The field was restored for the new battle, now it was another member of the QAN formation against the Prince of Celestia in the direct line of succession, it was a fight between first-rate nobles and two dark users, the show was going to get very interesting, a battle to record the Allures and the Gallards were excited.
– Start the battle! – Announced Margareth starting the fight.
Declan didn't take long to start attacking, he was very tactical and offensive in approach, he was very adept at shooting bristles of darkness and using that to get close and fit a streak of direct physical strikes, but Nathan wasn't kidding there, beyond of managing to dodge the initial onslaughts and already launching dark snakes to fend off the opponent while preparing projectiles of dark snake fangs.
– I found your outbreak of jealousy with Polo very funny, you weren't exactly a "saint" after you started dating again. – Provoked Declan who was taking advantage of Nathan's mistakes to distract him and firing a dark dragon projectile.
– NATHAN YOU SON OF A MALE WHORE, WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?! – shouted an extremely angry Apollodro from the stands, several of his friends had to hold him.
– I swear it's not what it seems! – Nathan said, he was defending himself with a dome of darkness.
– Yes, just a few studies for "oral exam" and he understands anatomy well with these fingers, no wonder I'm with him. – Laughed Declan who with his expertise with the dark tries to turn the protective dome into a prison.
– You're not helping, Declan. – Nathan replied, who managed to free himself through transmutation in the dark and was already attacking with dark shots.
That fight was getting "interesting", controversial and that paid a lot. Everyone was finding the fight both exciting and fun with it all.
– These young people love washing dirty clothes in public, who didn't find themselves there? – Declan's stepmother laughed, but she could see his stepson's foul play.
– I'm not surprised, but he's being smart... They're demonstrating an interesting dark mastery, mainly because the use of darkness demands fine control of their emotions, meaning they're not being sincere with these lines, they can even be true, but they are being said only to destabilize the prince. – Commented Adriana, who was one of the greatest specialists in umbrakinesis in the world. – Come on Declan, you know that alone will not be enough, he will have to open his eyes against the prince, wherever he has already got his fingers. –
In the main box they were trying to think about the possible tactics they were using in that battle, even though they had already demonstrated some considerable skills.
– Turning a protective dome into a prison and transmuting it into pure darkness takes some skill, but these two, seriously, why are these only thinking about sex? – Morrigan said indignantly.
– The fact that you are asexual does not change the fire burning of most other teenagers. – Commented Otrera comicly.
– Nathan is getting along fine, but he still hasn't demonstrated everything he knows how to do, he won't give up easily, even with this bomb. – Emma said, she knew her son well.
– And he's sleeping on the dorm floor today. – Ethan commented holding back his laughter.
Nathan and Declan were fighting using their dark variations and were doing really well. Declan had a lot of skill at using the darkness defensively to paralyze, while Nathan was more offensive with his darkness in the form of snakes, it was a good fight.
– If Polo leaves me, you'll die… Embrace Of The Dark Serpent. – Conjured Nathan, the spell invokes a snake of darkness that advances against Declan, it multiplied from 1 to 2, from 2 to 4, from 4 to 8, from 8 to 16 trying to immobilize the opponent, it was not possible to compare with Morrigan , but these snakes were strong, not all his dark techniques involve snakes, but he liked them.
Declan took some damage, but then used his dark transmutation, Nathan wasn't the only one who knew about these tricks.
– It's not my fault you were going crazy because he didn't want to spread his legs… Concealed Dark: Pit Of Allure. – Conjured Declan, it was one of the family techniques, trying to trap the prince of Celestia in a pit of darkness by the wrists and ankles, leaving him immobile in the muddy darkness.
Declan still tries to unleash another two dark dragons against the prince.
– Really do you think that this alone will take care of me? Shadow Seeker! – Conjured Nathan, with this spell he Conjured one of his spirit mirrors, he entered the mirror and appeared behind Declan, Nathan then tried to hit a dark serpent behind his opponent.
– Now you're the one who takes me for a fool, baby... Dark Concealed: Allure Sarcophagus. – Conjured Declan without even looking at the prince, he trapped him in a sarcophagus made of powerful and immobilizing darkness.
– That wasn't my only friendly asset… Onslaught Of The Dark Serpent. – Conjured Nathan, he hadn't been freed from the sarcophagus, but he managed to conjure a furious advance of great dark serpents.
Declan became distracted by having to dodge the attack, they were both tied again, they continued to fight, exchanging techniques and blows to try to beat each other, because both are dark users their techniques had to go higher and higher to win , the prince knew a necromantic technique, but did not know if he could, worse, if it was ethical, but he would not have the luxury of losing.
– I can't deny that I'll miss it, I doubt that "saint" Hecatrix does half of the things I used to do. – Declan laughed as he tried to trap the prince with darkness.
– I'm going to hit this shadow shit in the face… LOOK HERE "SAINT" IS YOUR… – Apollodro began, but Artemisia shut her brother's mouth and the others held him back.
– While you were regulating, I was fully available. – Declan retorted outrageously.
– Declan, you know we never made it to the finals, I always regretted it, don't come use this guilt tactic… Inferis Descenso. – Conjured Nathan very angry just thinking about the possibility of losing Apollodro by a dirty trick, he used shadow transmutation to appear on Declan's side and nailed his hand to his head, it was like a dark magic seal formed on his head of the mage, he was soon on his knees, as if it were just an empty shell.
That hadn't been just any blow, all the older spectators were horrified, especially Adriana, it was an extraordinary strain, Nathan was scared, he couldn't undo his own spell, there was an empty shell, not dead, but unconscious as if he was somewhere else. In the main box the situation was no different, they were scared and Morrigan was impressed.
– That's not possible! – Said Otrera incredulously.
– I'm not surprised he knew this spell, I'm surprised it worked. – Emma said with her mouth open.
– This boy is really impressive, "Mor" only managed to use this spell when we were already in the Royal Guard. – Edward said horrified.
– That's not exactly what impresses me the most... This boy wanted my attention, now he has it, only exactly 15 mages managed to use this spell in history, including me and the creator of the technique... He sent the spirit of Allure to "hell", your personal hell, this spell is not only difficult, it requires a connection, a sync with the necromantic arts, I am shocked and impressed. – Morrigan said enjoying the moment. – He's really Terrence Night's son. –
– Morrigan, don't waste your time, come on, can't you see he can't undo the spell? That way the boy will be trapped in hell forever, no one is as powerful a necromancer on the entire planet as you. - Queen Aria said worried.
– I know that Aria, I was just enjoying the moment. – Morrigan said with a somewhat morbid air.
– A boy can be trapped in Hell. – Valtor said worried.
– And a 17-year-old boy performed a spell that many necromancers even at the height of their careers can't perform, whether by luck or talent, he did something that I only managed to do when I was 20, if that doesn't impress you, I don't know. what will. – Morrigan said almost psychopath in relation to another mage with imminent risk of life.
– The Morrigan will always be Morrigan. – Laughed Edward who knew that in the end her friend would do that, even though "Inferis Descenso" was one of the most dangerous spells in the world, it was nothing for Morrigan's ability, she would have no problem reversing the picture.
Morrigan had transmuted from there to the battlefield near the two, she had an approving look at the prince, she had enjoyed the demonstration of power and skill, after all she had seen natural power in the boy.
– Very good work dear, how you managed to perform this spell is a mystery, but with me here there is no danger. – Morrigan said she had developed respect for the prince after that, her hidden suspicions reasserting themselves more and more.
– I... I was just studying your most powerful spells, I didn't even know I could do it, I just thought I might lose the Polo and something seemed to take control of me... Don't let him die, please, I just I didn't want to miss Polo, but Declan is my friend. – Said the prince in tears worried about his friend, he didn't want to win at the cost of Declan's life.
– Don't worry… Null And Void. – Conjured Morrigan who canceled the effects of the prince's spell, and most amazingly, easily, for her it was easy, not only, it seemed as if she was able to purge the existence of the king of hell himself, all in the stands of Arena felt her power as she undid the seal and Declan woke with a very deep, muffled breath through his mouth.
– Calm down Declan, you're back, sorry friend, I shouldn't have used that spell! – Nathan said that he hugged his friend, he was worried.
– What? I should thank you, I ended up in an eternal loop with six well-heeled guys serving me and doing all I want, ALL. – Declan laughed. – I should complain about being back. –
– Wait? But the spell should imprison you in your personal hell, looping through what terrifies you the most. – Nathan said confused.
– Impressive, you manipulated the darkness of personal hell to manipulate reality and preserved your spirit, something almost as difficult as conjuring the Inferis Descenso, my congratulations, few could manage so well in the lower dimensional plane... But it is obvious that the victory goes to Nathan Gallard. – Announced Morrigan that soon leaves there transmuting into darkness returning to the main cabin.
The two friends hug and go to the medical ward, it had been quite an experience, Adriana was left with her heart in her hand, but she knew that her son would resist, people have already died in triad tests. In the main box, the fight was being discussed internally before the next one.
– Inferis Descenso, seriously, this boy has talent I can't deny, but the other one protected his soul in hell itself with the darkness, it seems we have talented young people in this generation in the dark business. – Morrigan said, she thought of the potential of the two, and their own advantage.
– We have to consider that maybe he was only able to perform a legendary classification spell because of emotions... This boy could purge hundreds of souls if he got out of control, it's rare, but it's possible, right Morrigan? – Said Otrera analytical, she started to think that there was something more there.
– It's rare, but yes... As a rule users of darkness and necromancy need to have an extremely refined emotional control and coolness to reach their maximum potential, but once in a century a necromancer and dark master who has their most abilities is refined and heightened when your emotions surface always born, they are always the most dangerous. – Morrigan nodded, she didn't reveal the whole truth, she kept some details to herself, it was something that amazed her and left her worried at the same time, the possibilities of the young prince's future, a connection with an ancient and extremely powerful entity.
– This boy he's going to be very powerful, but his control, that's something to worry about, Aria and Emma are extremely controlled, but Nathan can be controlled by his powers if he doesn't center himself. – Edward said worried about the young prince.
– Don't worry gentlemen… I'm helping Nathan with this, he's been training hard, he can still be passionate, but he doesn't undermine all of his development and aptitude. – Said Astarte.
– We trust in your judgment, he will be a king one day, he needs to have an education with the best, and I don't see anyone better than a student of the most powerful mage in the world. – The queen nodded.
***
The mood settled down, when they were sure Declan was ok and authorized the next fight, it was Adam and Lilly's turn, both were already positioned for the battle, to cheer for Adam were in the stands his father Dean and his aunt Cordelia Hardrock, 45 years old, her hair was black, full and long, her eyes blue and her skin white; she was an elegant lady, sister of Ava, she was a major in the common army.
To cheer for Lilly in her family were her parents, her grandmother and her third husband, her aunt Angel was taking care of the security of the exam considering the dangers that Celestia was passing, but didn't want to show.
Evanora Luceros, 39 years old, her eyes were brown, her dark curly hair was medium, her skin was black; she was the heir to the noble title of Countess of Lightpillar, she was a woman of great refinement and style, a noblewoman of respect, and she loved big hats.
Tane Vermont-Luceros, 40, his eyes were brown, his hair was dark brown, his skin was brown; he is Evanora's husband and Lilly's father, a heartthrob with a career in filmmaking, currently retired after 22 blockbusters in the past 24 years.
Cocoa Luceros, 68 years old, her eyes were brown, her black curly hair was medium, her skin was black; she was the present Countess of Lightpillar, a seasoned, experienced and moral woman.
Trevis Olk-Luceros, 38, his eyes were blue, his skin white, his hair blond and full; he was the third husband of Cocoa Luceros, Count Consort of Lightpillar, a charming young man who really was in love with his current wife, age was just a number to him.
The fight was about to start, the warm-up of the two had already done, they would have to keep the pattern after the soul of one of the previous fighters had almost been condemned to hell, almost impossible to get over it, but they would try.
– Let the fight begin... Not that I think they'll get over the last one. – Said the queen who spoke the second part low only for the people in the box.
And it was the rush for the fight, a clash of mages of different styles began, Adam advanced wielding his Death Scythe and supported by fifty sparrow daggers guided by telekinesis during the battle, but Lilly was a stealth mage, she had a strategy to take the visibility of the opponent to catch him from behind, but it wouldn't be so easy.
– Come on Adam, show me what you've got, if you can catch me of course... Blind Spark. – Conjured Lilly which generated a powerful flash of light that managed to disorient Adam. The daggers were a little fuzzy, as was Adam's movements.
Lilly then conjured claws of light, she moved stealthily to land some blows on Adam, but he seemed to be able to defend himself with his weapon and the sparrow daggers.
– Nice trick Lilly, but I have sensorial skills about weapons, and thanks to the spellbook too, so as much as I can't move that much right now I still have my daggers… Flight Of Sparrow Daggers. – Conjured Adam, fanning a flight of 200 sparrow daggers advancing furiously at Lilly.
– Nice try, but I have other tricks up my sleeve… Gaslight Veil. – Conjured Lilly, she was involved in a veil of light that prevented her from being tracked by sensorial magic, the sparrow daggers seemed disoriented and managed to land some blows on Adam who was still under temporary blinding effect from the first spell.
The combat was interesting, two mages of very different combat styles, one used agility and the other wielded a giant and lethal ax with shadow magic, it wasn't every day you saw that.
– Adam is doing very well, controlling so many daggers, and still using Death Scythe, Ava would be proud. – Commented Cordelia.
– I know, he's been growing a lot, even though Hephaestus's grimoire has many weapons, he's specializing in Death Scythe and sparrow daggers... His master is Emiliana. – Dean commented.
– Intriguing, Ava is in this boy's life to this day in so many ways… I know he'll do fine. – Cordelia smiled.
Lilly's family was pretty sure of the young Luceros' abilities.
– Lilly's still playing with him, she hasn't let go yet, but I have to admit the user of Hephaestus's spellbook impresses me, Ava was a great spellbook master, he has her grandiosity. – Cocoa commented.
– I feel useless, I can't do half the things these two do. – laughed Trevis.
– Don't blame yourself, after all you weren't born for battles and neither am I, not all mages were born to be warriors, they are impressive. – Commented Tane.
– Lilly is a Luceros, she is much more dangerous than she appears, he may have a mystical book with legendary weapons, but she has an ingenuity that I have seen few times. – Evanora laughed.
The main cabin had eyes interested in that fight, especially George. He proudly saw the spellbook of Hephaestus being used in its glory.
– It's good to see this book in use again, Death Scythe, this weapon is impossible to miss, one of the most powerful weapons in the book... This boy, he can become as big as his mother. –George said emotionally remembering his student and how she was one of his greatest prides.
– I remember, Ava shone at the Academy and on the battlefield, she was always a brilliant student, exceptional, one of the few I would say rivaled Team Astaroth. – Margareth smiled wistfully.
– Adam has been under a lot of pressure to use his mother's book, but he's been getting over himself a little bit… He might actually be as good as she was. – Emiliana said with a smile.
– Let's not forget the other young lady, Lilly, she is a Luceros that stands out, cunning and genius, she has many chances, and is also among the most outstanding in tactical skills. – Teresa pointed out.
– Let's see who will take this fight. – Commented Maeve excited.
The fight was being fierce, Adam was with his free movement, he was advancing trying to hit Lilly, first with the smack side and then with the side of the blade of darkness that was refined by Adam's magic, but she dodged when she did it soon he started slashing the air and thus generating dark blades, still using 50 sparrow daggers to chase Lilly, got some cuts, but she was very agile.
– I'll hit you friend... Rising Dark Blades. – Conjured Adam who hit his ax on the ground and from him came out a myriad of dark blades emerged from the ground, it was a fast and efficient technique, part of the blows hit the mage, but she could still continue fighting.
– Cute, but it's my turn... Blind Spark + Gaslight Veil + Light Lancer. – Conjured Lilly consecutively, first she generated a glare that limited Adam's visibility, masked her sensorial abilities and the last spell generated spears of light coupled to her hands, she moved nimbly hitting Adam several times, he didn't even feel the blows hitting , the damage was high.
Adam took a chance, he hit the ground with the ax handle generating dark energy to drive Lilly away, then he demonstrated that he had been training reinforcement magic, even if only in a secondary way and just to reinforce its use with weapons, he would go out in charged with the blade reinforced and amplified by darkness. Adam's visibility was returning and the fight was getting good between the spears of light and the Death Scythe.
– This fight is cheering me up, friend, but I have no intention of losing, I have several tricks... Explosive Needles Rain. – Conjured Adam who opened his grimoire and from it came a flurry of explosive needles towards Lilly, even if the needles didn't catch, she would be hit by the shock waves of the explosions.
Lilly was hit by the explosions and yet Adam was up to hit her, but she turns out to be very thick skinned.
– Fuck you, Adam… Light Trail Explosion. – Conjured Lilly which generated a quick trail of light that turned into a burst of light that also threw Adam far away.
Those two weren't going to be defeated, they were going to give it their all, they were going to invest more and more, but Adam was very astute and prepared a blow that took Lilly by surprise when she tried to blind him again.
– Dark Ax Core Pulse! – Conjured Adam, stuck his ax in the ground and he seemed to work as a black pulsed reactor and launching dark energy shurikens, it was an ace trick that could not be used at any time, it required high amounts of magical energy, Adam used everything he could. had been left over in that movement.
Lilly ended up being defeated by that blow, it had been too strong, it had been a really exhausting battle, they had proved themselves.
– The winner has been decided… Adam Hardrock. – Announced the Queen Aria.
The fight had been very satisfying for the main box.
– It was quite a fight, both showed aptitude and skill, that has to be taken into account. – Said Otrera analytical.
– Both deserving, but Adam proved himself… Only one fight to the end of the round. – George said he was trying not to show favoritism, his student's son had shown his worth.
– A good fight, a student of combat and cosmic energy and a student of botanical magic, this type of dispute is not very common. – Commented Nora.
– And here we go to the end of this round. – Maeve smiled, turning another whiskey.
– Honestly, the fights have been very exciting, the quality has always surprised me. – Katherine commented that she had kept quiet and drinking most of the time, after all she could only admire, she was not a warrior mage, she didn't have such a sharp perception as her wife and the others, but she had a lot of notions about power.
***
The last fight of the first round was there, Megara against Leila, two completely different mages, it was the end of the round and represented that the young mages to be promoted were closer to being revealed.
Megara's parents were cheering proudly on their daughter. Yoshiro Hashik, 50 years old, with thick black hair, his dark brown eyes and his white skin, his Japanese features were very beautiful and made him look younger, an engineer with name and respect.
Kiki Hashik, 50 years old, black hair, long and with a nice fringe, her dark brown eyes and her white skin; she was a beautiful lady, a renowned obstetrician, very oriental in style.
Cheering for Leila were her parents and grandparents.
Killiam Hailway, 70, his eyes were green, his hair auburn and full, his skin white with beautiful freckles; he was the Regent Count of Foresthill, a noble man of high standing, he was one of the nobles most willing to do charity. He was Leila's grandfather
Farmiga Owl-Hailway, 66 years old, her eyes were blue, her hair black and long, her skin white, she had common features, full, but also not as voluminous; she was the co-Countess of Foresthill, a stern woman and bent on wisdom and knowledge. She was Leila's grandmother.
Paddy Hailway, 36, her eyes were green, her red hair short and bushy, her skin white with beautiful freckles; he was the heir to the title of Count of Foresthill since Teresa abdicated the title because she wanted to devote herself fully to the Royal Guard. He was Leila's father.
Evangelina Heavens-Hailway, 36, her eyes were multicolored, her light pink hair was voluminous and well-arched in an elaborate braid, her skin white; she was Leila's mother, a noblewoman who was very committed to social causes.
The fight was about to begin.
– Here's the last fight of the first round… Begin. – Announced the Queen Aria.
Leila started with everything by making plants sprout from the ground with large yellow petals in the shape of drops, they had a center full of pollen that were thrown by the plants themselves, a golden powder that should try to paralyze Megara, but the Nihondesa mage managed to escape from the dust reach field and up from the plant mage with a stomp on the ground that unleashed a series of waves of cosmic energy, but equally Leila managed to escape from there using a clone of roots.
– I never got to fight you Leila, but I know I have to open my eyes, otherwise I'll end up losing through immobility... I hope a good fight coming from you... Cosmic Punch Party. – Conjured Megara who created thirty full-sized fists made of cosmic energy that delivered countless punches to the magical avatar as if they were a violent swarm of bees, in the end the thirty fists were transformed into one and from above tried to hit the opponent.
– I loved the spell, but it will need to make a good friend. – Leila laughed, who seemed to have defended herself from the big punch with a prism made of roots and yellow plants that seemed strong enough to withstand the damage.
– This is not possible, how can mere roots withstand a cosmic energy hit like that? – Megara got scared.
– Everyone underestimates me, no need to pretend, but I'll prove I'm as good as you or Artemisia… Paralysis Thorn Hunt. – Conjured Leila, and from her defensive prism, abscesses began to sprout that shot up large thorns used by the golden powder of the paralysis. Meanwhile the defensive prism seemed to be developing with him being the center and Leila inside.
– I honestly don't care what others say, you're proving to be quite a challenge. – Megara said moving nimbly to escape the thorns.
The dispute was getting fierce, and Leila's family knew very well what she was up to.
– Is she even planning to do this? The "roots golem", this takes a lot of power. – Commented Killiam thoughtful and proud.
– You don't know Leila, Daddy? She always gives her best, this is one of our most powerful family secret arts, but she still needs time to Conjure the spell fully, the core is still forming. – Commented Paddy.
– I have faith my love, she will defeat this Nihondess girl... Leila likes to hide the game generally, but today she is going with everything. – Commented Evangelina.
– It's an examination of the triad, here is no place to hide the game, just the opposite, it has to really show what it came from. – Farmiga said that he was enjoying the increasingly fierce confrontation, a closing with a golden key for the first round.
Megara's parents were very proud of their daughter she had gone so far on her own merits, found her strength and shown her ability, they were very excited.
– GO THERE MEG, WE KNOW YOU CAN DO IT. – Kiki shouted, seeing that her daughter was fighting for her future, it was what she wanted for herself.
– Meg has grown so much, even in the face of adversity, this girl never gave up on her, the lady Amaterazu must look after her a lot from the land of the gods of Nihondo... Even though she is a secondary branch of the Hashik family, she inherited powers worthy of a daughter from the main house. – Yoshiro said, he was proud of his daughter's ability and knew that she would achieve whatever she wanted.
In the main box, the fight was also being very well evaluated, its aspects closely monitored.
– You did not comment that your niece already knew how to use one of the most dangerous techniques of the Hailway clan, Teresa. – Commented Edward.
– Honestly, I didn't even know she had even learned its bases, Edward, Leila always seemed so peaceful and shy, I even felt strange when she joined the Academy, but this girl, she's surprising me. – Said Teresa thoughtfully.
– Leila is really a great competitor and hasn't even triggered the spell yet, but the other one doesn't seem to me to be a small thing, phenomenal battle skills, and uses cosmic magic, a rather rare magic and even so she's not of noble lineage. – Commented Morrigan very satisfied.
– Meg is very dangerous indeed, gentlemen, I would say she is even more dangerous than her teammates, while Alana is the most lethal for her sensorial manipulation, and Keith the most powerful in terms of mass destruction, she is the most dangerous in combat, a perfect balance of the two, even more so with cosmic power. – Commented Henri who saw how much she progressed.
– And she doesn't come from a family of warrior mages, at least not her branch of her family, her father is a great engineer and her mother a doctor, she really is a prodigy to stand out. – Katherine commented, she had seen something special in the girl when she met her at Aria's jubilee party.
– Better engineer than you can't be, Kat. – Aria commented.
– Leila won't be far behind, she can be a bit shy and always tries to join forces with her companions, but when she needs to fend for herself she has always shown herself skillful, she will surprise you all. - Trent smiled, she was his last student still in the dispute and he wanted her to win, Megara was one of the strongest competitors in the race, defeating her was almost certain to beat her next opponent.
On the battlefield the combat seemed to be very well calculated and the core of roots where Leila was standing seemed to have fully developed into a three-dimensional 5-pointed star.
– Now it's time Megara, this is one of the magical arts of my family, one of the most powerful, so pay attention... Gift Of The Nature Gods: Root Golem. – Conjured Leila and then that core seemed to attract more plants and roots to itself, quickly turning into a well-reinforced eight meter root golem and a humanoid shape, Leila seemed to control it very well, its details didn't hide its personality, it had the yellow petals of paralysis throughout the body, then the golem began to attack trying to crush Megara.
– If I don't fix this soon I'll be in pretty big trouble… Kozumikkubaree (Cosmic Ballet). – Conjured Megara in Nihondess, it was a special spell, temporarily Megara's body seemed covered by a layer of cosmic energy, and then went on an offensive full of punches, kicks, knees and violent headbutts, she tried to destroy that golem, in that form of cosmic energy the paralysis powder would not have much effect, but later it could be fatal.
Megara managed with a good streak to rip off the golem's arm and head, but soon after they regenerated, and the severed parts remodeled into two six-foot golems.
– You'll have to do better than that, if I try to dismember my little friend, it will only increase my offensive potential. – Leila said ironically that seemed to control all the golems, it was amazing how she controlled her power, a mage of impressive talent, she even knew how to turn around.
– I'll have to think of something and quickly… Hall Of Order. – She conjured Megara that lit the room with the energy of the order, it was so bright, blinding and even blinding, and taking advantage of this situation she advances against the Golem and hits a kick so strong that it took his head off, soon she saw a glowing core just below where the head was, so she punched in to damage that part of the core and the head didn't regenerate.
To Megara's misfortune her Hall Of Order spell didn't last long and now Leila still had her minions on the field and a giant headless golem attacking furiously, even with killer roots.
– You may have discovered the trick to disarm the Golem, but don't think that it will be easy to do this with the other four parts. – Leila said, she was struggling with everything.
– Trust me, I can have my way… Storm Of Order. – Conjured Megara releasing an energy storm of the very dense order, mainly to smash the minions and in the background to rip off the golem's arms and legs.
– I was hoping you'd be smarter, you just gave me four more minions for free, you're not close enough to damage all the remaining cores. – Leila mocked and the parts of the golem were already recovering; the mage was trying to overcome her shyness.
– If you think so… Cosmic Dragons. – Conjured Megara, she was not the greatest expert in projectiles, but at an average distance from the golem she could aim well, she struggled to create four projectiles of cosmic energy dragons, it was all or nothing, they should destroy what was already regenerating in addition to nuclei, other than this was Megara's last chance, making dragon projectiles requires a considerable consumption of magic based on first-year youths who are nowhere near their apex, their cosmic "Cosmic Ballet" form was beginning to fail and paralysis taking over your body.
Megara managed, at the last moment, at the last moment, the four dragons managed to damage the cores and cross them hitting Leila throwing her to the ground exhausted, commanding root golems was not easy at all. That had been a really exciting fight.
– The winner has been decided, congratulations… Megara Hashik. – The queen announced that she was very impressed with the fight.
Lilly was getting up, she had been defeated, there was nothing to argue about, she even went with her remaining strength to Megara and undid the effects of the paralysis powder.
– It was a fair fight, you won. – Leila smiled, who had some obvious injuries, but seemed to be fine, but unsure of her defeat.
– Thank you very much, and you gave me an exciting fight, one of the best I've ever had... You're definitely going far friend. -Megara said.
– Truth? – Leila said shyly.
– Of course, you are a worthy opponent, never let anyone say you are not good enough. – Megara smiled.
The two left there, applauded by the audience, it had been a fight to end that round masterfully showing different types of magic and their combat modalities. The main box was taking stock of what had happened before they announced the next round.
– As expected from Megara, she showed her power and intelligence, earned a place in the next round. – Margareth said.
– I knew this girl had talent. – Katherine smiled.
– Leila didn't do bad either, she took a battle using a very advanced family spell, she has a lot to train yet, but she is very well underway. – Teresa smiled proudly.
– Thank you very much, I will reinforce the training of my students, but I am proud of all of them. – Trent said.
– Me too, they may have lost, but they lost in a big way. – Alicia said.
– After all, the competition was fierce, but my students will show that they will improve a lot more. – Said Derek. – They honored the QAN legacy. –
– Something rare and surprising that hasn't happened for more than 20 years, three complete teams pass undefeated, the last time this happened was in the examination of the triad of legendary mages, their team, the QAN team parents of the current QAN, the team of Ava and Maeve's team, four entire teams progressing to the next stage. – Remembered Margareth.
– I remember it well, it will be very exciting and it also shows how well they absorbed the teamwork… But we still have a problem to solve, don't we? – Edward said.
– We need to recap one of them... The queen will draw it in front of everyone. – Margareth nodded.
– Gale and Nathan went to the next stage, I just want to see how they will do now. – Emma said anxiously.
– Nathan, I don't know, but Gale will take it with his foot on his back, almost literally. – Valtor laughed.
It was difficult for some to remain mild and courteous with Valtor knowing of his betrayals, but they needed to avoid suspicion, even so it was difficult to hold back sometimes.
– Well… I'm going to see the competitors, I'm going to cure them, so that they're 100%, we want to see excellent fights, don't we? – Otrera said, she was doing this more as an excuse not to have to spend more time in the same room as Valtor, she would soon go down to where the young people were, it was a good walk, but they had time.
The three mentors of the three groups that passed were proud but fearful, it was possible that they would fight teammates as the number of opponents decreased, to be more exact there were two chances out of nine of this happening, looking on a probabilistic side still there was a high possibility.
***
All eighteen first round fighters had gone to receive medical treatment more calmly with all of the round's fights over, there they were all laughing and reminiscing fondly and excitedly of their fights, but Apollodro seemed to have Nathan against the wall with a deadly glare .
– Now explain this story to me properly with Declan or I swear you going to be Celestia's first eunuch king. – Apollodro said, he was comically irritated, mainly because of the charges for what happened in the fight with Lucas.
– Nothing happened, I forget the story with Lucas and you forget the story with Declan? – Nathan said with a weak smile.
– The fight will be good. – Gale laughed.
– We weren't dating when I hooked up with Lucas, but it seems when you and Declan hooked up we were already together. – Apollodro said, he was very jealous too.
– Calm down Polo, there wasn't so much, he was just confused and scared, you know, he kept talking about your name, I even slapped him for that already. – Declan laughed. – But it's been a long time since we've seen each other, at least that way.
– I'm sorry I didn't mean to, I'm an idiot. – Nathan said embarrassed.
– I'll just forgive you because I know he was teasing and leaving you dry on purpose, and you didn't make it until the happy ending. – Apollodro said leaving his jealousy aside and giving his boyfriend a kiss. – But do it again and I swear I'll send you to hell myself the old-fashioned way with no return. –
– I understood! – Nathan said, all his blood was cold, he was mortally afraid of losing his boyfriend, that had scared him even in his soul.
– And love, it was impressive to do that spell, how did you manage it? – Apollodro said last for a sweeter tone.
– I thought about the fear of losing you for what he was talking about and the anger I felt, I felt like I was capable of anything not to lose you, even destroying the soul of those who put both of us at risk. – Nathan said, he himself could not understand the extent of his power.
– Promise me you won't use it against a friend unless you're able to Conjure and undo it? – Apollodro asked, concerned with the psychological and with the soul of his boyfriend, literally sending a colleague to hell, can be something that marks someone irreversibly if he cannot save that person.
– I promise you love, I promise you. – Nathan said, he was still a little astonished by the courage he had and the risks involved.
– I don't know why let this story affect so much, like, you can understand, like insecurity and such, will... It wasn't so different with us, Polo and you already knew you liked him, you just didn't have the courage to admit it still. – Lucas said.
– It's okay, but you and I (Nathan) are going to have a little talk just the two of us later, but for now... Let's focus and do our best. – Apollodro said that he gives Nathan another kiss, both for love and to mark territory, and woe to anyone who tries to give in to the prince. It was hard to know which one was the most passionate.
Otrera arrives at the medical wing and motions for the other doctors to leave.
– As much as I love to see a good romantic drama, I think this is not exactly the time for this. – Laughed Otrera, the young mages hadn't even noticed his arrival.
– Lady Otrera! – All eighteen young mages, including their nephews, said, family was family, Royal Guard was Royal Guard.
They all soon lined up.
– I watched with great pleasure all the fights, classic combats like water versus fire, combats of conflicting magical styles, combats of magical styles that are difficult to find in battle, disadvantages winning over the advantages and wonderful demonstrations of magical mastery, even you who lost, should be proud. – Said Otrera with a charitable look and remembering his own time.
– We are honored! – They all said.
– I came to cure you, we need you all to be in top shape for even more amazing combats... And as there will be a recap among the nine defeated to total ten participants and five victorious, I will cure them all. – Otrera smiled that without even making an effort, he only generated an aura of healing that restored the 18 to their full health as if they hadn't even fought, it was impressive, Apollodro was the one who was most impressed and felt the pressure of having to be so good how much she.
– In this next round we will rock! – said Artemisia. – Give it your all… Open your eyes, aunt, soon I will be the strongest Hecatrix in the Royal Guard. –
– Your energy is commendable, but if you were you would pay attention to the challenge in front of you, this round will be more difficult than the previous one and there is a reason for that. – The Grand Mistress said, she was happy to see her niece's willpower.
– We can face our own teammates, some may even have to face their own family. – Apollodro said empathic.
– Exactly, it takes more courage to face a partner or brother than it takes to face an enemy, but we all trust you, you proved what you came for, losing or winning demonstrated that you deserve to be in this academy, your skills were praised by the master mages, but don't let it go to your head, there's a lot of training for everyone, this is just one more step. – Said Otrera wanting to encourage the competitors, but not leaving them too convinced.
– Let's do our best. – They all said, each in their own way and personality.