Iris then looked at Ashton and patted him on the shoulder before saying, "It's not just Kevin who has that kind of potential; I know another genius who, if he works hard, will be able to become a Priest too."
A glimmer of determination replaced the excitement in Ashton's eyes, and he continued to watch Kevin and Axel fight with clenched fists.
If he could really become a Priest, that meant he too was qualified to go fight the Titans alongside his man and his King, as he had always wanted. So he certainly wasn't going to pass up the chance to prove his worth.
Iris smiled in satisfaction at Ashton's reaction, and Julian, who had been following their conversation, was then distracted when he saw Kevin throw his two whirlwinds to counter those of the King.
His jaw almost dropped because Kevin's whirlpools not only rivaled those created by weapons made of Trinium; they were even more powerful than them...