Tiana’s Defeat, Sid’s Fight
Author: Mage Writer
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Trevor Denning was one for pleasantries, it turned out.

He was waiting in the arena by the time they announced Tiana's name and she stepped out and into the light.

Day was turning quickly into twilight and the sun guttered slowly from the sky.

Tiana took up her position opposite her would-be opponent.

He raked a hand through his hair, his motions very feminine.

"Hey there." He said.

Tiana nodded at him, taking a fighting stance.

"So, are you ready to bring some serious heat to this arena or what?" He asked, smirking.

He was making fire jokes now? Tiana sighed inwardly.

The announcer was yet to signal that the match had begun in earnest, so she was forced to indulge him.

"Perhaps, we should both focus on getting out of here alive?" She suggested.

He shrugged. "Baby, I only get to pummel my classmates to nothing once. I intend to enjoy it. Don't you?"

Tiana huffed.

Everything was a joke to Trevor. Everything.

He was the exact opposite of his sister.

Where she was wi
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