[center][i]Seleth's words hurt. Well, it hurt just like the others.

And Varjan was sick of it. He wanted it to stop and the perfect opportunity presented itself.

I stood over him, ready, but not yet. It was not up to me, you see. It was Seleth Thenri's choice.

To be honest with you, I was here for more than the usual reason. I waited with bated breath for the Dark Elf's choice.[/i][/center]

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[center][h2]Northern Gate Town[/h2][/center]

[center][h3]Suspicious Gym[/h3][/center]

[center]~~~ [@CitrusArms] ~~~[/center]

You knocked Annabelle off of Vitalion and sent her towards some gym equipment. Vitalion was still clutching his most sacred place when you issued your ultimatum to the crime lady.

Annabelle quickly retaliated by throwing a small weight at you that you evade easily. She rushed at you with a barbell and you made your shot but Annabelle was still agile. She rolled to evade the beam and swung the barbell at your hand, disarming you from your crystal hilt. She swung again and hit your head before pressing the barbell to your neck, pushing you to a wall with your neck under threat of being crushed.

"[color=magenta]F***ING DIE ALREADY![/color]" Annabelle screamed at you.

And then Vitalion hit her in the head with a weight, making Annabelle lose her grip on you. The Head Captain then put her in an armlock with him behind the crime lady. "[color=lightyellow]Now, Beastkin! Knock her out now![/color]" He ordered as Annabelle struggled.

[center][h2]South Of Zauberheim[/h2][/center]

[center]~~~ [@AzureKnight] (HIS & ENI) ~~~[/center]

[u]Hisana[/u] successfully seized Keith's stick and used it to deflect [u]Enishi's[/u] blow.

Keith intervened by kicking away the stick from [u]Hisana's[/u] hands. Seizing her neck, Keith began strangling her. "[color=9e0b0f]Nothing personal, dear.[/color]" He said before going for some hooks that were sure to knock some daylights out of [u]Hisana[/u]. "[color=9e0b0f]You want action so badly? Go see the Caldeyrons.[/color]" He told her. "[color=9e0b0f]And maybe, just maybe, you can get out of Zauberheim alive.[/color]"

The mercenary began laughing as he strangled [u]Hisana[/u]. "[color=9e0b0f]But first you need to get out of this alive. Hehehehe.[/color]"

[center][h2]Seraph Academy[/h2][/center]

[center][h3]Main Arena[/h3][/center]

[center]~~~ [@Rune_Alchemist] ~~~[/center]

Varjan had no reply to your taunt but you could feel that anger from his glare and tears from his eyes. He began walking a steady pace towards you, without a care for your plan.

You launched your spear through the Amplify barrier, strengthening the spear as it flew towards Varjan. The prodigy formed a circle and the amplified spear bounced back towards you, strengthened twice now after passing through the Amplify barrier again. You moved out of the way thanks to your prepared Dark Step and the twice strengthened spear bounced yet again from your Mirror spell, passing through the Amplify barrier thrice now.

You saw Varjan ready his hands for a spell, a protective one likely, but stopped suddenly. The spear continued its course and plunged into Varjan's body, impaling him. The crowd made one collective gasp as the mortally injured Varjan fell to the arena floor, a pool of blood quickly forming around him. The audience went into a frenzy as the officials scrambled into action.

However, your senses suddenly focused onto the bleeding and crying Varjan, as if he cast a spell upon you. "Seleth..." He weakly muttered. "I don't... I can't feel... anything. It's perfect. So perfect." His bleeding mouth coughed up some blood. "Do it... finish me... end this nightmare." Again, he begged that you kill him. "Please... Seleth... I want it to end."

"Just pull the spear... off me."

[center][h3]Just Outside the Main Arena[/h3][/center]

[center]~~~ [@AzureKnight] (LIS) ~~~[/center]

[quote=Lisianthus von Zauberheim][color=fff200]"I...I would be lying if I said I wouldn't find to be a little off-putting. But of course you'd be a marvelous heir, your grades are stellar and potential such as yours is only seen once every few generations. As your sister I'd do everything within my power to support you. Although, Lutz, I have to admit that your question is rather left-field. Did something happen to provoke this inquiry?"[/color][/quote]

Lutz relaxed considerably. "[color=lime]Oh! Well in that case, mother and father have considered putting me as the heir instead of you.[/color]" He answered with insensitive honesty. "[color=lime]You see, Razelia may not approve of someone who was beaten by some Dark Elf and so you might have a hard time ruling. So, they've thought that I should be King of Razelia next since my record is unblemished.[/color]"

Before you could collect your thoughts on the matter, a loud gasp came from the arena. As if the entire audience made one collective gasp. "[color=lime]What was that?[/color]"

You and Lutz enter the arena to investigate. You two then see the scene: Seleth Thenri was standing before a downed and impaled and bleeding Varjan Caldeyron. "[color=lime]Whoa.[/color]"