“Let’s see how Ozzy does against Leon!” Aria said with a playful tone. “He has done great so far, but Leon might be too much!”
“Oz will do great, Ms. Aria!” Amy said.
“Why are you more on his side than his girlfriend?” Aria questioned.
“Because he is my friend! So I have to believe in him!” Amy responded, blushing. “And Nana, you should show more support for your boyfriend.”
“You just saw how Leon won against Hinako! I mean, Oz will give a great fight!” Hannah responded. “But his lack of Magic will give a great advantage to Leon.”
“I bet this match will be fun!” Jack said. “It seems that even Leon is looking forward to it.”
“How can you tell?” Aurora asked.
“It’s just guy stuff! I just feel it!” Jack replied.
“Jack is telling the truth.” Carmen said. “It’s been years since Oz and Leon sparred. Whenever they sparred, they would have lots of fun!”
“Now that I think about it, it’s been years since Oz has actually interacted with the other members of the Deus Family!” Liliana said.
“That’s good! I mean most of them don’t even like him!” Eusebio said with a slightly angry tone. “They don’t deserve my Grandson! Lili, I know your husband is a great man, but I don’t like his family too much, especially his father.”
“Dear, quiet!” Juanita said. “We are in an event hosted by the Deus Family and you’re talking trash about them.”
“They won’t do anything! The Head of the Family is my son-in-law.” Eusebio replied.
“That’s true Grandpa!” Carmen said. “Daddy is the most powerful in the family.”
“Amy!” Jin said as he approached.
“Dad!” Amy turned back to see her dad. Her face showed a happy expression. “Are you here to join us?”
“I came here to tell you that I won’t be able to go home until late at night. As an executive of the Moon Guild I have many meetings after the tournament, Sorry sweetheart!” Jin explained. “Hannah, I’ll be relying on you to take care of her.”
“I won’t let anything happen to Amy. We’ll go home together, Uncle.” Hannah said with an indifferent expression looking at Jin.
“I think this is my first time seeing you, Aria Estrada. Ayano is always bragging about her granddaughter.” Jin said after spotting Aria. “Ayano is an executive at Moon Guild, so why did you choose to join the Deus Guild?”
“I feel like I earned my place here rather than it being given to me because of my Grandma.” Aria responded. “And also I get to follow the strongest man, not even Four from the Lunarian Rankers can defeat him.”
“Is that so?” Jin said with a tone of slight annoyance.
“Don’t bring up that evil man, I hate Four!” Amy said. “He is someone so despicable. I wouldn’t want to be near him, let alone meet him.”
“You hate him that much?” Jin said with a slight hurt expression that only Hannah noticed.
“I mean he is an evil man who deserves the worst. Of course Amy would hate him.” Hannah said with a mocking smile that only Jin noticed.
“I must get going! I still have some matters that Ayano and I need to discuss with Joseph.” Jin said and then he walked away from the group.
In the arena the Deus Sword had been placed on a pedestal on the south side of the arena. The Deus Sword’s power could be felt by all the attendants. A power that has not been used to its full potential since 500 years ago when it was wielded by Duke Leon Deus.
“IT’S TIME FOR OUR LAST MATCH OF THIS TOURNAMENT AND AS YOU CAN SEE THE PRIZE OF THE TOURNAMENT, THE DEUS SWORD, IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ARENA!!” Lola announced with excitement. “NOW OSWALD AND LEON PLEASE STEP INTO THE ARENA!!!”
A couple of seconds later Oswald and Leon entered the arena. Leon positioned himself on the west side of the arena, while Oswald positioned himself on the east side.
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“Did you also drink a potion, Oz? Mine was strawberry flavored. It was really good.” Leon made small talk.
“That’s good to hear, Leo. Mine was lime-lemon flavored, I really enjoyed it!” Oswald answered.
“Where were you? I didn’t see you in the waiting room when I finished my last match.” Leon asked.
“I went to the restroom and then I walked around.” Oswald responded.
“IT APPEARS THAT OSWALD AND LEON HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP! LET’S SEE HOW THEY FIGHT AGAINST EACH OTHER!!!” Lola commented. “AND STAAAART!!!”
“Let’s do this, Oz!” Leon took a deep breath and then began to observe Oswald.
“Alright, Leo!” Oswald said as he began to observe Leon’s Mana Flow.
Oswald ran towards Leon at full speed and noticed a change on Leon’s Mana Flow, so he stepped to the side and avoided a Fireball that Leon had quickly charged up and thrown.
“LEON TRIED TO CATCH OSWALD OFF GUARD BUT THAT FAILED!!” Lola commented.
Leon gathered Magical Energy on his palms and started throwing ice balls to Oswald. Oswald quickly gathered Mana on his palms and activated Armor Ascension at thirty percent just on his hands. He parried the ice balls as he ran towards Leon, though he was unable to parry all of the ice balls and some of them hit him on the torso. As soon as he reached Leon, Oswald threw a punch. Leon was getting ready to counter the punch, but he felt a low kick that sent him off balance. As he was falling Leon used his hand to propel himself into the air and landed on his feet.
“OSWALD IS PUSHING THROUGH!!” Lola commented. “BUT IT SEEMS AS IF LEON IS JUST TESTING OSWALD!!”
“This is fun, Oz!” Leon said. “Let’s see how you deal with this.”
Leon began to gather Magical Energy in his hand. From the Mana Flow Oswald could observe, he deduced it was a powerful attack.
“RIVER FLOW!!” Leon shouted as he extended his palms and aimed at Oswald.
Water at a high pressure began to flow right in front of Leon. Oswald was about to dodge the attack, but he felt the same sinister presence he had felt before for a moment. And in that moment Oswald became paralyzed with fear and by the time the presence faded it was too late to dodge. Oswald covered his face with his arms and took the attack straight on. Oswald extended Armor Ascension to the parts of his body that were covered by his clothes. The impact of the attack sent a painful sensation throughout Oswald’s body as the flow sent him crashing into the wall. After a few seconds of being pinned on the wall the attack ended and Oswald quickly stood up.
What was that? Oswald thought. This time I could feel it stronger and more clear. I have to focus on this fight.
“LEON’S ATTACK HIT RIGHT ON THE MARK!” Lola said with a playful tone. “AND IT SEEMS THAT OSWALD STILL IN GOOD SHAPE AFTER TAKING THAT ATTACK!”
“Is something wrong? You froze up for a second there.” Leon asked with a worried tone.
“Don’t worry about it! I just got distracted for a second.” Oswald lied.
Leon nodded and then threw a large Fireball towards Oswald. Oswald was observing the Mana Flow and managed to see Leon was running right behind a second Fireball he had thrown right behind the first one.
That won’t work on me! Oswald thought. Good thing I can see Mana Flow.
Oswald ran straight into the two Fireballs and when he could sense Leon was in front of him, he threw a punch with all the strength he could muster that managed to land on Leon. Leon was surprised, but he had a smile.
“IT SEEMS THAT OSWALD’S RISKY MOVE PAID OFF!!” Lola said in an excited tone. “HE MANAGED TO HURT LEON!”
Oswald then threw another punch that Leon managed to block. Leon answered by throwing a punch that Oswalds countered with his own punch. Oswald and Leon began to exchange punches for a while until Leon used Wind Magic to blow Oswald back and followed with a kick. Oswald dodged the kick to his left side and then used his right leg to throw a kick. Leon blocked the kick with his left arm. Leon stepped back and faced Oswald once again.
“IT LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF CLOSE COMBAT THEY ARE EVENLY MATCHED!!” Lola commented.
“I’ll show you my trump card, Oz!” Leon said, smiling.
“Trump card for you … don’t tell me … you can actually do it!?” Oswald was shocked. “You’re only nineteen, man you’re a genius, Leo!”
“I haven’t tried it yet, but I feel I can do it if I try!” Leon answered. “So here I go!”
Oswald began attentively observing Leon’s Mana Flow to try and understand it once he used his trump card. Leon took a deep breath and calmed himself down. He then closed his eyes and began to relax. Oswald could see Leon’s Mana Flow was relaxed, a stark contrast with the usual chaotic Mana Flow everyone has. A gentle gust of wind was expelled from Leon’s body and his blond hair slowly turned white. Once he opened his eyes, Leon’s eye had turned into a deeper shade of blue. Oswald could sense that Leon’s power had grown by an incredible amount and he knew he was about to lose the fight. Oswald was shaking from the overwhelming power and pressure Leon was emitting.
“Incredible!” Oswald said with an excited tone. “You have obtained the Deus State! You’re incredible Leon!”
“FOLKS, THIS A HISTORIC EVENT!! WE ARE WITNESSING A HISTORIC EVENT!!” Lola announced with a lot of energy. “AT NINETEEN YEARS OLD, LEON HAS ACHIEVED THE DEUS STATE!! THE YOUNGEST TO HAVE ACHIEVED IT BEFORE WAS THE CURRENT HEAD OF THE DEUS FAMILY AT TWENTY-ONE YEARS OLD, DUKE JOSEPH DEUS!! LEON IS A TRUE GENIUS LIVING UP TO THE LEGACY OF HIS NAME!!”
“I better finish this quick!” Leon was looking at Oswald. “It’s my first time, so I don’t think I will last long like this!”
“Yeah, bring it on, Leo!” Oswald said as he clenched his fists. He was still shaking, but he was determined to make a last stand.