No, now the tables have turned." Ryan said. "Huh?" Valerie asked. "The sky rose...blooms twice!" Ryan smirked.

"The genius of hard work!" Lizzie and Ruby, their smiles replace worry with hope. The whole picture of the Sky Rose is now revealed!