"Isn't that a bit exaggerated...?" Victor muttered, voicing the collective incredulity.
A hushed tension settled over the group as all eyes fixed on the stadium, now a surreal spectacle of water. It wasn't just a re pool; it was an expanse of liquid, glimring ominously in dark hues of green.
"This is utterly absurd," Adrian Dolphis remarked sardonically, striding effortlessly atop the water he had summoned. "Just allow to bypass this final round or better yet, declare qualified without subjecting to this farce of an exam."
Adrian had waged his battle solo, much like Rodolf and Alvara, and predictably erged victorious within monts. His comrades stood outside the watery cube, occupied with subduing the opposing group, who were now being overwheld by waves of pressurized water, rendered unconscious by the relentless assault.
"That's enough, Mr. Dolphis!" Jas Raven interjected firmly, his gaze sternly fixed on Adrian, betraying his evident displeasure.
It was a familiar expression, one he had directed at Alvara and Rodolf previously. What was ant to be a re examination underscored the glaring chasm in strength between individuals like them and the 'ordinary' candidates, who, despite being the top elites of Sancta Vedelia, paled in comparison. And as for those in Edenis Raphiel from the Third Ga, well, they were from another dinsion of power as well. Myrcella and Emilia, both the youngest Monarchs, were educated there after all…
"Boring, yeah," Adrian groaned in response to Jas Raven's stern gaze, dispelling all the water with a flick of his hand. "Retrieve those bracelets," he commanded his comrades before striding away, though not without stealing a glance at his sister, Alia, on the distant stadium.
Alia was engaged in her own battle, having just erged victorious with her team in the first round. "Glad you managed not to make a spectacle of us, sister!" Adrian called out with a smirk, waving in her direction.
Alia, unfazed by her brother's teasing, simply scoffed in response and simply nodded at her parents who were by the way truly proud of their two children who had both passed the first round easily. Alia was evidently in no mood for jests, and who could bla her?
Certainly not Johnny.
I glanced over at John, noticing his furrowed brow as he observed Alia. It seed the words I had shared with him earlier hadn't been in vain after all.
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