"Haha!!" Senri laughed grabbing his stomach. Staring at Alan's back Aaron whispered, "We tricked him good time. His entire face was flushed!"
Evan sighed, "You did this to yourself. Now don't expect him to take your side anymore."
Noah realizing his mistake gasped, "AH! No way~" he cried.
Sitting back annoyed Alan traced the rabbit who sat beside Rauf and Orion, soon grasping Senri who waved his hand at him gently winking. A light relieved smile escaped his lips, "Thank goodness… his words scared me there."
Senri staring at the Xavier spoke up, "That boy Kazuna… he faces same backlashes as you do after attaining premonition." Kazuna attentive repeated, "Headaches?"
"Seems like it. His eye color changes into blinding white akin to yours and when they came back to their normal one he faces discomforting backlashes. I could sense it." Senri informed.
Kazuna looking at Xavier nodded, "I see."
Seraph delivering the 4th ball of the over, witnessed Isa hitting a high four towards the deep backward point on the off side. However, amid the confusion of catching the ball Helios and Ezekiel bumped into each other.
"Ouch!" Ezekiel hissed falling as Helios stumbling tried to grasp the ball however failed. The ball rolling made its way over the boundary.
Ren and Isa clapping their hands took their positions once again.
"No way~ again?" Feng cried hopeless.
"Get up, Ezekiel." Helios gave his hand as Ezekiel stood up rubbing his back.
"What in the world is happening?" Ezekiel hissed confused.
"It's alright. Just stay put." Helios advised.
Seraph heading back delivered the fifth ball. Stepping on the popping crease he whispered, "Infrasonic Glint: Wave 3!"
The ball flying like a bullet aimed for Isa's wicket however, Isa overlooking even calamity went three steps forward of the pitch and SLAM!! Hitting a straight six. Heber and Gabriel running to stop the ball once again bumped into each other just like Helios and Ezekiel before crashing.
The ball resting in the audiences stand Gabriel growled annoyed, "Just watch where you are going!"
"Tch!" Heber clicked his tongue, "I was watching. You just came in the way."
"Alright, alright… don't argue now." Xavier headed over.
"What's happening over there? That's the third time they are bumping into each other in the entire over. First Kenzo and Ryan and now those two." Theo wondered confused.
"Is that a mere coincidence?" Faris whispered.
"Nope, I don't think so… something like this happening consecutively cannot possibly be a mere coincidence." Damian disagreed.
"You're right." Poseidon concurred, "It feels as if someone is pulling the strings from behind. Have you noticed? Isa and Ren haven't taken a single run from the beginning of the over while Isa is slamming sixes and fours one after another."
"Since, Isa is a pace returner and Ren a spin returner. They aren't giving us a chance to become a threat." Cassiel continued, "As if that's a strategy. But bumping to each other still doesn't makes sense…"
"Because that's Isa's ability…" entered a familiar voice.
The middle schoolers including Poseidon and Cassiel turned around. Seles settling on the seat behind them with his leg atop of another smiled caringly, "Hello everyone." he greeted.
The boys not even surprised exhaled. "Finally got the time to even come here?" Silas remarked sarcastic.
"Moreover, why are you even here?" Hadi murmured.
"Wow, what hostility." Seles thought awkwardly.
"What do you mean by Isa's ability?" Poseidon inquired stern.
"His Pinnacle of Monarchy is triggered." Seles replied, "Its first stage, Kingdom Downfall. Creates confusion amongst a team causing them to lose their confidence and temperament. Whereas, on the other hand he takes all that concentration from the team and implements it in forging a temporary bond with his runner/partner. Isa activated this ability the moment he entered the pitch."
Ebraham gasped, "No wonder, they are getting impatient and bumping into each other! He is steeling everyone's concentration and using it for his own good!"
"That's sadistic!" Mikael uttered baffled.
"Yup, that is. No wonder he is called a sadist." Seles remarked.
"What is he not called tell me?" Aryan asked ironically.
Poseidon narrowed his gaze staring at the pitch restless, "Such a devastating ability. He is crumbling the entire team from inside without anyone even noticing."
"That's right. But this is not it." Seles told, "He is going to push up the entire run score to 200 in no time. Just take a look at Seraph's final delivery."
The boys abruptly looking at the pitch saw Seraph for the last ball.
Stepping on the popping crease he whispered, "Eternal Bliss!"
The ball aimed outside the pitching line abruptly changed its direction towards the off side of the wickets. Isa smirked. Hitting a flick shot towards the off side instead of aiming for a high smash. He took a single run.
Seraph's over ending. Xavier took the 2nd last over's balling.
"AH! He goes on the batting crease again!!" Mikael and Christopher exclaimed. "Exactly." Seles added.
Cassiel's gaze widened, "He deliberately aimed for a run at the last ball to get the batting crease again in the next over."
"Since, Xavier and Seraph are both fast ballers. He would be on an advantage and claim runs easily while Ren will take the last over which belongs to Gabriel as a spin returner." Seles informed.
"How cunning." Ines gulped.
Kenzo annoyed, called the boys over.
"Isa's amazing. In just a single over he blasted our run rate with 21 more runs." Elias remarked.
"2 sixes and 2 fours, one dot return with a single run. He increased the target from 162 to 183. Unbelievably remarkable." Mir remarked contented as Drake and Kortes stared at the pitch attentive.
Xavier tossing the ball up and down rushed over to the pitch delivering the first ball of the 2nd last over. "Realm of Divine Ingeniousness." he whispered aiming a Yorker. Isa stopping it with a dot return stepped inside his batting crease.
Xavier picking the ball up headed back. "Looks like the after effects of premonition are finally showing up. My head is spinning ceaselessly." he thought blinking his eyes again and again, "It's even hard to deliver skill deliveries." Rushing towards the popping crease he balled the second delivery.
Kenzo standing towards the leg side boundary traced the fielding positions, "It's too late to change overs now so 200 is the limit. We must not let them exceed in any way!"
"Due to Seraph being a pace baller, Isa was at an advantage since he practiced with Zachariah who has a speed rate higher than him. However, that boy before him is a Yorker specialist. His confusing Yorkers containing swinging and illusions are troubling him." Mir noticed.
"He is still scoring boundaries though." Nidou stated.
Xavier panting headed back. Sweat dripping from even his tips of hair strands, he threw the ball to Helios who wiped it making it slippery. Ryan heading over patted his back, "Keep it up Brother Xavier."
Xavier smiled, "Thank you."
Delivering the last ball of the over he whispered, "Ceaseless Orbit." The ball landing on a full toss was aimed at Isa's stumps. "Ceaseless Orbit?" Seraph repeated surprised.
At the impact of touching the ground it instantly spun round and round bouncing towards him in the shape of an aggressive blue winged horse.
"It's a Pegasus!" Adam apprehended awed jumping on the field pointing at the illusion.
"A mirage delivery." Isa read.
Stepping forward he stared at the nine balls instantly keeping his bat between his legs. The real ball tapping inside the pitching line was returned with a straight hit aiming for at the balling umpires feet and the runner's wicket as Xavier, stopped it with his feet ending his last balling over.
An elegant Pegasus flying up, headed over to Adam standing beside him gallant.
"Wah!! It's huge!" Adam tried to embrace it however, it instantly dissipated into thin air.
"That was an Outswinging Yorker." Isa thought astonished marking his position safe. "
Unbelievable, hadn't Isa kept his bat before his legs. It would've surely been a an Lbw." Nagi uttered.
"That's Xavier's new skill!" Theo remarked impressed.
"It was a Pegasus this time!" cheered Luth clapping his hand with Cassiel and Poseidon.
"Really impressive." Seles remarked, "That boy is going to become a living legend one day. To be this precise in delivering Yorkers." "Indeed, he will." Poseidon agreed.
"That was amazing captain!" Feng dabbed his back as Heber gave a high five.
"I was aiming for a Leg before wicket (Lbw) though." Xavier sulked. "
Don't fret! Don't fret! Xavi, Xavi. He wasn't able to score a run or was he?" Adam assured, "Moreover, that Pegasus was huge! You purposely send it to me right?"
Xavier smiling lovingly at his innocence ruffled his hairs, "Yup, I sure did."
"Haha!" Adam blushed shaking Ryan, "See, see? Xavi, Xavi is really nice!"
Kenzo rolled his eyes, "Childish."
Soon sighing he whispered, "The last over of the innings…" Xavier glancing at Gabriel threw the ball, "All over to you."
"Let's give it our best everyone!" Helios encouraged.
"Yes!" the boys lifted their arms up together.
"Overall 189 runs scored with six remaining balls. Ren Maaz is the striker this time." Drake told typing on his tablet.
Xavier taking the third slip position with Ryan taking the cow corner all other fielding positions remained constant. Ren tapping his bat looked at Gabriel who delivered the first ball of the last over.