My first few moments went on unsheathing Magnum. Oliver was already rushing towards me. I clashed with his Tortunem.
That's when I came to know why Oliver was so strong. Apart from how strong Oliver was himself, Tortunem gave his powers a boost. The big sword threw me on the ground. Its blade was so sharp that I could barely put up a fight. I remembered how Adonis had described it. It's a sword that can cut through almost anything, he had said. He wasn't joking about it.
I quickly got up and started fighting again. But Oliver's strikes were intense and quick. I tried to improve my skills and hit harder. Oliver was surely getting affected by it but not as much as I was. He kept backing me up until I was beside an obstacle. I quickly hid behind the obstacles I could find near me but Oliver was on a rampage, who really wanted to win the Finals badly. But my dream wasn't any lesser.
I need to win this with Magnum, I remembered. I kept dodging for a while, thinking for a strategy. Oliver's fast moves were making me sick. I wanted to bond with Magnum but not in a situation when my foe is right in front of me, ready to smack my face. But that was the way a true warrior needed to fight, together with his weapon.
I watched Magnum shining, maybe responding to me. But he was shining too much this time. I held it up in the sky and he became totally white. His blades became sharper with his grip becoming longer. The golden and red colored Magnum was now having little white stripes on the grip as well. Magnum had evolved. (Yay! We are getting into the Pokémon era!)
Oliver came up to my hiding place but he wasn't expecting a glowing friend with a glowing axe ready to throw him off. I slashed Magnum on Oliver's chest and he was sent flying. I ran to him before he could get back up again. I hit him back and he fell back down. My next few hits were blocked by Tortunem. Defending with his weapon, Oliver quickly escaped. He was the one trying to find a hiding place now. Before he could, I held Magnum tight.
And then I did something unexpected, something even I couldn't imagine. My eyes had become somewhat red as my vision had turned mostly red. I then ran and jumped which I was not planning to do. It happened on its own. I didn't notice at first, but I was almost at a height of the 2nd floor. I yelled and landed right in front of Oliver. He was looked very scared. But instead of hitting Oliver, I hit the ground in front of him.
The land started separating and an explosion took place, the rage of Magnum. I was luckily able to withstand it but I couldn't tell about Oliver. After the fog created by the explosion vanished, I found Oliver lying on the ground. He faced the ground so I couldn't see his face. I found myself on my knees, really exhausted of the attack Magnum and I had done together.
The crowd was silent until Oliver faded away. He got resurrected soon enough. It was clear. "Oliver Jones is unable to continue. Blaze Hunt wins the match. Blaze Hunt the Champion of the Warrior Battle Fest!!" The referee announced. The silence turned into an unbearable cheering from the crowd. They all sang Blaze as I got up slowly.
Somehow, my legs could still hold me. I was standing in the center of the stadium, spectators cheering for me, my worst nightmare Oliver lying on the ground, defeated and Rock Flames, who was clapping for me from above.