"What are you doing this late up?"
"What does it look like Cynthia? I'm gaming."
"How are you winning in ten different games on ten different screens?"
"I just can."
"How would your mother react when I tell her you've been gaming since the sun settled to when the sun rises?"
"How would your mother react when I tell her you just came out of Arthur's room at this time?"
"How about we don't tell anyone?"
"Deal."
Few days later:
"The day has come." Pandora said with frustration.
Four days passed slowly as Pandora and Cynthia trained for their battle.
"Against those two." Arthur said as he took a sip of his tea.
"They really thought about it then."
"They probably struggled more with Laertes's one."
"Not really, they knew who'd win so they probably didn't think much of it."
"Valid point, Pandora."
"Vania Dagon Viotta and Sierra Von Callisto. Two powerful beings." I said.
"Vania is a demon while Sierra is a fairy." Pandora said as she ate her breakfast.
"You're gonna have to be wary Pandora, they're not you average students."
"I'ill win no matter the cost."
"Yes, this tournament is crucial to my goals."
"Then I'll help you, Laertes."
"I didn't doubt you Arthur."
"Well it has to be said once in a while." Pandora said as she smiled and took another bite in her toast.
"Let's get to school then, the others are already there."
"You don't need to wake up early Arthur."
"Well anyways, we should go to school, it's my match today after all."
"Don't get too cocky Pandora."
"Well considering your personality, you might lose to those girls."
"My personality?"
"Yeah, well in my eyes you're a bit ditzy."
"Levantes, what do you think?"
"I think there's a possibility of losing."
"I meant my personality."
"Oh, you're...how do I say this... you're a bit clumsy at times?"
"Does that also mean cute?" Pandora said as she looked at the island countertop as her face became a dark shade of red.
"Yeah."
"Smooth." Arthur said as he took another sip of his tea.
Pandora started blushing so hard it was visible.
"I-I-I'm gonna go now. Bye!"
With that Pandora teleported.
"So now that she's gone, you wanna exain what you're gonna do?"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't act stupid Laertes, I've known you for how long."
"I'll try something."
"Okay then, I'll wait and see your master plan, you are the smartest person I know, you're also my best friend, so I would never betray you."
"Likewise."
We both then got up from our seats and then teleported. As soon as we did we were approched by the others.
"Can Vania Dagon Viotta and Sierra Von Callisto proceed to Hall 4-A and can Pandora Alpharius Silva and Cynthia Aethoria go to Hall 2-S."
"Looks like it's starting."
"Stating the obvious Arthur, well done."
"Using sarcasm Levantes, well done."
We both then joined the others who were already at their seats when Arthur and I were bickering with popcorn in their hands. Lilith handed me a popcorn while Arthur's popcorn was handed to him by Themis.
"Let Round 24 of the Inter-Academy Tournament selection begin."
Pandora's point of view:
I stared at Cynthia as she tried working out what to do so we could earn our victory.
"You thought of a plan yet."
"Well I'm thinking but they all seem to end up in defeat."
"I see, how about this, we use offense instead of defense."
"That's risky, you have the crown and that would target you more than me so if they use offense here they could ultimately win."
"Well, it's a good gamble."
"Fine then, we'll use your plan then Pandora."
Well it's a better plan than anything you can think of.
"I'm off then." I said as I ran into the forest.
It'll be harder for Levantes as he has no choice but to go through a balanced plan of offense and defense.
I put my finger in my mouth then instantly held my hand in the air with my finger pointing upwards.
Someone's here then. The trees behind me at an angle of 135° to the left. Upwards roughly 88°, 30ft in the air.
I picked up a rock from the floor and tossed it onto the ground.
Checkmate.
The girl behind me then jumped off the trees at an outstanding speed. I dodged the attack with ease and tilted my head to the side to evade her punch.
"You knew where I was Pandora. You're not the Queen for nothing then."
"Sierra, I could predict your moves even of I was blind."
I turned around so Sierra and I were face to face. Sierra had completely white hair with green eyes. She was about the same height as me and wore the same type of bows I wear in her hair. I then kept back as Sierra almost sliced me with her scythe.
"You're not gonna get away with that type of speed!" Sierra exclaimed.
Now.
I then shot a bullet made from wind which was deflected by Sierra's scythe which then hit the cameras in the area. I then held Sierra arm which she then broke through with ease which then made her try to punch me. The cameras were fixed with 'Restoration' and Sierra now tripped over a stone which then made her fall to her knees with dirt on her face and clothes. A tree branch then fell on Sierra but didn't harm her at all but trapped her in hole which was created from the impact of the tree.
"Bye!" I said as I stolled though the forest to find Vania.
I then heard the sounds of spells being casted, in that instance everything 200m infront of me was completely obliterated by a beam of light.
Cynthia's been training then.
I then froze time at such a level that even Cynthia couldn't move.
"I'll take this then." I said as I took the crown which previously sat on Vania's dark hair.
"Winner of Round 24 of the Inter-Academy Tournament selection is Pandora Alpharius Silva and Cynthia Aethoria."
Levantes's perspective:
I watched Pandora on the screen about 40cm away from my face and about 24" diagonally. I watched as Pandora tossed the stone on the grass and then initiated her plan by making her opponent make the first move.
Impressive. A move that clearly leads to a great victory, a wonderful checkmate. A move that will only be realised by less than 1% of the audience. The only people I know who might be able to work it out is probably Arthur. As a Vasilias you should be wise, Arthur has an IQ of roughly 2,750. Arthur is smart but he doesn't use his potential properly. Arthur's one of the only people to understand after Pandora, well you can't understand something properly until you experience it yourself, for an example, if you have never experienced a loved one's death than you don't have a right to tell someone who has that they should stop mourning. Mourning over deaths is not something I do as I have seen death an immeasurable amount of times. Death is inevitable no matter how powerful you are, every living thing shall taste death someday. Yaldabaoth, the most powerful being we know died to reincarnate because of a Reason unknown to us. Immortality cannot protect you from the inevitable for all of eternity. Life becomes broking at some point that you wish for death, that alone is worse than death but is technically death. Logically you cannot live being immortal happily, there comes a time where you realise everyone you meet and everyone you have a relationship with, you will eventually bury them. Arthur has yet to see and feel the impact of death. Death grows on people, clinging on to them as their lives grow dark and alone.
"Laertes, Pandora won."
I was submerged into my own thoughts that I forgot about the battle infront of me.
"Well we all knew the results anyways."
"Next is Lilith and Kyron."
She probably thought I didn't realise it. Yes I was submerged in my thoughts, but in my subconscious I saw it. The next round should be interesting, not only is it my sister and my friend but it's someone else as well. Twin siblings, Aurelio and Audrey Damaris Vandenberg. This pair of siblings were powerful, much, much more powerful than the weak Eris, Athena, Vania and Sierra. Compared to these two these four girls were children to a beast. Aurelio was at Complex Chaos rank while his sister, Audrey, was at Low Complex Chaos. My sister was at High Complex Akyros rank while Kyron was at High Chaos rank. If I were to change the ranking system to tiering with 1-A as the highest (High Complex Archon) and 52-C as the lowest (Low F), then Lilith would be 2-A with Kyron at 9-A, Aurelio at 7-B and Audrey at 7-C. In this way, it is clear that Lilith and Kyron would win but how?
[Low F 52C
High F 52B
F 52A
Low Complex F 51C
Complex F 51B
High Compex F 51A
Low E 50C
E 50B
High E 50A
Low Complex E 49C
Complex E 49B
High Complex E 49A
Low D 48C
D 48B
High D 48A
Low Complex D 47C
Complex D 47B
High Complex D 47A
Low C 46C
C 46B
High C 46A
Low Complex C 45C
Complex C 45B
High Complex C 45A
Low B 44C
B 44B
High B 44A
Low Complex B 43C
Complex B 43B
High Complex B 43A
Low A 42C
A 42B
High A 42A
Low Complex A 41C
Complex A 41B
High Complex A 41A
Low S 40C
S 40B
High S 40A
Low Complex S 39C
Complex S 39B
High Complex S 39A
Low SS 38C
SS 38B
High SS 38A
Low Complex SS 37C
Complex SS 37B
High Complex SS 37A
Low SSS 36C
SSS 36B
High SSS 36A
Low Complex SSS 35C
Complex SSS 35B
High Complex SSS 35A
Low Universal 34C
Universal 34B
High Universal 34A
Low Complex Universal 33C
Complex Universal 33B
High Complex Universal 33A
Low Hydra 32C
Hydra 32B
High Hydra 32A
Low Complex Hydra 31C
Complex Hydra 31B
High Complex Hydra 31A
Low Apocalyptic 30C
Apocalyptic 30B
High Apocalyptic 30A
Low Complex Apocalyptic 29C
Complex Apocalyptic 29B
High Complex Apocalyptic 29A
Low Cataclysmic 28C
Cataclysmic 28B
High Cataclysmic 28A
Low Complex Cataclysmic 27C
Complex Cataclysmic 27B
High Complex Cataclysmic 27A
Low Herculean 26C
Herculean 26B
High Herculean 26A
Low Complex Herculean 25C
Complex Herculean 25B
High Complex Herculean 25A
Low Demon 24C
Demon 24B
High Demon 24A
Low Complex Demon 23C
Complex Demon 23B
High Complex Demon 23A
Low Dragon 22C
Dragon 22B
High Dragon 21A
Low Complex Dragon 21C
Complex Dragon 21B
High Complex Dragon 20A
Low Astronomical 20C
Astronomical 20B
High Astronomical 19A
Low Complex Astronomical 19C
Complex Astronomical 19B
High Complex Astronomical 18A
Low Asura 18C
Asura 18B
High Asura 17A
Low Complex Asura 17C
Complex Asura 17B
High Complex Asura 16A
Low Dimensional 16C
Dimensional 16B
High Dimensional 16A
Low Complex Dimensional 15C
Complex Dimensional 15B
High Complex Dimensional 15A
Low Divine 14C
Divine 14B
High Divine 13A
Low Complex Divine 13C
Complex Divine 13B
High Complex Divine 12A
Low Apostle 12C
Apostle 12B
High Apostle 11A
Low Complex Apostle 11C
Complex Apostle 11B
High Complex Apostle 10A
Low Celestial 10C
Celestial 10B
High Celestial 9A
Low Complex Celestial 9C
Complex Celestial 9B
High Complex Celestial 8A
Low Chaos 8C
Chaos 8B
High Chaos 7A
Low Complex Chaos 7C
Complex Chaos 7B
High Complex Chaos 6A
Low Omni 6C
Omni 6B
High Omni 5A
Low Complex Omni 5C
Complex Omni 5B
High Complex Omni 4A
Low Akyros 4C
Akyros 4B
High Akyros 3A
Low Complex Akyros 3C
Complex Akyros 3B
High Complex Akyros 2A
Low Archon 2C
Archon 2B
High Archon 2A
Low Complex Archon 1C
Complex Archon 1B
High Complex Archon 1A]
"Can Lilith Aster Volomir and Kyron Neropaios proceed to Hall 2-S and can Aurelio Damaris Vandenberg and Audrey Damaris Vandenberg go to Hall 2-A for the next match."
"Looks like the next one's starting."
"It's gonna be interesting."
"It'd probably end in a few seconds because of Lilith."
"Just wait and see."
Arthur then looked at me in confusion.
Looks like he didn't realise.
The next round started as the announcement was heard.
"Round 25 officially has begun."
Lilith's Perspective:
"You take the crown."
"No, you should. You're much stronger than I am so it'd be best for you to wear it."
"Fine then." I said.
"Let's try find them then."
"I'll teleport around and if I find them I'll teleport you to me."
"Sounds like a plan."
It was funny for me to look at Kyron as when I first met him he was no taller than me and was sensitive and cried most of the time, now he is tall about 6ft or higher and he had remarkable strength even for someone of his caliber. I teleported around the forest looking for the catastrophic twins but couldn't find them anywhere.
They probably teleported then, it'd be hard for me to find them like this.
I then used my skill, 'Antilavanodere Eye', this skill allows the user to see through any trap and/or spell. With this skill I used 'Telescopic Sight' allowing me to see through any spell within a few hundred thousand Dimensional Units, instantly I found them. Upon finding them I saw who had the crown.
So you have it, Aurelio.
Aurelio Damaris Vandenberg, I knew this boy since I was small. We would regularly train or play together and whatever the occasion his sister was with him, just like Laertes and I. Aurelio protected his sister so fighting one would mean fighting both as Audrey would do the same and protect Aurelio. I then teleported infront of them faster than light itself.
"Hello there, it's been a long time since we met, Vandenberg." I said as Aurelio and Audrey deactivated their invisibility skill.
"Yeah it has, Volomir."
Aurelio was about Laertes's height with blue eyes and blond hair, Audrey had the same and was my height. She was my rival ever since we were kids, we competed in almost everything.
"Lilith Aster Volomir. It's been some time since we sparred."
"I know, the last time we sparred I won, making that my streak of 110,657 wins. Let's see if that gets broken today."
"Let's see."
Audrey teleported behind me and tried piercing her longsword through my head but I dodged it by tilting my head sideways. I then whipped my head around and pushed her onto the ground using gravity magic. As Audrey was pinned on to the ground her longsword almost stabbed me through the back but I easily stopped it with gravity magic.
"Looks like the streak's not going to end today."
"Be careful with you words." Aurelio said as he stabbed me through my back.
His sword went in my spine and came out from my stomach. The sword was stabbed into the ground as I stood my the sword in my stomach.
"You don't have your brother here today."
"If he fought with me, I would feel sorry for you." I said as I coughed out blood.
Yes.
"Blood Magic: Blood Manipulation."
I then created multiple swords with the 2 litres of blood that came out of my body.
"I'm an archer you know." I said as my blood swords flew through the air as if they were dancing.
I then made the swords stab Aurelio's arms and legs and then pinned him on the ground with the swords still intact.
"All that with your sword still inside me." I said as I walked towards Aurelio.
"Weak." Audrey said.
I whipped my head around to see Audrey standing with no cuts or bruises and with Kyron's severed head in her hands.
"KYRON!"
"He's dead."
"You sure about that." I said as I reconnected the bones, nerves and skin back to his body.
"Looks like your team is down to one now."
"You b***h."
I then created dark orbs which circled me.
"How about I destroy this forest?" I said as the orbs were thrown hundred kilometres away from us like grenades. Soon the floor cracked and split open as if trying to eat us.
"What did you do?!"
"Destruction magic."
Soon the trees surrounding us disappeared. One by one they disintegrated without leaving a lead on the floor.
"Now we have all this space, I'm gonna go full out."
I took a dark coloured bracelet off her wrist. The ground started rumbling as Aurelio and Audrey tried to run away but was stopped by me.
"Shadow magic: Shadow Binding."
They tried to run away but something held them down like an anchor. Audrey struggled while Aurelio accepted his fate, soon after a few minutes, Audrey broke through and she ran. She ran far into the forest until she saw the trees. She then tripped and fell face down on the grass. I then walked up to her and grabbed her so I could see Audrey's face. A grin appeared on my face as I said,
"Where are you going to run now?"
"F*CK OFF!"
I then pulled her hair so she stood up, I then kneed her stomach and smashed her face into the grass. She coughed out blood and tears ran down her cheeks.
"Heal." She said while grinning.
Her face was restored to its original state with no cuts or blood running down her face.
"Bone magic: Bone Manipulation."
Audrey then floated in the air. I then gestured that I crushed something in my hand, instead, Audrey's bones were being crushed. Audrey screamed in pain as her bones were cumrushed by my magic. After few dozen seconds of crushing Audrey's bones I healed then and started the process all over again. I could tell that Aurelio felt hopeless as he watched his twin sister be tortured at my hands.
"Feeling helpless Aurelio?" I said with a hint of sarcasm.
"You sick b***h!"
"Now, now, let's not speak profanity here, you'll end up like your sister if you do."
Aurelio kept quiet after hearing my threat.
"But don't worry, you're not going to feel left out." I said as I crushed his bones.
Aurelio and Audrey screamed in pain while Kyron's body was left unconscious. A tree then fell and I calculated that it would hit us all considering the size of it as well, but the bigger question was why? I quickly dodged the tree and took the crown off of Aurelio's head. I then used my telekinesis on Kyron so he would not get hit by the tree but I was too late. The tree fell on Kyron's left leg and completely crushed them. I heard the sound of his bones crush.
"Lilith Aster Volomir and Kyron Neropaios wins the 25th round."
Well I won but at what cost? My partner was now out for at least the whole tournament because of multiple things happening to him. His head was detached from his body and his left leg was completely obliterated.
I broke down almost crying at the sight of Kyron. His leg bleed with parts of his bones stuck out like shards and line of blood went around his neck. Soon the healers entered the forest and tried healing him. It was too late. He was not going to recover so easily.
Levantes's point of view:
We all watched the tragedy happen.
This was your plan. Make the tree fall so it's just Lilith left. Changing their opponents so that Kyron would have no chance? Smart idea Pandora but was it really the best you could think of?
"Well it looks like it's genetic, fighting on your own."
"Who knows? They probably won't put us together anyways as the other teams would not have any chance even in every timeline to win."
"You have a point, I mean you guys are one of the strongest beings in Existence."
"We that's true, let's go home then, Kyron's staying because of his injuries and I think Lilith might stay as well."
"Well obviously, they have been with each other since they started school in the first stage."
"Yeah, they have known each other for long."
The real stuff happens now. The next rounds will be more interesting than the last. This was the Half-Elf's checkmate, we shall see more in the near future.