Chapter 70: Chapter 70
“Chloe. What happened?” Rex asked. Chloe shook her head; she grabbed her husband’s hand, “Not here. Come, follow me.”
Rex and the white-haired man followed the blond-haired woman, Chloe, towards the top of the tower. “What happened exactly? Who’s the one fighting?” Rex asked. “It’s the previous finalist from a few years ago, Lana Valentine and the raven-haired kid you introduced earlier”, Chloe replied, hastening her pace. Both Rex and the white-haired man effortlessly followed Chloe as they ascended the elevator by jumping from walls to walls. Once they arrived on the tower’s top floor, they quickly sprinted outside towards the colosseum’s arena.
When they reached the audience stand, they saw a young man with raven coloured hair standing in the middle of the colosseum’s arena, holding up with his hand a bloodied up pink-haired woman. The raven-haired young man was, of course, Eru. “What the hell….” Rex exclaimed while his wife, Chloe, gasped. The white-haired man frowned when he saw Eru appearance. The three of them were taken aback as the young man with raven coloured hair they had met before had transformed. The young man had his raven coloured hair slicked back, horns sprouted on his head. His skin had a tint of scale, while the young man’s pupils were shaped like that of a dragon’s eyes. Wings of raven-coloured energy on his back were bursting with energy.
They saw the pink-haired lady struggled to break free, but her attempts were futile as the young man was firm on his grip. The white-haired man observed the arena; he found two swords interlocking with each other, a black sword and a blood-red katana. The white-haired man remembered that the black sword belonged to Eru. He also sensed an incredible power emitting out from the blood-red katana. The white-haired man looked to the side, and he found his former protégé, Phantasma. The white-haired man squinted; he saw Phantasma was staring at Eru and the black sword with a hint of obsession in his eyes.
The white-haired man was a little suspicious in his mind, but he looked calm and collected as always. The trio scanned the area; they breathed a sigh of relief when they noticed that there was no audience left on the spectator stands. Then, the pink-haired lady lost her consciousness as Eru dropped her to the ground. Then, they saw Phantasma teleported to the arena as he was trying to take the two swords. The black sword appeared in Eru’s hand while the red katana was in Phantasma’s hand. Then, they saw Phantasma disappear with the pink-haired lady and the red katana.
Rex and Chloe immediately jumped into the centre of the colosseum arena to meet with Eru. The white-haired man, however, just stayed on the spot before he suddenly disappeared. Rex walked near Eru that was scratching his head, “What the hell happened here?” Rex scanned the arena. Chloe observed the young man in front of her, “You’re half-dragon?” Eru winced, “Wait, one at a time. I’m tired”, he said before slumping down to the ground. Both Rex and Chloe nodded in understanding, “Right, let’s go back to the waiting room”, she suggested. Rex propped Eru’s body up as they escorted the young man with raven coloured hair towards his room.
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“So that’s what happened”, both Rex and Chloe nodded. The former crossed his hand while the latter was rubbing her chin. Eru laid down on the bed, letting his body rest up, “Yup. And to reiterate it once more, I’m not a dragon. I’m not even a half-dragon; I’m just your ordinary, boring, human being.” Chloe looked down, seemingly disappointed. Rex smiled faintly, “Right….” Eru just shook his head, ‘Clearly, he didn’t believe me’, Eru thought. “Anyway, what do you think happened to that pink-haired chick?” Rex asked, trying to change the topic.
“What do you mean?” Eru raised his eyebrow. “I mean, from what you told us, she suddenly went cray-cray when she saw your sword, right?” Rex pondered. “I know Lana Valentine from back in the day. She’s a calm and collected woman. She suffered from an injury that could cripple even a seasoned Aura Master. Yet, the fact that she recovered was a miracle itself. Something must’ve had happened at that time”, Chloe speculated. The trio got quiet for a moment before Eru broke the silence, “I think that guy in a fancy suit knew about something”, he said.
Rex frowned, “The guy in a fancy suit? You mean Phantasma?” Eru nodded, “Yup. He strikes me as a mysterious man. After I finished my fight with that chick, Lana Valentine, he looked at Lana and me strangely. He took Lana Valentine and her red katana with him. He tried taking my sword too, what a prick.” Chloe put her hand on her chin, “That’s strange. It’s not like him to covet someone else’s possession” Chloe turned towards Rex, “Do you think your old man can talk to Phantasma?” Rex smiled softly, “I think he’s already on it. After all, he moved fast”, he said while scratching the back of his head.
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The man in a fancy suit appeared in the contestant-only infirmary. He breathed a sigh of relief as he let down the pink-haired lady on his shoulder. The man in a fancy suit looked at Lana Valentine with affection, “What happened to you, my child?” he gently stroked the pink-haired lady’s cheek. Then, the man in a fancy suit grabbed the bloody-red katana. He sensed an ominous feeling coming from inside the red katana. The man in a fancy suit frowned; he stroked the red katana’s blade, observing its reaction.
Then, the man in a fancy suit thought about the relationship of this red katana on his hand and the black sword that belonged to the raven-haired kid. Phantasma held the red katana up high, “The Ogre Sword, eh. How did you get this accursed thing?” wondered the man in a fancy suit as he looked fondly towards the pink-haired lady. When he did so, the man in a fancy suit couldn’t help but think about the raven-haired kid. Phantasma smiled faintly; he thought about the seventeen-year-old kid prodigy and how monstrous he was.
Suddenly, the man in a fancy suit felt a presence appear inside of the infirmary. Phantasma looked back and found a stoic white-haired man standing right across from him. “What brings you here, old man?” the man in a fancy suit said. The white-haired man did not reply immediately. Instead, he crouched down his body and gently touched the pink-haired lady’s forehead. The white-haired man frowned; he felt baleful energy inside of her. ‘This felt familiar’, the white-haired man thought while stroking his beard. “What did you find?” Phantasma approached the white-haired man slowly. The white-haired man continued to ignore the man in a fancy suit as he held up the red katana.
The white-haired man eyes squinted; he sent his aura inside the red katana. The red katana began to retaliate when it sensed the white-haired man’s aura in its body. The white-haired man continued to send more of his aura inside of the red katana. The red katana trembled furiously in the white-haired man’s hand. Unfortunately for it, the white-haired man was too strong as it could only let the white-haired man do what he wanted. “W-what are you doing, old man?” the man in a fancy suit tried to stop the white-haired man, but the latter did not budge. The red katana continued to struggle under the white-haired man’s pressure.
As time passed, the red glow from the katana dissipated. Replacing it was a beautiful pink lustre, brightening the room with its shine. The man in a fancy suit gawked, “W-what did you do, old man?” he stutteringly asked. The white-haired man continued to air the man in a fancy suit. He put down the now pink katana near the pink-haired woman, sighing in exasperation. The white-haired man stared at the man in a fancy suit, “She’s been influenced by someone. Take care of her”, the white-haired man said before suddenly leaving the infirmary.
The man in a fancy suit just looked at where the white-haired man used to stand in bewilderment. The man in a fancy suit scoffed; he bit his lips in frustration, “That old man never changes”, he said while stomping the floor.
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On the top of the colosseum, the white-haired man looked up to the sky. He stared at the blue sky with melancholy. He thought about the pink-haired lady from before and sighed. The white-haired man stroked his beard. Not many people knew, but the white-haired man actually knew what the pink-haired lady was experiencing. “Demons”, the white-haired man murmured softly. The white-haired man took out a cigarette from his back pocket before smoking it slowly.
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A day had passed from the accident, the colosseum was once again full of people. The crowd were roaring with anticipation as smoke filled the entire colosseum’s arena. A rock pillar emerged from the centre of the colosseum’s arena. Then, an explosion of fireworks happened in the air as the smoke cleared from the arena. The man in a fancy suit, Phantasma, appeared on top of the rock pillar, “Ladies and gentlemen, how are you doing today? Are you all ready for round four of the Great Fighting Competition?” he winked towards the crowd while doing some weird dances.
The crowd erupted with claps and cheers as the man in a fancy suit launched a fireball upwards, “Ladies and gentlemen, day two of the Great Fighting Competition began!”
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