Chapter 5: Shadow in the Arena
☠️ Chapter 5: Shadow in the Arena
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The crowd was louder today.
Word had spread:
"F-Class freaks won."
Aero Nacht and Nyx Elvaris—now whispered in the same breath as the elite.
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Arena Four – Duel Grounds
Students filled the stands. Floating sigil cameras hovered, projecting the match live across campus.
Professor Albrecht stood near the judges.
> "Today's duel: Aero Nacht and Nyx Elvaris vs. Kayzen Vorthas and Mira Vorthas. Descendants of the Thunderblood House."
Twin prodigies. Rank B. Controlled lightning with frightening precision.
Mira smiled coldly at Nyx.
> "Pretty girl. Shame you're in the way."
Nyx didn't reply. She just blinked. Once.
Kayzen pointed at Aero.
> "You messed with the dungeon. Think you're scary? You're just a fluke. Let me show you what a legacy looks like."
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The match began.
Kayzen moved first — teleport sigils flared, and he appeared midair, launching a rain of thunderbolts.
Mira followed, forming a cage of crackling light around Nyx.
They weren't holding back.
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Aero remained perfectly still.
The bolts curved around him — missing completely.
> "Your mana doesn't obey you," he said, calmly. "It obeys fear."
Kayzen screamed and formed a double-cast — twin thunder spears.
He launched them at Aero's heart.
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But they never reached him.
Because Nyx raised her hand.
The air darkened.
The light died.
And the spears... melted.
Not burned. Not blocked. Melted.
As if they'd never been cast.
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Nyx walked forward.
A strange black fire burned around her feet, rising in a circle.
Her eyes turned pure violet, no iris, no whites.
Mira tried to backpedal, but her knees buckled.
> "What… what kind of cursed magic is that?!"
Nyx whispered only one word.
> "Burn."
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The cursed flame exploded — elegant, silent, merciless.
Not hot. Not cold.
Just… emptiness.
Mira collapsed, screaming.
Kayzen fell from midair, convulsing as black fire danced across his veins.
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The judges stopped the match immediately.
> "WINNER — Aero Nacht and Nyx Elvaris!"
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Silence. No cheering. Just stunned stares.
Aero helped Nyx off the dueling platform.
> "You almost overdid it."
She looked at him, voice breathless.
> "I held back."
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Headmaster's Tower
The Headmaster closed the crystal feed.
> "They're accelerating."
He opened a sealed book — black leather, gold thread.
> Void-Class Event Detected.
Watchlist Updated: Aero Nacht. Nyx Elvaris.
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End of Chapter 5
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