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Crystals body faced the consequences of losing focus for a single second. A large gaping hole sizzled in the chest and upper stomach of the monster. One of his arms had disintegrated entirely. And his magic level was dropping exponentially. A gigantic hole was formed on the barrier where Donovan had just used his spell on.
Before it could take a second to react, Gary grabbed the appendages with his hand and bit down hard on them. Almost like eating multiple octopus tentacles at once. And he ripped it off of Crystal like a savage.
Samuel lunged in and took hold of his portion of the appendages, and stuck them on the ground before raising his sickles and severing them entirely. Crystal finally roared in pain yet again. But to Donovan, that was music to his ears.
Even with the pain that clawed away at his body. Donovan charged forwards one more time. Leaping upwards and slamming his shin directly on Crystal's face. Imbuing it with spells to amplify the strength. This time it did significant damage.
Crystal tumbled to the side where Gary was there waiting for him. As he slammed his fist towards Crystal's face. Causing it to stumble forwards to its knees again. Samuel lunged into Crsytal's side. Ready to sever its head entirely.
Though, in one last-ditch attempt, he swung his arms pathetically toward the air. And not even hitting Samuel. Because he wasn't there at all. It was an illusion, a bundle of hisses echoed in Crystal's ear as the realization settled in him,"Halt!"
An invisible force froze Crystal in place as Donovan grabbed Crystal's arm with a flying armbar and broke it entirely. Before the real Samuel came by and cleaved it clean off.
"HGRAAAGH!"
Donovan and Samuel jumped all the way back towards the middle. Leaving the poor creature in Gary's hand, "Oh shut it will you?!" Gary turned Crystal around and reeled his fist back.
A similar rune appeared around Gary's arm. He focused magic all the way to his fist for a single spell he was itching to use the whole fight. Crackles of dark energy slithered through his fingertips as a wide grin etched itself on Gary's face.
"Black javelin!"
BAM
The force of the punch towards the lower abdomen area destroyed his stomach entirely and sent Crystal flying uncontrollably towards the middle. Donovan grabbed the head with his hands and dragged it across the floor before throwing it in the air.
"Impaler's pit!"
Numerous pitch black spikes erupted from the ground and impaled what was left of Crystals body in the air, "Samuel! Now!"
In the final moments Crystal has of his current life, he gazed towards the sky as a shadow soon blotted it out from his eyes. A divine judgment in the form of Samuel peering through what soul Crystal had with his numerous pupils and irises. Almost as if an almighty god had looked down on Crystal. And is sending out their punishment.
"End's cleave."
Samuel's sickle slid across Crystal's neck like butter. Accompanied by a black-and-white slash that severed the remaining bits off entirely. As he landed softly on the ground, cracks slowly appeared on Crystal's body. A radiant light seeped through them as his form slowly crumbled to dust.
In one loud sequence, Crystal's body erupted into a blinding light above the trio. The remnants of his flesh falling down towards them. Bathing the three in a silver-shining blood.
For a moment, the world was silent. Taking a second to understand what just happened. The next, the monsters around the arena began to panic again. Running towards the blades of the loud students as they cheered for the trio. They won. The students won.
Samuel took the nearby flag again. Staring at the platform that stood before him. He turned to Donovan for his opinion, "Go for it..." Donovan coughed in response. The fight has taken a toll on his body.
Samuel nodded and stood ontop of the platform. Raising the torn flag high in the air and slamming it into the ground. A low black aura scattered through the platform as the barrier slowly dematerialized. Signalling the end of the tournament.
Elyssia held the microphone she had kept in her bag. It was the same one the announcer used before all hell broke loose, she took a deep breath and stared at the trio, "And the winner of the tournament is...!"
"HAELFEIN!"
The students of Haelfein were the loudest in celebrating. They were hugging each other and dancing with their friends at the news of their winnings. But for the first time in forever, the rest of the other classes cheered for them.
Mary and Arthur helped Prince up from the ground as they stared at the trio. Nicola and Anna stood near the wounded and gave them healing potions. It's finally over. Never in their life had they expected monsters to invade the tournament. But it's safe to brag that they did. And survived.
Sultan and Matthew appeared in the arena from the entrance of Firbol. Seeing the trio in the middle, they ran towards them to check up on their well being. Same with Aurora, Elyssia, and Rovanne.
Aziroth was about to follow them, but he caught Enzo's stare on the way. Stopping him from moving, "Just go. We'll take care of the injured."
"Hm..." Aziroth ran towards the middle finally.
He heard Yuri's voice call out from behind him, "It was nice seeing you again Azzy! Hope this won't be final!"
Karasu watched from atop the arena and descended towards them with his cloak. Landing safely close by. He watched as Aurora and Sultan comes closer to the middle.
As Samuel stepped off the platform. Gary wrapped his arms around both Donovan and Samuel at the same time, "Let's! Fucking! GO! WE DID IT! AHAHAHA!"
"You're squeezing me, Gary..." Samuel muffled in Gary's arm.
"Sorry!" Gary let go of both of them before continuing to celebrate again, "Ahaha! Do you remember that! We were getting our asses handed to him. But when you ripped off his crystals! We-"
"Beat the shit out of him. We know Gary..." Donovan let out a strained chuckle.
"Serves him right! Annoying asshole he was!" Gary said.
"Gaaaaarrrryyy!" A familiar voice shouted towards him. As he turned around. Aurora was running towards him with open arms.
All three of them turned around to face her, "Wait is that-?"
"Woah! Aurora!" he opened his arms for her as she jumped towards his embrace. Hugging him tightly.
"Kyaah! You were amazing Gary! Are you hurt? Did the muppet break any bones? Any ribs? Ruptured anything?" Aurora let go of him and ran around her boyfriend. Trying to see any damages.
"Other than a pierced lung that Sammy patched up. None really." Gary gave him a thumbs up, "I'll be sure to give you something for that."
"Good..." Gary suddenly felt Aurora's arms wrap around his neck and squeezing tightly, "You bloody arse, Gary! Why did you do something so reckless?! You could've died! You two as well, Sammy and Don."
Gary tried to let go of his girlfriend's rear naked choke on him. But trying to do it without harming her or pushing her off proved to be impossible, "Akh-! I'm sorry alright! Don't kill me please-!"
"Let him go, Aurora." Sultan appeared out of nowhere. Surprising both Samuel and Donovan.
"The hell? Sultan, you're here as well?"
"Yes. Alongside Karasu. I don't know where he is right now." Sultan turned to Aurora and Gary, "Let go of him now."
Aurora sighed before letting go of her grip and kissing him on the forehead, "I can't stay mad at you..."
"I know. I love you alright?" Gary took his time to catch his breath.
"Until she's gone."
Noone seemed to hear that random comment. Samuel was too busy catching his breath. And Gary was so fixated on his girlfriend that only Sultan had heard the comment. He was slightly distracted as well so he didn't know who spoke it.
Soon, Aziroth, Elyssia, Rovanne, and Matthew caught up with them. Watching the six interact with each other was a welcoming sight indeed. Matthew was the first to speak, "Wey hey! We all made it alive!"
"Ah, that's good to hear!" Rovanne cheered, "I'm just glad this ended finally."
"I agree. However..." Elyssia stared at the five, "I'm quite interested in what your...Magic path is."
Elyssia might have regretted saying that. As they stared at her with eyes that could kill. It was almost as if hundreds of laser pointers were aimed right at her. Ready to shoot her.
"You don't get to question my boyfriend...or anyone!" Aurora furrowed her eyebrows at Elyssia in a weird manner, immediately lowering the tension down, "He's mine..."
"Yeah! What she said!" Gary stared at Elyssia. He was imitating what Aurora was doing.
"But here's the real kicker. Why are the three of you shirtless?" Sultan pointed out.
All of them stared at the trio as they came to terms with their decision before, "Oh right! We are!" Gary flexed his muscles, "Oh yeah! Fucking worked hard for this, Sultan!"
"Ya rab...Put some clothes on you three!" Sultan shouted.
They stared at each other before shaking their heads. Almost as if they were communicating telepathically, they began forming a conga line and dancing. Rovanne and Matthew couldn't help but chuckle at their actions. While the rest were just weirded out.
Sultan palmed his face and turned to Aurora, "Can you tell your lover to stop it and put some clothes on?"
She was too busy staring at Gary. Entranced by him, she smiled like a mad woman, "No...I don't think I will."
As they continued the dance, Aziroth couldn't help but wonder if the other security force members knew about their origins. Having Sultan and Aurora here would make it easier to follow through with their mission, but harder to keep it a secret. There are only two reinforcements, right?
"Hey! I'm here!"
A shirtless boy ran up towards them. His chest stained in a light red color as he held a katana close to him, "Oh shit! It's Karasu!" Gary shouted.
Everyone turned to him as he bent down, gasping for air, "I had never done this for a long time..."
"Yeah, 'cause you've been sleeping for most of the days..." Donovan let out a strained chuckle. Catching the attention of Samuel, "Join us Karasu."
"For what?"
"Shirtless conga line!" Gary continued to dance.
"NO." Sultan sternly said, "Karasu. Don't you dare-"
"Ah, whatever. Conga line!" He shortly joined them in the dance.
The rest couldn't hold it in anymore. After such a stressful few hours, it's good to just lay back and laugh about something. Even Aziroth couldn't help but chuckle. For brutal soldiers, he never expected them to be like this.
"Will you look at that boys, Aziroth's laughing finally..." Donovan coughed.
"Just call me Azzy. I think I'll allow you to do so." Aziroth said.
"Great! Now..." Before Donovan could say something, he began coughing furiously. Stopping his dance entirely to bend down and spit out something.
"Donovan. Are you good?" Gary asked him.
"Yeah...Don't worry I'm-" His words were replaced by a horrid retching sound. As he began to vomit out a concerning amount of blood. Shocking everyone around, "Yeah no...Maybe not..."
Donovan failed to say anything else before a sudden heavy pull grabbed onto his body. Lulling him into a state of slumber. His eyes closed tightly as his body slumped forward to the ground.