"Elders, how are you all? Thank you for coming to the final rounds of the competitions." Elder Mare greeted the other elders.
"Not at all elder Mare. We're all fine after a nights rest." Elder Han Mao replied.
Elder Zero just nodded. Elder Kira cupped his hands and made a slight bow "If I can have elder Mare to greet me like this everyday, I'll be so happy I can die. Hahaha"
Elder Sasha made a disgusted look at elder Kira "Why don't you buy yourself a whore instead?"
"Now now, elder Sasha knows, I'm not that satisfied with downtown pick me ups." Elder Kira laughed as he looked at elder Mare with a lewd face.
When suddenly, a hand hit his head. "Would you stop looking at elder Mare like that? You know she and elder Sasha are the youngest of our generation." Elder Joseph reprimanded elder Kira.
As elder Kira was laughing it off, elder Yun Hai also arrived. "Greetings everyone, it appears I'm the late on here. Let's all get some wine later on, my treat."
"Elder Yun Hai, it seems you have forgotten. Blue serpent clan will hold a feast after the winner of this competition has emerged. And of course, that includes imported wine from our trade routes by the sea." Elder Mare replied to elder Yun Hai.
"Oh, is it? Ah yes. I completely forgot about that." Elder Yun Hai caressed his beard.
Elder Han Mao laughed "Hahaha, elder Yun Hai, you're getting old. After all, you and elder Kira are the oldest ones in our generation."
"Yes, I am. Hahahaha"
By the hall way, Kazein saw a beautiful woman with long blue hair and a splendid body. As he was about to pass her, she stopped him and said "You're Kazein the blind swordsman?"
"What of it?"
"I'm Qin Fei, your opponent for the next round. I came to say hello, since we might not get a chance to introduce ourselves."
"Oh? Kazein, just Kazein. If nothing else I'm going." When Kazein was about to leave, the path in front of him froze. "Your doing?"
"Whatever are you talking about? I just want to talk."
"Then speak. I don't have time for your likes."
"On second thought, since you have no time for the likes of me, I have nothing to say." She then put her arms together and closed her eyes.
As the path in front of Kazein unfroze, and he continued to walk, when suddenly, ice shattered 3 ft away from him. "If you want a fight, we can start here and now. Just say the word and I'll god damn kill you."
"Oh my. So scary, I didn't mean to pick a fight." As she walked towards Kazein, she then whispered into his ears. "I will be waiting for you." Then she walked on.
"Fucking woman." Kazein also went to the stage.
Blue serpent clan Manor, Anna, who just woke up, suddenly sat up straight.
"Ah! Anna! You shouldn't get up yet!" A girl rushed to her side.
"Kazein! He-"
"He'll definitely lose today. His opponent is Qin Fei of the Eastern warlord's estate."
"He! He remembers me! He's just pretending not to! And yet, I hit him!" She began to cry once more.
The girl was confused "Didn't you say he was an imposter? Why now you say he remembers you?"
"Just before our match ended, he said goodbye to me. That means we really won't be seeing each other now. Last time he left without saying goodbye, and he came back here, to blue Cross city even though he knows this is where I am." She sobbed.
"My grace. Then we better go there now, it's been a while since his fight with Qin Fei, if he loses and leaves. You won't be able to see him off." As she helped her up, they then went for the arena. But when they arrived, the elders were suppressing a very strong demon. Dead bodies were everywhere, and innocent blood was spilled.
"How the hell did things go wrong here?" The girl asked.
"I don't know. That demon must have come here to kill souls. And.... And everyone.... Was.... Killed? Kazein!!!" Anna screamed his name.
An hour ago. Kazein and Qin Fei were fighting in the 1st ring while Amari and Arthur at the 2nd ring.
As Kazein attacked, Qin Fei defended, an ice wall appeared in front of Kazein. But he just broke through using his sheathed sword. When he passed through the wall, Qin Fei had a magic ready to fire at point blank.
"Great ice needles!" Qin Fei fired the magic. Kazein deflected them with fast sword strikes.
Three meters away from Qin Fei, Kazein drew his sword, but Qin Fei suddenly made the ground below Kazein to rise as an ice pillar. Kazein couldn't do anything but was forced to get back.
Anna then shot out shards of ice while Kazein dodged as he advanced. When Kazein got near her, he was about to grabbed her neck, but suddenly, a blizzard spinned so fast that it cut of Kazein's arm. Kazein got back.
"You're not hurt by that? Why did I not hear you scream?"
"Hmph, this much. I can handle."
"Oh! Kazein withstood an attack from Qin Fei's frozen defense! But to the cost of him losing an arm! What will he do?! Surrender? Or will he fight with his one remaining arm?!" The announcer yelled wildly.
"Hmph, he won't be fighting with one arm. Look, he brought something out." Elder Zero noticed Kazein's movements.
As the other elders watched once more.
Kazein brought out a container with a light green colored liquid within. As he opened it and splashed it into his wounds, his arm immediately grew back up. The crowd was shocked, a miracle potion that heals even cut off limbs. It was never heard off, even the elders were shocked.
"Elder Zero, do you know what he used just now?" The announcer asked.
"No comment. All I know is, that thing he used, is worth 300,000 gold." He spoke in a manner of calmness and relaxation.
"300,000 gold coins?! Only the large and 1st rate families can ever afford that!"
On the stage, the crowd hated Kazein even more, he always had tricks by his sleeve. And he revealed another one. Amari and Arthur stopped to see Kazein's reaction, then continued fighting after seeing Kazein paid no heed to the angry crowds.
"Now that everything is better, I guess I shouldn't hide some more stuff by now. If I lose here, I'll be damned." Kazein said while cracking his neck and taking up his sword.
"Hmph, it's high time we get serious here." Qin Fei said in response to Kazein's declaration.
Kazein disappeared, while a large strong blizzard appeared by Qin Fei's range.