[Match Start – Team Valemere vs. Team Elysium Order]
The arena pulsed with raw elemental instability—rifts bursting into flame, lightning arcs flashing overhead. Tens of thousands watched from magical screens and grand stands around the Academy.
Eron stood calmly at the center, his three summons already in motion.
Slime and Blade Hound flanked right.
Veyrix, the Bonecore Vanguard, guarded the center.
Neha moved with fire-dashed steps to support from the left.
Across them, Raikus, Celvi, and Draven of the Elysium Order engaged aggressively.
"Valemere's just a first-year. No way he holds against Raikus' fusion core."
"Wait—what's with that slime?"
"That knight—what even is that summon?!"
A ripple of respect and fear began weaving through the crowd.
Neha surged forward, chaining her Flame Ribbons to pin Celvi's griffin from above.
From the side, Draven broke formation.
He whispered an incantation.
One not allowed in regulated Academy combat.
[Illegal Spell Detected: Storm Impaler – Forbidden Class]
Effect: Condensed mana lance with internal rupture. Direct hit fatal to unprotected targets.
The bolt fired.
It tore through the air like a divine spear.
"—NEHA!!"
[Critical Impact Registered – Neha Veyra]▸ Internal bleeding, mana disruption▸ Consciousness fading▸ Emergency ward failed to catch full brunt
Her body hit the ground hard, blood trailing across the energy-soaked arena stone.
From roaring cheers to stunned gasps.
"Did he just—!?""He HIT her with that?!""That was forbidden!""She's not moving—"
Within seconds, the entire coliseum was under a suffocating silence.
The arena lights dimmed.
And then…
Something snapped.
System Overdrive Triggered
[Emergency Condition Met – Bonded Individual Crippled]
▸ Accessing Emotional Core: "Unforgivable. Protect. Destroy."
System Overdrive: ON
Leashes removedSummon control disabledStat limits removedSurvival prioritization: Extreme
[Create Concept – Emergency Reaction Skill Unlocked]
New Skill: Abyss Fang – Singular Hunt
Strike of obliteration against one marked soulCannot be blocked normallyCooldown: Overdrive Exclusive
The sky turned dark.
Mana whirled violently around Eron, distorting space. His feet cracked the arena floor beneath him with a mere shift of weight.
Crowd:"W-What is that pressure?""That isn't magic. That's… something else.""His mana is eating the light!?"
Judges watching from the highstand stood immediately.
"Something's wrong. He's entering a state—GET SHIELDS UP!"
Draven backed away in pure terror.
Eron's eyes glowed pitch black with rings of red—no mercy, no thought, just a soul screaming "YOU WILL PAY."
Requiem Edge pulsed in his hand, and he vanished from sight.
One judge barrier activated.SHATTERED.
Second one—DESTROYED ON CONTACT.
Only the third shield caught the blade.
The blade sank into it, sending shockwaves across the arena. Cracks raced like lightning across the golden barrier.
Inside, Draven collapsed, clutching his chest, unable to breathe from the pressure alone.
Judge Master Vyron: "STOP HIM NOW! HE'LL KILL HIM—HE'LL KILL HIM!"
The entire arena could feel it.
If that last shield broke—
There would be no opponent left to save.
Disqualification & Collapse
[MATCH HALTED][Judicial Override Enforced]
▸ Elysium Order – DISQUALIFIEDReason: Lethal force violation
▸ Draven Korr – Expelled from Tournament▸ Tribunal Hearing Scheduled
▸ Eron Valemere – Cleared
Status: Classified – "Do Not Engage Without Authorization"
Eron collapsed to his knees, blade still humming. Mana storms flickered down like rain. Around him, even his summons stood back, cautious.
He stared ahead… until the bloodied Neha, inside a medical crystal, breathed again.
"…You're okay," he whispered.
Then his eyes closed.