Chapter 39

The crowd went dead silent. Even the orchestra stopped playing. Tepi stood in the middle of the field, waiting for her opponent. I kept staring in curiosity, but the other avatar hadn't shown up yet. I imagined him as a scary dark son of Death.

Then the sky darkened once again as if the sun had gone down, and the day turned to night. A moment later, black mist emitted out of nowhere, floating and spreading to the field. Everyone looked around in nervousness. I started to feel the chill seeping through my armored clothes. The animals made whimpering and whiny sounds in the stables. The eerie atmosphere made the arena felt like a graveyard.

Tepi stood her ground without a trace of fear in her eyes. The black mist whirled into a tall figure. Everyone seemed to hold their breath as the person emerged from the dark haze.

"That is him," Tusita said to me. I looked at the new avatar. I realized he was a youthful boy with shiny dark hair and brilliant black eyes.