Amenza

Chapter 19

   "Gukh!"

   The crowd stands in awe as Spri is holding Chabus in the air by his neck. "What's this?!" The announcers yell out. "That's enough, Chabus. You know Astral magic is banned." He says, increasing his volume using Sound Magic. He tosses Chabus to the entire other side of the stage. He checks on Ruenmi. "Are you OK?" Spri asks her. She turns over. "Yeah, he only cut me a little with the sword.

   She points to a giant slash on her side. "Crap!" He starts healing her. "What's this?" Chabus is about to attack Spri. Spri slashes his Achilles heel. "Agh!" 

   Soon, the wound is healed, and Spri puts her on the bench. "The referees have decided that Chabus is disqualified and that a participant that is out will move on for Ruenmi, as she is badly injured!"

   Spri walks into the locker room. "If anyone wants to do what he tried, get out. If you try it, I'll do to you what I did to Wend. Understand?" The remaining participants nod, scared. "Good."

   A few minutes pass, and the announcers start to speak again. "Now then, Amenza will be going up against Lewilas!" Lew gets on stage first, and Spri follows. "Alright, I'll get this over fast," Lew says. Spri stays quiet. "Cat got your tongue?" The Silver Fox taunts. The purple-haired deviant gets into a fighting stance.

   "Three, two, one! Begin!" Lew walks up to him. "Back out now," Lew says, menacingly. Spri's mask turns into a creepy smile, then he disappears. Lew is suddenly knocked down. The purple-haired teen looks into the audience and looks right at Collin. Before he can make a threat, he's quickly spun around and his mask is suddenly damaged. He picks a throwing knife out of his cracked mask. Lew is standing up, smirking.

   Spri punches Lew, as he blocks. "Crap!" He jumps back. 'I didn't think I'd have to do this..' Lew's body is suddenly covered in very bright red electricity. "Try to punch me again, I dare you." Spri points at Lew, and a laser is shot at him. He just barely dodges and takes a deep breath thinking that he could have been very hurt. He looks back at the masked student, and he's using the lasers to propel himself. "Jokes on you, the lightning makes me faster!" Spri starts running after him, with a plan in mind.

   After a little bit of running, Spri stops and sits down. "ᚹᚨᛏᛖᚱ ᛞᚱᚨᚷᛟᚾ, ᚲᛟᛗᛖ ᚠᛟᚱᚦ!" Suddenly, all of the sweat and blood becomes a giant water dragon. "I can handle that!" Lew punches the dragon with the lightning, but it has no effect. Instead, now it is a lightning-water dragon. "Did I just make it stronger?" Lew asks no one in particular.

   Spri approaches the teen, with the dragon getting closer. Lew keeps backing up until he gets to the edge of the stage. The purple-haired teen gets in his face. "Boo." Spri pushes Lew off of the stage. He points at Collin. "Collin Kumaden..." he starts. 

   "You're next."

   "And Amenza wins again! At least this time he wasn't so brutal." He walks into the locker room. Coach Budore goes up to him. "That's much better. You have one more fight today, then you're in the finals." 

   Spri doesn't pay attention to the fights as he lays down, trying to regain some energy. He doesn't get much time when the announcers start again. "Now then everyone. The match you all have been looking forward to. Amenza versus Collin!" 

   Spri appears on the stage. Collin gets up there. "Don't go easy on me." Spri teases. "Pfft, don't make me laugh."

   "Three, two, one! Begin!" Collin doesn't give him any time and slashes Spri's leg. He still stands. Spri and exchange clashes, and eventually, they get too fast for the eyes to see. Soon, Collin slips up, and his wrist is cut. "How did you pierce me with my magic activ--" He's cut off by Spri grabbing his face, and smashing it into the ground.

   Spri jumps away, and his mask changes into a mild frowning face. Collin stands up, with his head bleeding. "Got any more?" Spri gets out of a fighting stance and stands there with his hands in his pockets. A cloud of blue smoke comes from behind the mask. Collin lunges and tries to punch him, but Spri moves out of the way perfectly. This happens multiple times. "Will you quit moving?!"

   He does so, but because Collin is so used to the momentum, he falls over. Amenza puts his boot to his head. "Surrender, or my boot spikes go through your head," Spri says. "Fine, just toss me off the side." The mask changes to a creepy smile. Spri kicks him off the stage. 

   "Amenza's won! He goes to the finals, along with Ophelia Shward!" The mask changes to a shocked face. He finds her in the crowd with her arms crossed and a serious face. "Shit.." He mutters under his breath and walks off of the stage. "The finals will happen tomorrow!"

   He changes into actual Amenza, and walks around. He already healed the wound on his leg, so goes into the training room, where the Royal Aristocrats are sitting while cheering on Ophelia as she fights the robot. He sits with them. "Oh, hey Amenza. Did you watch us get our butts kicked?" Lew asks. "Hell yeah, I did. It was hilarious. At least you two almost beat him." He says, pointing at Collin and Lew. "Humph." Collin looks away.

   "Training over. Participant win." They all look as the robot turns off. Ophelia turns around. "I did it!" She yells, jumping. They all congratulate her. "Hey Ophelia, can we talk?" The redhead asks. "Huh? Oh yeah, sure." 

   They go to an area in the large room where the group can't hear. "So, what's up? Asking me out?" Ophelia jokes. "Funny. I want you to surrender."