A calm and collected boy walked out of the cafe. Arnos was pumped for his match. He was very curious to know who his opponent was. He made his way back to his seat and waited for the announcement.
Not long after, the speakers boomed.
"Ladies and Gents! I'm glad you guys are back for the 3rd match of Round 1! Our competitors are Silent User and Alexander Eliot! Please make your way up to the arena!!!"
Arnos stood up from his seat and the people around him whispered. He walked down the rows and made it into the arena. Arnos looked ahead to see who he was versing.
His luck must have been crazy good because standing in front him was a Crossbow Mechanic. He could easily tell from the weapon and from the person's stature. His opponent looked really familiar.
'Ahhhh, that's one of the mage's friend. Interesting.'
Arnos already knew what the skills of the Crossbow Mechanic was. The good thing about the arena was that there were no place to hide. He pulled out his tralent and some of the audience laughed at him. Arnos didn't appreciate that and just put on a frown.
He loosened his muscles and unlike Alexander who was very tense, he on the other hand wasn't.
Meanwhile in Alexander's head.
'This guy! He's so calm and loose. He really underestimated me too much. This arena has no where to hide which sucks. This guy will regret it.'
"Alright! It seems like our competitors are ready. Let the match BEGIN."
Arnos didn't immediately use his skill. Instead he ran at half speed towards Alexander.
"That guy! What is he thinking?!"
"Is he crazy!"
"He's surely going to lose."
"What mastery is he?"
Alexander scoffed and shot out 20 bolts, one after another. Just as the bolts were about to hit Arnos, he disappeared. The crowd gasped and went silent. This skill caught the attention of a few people. Many thought this guy was an assassin.
Alexander was panicking and kept looking around. While he was distracted, Arnos used Triple Slash.
Alexander got hit and yelped. He started bleeding a little. Without thinking he used his ultimate trump card, he smiled. Arnos saw the smile and knew what he was thinking. He replied with a grin.
In the stands.
"Do you think Alex can do it?"
"Well he was the one who said we should all make it to the finals."
"Who is that person anyways? An assassin? That weapon is weird though. What do you think Harry?"
"Well, I'm afraid if the trump card doesn't work. This Silent User guy might be much more skilled then we think. I'm also not sure if he should've used his trump card so early on."
Instead of using Shadow Vanish he used Wall Dash. He ran across the wall with full speed but because he was so fast, it seemed like he ran on the wall and just disappeared.
Alexander didn't care and used Frozen Bolt Rain. Arnos immediately appeared and froze.
'Shoot. So speed doesn't work on this skill. What can I do?'
Everyone was silent and Alexander spoke up.
"You can surrender now and not get hurt or you can face the consequences."
"Ha! I knew Alex would win!"
Harry shook his head, that boy had something up his sleeves.
Arnos knew from the start that Alexander was playing dirty. He had never entered the arena. It was a clone, he knew this because when he used Presence Seeker. There was no light.
All of sudden the bolts rained down. Arnos tried to keep a straight face. He remembered he couldn't move so he couldn't deflect. What most people didn't know is when the person freezes. It's only for 10 seconds so when Arnos counted to 10 he quickly leapt and dashed away. Everyone was shocked, they were even more shocked when Arnos stabbed his tralent straight through his head.
Everyone was about to scream and shout but stopped when Alexander disappeared. A few skilled people nodded and were disgusted about how Alexander had played.
Harry was disappointed in his friend, he understood what he did.
The speaker suddenly spoke up.
"We have discussed about the possibilities of what just happened. Alexander Eliot come out now."
Some people were shocked, others didn't understand what was happening.
Alexander was sweating he came out from the entrance to the arena.
"Alexander Eliot has made a dirty play. He is hereby disqualified. Silent User proceeds to the next Round."
Everyone went wild and clapped. Alexander walked away with his head down in shame. He didn't understand how Silent User found out. He wasn't confident that he would be able to win so he tried to exploit but it backfired.
Arnos made his way out. Since he passed Round 1, there was no point in watching the next match. He decided to have a break and wait for Round 2 which was at 2:15.
Arnos was going to go rent a room in the inn quickly when he was stopped.
"Excuse me miss, umm could you please move out the way?-"
He saw the face and frowned. It was non other than Raine Peony, the assassin. She looked the same except for the fact her scars had been bandaged.
"What do you need?" He asked in an unfriendly tone.
"I just want to talk. I need to ask you some questions."
"And why should I go with you?"
"Sigh, just do it it's not like I'm going to do anything to you. Look I saw you heading to the inn. I have a room there, let's talk." She didn't even let Arnos answer and pulled him away.
Arnos's confusion level was over 5000. He sat on a chair and across was Raine.
"Soooooo...." Arnos mustered enough courage to start the conversation.
"What do you want?"
"I saw how you disappeared and I'm wondering if your an assassin like me. Except that's impossible because if you were I should know you but I don't.
"Okay, uhhhh this is really weird I'm just gonna leave."
"Wait. Don't leave, who are you? Silent User cause that surely isn't your real name."
"Can't say, bye." Arnos disappeared and just left Raine with absolute no information.
'I should've disappeared from the start. But damn her grip is strong. I couldn't have gotten away even if I wanted to.'
'I need to get changed. Or else people will keep asking me question everywhere. I'm going go buy some clothes.'
Arnos went to a nearby shop and bought some simple clothing. A shirt and shorts, he packed his gear into the void pouch along with his tralent. He checked the time and their was about half an hour till Round 2.
Then he remembered and decided to give Donovan a visit. He wasn't quite sure of where he could be so he started looking around the place. As he was walking, he saw a little boy. That boy was Donovan, he went and approached him. The man who was with Donovan frowned and stood up. He was pretty giant and masculine.
"State your purpose."
"Hello Sir I'm just here to talk to Donovan."
Donovan then turned around and his eyes immediately lit up.
"MR ARNOS!!!"
He ran up and hugged him.
"Haha hey kid, you can just call me Arnos. I'm not that old, haha."
"Dad! This is the guy I told you about. The one who stood up for me!"
"Oh I'm sorry for acting so impolite then. Thank you." He said sincerely.
Arnos was flustered but also wondered.
'This huge guy is his dad?! Holy crud man.'
He had a small chat with Donovan and his dad. Ross. They were pretty cool. He left some money for them, they were very reluctant to take it. After much persuading they took it and thanked him.
Arnos then went and booked a room at an inn. Just to have a nap, don't worry it wasn't the same in as the one Raine has.
He was tired and the shirt he bought weren't that comfortable. So he wore the vest that his gear had. It was much more comfortable than the shirt. Although he took a quick shower to wash off all the sweat.
After the shower he wore the shorts and the vest and lied down. Not before long he fell asleep. His muscles were healing as he slept. Rejuvenating for his next match.