As soon as their eyes locked, Akazar wasted no time. Yellow lightning crackled around him as he unleashed his elemental augmenting magic, filling the arena with an electrifying aura. The air hummed with his unleashed mana, thick with his intense bloodlust.
Orion, however, remained still, not even flinching. He neither cast a spell nor moved from his spot. Instead, he executed mana augmentation on his body and summoned a mandate steel sword, holding it with an air of practiced ease.
With a sudden burst of speed, Akazar lunged forward, his lightning magic enhancing his speed to superhuman levels. This spell was the cornerstone of his dominance in the Silver Arena, a magic called surge steps. A power typically achievable only upon reaching the radiant Silver Core. Yet, Akazar wielded it with the ease of a seasoned master. Or so it seemed.