88 Chapter 35: 3Rd Stage
"Eh?" unintentionally let out Serena with a confused expression
After he muttered those words, his shadow extended in the shape of a square, in an instant the area it covered managed to fit all four of them
"Everyone fall back!" Shouted Serena as she tried to leap outside of the shadows range
But right before they all tried to get away, the outer edges of the square shadow slowly rose up, as if it were creating a cubic room
[This is bad!] Thought Ariel as she tried to look for a way out
Ariel cast ventus at the dark wall, but it was unfazed
"It's absorbing our attacks!" Shouted Serena
The longer they took, the worse their situation would get
[If we're trapped inside this cube, it's all over! We wont be able to see anything and we'll be vulnerable to attacks from every direction!]
"Think..."
The sides of the cube had been formed
"Eleanor! Use light magic and create a path for us to escape!"
The top of the cube walls were starting to extend at a moderate pace, at this rate a roof would be formed trapping everyone in complete darkness
"It's too late. She won't finish the chant in time." Said the guy
[c.r.a.p... Is it really over?] Thought Serena as she desperately tried to find a way to get out of there
[Fire and wind won't work... I could use velox to get out, but I can't leave Serena and eleanor alone in here...] Thought Ariel as she created a flame to light up the room
Eleanor was too focused on chanting to think
The amount of light inside the cube was getting smaller and smaller as the roof nearly closed off
However, no one had given up
"Advanced Light magic: Holy light!" Shouted Eleanor
Eleanor's light glowed in the darkness, she concentrated the ray of light towards the wall
"Why isn't it working!?" Eleanor shouted
The wall wasn't showing any signs of opening
"I told you, it's too late" His voice echoed around them
The roof was about to be completely closed off
"This is an announcement, 30 players remain, We are now moving on to the 3rd and final stage, I repeat, we are now moving onto the 3rd and final stage" announced the voice when only a small gap of light was left
In that instant, light particles covered their bodies and glowed brightly inside of the darkness
"Tch, saved by the bell" he muttered
And just like that, they were teleported
"Where there's darkness, there'll always be light, huh... I Think I understand what you meant now, dad." He said before he was teleported
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"Oooh! The 3rd hidden stage is about to be revealed! The battles displayed in the 2nd stage was maginificent! Watching partic.i.p.ants use the unique spells that they've practiced for and honed is truly a sight to see!" Said the commentator
"Oh!! Who pa.s.sed!?"
"They must be really strong right?"
"Of course!"
"The 30 who pa.s.sed will be announced after the tournament, They will be teleported to a separate bracket from the rest" Said the advisors voice which pa.s.sed through the screen
"Thats good!"
"I'm looking forward to seeing who pa.s.sed"
"Andrew you better have pa.s.sed!"
"Brandon Im counting on you!"
From inside of his carriage, Kurt along with the advisor continued to watch the screen and announcement
[3rd stage... What happened with eleanor and johns group? The fights displayed barely
"Well I'm sure it's nothing to worry about"
[What worries me is the cube that was showed at the end, A cube made of complete darkness... I never seen a spell like that... then again, I stopped researching the dark element, although I'm sure the advisor might know something] Thought kurt as he looked at her
"Is there something on my face?" She asked
"No, nothing at all" Kurt replied
"Looks like we've gotten live footage of what's currently happening to the island, and you won't believe it!" Said the commentator
"A platform?"
"What the cube became flat?!"
The cube was which all the players were fighting in had turned into a platform as if it had flattened down
The sky was now visible along with the ocean and waves, there were no trees in sight, only a platform and little visible terrain on the platform edges
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"Of course..." I muttered while I looked up, faintly shutting my eyelids to protect my eyes from the brightness of the sun
At the same time, I could feel a cold fresh breeze travel through my body
Perhaps it was from being stuck inside that cube with sounds of explosions going off every second or from the fact that the artificial lighting inside sucked, but either way, I felt deeply refreshed
I took a deep breath and exhaled it while looking around
Like I had expected, all of the 30 partic.i.p.ants were here, most people were surprisingly calm and no one was enganging in any fights
"Looks like all 30 of you are here" said a female voice
The sound came from above so I looked up and couldn't believe my eyes
There was a women, floating above us, wearing a uniform
"Levitation magic?"
"I thought that was lost..."
"No way, They have lost spells too?"
"That's amazing!"
"Looks like I chose the right academy..."
The tension around us had lowered after she appeared
"I'm sorry to disappoint but this isn't levitation magic, this is isn't my actual body, I guess you could say it's an illusion" She said
"Illusion?"
"What's an illusion?"
"Some sort of unique magic?"
"Illusion is something which you see but isn't actually there, it's when your eyes deceive you." Said a guy with gla.s.ses
"Four eyes is correct, It's a unique type of magic that I learnt"
Learnt? You can learn unique types of magic?
"I thought unique magic was specific to bloodline..."
"Me too..."
"I heard the same"
"I'm sure you all have many questions, but please do not forget that we are in the middle of an exam. I will answer them all over time."
Her light words had a cold pressure behind them, that caused everyone to become silent
"Good. I'll start by congratulating you all on making it this far, I'm sure it wasn't easy, but you've made it, I look forward to seeing you in the academy"
Her words really hit home, some people started to tear up
"Now then, the 1st Part of the 3rd stage, The rule is simple, don't lose consciousness"
What?
A Split second after she said that, two people dropped to the ground, light particles surrounded their bodies and they were teleported
Those two were followed up by the majority kneeling with their hands on the ground
"T-This pressure..." Muttered one of the guys before he dropped down
Eh?
I cast 'deprehendre' and found Serena, Ariel and Eleanor. Ariel and Serena seemed to be struggling to stand on their feet, but they stayed up. As for eleanor... She was on her knees
Including Eleanor Around 12 were on their knees, 8 were knocked out and teleported and the remaining 10 struggled to stand
I checked to see who the remaining 10 were and I knew around half of them
Including us three, unsurprisingly, the victor guy I fought was one of them the long snow white hair and frost white eyes, he had the same confident air as always but you could tell that he was fazed
Badge count under his grew and was now 14...
The other six were Elora, the one who I had truced with, she used advanced fire magic that took out 5 guys at once
The spiky haired guy with the buff looking physique, I wasn't too focused on how he looked before, but he wears pretty open clothes, A jacket or something similar without a s.h.i.+rt, and shorts with sandals. Is he immune to the cold?
Badge count under his was 3, Uwah... He probably got targetted so hard, he couldn't collect any more...
Next up was the long braided cyan haired girl who was chasing him, she wore a uniform, and looked elegant and dignified.
Badge count under hers was 4, I suppose she was too busy chasing that guy... What did he do..?
A black-haired boy I had never seen before, he looks like he's around my age and he's wearing a robe. The badge count under his was 14?!
The blue haired girl water magic user girl and the red haired fire magic user... There's not really much to say about them...
Badge count 4 for both...
A green haired boy who I also hadn't noticed earlier, He wore a robe and the badge count under his badge number was 7...
And last person was a long purple haired girl and purple eyed, she wore a purple robe which matched her hair colour.
Badge count 8
They all looked unique and strong in their own way, and yet it was