Lukas Reeve's bad luck didn't come to an end the day after his match with Kain.
In fact, it might've gotten worse.
Because when the next phase of the Re-Ranking Tournament resumed the following morning, and the match assignments were projected on the arena's central display, his name flashed in giant bold letters.
Next to Serena Storm's.
A ripple of sound moved through the crowd almost instantly. Gasps. Murmurs. And then—laughter. Scattered, nervous, and far too loud from the back row where someone whispered, "Oh god, not again."
Kain sat in the stands, wishing he had some popcorn to watch the coming show.
'Unlucky bastard. Serves him right,' he thought with some schadenfreude.
The next couple of matches of the day passed by in a blur, Kain barely paid them any attention. Not because he was thinking about his own match (the last of the day and will be against Kairos). He was completely focused on the upcoming match between Serena and Lukas.
