The Rune's Skill (2)

Both mages were already out of the Bio-sphere. That only meant that there was already a winner.

However, the audience was again speechless. Everyone, even the Virtues took a long time to process what had happened.

Perhaps, a part of their minds had the idea that maybe the Bio-sphere was broken?

While everyone else was dumbfounded, Malcom ignored the crowd. He began to get off the platform

just like his previous fights.

On the other hand, Chass was like a statue, completely stunned, while looking at the giant screen, where the glaring letters of Malcom winning were still being announced.

"Un-fucking-believable," He muttered to himself with disbelief as his head shook continuously.

Chass then shifted towards his opponent. His expression was mixed with disbelief and frustration. But Malcom's back was the only thing that he could look at.

However, Bill Chass was completely ignored as if he was way beneath the Marked.

In the box for the Virtues…

"He was way faster than Skyler!" Junica broke the silence, as her eyes were wide while looking at Malcom with surprise. She was not even upset that Chass lost. In fact, she looked amazed.

Just as she said that Maximo looked at her with an expression of disbelief.

Maximo could not retort anymore as the commentator regained his speech finally and announced the winner loudly.

"Amazing!"

The entire crowd erupted in a howl.

"You…" Skyler gaping at Malcom at the foot of the platform.

"This is incredible! Skyler broke the record for the fastest victory. Immediately after her fight, Malcom, with the speed we have never seen before, broke the same record within 7 seconds! The fastest victory in history!" The commentator continued enthusiastically.

People lost their minds in the stands and chanted the name of the Marked.

Malcom looked at Skyler with a raised brow and a helpless smile. "Are you not going to congratulate me for winning?" He asked knowingly.

Skyler hissed, "Congrats, alright. But you… You really had to break my record, didn't you?" She could not help but ask, defeated.

Malcom chuckled at her question.

She curiously asked as they both headed to the locker room, "What was that? I've never seen you move so fast!"

Malcom replied with a smile, "It's the rune your father gave me. That was the skill I learned."

"Can you move that fast now?" Skyler asked in surprise.

"No, it's an attack. I'm only able to do that when I have a sword in my hand. It's hard. I can't really see which way I'm going, it's just a cut, and I go back to normal it's like―"

"What the Guardian of the Sun was doing!" Skyler completed his sentence. She was completely surprised.

Both of them advanced when near the dressing room, a young man was waiting for them.

Malcom recognized him instantly. He was one of the tournament participants.

He looked at them with a smile, and when he saw them approach, he asked bluntly but suspiciously, "Are you seriously a Marked?"

Malcolm took a deep breath. He hated that people felt they had the right to ask those things as if it meant nothing.

But to his surprise, it was Skyler who answered, "You should be more respectful! It's none of your business if he's a Marked!"

The boy winced. He sheepishly looked at Skyler before asking curiously, "Are you his girlfriend now or something?"

Skyler felt her cheeks turn red when behind her back, a solemn voice was heard saying,

"Nonsense!" Turning around, they both looked at Aston walking in their direction. "A person of her status with this guy? It would be unthinkable!"

Aston was number two in the league's ranking and one of the most powerful Materializer of his generation.

When Malcom looked at him, Aston gave him a look of much disdain.

It was something Malcom had not seen in a long time and, without knowing why this elicited a smile from him.

Malcom stood up against Aston.

The other mage, on the other, was looking at the plaster on Malcom's right arm before speaking in distaste, "Only one person from your class would fight outside the Bio-sphere!"

Malcom opened his eyes in surprise before he looked at Aston with curiosity. Before he could respond, Skyler beat him to it.

"That was not intentional! Someone tried to kill him yesterday!"

"That just confirms what I said!" Aston said, glaring his strong blue eyes on Malcolm's, before adding, "That just proves it! He is a person involved in despicable situations!"

The attitude of that man was beginning to enter under his skin, and Malcom, without taking his gaze from Aston's eyes, said coldly, "You are good at judging people from your high position. I wonder how you would react when you are on the ground."

"Who is going to take me to the ground? You?" Aston asked mockingly but full of threat.

"If you like," Malcom responded as he stared at him expressionlessly.

"This is not appropriate behavior for someone of your status, Aston!" Suddenly a firm voice sounded behind everyone's back.

Aston turned to look at the person who was speaking to him and saw Maximo walking towards them.

The boy nodded with a complicated expression. He was opening and closing his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

Maximo raised his hand to stop Aston. He then stood in front of Malcom before saying, "I have to talk to this young man, the rest of you, leave."

Aston nodded and withdrew while the boy who had intercepted them earlier snorted and left.

Skyler looked at her uncle with an anguish expression.

"Should I repeat myself?" Maximo asked while looking at Skyler unhappily.

Skyler looked at him, terrified, before nodding unwillingly. Slowly she then withdrew but not before dedicating an apologetic look to Malcom.

He looked and gave her a smile before looking back at Maximo.

"There are two things I must discuss with you, boy. Follow me!" Maximo commanded.

And so, they both got going.

Maximo walked with determination while Malcom, trying to guess what the topic of conversation would be, followed him.

The idea of ​​having to follow Maximo was crazy to him, but he still had to do it.

No matter how much resentment he had for the Virtues, he had to admit that he was in no position to oppose Maximo. The curiosity of what the subject he would discuss with him has also invade him.