Kieran's Point Of View.
I stand up against a bunch of ice mages, with my power everyone in the tournament looks like bugs. I am looking forward to a few fights however, the Dust Academy holds warriors that should give me a good fight, however right now I stand waiting for a soft old referee to give the start signal. I am face to face with a ice mage, he has light blue robes on with some dark blue here and there, his face was covered with no gap for the eyes however I knew he could still see, he had a few Mana eyes in the air around him, slightly different from John's version as his was more efficient. almost to efficient.
"Are you ready?" said that referee. with a smile as he took a few steps back. "3....2....1...go" and on go we both... did nothing? I was going to wait for him to see what he did but he is just standing there doing nothing. an Ice Illusion? no that is him... I walk over to him and kick him in the head, sending him flying. however he got up like it was nothing. this one was simple, he absorbed all the power behind my attack, he will build it up and send it back at me, with hopes of sending my out the arena? who knows. I walk over to him and pick him up, he realises what I am doing but to late, I send him flying out the arena... at then some.... sorry that will hurt on the way down... to easy, a good strategy for normal Mages or someone who has not seen the move before however I can with raw power throw you out of the battlefield.
"Kieran wins, would the next competitor stand up" the referee said, this was going to be easy. the next one who stood up was armed to the teeth with magical items. he pulled one of them out and got it ready. childs play, most of combat magical items only are used for crowd control or dealing a huge amount of damage, so what if I become meat paste I will just come back. "3...2....1...go" The referee said and sure enough he charged the Item and I just dashed in front of him. he did not see me move, he fell backwards and I laughed, with one kick I sent him flying, he was still charging that one item, I then dashed straight at him however he vanished when I stopped, the ground around me looks different... where am I?
"Ring Out, Perion wins" the referee said, I turn around and I am outside of the battle field. no, NO FUCKING WAY. he used a Industrial Teleporter item? I CANT LOOSE TO SOMETHING THAT PATHETIC!
"No, I WONT JUST LOOSE TO A FREAKING INDUSTRIAL GRADE TELEPORTER" I shouted as the ground beneath my feat crumbled to dust, my voice resounded for miles shaking the air around the entire battlefield. my aura spiked parting the clouds and I saw half the competitors shit them self there and then, the Referee then appeared in front of me preparing to calm me down and fight me if needed however Perion came over to me. "Yes I used a teleporter, there are no rules against it, I could have teleported you into a jar of lava where you would never escape, you could be on the other end of the planet right now. but a ring out was all I needed. If this was a protection mission I would have killed the person you were protecting, if this was a mission with a deadline you would have failed there and then, Just because you cant die does not mean you cant loose, even to something so simple, calm down and let the others fight" Perion said to me, scared of me all the same but he still said it seriously, and he was right, I would have failed if this was a real combat situation. damn it... I walk over to our waiting area and Michael walked past me.
"Don't worry, you will get your fun next time, and I am sure you wont fall for the same thing twice, I my self am a master of Magical Tools so I should win this fight" Michael said with a smile as he left me behind, I... the strongest person here in this tournament without any doubt was made to loose so simply, what is this annoying feeling scratching at my skull. It isn't anger... it is different, whatever it is I don't like it, Michael you better not loose... I sat down next to Isaac. waited for the next match.
Michael's Point Of View
So Kieran has fallen, well not before showing a huge amount of strength and making half the people here debate surrendering. at this rate we wont have to many fights from people being to afraid of fighting Kieran. I stand in front of Perion, we both ready Magical Items, I am holding a Pulse item, it is used to level buildings in the Industrial sector, It will throw him of guard as I pull out a Binder Max security Prison level, after that a Teleporter to send him out the ring.
"3...2....1....go" The referee said and sure enough I used my Pulse item however he used a shield item, I then avoided his teleportation with my own to get behind him and then kicked him in the back with all my strength, he was sent flying, however he used a healing item and then a teleporting item to get behind me. he then tried to use a Industrial Grade Incinerator to melt me into dust however I avoided used slight of hand to alter one of his teleportes to move him out of the ring. sure enough after using my 8 Bit Cannon enough he used it, "Ring Out, Michael wins"
thank the divines, I used a lot of Magical Items there, however it was worth it. the next person stepped up, he looked to be... an anti mage. ha. they have an anti mage. an anti mage does not use magical power, they nullify it, with an anti mage the stronger they are the more magic they can ignore, my magical items wont affect him. oh well, "3...2....1....go" the referee said starting the match, Xerin the anti mage fought well and was very strong, however I CANT loose to an anti mage, I am a gamer, meaning I can build a resistance to things, not even close to the level of John, however I have had more practice. he dashes at me with duel blades, I tank both of them without so much as a scratch. poor anti mage, he is stuck at level 17. they cant get higher then that without Mana. however they can reduce the stats and level of mages they attack giving them a chance, however my stats can only be lowered so far because of my resistance to anti mages. I charge an 8 Bit Cannon and send him flying away knocked out. they now only have 2 fighters, one stepped up to fight me.
"3....2.....1....go" The referee said. this fighter was clever. as soon as the fight started he froze the ground and then Vanished, no, he used super speed, similar to Kate's Ice shoes, however this is much faster, I cant even see him. and after he vanished I felt a huge spike of pain around my left leg, I fell to the ground and was unable to move, I had lost? when I had woke Up the match was over. I asked John what happened and It looks like he sliced my leg off, Isaac finished the fight with Illusion Scape, his strongest move which makes all senses useless. and his opponent could no longer move, the win as his and the final fighter was disorientated and walked out of the arena scared of something. Isaac I knew I could count on you.
"It looks like the Ice mages from the Academy Of Ice have ran out of Fighters, onto the next match" The referee said as two other academies stood up to the arena. the winner of this match would be who we fought next. it was either the Academy Of The Void or Lightning Academy.
Lightening Academy won with only one fighter, he used Electricity throughout his body and could move to the full speed of Lightning, I could hardly see him move, the Void Academy can deal with strength as they are designed to handle bigger stronger opponents however being put against Lightning Academy was the end of their time at the tournament before it began. However Rick was something else, he moved with Lightning speed but there was something more to it, he was faster then he should have been, the Void mages could not even scratch him no matter what they did. it was to fast. I could not see him move however I can see lightning move. some people move to fast. Kieran should be able to handle him though
After That was Academy of the Divines vs the Big Tree Academy. the Big tree academy won by default, they were made up of 5 strong Elven warriors and the Academy Of The Divines were made up of priests, all academies have to put up warriors even if they are peaceful Academies, The Academy Of The Divines train healers and strive for peace, they don't have a singe warrior. so they surrendered right away. however they decided to stay for the tournament just to heal anyone who gets hurt.
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After that was the Academy Of The Sky vs The Hidden Academy. The Academy Of The Sky trained in the art of detection and sensory skills, the Hidden Academy trained Assassins and stealthy warriors. clashing combination, each fight was finished in 1 hit, either a Back stab or powerful Magic. sure enough The Academy Of The Sky won. you cant remove all trace of your existence and sure enough The Hidden Academy did not have the raw power to deal with someone who could detect them and fight them head on.
After that was the Academy Of The Blue Mist vs The Academy Of The Rising Sun. both of these academies are right next to the barrier that Keeps the Blue Mist at bay, some times creatures get past and it is there Job to deal with it, they are masters at Anti Blue Mist Creatures and often have to deal with hundreds of creatures at once, they normally work together, Academy Of The Blue Mist are Masters of Illusion while the Academy Of The Rising Sun are masters of crowd control magic. simple to say Academy Of The Rising Sun won as you can use Illusions to hide however crowd control attacks a huge area. only one fighter was needed.
Academy Of The Deep vs Academy Of Riders, this fight was no contest, the Academy Of Riders were a bunch of beast tamers, however you have to fight alone, so the Academy Of The Deep who are masters of Ground Magic and Water Magic won. with ease.
Dust Academy vs the Academy Of Ash. The Dust Academy won with one fighter, he was somehow able to just walk through the Magic being sent at him, it was a slaughter however he was a very honourable and gracious winner. I give him credit for that.
then there was the Academy Of Ancients vs Technological Academy. Academy Of Ancietns used Magical tools. however Technological Academy used some sort of explosive metal shooter. It used an explosion to fire a metal bolt through a pipe and shoot at a very fast speed. this was a very deadly tool, I will try to make my own later. but I dont know how to get that explosive powder. I will have to investigate... oh well with that the first round was over. Along with the day, the fights lasted all day
"Would the 3 Fists Academy and the Lightning Academy please stand up. You are fighting now." The Referee said with a smile, however the Lightning Academy was not smiling, they had to deal with Kieran and they done have a single Magical item on them for teleporting, only for boosting there Lightning Magic Kieran stood there as their first fighter also stood up. he was not worried, did he come up with a plan? who knows. but I am preparing a Non Lethal Bullet Hell for when I get up, these people cant fly so I will most likely win with just a few Bullet Hells
"3.....2.....1.....go" The Referee said with a smile as Kieran and his opponent Rick were now moving faster then I could see, trading blow for blow, avoiding every hit. Kieran is holding back for some fun isn't he.... Damn it Kieran you know this will come back to bit you on the rear later, why do it?
5 minuets later of a fight that was moving faster then I could keep up with and Kieran wins with a high kick sending his opponent out of the ring, he was not as fast as he was in the first round, I wonder if Kieran did something. the next fighter stands up. he was an Anti Mage, Kieran was going to loose and he knew it. Kieran has immortality from Healing Magic, his automatic healing magic made him something of an immortal, supposedly I don't know how long he has lived for. Kieran still fights however the Anti Mage slowed Kieran enough to be able to stick a dagger in the back of his neck. preventing him from moving. he then dragged Kieran and tossed him out of the ring. a sad way to loose a fight. however an Anti Mage is the bane of a regenerators existence, I however am the Bane of theirs. I pull the dagger out of Kieran's neck and he just moves to one side like he was not just killed. I then got ready to fight the Anti Mage, simple enough after a few 8 Bit Cannons he is sent flying and hit the ground hard, it was a knock out. after that they had another fast fighter however I had charged a Bullet Hell. and he did not have the speed to avoid all of it while remaining on the ground, he couldn't fly so I won. the next fighter was another Anti Mage, they did not plan on fighting me did they? oh well the Idea of this tournament is to look at what academies are missing when it comes to fighting so they can improve.
after that their last fighter stood up. I was paralysed and fell to the ground. I was paralysed? how? I have a high resistance against it. damn it. maybe he used some sort of Greater Magic... I was thrown out the ring.
Isaac's Point Of View
We had Michael moved back to the waiting area. I was up next, Michael was beaten quickly, the Referee said some things but I ignored him until he said go. after that I used an Illusion Scape, when I did that Leo the electric mage could not tell where I was, I then turned off his senses one by one, starting with his sense of balance. I then won very quickly. it was simple as he had no sensory skills. winning was like taking candy from a baby.
I return to watch the rest of the fights however John looks worried about the Dust Academy however I don't know why but I will be watching them extra closely
John's Point Of View.
Next up was The Big Tree Academy vs The Academy Of The Sky, The Big Tree Academy only needed 1 fighter. an archer, she did not have any arrows, but she Could make energy arrows and Magic arrows. The Academy Of The Sky with their sensory skills avoided as many as they could however they could not make any ground against something that looked like Michaels Bullet Hell. it was a wall of arrows, all with enough strength to go straight through the target, so we would fight that next. If I have to fight I will need to stop holding back.
after that was the Academy Of The Rising Sun vs the Academy Of The Deep. The Academy Of The Deep only needed 2 fighters, there Vitality was very high and they had many buffs that boosted defence. they were walking fortresses just like Eron, except not to her extent. they fights were long and drawn out however The Academy Of The Deep won.
After that was Dust Academy vs Technological Academy. what worried me was Dust Academy's first fighter.
[Divine Dragon]
[Level 180,000]
[Clark Teta]
He walked through all the Metal bullets sent at him, he was truly a dragon, not affected by them in the slightest at the bullets bounce off of him. he would be hard to fight. I would not be able to hold back against him either.
the tournament was taking a short break after that last fight. Mainly for rest and a meal. after that would be those elven warriors. I am not looking forward to that colision. Kieran cant win as the first fighter was an Anti Mage, however John also wont be able to win as most of those arrows deal way to much damage to tank. and Isaac wont be able to win as the arrows are in such a huge quantity that they are crowd control as well. meaning it will just be Kate and me who can do anything.
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Chapter 30 - Big Tree Academy
The 3 Fists Academy are now against a group of elves that are masters of nature and plants. even in the wasteland they hold great power, who will win in this power struggle?
I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I promise John will get his turn to fight later, for now I hope you enjoy the other characters getting the spot light.