War of Auras

Chapter 9 - The tournament of Erex begins

After entering, Akin, Zack, and Tartus try to find the preparation room number 3.

"There it is!" Says Akin, pointing to the room.

The room is not really big. It only has a bed, a bathroom with a shower, and a toilet.

"I like it! It's a nice room. So when are the battles starting?"

Someone knocks on Akin's preparation room and enters. It was a guard.

"Please be at the entrance gate in 3 minutes. Here is the list of the battles."

The guard approaches Akin and gives him a paper. After that, the guard leaves the room.

"I guess it will start soon. What's on the paper?" Says Tartus.

"Let me see." 

Akin looks at the paper and then shows it to Tartus and Zack

"So that's the order of the fights! Akin, your fight is the last." Says Zack while looking at the paper.

The paper:                                                                 

First round: 

     1 - Aila vs. Paul

     2 - Noah vs. Kolman

     3 - Timon vs. Haley 

     4 - Akin vs. Moira

Semi-finals:

      5 - W1 vs. W2

      6 - W3 vs. W4  

Third place battle:

      L5 vs. L6

Finals:

      W5 vs. W6

"Huh? What are those Ws and Ls?" Asks Akin.

"W mean winner and L loser. W1 vs. W2 must mean the winner of the first battle vs. the winner of the second. And L5 vs. L6, the loser of the fifth battle vs. the loser of the sixth." Says Tartus.

"I see. Damm, I really wanted to fight now. But you know, I will be paying close attention to the other battles."

"Well, we have to go now. To the entrance of the Stadium, the first fight will probably occur soon." Says Tartus.

They leave the preparation room and go to the entrance of the Stadium. Everyone was close to the entrance gate already. The gate is close to the glass wall, where the fights can be seen.

Suddenly king Willains voice can be heard.

"Dear citizens! We will now start the first tournament of Erex! The three best competitors will be nominated as knights! I wish the best of luck to all participants, and I hope you all enjoy the fights. Those fighters here are the future of Erex! So without further ado, let's start the first battle!"

Willian was in the V.I.P area, with him all three governors.

"First battle Aila Volkov vs. Paul Ford! A battle is over when a contestant gives up or cannot keep fighting."

Aila and Paul pass through the gate and join the battle Stadium. They stay on opposite sides and prepare for the fight.

"Paul Ford is a student from the knight academy. He has great notes. That's why he was selected to join the tournament."

Willian continues.

"He will face our guest Aila Volkov. I know her name is hard to pronounciate, but that's because she comes from far away, more precisely from the ice lands. Aila is a princess, son of Igor Volkov, the king of the ice lands!"

"So, she is that princess you talked about." Says Akin.

"Exactly! I've heard she is powerful." Says Zack.

Aila has long blond hair and brown eyes; her skin is pale, like snow. Aila is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt and white pants. On her right hand is a golden ring with a snowflake symbol.

The contestants and their companions move closer to the glass wall to better view the first fight.

"So let the first battle of the day start!" Says Willian with enthusiasm.

"So who do you think is gonna win?" Asks Zack.

"That Paul doesn't look like a big deal." Says Akin.

"Huh? Why do you think that? He got good grades in the knight academy."

"It's just my instinct."

"And what are your instinct saying about Aila?"

Akin stays quiet for a couple of seconds.

"I don't know. I guess I will have to find out if she's strong or not by watching the fight."

Paul runs towards Aila, preparing to punch her.

"I will try not to punch you so hard since you're a princess." Says Paul while running.

"Wow, he is fast! He is as fast as you, Akin. Are you sure he's weak?" Says Zack.

"It's not about being fast. He already lost."

"Huh?"

"Akin is right. The fight was over when he decided to run towards Aila like that." Says Tartus.

Paul gets close to Aila and tries to strike a punch at her.

Aila slowly stretches her right arm, and before Paul can do anything, an avalanche of ice is thrown.

The avalanche was immense. The entire arena got quiet after seeing this vast power. With only one attack by Aila, Paul is left hanging on the sharp ice and passes out.

After a couple of seconds, Willian starts speaking.

"Wow. That was fast. Then the first battle is over! The winner is Aila!"

While Aila returns to the preparation room, knights come to the Stadium to clear the ice and bring Paul to a recovery room because of his multiple wounds.

"One attack... I didn't know she was that powerful." Says Zack.

"The princess of the ice lands. Yeah, she is mighty." Says Akin.

The tournament of Erex has just begun, with the first battle over and Aila going to the semi-finals.