On the day of the competition, the team coach was reviewing the lineup we would follow throughout the competition. "It will be as follows: Grey with Ruichi - Beatrice with Tom - Yuta with Lucy, and Armin will fight in the individual battle. This is our formation for the entire competition, which will last a month. Understood? Go!" We then headed towards the arena with an unquenchable enthusiasm. The announcer's voice boomed, attracting the attention of important guests: Human Empire King Johnars Johnlvin, Duke of Magic Belgord Catali, Saint of Swords Azars Nawazaki, Holy Sword Emperor Yoshira Iscunora, and Emperor of Magic Aster Gilford and his daughter Giya Gilford. It was from the Legends Class: Demonic Assassin Duke Yukimaros McTair, Duke Shin Akater William... ... ... "First confrontation: The Elite Class of the first year, the Blood Moon Assassins team, will face the Normal Class of the first year, the Hell Hunters team. First match!" Beatrice and Tom advanced in the first round. It was a quick round, and our team won. The announcer declared the end of the fight. The audience was shocked. The fight ended in 3 seconds or less. "Round one is won by Beatrice and Tom. The Blood Moon Assassins team wins the first round." On the VIP platform, confusion was evident on their faces. "Who is that boy, Academy Director?" asked Azars Nawazaki, without looking away from Tom. Tom's strength was high enough to attract Azars. The director spoke calmly, stroking his beard. "He is Tom, a student from the commoners. His talent appeared a few days after he joined the academy. He can easily defeat characters like Grey, Ruichi, and Lucy." A slight smile appeared on Belgord's face. "So, is your granddaughter in first place?" The director immediately denied this, which shocked them. She possessed the power of two rulers: the Ruler of Matter and the Ruler of Void. Both rulers were at the level of a Holy Ruler, higher and close to the level of a Master Ruler. "The strongest student in the Elite Class is Yuta Kaserall. According to information obtained from professors of alchemy, swordplay, beast taming, and his supervisor, he surpasses all his peers by a high margin. They are not even close. I think he is at the level of an Expert Ruler, as Beatrice is only at the level of a Beginner Ruler, according to what she told us." Signs of astonishment appeared on Giya's face. And something else she couldn't understand, like an attraction. Something inside her was telling her to come to him, and the same thing was happening to me. Giya spoke in a soft, inaudible voice. "I don't feel familiar with him, as if I've known him for years, not even as if I were born with him in the same womb, in the same body." She sighed deeply, massaging her temples. "I've overdone it with training. I even fainted for three days and got a fever on the third night. I should rest and read some books." All rounds ended with complete ease. We won all of them without losing a single match. In the academy grounds, I was sitting on comfortable chairs when I felt a strange sensation. I got up and headed towards an unknown place. What in God's hell is happening? Why this feeling of danger? A feeling that a part of me is in danger or getting hurt, or asking for help. I can't understand this feeling. After a short while, I reached the special training hall for the Legends Class. There was a girl with long black hair and purple eyes training, with signs of extreme fatigue and exhaustion on her face. I walked towards her and placed my hand on her shoulder. "You're overdoing it with training. You need to rest." A faint sting appeared in my soul, something I had never felt before. I immediately removed my hand from her, looking confused. "Physical training alone is useless without mental training to support it." She looked at me, confused for an unknown reason. She was not used to anyone else being in the training hall at this time, but she didn't speak at all. She stopped training and headed towards the training room door. My gaze was empty of any emotion for a few seconds. After a month, in the finals, the Elite Class of the first year, the Blood Moon Assassins team, will face the Legends Class, the Sword Masters team. The first round is between Beatrice and Tom against Selisia and Mirois. After a while, at the beginning of the first round, Mirois started speaking arrogantly to Tom and Beatrice. "We will defeat you horribly." A slight smile appeared on Tom's face. "Stop your prattling and start fighting." Veins appeared on Mirois's head as he looked at Tom. "You arrogant scoundrel, I will teach you how to treat someone superior to you." Tom responded with clear provocation. "Oh, first learn how to tie your shoes, then come and teach me manners." The referee showed signs of annoyance. "Stop talking and start fighting." Tom: "I will defeat you with one strike." Selisia: "I didn't know you were this stupid." Tom: "We'll see." Hundreds of black sword blades shot towards them. They were extremely powerful. In the end, Tom, who was at a lower Holy Ruler level than Beatrice, who was at the higher Demonic Ruler rank, close to Master Ruler level. Selisia and Mirois couldn't block the attack. Both of them sustained multiple injuries. "Ah, ah!" Referee: "The winner is Beatrice and Tom. In the second round, Grey and Ruichi will face William and Mirokazi." After several minutes of the first round ending, the competitors advanced to the arena without uttering a word. As soon as the starting whistle blew, their swords clashed powerfully. It was a somewhat balanced fight. Grey threw William several steps back, clicked his tongue, and then became annoyed. "Damn, they are truly strong." As for Ruichi, who was fighting Mirokazi, Ruichi moved several steps back from Mirokazi, then moved towards him with lightning speed. Mirokazi's face showed astonishment because Ruichi had retreated and then advanced directly. But he quickly regained his composure and launched an attack, but he was pushed back. Ruichi moved towards Grey, and a golden aura and a green aura were released simultaneously. They were executing a joint attack:
Shattered.
Shattered.
Shattered.
He shattered all spells, chains, and seals as if they were nothing, allowing me to move at the speed of light to arrive in the blink of an eye, faster than the speed of a horse. It was terrible, but rage had blinded my insight. I began striking him with strong, continuous punches, through which I destroyed several mountains and smashed his entire body. Looking at him, blood covered my entire body. I beheaded him. I returned to the arena. There were Yukimaru Mactaire, Emperor Gunhars Grolvin, and Saint Sword Azars Nozaki. Only Duke Shin Akater William, Emperor of Magic Aster Guilford, and Duke Belgord Katehale remained. The spectators' gazes turned to shock upon seeing me calmly holding Achilles' head. "He killed him in cold blood. Who is that monster?" he spoke in a calm tone. "Flames of Chaos!" Then, purple flames as black as the abyss erupted, burning Achilles' corpse. After a few moments, it turned to ash. I walked towards Lucy with a cold expression devoid of any emotion. I hugged her, resting her head on my chest, precisely over my heart.
A blue screen appeared with a red line in the middle that began to move, showing a voice that only I could hear.
[What do you want, Lord Yuto?]
I changed the assassination scene without deleting it from others' minds, understood?
He replied to me again, responding to my request.
[Very well, Creator.]
Lucy began to open her eyes slowly, showing signs of surprise on her face.
"What's going on? Am I dead?"
"Yes, and we brought you back," I said in a relieved tone.
"That's good," she then noticed that I was hugging her and she had her head on my chest, her face turning bright red.
She then directly hugged me. Signs of astonishment appeared on my face, which then turned into a beautiful smile.
"What a tease, Lucy."