"This is what I was waiting for, the climax, where your Akirion gets busted," the prince said as a smile appeared on his face, his eyes narrowed in happiness.

"It can't be; Akirion can't be; he can't just go down like that!" Fiana stood up, her eyes wide open, glued to the stage, while her lips trembled.

"He's down, and with that hit, he won't move, so I've won at last!" Prince Kaid flashed his sneer as his hatred for Akirion grew larger.

Everyone opened their eyes wide as they saw Akirion's back clinging to the dirt without any movements.

The terror coiled over the arena, the crowd watching Lucas celebrating with his fist high, some thinking that Akirion was dead. The punishment for murder was super intimidating.

Suddenly, Akirion's finger started hitting the ground every second as he counted Lucas's footsteps.

Meanwhile,

"Am I blind, or is there a movement in Akirion's hands?" Fiana said, as she closely observed Akirion.

"You are totally blind; that guy is all beat up. How can he ev…" The prince gulped as his throat moved. His eyes widened as astonishment knocked in, with his eyes darting around in Akirion's direction. He continued saying, "He's, he's alive!"

Back at the stage,

Akirion woke up and sat up straight, his eyes glued to the celebrating Lucas.

"So how long are you going to celebrate for a fake victory?" Akirion said, making Lucas stop. Suddenly, Lucas's eyes widened as he felt high tension behind. His intestines coiled while he got frightened by the sudden voice and tension that got his body trembling.

'Is Akirion still…?' Lucas silently asked himself as the words echoed in his head.

The gasps scattered all over the arena as everyone saw Akirion looking at Lucas with his butt down.

"That was a childish attack; you should do more than that." Akirion said, provoking Lucas, who had his face crystal clear with astonishment at a high level as his eyes continued to be wide. His heart thudded in his chest while his mind raced, searching for peace.

Lucas suffered a brain freeze as he tried to think about how Akirion survived his attack. He was also terrified of looking behind to check.

"What's wrong, Lucas?" Lucas felt a lot of tension coming in the form of wind as it blew his ears.

He thought of looking behind, but his head was like it initiated a different command as it turned slowly and shivered. He caught a glimpse of Akirion with a corner of his orb, and that landed a hit in his heart as it pounded like a war drum.

"Good boy, now, help me up, please!" Akirion said, as he saw Lucas's right eye showing a glimpse of fear. He then stretched his right hand as he waited for a helping hand. His face was covered with a grin that sent shivers down Lucas's spine.

His body screamed for mercy as Akirion released his aura slowly.

"Pffff, you want a hand? Come and get it!" Lucas dressed up his fear and thought of mocking Akirion.

"You sure?" a sudden question raised gasps in the arena as they saw Akirion instantly behind Lucas after his question.

Fireballs hit Lucas instantly, and within a second, he was on his knees, blood flowing down his mouth. His eyes widened as astonishment filled him while the fire burned in his intestines as he got hit with more than 6 fireballs.

His chest felt like fire poured in his veins. Gasps turned into silence after they saw Lucas drooling while his knees clung to the dirt.

They caught up with silence as they waited for a twist, but 5 minutes passed by, leaving the stage completely quiet, with only Lucas gulping. His mouth was covered in blood, and his hands were still at his sides as if he were paralyzed.

Akirion went in front of him and observed him slowly dying. But a sudden motion activated as Lucas moved his right hand into his pocket.

Akirion's eyebrows furrowed as his eyes narrowed, trying to process the moment.

'What is he up to?' Akirion silently questioned himself as his mind raced. He continued, 'I should do something before I get minced.' Akirion said as he slowly reversed, his mind racing.

Lucas took out an antidote bottle, which contained manafuse.

"What is he drinking?" Kaid asked, his mind racing as he saw Lucas drinking the manafuse.

"Who knows? He's your guy; I should be asking you!" Fiana negatively replied as she was also thunderstruck. Her eyes were wide open with her brows quirked.

On the stage,

Akirion exclaimed as he saw a sudden bottle getting emptied in Lucas's mouth.

'What is that antidote for? Or maybe it's a charm. No, maybe he's drinking an energizer…!' Akirion widened his eyes as astonishment fueled his body. 'Maybe, maybe it's a manafuse.'

After 3 minutes, Lucas slowly found his energy, and he was barely on his feet; his eyes looked tired and sleepy, as they were barely open.

Akirion asked a question as he sneered, his mouth grinning from ear to ear, his teeth gritted yet exposed to the world.

"Hey, what do you think you are doing?"

"It's none of your business, Class A!" Lucas's voice growled from anger, as his face painted a clear view of furiousness as he had his brows furrowed and closely drawn together.

"Ohh, guess who's fired up with anger? Okay, it's cool; I'll just touch you to the ground, because your feet aren't really standing, just balancing!" Akirion molded his fireball with both his hands and got ready to shoot.

"Ohh really, that's cute; let's see you try." Lucas said, his face lighting up with a grin as he slowly clenched his fist while his body shook like a gum tree being blown by the wind.

It was already 6 minutes after the antidote bottle got thrown away.

Akirion shot the fireball and instantly closed his eyes as he waited for a victory announcement.

Suddenly Lucas dodged the ball as he ran straight to Akirion and shot him with five balls in the front.

The patiently waiting Akirion felt the motion of something intense. His eyes snapped open, breath caught in his throat. His heart pounded like a war drum, panic crashing through his mind as he saw the fireballs screaming toward him.

He used his first trick of blocking the fireballs without any movement, but before he realized it, Lucas was standing behind him.

When he blocked, a sudden hit in his back sent him flying as he saw the world moving backwards. His back flashed with pain as he felt the pain racing in his back with his stomach clinging to the ground. His mind blanked out as he found no one to blame for his distraction.

'Grrrrr, how did he? Dammit! He drank the manafuse.' Akirion silently said, his eyes sealed as the pain throbbed his veins together as if it wanted to tear him apart.

Meanwhile:

"Ohh, shit! He drank the manafuse." The prince's eyes snapped wide as his heart thundered in his chest, as if he was fighting too.

The princess replied with a silence as her heart bounced in her chest, getting her all sweaty. Her eyes were wide open as they brimmed with tears.

On the stage,

Akirion swung up, getting everyone flabbergasted by the sudden move. The war raged between the surprised Lucas and Akirion, who had his back hot with pain.

They fired fireballs continuously, getting the battlefield all dusty. The dust coiled in their skins as it rose from the stage. The crowd craved to see what was happening since the stage was all dusty.

The explosion prevailed; Akirion was grinning in enjoyment, his lips curled up while his eyes flooded with happiness.

Lucas was furious, rage blazing in his eyes as his teeth clenched tight. His heart raced with the thought of victory, while the constant blasts around him stole his breath and sapped his strength.

Akirion sneered as he saw Lucas panting while his strength depleted. Lucas held his chest as the breathing caused heat in his chest as he went and crashed on his knees.

Akirion stopped his attacks and slowly moved towards Lucas, his body strong while he grinned like a Cheshire cat as he had his eyes narrowed.

Pain coiled more in Lucas's chest, while the air was like running away from his breathing mouth since he was hardly breathing. His mind concentrated on winning, but the body condition held him back as he trembled in fear and loss of strength.

"What's wrong, Lucas? Did you think you could rank with Class A even though you drank the manafuse?" Akirion smiled as he got near Lucas, who had his knees shivering while stuck in the dirt.

Lucas's heart raced as he felt tired, his eyes tracing the last strength left, but terrifyingly, his energy was depleted, leaving only the tremble of the heart and body.

'This guy is something else! Even though I cheated with Manafuse, he remained on his feet?' Lucas's inner voice cracked slightly as he said, 'If I can see him once and use my, my...' His body gave out. Lucas collapsed face-first into the dirt as a cloud of dust rose around him. His mouth fell open, a drool of blood slipping down his cheek. His eyes rolled shut, and darkness took him.

The announcer announced Akirion victorious, and the crowd erupted with cheers. His heart flowed with happiness as he was left standing.

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