The Reason

"No..!!" Royce shouted, though barely anyone heard.

The two guards looked at all the captains, their faces shocked and confused. All the captains were staring past them, eyes wide. The guards turned around to see what had caused the commotion, only to find their captain's head falling to the ground.

As if broken from a spell, everyone started talking at once:

"A first-ranker kid… killed a second-ranker…?"

"What strength… what speed…"

"A second-ranker in just one attack…?"

"What the hel…"

"Is this for real…!?"