I place a pair of pistols on the table in front of me.
"What are these?"
"Your new weapons. They work by channelling magic into the handles to form a bullet. After that you simply aim at your target and pull the trigger. They fire bullets with different attributes depending on what attribute of magic you pour into the weapon."
Maya picks one up and weighs it in her hand.
"It's pretty heavy. What is it called?"
"It's called a gun. This specific type is a pistol."
She channels magic into it and fires a stone bullet which I caught in the air by manipulating the space around the bullet.
"I'll train you in how to use them, after all, the tournament isn't too far off."
"Right."
Her eyes are full of determination.
I feel for whoever she ends up fighting. She's way stronger now than she was back when she started at the academy.
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The tournament has finally arrived.
As expected all four of us have gotten through the preliminaries.
Me and Maya are in the same block though the other two are in the opposite block.
"Now, can the competitors please step into the ring!"
Cheers go up around the coliseum as Circe stepped into the ring and faced her opponent, Alexander Cymru.
This won't last long.
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I'm fighting Circe.
I can't win if I fight head on. That much is clear.
"I'd step out now Alex! I don't want to hurt you!"
"You don't have to worry about that!"
That's right, my family specialises in buffing and even learned elemental reinforcement magic. But that's not enough. I took it one step further.
I can reinforce attributes into the environment around me, and when that's disturbed...
The bell rang and Circe launched a bolt of black lightning which caused an explosion as it collided with one of my own spells I set up all around the arena, causing a huge explosion of ice, freezing the bolt.
... that happens.
"Impressive."
Circe began launching bolts of black light only to set off more of my spells, creating a field of ice.
Perfect.
She began to move in order to find a way to target me again, only to step onto an explosive spell in the ground.
The huge blast erupted in a mushroom cloud.
That had to have done something.
Circe walks out unfazed.
"Your magic isn't going to work on me. Now submit."
I see. I have no way of winning if even my strongest spell did nothing.
"I forfeit!"
I called out to the crowds disappointment.
"Smart move. Get stronger Alex and one day you'll be able to beat me."
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The Dark Saint is truly powerful, though compared to me she's nothing much.
I look at the ass wipe across from me.
He's charging up some big attack though it's even weaker than Circe's standard lightning bolts.
Aside from Circe, Amon and Leon are the only others who've had a strong showing. Amon I can't even tell how strong he is though it seems he relies on his magic to get by. Leon's the opposite, all I need to do is throw some magic and he's done for.
That Maya has interesting weapons. I'll need to speak to her about them later. Maya herself is kinda weak.
It seems this really will be a walk in the park after all.
The Earl's son is fighting as well. Though I saw the Earl take a jar with some red pills into his waiting room. Maybe he's doping to increase his chances of winning.
My opponent launches his attack only for it to get swatted away.
I charge in faster than he can see and slam my fist into his stomach. I hit hard enough to knock him out, though I didn't hit hard enough to cause permanent damage.
Amon. He seems familiar and yet I can't quite seem to place it.
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"Hey, so we all got to the quarter finals. Maya has to fight Edgar and Maria has to fight John. Those are some tough opponents, but you should be able to manage."
They both look at me like I'm insane.
Edgar. Somethings not right with him. He's most likely taking a performance enhancing drug but I'm not gonna say anything just to give him the benefit of the doubt.
"Of course. We're not like the two of you who'll be fine no matter who you fight."
Well they're not wrong. So far neither me nor Leon have had to expend any effort in any of our fights. It's like watching Muhammad Ali fighting toddlers.
Well, we should rest for now. Tomorrow's when the quarter and semi-finals will take place.
I can't wait to see Leon fight Circe.
Leon, just how strong have you gotten in this past week?
I just can't wait to find out.