''Next match begins, Leon Lionheart Vs Ferris Wolfang.''
The moment Leon and Ferris heard this they knew it was their turn to fight so they moved, afterward they got teleported in a big arena.
Facing each other, Leon twisted his neck until it produced cracking sounds,
''Ready to lose little cub?"
Ferris was pissed being called a little cub, he almost started cussing at Leon, however, he managed to control himself as he knew Leon was provoking him.
Smiling he said, ''I won't go down without a fight.''
Leon let out a chuckle, ''We will see.''
''Match start.'' Chris's voice was heard announcing the start of the match.
Immediately, Ferris summoned his Gift, it was a white longsword.
While he readied his weapon, Ferris looked in front of him to his astonishment Leon had disappeared.
''Wind Shield.'' Ferris instantly created a shield made of wind not at his back but in front of him.
Leon appeared in front of him while trying to kick him. His foot was already glowing with yellow light.
"Kh!" But because of the momentum, Ferris could barely block his attack. Although there was no damage to him, the force of this attack alone managed to blow him away.
Leon punched the air thrice, three fireballs of the side of volleyball were shot out of his fists toward Ferris.
The latter nimbly dodged the first two fireballs while the last one was cleaved into two.
Just as Ferris finished cutting down the last fireball, he pointed his finger at Leon and said,
''Wind arrow.''
An invisible wind arrow was shot toward Leon at incredible speed and as if he could see the incoming attack, Leon in turn pointed his finger at it and said,
''Fire arrow.''
Boom!"
Both attacks immediately exploded when they collided creating a beautiful fire in the sky.
Ferris used this chance to immediately charged Leon with his sword. He swung his sword toward the Leon, but the latter suddenly disappeared.
Feeling of extreme danger assaulted him.
"!!!" Ferris immediately summoned another longsword (borrow his sister's sword due to the special link the two share), using this second sword, he swung it toward his back. Leon finally appeared behind him.
Grinning Leon punched the incoming sword,
Boom!
Ferris was pushed back a couple of steps back, quickly putting his two swords in front of him, he managed to defend against Leon's kicks.
''Seriously,'' Ferris mumbled while fighting the numbness in his arms. Leon possesses monstrous physical strength.
Ferris decided to end the match with his strongest attack. However, just as he decided to end the match, Leon's next attack was upon him.
''Heavenly Punches.''
Leon just threw one punch and yet it became fifty.
No matter how many times he saw it, he still couldn't defend against it no matter how fast he moved his swords, he thought with how much he had trained he would be able to last a little longer in their next fight, however, the reality is harsh. He couldn't even last half of an hour.
Clangs! Clangs! Bang!
''Gah!"
He got blown in the air, Leon appeared and finished him with a spin kick. Ferris was ko-ed.
Nobody said anything when they saw the result as most of them had heard the rumor that Ferris has never won against Leon in a fight. Most of the spectators present were waiting for the last match, the match between the second princess and Freya's protègé.
''Sigh! Big brother, I thought you will last long with how much you have bragged.'' Eris said with a sigh.
Kuina chuckled, ''Don't say that, Leon isn't it an easy opponent.''
''Well, I'm more interested in the next match. I wonder who will win. Eris, tell me who will win?" Kuina switched the subject.
''The Princess.'' It was Sakuya who answered, just after she said this she cried of pain.
Ouch*
''Why did you pinch my beautiful cheek?" Sakuya glared at Luna.
Snorting, Luna said, ''You should at least support your sister.''
''I know, but what I said it's the truth,'' Sakuya said.
When Luna wanted to say something, she was stopped by Maria, the latter stood up and left, it was time to start today last match, Artemia had already left.
''Quarterfinal last match: Artemia Eretria Von Havens Vs Maria Alexa Rosares.''
Both girls appeared in a big arena standing opposite each other.
''Match start.'' the signal to start the match has been given.
Maria summoned her two daggers, hurled one toward Artemia, the latter was a little bit surprised as she wasn't expecting such a move at the start of the match, however, she still dodge the dagger by tilting her head sideways.
Maria seized this moment of distraction to make her move. Her toes tapped lightly against the ground, and she shot forward like a streak of lightning. In an instant, her second dagger arrowed towards Artemia's eyes.
Facing a strong opponent such as Artemia where you are not sure if you can win better go all out at the start, it was what Maria was doing.
However, two inches from Artemia's face, her dagger stopped.
Two fingers clasped the crystal blue dagger in place. It was God-like a move Alex executed recently. What Artemia did was simple, she used her lightning element to accelerate her fingers movement until it was almost like Maria's dagger slowed down, then covering her fingers with a little bit of lightning she caught the dagger.
Maria was stunned, she momentarily stopped. Her opponent flicked her fingers.
An incomparable wave of power surged toward her.
Maria was pushed back using this momentum she did a backflip, her beautiful legs became visible, she used them as a weapon.
Her long legs rose like powerful dragons, instantly sending several dozen strikes towards Artemia.
Artemia used both her arms and legs to fend off this dazzling series of blows, she was smiling.
When she found the opportunity to strike back, Maria had already pulled back to create some distance between them. She stared at her vigilantly. She had switched her Gift into her slender sword form.
''Maria you're pretty. Can we become friends?" Artemia suddenly said this.
Maria was left speechless not knowing what to say as she didn't expect such a question in a fight.
Having noticed that it wasn't the time to ask such a thing, Artemia apologize.
''Sorry it was pretty rude of me, let's talk about this later. For now, let's finish our fight.''
Maria nodded her head while she readied her sword.
The next instant, two short silver swords with a chain appeared in Artemia's hands, she attacked.
Her movements weren't fast—at least that's how it seemed on the surface. She looked just like an ordinary girl executing sword strikes. However, a streak of afterimages trailed behind her.
Maria knew that this was the result of the Artemia being so fast that even the surrounding light and shadows had become distorted.
Closing her eyes for a moment, Maria opened them against but this time, her eyes were most focused, she moved her sword while controlling the frost in the air.
Clangs! Clangs!
She deflected all the attacks before counterattacking, dozens of sword strikes were sent toward her.
''Interesting.'' Artemia continuously deflected these incoming sword strikes.
Maria was feeling upset as she couldn't land a blow on Artemia no matter how hard she tried,
''Absolute-"
Halfway through her words, Maria was cut short as a sword was held against her neck.
''Let's end the match.'' Artemia's voice came from behind her, Maria was so surprised that her soul almost flew out of her body. She didn't even see when Artemia moved most people hadn't seen it.
Only a few powerful individuals saw how Artemia moved. Her body flashed and appeared behind Maria in a second, almost like teleportation, her speed was too fast when she used her lightning element.
The last match ended in Artemia's victory, even though most of the spectators were dissatisfied because they were expecting an epic fight, there was nothing they could do as the match had already ended.
However, they got a little bit of consolation, the semifinal, there will be only one match, Alexander Kael Touch Vs Leon Lionheart.
Artemia went straight to the final as there is no opponent to fight her.
The semifinal will take place the day after tomorrow.
Alex and his sister were escorted back to their villa, it was to protect them against any ambush. The two were still unconscious, Luna followed the siblings to take care of them.