Today is the last day of Phantasia, and our revenge match will start soon. Me and Lunette separate with Big Sister Wave in front of the gate. She looks worried about us as she waves her hand at us. This time, she didn't forget to disguise so she is still unrecognized for now. I don't know if she's planning on something or not, she seems to be hiding something from us. We continued to walk through the gate and met my teammates. There is Leo and Rena waiting for us together in the waiting room.
Rena shouted at us, "Luna! Lunette! You finally come-" Then, she stopped in the middle of her sentence.
Leo chuckled and spoke to us as well in a teasing tone, "You both seem in a great condition, huh?"
We both just nodded at his statement. Rena seems confused and surprised by our appearances right now. Leo just continues giggling like our appearance is something funny. Just laugh if you want! Though, I'm not in the position that I would be able to talk like that.
I sighed a bit and said, "It's all Lunette's fault for dragging me like this."
She just smacks my arm lightly and speaks, "Hey! It's not all my fault. There are some of yours too, right?"
We continued our banter for a while, smacking at each other's arms and no one gave in. Our appearances are kinda messy, our hairs are tangled and there are dark circles under our eyes. We're lacking sleep, I can't think straight now. I guess before dealing with Gyrus, we need to deal with our sleepiness first.
Rena speaks with a worried tone, "Are you both alright? How can we defeat him if you guys aren't in your best condition?"
Lunette just speaks in a tired tone, "It's okay, really. We can win easily against him now. Just leave it to us."
Leo speaks up again, "Do you have any plans? Or maybe trained for a whole night?"
I don't know what to say. Yes, we're trained for a whole night. That's why we're lacking sleep right now. The problem is, I don't know if our training will do something or not since we kept losing against Big Sister Wave. Maybe we just wasted our time.
I said to them, "Maybe it will be better if we used our time to think about the strategy. It's too late though."
Lunette spoke again, "That's really too late."
Rena and Leo just chuckles at our statements. Lunette seems to enjoy our light banters and laughs. The situation is very peaceful right now, only if I know Ray and Nio aren't with us. I really hope they can meet up with us right now. Though, that's impossible for now since they're seriously injured.
The bell rings again, signaling that now is the time for Phantasia to almost begin again. We stop our light banters before nodding to each other, preparing ourselves for the last competition. I don't know what the last competition is, but I'll make sure we win this match and get our revenge.
The MC grabs his mic and starts speaking, "Hello, you dumbass!! We're in the final day of Phantasia and the peak of our competition!! Unfortunately, Neon isn't with us, thanks to all of you!! You guys are fools to make her go away like that by surrounding her yesterday!!"
Isn't that too much? Won't they hate him if he said it like that? The audience just cries from their seats and some of them are disappointed with Big Sister Wave gone. Though, I can see clearly with my eyes that she's sitting among the audience with a cap on her head. These people are really weird, did big sister have a lot of impact on them? I can see Lunette, Leo, and Rena giggling besides me. Does Rena know already that Neon is our big sister? Leo looked at me and nodded as if saying, "Yes, she knows." Ugh… Is he reading my mind? That's kind of disgusting.
The MC continued speaking after telling how much he loves our big sister so much, "Fools!! Now, don't close your eyes and focus your damn eyes on the arena!! We have the strongest academy ever in this city, Lionel Academy!!"
Right after he introduced the academy, the crowds started clapping their hands and cheering for it. The Lionel Academy walks into the arena slowly with intimidating vibes. As we know, the intimidating vibe comes from Gyrus. They are strong, that's the reason why they are intimidating. Not only him, but his teammates are strong too. Ugh… I hate that guy very much.
Then, the MC introduced the other academy again, "Then the next one, we have… Tyone Academy!! The standard academy with a fairly good reputation, but still lost against Lionel Academy!! Will they beat them in this competition?!"
We walked to the arena together. But after a few steps, we have Lunette and Leo bickering with each other. I'm not listening to what they bickering about, but I know it must be something dumb. I can't help but be embarrassed by my twin's behavior. My eyes are locked into the ground as I try to resist the embarrassment. Not like Lionel Academy that has a strong aura, our academy looks so goofy and unserious. I can see our teacher is just shaking his head in disbelief.
The MC continued, "Fun fact, these two academies were having a bit of conflict yesterday!! If I'm not wrong, Gyrus took the fight too far and almost gave their teammates permanent injuries!! Leo and Lunette pointed their weapons to his neck while Luna and Rena were stopped by the guards!! To be honest, they were almost disqualified from the competition!! But!! Thanks to Neon, they were able to join the competition again!! Thank her, you damn kids!!"
Ugh… Day by day, he's so annoying. Is he trying to insult us or something? And this is the first time about Big Sister Wave that helped us to join the competition again. Maybe she was one of the persons that negotiated to let us join again. I guess we should thank her later. But really, he's so annoying. Can't you watch your mouth a little bit? I can't help but glare at him with a sharp look, and he suddenly stops. Probably he notices my look from here.
Once we reached the arena, Gyrus stared at us with sharp eyes, and so we were. I think we both hate each other. But I don't mind being hated by a person that I hate as well. I swear to beat him today.
The MC started again by introducing the last academy that participated in the last competition, "And the last!! We have Redione Academy that enters the arena!! They are quite superior!! They were the second choice academy after Lionel Academy!! They've been their rival for years, will they take the first position this year?!"
Redone? This is the first time I heard they enter the final competition. Who did they win against? Maybe there are a lot of things that happened yesterday so I didn't notice it. Well, our main goal is Gyrus so I don't care about anything else.
The MC started again, "So, that was the participants of the final competition. And the final competition is 'battle royale'! We will watch them separated from their team and eliminate their enemy's teams!"
Technically, it's a survival game. We're lucky if we're not separated too far from our teammates. No matter how hard it is, the team that regroups first will get a lot of benefits. But, we still need to survive by ourselves until we regroup with our teammates. By the way, how can we play a battle royale in this arena? This arena is too small for a battle royale.
Right after I thought about it, the guards put a badge on our left chest. It's probably some kind of name tag. If it was broken, then we'll be eliminated. Such a normal rule. Before we realized it, we were transferred to different places. How? When? I looked around but I was unable to find my teammates. There is no signal or else? Not even a word?
The bell rings and the MC starts again, "The competition begins now!! We have all the participants set on their places!! Let the show begin, you fools!!"
The competition suddenly started before we knew it. Can't he say a word at least? I panicked a bit while looking at my surroundings. I found myself in a mystical forest, the place is covered by unknown plants. Is this real, or is it just some kind of illusion? Once I heard a voice from the bushes, I immediately prepared myself for a fight. There was a girl who came out from the bushes, it was Lunette.
I sigh and speak to her, "Oh, it's you, Lunette. Don't scare me like that."
She just chuckles and rubs the back of her head, "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you like that. Anyway, let's regroup with the others."
Right, we should regroup with the others. We are at a disadvantage since we only have four of six people in our team. Only if I know we can do nothing about it. We continue to look around us to search for the others. I wonder where they're right now.
I heard someone pull out their weapon from behind and I quickly looked back. The person attacked me from behind and I quickly dodged their attack. Gladly, it's just a small scratch and not broken. I jumped back as I tried to find who's the one that attacked me. I was surprised as I found Lunette having a knife in her hand. What is she thinking?! Wait, she's not Lunette. The pattern in both of her eyes are different. It looks like a rhombus shape with grey color.
I said to her, "Who are you? You're not Lunette."
She chuckled and answered me, "Ah, you got me."
She suddenly changes her appearance to another person. Leo? What's happening here? She, or he, whatever they're, they keep Leo's appearance then start attacking me. Right, mimic magic. Now I'm confused whether to use "she" or "he". Maybe I should use "they" for now.
They speak to me as they change their appearance to Lunette again, "What's wrong? Can't attack your own sibling?" They're trying to gauge my reaction to search for my weakness.
I heard something about their magic, they can copy everyone or anything, but I don't think they can do it without any condition. From what I heard from the other students, their mimic magic can copy someone and their magic only if they know how the magic works. Fire magic is really easy to imagine and understand, so is ice magic. Though, no one knows Leo's magic so they probably can't use his magic because they have never seen it. So, only if they understand how magic works, they can copy it, only if they know. I don't think it was a big problem for me though.
Ugh.. This is so annoying. Having Lunette talking like that is driving me crazy… or not. I just realized that it's normal for us to fight like this when she causes trouble. It's not a new thing again. Maybe I'll find myself enjoying beating her even if it's just a fake one. She caused many problems for me so she can't complain about this.
They keep attacking me from leg to head. I don't know why but it's pretty difficult to dodge all of their attacks. Their movements keep increasing each time they try to attack me. I'm having a hard time pulling out my sword from the sheath. Maybe she takes her ability too? That's cheating! It's getting harder to dodge her attacks now. My clothes got slashed slowly. I dodged her their attack but a bit of my hair was cut off. They almost got me there.
They speak up to me, "What's wrong? Maybe you're weaker than your sibling, huh?"
My blood started boiling after I heard what they said. Are they trying to underestimate me? I'm not going to let them underestimate me, not when they compare me with Lunette, even if they use her appearance.
My eyes changed, telling me that I'm activating my own magic. She will make them pay for what they said to me. Without any mercy I quickly create a floor from ice around us. I can see the surprised face of them. Well it's quite rare to see Lunette's surprised face, it makes me want to punch it so badly. Their legs are trapped and frozen by my ice, yet still trying to break free from it. They grunts and try to break the ice that is trapping their legs. Guess we know who the winner is.
I walk towards them and say with a flat tone, "I guess I'll just have this."
Once I reached in front of them, they just smiled and said, "Poor girl, I guess I still haven't shown you the full potential of my magic, huh?" Their tone makes me feel a bit wary so I quickly take a step back without realizing it.
What? I was surprised as they created a flame from nowhere to melt the ice. A blue fire, just like Lunette's magic. Is this some kind of joke? I quickly jumped back pretty far from them. Great, now I have the fake Lunette with her real power. They quickly cover their body in flame and walk towards me with a smile on their face. It's almost like a tornado made of fire, don't they feel hot in there?
They speak to me, "Oh her magic is so powerful. I think I know she's pretty strong now. Fire against ice, you know which one will win, right?"
Ugh… Of course I know. Elemental magic is strong but weak depending on the opponent. Is there some kind of weakness in their magic? It's too powerful if they can use it without limitation. Though, their fire isn't as strong as Lunette. They keep throwing a barrage of fireballs at me. BOOM! Everything turned into a sea of flame in no time. I barely dodged all of it so I decided to create a small wall of ice, gathering some information for a payback. I continue moving from tree to tree, but the fire keeps spreading through the forest. Our surroundings are devoured by blue flame, and I barely have a place to hide.
They speak to me again with an underestimating tone, "What's wrong, my twin? Don't have any place to hide anymore?"
Right, in this situation, running away is a bad idea. Come on, my brain, think about something. We are in the mystic forest, and they have Lunette's fire. What can I do? Wait… Why do I think my magic can't win against Lunette's? We're always balanced in a fight. If their magic is weaker against the original one, doesn't it make me able to win more easily than the original one? Then, I show myself and walk towards them with a sword in my hand.
They just smiled at me and said, "Giving up already? I think you're really weaker than your sister."
I can't help but be annoyed by what they said and say, "You're just annoying like the original one."
I dashed towards them with my magic still activated. They jump and dodges my attack before I'm able to attack them. Once I look up, I can find no one in the air. I'm quickly searching my surroundings, but I'm still unable to find them. After a few seconds, a barrage of fireballs was thrown at me. I quickly block it with my sword and dodges as much as I can. Some of it burnt my hair a little bit. Damn, they make me remember the day when Lunette burnt my hair as well.
We keep exchanging our magics, throwing against each other. We keep running around in the forest, no one stays in one place even for a second. I form my ice into a star-like throwing weapon against them, and they keep throwing their fire against me. No one is holding back. The fight is getting fiercer each second. Right after the forest burnt by their fire, it quickly became frozen by my magic. This battle is quite strange.
We keep speeding up our pace, running around in the forest as our mana keeps decreasing each magic we use. Mana is the fuel for us to use magic, we can't use magic anymore if we run out of mana. Mana is life itself, if we run out of our mana completely, we will die so we need to make sure if we have enough mana even just a little bit.
No one gets hit by our magic, it's become pointless. It's just wasting our mana like crazy. Right after I think about it, the barrage stops and now becomes uncanny silent. Where are they? I keep searching around the trees carefully. There is no one right here, even I checked my right and left. After a while, I heard a sound from above and they attacked me from above. I quickly dodged their attack and ready my sword again.
"I think we can't just run around and throw magic at each other randomly, can we?" They asked me.
I can't help but notice their exhausted look. Do we run that much? They seem so exhausted with their trembling legs. They look like they will fall anytime in exhaustion. I see. Their magic is draining their mana more than I expected. I think they have disadvantage against a long battle. Should I just defend myself here? I need to save my mana for battle with Gyrus as well though.
They sigh and say with a small frown on their face, "I think this is the time to end our battle, shall we?"
I nod and answer them, "I think you're right."
They use their mimic magic to change their appearance again, this time they use… My appearance? How so? They smiled at me and charged towards me to attack. Fine then! I guess I will kick my own butt now!
We wield our weapons and start attacking each other. CLANG! CLANG! They have my magic now, we cover our weapons with our magic, or rather my magic. My sword kept clashing against their knife like two vipers and our magic bounced off everywhere as we kept attacking each other. Our surroundings quickly became frozen since we both used ice magic. The battle is getting fiercer by the time, everything around us that was covered by blue flames before is now turning into white and frozen. Their magic isn't as strong as the original, but why are they pretty hard to handle?
After a while, they lost their focus and gave me a chance to attack. We've been fighting for a pretty long time after all, and we used a lot of magic. Without taking much time, I quickly attack their badge on their left chest. They tried to dodge it but they failed so the badge is now broken. They are suddenly eliminated from the competition and disappear from the forest. Maybe mimic magic is draining their magic each second they transform into someone else, and if they use the user's magic it drains even more faster.
The MC's voice heard through all of the area, "Luna has won the battle! She's strong! She eliminated one person from Redione Academy! What kind of battle will she approach next?!"
I see, so they're okay. They just transferred back to the waiting room. Now, everything around me is so silent. I can only hear the voice from waving leaves. As I see my surroundings, I can see almost everything frozen by my ice. Their magic is mimicking me so that's my magic too. That is a copyright if I have to borrow Lunette's words. Let's set the joke aside, I think I'll just find Lunette and the others too.