Aces: Ace of Spades

Chapter 1: Two Justines Are Better Than One (Part 3)

Be warned that this chapter is a lot longer than the usual chappies because there's more action here.  This chapter has been edited to include action scenes to our otherwise normally romantic chapters.  Courtesy of Bubbles17 after 3 months of Buttercup18's nagging.  Enjoy the battles.

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I closed my eyes and walked away.  Celina and Amarie were right.  Justine, with an e, really does like this guy.  I can’t believe this.  I always thought that once I broke up with Mona, I could have a clear path to Justine, with an e…but…it was the other way around now.  The tables were turned.  This time, I was the one who wanted Justine.  Justine, with an e, was the one in a relationship but later that night, something I thought would remain the same changed.

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“Justin?  Justin?  Justin!!!”  Matthieu’s voice rang.

My eyes clicked open.  Crap!  I was so busy thinking about Andrew and Justine, with an e, I didn’t realize where I was at the moment.

The entire Group B was in our section of the stadium.  The Singles was about to start to start.  I was sitting beside Matthieu while the seat to the right was empty.  Matthieu sat next to his half-sister while Celina sat beside Justine, with an e.  The seat between Mr. Lewis and Justine, with an e, was empty.  That must be Amarie’s seat.  I looked at the arena where the battle was supposed to take place.  Neither Amarie nor her opponent was there yet.  I looked upwards where the judges, including Mr. Wu, were sitting.  There was several large plasma screens facing each side of the stadium but all were empty showing only black. I took a deep breath.  It was only now that I realized how big the Elemya Battle Arena was.

Mr. Wu stood up room his seat and cleared his throat.  He carried a large microphone and immediately got everyone’s attention.

“Good afternoon, Elemya Academy!”  Mr. Wu announced.  “I have nothing much to say as everything that must be said has already been said.  I won't say anything about our very first match for the screens will do the talking."

He smiled and took his seat as everyone geared up to watch the first match.

 It was dead silent in the arena. We were all so very anxious to see the first battle of the test. Then the screens finally lit up and we saw the participants.

Ralph Ryan from Final Summon had the power of mental summoning. He was powerful but like all powers, there was a consequence. He needed rings, or any object with a hole in it to be able to tether a summon to the world. If the creature dies, the ring breaks and he'd have to use another ring to summon it. It was tedious, really.

He had a crossbow that could turn into a sword which he made himself. It was quite impressive. The crossbow can shoot a lot of mana arrows in the blink of an eye.

I guess I should also explain her power. Amarie is dangerous in a psychological way. All she needs is a touch infused with mana to see your entire life. Afterwards, any kind of contact with her, even eye contact, is enough to relive your worst memory. That’s what she does, for her enemies, she takes the horrible memories and amplifies them but for her allies, she will show you ones that will give you strength.

Amarie’s weapon was also unique. It was a sharp curved blade that had a handle. It looked similar to tonfa except it had no twin and you know, was bladed.

I couldn’t believe my eyes as the two of them stepped out in the middle of the ring. They reached forward and shook each other’s hands and waited for the start signal.

The referee blew his whistle and teleported to Mr. Wu’s side. It was time to begin.

Amarie summoned her blade and slashed but the armor probably slowed her down. Ralph reappeared on the opposite side with his crossbow in hand and shot a volley of arrows toward her. Luckily, Amarie blade was coated with runes so the arrows just bounced off its energy field.