1 It Begins
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"Here we goooo, the historical match that everyone has been waiting for! Three-time Champion Cypher vs. rising star Algadroo!" The commentator yelled through his microphone.
Both of the Revokers were establishing their presence in the arena, which was filled with glee and acclamation for them.
Marcus's ear tingled as the whole crowd applauded and praised the two Revokers who were going to meet face to face.
Marcus, amidst all this energy, was also delighted because his role model, his hero, Cypher, was just a few meters away from him.
"CYPHER!! CYPHER!!! CYPHER!!!" The whole arena was alive, chanting and crying the Revoker's name.
Cypher strode onto the arena, shining in his S-rated armor and SC-rated Broadsword in his hands. He was the reigning champion of the world at the age of 28 and was ranked No. 1 on the Revokers List. He had the Legendary Seed of a BERSERKER and the SOUL LEVEL of a SAINT. Cypher specialized in all types of melee weapons along with having the advantageous physique of a tank. Even though he stood tall and huge at 190 cm and had a lean body, he was one of the fastest humans alive.
The No. 1 Revoker raised his 5-foot Broadsword for the crowd. The legendary sword was recognized by the name, Blood Fang. The sword was known for its raw strength and wielding power.
The crowd's energy appeared to increase as the commentator roared through his microphone once again.
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The cheers died down after a few enthusiastic whiffs. Within 5 minutes, the whole stadium had gone voiceless. Citing this, the commentator tugged his microphone and regulated his sunglasses.
"Now to welcome the contender. He who has been soaring throughout the Revoker Galactic Championship.."
*Silence*
"ALGADROO!"
Algadroo raised his hands, holding a book and a wand in each hand. From the reports, Algadroo had a UNIQUE SEED and SOUL LEVEL DOMINATOR. He was both a Mage and a Summoner. Just one more class, and he would have been an Omnivoker. (Explained in the future chapters)
Algadroo too had a remarkable number of followers throughout the arena. Cheers sliced the air, and they chanted his name.
"ALGADRO!"
"ALGADRO!"
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It was soon the moment they had been waiting for.
The referee instructed both of the incredible Revokers to step onto the arena. With a quick motion, both of them were up and standing on the elevated platform.
They came face to face and stood as if they were adversaries since their boyhood.
But the facade didn't take time to halt. Algadroo gleefully shook the hand of a smiling Cypher. Both nodded to each other.
Even though the match was important, both of them had respect for each other. That's what Marcus loved about Cypher. Even though he was famous and popular throughout the globe, he never was presumptuous in any way.
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The battle was about to commence. The final two held their positions in the arena.
The referee raised his hand, making the populace drop speechless with him. Marcus took a deep breath. His red bangs wiggled a little as he stretched his neck a bit outwards from his seat. His hands trembled with emotion as he fixed his spectacles.
Soon the moment came, and the arbitrator lowered his hand.
The calmness perished in a second as the crowd became extant. They were howling and shrieking maniacally. Marcus's eyes filled with life when adrenaline pumped its way through his veins.
"RAVAGER, COME FORTH!" Algadroo beckoned his familiar.
A shadowy void tore open the air beside the mage through which a terrifying claw found the arena floor. It was a...WOLF!
The predator was not natural by any means. From the looks of it and according to the reports, it was a Twilight Wolf. The Wolf stood twice as tall as Cypher and was bulky and furry. It had a demonic aura percolating out of its eyes as they glinted reddish-black. Blood trickled from its long, pointed fangs as it seemed to glow an eerie red color. Its fur was white like the moon with streaks of red and blue running across in a zig-zag pattern.
Marcus was awestruck. He gawked at the fearsome beast that glared at Cypher. The wolf was a beast ranked the second most powerful in the Demon Monarch rank. The stats were enough to prove Algadroo's might as a summoner.
"Charge!!!" The mage's echo ricocheted throughout the arena, making the crowd palpitate in their stands.
Cypher, on the other hand, sheathed his sword back into his scabbard behind him. He gestured at the wolf with both of his hands, beckoning it to try its luck.
The Wolf was amazingly quick for its stature...but Cypher was no less.
It was a battle between monsters!!!
Both of them came head to head within a second, enclosing the huge gap they had from the outset.
The Twilight Wolf magnified its mouth to attack. Cypher in his reflex, clamped its mouth wide open with both of his hands.
The jaw power of a Twilight Wolf was no joke; it was rated as one of the most powerful jaw forces in the entire Krozon continent, if not in the entire world.
WHICH MEANT IT COULD SNAP AT LEAST 2 BOULDERS WITHIN A SECOND.
But on the contrary, Cypher had no problem clutching the huge jaws with his hands.
But...
The atmosphere altered when the Wolf put its legs into action. The push made Cypher's feet drag on the floor, shattering the floor material under his feet as the Beast pushed him back with brute force.
The crowd panicked when they discovered what the beast was scheming. The Beast and Cypher were closing in on the boundary line....
For a second, the crowd reckoned that the wolf would manage to shove Cypher away from the boundary lines!!
(The commentator was quick to notice.)
"OH MY, What's this? GRAAAAWL, behold this sight, my ladies and gentlemen, could this be it?!"
"The Familiar of Algadroo, The Twilight Wolf named Ravager is pushing the reigning champion to the boundary lines!"
"DO WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION!?" - commentator.
Marcus was biting his nails as the commentator boomed. He yanked his head and yelled.
"Could this be it? No!! My hero won't go down like this!!!"
*Drag*
*Stop*
Just when his foot was one meter away from the boundary line, Cypher planted his foot and smirked.
"That's it Wolfy? *sigh* just when I thought it was going to be an exhilarating match...*Chuckle*"
Cypher chuckled.
"If this is all you can do...then time's up, buddy!"
*Push*
He was pushing the Wolf effortlessly back to where they had started.
The cries of the crowd intensified. Marcus jumped out of his seat because his butt cheeks screamed at him to do so!!!
"YES, haha I knew it, Cypher!!
You can do it!!!"
Marcus shrieked.
Cypher's gaze swirled over to the crowd, and he precisely looked at the place where Marcus was and winked.
A shiver went down his spine as Marcus shot his eyes up.
"Did he just look at me!!??"
The girl sitting in front of him exclaimed, her voice wavered as she blushed.
"No idiot, it was me who he was looking at. KYAAA!!!!"
The other girl sitting beside her cried.
Marcus's blood boiled, and he balled his palms into fists.
"F*CK OFF !!! It was me who he was lookin' at."
Marcus shouted as he jumped from the stand and fisted the air. The debate flowed as well as the fight.
The wolf was taken by surprise when Cypher started pushing it back to its Master, that too with ease.
Cypher freed his hands and heaved it from its fangs. The Wolf took the bait and went in for the kill.
With a small jump, Cypher turned a whole 360 degrees and landed a tornado kick clean and square to its lower jaw right when it leaped at him.
Marcus pledged that the whole city might have heard the *Crack*.
The Crowd started going haywire when they saw the wolf fall with a thump.
"ARRRRRARRRARA!"
"CYPHER!!!"
With a sorrowful look in his eyes, Cypher looked at the fallen beast and then at Algadroo.
"I am sorry, but It'll live."
Algadroo called back his wolf in despair. He now had to rely on his magic skills. He had some amazing spells and mind-blowing magic power, But he was still nervous. Who wouldn't? When the world champion and the strongest human alive was standing, that too grinning in front of him.
But what made him shiver the most was that the grin was innocent.
"FIRE PULSE"
A huge wave of Fire charged towards Cypher. Algadroo swayed his wand in the air in a one-two motion. But his adversary didn't budge; Cypher stood still. His right hand slicked back his wavy black hair, and his left hand was on the sword's hilt.
Cypher drew his sword from its scabbard in a split second and blocked the Pulse wave. The sword absorbed the fire. The first trump card. Elemental Absorption. It was one of the perks of Cypher's sword. It could absorb any elemental attack, be it Fire, Water, Ice, Earth, or Lightning. The sword could absorb the element and turn into that particular elemental sword.
The sword blade glared red with fire all around its sharp edges.
"It's been fun, buddy, I promise you a drink after the match."
He glanced at Algadroo with his sharp black pupils.
Cypher surged onward in sound-breaking speed, dodging fire bullets from Algadroo. With a sudden break, Cypher leaped several meters high into the air dodging another fire pulse, and heaved his sword in Mid-Air, which sliced the air and tore the void.
"FIRE DEMON SLASH!"
A wave of dark fire ripped its way to Algadroo, destroying everything in its path.
"ULTIMATE EARTH SHIELD"
The earth rose from the arena and covered Algadroo up in a rock-hard thick wall as the mage conjured his spell, a sweat drop rolled down his forehead while his body trembled in fear.
But it was far from enough to defend him from the slash wave that transmitted from the SC-rated Sword.
The wall shattered, and Algadroo drifted to the far end of the arena barricade and crashed into it.
*BOOM*
*BANG*
*SILENCE*
The stunned referee finally raised his hand towards Cypher.
The announcer and the crowd were speechless for a whole second. But it was soon when the stray emcee remembered that he had a job to do before he yanked the mic from its place.
"AND THE WINNER IS CYPHERRRRRR!!!"
The crowd roared his name even more loudly. Marcus joined them with his shrill undeveloped voice.
Cypher placed his sword behind his back and dived towards his fallen rival. He plucked the huge stones one by one, which had collapsed on Algadroo.
After 5 seconds of picking and throwing stones, Cypher found the man. There in the debris was Algadroo, unconsciously sprawled on the barren ground with blood oozing from the scar on his forehead.
Cypher picked him up and called the medics. The official medics were in the arena within a minute and were tending to Algadroo. When the medics succeeded in ceasing the gash, Algadroo was taken to the Magus Hospital for a more thorough checkup.
The atmosphere shifted to a much more positive one as Cypher was being handed the RGC (Revoker Galactic Champion) Cup by the King of the Krozon Continent.
The broken arena platform was repaired in the short time when the medics were attending Algadroo.
Cypher kissed his medal and raised his precious 4th championship trophy high for the crowd to enjoy.
Marcus's eyes welled up, even though he was full of joy. Soon the arena was yet again chiming with the chant of the champion.
Marcus witnessed the magnanimous hero in his flesh today. He clasped his hands together in awe, having just witnessed something incredible unfold before his eyes.
Marcus's dream was to become like his role model. He was scared. Why? Having only one more month in the academy to finish his academics and prepare for the Awakening Test would leave anyone trembling!!
Marcus G Orno, who was full of determination, slept that night peacefully with a clenched fist and a rock-hard will to achieve greatness.
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*Revokers are the people who wield supernatural powers, similar to "Players" or "Warriors" in other novels.
* A specific class which Revokers are granted when they awaken.
* The level of the seed shows how talented and powerful a person can be. It is an inborn thing that later gets revealed when the person takes the Awakening test.
* Just like Revokers, demons also have ranks and seeds (classification will be explained in the next chapter).
* The force which can be given out by the simulation of both the upper and lower jaw.
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Author Notes:
This chapter has been edited for better readability and grammar. Please continue reading, even if the quality gets a bit deteriorated, as I have started editing just now, and there's a lot to cover. Please be patient and support me if you think I have a chance at being a good author. Also, the quality drastically increases in the future chapters too. That's it, yah! :)
It was wonderful thinking about this whole TCS idea and was possible due to the amazing support that I have got through various mediums. I will try to improve my grammar and sentences. I hope it's at least readable and understandable now. ^*
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