Kapitel 55: Piora Visits
Shadow Knight appeared over a body of water. He cast his abilities to create wings with his shadow element. "Where am I?" he wondered as he looked around. "There doesn't seem to be any land close by. I would probably fly for a few hours before getting to land". He flew higher and hung in the air, waiting for his opponent to appear.
On the screen tagged Quint above Terasphere, his details were displayed like all the others.
<Name: Shadow Knight>
<Assigned Weapon: Scythe>
<Element Attributes: Shadow>
<Level: Quint>
<Rank: 19>
"Shadow night? Who is this guy?" a man asked in the crowd as they paid attention to the screen. "It's Knight, not night, and I don't know him either." Another responded. From many conversations, it was apparent that he was a new character no one had heard of before. For most, their decision to watch his match was not because of him but rather because of his opponent.
Another detail was displayed on the screen, and the crowd erupted; he was a promising rising star that many admired. Though he was an arrogant person, his strength always stirred people to favour him. Due to his prowess, many came to know him as Sea King.
<Name: Sea King>
<Assigned Weapon: Trident>
<Element Attributes: Water>
<Level: Quint>
<Rank: 19>
"That Shadow Knight is an unlucky guy. Meeting Sea King in the first match? Uhh, he really is unlucky", some pitied him. "Don't worry, at least he would gain fame by being beaten by Sea King", another laughed. Many pitied Shadow Knight for his bad luck, while others ridiculed him and called him names.
Meanwhile, Shadow Knight was still in the air on the battlefield, looking down towards the water. Ripples formed on the water's surface, and then waves rose across it as a man shot out of the water with a trident. He was cladded in green and blue armour as water surrounded him, holding him in the air. Before he could speak, Shadow Knight interrupted him and asked, "Do you have a relative in Piora, or are you the son of some bigwig?"
Sea King looked at him dumbfounded. He thought it was a stupid question to ask. "Did you hit your head or something? What kind of rude question is that? Are you trying to insult me?" Shadow Knight blinked twice as he looked at him rattle away. He thought Sea King was an idiot to not have realised what he meant. "Do you not realise what is going on here? You have been put in a totally advantageous position, or are you too d@#$ to see that?"
Sea King was infuriated by what he had said. "What has the decision of Piora got to do with me? Is it my fault that your luck is bad?" he looked pompous as if he had already won the match.
"Anyway, forget it", Shadow Knight waved to shove the issue aside. Sea King, however, did not want the matter to rest and poked at him, "Since your luck is quite bad, why don't you drop your weapon and walk off instead of remaining there and embarrassing yourself."
"No thanks", Shadow Knight shook his head and lowered himself. "Then you can regret it in the after…" his speech ended as Shadow Knight appeared behind him and knocked him out with a single strike to the back of the neck. He fell into the water, creating a large splash. "So noisy", he said and looked towards the sky. "You Piora jerks, get me the hell out of here", he yelled.
Many mouths were agape as they couldn't believe what they had seen. They thought it was some kind of stunt. "Wait, is that it?" one asked in disbelief. "Has it ended?" another asked as well. "What kind of b!@#$%^&# is that? Is this a joke?" many became furious as they thought it was a staged match.
For a match to end that quickly, it was unheard of. What annoyed most of the crowd was the fact that an unnamed nobody defeated a rising star. To them, it was impossible to accept such a result. Some thought, "He should be coming out of the water any moment from now." However, the disappearance of Shadow Knight from the battlefield confirmed to them that the match had indeed ended.
"What the hell is this? Are the family heads messing with us or something?" another person screamed and pointed to another screen-tagged Quint. The winner of that match was displayed on the screen. It was a man in black armour, Lin. Like Shadow Knight, he defeated his opponent, a rank 18, with a single punch. As if Sea King's defeat was not enough, the victory of Lin did a number on them. They were so pissed they almost spat blood.
Lin stood over the body of his opponent, as he looked at him curiously. "Isn't this guy ranked 18 or something? Why is he so weak?" Lin shook his head in dismay and walked away. "Aren't I supposed to have been taken out by now?" Lin wondered as he had remained there for too long, considering his match had ended.
Meanwhile, in Piora's meeting room, killing intent strong enough to suffocate even Kings filled the room. It was a face-off between Piora and its Chairman. "Niall, you do not think you can stop all of us, do you?" one member asked, stepping forward. No one ever addressed the chairman by his name. For someone to do so, spoke of the gravity of the situation at hand. Everyone had serious expressions as they readied themselves for a fight if it were to break out.
"I am not stopping you from going out there. All I want is to talk with him for five minutes." Chairman Niall pleaded.
"What the hell are you talking about? That family doomed us all. If anything, he still being alive till this point is mercy from us", another family head cut in. "If five minutes is too much, how about a minute?" Chairman Niall argued. He did not back down and let them do as they wanted.
"Not even a second would be spared…" another came in, ready to start a fight. "Hold on, everyone", a slim woman called their attention and stepped out. "Let's just do as he says." She requested. She walked forward as the energy in the room tossed her purple hair around. She continued, "Even if it's a minute or two or 24 hours, it would surely end." Turning to Niall, she said, "Know this Niall, as long as we family heads draw breath, that kid would surely die", she boldly declared.
On the battlefield, Lin was left staring into space as he waited to be transported out. "Did something happen? Why am I still here?" he wondered. Suddenly, the space around him was largely distorted, and lots of figures surrounded him in a blink. Their murderous aura filled the entire place so much that Lin was suffocating.
"What the hell is this? This much killing intent, did I wrong someone?" Lin wondered as he activated his powers to relieve him a bit. No matter how much he tried, there was no difference. The aura just kept thickening. The gap between their levels was way too much.
Lin couldn't stand it and collapsed as blood gushed from his nose, ears and mouth. He Whimpered on the floor as he saw one of the figures approach him.
On a frozen territory six times the size of Jupiter in a certain layer, the statue of a man sitting cross-legged sat atop an enormous iceberg. The statue was covered in frost and seemed to have been there for a long time. Cracks appeared and spread rapidly on it. Looking like it was covered in spiderwebs, the statue exploded, revealing crimson hair flying in the chilly wind.
Eyelids opened, revealing a pair of crimson eyes that looked like teardrops. A slim, chiselled man stood from where the statue once was. He looked like he was in his early thirties, but he was older. He flicked his hands, and an armour similar to Lin's but gold with a red mane holding a drape over his shoulders covered him. "Looks like it's time to make my move", he whispered and disappeared along with the whisper.
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