Inside the arena, rsha and Silvar stood facing each other.
The distance between them wasn’t far, but the pressure already felt heavy.
Silvar rolled his shoulders once and stared straight at her.
"I’ll make you pay," he said flatly, "for making that potion."
rsha tilted her head. "Okay," she replied cheerfully. "Then do your best."
She paused, then looked past him.
"Oh, and little bird," she added, waving casually. "You can join too."
Cindor blinked. "?"
rsha nodded without hesitation. "Yeah. Don’t worry about it."
Cindor crossed her arms. "You’re sure? Two against one?"
rsha puffed out her chest slightly. "Of course. I’m really strong now. I don’t think I can lose."
Silvar’s eye twitched. "...Annoying."
Cindor laughed, flas flickering faintly around her hair.
"Alright then. I’ll also make you pay for making sothing that tasted so horrifying."
rsha grinned wider. "Good. Co at ."
On the side of the arena, Eldrin let out a soft sigh.
"...Sorry about this, Garion," she said gently.
Bastor nodded once. "Unnecessary conflict."
Varyn watched quietly, eyes moving between the three in the arena. "...But useful data."
Garion laughed and waved his hand. "Don’t worry too much. It’s just a fight."
He leaned forward slightly, interested. "Honestly, I also want to see how well they fight after rebirth."
Rachel nodded calmly. "I’m here. As long as I’m standing, none of them will die."
Eldrin smiled faintly. "Sa here. I can heal too."
Garion smirked. "See? Perfect conditions."
On the other side of the arena, Dahlia and the others stood together, watching closely.
Dahlia crossed her arms and tilted her head. "So," she said casually, "who do you think is going to win?"
Valtor squinted at the arena. "That little girl is fighting two forr Legendary Beasts," he said slowly. "That already sounds wrong."
Seira frowned, arms folded. "Strength aside, experience matters. Silvar and Cindor fought for centuries."
Rynor scratched his head. "Yeah, but rsha’s... weird."
Rynar snorted. "That’s not an argunt."
"It is," Rynor shot back. "You ever see a normal alchemist giggle while poisoning herself?"
Clara leaned forward, eyes sparkling. "I kind of want rsha to win just to see what happens if she does."
Eliza stood quietly, hands clasped in front of her, eyes fixed on rsha.
She didn’t say anything, but her gaze didn’t move.
Arden hesitated. "Honestly... I don’t know. We’ve never seen her train. She’s always in the lab."
Rovric nodded. "Yeah. Every ti we’re bleeding on the floor, she’s mixing sothing and humming."
Ragric clicked his tongue. "Which is exactly why she’s dangerous."
Everyone looked at him.
Ragric smirked. "Think about it. Anyone who can casually hand out potions that push people into the second realm isn’t normal."
Dahlia chuckled. "True. And don’t forget... she survived drinking her own experints."
Valtor shuddered. "That alone should be illegal."
Seira glanced at Dahlia. "You’re not worried?"
Dahlia smiled faintly. "Worried? No."
She watched rsha bounce lightly in the arena, smiling like she was about to play a ga.
"I just don’t think Silvar and Cindor understand what kind of monster they’re poking."
Rynar frowned. "Monster?"
Dahlia nodded once. "Yeah. Not a fighter-type monster. A mad-scientist monster."
Clara laughed. "That’s worse."
The group fell quiet again, all eyes returning to the arena.
No one spoke it out loud, but they were all thinking the sa thing.
They had no idea what rsha was actually capable of.
---
Silvar and Cindor moved at the sa ti.
Silvar’s body shifted first.
White fur spread across his arms and shoulders, his fra growing larger and heavier.
Claws extended from his fingers as his eyes sharpened.
In a breath, he stood there in a humanoid white tiger form.
Cindor laughed lightly as flas flickered around her.
Crimson feathers traced along her arms and back, wings forming as heat rolled outward.
Her pupils narrowed, bright and sharp.
"Now you’re dead," Silvar said flatly.
Across from them, rsha didn’t even flinch.
Instead, she smirked and tugged open her robe.
Glass clinked softly.
Rows of small bottles were strapped inside, each filled with different colored liquids.
Dahlia’s eyes widened. "Wait..."
Before anyone could say another word, rsha grabbed four bottles at once and drank them together.
All four.
Valtor nearly shouted. "She drank them like water!"
Seira stiffened. "Is she insane?"
Clara leaned forward. "That’s not normal. That’s never normal."
Arden swallowed. "Those weren’t even the sa color..."
rsha wiped her mouth and smiled, cheeks slightly flushed. "Mmm. Still bad."
She cracked her neck once. "Okay. Now co on."
Silvar didn’t waste ti.
He lunged straight in, claws cutting through the air as he aid for her chest.
Cindor rose into the sky at the sa ti, wings beating once as small bursts of fla ford around her hands.
"Don’t blink," Cindor called. "You’ll miss it."
Fire rained down in quick arcs.
rsha didn’t dodge.
She stepped forward instead.
Silvar’s claws ca down... and stopped.
rsha had caught his wrist.
The sound echoed sharply.
Silvar’s eyes widened. "...What?"
He tried to pull back.
He couldn’t.
"How can this be?" he growled, muscles tensing.
rsha tilted her head. "Huh. Still lighter than I expected."
She lifted her arm.
Silvar’s feet left the ground.
"What! Hey!"
Before Cindor could react, rsha swung Silvar sideways like he weighed nothing.
She used him like a club.
His body smashed straight into the incoming flas.
The fire scattered on impact, breaking apart as Silvar let out a shocked yell.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ..."
rsha spun once more and then let go.
Silvar flew across the arena and crashed into the ground, rolling several tis before skidding to a stop.
Dust settled.
The arena went quiet.
Cindor hovered in the air, staring down. "...You just used him to block my attack."
rsha clasped her hands behind her back and smiled brightly. "Yeah. It was convenient."
Silvar pushed himself up slowly, claws digging into the floor.
"...I see," he said, voice low. "So this is how it’s going to be."
On the sidelines, Dahlia laughed softly.
"Yeah," she said. "They’re screwed."
The fight had only just started.
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