"Haaahh~"
Selindra's shoulders rolled back.
Her chest rose as she took a slow breath.
Fwump!
Her authority was fully activated, causing the air to grow heavy with her pink energy.
It was no longer only a mist.
It pressed down on the arena like a giant heartbeat, slow and deep.
The sweet smell grew strong enough to make some students cover their mouths as their faces reddened.
The stone under Selindra's feet softened and glowed with pink lines that stretched out like blooming roots.
"Haaah… that is better…" she whispered in a soft, trembling voice. "I was getting bored with holding back…"
Her authority spread in a wave, and the world around her pulsed once...
THUMP.
The professor who was supervising the match stood up at once, panic filling his face.
"Stop the fight! Both of you— cease immediately! This level of auth—"
Someone's hand grabbed his shoulder before he could move forward.
Aestrea.
