SHIN SEKAI: SPARK OF THE NEW WORLD

Silver blade

   Chris Vanadium. The only reason he didn't make it to the finals as much as Cal was that he faced Waramaki in most of the semifinals. He is one of the few people that have been able to beat Cal in the previous tournaments. He is also a one time champion and the one he beat to earn that title was none other than Fuji Waramaki.

   There were many reasons to fear him, but most feared attribute of his was the speed of his blade. Yes, he fights with a sword and he is really good with it; so good that a large percentage of his matches end in less than a minute. Anyone that saw his previous match was immediately reminded of how dangerous he was, even some that had faith in Orie in the previous match lost it for this one. To sum things up on how dangerous he was, the chance of him making it to the final match of the current tournament was ninety-nine percent.

   Though Orie's match was the first of round one, in round two, his match was the third. Not many had high hopes for this match because of who his opponent was but those that had eyes to see knew that things were going to get interesting. 

   Not many could notice it but the confidence in Orie's eyes were more prevalent than in the previous match. It may been brushed off as his usual arrogance but it was not a feeling that could be easily shaken off.

   On the other hand, the look in Chris's eyes was not similar to Orie's. The look in his eyes had a much more violent aura like it carried bloodthirst and the desire to kill. Just by the way he looked at Orie, one could tell that he had already killed Orie a thousand times in his mind before the match even began. Many would think it was just him being battle ready but only the teachers knew the real reason behind that look.

    When Orie made the comment that he was better than all the teachers combined, not many of them took it well and their anger did not die. Ellie took her time to look around the stadium and saw that Chris was not the only one with that look in his eyes; there were a few exceptions but it was basically all the teachers of the school. They may not have shown it his previous match because they thought he was bluffing but after his victory over Cal, they realized that if he won the tournament, his claims would be as good as true. So now with every fiber of their being, they wanted him out.

   The two contestants stood face to face with each other, one with confidence and the other with rage. The looks in their eyes were different but at this moment there was one thing they were both waiting for, and that was for the starting buzzer to sound.

   The crowd did not know when it went silent, the silence of anticipation. No one wanted to miss a single moment, no one wanted to blink. They could hear their heartbeats grow louder, they could feel their breaths get deeper. At this moment, the same thought ran through the minds of everyone watching. "WHAT WOULD THE FIRST MOVE BE?"

    It wasn't long before they got their answer but what they got was not what many expected.

   As soon as the buzzer rang, what everyone saw was that Chris had stabbed Orie in the heart. It happen in less than a second and not many people actually saw it play out. By the time people knew what was going on, Orie's blood was all over the floor.

   Chris simply pulled out his sword and left Orie to fall into a pool of his own blood.  

   The match was as good as decided all that was left was for the referee to declare the winner... or so they thought.

   As Natsumi watched the unfolding event, something odd suddenly came to her mind. It was like she could clearly hear Orie saying "THIS IS MY DAY"

SHIN SEKAI SECRET: all participants of the new world tournament are required to sign a death warrant, both staff and students. The occurrence of death in the tournament is rare but not out of the question.