"Strange things are happening lately, seems like people are strong in disguise!" Akirion muttered to himself as he saw the round 7 being a hit. His eyes glared at the stage while lost in thoughts. 'I never thought people would be this strong, that's a total bummer.' his face looked troubled, in his mind replaying Lucas's image.

Meanwhile, the arena was scattered in cheers, people waiting for the next event.

Everyone craved to see who will be the last to see the quarter finals.

The tension in the arena was thick enough to cut with a knife. Two Class A fighters, Renn and Hanna, faced each other with calm but fierce expressions. The crowd was on edge, knowing this would be a fight to remember. Both fighters were from the same class, but their styles couldn't be more different—Renn, with his raw strength of earth magic and stubborn attitude, and Hanna, with her water magic flowing smoothly and confidently.

The announcer announced the start and without waiting, Hanna was the first to move.

She raised her hands, summoning a burst of water from the ground, shaping it into a sharp, twisting spear. The water glinted under the stadium lights as she hurled it straight at Renn's chest.

Renn grinned, cracking his knuckles. "That all you got?" he called out with a sneer on his face, charging forward with a burst of speed. His fists clenched, and he was already preparing to meet her attack head-on.

Hanna smirked. "Come on, Renn. Don't tell me you're that eager to get hit."

He chuckled, dodging the water spear with a quick sidestep. "Nah, just making sure you're worth my time." His earth spear from the ground shot out, aiming for Hanna's side, but she was quick, twisting her body and summoning a wall of water to block his attack.

"Not bad," Hanna said, her voice cool but with a hint of annoyance. "But you gotta do better than that man."

"Im embarrassed," said Renn with his eyes darting everywhere with a grin as he tried to make Hanna annoyed.

Renn pushed forward, launching a barrage of piercing pikes from the ground. Hanna was in a hot soup after she saw all the upcoming danger.

She jumped and responded by creating a series of swirling water shields and created ice, each one cracking as Renn's fists collided with them. The arena echoed with the sound of splashing water and grunts of effort.

"You're slow today," Renn taunted, eyes narrowing. "You really wanna get serious or what?"

Hanna shot him a glare. "I'm just warming up. You better not get cocky."

She summoned a large whirlpool of water behind her, spinning it rapidly to increase its power. With a swift motion, she directed it toward Renn, aiming to sweep him off his feet. Renn leapt back, narrowly avoiding the crushing force of the water, but he felt the spray soak through his clothes.

"Hey, watch it," he muttered, wiping water from his face. "You're lucky I'm not mad yet."

Hanna smirked again. "You wish."

Renn shook his head, grinning. "Nah, I like it when you're fired up. It makes things interesting."

He charged again, this time more aggressive, eyes blazing with arcana, while creating boulders. Hanna responded by creating a series of smaller water blades—thin, sharp slivers of water that streaked toward him like icy arrows. Renn dodged, feeling the sting of a few slices on his arm, but he kept coming.

"Is that all you got?" he growled, eyes blazing. "Come on, Hanna. Show me what you're really made of!"

Hanna's eyes flickered with annoyance. "Fine. If you want to get serious, I won't hold back." She raised her hands, summoning a massive wave of water that towered over her, crashing down toward Renn like a tidal wall. Renn held his boulders and waited for a space to attack.

Renn gritted his teeth. "That's more like it," he muttered. He launched himself into the air, aiming to dive over the wave. He then used his spears and boulders against Hannah. She survived the boulders but she got some stinging cuts, some in her arms, some in her legs.

She then replied with a lot of water that hit him when he landed. "You're really trying to drown me, huh?" he said, cracking his neck. "Not gonna happen."

Hanna's face was set now. "If you think I'll let you get past me that easily, then you're dead wrong."

She summoned a whirl of water, spinning around her as she advanced toward Renn. The water moved like a living thing, twisting and curling into deadly shapes. Renn charged again, fists clenched, ready to punch through. Hanna responded with a series of quick water blades, aiming to cut him off.

"Damn it," Renn cursed, feeling the sting of a few cuts on his arms. "You're fast. Damn fast."

"You're slow," Hanna shot back, voice sharp. "And too predictable."

Renn gritted his teeth, launching another punch, but Hanna raised her arms, creating a shield of water that absorbed his attack. She countered with a burst of wind—an invisible gust that knocked him back, causing him to stumble.

"Whoa!" Renn stumbled, regaining his footing. "Is that all you got? You're just water, Hanna. You should be better than that."

Hanna's eyes narrowed. "Don't get cocky. You're not winning this just yet."

The fight intensified. Renn's fists blazed with arcana as he attacked with more speed, trying to break her defenses. Hanna kept her cool, summoning more water to block, redirect, and attack. The arena was filled with spray, the crackle of water, and the rush of wind.

Suddenly, Renn saw an opening. He leapt forward, aiming a powerful boulder directly at Hanna's midsection. Hanna made a strong ice on top of her then she ran back to avoid the hit if the boulder destroyed the ice.

In a second the boulder crushed the ice sending wind waves that blew her to land on her stomach.

She growled as she felt the pain all over her body, since she felt like a baby.

She stood up, ignoring the pain, trying to return the favor.

"You're tougher than I thought," Renn said breathlessly, dropping his guard just slightly.

Hanna smirked. "You're not so bad yourself. But I'm just getting started."

They continued to exchange blow after blow, each attack met with a counter, each spell met with a shield or another spell. The fight dragged on, both of them visibly tiring, their arcana slowly depleting.

Renn launched a final, desperate attack, fueled by his remaining arcana, aiming to end it in one blow. Hanna responded with a huge icy attack, moving rapidly toward Renn. Both spells collided, a thunderous explosion of water and earth.

The dust erupted, causing blindness but both participants were no longer into fighting as their bodies burnt, craving for arcana.

When the dust settled, both fighters staggered, panting heavily. Their magic was nearly drained, their bodies trembling from exhaustion.

Renn saw an easy win when he glared at the exhausted Hanna.

He charged for an attack, summoning the earthquake to knock Hanna down.

Hanna ran from the cracking stage going straight to the forfeiting zone, without notice, her leg was almost. She realized that she's going out, but she was late, her outside foot pulled her outside and it was a forfeit, living Renn on his knees, panting as his energy lowered down.

The crowd silence in astonishment as they saw a different out come.

The prince on his golden chair gasped as he saw Renn's last attack.

"Woah! Where was he hiding that all this time?" the Prince said, as he suppressed his blown mind that was taken aback.

" Intriguing trick, even though he was almost drained out, he managed to launch that attack." Princess Fiana said as astonishment roamed around her body.

The crowd slowly cheered and at the end, the cheers were more louder than a thunder sound.

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