“I Surrender!”
Absolute silence reigned the arena, as the two words echoed from the walls. All the spectators present were surprised to hear them.
Artium had just given up a match that was practically won. It was not as if he had won it with great difficulty and couldn’t continue further. No! The match had been completely dominated by him.
Yet…
“The winner of the match is… Prince Antony Kraus!!!” The host finally announced after what seemed like a decade of silence. No cheers erupted, no clapping was heard. The audience were still shell shocked at what had occurred.
Even in the Royal Spectating room, no sound was made. The Archmage, the Kings, The Queens, and the Prince, all stared at the arena with eyes like saucers.
“Why did he give up that match?” Archmage David finally asked as his mind failed to see reason. He naturally wanted to see the young mage compete further, to witness his talent more.