novelraw Chapter 74: The Most Anticipated Match
Chapter 74: The Most Anticipated Match
"And the winner is Raiden Ashford!! With this, he has cleared the whole Bracket A and moved towards the semifinals!!" Raiden stood on the stage, waving his hand to the crowd, who were cheering for him.
It was the final match of the bracket, and he had beaten it easily. Maybe the Raiden from nine days ago would have struggled a little bit, but the post-training Raiden just dogwalked the entire competition.
He kept watching the matches, and as Isadora told him, the other three seeded contestants were really strong, and they similarly finished all their matches in the same casual fashion as himself.
After his match, it was Marina’s turn, and as expected, her serpent just froze her opponent, letting her advance easily towards the semifinals, where she would be facing him next.
But before that, there was an even more important match he watched, the one in Bracket C.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome our two finalists for the bracket!! On the one hand, we have our very own gentleman who hails from Stormwind City!! Winning all his fights as swiftly as the wind, he has made his way into our hearts with his charming smile and sunny disposition!! Give it up for Theodore Stormwind!!"
A young man with a sunny smile climbed on top of the stage, wearing his classic green fur coat and looking impeccable in that straight cut business suit, his partner Terran, flying overhead.
"And on the other side, we have the fire itself personified!! The girl who has made her way into our minds with her domineering tactics and fiery passion!! Give it up for the Morgana Sol!!"
Morgana made her way onto the stage, wearing a big embroidered scarlet princess gown with heels that made her appear even taller and more domineering than usual, as she commanded a presence like that of a queen.
"This is a destined matchup!! On one side, we have the King of the skies, a GoldenRoc!! They are known for their unmatched speed and bodies strong enough to fight a dragon!! On the other side, we have Queen of the Skies, a Phoenix!!
They are known for their great firepower and unmatched elegance in the sky. Who will come out on top and declare themselves as the real king of the skies?! Let us find out in this matchup!!" Harry announced passionately.
Both of them climbed the stage together and crossed eyes with each other, igniting the atmosphere between them.
"Are both contestants ready?"
Seeing them both nod, the referee fired his gun into the sky.
"Alright, let the fight begin!!"
Bang!
"Cinder, go all out!! Let us finish it as fast as we can!!
As soon as the fight began, Morgana instructed Cinder, who flew up from her shoulder, her body changing sizes, as it became bigger and bigger, with its wingspan reaching three meters now!!
"Chirrp!!" Cinder covered her whole body in sapphire flames as she made a straight dash towards the opponent.
"Fly high, Bee!! Don’t let them catch you!!" Theodore instructed from the other side, choosing not to fight head-on.
"Skrreee!!" The Golden Roc roared as it flew directly high into the sky using its superior speed to stay out of harm’s way.
After a minute, seeing no progress being made, Morgana had enough.
"Alright, Cinder, stop!"
Cinder stopped chasing the opponent, just giving it a side eye, as she calmed down a little. That little golden chicken ran very fast.
"What’s the matter, pretty boy? Are you just going to run the entire fight? Or are you going to man up and face me head-on?!" Morgana spoke, her true personality revealing itself to the world for the first time in the competition.
"That’s not very nice of you to say, Miss Morgana! Don’t you know you can’t question a man’s dignity? They get hurt and angry at that." Theodore fixed his glasses as he smiled calmly.
"Heh, then prove it through battle! Let’s see where you can run after this!! Cinder, Sapphire Fire Flowers!!" Morgana ordered as Cinder chose to fly high into the air, before releasing the same energy bomb as it did in the school finals, except this time, it looked a lot bigger and more dangerous.
BOOM!!
As soon as it reached the zenith of the stadium, the bomb exploded, with deadly fire, into thousands of parts as the sapphire flowers shaped with 6 petals started drifting down the sky.
Seeing this, a grim look appeared on Theodore’s face, as he fixed his glasses once again.
"I never thought I would need to use this move this early in the game, but oh well. Bee, I am giving my powers to you!! Blow it all over with a Tornado!!"
His body started shining green, with wind kicking up and rising all around him, making him appear like he was standing in the eye of a tornado.
Similarly, another gust of wind appeared on Bee’s body, covering it with the same green sheen.
"Skree!!" The Roc Flapped its wings hard, creating a big tornado from nothing, that almost reached over 30 meters tall, colliding with the falling feathers almost instantly.
Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!
The clash between the tornado and fire flowers created friction in the air, like the two elements were fighting for dominance!!
Eventually, the tornado started edging forward, as it absorbed all the sapphire flowers into it, growing into a larger, flaming blue tornado.
The more it absorbed, the faster it grew, approaching closer to Cinder.
"Heh, you think we are afraid of fire after the training I went through!!" Morgana gritted her teeth as she recalled the dark times.
"He can’t move while using that Tornado!! Go through it and attack him head-on, Cinder!! Let’s end this with a bang, or that smelly guy will start looking down on us!!"
"Chirrp!~" Cinder imagined Woolie standing there and laughing at her, acting all smug, and felt more fired up than ever before.
She pulled out all her powers from within and covered herself with Sapphire coloured flames, diving straight into the tornado to attack the opponent!!
Spark-BOOM!!
The whole Tornado exploded!!