End of the First stage

"He's much better than he was at the tournament two years ago." Professor Thaddeus said, noticing Rio's fighting style.

"His aura mastery is insane for kids his age. His avatar alone can hold off two of the top rankers for this year." Professor Harkin commented.

"Not just aura, even the techniques he uses hardly show any faults or extra movements. Even without mana he's holding back the other two." Professor Mythila said, after watching Rio eliminating Morphius with a mana infused arrow that blasted his body, before he even got a chance to make a comeback.

"He was always a monster. So there's no need to be surprised." Jorvik said, as he listened to professors talking about Rio. "You should focus on her instead, she's not any less than him." He said as he pointed towards Amelia, who was fighting closely with Rio, while channeling the last of her mana to eliminate his team who were surrounding the mana core.