BATTLE: THE EVGENIS WAY

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CERYS' POV

Hindi ko maipagkakailang napahanga ako ng mga Metrios. They really went all out and that's what I'd like to have as the members of this house. I'm glad that the girls really gave their best.

Max Berne looks way more serious now, as if he's going to tell something very important. Hindi ko maiwasang kabahan dahil sa sobrang seryoso ng aura nito. He glances at my direction kaya naman napalunok ako. I can feel it. I'm next in line. But who will be my opponent that makes him so serious?

Huminga muna ito ng malalim bago nagsalita na ikinatigil ng mundo ko.

"Next pair is a battle between the representatives," that's what he said.

That's it.

It's my chance to see what this guy can do and what I can do to defeat him. We were always in tie during the entrance exam. I want to know what this McNamara son can do that he is at the same level as me.

The McNamara family, if I'm not mistaken, is the ruling royal clan in South Fornacis. They are also one of the most powerful families in Fornax just like my family. I wonder what a McNamara can do against a McIntyre.

"Cerys McIntyre and Nero McNamara, get on the stage, now."

Mabilis pa sa alas kwatro akong tumayo at inayos ang kapa na suot ko nang sabihin iyon ni Max Berne. Ginaya ko ang stunt ni Poppy sa pagpunta sa entablado: ang pagtalon mula sa aking kinalalagyan patungo sa baba.

"Woah," narinig ko pang reaksyon ni Malcolm.

Nanatili akong seryoso habang hinahanap ang aking kalaban. And there I saw him, lazily going down the stage. Napansin kong hindi siya masyadong nanonood kanina sa dalawang laban at mukhang kahit ngayon ay siya na ang sasabak ay hindi pa rin ito mukhang interesado.

What the hell is with this guy?

"I'm sleepy so be easy on me," paghikab nito. Huh?!

"You. Be serious if you don't want to be beaten up seriously," I harshly warn. I don't care about my image when it comes to fighting. I don't pity my opponents.

Nag-angat ito ng tingin at nagtagpo ang aming mga mata. I think I just saw his pupils turning blue for a moment. Hindi nga ako nagkamali nang makitang kuminang muli ang kaniyang mga mata na parang nagbigay buhay sa tinatamad niyang katawan. He's suddenly fired up, huh.

A smirk makes its way to his lips. "You should prepare yourself more, McIntyre."

That's enoughfor me to raise an eyebrow with my lips also forming a smirk. Really, huh.

"Enough with the talk, representatives," napatigil naman ako nang magsalita si Max Berne. I forgot that he is also in the stage.

"You, two, are both Evgenises, right?" Seryosong tanong nito. Napatango ako.

"I, Elric Max Demetrius Jon Venilde Berne, is also an Evgenis. That means, this match will be watched by an Evgenis. Would you mind showing me a nice battle, Evgenises?" Max Berne smirks. It's like he's pressuring us but well, I've been fighting Evgenis people since I learned to fight.

"You won't be disappointed, Sir," magalang kong sabi bago humarap sa aking kalaban na nakatingin ngayon sa paligid na para bang inoobserbahan ito.

"Hmm, large scale ice attacks is possible, huh," tumingin siya sa akin na may mapaglarong ngisi sa kaniyang labi. Nagulat ako sa kaniyang sinabi. He said large scale ice attacks, don't tell me he got the same ability as me? No, maybe he's just calculating my capability.

Nahagip ng mga mata ko ang suot kong kapa. Nah, I have nothing to worry about. Provoking doesn't mean anything, I will still beat him... good.

"Okay then, the battle starts," ramdam ko ang pagtingin ng lahat ng mga manonood pati na din ang mga tingin ni Sir Max.

"Now!"

Mabilis akong napatingin sa direksyon ni Nero but to my surprise ay nawala na ito sa kinalalagyan niya. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang makita ko ang isang espada na malapit ng tumama sa aking mukha. I quickly stretch my right hand up to command ice to start building a giant wall to protect myself from getting stab.

The ice that I made is not thick enough to protect me and it is transparent. I can see McNamara slicing it through.

What? That sword can slice it through?!

Mabilis na naging ice skate shoes ang aking mga sapatos at saka ginawang ice ang buong sahig ng entablado. I click my tongue in amusement when McNamara stumbles on the ground.

"Oops," I tease at saka nagpaulan ng mga ice spikes and at the same time pinagulong ang mga icicle sa nagyeyelong sahig papunta sa direksyon niya.

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THIRD PERSON'S POV

"As always Cerys is merciless," naiiling na sabi ni Malcolm habang pinapanood ang laban ng kaniyang pinsan. "It looks like her opponent is trapped in that sharp cutting ice attack."

"No, didn't you notice? He did not even dodge. He has a plan," seryosong sabi naman ni Lennon na tutok na tutok ang atensyon sa entablado kung saan naglalaban si Cerys at Nero.

'Cerys, don't take your guard off,' sa isip ni Lennon.

Nang madulas si Nero sa biglaang pagtransform ni Cerys sa sementong sahig into an ice floor, mabilis na sumugod sa kaniya ang mga mala-kutsilyo sa tulis na mga ice spikes at mabilis ring gumulong ang nakakamatay na icicles sa kaniyang paanan.

He was in awe. Natuwa siya sa atake ng dalaga.

Bago pa man tumusok sa kaniya ang mga ice spikes at icicles, itinaas na niya ang kaniyang kamay na siyang dahilan ng pagtaas ng isang giant ice wall na katulad ng kay Cerys.

Napatigil ang lahat kabilang na ang mga manonood sa pangyayari. Cerys stops attacking for a moment.

He has the same ability as mine? Cerys' eyes widen in confusion. What the hell?

Mas lalo pa itong nainis nang mapagtanto niyang ginaya ng lalaki ang kaniyang atake kanina. "Did you just copy my first attack?!" Galit na sambit ni Cerys. Nero just smiled playfully at her.

Nainis si Cerys sa asal ng lalaki kaya naman mabilis itong sumugod kay Nero na may kasamang ice waves sa magkabilang gilid nito.

Napanganga ang mga manonood sa nakita. Giant slabs of ice suddenly appear from the cornes of the stage all of it moves toward the man in the middle.

"Cerys is really scary when she's angry," napahawak pa sa braso si Malcolm dahil ramdam nila ang lamig ng yelo sa kanilang kinalalagyan habang gulat na gulat sa pag-atake ni Cerys. It's not his first time seeing her attacking with such massive power but it's been a while since Cerys is infusing a very dark aura.

"Magkaibigan nga kayo," mahinang sabi naman ni Primrose na nasa tabi ni Lennon.

Napangisi naman si Lennon sa sinabi ng dalaga. "Yeah, we're friends. But Cerys is," hindi nito tinuloy ang sinabi at ngumiti lang.

'Cerys is different. She's just starting,' tuloy nito sa kaniyang isipan.

"You fool! Do not smile at me! Be serious in this fight!" Napasigaw na si Cerys sa inis at saka gumawa ng mga ice spikes na mas mabilis na nagpunta sa pwesto ni Nero kaysa kanina.

Nagulat si Nero dahil sa biglang pagbilis ng pag-atake ng dalaga. He looks at his surroundings. Big waves of ice are coming rapidly to him from both left and right directions and many spikes are traveling fast towoards him.

He sighs. "Sure!"

Nagtangis ang mga bagang ni Cerys dahil sa pabalang na sagot ni Nero sa kaniya ngunit napatigil naman ito nang mabilis na umalis ang binata sa kaniyang pwesto upang harapin ang mga spike at ang malaking wave na paparating. Nero slices through the solids that keep on coming to target him. The way he moves produces light because of his fast movements.

He's fast. Cerys wonders when she notices a light that bind Nero again when he is speeding up. Maybe, he's really a superspeed user.

"Now, feel your power, McIntyre!" Nanigas si Cerys sa kaniyang kinalalagyan nang ang ginawa niyang wave ay patungo ngayon sa kaniya at may mga ice spikes din ang mabilis na patungo sa kaniya.

"So, your ability is adaptive power replication? What a fool!" Natatawang sabi ni Cerys nang mapagtanto nito na hindi pala ice abilidad talaga ni Nero McNamara kundi ay ang pangongopya ng abilidad. Naiinis ito dahil na-trick siya ng lalaki.

Pumikit si Cerys at hinintay ang wave at ice spikes na tumungo sa kaniyang harapan.

"What is she doing!?" Napatayo si Primrose.

"Wait, there's nothing to panic," Napalingon naman si Primrose kay Lennon na kalmado lang ang mukha habang nakatingin sa stage.

"Freeze," the moment Cerys blurted out silently that word is the moment the ice wave and ice spikes stopped moving.

"What?" Nagtatakang tanong ni Primrose.

"Since Cerys' ability is ice manipulation, she can also freeze things that has application to her ability. Those attacks are made of ice, which are her properties. She can freeze those all she wants especially if it's made of ice or water. What she did is to stop these ice materials' momentum," napairap na lang si Primrose sa paliwang ni Lennon.

The Evgenises really have ridiculously powerful abilities. Tsk. Sa isip ng dalagang Chamil.

"Now, copycat. Let's see if you can copy this," Cerys smirks as she moves backward with a wand that's made of ice.

"Ice Illusion: Freezing Trap!" She chants. Kasabay nito ay ang pag-akyat ng mga ice wall sa paligid ni Nero. Kagaya ito ng ice cube na ginawa niya noong entrance exam upang i-trap ang mga halimaw. (See Chapter IV)

Mas manipis ito ngunit ang loob ay napupuno ng umuusok sa lamig ng yelo. Medyo napangiwi si Nero dahil sa pagkakakulong niya, maaari siyang manigas sa sobrang lamig.

"But this is just an illusion," he whispers, finally with a serious tone dahil kanina lang ang ineenjoy lang niya ang mga reaksyon ni Cerys habang ginagaya nito ang abilidad ng babae. Ngunit ngayon na mukhang hindi na talaga siya hahayaan ni Cerys na makalapit sa babae ay kailangan niya na ring itrato ang laban na ito bilang laban. Tumingin siya kay Cerys na seryoso ngayong minamanipula ang temperature ng ice cube kung nasaan si Nero.

Hinawakan ni Nero ang ice wall kahit na nakakasakit na ito sa balat dahil sa matinding lamig. "Pain," mahinang saad ni Nero.

Nagulat si Cerys nang bigla siyang nakaramdam ng umaapoy na sakit sa loob. Naghihingalo itong napatingin kay Nero na nakalabas na ng cube ngayon.

Pain inducement? Nagtatakang tanong ni Cerys sa isipan nito nang mapagtanto sa narinig niyang bulong ng lalaki habang nakahawak kanina sa ice. I underestimated him. So, he has this so called pain inducement too huh. Luckily, I have psychic shield.

Psychic shield is the ability to be highly resistant to psychic attacks.

Nalaman ni Cerys na pain illusion ang ginamit ni Nero kaya naman kaya niya itong labanan. She was left off guard earlier that's why she is unable to use her psychic ability. Her ice manipulation needs concentration, she cannot always use two abilities at once.

"Nice try," ngumiti ito nang makarecover na sa pamimilipit ng sakit.

Gulat naman na napatingin sa kaniya si Nero. "I have psychic shield you know," Cerys quips.

Napangisi naman si Nero sa pagsasabi ng dalaga ng isa pa niyang abilidad at dahil sa kaniyang nalaman ay mabilis itong gumalaw dahil panigurado ay aatake na naman si Cerys.

Tinungo ng binata ang direksyon ng dalaga at bago pa man kumurap si Cerys ay dumapi na sa balat ng dalaga sa kaniyang tagiliran ang espada ng binata.

"What the? How?" Hindi nakapagreact si Cerys kaagad. Masyadong mabilis ang mga pangyayari, nakita na lamang niya ang kaniyang sarili na nakaupo na naman sa sahig at nakaramdam na naman siya ng sakit.

"You said, you have psychic shield. Only psychic shield. Didn't you know that pain inducement is even better at physical attacks? How naive you are, Miss McIntyre?" Nero's jaw clenches signaling to even further the pain na naging dahilan ng paghiyaw ni Cerys dahil sa matinding sakit na naramdaman.

"Ice healing," matigas at namimilipit na command ni Cerys at kahit hirap ay nakaya niya pa ring palapitin ang mga yelo papunta sa kaniyang nahiwang balat.

"But I'm capable of everything about my ability, Mr. McNamara," matapang na sabi nito saka unti-unting tumayo.

Nice, she's strong. Nero comments in his mind. Humanga siya dahil madami ngang kayang gawin si Cerys McIntyre sa pamamagitan lamang ng ice manipulation.

"She's a master-level user," napakagat labi naman si Primrose habang tutok na tutok ang mga mata sa entablado. Damn, that's an Evgenis. Hindi siya makapaniwalang si Cerys ay napakamakapangyarihan.

"Ice manipulation is her expertise. Ever since she turned 16, she can wield almost everything around ice. That's why she is called the ice princess," nakangiting sabi ni Lennon.

Cerys is the most capable in their generation, that's what the people of the North Fornacis say. Aside from she was born in the ruling royal clan of the said city, her excellent wielding of her ability starting from a very young age makes her the topic of the town. She's a natural prodigy.

"Interesting, you've become this great, Lucien," bulong ni Nero sa kaniyang sarili.

"Then I want to see you use your electricity too!" He shouts na ikinagulat naman ni Cerys kaya hindi ito nakaiwas sa atake ng lalaki nang gumawa ito ng isang ice cube trapping Cerys inside it. This time he copied Cerys' ice illusion: freezing trap that trapped him earlier wherein the high temperature illusion had almost froze him.

"How did you know?" Nanlalaki ang mga mata ni Cerys dahil isa ito sa mga technique na hindi na kayang kopyahin dapat ng ibang tao dahil ginawa niya ito with her mind pero napairap ito na lang siya nang makita niya ang kaniyang sarili sa loob ng ice cube.

"This won't affect me, duh," maarteng sabi nito. Walang kahirap-hirap itong lumabas.

"Eh, I spent my time thinking how I can produce that trap and you just destroyed it instantly," naiinis na sabi ni Nero bago sumugod kay Cerys. Napairap na lang si Cerys. Does he really think I'd be trapped with my OWN ability?

Kalmadong tumigil si Cerys nang sumugod patungo sa kinaroroonan niya si Nero McNamara na para bang hinihintay nito ang atake ng lalaki.

"Got you!--" lumabas sa paligid ni Cerys ang mga ice spikes na maaring makapatay bilang pagsalubong kay Nero.

"Huh? Who did you get?" Nakangising sabi ni Nero na ikinagulat ni Cerys dahil nakalutang na ngayon ang lalaki sa ere upang iwasan ang mga ice spikes na paparating sa kaniya kanina sa ibaba.

"What? You can float?!"

Pero bago pa makakilos si Cerys ay napansin niyang nakatutok na sa kaniya ang mga ice spikes na ginawa niya. There, she looks up to Nero floating while his hands are up manipulating the spikes.

"This copycat!" Inis na sabi nito na naging dahilan ng pagkagulat ng lahat pati na si Nero.

"Cerys?" Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Lennon. Kanina ay kalmado pa ito ngunit ngayon ay kinabahan na nang makita ang nangyayari sa dalaga.

"You're pissing me off, you fool! Face me with all your abilities!" Sigaw ni Cerys na nababalutan ngayon ng kulay lila na kuryente. Napaigtad pa si Nero nang madapuan ang kuryente na pinapakawalan ng dalaga. Suddenly bolts of electricity surround the snow-covered stage as if in every ice that Nero would touch will electrify him.

"You really become this powerful, Lucien," bulong ni Nero habang pinagmamasdan at umiiwas sa mga boltahe ng elektrisidad sa iba't ibang parte ng stage habang siya ay lumilipad pa rin.

"I've been waiting for this ability of yours, McIntyre. You're not going all out too, weren't you?" Napahinto naman si Cerys sa sinabi ni Nero.

"How did you know my ability?"

"Because we've met before. But let's not argue about that today. This time, I'll be going all out too since you've shown your true colors," ngumiti si Nero ng matamis.

Nalilito man pero naghanda pa rin si Cerys. Alam niyang may itinatago pa si Nero kaya naman kailangan niya itong paghandaan.

"Let's fight, McIntyre!" Biglang nagglow ang bright blue na mga mata ni Nero kasabay ng pagbalot ng liwanag sa kinalalagyan nito.

Napatakip si Cerys at ang mga manonood sa kanilang mga mata.

Nang mawala ang liwanag ay isang hindi kapani-paniwalang transformation ang nakita nila kay Nero.

He is now half naked. On his right part of his back sprung feathery and light wing, it seemed too delicate to hold a whole body in the air. It's as white as the snow. His face even became more handsome because of his glowing tanned skin and his eyes that are as blue as the ocean. Nero McNamara suddenly transformed into an angel.

"You're a hybrid?!" Napaatras si Cerys at ganoon din ang reaksyon ng mga manonood.

"Nero Nicholas Zin Mahen Callaghan McNamara. Callaghan, huh. Callaghans are half human, half angels. So, this kid is no exception because he has a Callaghan blood. Interesting," napangisi si Max Berne.

"It doesn't matter what I am. You should just focus in this fight, McIntyre," his baritone voice resonates the hall that also amazed the audience. May mga kumawalang feather sa pakpak nito. Naging matulis ang mga ito na para bang mga kutsilyo at mabilis itong sumugod kay Cerys.

"Yeah, you're right," natuwa si Cerys dahil nagseryoso na rin ang kaniyang kalaban.

Pinagdampi niya ang kaniyang mga kamay at pumikit. Sa pamamagitan ng ganitong konsentrasyon ay nakapagrelease siya ng malalaking boltahe ng kuryente sa buong paligid ng entablado.

Hinarap niya naman ang mga feathers na parang patalim sa sobrang tulis nito na tinutugis siya at saka niya itinaas ang kamay dahilan ng pagtaas ng mga ice walls then enclosing it resulting the formation of ice cubes. The feathers are now frozen inside the ice cube.

Tumingin siya sa direksyon ni Nero pero hindi niya ito nakita.

"What are you looking at?" Sabi ni Nero at huli na para makapagreact si Cerys dahil nahiwa na ito sa kaniyang braso.

Napangiwi ito. At katulad ng ginawa niya kanina ay kinontrol niya ang ice para gamutin ang sugat.

Binigyang ni Cerys ng matalim na tingin ang lalaki bago nagpakawala ng mga spikes upang tugusin naman si Nero na bigla na namang nawala sa paningin niya. To her surprise, a group of feathers is rapidly going down to her place like rain. She defends herself by making a thick ice wall na kung saan bumaon ang mga feather. Her teeth are gritting in annoyance bago gumawa ng ice beams with electricity going towards Nero who is floating. Nero is fast enough to escape those beams at nagulat naman si Cerys nang bigla na namang nawala si McNamara. She just saw him being chased and now he's gone again?

"That speed. Is he a super speed user?" pagtataka naman ni Malcolm dahil kanina pa nito napapansin ang kakaibang bilis ni Nero McNamara.

"It's just his physical skill," seryosong sagot ni Lennon na ikinagulat naman ng ibang mga manonood.

Nero McNamara must be capable of defeating Cerys. Lennon eyes Cerys who is currently making a frown as she looks to the whereabouts of her opponent.

Napabuntong hininga si Cerys nang napagtanto niyang dahil sa malalaking ice na ginawa niya kanina ay maaring makapagtago ang kalaban sa mga ito. And she must say that it worked. Nero is good at hiding.

She closes her eyes and concentrates about releasing a massive power.

She taps the ground turning it into ice floor and then when it reaches the edge of each corner of the stage, the ice suddenly rises like an ice wall until reaching the ceiling. When it reached the ceiling, the ice walls in every corner have connected to each other. Now, the whole stage is being surrounded by ice. In other words, the stage has turned into a large ice cube.

"Woah! This temperature is crazy!" napayakap sa sarili si Malcolm dahil naapektuhan din sila sa lamig ng ice na ginawa ni Cerys.

Dumilat na si Cerys at kasabay nito ay ang pagtaas niya ng kaniyang kamay na may kuryenteng pumapalibot dito. The electricity in her hands reaches the ceiling that is covered with ice. Inabsorb ng ice ang kuryente at ang ibang boltahe ng elektrisidad ay tumalsik sa iba't ibang parte ng entablado. Sinigurado ni Cerys na walang sulok ang hindi madadaanan ng kuryente. She is upset because her opponent is running away.

"Ugh! Hybrid, lumabas ka!" Malakas na pagsigaw ni Cerys sa sobrang kasabikan upang harapin ang kaniyang kalaban upang talunin na ito ng tuluyan. All of the ices in the stage are now sparkling in violet shade as it absorbs the lightning rays that ice princess has released.

"Tss, you're so noisy, McIntyre," lumutang sa ere si Nero nang medyo humina na ang paglalabas ni Cerys ng mga kuryente.

Nag-expand ang pakpak ni Nero sa kanang bahagi ng kaniyang likod samantalang ang kaniyang kaliwa naman ay nagtipon ang mga feather na malakutsilyo sa tulis. Bahagyang ikinumpas niya ang kaniyang kamay dahilan ng mabilis na pagtungo ng mga matuutulis na puting feathers sa pwesto ni Cerys na parang laser beam. Walang nagawa si Cerys kundi gumawa ng makapal na ice wall dahil paniguradong tatamaan ito. Mabilis na nagskate ang dalaga paalis sa harapan ng mga feathers. Habang siya ay tumatakbo, kinokontrol niya naman ang ice sa likod ni Nero. The ice turned into deadly icicles ready to pierce the boy's back ngunit dahil sa pakpak nito ay nasasangga ang mga icicle. She's also releasing some ice spikes na pataas ang trajectory and make it rain onto Nero's place but to her surprise, the spikes stopped in motion.

Her jaw clenches when she realizes that the boy has copied her ability to stop the momentum of an icy object. This copycat!

Napagdesisyonan niyang huminto na sa pagtakbo nang mapagtanto na suot niya pala ang kaniyang kapa. Humarap siya sa lalaki na binabalot ng liwanag at mga feathers. Those feathers must be the ones that are making his body warm in this freezing cold place.

"I've had enough," seryoso itong tumingin sa binata.

"Really? Then let's finish this now," surprisingly, Nero also has a serious tone as he utters that. He increases his distance from Cerys.

Cerys inhales deeply at kasabay nito ay ang pagliwanag ng kaniyang cape. She turned around swiftly causing glittering snow to rise in the surface. The white particles dance in the air, as if they are performing a dancing show just like Sabina's dancing silks.

Matiim naman na pinanood ni Nero ang ginagawa ng dalaga na nakatutok lang ang paningin sa pagakyat ng snow.

"She's going to create a snow," tahimik na bulong ni Nero. Mabilis itong lumayo sa dalaga at nagproduce ng madaming feathers. He put his hands on the feathers habang nakatingin pa rin siya sa ginagawa ng dalaga.

Then the feathers spark in violet lights. It turned out that the white feathers are now having the property of lightning as he has copied the electricity manipulation of Cerys. His wings now on his back are sparking in purple color.

"Let's see who's going to win," Nero smiles, a genuine one that Cerys missed out witnessing.

"What the hell is with this atmosphere? Their powers are overwhelming!" Namamanghang sabi ni Poppy. Nakabalik na sila sa klase at naabutan pa nila na naglalaban pa sina Cerys at Nero.

"This is a battle between the Evgenis house reps," napahawak naman si Sabina sa kaniyang bibig habang pinagmamasdan ang dalawang Evgenis na nagsisilabasan ng kanilang mga abilidad sa may entablado.

"Snow's Cape Power: Thundersnow!" sigaw ni Cerys na naging dahilan ng pagbilis ng ihip ng hangin na may kasamang snow at kasabay nito ay ang pagkidlat. Wind starts to rotate in the stage forming a tornado and the temperature decreases greatly as fog starts to form with electricity that occasionally strikes the ground.

Napasinghap ang mga manonood. Pati si Max Berne ay napatigil dahil sa malakas na pressure sa gitna ng stage.

"Cerys! Don't kill your opponent!" Poppy panics while protecting herself from the violent force of the tornado.

Kasabay ng pagsnow ay ang paglabas ng mga ice spikes sa buong paligid ng stage. If her opponent is ordinary, he/she will be killed instantly but that's not the case. In the middle of the thundersnow, an angel rises to the surface. It is glowing with blinding white light binding his seraphic form. Unlike earlier where Nero has only one wing, now Nero's wings are two.

Tumingala si Cerys upang makita si Nero na nasa itaas nito. Hindi ito nagpadala sa nakakabulag na ilaw at nagpaulan ito ng mga ice spikes na may kuryente. The lightning went towards Nero like a magnet but the girl's attack stop when Nero's wings released beautiful yet deadly razor-sharped feathers that are sparkling because of electricity. The feathers swarm straight to Cerys' place.

Nilabanan ito ni Cerys sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang cape releasing snow balls but these balls were cut through. Huminga ng malalim si Cerys. This will be her last chance. She will blow her last card that will surely make her lost consciousness but whatever she has to defeat this boy.

"Ugh!" Sigaw ni Cerys at inipon niya lahat ng lightning upang tamaan si Nero. This time Nero won't be able to stop it because she has augmented her cryo-electricity manipulation to the fullest. Her ability has become an unstoppable ability now that she applied her power augmentation which absolutely increases the power of her cryo-manipulation.

"Feather lasers, attack!" Malakas rin na command ni Nero dahil tatamaan na siya ng lightning. He can't make an ice wall because it will just make things worse. Lightning is not a good combination of ice in terms of protection. It should only be for attacks. Knowing that those lightning-covered ice spikes are made with power augmentation, he knows it himself that he is now in danger.

Nero can't let it end without attacking too. The feathers pierced Cerys' skin which made her fall to the ground. She screamed in horror at the pain she felt. It's like a thousand pang of waves as Nero McNamara's ability even became to inflict pain became more powerful.

Tch. He's the real pain inducement user. Cerys falls to her knees as her vision starts to blurry. She gave it her all already but she's still seeing Nero fighting the thundersnow.

The man takes a deep breath before producing a large number of feathers that will atleast lessen the effect of the thundersnow.

"Feather blizzard!" The feathers rises and dominated the whole stage and were stirring in the air like a tornado too. The thundersnow was suddenly wiped out by this feather blizzard. The feathers absorbed the electricity and they fall fast to the ground as gravity pulls them down.

Nanlaki naman ang mga mata ni Nero at mabilis na nagpunta sa naghihingalong si Cerys. He covers the injured girl with his body and his wings expand for protection from the falling electrified feathers.

"It's finished, Lucien," mahinang bulong nito sa dalaga na mukhang hindi narinig ang sinabi ni Nero.

"Tapos na ba?" Hindi na naiwasang mapamangha si Primrose. She hates to say it but an Evgenis battle is really on another level. It was such an amazing battle.

"I guess, look, Nero is hugging Cerys!" napatakip ng bibig si Sabina sa nakita.

"Woah! It's my first time seeing an angel! Wait, what?! NERO IS AN ANGEL?" napatayo naman si Poppy na mukhang ngayon niya lang napagtanto na may lahing anghel si Nero kahit kanina pa sila nanonood sa laban ng dalawang Evgenis.

"He's a hybrid," sagot naman ni Loey na ngayon lang nagsalita.

"Wow, that's so cool! Right, Lennon?" nakangiting sabi nito ngunit napawi ang kaniyang ngiti nang makita na seryoso lang si Lennon na nakatingin kay Nero na binubuhat ngayon si Cerys.

"Yeah, he is cool. Woah I'm pumped up! Loey! Let's have a good fight!" singit ni Malcolm dahil mukhang walang balak sumagot ni Lennon.

"Hmm," tumango lang si Loey sa kaniya.

They will be the last pair to fight in this class, ano naman kaya ang mangyayari sa dalawang ito after seeing this overwhelming battle between Cerys and Nero?

Cuz is really good at fighting but to know that that McNamara is also good. I have to be good too. No, I'll be better. My opponent is a Foch but it's a mystery why is he in this house. That only means that he is good enough to be here. I'll go all out! Nakangiti si Malcolm habang iniisip na ang kaniyang gagawin kapag siya na ang nasa entablado.

Siya ay may dugong Evgenis ibig sabihin ay malakas siya. I've seen the depth of his ability, though. Kaya ko siyang talunin. Sumulyap naman si Loey kay Malcolm.

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