"Now! Ladies and gentlemen! The unexpected final match is about to begin!"
The announcer's voice boomed through the colosseum, met instantly with a wave of cheers and thunderous applause from the audience.
"Will both finalists please step onto the stage!"
I didn't waste a moment. As soon as the words left his mouth, I was already walking toward the center of the arena.
Just like the announcer said—this was the final match. But no one had expected this matchup.
Everyone had assumed Gareth from Group B would be the one to make it this far. He was the obvious favorite. But instead, here I was—Julies Evans, a servant of the Draken Duchy—standing in the finals.
A dark horse, they called me.
On the other side, Group A had been brutal—filled with powerful contenders like Amelia Frost, Serina, and of course… Lady Alice Draken. There were others, sure, but I hadn't bothered remembering their names.
And now, the one standing across from me in this final match was—Alice Draken.
