[Ruforal Town] [Life and Death Arena] [VIP Section]
"Talking with your opponent in life and death battle, so stupid," Leader Valliant Rosewarth scoffed.
"That overconfident brat," Elder Lin spoke from behind, "That arrogance will cost him his life."
"The amount of essence he used will recoil back at him," Elder Dane spoke with a grim look, "I don't like that brat but, I don't want him to lose."
[On the Arena]
[FULL POTENTIAL] Lucas used his skill. A blinding flash of green light covered the whole arena. Lucas's body evolved but, this time, his evolution was more perfected.
Lucas's hair became entirely green. His muscles adjusted according to his age. An aura of violet essence covered his body. Lucas now looked like a 15 years old boy. Lucas controlled his bloodlust and killing intent, unlike the time he evolved in the Awakening Platform.
[VIP Section]
"This brat," Elder Dane shivered in amusement, "He managed to perfect that skill to this level in just two days, incredible, just incredible."
On the other side, Lady Alice was in a deep thought remembering her encounter with Lucas and, a question haunted her mind, "He is alive but, the experiment failed, yet, he is alive in front of me."
"Don't think too much," Leader Valliant interrupted Lady Alice's thoughts, "Using all those high-level skills, he won't last long and, the recoil will tear his body apart."
"That's what he wants everyone to think," Lady Alice spoke as she glanced at Lucas, "Have you heard of the records about Art of the War?"
"Art of War?" Leader Valliant scoffed, "You kidding me, those useless records rotting in the Royal Library's basement."
"Useless, you say," Lady Alice grinned a little, "Don't take your eyes off the fight starting now."
"If you say so," scoffed Leader Valliant.
[On the Arena]
"To show you respect," Lucas clenched his fists, "I will use my full power to kill you."
The Scarlet Maiden thought a little about Lucas's words earlier. Her weakened resolve became strong once again.
She stood up, distancing herself from Lucas. A thought crossed her mind, "He has been using all those skills and an enormous amount of essence... Isn't overusing essence cause recoil?"
The Scarlet Maiden saw a ray of hope and thought, "Time, I need to buy time and, I won't die like a coward."
[ETERNAL VOID] Lucas used his skill.
Dark violet-colored void flames rushed towards the Scarlet Maiden.
[BLOOD RUSH] The Scarlet Maiden used her skill.
She became faster than the void flames. She circled the fighting platform melting the remaining ice, "Let's get this ice out of my way."
"Oh, so you do want to survive," Lucas laughed, "But, how long?"
The void flames became more violent and faster and almost caught up to the Scarlet Maiden's speed.
Lucas followed the pattern of the Scarlet Maidens movement.
[SHIFT] Lucas used his skill.
In an instant, he stood in front of Scarlet Maiden's way and threw a punch at her face.
[BLOOD RUSH 2X] In desperation, Scarlet Maiden managed to evolve her skill. And, she became twice faster than before.
Lucas's punch looked too slow in her eyes and, she managed to dodge him. And now, Lucas was in front of his own skill.
"Ha, can you survive your own skill?" The Scarlet Maiden laughed.
[Boom] The void flames exploded in front of Lucas. Everyone was surprised to see Scarlet Maiden's comeback.
"Hahaha," The Scarlet Maiden laughed, "Thank you, Lucas, without your pep talk, I wouldn't have got back my resolve."
A streak of green light flashed before the Scarlet Maiden, "Arrgh," her body flew on the sky, "Damn it."
The streak of green light appeared before the Scarlet Maiden once again in mid-air, "Lucas, you bastard, just how many skills do you possess?"
The green light struck her but, she somehow managed to land on the ground.
"Damn it," The Scarlet Maiden coughed out blood, "He is trying to finish the fight, so he must know his weakness."
The streak of green light stood on the fighting platform.
"The idea of using my skill against me and evolving your skill in a split second," Lucas came out from the green light and clapped, "Very impressive."
"But, that was not enough," The Scarlet Maiden got up from the ground, "If only I have more power..."
"You do have more power," Lucas grinned, "Don't you?"
[VIP Section]
"More power," Leader Valliant questioned Lady Alice, "What more power?"
"The power of Origin," Lady Alice replied without moving her attention from the arena.
"The Myth?" Leader Valliant inquired with curiosity.
"The voices from the portal on the awakening platform spoke of the rise of hidden Heroes," Butcher spoke with a serious tone, "So, she must be one of them."
"That's right but, it is not so easy to awaken the power of Origin," Lady Alice spoke.
"So, in short, Lucas wants to awaken her dormant powers," Elder Lin spoke with curiosity, "But why would he do that?"
"It's very simple," Lady Alice spoke in concern, "Lucas wants to show her real despair by defeating her in her strongest form."
"But, he is reaching his limits," Leader Valliant points at Lucas, "His once-bright essence is flickering and, he will feel the pain of recoil very soon."
"That's what Scarlet is thinking right now," Lady Alice spoke in fear, "You would know if you have read those useless records."
"You mean he planned it all from the beginning," Elder Dane spoke in a loud voice.
Lady Alice nodded her head, "We will witness the birth of a new class right now on that arena."
[On the Arena]
The Scarlet Maiden griped the tube which contained the blood of the Mythical Beast Blood Queen.
"Oh, so you need that to awaken your real power," Lucas scoffed, "Tell me, have you ever tried to awaken it by yourself."
"You know nothing," The Scarlet Maiden screamed and threw the tube on the ground and stomped it, "I will fight with my own power and, don't you dare to underestimate me."
"Good, very good," Lucas grinned and clenched his fist and, the green lightning crackled on his fists.
A large amount of blood lust pushed the Scarlet Maiden over the edge of the fighting platform, "So, all your struggle and you still on fell on the ground," Lucas began to walk towards the fallen Scarlet Maiden.
"The Fallen Maiden," Lucas spoke as he slowly moved towards the Scarlet Maiden, "You lost again but, don't worry, after your death, I will kill your family and, all of you will live together in the afterlife."
"You savage bastard," The Scarlet Maiden cursed Lucas, "Don't you dare hurt my family."
Lucas continued to taunt the fallen Scarlet Maiden as he slowly moved towards her.
[In The Scarlet Maiden's Mind]
"I need to get up."
"I need to fight back."
"I won't let you kill my family."
"Get up, get up, get up."
"Power, I need more power."
"I can't let this end like this."
Clenching her teeth, the Scarlet Maiden tried to get up. The wounds on her body began to bleed.
Her vision got blurred from excessive blood loss.
She was on the verge of despair.
She could feel fear and death.
The hope she wanted to take advantage of disappeared.
"Pathetic," a voice spoke inside her mind.
"You got so much power sleeping inside you," the unknown voice spoke again, "Break free from the shackles of your family and fight for yourself."
"Fight for yourself and, you will awaken once again," the unknown voice continued, "The power of Origin, take it with your own hand and use it for yourself."
In the darkness, the Scarlet Maiden saw a hand reaching out to her, "Take the power of Origin for yourself," hearing the unknown voice, the Scarlet Maiden grabbed the hand.
[Wooosh] A bright burst of vivid red essence engulfed the whole town. The Life and Death Arena shooked violently.
People began to panic.
Heroes kept their eyes on the fighting platform.
The guards deployed another protection shield to protect the audience.
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"It's here," Lady Alice screamed, "The Origin, the last hope of the Scarlet Family."