“START!!!” Lola shouted.
Carmen and Selene were staring at each other waiting to see what the other would do before making a move.
“I guess I’ll make the first move. I need to make you be able to read Magic Power.” Selene said with a big smile.
Selene quickly casted a fireball and threw it at Carmen. Carmen then responded by casting a water barrier to stop the fireball. The fireball disappeared after evaporating the water barrier and Selene seemed satisfied with the result.
“That’s the textbook answer. Good job, Carmen.” Selene said, smiling. “You rely too much on your eyes. Let’s see how you deal with unexpected situations!”
Carmen began to worry as she saw Selene cast magic. Selene casted Earth Magic that made the whole battle arena be covered by dust. The dust was flying all over the place and Carmen was unable to see anything. After a few moments Carmen felt something hit her, which hurt her, then she started to feel more hits. She could see after the hits landed that she was being hit by chunks of ice.
“You can’t see my attacks, but if you feel Magic Power, you should be able to sense where they are coming from.” Selene said as she continued to cast Ice Magic.
“FOLKS, IT LOOKS LIKE CARMEN IS IN A PINCH!! LET”S SEE HOW SHE DEALS WITH THIS SITUATION!!” Lola said.
Carmen tried to dodge the attacks, but she was unable to tell where they were coming from. She was getting desperate because she felt herself getting weaker. She didn’t have enough time to cast a barrier to protect herself. She felt that all her hard work would be meaningless if she didn’t even touch Selene during this fight. As her mind raced through everything she had learned so far, Carmen felt something new. A sensation she never felt, then another attack landed. The attack had come from the direction she had felt that strange sensation. She then began to focus and this time she dodged the attack by sensing where it was coming from. She began to dodge all the attacks and at the same time she began casting her Magic. Carmen released a powerful wind that dispersed the dust and could once again be face to face with Selene. Selene had a big smile.
“YOU GO, GIRL!!! LOOKS LIKE CARMEN LEARNED A NEW ABILITY TODAY!” Lola said. “SHE CAN FINALLY SENSE MAGIC POWER! SELENE YOU’RE SUCH A NICE GIRL FOR TEACHING HER”
“Fantastic!!” Selene said, clapping. “You can finally sense Magic Power. Don’t be shy, focus on me and sense my Magic Power.”
“Alright!” Carmen focused on Selene and her expression became that of shock. “There is such a big gap.”
“Don’t worry! You’re only 13 years old, you have plenty of time to catch up!” Selene said. “Now let’s get back to the fight.”
Carmen casted a wind razor straight to Selene’s face, which Selene countered with her own wind razor. Selene then rushed towards Carmen as she used Earth Magic to throw Carmen off balance. Carmen tried to balance herself and as she began to stabilize herself she saw Selene approaching her with a fiery fist. Carmen quickly surrounded her fist with water and threw her punch at Selene’s fiery fist. As their fists connected, Carmen threw a kick with her left leg at Selene’s stomach and managed to push her back a bit. Then Carmen used her other leg to kick, but Selene managed to dodge the attack with ease.
“You are quite sneaky, Carmen!” Selene said. “If you fight like this, I can’t wait to fight your brother in the next round.”
“I didn’t think you thought that high of Oz.” Carmen said. “I hope you’re right and he beats Joshua.”
“CARMEN IS STARTING TO GET THE RHYTHM OF THE FIGHT! BUT SHE HAS RECEIVED SO MUCH DAMAGED, SO HER BRACELET MIGHT BE BREAKING SOON.” Lola continued to comment on the fight.
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“Carmen, you’re aware that us, Deus, are above most in terms of our growth.” Selene said. “I mean just like Leon you learned to sense Magic Power at 13, while most learn this at 16. And I have been using Ice Magic, a difficult element to master. Now, I’ll show you how advanced I am. No one so far has been able to use this element at 18. But that changes today.”
“You don’t mean …” Carmen said with a worried expression. “Damn, I don’t have a way to counter that.”
“NO WAY IF WHAT SHE SAYS IS TRUE, THIS WILL BECOME A MAJOR EVENT IN THE TOURNAMENT’S HISTORY. FOLKS KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON SELENE’S NEXT MOVE. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT!!” Lola said.
As Selene extended her thumb, index, and middle finger on her right hand and aimed at Carmen, Carmen casted a barrier and began to fortify it. Selene’s finger’s began to emit lighting around them and the Magic Power from the attack Selene was charging up made Carmen tremble realizing she would have to deal with it soon enough. After charging up for a few seconds Selene smiled.
“It was fun, Carmen. I hope you grow stronger soon. I wish to spar with you in the near future. ELECTRIC BULLET!!” Selene fired her Electric Magic and in less than a microsecond the attack made impact with the shield and after a few nanoseconds the shield broke.
"AAAAAEEEEEEEEEIIIIEEEIEIEIEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!" Carmen screamed as she was sent flying from the attack’s impact. Before she even landed on the ground, the bracelet on her right hand broke into millions of pieces.
“SELENE WIIIIINNNNNSSSS!!! WHO KNEW SOMEONE SO YOUNG COULD USE ELECTRIC MAGIC. THIS IS A HISTORIC MOMENT FOR THE TOURNAMENT. THIS IS JUST THE FIRST MATCH. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS WILL SHOW US. SELENE ADVANCES TO ROUND 2 AND WILL CONFRONT THE WINNER OF THE SECOND MATCH!!” Lola was enthusiastically speaking.
Carmen sat up and Healers quickly got into the arena and healed her and Selene. Selene smiled at Carmen and returned to the waiting room. Upon going through the door Selene came face to face with Oswald.
“You better win your match!” Selene said, smiling. “I want to fight you. I know I can defeat Joshua, but I have never faced you before. I want to see how well I can do with someone who is rumored to be an expert at close combat.”
“Thanks, Selene!” Oswald said, smiling back. “I have to win in order to make sure you lose. I have to take revenge on you for hurting my little sister.”
“If you are that confident, then I can’t wait to face you.” Selene said. “It won’t be easy as someone with no magic, you’ll struggle, yet you’ll prevail.”
“Selene, I am grateful for you teaching Carmen how to sense Magic Power.” Oswald said.
“Well, the more powerful she is, the more prestige our family gets.” Selene said. “I aim to better the Deus Family and that includes you. Bye-bye handsome, good luck on your match.”
As Selene went further into the waiting room, Carmen entered the room. Upon seeing Oswald, Carmen smiled.
“Oz, I might have lost, but I grew so much from that fight!” Carmen said smiling. “I like this feeling. I want to continue improving myself.”
“Good job out there, Carmen!” Oswald said, patting Carmen on her head. “You did well! I guess it’s time for my match.”
“Are you going to be okay?” Carmen said glaring at Joshua, who was across the room.
“Of course! I have to win if I want to defeat Selene and fight Leon afterwards.” Oswald said.
“Then, I’ll believe in you, Oz.” Carmen said, smiling.
“NOW LET’S GET GOING WITH THE NEXT MATCH. OSWALD AND JOSHUA PLEASE STEP INTO THE ARENA.” Lola said.
Oswald and Joshua walked out of the waiting room into the arena. Both of them were glaring at each other.
“I’ll make you pay for what you lackey said about Hannah.” Oswald said with an angry expression.
“I’m glad you made enemies at school. Ron is quite a good follower, even better than the ones at Rosemary High.” Joshua said. “I’ll humiliate you here and show the world that a Magicless guy does not deserve to be a Deus!!”
“Then bring it on, Joshua!” Oswald yelled. “I won’t be holding back!!!!”
“That's so, you arrogant bastard!” Joshua yelled. “I’ll make you regret participating in this tournament!!”
“IT LOOKS LIKE THE TENSIONS ARE HIGH FOR THIS MATCH, FOLKS!! THIS WILL BE ANOTHER FUN MATCH!! LET’S SEE HOW THESE YOUNG GUYS SURPRISE US!!!” Lola commented. “START!!!!”