The air in the dueling hall was heavy and expectant, electric tension filling the air as students crowded around the arena, whispers running like wildfire.
"He's insane… he's actually taking on Valek!"
"The Serpent Prince himself. I don't know if its arrogance or just foolishness, but surely he's beaten more than he can chew this time".
"That slumrat doesn't know what he's in for".
Valek Drakar stood tall, obsidian-black hair tied back, his crimson eyes burning with contempt.
The faint shimmer of his Obsidian Serpent curled around him, translucent scales grinding against one another with a sound like broken glass.
Valek had two abilities, and both were freakish.
Blood Tyrant, his God grade ability enabled him to manipulate blood, both his own and others. He can harden it into weapons, create parasitic blood chains, or detonate blood within a wound.
