landbeastnovel Chapter 85: Competing
Chapter 85: Competing
"You....." The blade Demon looked over at Ember with eyes filled with rage. She called him a retard in front of the great Mage, this was utterly humiliating, and he would not take it sitting down.
"Get back and prepare for your match" one of the twin elders commanded. Hearing this, the blade Demon bowed to the great elders before waking towards Ember.
"You will serve as my stepping stone to the top, with the great mage on my side even your father wouldn’t dare go after me" the blade Demon smirked before pulling out a blade as pitch-black as the night itself.
"Oh??" One of the twin elders looked taken aback. What the blade Demon had in his hand was a grade 2 magic treasure....magic treasures, these were one of the mages most priced possessions, one of the tools they used to get an upper hand against the other races.
Magic treasures existed in their varieties, but their main function remained the same. Mana amplification!!! Yes, with a magic treasure, a normal mage who already had an upper hand in using mana would receive significant boosts. In fact with the addition of some other tweaks, the treasures would gain unique properties.
But this wasn’t what bothered the elder. No, a grade 2 magic treasure was several times more dangerous than a grade 1 and normally, no mage at level 1 could use one of those, it was abnormal to see one in the hands of this so-called blade Demon.
"Hmp!! Using a magic treasure to gain an upper hand, typical!!" Ember sneered. It wasn’t against the rules to use one, but she just wanted to point out his advantageous situation.
"Life’s not fair, brat" the blade Demon exploded with mana and dashed forward.
"You’re right" Ember shook her head and conjured a spell.
"Flame work: twin arrows"
A spell circle appeared before Ember and shot out almost immediately, barreling towards the blade demon. It was a simple spell, and the blade Demon was able to dispel it easily. However, what followed was a kick directly to the face of the blade Demon.
—Boom!!!!
Ember appeared out of nowhere and in a brief second sent the blade Demon back. He didn’t let up though, as soon as he touched the ground he leapt forward and rushed Ember.
He was arrogant and proud, but that didn’t mean he didn’t know how to fight. He had been fighting all his life.
—woop
—bang
—Slash
—Clang
They began exchanging blows, the blade Demon with is blade and Ember with a short dagger. It was fierce, but everyone could clearly see that it was a stalemate in its truest essence.
Both were equally matched in battle prowess and sensitive.
"Blend: black wind reaper"
All of a sudden, the blade Demon spoke, causing his weapon to light up with strange symbols. Following which the blade was engulfed by wind.
—voom
He slashed forward, pushing a massively amplified wind blade towards Ember, it was huge, and immediately the other recruits saw it they involuntarily jumped backwards.
Fortunately, it wasn’t aiming for them, and with its speed and strength, it was bound to hit its target, Ember.
—Boom
But it got him to thinking.....what if she had failed? Did Damien really risk his child’s life like that? What was going through this guy’s head?
—puuuuuu
—woooooommmmm!!!!!!
The cyan colored Flame started small, then in an instant it blazed forward and turned into a massive fireball consuming the blade Demon whole.
He didn’t have the opportunity to react, and was swiftly engulfed in fire, burning his body to a black tar. This match was over.....
"Amazing...." Leon smiled from behind. He knew for a fact that Ember was special, but he didn’t know how special until now.
(I wonder)
Leon couldn’t help but admire this Flame, it looked calm and gentle, but the way it burned was aggressive and cruel. It was a contradiction of its appearance.
"Winner" one of the twin elders proclaimed Ember as the winner. The match was over.
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Half-moon later received Ember like a proud father. He was beyond excited, and so was the Great mage. The people around couldn’t help but feel jealousy.
A few minutes passed And the matches continued, until finally, it was Leon’s turn.
Leon walked to the front of the stage and waited. Then he was joined by his opponent.
His opponent was around his height and had a slim build, he wore all black and carried an aura that Leon couldn’t even detect. In fact, when he stepped on the floor, Leon could not even hear his footsteps.
(strange)
Leon thought in his mind, the kid felt like he wasn’t even there even though Leon would clearly see him.
He was ghost face. Actually, this kid was notorious, during his entrance test he was able to get his win effortlessly. No one even noticed when he killed 20 people, only after the match did they notice. He was a born assassin.
But this wasn’t the most terrifying thing about him. The most terrifying thing was that this kid was actually under the tutelage of the great Mage.
Everyone knew this and, as such, they all avoided him like the plague. Leon, who was essentially a nobody, was bound to lose.
"Do you want to go out and get something to eat?" Over at the great mages table, he could be seen petting Embers head like a child. Surprisingly, Ember didn’t react aggressively, apart from her father, the only person she allowed to do that was her uncle Damien.
"Haha, brother Damien, let’s stay for a minute, I have a surprise for you too" Half-moon encouraged the great mage to stay.
"Ah? You have a surprise for me?" The great mage asked before looked back at the stage.
"You brought another one?" The great mage said while looking directly at Leon.
Half-moon was constantly trying to compete with him on who could bring in the best talents. And today’s match was the worst of all for Half-moon, the great mage had used his own daughter to win against someone he had picked.
Of course, he didn’t plan for the blade Demon to be so ruthless to his daughter, he would have stepped in if she was the real danger. As for blade demon, he would teach the brat a thing or two later.
"Just watch" Half-moon said.
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