{Asher's POV}
Getting attacked from all sides wasn't exactly on my bingo card when I signed up for this tournament.
I wanted to conserve my mana for the rogue fallen god hiding inside Genzai, but if I wasn't careful, this woman was actually going to kill me. Her brute strength was the real deal.
As her flaming greatsword came whistling down toward my skull, I raised a single hand and unleashed a concentrated burst of frost.
The collision of ice and hellfire was explosive. The sword hissed aggressively as the flames were snuffed out, creating a massive plume of scalding steam. It billowed into Joyce's face, blinding her and giving me the split-second window I needed. I dodged her flailing locks and activated Invisibility while still mid-air.
Below us, the crowd went nuclear.
"Did he just use ice magic? Is he a Mage-Hunter?!"
"I didn't hear a single chant... how is that possible?"
