~Chapter 8: Ara's Spotlight~
Finally, one week had gone by, and it's time for the battles to start. The remaining 9 are to battle until the end. The first battle was won by Elsword of the Red Knights. Now, it was time for the second battle to start. Ara stretched her arms and legs. cracking her fingers, smirking as she thrust her spear in front of her.
'At last, I've made it to final rounds! Fighting against Noah was no fun at all... It was difficult! She kept on teleporting and using Blizzard on me.. As expected of the Ice Princess Noah of Velder, but.. Thanks to my skills, I was able to defeat her, although I didn't have any confidence in defeating her...'
Ara smiled brightly while people around her stared at her with sunglasses. Eve remained with her poker face, her concentration fully on the battles before Chung hugged her from behind, surprising her. Her memory on a few days ago of her kiss with Chung was.. Distracting, but enjoyable in a way. The memory is still fresh in her mind, remembering Chung's last words.
'It's not time for us to be together yet, huh... Is it because of Altera and Hamel's war..? Well, I feel more calm and not as impatient with this anymore. If Chung said to wait... If it's not time yet, then, I'll wait until the time is right. Oh.. I just remembered... Altera's emperor, our King is coming to watch my battle, along with my loyal servants, Oberon and Ophelia. They've taken care of me and treated me in their own way despite their orders, staying loyal to me no matter what happens. The KIng... I'm not happy that he came to watch, in fact, I want him to get out of here and never to come back. I'm related to him in a way.. He's more like a sibling to me, but we never got along. He probably just wants to watch Chung, observing his skills..'
"Eve, if it's about Altera's King coming to the academy, don't worry about it. My father is also coming. It's going to be war if they spot each other, but.. My father promised not to cause any unnecessary trouble, which i highly doubt. So, let's just ignore them, and enjoy the battles."
Chung held her hand, smiling softly at her, his eyes filled with love. He couldn't help, but think of his confession and the kiss they shared. He blushed bright red and began to fidget with nervousness. Eve tilted her head cutely to the side in confusion.
Rena smiled while humming a soft melody, watching Eve and Chung. Without her knowledge, once again, Raven stood behind her, listening to her melody, but his eyes never softened. In fact, his eyes were hard, and cold. Raven clutched the blade beside him, and restrained himself to unsheath his blade.
'Rena.. In Velder, why did you betray me..?'
His gaze became more cold, resembling Elsword's usual cold glare. Raven made a soft sound before walking away from Rena. Rena looked back with confusion, wondering if someone or something was standing behind her, glaring at her. Rena pouted slightly before staring back at Eve and Chung, humming her melody once again.
Elsword laid against a wall in a corner, waiting for the announcement. His cold eyes were glued to the floor as Aisha silently crept towards him. Aisha poked his cheek, and grinned.
"Elsword~ Good luck in battles, you better win!"
Elsword stayed silent, raising an eyebrow at her before smirking. He raised his fist in front of her, and bumped her forehead softly. Aisha blushed faintly before smacking his head softly, looking away. Her action was confusing, especially for Elsword. Too confusing for an inexperienced person in love like Elsword. He opened his mouth to ask her the reason for her sudden actions, but he was interrupted by the anouncements.
"Finally, it's time for your battles! First of all, congratulations to Elsword of the Red Knights for winning the first battle. As expected of someone from the Red Knights. Next, we would like to announce the arrival of someone very important. The King of Altera! Please behave yourself in front of him. Last, but not least, Ara Haan of Fahrmann VS Amelia of the Treasure Hunters in the forest region!"
Ara could feel the excitement building up inside her. She stared at Amelia who smiled and waved at her before running off towards the forest region. Ara smirked before speeding off towards the forest region as well.
'Forest region.. That's not good, since... That's her territory.. It's perfect for her aim her arrows at any moment. However, I must try to beat her!'
As they reached the forest region, the bell immediately rang, Ara runs up to Amelia, and spun around twice, swinging her spear in a rapid speed. Her eyes glowed for a moment before her spear shone with a orange light, and she thrust her spear forward, causing a force to be visible, hitting Amelia.
"Tiger Claw! Force Spear!"
Ara immediately run up towards Amelia, swinging her spear, thrusting it forward towards Amelia, and soon, black shadows rose from the ground. Amelia was dragged towards her, and Ara caught her spear, slashing Amelia in the stomach.
"Shadow Knot!"
However, that wasn't the case. Amelia recovered from those attacks within moments. She kicked Ara in the legs before launching her in the air as Amelia does a full 360 degree flip, kicking her. Amelia stayed in the air, the wind surrounding her. Her eyes were wild, as she activated "Enhanced Bowstring" before a huge arrow was created. She pulled on the arrow before releasing it, the green arrow shot down towards Ara.
"Aero Strafe!"
Ara was flung back against a tree, as Amelia got back down on the ground. Amelia eyed Ara's movements before jumping from tree to tree, high in the air, and shot an attack which reveals to be:
"Aero Tornado!"
Ara's eyes widened as she was sucked into the tornado, getting caught inside its deadly wind blades. As soon as "Aero Tornado" wore out, Ara was on the ground. Amelia was about to shoot "Wind Ward", but then Ara was gone from her sight.
"Shit. Where did she go?!"
Ara's eyes glowed, growing wild, as she pierced her spear into the ground before thrusting the spear multiple times towards Amelia, causing multiple damage. As soon as she stops thrusting her spear, Ara raised her hand, and a gravitational force was dropped and cuased Amelia to stop her movements for a split second which is enough for Ara to finish the battle in one move.
"Turbulent Wave! Supression!"
Ara thrust her spear once again towards Amelia multiple times, using "Turbulent Wave" however as soon the skill ended, Ara thrust her spear forward one more time, creating a powerful blow to Amelia. Her eyes narrowed as she realized that her "Secret Art: Fierce Tiger Way" won't be enough to finish Amelia off.
She raised her spear, spun around slashing Amelia in different directions, almost as if she's teleporting. As soon as she's above Amelia, she pierced her spear downwards, and creating a powerful blast.
"Peerlessness Slash!"
At that moment, Amelia was on the ground, her bow was separated from her. Ara smiled and bowed down slightly, before raising her spear, cheering as soon as the bell rung, indicating that the battle was over and Ara Haan of Fahrmann had won.
"Congratulations to Ara Haan of Fahrmann!"
Ara bowed and carried Amelia out of the forest region before going back to her position. The King of Altera watched the battle in boredom, restraining a yawn a few times.
'Weaklings... These commoners... They're no different from those cowardly weaklings from Hamel.'
Without of his knowledge, father of Chung Seiker, also known as the King of Hamel was beside him. He couldn't help, but chuckle lowly, watching Ara's battle with interest.
'These children... The current generation sure are growing up fast and becoming stronger every time i see them. It's interesting to see them sharpen their skills.'
Eve and Chung could tell that their respective kings from each kingdoms were beside each other, and it was hard to ignore them. Chung held Eve's hand and whispered in her ears before smiling softly.
'Soon... The time is coming.. Very soon.. The Eve from the past will come back.. No.. I love Eve no matter what. Even if it's the past or the present.. I'll treasure her forever.'
~Author's Note~
Oh my god! It's already midnight and i still haven't updated in time! :( I failed... I'm so sorry! I'll update in 2 days like usual. So, don't worry!
Anyways, Ara's skills were hard to describe... It took me a while, since i was distracted and watching how to describe the skills... XP By the way, i'm sorry if this chapter seems rushed.
Anyways, here are my replies to my awesome reviewers:
TsukixnoEvernight: Alright, if you say so.. :D I'm just glad that no one thinks that it's rushed.. I never knew you live in CA. XD And i know which "CA" you're talking about, so no worry :p Yes, Target has a book on flowers and its meanings, well actually.. Its a novel.. XD Well, spelling is easier in a way. I'm sorry for no epic Rena VS Raven scene :P Ara needs to have a spotlight. Thanks for your advice~ :) I'll be sure to keep that in mind! :D Btw, i love your new story!
Kat983: XD Thanks for reviewing like always~ :D I'm glad you love it
Guest: Damn! I'm so sorry for distracting you from homework, but i'm glad that you enjoy reading the story~ :) Thanks for reveiwing!
Anon: Aww, don't cry! *gives you a tissue and a cookie* Here~ I'm just glad you enjoy reading it~ :)
Thanks for reading!
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