The Matchups for the final stage were announced, and the battles began. The duels were supervised by the duel committee, so there was no chance of any fair play, which helped showcase these new students' true talent and ruthlessness. Many participants killed their enemies early on in their game due to the unpredictability of what student they might go against next.
Killing the enemy was a sure way to fix your place in the academy, and this was the intention behind adding more points to killing your opponent, as the academy wanted only the strongest warrior and mages.
Aldrich and Carl decided not to go for the kill. Instead, Aldrich defeated his opponents in a single move. At the same time, Carl deflected any attack that came his way and punched the opponent out of the stage.
