The dark angel.

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The abyss was in an uproar.

Every sparring pair was enjoying the match without giving a thought to the spectators, but in the middle of the same pit that appeared to be a military training area, a spot was tense as two handsome princes sparred with each other.

"What is going on?" "Where did he go?" Gage and Edward both muttered as they stared at Ophni at the same time.

Ophni muttered under his breath, "Lady, that is cheating," as he observed a shadow being cast on the ground.

Ophni looked up abruptly as he noticed Lydan descending from above with his long raven hair flowing in the zephyr, giving the mirage of a dark angel.

Ophni suddenly jumped to the side to try to avoid Lydan's sword impaling his face, and as he did, his vision barely had time to settle before Lydan suddenly struck with the sword once more, forcing him to struggle to defend himself.

Edward was frustrated and said, "This speed could only be achieved by some power, but he isn't even using one."

...

Some time passed; some students won and some lost the sparring bout, and the area where Gage was standing became more spacious as the fight between Lydan and Ophni neared its conclusion.

The other two pairs under Gage's watch were already left with a decided winner, and for this reason, both Lydan and Ophni were sparring freely in a spacious space.

Ophni's fiery red eyes were filled with frustration and rage because he didn't get a single chance to attack and kept defending himself. On the other hand, with inhumane speed, Lydan kept striking with the sword at Ophni. His long, ravening, untied hair was dancing with the breeze as if it was breathing freedom, and a smile crept over his face.

Many were looking at both of them, including Ayrton, who was standing at a distance and had his intense gaze on Lydan. Feron, who was standing beside Ayrton, was surprised to see Lydan, like everyone else.

Gage was the only one closest to both Lydan and Ayrton; he was surprised, but Edward was in disbelief as he saw Lydan jumping higher as if gravity didn't exist for him and striking with his sword.

Ophni, who was once again defending himself, felt the strike's strength, which was more than all the previous strikes Lydan had made. He gripped the sword tightly and did his best to avoid losing it.

"Lady, you surprised me," Ophni said with a nervous laugh.

Lydan smirked without answering as he once again used Ophni's sword as support and jumped in a jiffy, creating an illusion for Ophni through his move.

Ophni was frustrated as he again looked around and expected Lydan to come from above once again.

"Lady?" Ophni muttered as he suddenly felt someone behind him.

Ophni looked back as he saw Lydan lipsyncing "Too Late" with a smirk, and as he was about to turn around to defend himself, he felt the sword on his neck from behind, which made him freeze at his place.

"How?" was the only word that came out of Ophni's mouth as he was in disbelief.

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"He is full of surprises," Lynorr said as she stood with a sword in her hand, looking in Lydan's direction with a grin that was creeping on her face.

Not too far from where Lynorr was standing, Arlo was lying down on the floor with one arm covering his face, and his sword, which was in the same state as him, was a few steps away from him. Everyone's attention was on Spar; that's why no one noticed him on the ground.

In a low voice with extreme mourning expressions, Arlo muttered, "Now I can't even look at girls with pride."

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"Lady, you won, now let me go," Ophni said as he chuckled.

Lydan smiled brightly as he took away the sword and saw Gage, who was coming toward him.

"Your Highness, you were amazing," Gage said as he lightly patted Lydan on the back.

"Thanks, professor," Lydan gesticulated.

"It was an amazing spar, and I'm still surprised that Ophni didn't react furiously after losing," Gage said again, teasing Ophni.

"The difference in power was obvious, unlike someone who stabs from the back," Ophni said proudly as he looked in the direction where Ayrton was. He saw that Ayrton was marching toward them, and Feron was following him all confused.

"I wanted to win and teach Lydan swordsmanship to make him jealous, but now I can't even do that," Ophni said in his mind as he kept looking at Ayrton with disdain.

"Your Highness, who taught you swordsmanship?" Gage asked as he gave a warm look to Lydan.

Ophni shifted his attention from Ayrton to Lydan, who was smiling while looking at Gage.

"Ellen taught me," Lydan gestured.

"Ellen?" Ophni asked.

"He is my servant." "He's old but knows a lot about swordsmanship," Lydan gestured.

"Servant?" Gage asked.

"He's more than a servant." Lydan gestured as he smiled while looking at Gage.

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Lynorr, who was looking at Lydan, turned back as she saw Arlo, who was still lying on the floor. She sarcastically laughed and walked toward him.

"Get up now, it's over," Lynorr said.

Arlo was still covering his face with one arm. Lynorr crouched down and got near Arlo as he wasn't responding.

"All the girls will soon look this way too." "They'll see you all miserable and defeated, and they'll all be laughing at you," Lynorr whispered to Arlo as she tried to touch his arm.

Arlo slapped Lynorr's hand as she abruptly took her hand back and burst into laughter.

"Why are you acting this way? Are you shocked to learn about your incompetency? " Arlo sarcastically said

Arlo revealed his face as he removed his arm and glared at Lynorr.

"You tricked me!" Arlo said in a loud voice as he got up and walked toward the other royals.

Lynorr did her best to hold back her laughter as she saw Arlo walking ahead.

"He's feeling betrayed," Lynorr muttered as she followed behind him.

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Lydan was listening to Gage's praise when he heard Feron calling him out. He abruptly looked back and saw Ayrton standing a few steps behind him while looking at him with rage in his eyes.

To be continued...