Reborn as a Snake! (2.) [COMPLETED]

(69). - The Semi-Final Matches.

                With the first of the two semi-final matches slowly beginning, the two teams who would participate in the first one began their marches out into the field. Lavia turned to face the left tunnel, as four students came out of it — 2 second years and 2 third years.

<Lavia>;
"On the left side — we have team Tornado!"

She announced, the crowd cheering on. The two second years both seemed to wield ranged weapons, with the one on the left side of the squad, a second year girl with purplish hair, wielding a crossbow and the one on the right side of the squad, a second year boy with black hair, wielding a bow.

Then, the two third years in-between the two second years both seemed to be melee fighters, with the one next to the second year girl being a male, with a pretty buff physique and dark hair, kept a hold on two sheathed sickles, while the one next to the second year boy, a female with short and black hair, keeping a tight hold on a rapier of all things.

Team Tornado took no time to take their places in the arena, while Lavia turned towards the right tunnel, where the other team was.

<Lavia>;
"From the right side — we have team Dragon Strikers!"

She announced, as Morgan, Kurolo and Diamond all walked out into the field, taking their places in the arena, while keeping a tight grip on their respective weapons - A sword, a Greatsword and a wand. Lavia then turned to face the crowd for a second, before lifting her left arm up and looking towards Team Tornado.

<Lavia>;
"Team Tornado, are you ready?"

<Third Year Girl>;
"We are more than ready."

The black haired third year girl answered, unsheathing her rapier and keeping it close to her side, while the others also got into battle ready positions. Lavia nodded, lowering her left arm.

Then, she raised her right arm and looked towards Team Dragon Strikers.

<Lavia>;
"Team Dragon Strikers, are you ready?"

Morgan stepped forward a bit, unsheathing her blade and lifting it into the air above her head, with a confident expression on her face.

<Morgan>;
"Ready!"

She announced, with Kurolo and Diamond also taking battle ready positions, preparing for anything that the other team may throw at them.

Lavia nodded again, lowering her right arm back down and then turning away.

<Lavia>;
"Then I pronounce this fight... As begun!"

She announced, leaping back and out of the arena, like she would usually. In an instant, Morgan, Kurolo and Diamond attempted to pull their usual strategy, by leaping back and creating as much distance between them and the opposing team as possible — however, before they even landed where they were leaping to, the third year girl suddenly appeared behind them, ready to strike.

She smirked, as Morgan gasped and quickly turned around — using her 'Hawks Gaze' to first dodge the initial strike from the third year girl, before locking blades with her.

Kurolo and Diamond meanwhile landed just a bit away from Morgan and the third year girl, before Kurolo was jumped by the third year boy, who unsheathed his sickles and attempted a cross slash on the Half-Dwarf. Luckily, Kurolo managed to react just fast enough, activating his 'Impenetrable' skill to fully tank the cross slash, before retaliating with a heavy swing of his Greatsword, which launched the third year boy back.

Then, he leapt after the boy, beginning to exchange blows with him and keeping up to his pace, despite the Greatsword he wielded being quite heavy.

Lastly, was Diamond — who just in the blink of the eye or in the last second, managed to avoid an arrow that was coming straight to her face. Throwing look at where the arrow had come from, the two second year archers — the girl with the crossbow and the bow with the regular bow had decided to take on her together.