Eliza's POV
I was on the verge of striking my opponent to end the battle when a compelling force hit me like a face slap.
"I said STOP!!!" the voice said again and I was rooted to the spot. From the sound of the voice one could tell that it held power.
The referee looked at me with a weird look and then to my badly injured opponent before announcing, "Jake Tyrimm is unable to continue! Elizabeth August wins by default!'
With these words the match ended and I was free to move again. I turned around to take a good look at my opponent but was surprised when I saw my sister hugging him like her life depended on it.
I couldn't fathom the relationship between the both of them until I heard "You know when Aunt Taylor finds out about this she would kill you even though you are her son"
Hearing that A loud gasp escaped my mouth cutting off their conversation.
Aurora's POV
I was watching Eliza match with great focus and was quite enjoying it like everyone else in the arena. I felt the same urge I had earlier on before their match began only this time it was like triple. I wanted to jump down from my seat to protect the boy but I couldn't move myself to do so knowing the consequence.
I felt a change of power in the atmosphere before Eliza lit up like bulbs on a Christmas tree. 'Oh this can't be good'. Only few people I know behave like that and it was mostly because of the emotions.
They rushed at each other again and went at it this time with full power the slash at each other at every opportunity they got with caring to block their attacks. They went at for few minutes. To the audience it was like two blur fighting but with great focus depending on your dragon's eye you could see their battle clearly.
After few minutes they stopped and clear cuts, deep gashes and bruises could be seen on their body. Eliza didn't stop there as she rushed towards him with an onslaught attack of punches. Feeling quite content, she ripped of the mask of Jake and I gasped loudly from my seat.
'No wonder I had the feeling to protect him'
As Eliza was ready to deliver the final blow to him.
"STOP!!!" I yelled from my seat as I decided to stop her before things would go too far and she would never forgive herself for something she never intended to do later on.
Not hearing me the first as she was close to killing him I yelled again only this time it oozed power and she was rooted to the spot.
After the referee stopped the match I rushed to Jake's side to care for him and possibly give him the scolding he deserved.
"You Idiot what are you doing here I thought you and your dad were staying on earth?" I said slapping at the back of the head
"Hey, Injured person here" he said jokingly.
"I believed I asked you a question" I said while frowning wanting an answer from him.
"Well, me and dad have been in fantasia for quite a time now" he said while scratching his head looking guilty AF.
"Does your mum know?" I asked him.
"Well No" he said with a sheepish smile.
"You know when Aunt Taylor finds out about this she would kill you even though you are her son" I said. After I finished that sentence a loud gasp cut her conversation. We both whipped our heads to the direction where the sound came from. I saw Eliza with teary eyes and judging from her reaction I could only guess she heard part of our conversation.
Our short family reunion was called off because the tournament was about to continue. The three of us headed towards my seat seeing no need to take Jake to the infirmary as his major injuries were healing due to his connection with his dragon.
We sat down and watched the next match with less interest as we spent the rest of the time to catch up including Eliza who have never met her cousin. The tournament was almost over with one match remaining. 'My match'
"Ladies and gentlemen we have reached the end of the first round of the tournament with our last match in tow. Our two contestants are Ashley Zephyr nicknamed the Lightning Queen and no 3 ranked student and Aurora Crimson." The referee announced.
"Begin!"
Ashley wasted no time in zooming forward with her lightning. She jabbed at my badge but I managed to block in time. The impact still launched me straight across the field and I crashed into the wall.
I fell to my knees, shaken but still intact. Ashley had zipped in front of me and thrust her arm forward. I barely managed to dive out of the way as her lightning spread devastatingly across the wall behind me.
She zoomed at me again and kneed me in the stomach. I rose slightly into the air and she used the opportunity to deliver a combo of electrically charged kicks and jabs to my torso and she finished with a fast 360-degree swing of her arm which left me flying upwards. I crashed into the highest point of the invisible protective of the field but Ashley wasn't done with me yet. She zapped into the air and clasped her hands together she directed a blast of lightning straight at me in my vulnerable state. It pinned me against the barrier as the unforgiving bolts spread throughout my body and spread outwards covering the entire roof.
As I started my freefall, she zoomed behind me and with a downward thrust she sent me hurtling towards the earth. I smashed into the ground causing it to crack beneath me.
I felt my left arm snap in three different places and I screamed out in pain. I squirmed on the floor, the pain preventing me from rising. Ashley gracefully zapped her way to the land unhurt. She looked down at me with eyes filled with pride and selfishness while she brandished a mischievous smirk.
"Ashley has been known for her brutal tendencies but this…. this is too far! Even for her!" the commentator said nervously.
I raised my sword into the air shooting up from my downed state. I jumped into the air preparing for a vertical slice but Ashley stole the opportunity and turned it in her favor. She performed a complete split in mere seconds and jabbed her electrical fist into my groin. I bent forward gagging but Ashley quickly got to her feet and sent me flying with a roundhouse kick to the mandible.
I rammed into the wall and she zoomed at me hopping into the air only to connect to my chest with a flying kick. My body sunk into the wall as it cracked from the impact. My ribs shattered and pierced the inner walls of my muscles. I threw up blood instantly, which splashed on the unrespecting girl.
"Your filthy bitch!" she exclaimed wiping the crimson fluid from her face. She grabbed me off the wall and with god like swiftness she threw me to the cold earth once more stepping down on my shoulder blades she wrenched back the intact portions of my left arm dislocating my shoulder from its socket. I howled, unable to do much to ease the terrors befalling me. I was a bloody mess at this point: beaten and battered and broken. The onlookers could lookers could do nothing and many turned their gaze away unable to bear the one sided beat-down occurring before them.
"Suffer in hell swine!" Ashley spat as she stepped away from my body. Retreating to a tall rock in the artificially created stage, Ashley clasped her hands together and focused.
Continuous bolts rained down from the heavens, charging a spear like weapons in her hands. She sent forth a gigantic blast of lightning directly at me. It consumed the entirety of the battle position of the arena and the only thing preventing it from spreading more outward was the barrier erected around us. I felt my skin and flesh burn as my mind began short circuiting from the jolts of electricity. I thought for a second, knowing that it was all over and this was the end of my story….