The break was held as the next competitors got ready. The stage was full of chatter as the crowd was making the ups and downs.
The time flew by as the break time got swallowed, and everyone went back to their seats as they waited for the next event.
The chattering stopped as the announcer’s voice boomed off the megaphone, filling the whole stage.
"Ohh dear, I don’t know what to say. Okay, welcome everyone! I’ll advise you to have a piece of cloth for this upcoming event!" The giggles sprouted around the stage as they thought that the announcer was joking.
The announcer called out the two competitors, who used two different types of magic powers, and also, the powers were not matching. The crowd loudly cheered as whistles and screams arose.
"I’m thrilled to tell you that the next event is going to be amazing, but I predict that you won’t see how the end will be like, so be with us in this thrilling match and we will all be happy. I won’t tell you their powers, only their names and classes. Elina from class A and Lucas from class C."
The crowd erupted in jubilation while the announcer started the countdown.
Elina’s brain played Akirion’s words as he told her what to do.
Akirion: Be calm, take a deep breath before you take the next step, and don’t get angry either.
Elina: Really, what are these, rules?
Akirion: "No, basic knowledge," said Akirion, pointing at his head.
Elina: Okay, it feels corrupt for some reason.
Akirion: You are up for joking, right? Okay, joke, I was trying to help you.
Akirion looked aside, leaving her face grinning as she thought that she got it all locked up in her head.
’Take a deep breath before you take your next step. Sure, why not? I’ll be calm.’ Elina muttered under her breath as she enjoyed the fresh breeze that was flowing into her body.
A male voice echoed from the stage. "Hey there, Class A!" said Lucas, who sneered, with his eyes locked on Elina’s, sending shivers down her spine.
’What’s up with him? My inner parts are trembling after hearing his voice. What is he?’ Silently, Elina asked as she trembled on the inside but was in good condition on the outside.
"Class C, Lucas! You look handsome.
"Wow, what a trap you got there, but I got my eyes wide open. I can’t even fall into that, not even if I’m sleeping."
"Mhh, good eyes and ears, good for you. Your brain can be a deceiver; do you know that?" She sneered.
"Yeah sure, why not, but I trained it perfectly. So it’s rare for it to deceive me."
The bell banged, getting Lucas on the run towards Elina. As Akirion said, she took a deep breath before she made her decision, and lucky for her, she saw through Lucas’s plan of taking her in one shot.
’I’ll swiftly finish her because I can’t rank with the lowlife, especially girls.’
Elina dodged, leaving Lucas in astonishment while Elina created a small ice blade and shot Lucas’ back.
Lucas screamed in agony as he felt the pain as if it was running around his body, his veins deceiving him.
He stopped and slowly looked back, his eyes filled with rage. Intimidating lines appeared on his face, growing larger with each passing second. His voice gradually deepened into a growl as he breathed heavily.
"Class A, we are going to sweep you off in a blink of an eye. You prove to be the strongest, right? Only you can be a problem; if we get rid of you, we will be done. As for the others, we will be sweeping off like dust."
"Mmh, let’s see you try. I’m a bit energetic. Let’s see who will be swept away, me or you!" Elina asked for a big challenge as she grinned ear to ear like a Cheshire cat with a bit of a sneer.
’Oh dear, what is she saying? This is ridiculous. That guy has a strong aura, and that can mean that his arcana can be durable. As for her, she can or will be depleted anytime soon, just like Erlin. Akirion silently said as his eyes were stuck on the stage as he concentrated on what they were saying.
Elina’s eyes were blank, with no trace of anger, only mischief that surrounded her body, getting her more flexible and energetic.
The intense fight started as the crowd started cheering too. Elina put a lot of ice around her body to avoid heat from Lucas.
As for Lucas, he ran around sneering, looking for an opening in the closed Elina’s boundary. His fire melted every iced attack from Elina, and Elina cooled down his fire.
"Do you know what, Class A?" Lucas ignited the conversation.
Elina’s eyebrow quirked as rage germinated in her body, causing her white sclera to redden. Her beauty faded as those words landed in her heart. A question rang in her mind; her mouth opened to spit out the question.
"Why are you saying so? I’m totally great, not stupid, loser."
"What were you even thinking when you got in love with that stupid black-haired boy?"
’The what? Did he just call me stupid? No, maybe another black-haired one that is in love with Elina because I’m not. But wait, people say that we are in love, so maybe he means me.’ Akirion’s face looked intimidating as he looked at Lucas with a blazing gaze.
’Sorry, but you got no eyes; that guy is not stupid.’
"He is!" Lucas shot a fireball straight at Elina, making the air explode, full of smoke. The ground shook as the scary absent shadows loomed around in the smoke that erupted.
The two exchanged shots, Elina throwing blades and many more weapons to win. As for Lucas, his gaze reddened as anger continued devastatingly whirling in his body. He shot too many fireballs at Elina’s point, making the smoke rise.
Akirion’s eyes widened as he saw the inescapable death Elina was in. He calmed down as he remembered that it was a game and that she wouldn’t die.
The place was in smoke, with Elina inside, while Lucas continued shooting at her.
Some people in the audience regretted the way they criticized and laughed at the announcer’s words.
The smoke was hurting their eyes, making them drop the tears.
Elina was caught in the middle of the smoke, with a bit of ice still remaining. Her face was covered in bruises, and her body trembled as she ran out of Arcana.
Lucas never stopped shooting at Elina, whose mouth was releasing a trail of red saliva.
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The gasps scattered throughout the arena as they saw the bruised Elina.