Chapter 5
The next few days passed like a dream for Artemis. Raees and him had been to lots of matches, all of which were spectacular. Finally, the day everyone had been waiting for came. The excitement levels in Tolbi were higher than ever, and with good reason- the day of the Colloso final had come. The red-armoured warrior had reached the finals; Raees and Artemis had been following his progress. They entered the stadium so giddy with happiness, they could barely speak. But all that was about to change.
The stadium was filled with the noise of thousands of talking people. Spirits were high; children could hardly keep themselves still. The stadium filled; Artemis could see seats where two, three, or even four people where crammed onto the same seat. Finally, after a few minutes that seemed like years, the red armoured knight stepped into the arena. The crowd cheered wildly. He was followed by a warrior in black armour, who only gained a lukewarm applause. The referee started the countdown. The crowd shouted it out loud:
"Five... Four...Three... Two... One...GO!!!"
This round, both contestants had psynergy. Although the majority of the crowd could not see it, psynergetic help was used throughout. Artemis watched intently, waiting for the bit he wanted to see... the face-off.
The face-off came. Black and red warriors circled each other, looking for a break in the other's defence. Black lunged, but red flipped backwards, and countered forwards, creating a dent in black's breastplate. Black recoiled from the blow. He recovered marvellously, and slashed red's helmet. It was red's turn to recoil. Black showed no mercy; he charged at red while he was recovering. Red held his blade up in defence. While this missed black's attack, this destroyed blacks helm...
Waves of coldness washed over the crowds. The air grew icy, and several people were fainting and choking. Artemis couldn't breathe. He looked up. His vision was blurry, yet he could still make out that Raees wasn't affected...
In fact, Raees seemed to be trying to yell something at the black armoured man. Artemis couldn't hear it; there was a rushing sound in his ears...
Artemis stood in the ruins of Kalay. It was dark and stormy. Floating above the Kragol was a figure... the figure...
But this time... the figure had a face...
It was cold and grey. Icy blue eyes peered menacingly out of hooded eyelids. Shocking white hair fell down the figure's back. A thin, evil smirk was the mouth. Artemis realised... the figure, the man... he was laughing at him...
And once again, there was the second figure besides the man. Artemis almost saw his face when...
He was back in Tolbi. His vision was still blurry, he still felt sick. As he tried to look over the seat in front, he saw him...
The figure. The figure from his dreams was standing in black armour, besides a red-armoured corpse...
Whom had no head.
The next few days passed like a dream for Artemis. Raees and him had been to lots of matches, all of which were spectacular. Finally, the day everyone had been waiting for came. The excitement levels in Tolbi were higher than ever, and with good reason- the day of the Colloso final had come. The red-armoured warrior had reached the finals; Raees and Artemis had been following his progress. They entered the stadium so giddy with happiness, they could barely speak. But all that was about to change.
The stadium was filled with the noise of thousands of talking people. Spirits were high; children could hardly keep themselves still. The stadium filled; Artemis could see seats where two, three, or even four people where crammed onto the same seat. Finally, after a few minutes that seemed like years, the red armoured knight stepped into the arena. The crowd cheered wildly. He was followed by a warrior in black armour, who only gained a lukewarm applause. The referee started the countdown. The crowd shouted it out loud:
"Five... Four...Three... Two... One...GO!!!"
This round, both contestants had psynergy. Although the majority of the crowd could not see it, psynergetic help was used throughout. Artemis watched intently, waiting for the bit he wanted to see... the face-off.
The face-off came. Black and red warriors circled each other, looking for a break in the other's defence. Black lunged, but red flipped backwards, and countered forwards, creating a dent in black's breastplate. Black recoiled from the blow. He recovered marvellously, and slashed red's helmet. It was red's turn to recoil. Black showed no mercy; he charged at red while he was recovering. Red held his blade up in defence. While this missed black's attack, this destroyed blacks helm...
Waves of coldness washed over the crowds. The air grew icy, and several people were fainting and choking. Artemis couldn't breathe. He looked up. His vision was blurry, yet he could still make out that Raees wasn't affected...
In fact, Raees seemed to be trying to yell something at the black armoured man. Artemis couldn't hear it; there was a rushing sound in his ears...
Artemis stood in the ruins of Kalay. It was dark and stormy. Floating above the Kragol was a figure... the figure...
But this time... the figure had a face...
It was cold and grey. Icy blue eyes peered menacingly out of hooded eyelids. Shocking white hair fell down the figure's back. A thin, evil smirk was the mouth. Artemis realised... the figure, the man... he was laughing at him...
And once again, there was the second figure besides the man. Artemis almost saw his face when...
He was back in Tolbi. His vision was still blurry, he still felt sick. As he tried to look over the seat in front, he saw him...
The figure. The figure from his dreams was standing in black armour, besides a red-armoured corpse...
Whom had no head.