"What is this?! The contestant 'Resui' is dodging all of the blades while moving closer!" The announcer boomed.
The audience stared in shock at the fast moving figure. Just a while ago, Prince Resui seemed to have a hard time getting closer. Now, it looked as if he were just casually walking up.
Alin widened his eyes, "What the-?!"
Before he could say anything else, Yu activated 'Kotar's bracelet'. Immediately, Alin fell under the spell as just helplessly stood there. Yu was very impressed by the beginner's lucky totem. It was like a cheat item!
Just as Yu was about to push Alin over the line, he tripped.
"...Huh?" He thought as he fell backwards. How...did he trip?
"The probability was triggered after using the beginner's lucky totem. Thus resulting in a stroke of bad luck. That is why it is called 'beginner's', since it will give you great luck but you cannot escape the probability."
"GODDAMMIT-" Yu cursed as Alin snapped out of Kotar's bracelet. Alin hurriedly swung his sword at the vulnerable Resui, which made Yu activate scapegoat.
"Holy-!" Resui widened his eyes, he would have been hurt bad if that hit him.
But Alin wasn't done yet. Since it was too close to use energy blades, he began fighting against Resui by just using simple swordsmanship.
It seemed the totem was still in effect, and Yu once again became a dodging pro. This time however, he was worried when the probability would come again.
As Yu continued to block a few blows, Alin suddenly used his foot to try and trip him. Yu braced himself as he thought he was gonna fall, but heard a soft thud instead.
He opened his eyes to see Alin on the ground, it seemed Alin tripped due to the sand. Yu's eyes widened, now was his chance.
Just as Resui was about to swing his sword, the probability stuck again.
Thud. Everyone thought that Resui was gonna become the victor, but before he could land the finishing blow...he tripped himself.
"..." Resui stared at the blank face of Alin, only a few centimetres away from his.
"....." Alin looked unimpressed as he stared right back at Resui.
Even the announcer was silent.
"AHEM!" A cough was heard somewhere in the audience.
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The announcer eventually announced Resui as the winner since Alin fell first, and mostly everyone agreed. So now it was on to the finals.
Yu was about to celebrate his victory, but realized his final opponent was Maxilrin....
"...All that hard work for nothing..." {TwT} Yu cried silent tears in his heart. He was lucky that he wasn't matched with well known powerful people, but that luck can't last till the finals. Maxilrin was the definition of violence.
Even his family came from a line of bloody murder. As he was resting in a secluded room, a knock was heard from the door.
Yu got up and opened the door, but closed it after seeing who it was.
"..." He opened it again. Before he could close it again, a strong arm blocked the door from closing.
"Do you hate me that much?" Maxilrin chuckled. He stared down at Resui.
"...tch." He clicked his tongue quietly. Maxilrin still heard it but however he didn't say anything and just ignored it.
"Anyways, I'm just here to tell you that I'm forfeiting."
....
"...What?"
"Something popped up." Maxilrin added emphasis on something and smirked. "Congrats on winning...Resui."
"You...."
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Resui sat in his room blankly. He achieved the goal...but...something felt wrong.
"..." He didn't know how long he sat there, but eventually he just left without collecting his reward.
The moon was shining down on him, he could feel something entering his body. He breathed a sigh in relief as he looked at the remaining goals. Break Athel and Anna up, and find Anna someone better.
He groaned. Yu would go crazy if he kept thinking about this without any sleep. Slowly, he made his way to his room. Along the way, his fox ears sneakily popped out of his head. Soon, Resui's whole disguise came off and a white fox quietly wondered the halls.
"This..is bad..." Yu thought as he dizzily stumbled to his room. He nudged open the door and flopped onto the bed, completely falling asleep instantly.
*snore....*
....
For the next couple of days, Yu was suffering in bed from the cold. Somehow he caught the chills and had to sniffle in bed.
"My goodness, you truly are spoiled..." Anna scolded him, but still fed him some porridge anyways.
"Awna..." Resui said as he dizzily spoke to Anna.
"...If only you were this cute all the time." She pat Resui's head gently.
"Mmm..." Resui enjoyed head pats. His fever made felt like everything around him was on fire, his mind was a mess and it felt like he was on drugs or something. Resui's only comfort was the cold hand.
"I'll be back later. You go get some rest." Anna smiled as she quietly walked out of the room. Resui blinked a few times before succumbing to the lull of sleep.
...
A tall figure entered his room quietly. He stared down at Resui as his eyes slowly opened.
"You..." Yu's hazy mind didn't process who was infront of him.
"Honestly, I even surrendered for you and you're still here sick." Maxilrin smirked as he enjoyed the docile Resui.
"Sorry..." Resui apologetically said. Maxilrin flinched before turning away, his ears were slightly pink.
"Tch, you're playing dirty." A soft hand landed on his forehead as a cooling sensation erupted on his head. Resui almost groaned in relief.
The fever seemed to lessen abit and Yu gained some sense of himself.
"Maxilrin...?" Yu asked.
"...Go to sleep." Yu's eyes instantly shut. Soon, soft snores were sounding in the room.
Maxilrin chuckled before disappearing.