Silence covers the atmosphere as there are flying azure blades all over the place, waiting to strike Astha down. Cyril drinks a glass of plain water while spectating them. Lize seems scared. The scenery is indeed dangerous and deadly.
"Ever seen a power like that?" he asked.
"I only heard a legend about a sword that can transform into thousand blades. Never knew he is the wielder of that sword." Lize answered.
She takes a look at Rein and Samael.
"Do you think your friends will be able to win this Colosseum? I have yet to see something unique from them. That womanizer guy have very advanced spells, but I need to see something flashier than that." Lize pats Cyril's right shoulder.
"I don't know for sure, but let us have faith in them. They still don't show their higher spells, let alone their ultimate move. They should be fine." Cyril looks slightly confident.
Astha charges at Izun, faster than usual. Izun flips backwards, furthering their distance. He then cast a quick spell.
"Bind her, Glowing Lasso!"
A magical rope is being thrown at Astha. It catches her and locks her down, preventing any quick movements. Izun raises his right hand.
"Time to begin the show. Swift Avenger, Thousand Blades!"
The azure blades falls to the ground where Astha is being locked down. The destruction impact is too much that it generates huge smokes which prevent everyone from seeing the poor victim.
"Impressive..." Samael praises Izun's marvelous spell. Rein takes an arrow from his quiver and loads it in his bow. He aims it at the destruction place, where Astha is currently being swarmed by those azure blades. He worries that Astha might suddenly come out unaffected and charges at them.
The smokes fade away and there is no sign of Astha at all. Izun totally demolished her! The crowds are left in awe. Melisa is totally surprised with Izun's ultimate spell. How are her friends going to defeat him? Samael swallows, probably feeling slightly afraid. Rein notices that Izun is panting.
"I do wish to continue this fight and win, but well...not this time..." Izun falls to the ground, suffering from extreme fatigue. Rein and Samael looks at him.
"Err...is he serious?" asked Samael.
"If he finally collapsed due to using too much energy, then this means..." Rein looks at Samael with a weird expression.
"We've won!" yells Samael. The chief notices that there are only the two of them left. He then tells them that there is only one winner, and that they have to fight each other now to decide who will win.
"Well, it's going to be a trouble if they are forced to fight, but I'm glad that our team will win the Colosseum." Elina looks pleased now. Melisa smiles and nods, showing that she is relieved that Rein and Samael are the only ones left.
"If that's the case, then the glory of Colosseum will be mine." Samael confirms that he will be the winner. Rein looks displeased and shoves him away.
"Of course I will be the one who gets the winner title. You look tired, so why don't you take a rest, noisy mage?" Rein suggests that Samael should take a rest and let him win.
"What did you say, you rough ranger?" Samael pushes him away.
"You heard me, lousy mage." Rein is mad now.
"Ah, it's happening." Elina sighs. Melisa is worried.
"Don't worry Melisa. They are always like that when it comes to trivial matters. Let them be. It's not like they are serious about killing each other. They will just beat themselves up and whoever stands up wins." Elina pats her shoulders.
"Lol, I like where this is going." Lize demands a fight between the two of them.
"Yeah, it wouldn't hurt to see them in a duel. Ah, I wish I am there with them so I can join the fight!" Cyril is fired up to watch their fight.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" Elina screams out aloud. The crowds decide to join her and fill the Colosseum with screaming cheers. Rein lets off a smirk and leaps a few meters backwards.
"Now then, Samael. Wouldn't want to disappoint the crowds, right?" He arms his bow with an arrow, ready to fight his friendly opponent.
"So this is the spirit of Colosseum fighters, eh? Damn, I'm all excited to blow you up now! Come at me, Rein!" Samael laughs and prepares to cast his spells.
The final battle between two Rose Garden members begins now!
End of Chapter 20