THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION

For two days, Team Dragon Slayers fought their way through the elimination rounds.

Each battle pushed them to their limits.

Each victory burned away the weakness in Rion’s heart.

He fought with a relentless fury, battling through wave after wave of opponents, his strikes becoming faster, stronger, sharper.

But it wasn’t enough.

No matter how much he trained, Silf’s power was absolute.

His Incite Arts would never work against her.

If he wanted to win… he needed something more.

Something that could surpass incite magic itself.

Rion trained without rest, searching for an answer. The final battle against Team Dragon loomed closer.

And when the day arrived—

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He stood at the center of the Grand Coliseum once more.

The crowd roared as the finalists were announced.

And there she was.

Silf.

Waiting for him.

This was his chance.

To win. To save her. To reclaim his fate.

And he would not fail again.

“Final Round: Team Dragon Slayers vs. Team Dragon!”

Silf stepped forward again, but this time, Rion was ready. He had unlocked a new ability—the power to cancel out her negation effect. The battle was fierce, but Rion’s sheer willpower allowed him to break through. Just as he was about to free Silf from the Shrine’s control, a dark force surged.

The arena trembled as multiple Elite Dragons—10th, 9th, 7th, 6th, and 5th-ranked—descended from the skies, their roars shaking the city.

Chaos erupted as the Elite Dragons attacked. Students and knights fought valiantly, managing to defeat the 10th and 7th-ranked dragons, but the others overwhelmed them. Rion faced off against all five remaining elites, pushing himself beyond his limits.

As he was battered and bleeding, something inside him awakened.

A surge of power erupted from his core, his aura shifting into a Deep Red, darker than before, tinged with flickers of blue. A transformation unlike any other—The Infernal Sage Form.

Rion roared as his power skyrocketed, his new form allowing him to take on all five Elite Dragons at once. Flames and lightning crackled around him as he annihilated them one by one, ending the battle in a blaze of destruction.

But the danger wasn’t over. The Shrine of Lightning was preparing its next move.