Aspiration to the Heavens: Becoming the Supreme Mage Vol 2- Descent of Darkness

Episode 106: Making Revenge a Reality

*An*

"An," Ning said as we walked through the tunnel of the arena. "Please don't let yourself be blinded by your desire for revenge."

"I won't," I said, walking ahead of her.

She sighed through her nostrils. "Can you even see that you already are?"

My violet eyes glanced at the end of the tunnel. Xing and Yanyu were waiting for me.

"Don't worry, Ning. Once I've defeated them, things should start going back to normal."

"How?" she asked. Her footsteps stopped. "How would anything go back to the way it was? An, you aren't an avenger. You aren't an assassin."

"Who said anything about killing them? I'll make them, at least Aida, suffer the same way Sarah is. I'll crush her throat, rupting her vocal cords and disfigure her. I'll render her cripple..."

"An, stop it!" Ning yelled, running up to me. Her arms wrapped around my waist. "An. Listen to yourself. Don't lower yourself to the same level as Aida."

My fingers curled around Ning's hands. "Yo-"

"Our people follow the rule of an eye for an eye," Xing said, leaning on the tunnel wall. "It's how we show punishment to those who have hurt us or our loved ones. Mercy is for the weak hearted."

I closed my eyes and pulled Ning's hands away. "Yeah."

"What?" Ning cried. "An... don't listen to him."

"Be quiet," I said, walking away.

Aida and two others waited for us in a plain white tiled battlefield.

"Who knew you would get this chance so quickly," Aida said, snickering.

I pulled out my sword. "Shut up, you piece of trash."

Her smile vanished.

"Aida, don't let his words bother you. He's the true piece of trash," her gray haired partner said.

"We will now be starting the second match of round 3! Aief versus H.E.H.!" the announcer yelled. "Begin!"

My first instinct was to aim for Aida, but a shockwave sent me flying. My back got within an inch of touching the field barrier.

The one who hit me struck again but a translucent dome manifested over me. Blood splattered over it as the force of my assailant's punch was deflected back at them. It was the gray haired guy.

"An, don't be so hasty," Yanyu said, continuing to stand in the center of the battlefield. Force-fields also protected Xing and her.

I smiled. I wished I had her power. It would make getting revenge easier, and perhaps Ning would've been happier as the enemy would hurt themselves.

"There's no need to dirty your hands," Yanyu said, closing her eyes.

Aida narrowed her eyes at the masked woman. "You're underestimating us? That's a serious mistake!"

Yanyu snickered. "Nahimana must've been wrong about you," she said, appearing behind her. She kicked Aida to the ground, creating a massive crater.

"Impressive," Aida's other teammate said. Her whole body was covered in black, even her head was covered in a black helmet with a visor covering her face.

She raised her hands out and raised the three of us into the air.

"Why isn't it being deflected?" Xing asked, staring at the barrier.