Chapter 18 - Aither vs Jackass [1]

The fight started with the girl attacking first using her dual karambit.

However, no matter how many strike she did she wasn't able to land a hit.

That was then when she dropped to ground and the man slammed his hammer to ground.

And in that split second the hammer slammed mid way to the ground, the girl moved at lightning speed.

It was very fast, much faster than how a 3rd Phase - Low stage moves.

And as the man was just still at the 2nd Phase, it was expected that he wasn't able to see how the girl moved behind him.

Like the wind she passed through and went behind him.

Then, with the dual karbit in her hands, she stabbed it from his back to his heart.

Cutting it in the process.

"Winner of the 4th match in the round of 16, Meria!"

The girl left the stage and there was a 10 minutes interval after the first 4 matches.

There was a slight performance to entertain the audience as they waited.

"So I guess I'm going next and it looks like my opponents phase is much higher than mine."

Aither said to himself as he recalled that his opponent is 3rd Phase - Low stage.

Even so, there wasn't a single bit of panic in his face.

He was relaxed, calm, and much more importantly he was excited.

His first ever one on one life and death battle against an opponent much experienced than him.

"The next round will start in a few minutes, Imperial Prince and Jackass please come to the stage."

The middle-aged man's voice announced and the first to moved to the stage was the man named Jackass.

And he entered the stage with a grand entrance.

The energy in his feet began to circulate then in the next second he jumped a few meters in the air.

Boom!

The moment he landed in the ground a loud explosion sounded.

(Talk about flashy.)

Aither thought, then he started walking to the stage.

He needed o act like a prince too.

He walked with a dignified appearance that made other's feel his presence and looked at him.

With pride and dignity, slowly, he began walking to the stage.

And slowly as he approached he released the energy from his body as it increased the pressure in the air as each second passed.

Then, the moment he arrived at the stage all of that energy around him vanished.

It disappeared as if it was never there.

...

Somewhere in the crowd, a lady in imperial dress sit in the audience.

She watched as the man(Aither) walked as he slowly released his energy.

And at the same time it disappeared, a smile formed in her face, looking as if she was proud.

"To think that he would improved this match from the last time I saw him...."

She said to herself and began thinking, yet even while wearing clothes that represents royalty no one noticed her.

...

As Aither entered the stage he looked at his opponent through his masked.

His opponent looked at him curiously and as so did the audience.

They wondered who the prince was.

As four of the prince already fought it means that only one prince was left.

They thought he was the third prince but how he walked and the presence he released was vastly different from the lazy prince they knew.

"Did he change?"

Or so they thought but they were all wrong, the third prince was currently sleeping in his room.

"Begin!"

Their thoughts was interrupted by the middle-aged man's voice and they watched the match.

This could be a match that will changed the third prince's reputation.

And they started watching the match with anticipation.

A great sword strapped behind Jackass's back and he removed it and put it in his hands.

His hands which was grasping the sword was thicker than Aither's thigh.

He was big and almost as bulky as the last man from the previous match.

"I can't wait to experience killing a prince. Hehehe, why don't you come here third prince."

He said mockingly but that only made Aither fell into thought.

Then, he soon realized.

(He thinks I'm the third prince. That means most of the public still doesn't know about my identity.)

(Well, no matter I'll just let them think I'm the third prince until they discover the truth.)

Aither looked at the smirking man and said as he removed his single-edged sword from its sheat.

"As you wish."

Aither ran from his spot as if vanishing in the wind.

He was moving at an incredible speed almost as fast as Meria.

Yet, the man in front of him wasn't surprised, he was a prince after all.

He had already expected this and waited for Aither to arrived.

"That's it! Come here third prince! Ahahaha!"

He shouted loudly then a moment later his sword clashed with Aither's.