Seeing his face, Kin sneered at him. "I heard people say that you're quite strong. Shall we put it to test then?"
His mouth twitched. What kind of terrible situation has he gotten himself to? Instead of being the one to test, he became the one being tested. What's more, this child has a terrifying side in him. From what he is earlier, he is no more than an innocent yet prideful child, that likes getting himself into trouble. But now he is a terrifying ruthless monster!
Kin took his silence as a yes. He raised his hand high. A yellow magic circle formed then hundreds of rocks materialized. Utterly shock, Greg could only stare him. Kin dropped his hand towards him and all the rocks started falling in his direction.
With no where to run or to cover himself with, he tried to dodge as much rocks as he can. He jumped up and held his sword with one hand, while he used his feet to kick the rocks he's unable to dodge.
Kin was fascinated. He expected to defeat the guy the second he unleashed that spell. Unfortunately, he didn't but Kin was far from finished. He was actually reserving his fireballs in case the first five spells didn't work. But he was so thrilled to face off such opponent that he wished to play more with him.
Combining earth and fire element. The previous plane rocks ignited and turned into mini meteors. Each one that drops exploded, leaving craters in the ground. The water level also multiplied and the voltage of lightning raised higher. The wind also grew forming little tornadoes.
"You can surrender you know?" Kin said to him in a mocking manner
Greg remained silent and continued kicking rocks. Kin frowned at him.
"Fine then"
He took a deep breath. He closed his eyes then deepened his concentration. All his spells grew stronger and became wilder. "Blazing star wolf, Raijū" he muttered
The mini meteors burned even stronger, gathered and took a form that looked like a wolf with razor-sharp teeth. The lightnings formed into a terrifying beast, roaring loudly like thunder.
Greg was stunned. He knew it was over for him, he knew he cannot defend himself anymore. The star wolf ran towards him then opened its mouth wide to bite him. The Raijū came for him and attacked him with its enormous sharp claws. What came after was big explosion. A beam of light reached the sky with a mushroom like smoke. Debris came flying in the air blowing everyone away.
The sky cleared back to its original state after, and a large crater had become of the whole platform of the arena. Greg was at the center, in his knees, and burned into a crisp. Kin landed softly not far from him then ran towards him, Greg flinched when he came nearer. It was obvious that he feared him, but given his state, he cannot run away from him nor even move.
Kin halted in front of him, giving him an adorable innocent smile. Greg didn't buy it though; he knew this that this boy has a motive hidden in that smile of his. And just as he thought, Kin did have a motive.
He moved closer to Greg's ear then whispered. "Just so you know, I'm not the strongest one among all of us"
"You see him? The guy with the white hair beside a girl in white with the same hair color as his" He glanced at Kishi without moving his head, and Greg did the same.
He continued with a smirk "He's the best among all of us. I can't even hold a finger against him" he snorted
He walked away gleefully as if nothing had happened. The crowd was still dumbstruck after what occurred and remained silent. Emperor Reiji began clapping, followed by his attendants, and soon the audiences. The unbelievable had occurred, no one in their life expected to witness what had just happened. It proves that there are more to the world than meets the eye. Who would've thought that a mere child would be able to do such a thing? Today is a start of a new era, a new beginning.
After witnessing such display of power, the four remaining members of the Silver serpents willingly admitted defeat. Greg was brought to a nearby healer and warped up in bandages, making him look like a mummy.
"You went overboard" sighed Asa
"You didn't even give him a chance to admit defeat" Mythica agreed
"I asked him a couple of times but he didn't, I only did as he asked" Said Kin
"Yeah, but do you have to go that far? I mean, you could finish him off without creating that much damage" said Miha
What she said is true. Kin could always just defeat him with only one element and it would still work without much effort. No need for super sonic explosions. It's just clear how much Kin wants to show off. Though, it's unfair that he's the only one who got the chance to. But it's a good thing Akame decided to stay out instead of joining him fight. 'Cause if she did, there's no doubt that Greg would be left with nothing but a pile of dust. He should be thanking Akame but obviously he can't since he's covered with a thick layer of bandages.
"That wouldn't be cool" He answered coolly
"You brats! You really like causing so much trouble, do you?!" A cool and deep voice said
"Uncle Reiji!" The children said together
Emperor Reiji was followed by the attendant that hosted the challenge earlier. She looked stunning, but she is still no match for the Emperor with his chilling beauty. Everyone was actually staring at them with infatuation.
He was smiling when he approached them, but it turned out to be an evil smile who hides all his malicious intentions. He was clearly pissed off in the children's behavior
"Like hell you can get away with that!" He said
"Ouch! Uncle that hurt!" Kin cried
"It hurts 'cause it's meant to be painful!" He scolded them "You fools! Can you not cause some trouble everywhere you go?! What would your parents say after they found out about this? You run away from home, when you could have asked, then started to challenge others! That's not the worst! You also used some incredible amount of magic when you're supposed to keep your abilities a secret! Don't go acting all innocent Kin! Do you want me to tell this to Aru?!"
"Please don't tell dad! I'm sorry!" Reiji sighed as Kin pleaded him
He bent down and touched his forehead. Kin face turned red from embarrassment, and avoided his gaze.
He spoke to him gently "You foolish child, you know you're not supposed to use all elements on the same time unless you fully mastered all of them, Seraphina told you so, hasn't she?"
Seraphina is a fairy like Sychi, but from the Elemental palace. Elemental fairies also have red as their signature color instead of gold.
Before Kin could speak, the Silver serpents approached to them. One thing was different though, a lady was standing in front of them instead for the Greg, who was actually hiding behind his fellows.
"How are you doing Your Highness?" she greeted politely
"I'm fine, just having a little trouble, thank you"
She looked at the children who are looking at her with wondering eyes then she said, "Are you looking after them? That's quite a lot of children, it must be stressful"
"Oh, yes, it is" He sighed
"Uncle you know her?" Miha pouted
Reiji chuckled by their actions. Growing up being doted on, they don't like being ignored no matter what circumstances they may face. They are a troublesome but adorable bunch children.
"Oh! my apologies! I 'am Silvana Serpent from the guild of Silver serpents. I' am also the leader of our party"
"That's unnatural for you to know such a lady" said Rex
"This group is always here every year, and them having the most potential to complete the quest, it's quite less likely that I may not know them" Reiji replied
The children continued to stare at him with curious eyes. They did not buy anything he said. On their minds, their Uncle Reiji had grown some interest for the lady. Among the few members of their guild, Reiji is one of the few who's still unmarried. The others have good enough reason though, except for him.