FVN Chapter 297 Won't that be Exciting?
Chapter 297 Won't that be Exciting?
Snow watched as the hand seemed to vanish into the same particles that hovered above her head. Slowly those particles also disappeared, along with the strange haze in the environment. The mana pouring off the crystal began to vanish and she could no longer see it, though she could still feel it.
Behind her, she could hear the sounds of a crowd cheering and a few men clinking glasses together. The cheers were muted because of the room she was in that separated the crowd from Itorin's office. Snow glanced around quickly and saw that Itorin was not in the room, but a few high-class individuals were sitting near the windows at the front of the room, looking out over the battlefield.
It was unclear how she moved from the arena to this space, but even more strange was the sudden appearance of hundreds of people who were not there a few seconds ago...
Suddenly, the command she was given echoed in her head again. Snow shook her head clear of the excess thoughts and moved to take out a bundle of gray crystals. Since the control crystal emitted a wave of mana at a near constant to control all the equipment and slave crystals attached to it, the explosive crystals she brought with her would slowly be powered by the ambient mana until it exploded.
Quickly, she placed several explosive crystals at strategic points around the back of the room and the master crystal itself. The mana from the master crystal had already started to power the others, bringing a grim, but satisfied look to her beautiful face.
'Vanish...'
"[Shadow Walk]" The strange command phrase slipped from her mouth without her control. Once again, the people and the noise of the world vanished. Once again, she was surrounded by silence, the strange haze, and untouchable dust.
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The potential was there plain as day. Anyone with eyes could see that one day, this young man would be a destructive force to be reckoned with. Under the right circumstances, he already was. It impressed and astounded the audience that he put up an even fight with the two Advance Rankers, even while still held back.
Sure, he used his Channeling, but he did not have a true weapon, nor could he use his mark. So, Itorin decided to up the ante again. He threw Lucius a weapon and added in a third combatant. It was clear that with a proper weapon, instead of the scraps he picked up, the young man would destroy his opponents.
As expected, when Kalliope entered the fray, Lucius was pushed back. He seemed almost helpless against three Advance Rankers. The stress of the fight was getting to him. Somehow he was able to awaken his mark and avoid the backlash of the dozens of enchanted pieces on his body.
Instead of being fearful or angry, the blood in Itorin's body boiled from excitement. Lucius was still losing and being pushed back, but he held on. He persevered through the pain...
Just as Kalliope and Hetha bore down on him, instead of looking dejected, Lucius instead glanced up. Itorin almost felt as if the man's eyes were focused directly on him. However, they were not. He was waiting for something.
Before he could figure out what, a large explosion echoed behind him. The source was his office, where some of his more important clients were. More importantly, though, it was also the location of the crystal that kept all their prisoners in check.
He glanced back down at the arena once more and saw the decapitated body of Hetha fall to the ground. Lucius smiled triumphantly at the wolf-girl before grasping her hand and letting her help him to his feet. They quickly vanished from the arena, easily barging through the gates now that the barrier no longer protected them.
Itorin should have been annoyed. He should have been furious. Everything he ever worked for was threatening to burn down around him.
"Won't that be so exciting to watch?" He muttered to himself while laughing maniacally.