Chapter 49- The next stage has been set.

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The Aquarius family, over the years, has gathered various nicknames, such as the Sea People, the Mermaids, the Creatures of the Deep Blue Sea, and the Masters of the Ocean, among others. They are the royal family of the Atlantic Kingdom of the Sea and have been granted ranks among the land people. There was a time when they had nearly gone extinct due to human greed. They were beautiful creatures and rumors of their flesh granting immortality only brought more attention and misery to their kind. They are masters of the sea and anything related to water, and their power has only grown with time. Now they stand side by side with the greatest powerhouses of humanity, and their kind are no longer sought after, at least not lawfully. They have the ability to flood a whole nation with their strength. On the other hand, the La Teure household is one of the most notorious in both land and sea. Their impeccable methods of killing and torture have built them a reputation that no one could fathom. They have a family technique passed down from generation to generation, with each younger member surpassing the older in cruelty. It was only a matter of time before they would stand among the powerhouses of the Kingdom. ****** The crowd was left bewildered by the scene before them. The patriarchs felt a ghastly feeling that should not have been there, especially Michaelo, who was amazed. No one had seen it coming, no one had seen his next move. It seemed like Mariam wasn't the only one watching for his next appearance. And if he was good enough to fool even the patriarchs, then who was she? But the feeling of giving up was far from the mixed emotions that bombarded her as she figured out what to do next. "Ho...How?" she muttered. "Your defense isn't as strong as you think. You should work on that," he said with a smile, slowly putting down the knife as he seemingly crashed down to the ground from the air. He landed with a loud thud, gaining their attention. As the smoke cleared, he lay on the rocks with his right hand holding a white flag and a big grin on his face. "I give up!" he cried out, chuckling and cackling at the same time. "...." For almost ten seconds, everyone was left stupefied. Tonrook La Teure sighed as he patted his forehead. "It's exactly because of this attitude of his that I decided not to let him in the battle," he muttered with a shaky voice. A dark shadow loomed over his forehead as he sighed. "Louis La Teure....until when will you stop torturing me," he muttered with a bitter taste in his voice. The young assassin named Dark could only watch his Patriarch in silence. 'Brother Louis is as strong as always,' he thought to himself, observing the scene of the battle. "The arena has never gotten this bad," he said to himself while staring at Mariam. '...would I have survived through all that?' he thought when Michaelo finally walked towards the arena. The clean-up mages were waiting behind him. He turned towards her once again. 'She always had a dislike for mages... and it only became stronger because Fiona is a mage.' "Well... the next battle should begin any minute now..." Raph shrugged off her reply. 'I already know how the battle ends anyways... Louis La Teure. If not for his disappearance, I would have lost Mariam to him... though this time. I will stop it, I may as well get her on my own terms this time,' he thought as he watched the next contestant walk down to the Arena. "It's finally your turn, huh... Jang Kang Lin," he said with a smile. Gilda stared at his peculiar reaction from her spot, and a thought dropped in her mind. "Certainly, you are not into men, right?" she spoke out, causing Raph to choke on more than just his laughter in that instant. "No!!!!!" ****** Michaelo was in the middle of the arena as the next two participants locked gazes. One was locked in a gaze with the other, while the other simply drifted into space, and the one with the locked gaze looked like he was seeing red. 'This... insignificant...' Jang thought. It felt like he was being ignored, and he didn't like how he had been feeling that since he came to the tournament. Well, this was an opportunity to bring their heads below his knees. He was finally going to fight after all. "Are... Are you ready?" Michaelo awkwardly smiled as he stared at Louis, only to be ignored. "...Louis?" "Uhh... Um... Yeah?" He replied, snapping back to reality. 'Like a repeat of before...' Michaelo thought to himself as he raised his hand in the air. "The next battle shall now commence. JANG KANG LIN VS LOUIS LA TEURE." A battle between martial arts and assassination techniques? "Oh, this... is going to be fun."

Chapter 49- The next stage has been set.

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