'How is he still standing? I gave my all into that last strike and yet I'm the one on the ground while he's standing, unfazed by it.' drawing in a painful breath. He grit, enduring the strain of lifting his body.
"This duel is over" Kyle said marching down the stage.
"It's not over yet. I can still go on" Ceasar retorted.
"You're barely able to stand, yet you say you can still go on" he glanced over at him. "If you're eager to die then I'll help you".
A ice spear formed over Kyle, waving his hand at Ceasar, the spear followed.
Ceasar tried to duck but his body couldn't move. His body was badly injured that his legs gave up on him. Down on the floor again, seeing there was no way to dodge it, he closed his eyes, accepting defeat.
He had anticipated the spear gore him, but what he got was the sound of glass shattering. He opened his eyes and saw the spear inches away from his face. What had prevented it from connecting to his face was a shattered barrier that held the shaft with it's broken pieces.
Olivia and Silvia arrived after the explosion.
"it's not over yet", the boy that Kyle had fought replied. He was barely able to stay conscious but yet he hadn't given up. Kyle stopped, Olivia had thought that Kyle would ignore his comment but she was wrong. Raising his hand up, an ice spear formed just above him. He brought his hand down, sending the spear to him.
'Is Kyle trying to kill him' Olivia thought. She didn't understand, Kyle wasn't the type of person who bully others, but here she was seeing him attempting murder.
Silvia snapped her out of her thoughts when she darted to the stage. Olivia knew that Silvia won't reach him in time.
She conjured up a barrier to stop the projectile. The spear broke through the barrier, stopping a few inches from his face. The lad opened his eyes in horror when he saw the spear, crawling away from it.
"You would have killed him" Silvia leaped to the platform, placing herself between Kyle and the boy.
"He knew what he was getting into when he proposed the duel" Kyle said, his voice calm and cold. Silvia raised her brows "He started all this but yet I'm the one at fault". Infuriated, Kyle turns to leave. As he walks down the stairs, Olivia, Silvia and those who were conscious stared at him with mixed emotions. Some showed fear, others bewilderment while Olivia, confusion.
"Kyle, what happened here" She confronted him, blocking his way.
"What is going on here" Duncan said when he got there. "Where are the supervisors that were ment to be here"
Cerci marched in, behind Duncan. Taking time to scope, she placed her gaze on Kyle's suprise face. "Kyle, what happened here"
Whispers resurfaced from the crowd, when they saw say Cerci Lucas.
"Why's she here?" a boy whispered in the crowd.
"Looks like the boy's in trouble" a girl said.
Kyle's mask of indifference seemed to crack, he avoided eye contact with Cerci, staring at the floor.
He took a deep breath, letting his gaze travel to Ceasar, "He challenged me to a duel, and I accepted it"
Duncan gave Kyle a stern look, "Follow me to my office, let's sort this out"
He left the hall, with Cerci and Kyle following suit.
"Are you alright" Silvia said, stretching out her hand to help Ceasar get up.
"Thanks" using her as support, he sat down putting his back to the wall.
"Who is that boy" he asked Silvia, thinking she knew him.
"I don't know" She said,
Duncan massaged his temples, "Kyle, can you explain what really happened"
Kyle told them how Ceasar had instigated the duel, and how he was reluctant to participate but had to to prevent false rumors of him spreading.
"Did you had to go that far just to prove a point" Cerci added "Loo at the result of your actions"
"Why am I the only one being yelled at" Kyle complained "He's the one who started it yet I'm the one taking the blame"
"Kyle, I'm not saying you're at fault. All I ment was that you should have handle things differently" She tried to calm him down.
"Plus, he would be punished for instigating the duel" Duncan chipped in.
After Duncan spoke, he left Kyle and Cerci alone. He called his secretary when he left the room.
"Miya, get me the names of those who were ment to supervise the exam"
"Yes sir" she answered.
....
Olivia went to were Silvia and Ceasar were. "Olivia, something has been bothering me lately, who is your cousin". Silvia and Ceasar turned to her, waiting for an answer.
"Kyle is the son of Cerci and he lives with us for the mean time"
"You mean Cerci, the great sage?" Ceasar cut in, causing all attention to be on them. He stared at his hands, had he just challenged Cerci's student to a duel.
"That explains why he's crazy strong"
.....
Miya handed over a paper containing the list of the supervisors to Duncan. "Did they had any valid reason why they were absent" he asked as he went over the list.
"Yes sir, Wilbeck was helping Gunner and Natasha compile the results"
...
The results were displayed shortly after the incident, it consisted of the their sum score from the written exams and the mana assessment, along with the class they were to be in.
Kyle ranked top, accompanied by Ceasar. The top five students where placed in the elite class, where Luke, Olivia and Silvia where. The rest were placed in either gold or silver.