The fight was paused, perfectly balanced and tense. Jonah and Ariana stood on opposite sides of the arena, two equal but opposite powers, both waiting for the other to make the next move.
And then the Bureau shattered the entire board.
BOOM.
The first explosion wasn't on the arena floor where everyone was watching. It was deep beneath it, a powerful, rumbling blast that shook the very foundations of the old arena. The crowd cried out in alarm as a deep tremor ran through the stone stands, making the benches vibrate and dust fall from the high ceilings.
"What was that?" Jonah yelled, his head snapping towards the smoking hole from the previous day's sabotage attack, thinking it was a delayed reaction.
Before anyone could answer, two more explosions rocked the arena in quick succession, one right after the other.
BOOM! BOOM!
