"Hahaha!" Kaze bursts into laughter. "Amazing! You developed the Mana Force ability." "I've leveled up too, Kaze." "Nevertheless, this match is mine for the taking... Volt Boomerang." Kaze hauls his hammer at the archer. Mustang stood unfazed as he stretches his hand forward. "Impossible!" Kaze grasped. Everyone in the colosseum began to mutter over the sight that they beheld. Mustang halted the hammer with one hand. "How?" "This is the power of Mana Force!" The Mana Force is a technique that is developed by chanting weird phrases as markings began to emerge on his body. These markings grant the user the ability to drain the mana of non-living components, these include the mana of strongly focused mana attacks, thus weakening them in the process. "With the Mana Force, every attack that comes from the power of a Magical Item or coated by mana is rendered nearly useless." Kaze already knew that Mana Force drains the mana of all mana-based attacks. But what he di

Neal had a malevolent smile on his face. "I am going to enjoy every moment of this." He licks his lips much to the Elf's dismay.The crowd cheered for Lucy several times before the announcer finally starts the match. "Let the battle commence!"Without wasting any more time, Neal raised his hand to call upon his Magic Item. "Come, Svalinn.""Tempest palm!" Lucy pushes he arms forward creating a strong current of wind that blasted the shield-bearer. "Mana attacks are not physical. So your shield cannot negate the damage." Neal clicked his tongue as Lucy fired more "Tempest palms". The captain of the Shadow Riders Team held his shield up to block the attacks. He was pushed back nonetheless by the strong wind current. "You're keeping your distance," Neal smirked. "Is it because you are weak in physical combat?" He asks. Lucy grits her teeth and chooses not to answer the shield-bearer. Neal activated his full Mana coating. "Tempest palm!" This time he did not try to block the at

"You didn't have to go that far." Neal had returned to his room where he was met with the sight of Keith. "I thought you weren't coming till after your match?" "Don't change the subject!" Keith snapped at Neal. "Watch how you address me. I'm the captain here." "Pfft. Have you forgotten that I'm merely a part of your Team for conditional reasons? We're here to win the access codes." "Yeah yeah but that doesn't change the fact that I'm thr boss around here." Neal brushes off Keith's shoulder and made his way to the bed. He sat down and clutches his hands. His body was shaking excessively as he lowers his head. "That girl was stupid enough to awaken my taste for blood.""You almost killed her. As much as I love a good showing of brutality, that would have disqualified you." "You think your brother would just sit by and let me kill his Team mate? I thought you knew him better than that given that you two are twins." Keith clicked his tongue. "If I was you, I'd be worried about

The thunderous cheers of the crowd shook the colosseum."Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Valiant games!" The announcer's words made the crowd cheer louder. "We've so far witnessed several intense matches. But I promise you, it'll only get more fierce from here onwards."Meanwhile, the Tempests were gathered around Lucy.She was still unconscious but her casts were removed."She's in a stable condition now and may wake up soon." They all sighed in relief hearing the report of the doctor.He gestured to a big screen behind him. "We got this placed in case you wouldn't want to miss the matches.""Narly, now we can cheer you guys on and watch over Lucy!" Ernie exclaims. "Thank you." Storm thanked the doctor. "It is our pleasure. By the way, I'm also rooting for you, I'm a huge fan." His words made the System Bearer smile. "Right," Ernie wraps his arm over the necks of Storm and Kaze. "You too get over there and knock em out of their pants." "You don't have to worry about

It was now day 4 of the Valiant games, the day of the quarter-finals. The crowd was vibrant as always.The announcer made his introduction speech giving the names of the participants that have made it thus far. "Ladies and gentlemen, this tournament keeps hotter by the day! For our first match, a battle you all have waited eagerly for... Two captains pitched against one another in a fight that will be nothing short of a final before the final... Storm Walker vs Neal!"The crowd cheered and booed for Storm and Neal respectively. The Tempest Team had all gathered at the bleachers to watch the match. They glared at the captain of the Shadow Riders Team as he descended to the bleachers. Neal had a smug look on his face as he looked at Storm who had waited for him to descend. "You finally get me, one on one. Are you excited?" Storm darts Neal with a venomous look.His hands were shaking excessively. It wasn't out of fear, but out of rage. He recalled the way the man in front of him b