The time of the tournament now begins. Sumiko and Sumihara greet and register all participants for the show. It seems like almost half of the freshman population is present. One of the entrants pushes their luck and tries to hit on Sumiko. Luckily for her, Sumihara was right there to drive them off. With that out of the way, Sumiko expresses her concern for Alexis, given that she has to fight for Shiryu’s sake. This expression greatly confuses her sister. “Are you seriously concerned about your competition? She just came out of nowhere and basically demanded to be by Shiryu’s side.”
Sumiko understands her sister’s feelings about Alexis. However, she doesn’t think that Alexis is a bad person. “But don’t you think that Shiryu was a little harsh on her?” “No!” Sumihara had to make sure to shut down whatever her sister was thinking. “What part of “I’ve been stalking you all month.” made it sound like Alexis is a sane person?” Sumihara makes a solid point. But the fact remains that Shiryu does not seem to like her. But who can blame Sumiko. It’s in her nature to worry about others, and Sumihara is forced to resign. “Leave it up to you to think about something like that. I hope you never change.” The two head towards the VIP spectator’s seats where the emperors were watching.
The announcer walks onto the stage and gives the intro. HELLO EVERYBODY!!!! WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TO WATCH YET ANOTHER TOURNAMENT HELD BY THE EMPERORS!!!! THIS TIME, WE’LL BE WATCHING FRESHMEN WHO THINK THAT THEY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO TRAIN UNDER OUR LORDS!!!!
The crowd was excited to see the matches that had occurred. However, the emperors remain unimpressed. Though, there were a few who caught their eye. Specifically, Hiro Tatsumi, Sarena Willow, and Shiro Masa. These individuals showcased amazing promise in comparison to everyone else. And now, the main event. At least for one. It’s time for Alexis to face her trial, and become a princess for Shiryu. If she loses, then she would have to disappear from Shiryu’s sight. Of this, Shiryu had to say. “Let’s hope that she could put up as much of a fight as she is creepy.” But just what exactly is the full extent of their relationship? Not even his closest friends knew about her. Ashio just had to know. “What exactly did she do to you? Besides the stalking of course.” Shiryu looked at him as if he was asked to reveal his darkest secret. “It’s as she said, we were engaged once. When we were kids, we used to hang out all the time. Then one day, we found out that our grandfathers arranged for our marriage. I thought that she would also be against it, but she really seemed to like me. I figured the best choice to make was to disappear, and so I did.” Maybe this was a dark secret. He had no real reason to hate Alexis at all! But if that were true, then why would he give her a chance to come back in his life? “Well, I hope that she doesn’t get too hurt. Otherwise she would have to use one of our healers, Shiryu.” Ashio decided to let the conversation end there. He, along with everybody in the room, has learnt something new about the man that they follow.
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Alexis stands at the entrance to the arena stage. In her brief pause, she takes a moment to take a deep breath. She knows exactly what is at stake here. She enters onto the stage, knowing full well that her body can break down at any moment due to her nerves. Her opponent is a student known as Viktor Kaev. Like the other upcoming rookies, Viktor is favored to be one of the next candidates. He specializes in his brute strength and immense hardening.
The odds really seem to be stacked against her. Like if Shiryu purposefully pitted Viktor against her. Compared to Alexis’s thin frame, Viktor is huge. Almost six feet tall and with the help of his ability, he can retract and enlarge his muscles. This is what makes him such a terrifying opponent. One that if taught properly, could potentially rival Todo in the near future. As the match started, she stood there to analyze her opponent. But was too deep in thought to realize that her opponent made the first move. WHAM! Viktor’s right fist connects with Alexis’s face. He mockingly laughed at her as she recovered from that blow. “What’s wrong, little bug? Did I hit you too hard?” She realized pretty quickly that she would not win this fight through strength. She has to rely on her durability and exhaust her opponent.
Viktor begins to unleash punch after punch, increasing his speed along with his strength. Knocking her all around, until their shadow stays behind and creates a star shape. This is his signature move, the Burning Star. So you could imagine the frustration on his face when Alexis gets back up, albeit bloody all over. Alexis recalls her memories with Shiryu, and the training she put herself up to in the years that they were separated. “I made a promise not to sell myself short. That no matter what happens, I will always remain standing by his side!”
Her energy gathers around her body. Enraged, Viktor also gathers his energy. Both stand there for a while, determined that the end is coming. Viktor’s radiant, silver energy began to consume itself, and enter his body. His muscles, enlarging and retracting, until only his arm is big. The color of the skin of his arm even changed from his usual snow white, to crimson red, emitting steam. On Alexis’s end, her bright energy begins to solidify around her. Almost creating a wall-like object. She closes her eyes, and a thought races through her mind: (For the one that I love!). Viktor lunges at her, preparing his ultimate attack. “Blackhole Biltz!”
However what Alexis was charging up, was just as powerful. The ultimate shield. “Aegis Amplification!” Viktor’s punch clashes with Alexis’s shield. In doing this, a large black explosion consisting of their two energies, erupts. Not only was the crowd unable to tell what happened, but the same occurred with the emperors. Almost as if two forbidden energies had mixed with each other. After the explosion cleared, a crater had formed in the place of the arena. Viktor laid in the center, unconscious and missing the arm that he used for the move. But so did Alexis. She was just left standing on her feet. On this day, on a fine Spring afternoon in the year of 2020, the two fighters retired from the fight in the result of a draw.
