Chapter 74- A moment of respite

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The fierce battle between the Divine son and the Elven prince had ended with the Elven prince emerging victorious. Although Jane had led the battle for most of the confrontation, the outcome was what truly mattered. The Patriarchs were rather impressed by his actions and a fight of that caliber could have been stirred from the beginning but it most likely wasn't. Afterall, most of the devastation done to the Arena had been unforeseen. The Patriarch of the Kang Lin household, one of the esteemed Spectators, was impressed by the battle, not because of Darell but Jane. 'The powers of the gods ? what kind of life had those gods lived ?' He thought to himself, his gaze slowly shifting towards the Lucia Household podium. 'So many mysteries within the twelve great families, who are supposed to be united....How hypocritical'. He thought and looked away stiffly. At the Lucia Household podium, Mirable Lucia yawned, it seemed like her son's loss did not affect her in any way. In fact, she was worried that it might unnecessarily affect her son's progress. However she had ways to ensure that didn't happen. As she watched Michaelo descend to Arena or what was left of it, she turned towards her Assistant and the young girl beside her. "see to it that he's fine. I can't have my son depressed now, can I ?". She said, not expecting a response to her question. They nodded in unison and quickly left through the door to attend to Jane. 'Now then....a battle left for today I guess'. She turned towards the Aquarius Household, her gaze fixed on Mariam. 'I hope the gods save this poor thing'. She giggled lightly, her lips curling up. "Ara, Ara, things are just getting interesting, aren't they ?". Darell and Jane were swiftly escorted to their respective family podiums, a mage attending to each of them as they left. They weren't as physically hurt as they were mentally. It was a fierce battle, one that maybe deserved its own tale. The spectators that had left to attend to other tasks might have missed a remarkable battle after all and then again maybe not. Nevertheless, there were a lot if not a few valuable lessons to be gleaned from this battle and one of those would be superior abilities can be outsmarted, even if only slightly. To succeed, one had to painstakingly find an opening, study their opponent and pick the best terrain that is most advantageous. It's also necessary to know what kind of abilities your opponents possess, so finding a loophole to his personality or whatnot can be located and used as a means of planning a retaliation. If there was one thing that seemed unexplainable would be Darell's last minute dodge. That sort of attack was bound to hit but it missed terribly and it seemed like he had led the fight there, edging towards the walls of the Arena. It wasn't impossible but it meant he had been timing and analyzing it in his own way. Though, that kind of notion isn't attached to absolute power. Absolute power, once held, can never be overturned. There is a reason why it is called absolute after all but none of these participants had achieved that yet. After all, Jane was a mere 40% but even that could deal that much damage...so what about the Patriarch ? Just thinking about it sent shivers down her spine. She looked away and clicked her tongue. "it was a friendly joke, I thought you were good at those". She slowly stood up. It seemed like coming outside to get some fresh air had gone back to bite her. Mirabel chuckled, watching Kira return through the door and out of her sight, her smile reappearing once again as she hummed melodiously. "Haaaah" she sighed, turning around. "I wonder where Rachael is, I am just so bored". She stood up as well, walking away from the podium. **** Meanwhile, Raph had finished resting and was bored from simply sitting on his bed. He decided to take a walk to find one of his sisters. Luckily he did. On opening the door to his room, Morganna stood in front of him. Her hand stretched towards the doorknob. Raph raised a brow. "You wanted to find me ?" He asked, a curious tone in his voice. Morganna nodded. "Yes, in fact. We needed to talk". She said, opening a path for her brother. "Is it about adventuring or something ? You were the one that insisted on not going to the Academy". Raph sighed, closing his door behind him as they walked down the hallway. "Well, it's mostly about my traits". She said with a sigh. Raph glanced at her with an intrigued spark in his eyes. That was when he noticed their height difference. Morganna must have been seventeen by now but he seemed to be taller than her. She noticed his observation and pursed her lips. "What do you think you're doing, little brother !" She hissed when they stopped at the edge of the hallway. In front of them was a window that displayed the town that surrounded the Colosseum and farther down, was a port. Raph chuckled. "it's nothing, I was just wondering when I became so tall". He was about five–seven and that should be tall for most fifteen–year–old. His sister was five–five,not that she needed height for any reason in particular. His tallest sister would be Gloria after all, staggering at five–eleven. That was definitely tall for a girl. "you took Dad's genes and I took mum's, leave it at that". They watched the scene of the buzzing town for a moment with a smile. "My traits, do you remember them ?" Morganna asked, looking up at him. He slowly turned to her. "....I do remember how I had to practically coax you into it though". She pouted. "I thought we'd been past this". Raph laughed out loud, turning towards the window. "I do remember. It was THE EYES OF THE GODS and THE MASTER OF SOULS wasn't it ?"

Chapter 74- A moment of respite

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