Peter stepped back. "You're a worthy opponent, but it's against my will for you to get that power in a bad way. I will do my best to kill you." He plunged his sword into a block of ice on the ground. He let go of the magic circle in his left hand.
Nicolas asked curiously, "Why did she let go of the magic circle, and how come it's still there?"
Emily answered. "I think he left the magic circle because the magic will now get the mana from the sword. That way the Prince won't waste his mana."
"What do you mean mana?" Harry snapped.
Emily said, exasperated, "Mana is needed to use magic. Everyone has mana. Its capacity depends on the person. The more mana you have, the more and longer you can use magic."
"Hmm, now I understand." Nicolas had his hand on his chin. He was watching the match with curiosity.
"I will end this battle here, Ted. Enjoy your defeat." Peter put both hands on the hilt of the sword lodged in the ground. "Let's see what you do when I unleash the power of Frostie forged in the Arctic frost. LEGENDARY ITEM FROSTIE VARIANT."
Of course Ted was not idle. "It doesn't matter how cold it gets. You'll never match my full bear form." Before Ted could say anything, the fur turned to bear. His eyes glowed red. "HEXA THE GREAT, Bear Variant, Full Bear Form!" He leapt towards Nicolas.
Their moves were happening at the same time.
After Peter's Frostie swing, everything was frozen. The arena was now an ice field. There were big icebergs and stalagmites everywhere. It was a mess. Peter was sure that Ted was frozen. He was looking for Ted's frozen body. He could move fast on the ice.
Suddenly the ice began to crack. The ice was pulling away and coming together. And because Peter was on the ice, he was also being pulled. So he ran away.
Peter looked up. There was a giant bear made of ice. "What? What? With my ice?"
The ice bear spoke in a cold, deep voice. "Haha, thank you Prince! Thanks to you I evolved."
Peter was out of mana. He had spent it all in the swing. There was no mana left in his sword either. He collapsed to the ground. He was supported by his sword, which was stuck in the ground.
The ice bear called out in its majestic voice. "Ice Prince Peter, get up! I really underestimated you. I disrespected you. Normally this would have finished me off." The bear stopped talking. Ice chunks began to crumble and fall from above him. Peter looked on with a dull stare. Slowly all the ice floes fell. Ted appeared.
"I'm withdrawing." It was Ted who said that. "You fought very well. I didn't fight fair. I cheated." Ted was walking out of the arena. He waved as he walked out without looking back.
The presenter shouted. "Wait, what cheat?" By the time the host said that, Ted had already disappeared. The announcer let it go. "The winner is, of course, Peter the Ice Prince! Such an exciting fight from the fourth match. Nobody expected it. People watching this fight are really lucky."
"What do you think Ted did?" Nicolas was very curious.
Alex answered. "I don't think he cheated, but if he did, I don't think even King Ireat knew about it. This Ted was on another level. It seems he could control thousands of monsters just by the air he emitted." They were all surprised.
Harry stretched. "What a game. Come and have an ice cream. We'll come back for the final." The other three agreed. The four of them ran outside the Arena.
Ice Prince Peter was lying on the ground. The paramedics came with a stretcher. They put him on the stretcher and took him to the infirmary.