The next event was announced , the crowd erupted with cheers as the competitors ran to the empty ground without the building. They were astonished by the empty stage. They believed that Elysia was improving in technology.
They started stretching themselves as they got ready for the power competition.
The announcer announced the competition stats, with his energetic loud voice.
" Welcome back everyone for the next event. I’m sure everyone is ready for what the Elysian Kingdom got for us. We all saw the prince’s technically stage , now let’s see what they plotted for us. So let’s use those voices and cheer up the competitors." the crowd used their voices wildly as they howled like wolves.
The announcer’s voice boomed out, his enthusiasm infectious.
"Wow, I see that you guys are happy for this one. Let me briefly explain what it would be like."
The princess and the prince started chatting about the event.
"Hey brother?" the princess called out her brother.
"Who do you think will win here?" her left eyebrow went up when she was waiting for Kaid’s answer.
"I don’t know, depends on their magical powers." his hands supported what he was saying.
"hmm okay, that’s straightforward enough. So, who will you be rooting for?"
"Ahh, the strongest, and they said that it’s Liberty." he pointed at Liberty.
"Ohh okay, that’s good."
"How about you?" the princess was hungry for this question.
"Me, ahh, I’ll root for that black haired guy."
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"No, not that one, I mean this one.. the other black haired guy!" she pointed straight at Akirion.
"Don’t call him that, he’s not a loser."
"Yeah maybe you are right, he can be a nerd of the class, but no, he doesn’t look like that, maybe I can say, he got a sharp brain."
"He impressed me the time when he got the golden key. That key wasn’t supposed to be found because that place was dangerous to cross but he did successfully."
"Ohh yeah, that’s why you aren’t supposed to call him a loser."
"Yeah yeah yeah, okay."
The announcer continued, " The competitors must unleash their powers to the fullest for five minutes. It may seem brief, but these five minutes will be crucial. They’ll need to remain stationary, harnessing their abilities to create a spectacular display of power around them – a blaze of energy, a vortex of flames, or something equally impressive. I’m sure they won’t fail, with all the cheers I’m hearing."
The noise erupted, the most thunderous landmine explosion sounds were nothing compared to the rumbling sound the crowd was making. They were whistles like birds singing in a summer morning, screaming, and more to keep the competitors cheered.
Akirion was standing next to Elina and Erlin. Elina on the right side and Erlin on the left. While Anda was next to Erlin. As for Liberty and Renn, they were mixed up with the other classes.
Akirion lowly said, " good luck guys!".
"Good luck to you too." Said Anda, her face blooming with a smile. And as for Erlin, they also wished him lucky.
Meanwhile, a male voice sounded in the crowd.
"That black haired kid standing amoung three girls is going to win."
"Who told you old man".
"OHH really, okay, we will see. As for me, I’m rooting for that guy called Liberty, they say they he’s strong."
The Old man was Thaneiros, sitting in the middle of the unknown crowd. While Akirion was thinking about him, his eyes glued at the ground.
"{Master didn’t even show interest in the competition, so he didn’t come. I was going to show him that I’m strong....}"
"Hey Akirion, what’s up with you? You are always lost, what’s happening?" Elina curiously asked as she scanned Akirion’s again.
"Nothing, I’m all good!" he denied.
"You don’t look good"
"Ohh really, why is that?"
"You aren’t showing any enthusiasm, that’s super boring."
The announcer announced the rules and the start of the event.
" simple rules. If you start your magic power after 2 seconds of the starting bell you will be disqualified but you can start before before the starting bell. Secondly, if you stop your magic power before the finishing bell then you will be disqualified, you will be proving that you aren’t able to continue. You can surrender if you want , no one will stop you."
All contestants were ready for the event. Some were looking happy some emotionless.
The timer was set and the announcer started the count down. They started the count down from 60. The crowd started helping the announcer when they reached 30.
The crowd continued to be noisy Akirion scanned the whole field and suddenly, caught a glimpse of Thaneiros who had his right hand up, and his fist clenched. Akirion’s heart skipped a bit as he processed the glimpse he caught.Bad luckily, Akirion didn’t see him correctly because his eyes were scanning around too fast like a thief’s, never expected to see what he saw. When he reversed his eyes, he saw no one. His mind raced and his heart pounded, hinting some fear and happiness in Akirion. He continued thinking whether it was Thaneiros or he was dreaming, his mind playing tricks on him.
The count down reached 10 and the competitors were all ready for the start. Some unleashed their magic powers when it reached 8 while some waited for 1 just like Akirion. The air seemed to vibrate as the intensity of the atmosphere arose from the stage, shutting up the loudy audience. Different types of auras were dancing in the stage and the wind blown making the crowd to shield their eyes. Some gasped as they felt such intensity, and astonishment arose from the crowd, living them totally speechless.
After a minute, 1 of 20 competitors fell down in lack of energy. Her body started shaking as she tried to maintain the stable use of magic. The sweat couldn’t wait to make it’s way out. Her body started flowing nonstop with sweat until she fell.
In just 2 minutes, 3 of 20 were down, with 2 girls and 1 boy. One of the girls was Erlin, who used a lot of energy during the first event.
Akirion maintained the same speed and same rate of power and the Princess cheered for him a lot, but boringly, he didn’t hear her sweet voice. After 4 minutes, the crowd was cheering, watching the time flying by. Liberty’s body was dripping wet of sweat and his body was shivering, unable to maintain the same stance.
"Oh dear, do you think your guy will win?" the princess asked Kaid since she chose Akirion who was stable. Her cute smile was irritating according to her question, making Prince Kaid look aside.
"I don’t know, the time looks promising".
"But his condition is not".
"Yeah, you are right."
The time flew by, and five minutes felt like thirty seconds as they heard the finishing bell. 4 of 20 kids were down in exhaustion, deeply depleted and as for the extra 16 , they remained strongly on their feet. The competitors stopped unleashing their powers and the cheers arose. As for the gusty wind, it constantly died down.
The crowd erupted in jubilation as they finished the second event. The thunderous applause was heard from the crowd as the competitors who were left standing exited the stage their heads held high. Thaneiros was once again seen by Akirion. Akirion held his breath in surprise and he stopped to see whether he was Thaneiros or not. Thaneiros didn’t hide but unfortunately Akirion didn’t see him because of the blinding sun that caught him off guard and Thaneiros was lost from view.