Tyrant

by James K

  Kyla-inoticed-ithat-iKlein-iwasn't-iattacking-iand-ionly-ienduring-ithe-iDomain-iMagic.-i

  "Since-iyou're-inot-iattacking...-iLet-ime-itry-ithis-ispell,-iI-ihaven't-iused-iit-iagainst-ithe-iother-ithree-iacademies.-iBe-iglad."

  Kyla-ismirked-iafter-isaying-ithis-isince-iKlein-iseems-ito-ipossess-isturdy-idefense.-iShe-idecided-ithat-ihe-iwill-ibe-ia-igood-ipractice-itarget.

  "Lava-iMines.-iDetonate."

  Baaamm!

  An-iexplosion-ican-ibe-iheard-ishattering-ia-ipart-iof-iKlein's-idefenses.-iBut-iit-ididn't-istop-ithere,-ithe-iexplosion-icontinues-iuntil-iKlein-ionly-ihas-i3-imeters-iof-idefenses-ileft.

  The-ireferees-iwere-iready-ito-isave-ihim-ithe-imoment-ihis-iMana-iShell-ishattered.-i

  The-iaudiences-ifelt-ithat-iit-iwas-ialso-ionly-ia-imatter-iof-itime-ibefore-ihis-iMana-iShell-iwas-idestroyed.-i

  A-igroup-iof-istudents-ifrom-iPhoenix-iAcademy-iwho-iwere-ireadying-ifor-itheir-ifinal-ibattle-ifor-ithe-iday-iagainst-iLeonhearts-iis-iwatching-ithe-icurrent-ibattle.

  "Well,-iat-ileast-ihe-ilasted-ilong-icompared-ito-ithe-iothers-iwho-ionly-isurvived-ifor-ia-ifew-iseconds."-iBrent-icommented-ias-ihe-inoticed-ithat-iKlein-iwas-iabout-ito-isuccumb-ion-ithe-ipowerful-imagic-icasted-iby-iKyla.

  "Everytime-iI-iwatch-iher-iDomain-iMagic,-iit-ireally-ilooks-ifascinating.-iI-iwish-iI-ican-ialso-icontrol-ithis-ikind-iof-ispell."

  "That's-itrue,-ieven-ithis-iexplosion-ilooks-ibeautiful.-iIt-ifeels-ilike-ian-iart."

  "So-iglad-iwe-iwatched-ithis-ibattle-ilive.-iShe-ilooks-iso-idazzling."-iAnother-icommented-ias-ihe-inoticed-ithat-iKyla-iwas-ismirking.-i

  They-iwere-icaptivated-iby-iwhatever-iKyla-idid.-iBut-isomething-iunexpected-ihappened-ias-isoon-ias-ithey-ifelt-iit-iwas-ifinished.

  It-iseems-ias-ia-ilast-iditch-ieffort-iof-iKlein-iin-istruggle-ifor-ia-iwin,-ihe-iabandoned-ihis-idefenses-iand-icharged-iforward-iafter-igetting-ithe-irhythm-iof-ilava-imine-idetonation.-iHe-iwas-icovered-iin-ia-iyellow-iaura-iprotecting-ihim-ifrom-ithe-iDomain-iMagic.-iHe-ilifted-ihis-iright-ihand-ipointing-ihis-ipalm-itowards-iKyla-iand-ireleased-ithe-imagic-ispell-ihe-ireadied.-i

  "Obsidian-iSurge!"

  A-iblack-iorb-iof-imana-iimmediately-ilanded-ion-iKyla's-iMana-iShell.-i

  Thud!

  A-idull-iimpact-isounded-ias-ithe-ispell,-iObsidian-iSurge-iseems-ito-ihave-idestroyed-iher-iMana-iShell.-i

  Everyone-iwas-isurprised-iat-ithis-idevelopment-ithinking-ithat-iKlein-iwas-iable-ito-ido-ithe-iimpossible.-iBut-ithey-isaw-ithat-iKyla-ionly-ismirked-ias-ithe-iimpact-iactually-icame-ifrom-iher-iFire-iBlessed-iArmor.-iAlthough-ithe-ispell-iis-ioriginally-ifor-iheat-ior-ifire-iresistance-ispell,-iit-iwas-iimproved-iby-iSheryl-iand-ican-inow-ibe-iconsidered-ito-ibe-ianother-ibarrier-iagainst-iany-iattacks.-i

  Unfortunately,-iKlein-iweren't-iable-ito-ipenetrate-ithis-ilayer-iof-iprotection.-i

  The-iyellow-iaura-icovering-ihim-ivanished.-iIt-iseems-ithat-iit-icould-ionly-ilast-ifor-ia-ifew-iseconds-ienough-ito-icast-ithat-iObsidian-iSurge-ifor-ia-icounter.-iAlthough-iit-ifailed,-iit-iwas-ia-igood-iattempt-icompared-ito-ithe-iothers.

  He-iwas-inow-iexposed-ito-iKyla's-iDomain-iMagic.-iThis-iimmediately-ishattered-ihis-iMana-iShell.-iThe-ireferees-iimmediately-iacted-ias-ithey-icleared-iKlein's-isurroundings-ito-iprotect-ihim-ifrom-ithe-ifire-idomain.

  Kyla's-ivictory-iwas-iexpected-ibut-iit-iexcited-ithe-iaudience-ias-iKlein-idid-ia-ivery-igood-iperformance-iin-ithe-ibattle.-i

  ###-iChapter-i61-i--iLightning

  The-iMystic-iGate-iAcademy-iwon-itheir-ilast-imatch-ifor-ithe-iday-igetting-i4-iconsecutive-iwins.-iThey-ihad-ia-ivery-igood-istart-iand-iit-ilightened-itheir-imood.-iConfidence-iwere-ibuilding-iup-ieven-iif-ithere-iare-istill-istrong-iopponents-iout-ithere.

  They-iwere-inow-iready-ito-iwatch-ithe-ibattle-ibetween-iLeonhearts-iand-iPhoenix.-iTheir-iacademy-ihadn't-ihad-ia-ichance-ito-ifight-ithem-iyet-iand-iwere-ischedule-ito-ifight-ithe-itwo-itomorrow.-iIt-iwould-ibe-ia-ivery-igood-ireference-iif-iboth-iof-ithem-iwill-ishow-iall-itheir-itrump-icards-iin-ithe-ibattle-iallowing-ithem-ito-iprepare-ieven-imore.

  "Let's-iwatch-ithe-ibattle-icarefully,-iI-iknow-ithey-iaren't-iusing-ithe-ifull-ipower-iof-itheir-imana-iartifact.-iWe-imay-ihave-ia-ichance-iseeing-iit-ihere."

  Kyla-isaid-ito-iher-iteam.-iEveryone-inodded-ias-ithey-ialso-iwatched-ithe-iprevious-ibattles-iof-ithese-iacademies-iand-inotice-ithat-ithey-iwere-iholding-iback.-iHowever,-isince-iboth-iof-ithem-iare-istrong-icompetitors,-ithey-iwill-idefinitely-ishow-itheir-ihands-ito-iwin-ithe-imatch.-i

  "I-iwonder-iif-iShirley-ionly-ihas-iUltrasonic-iBurst."

  One-imember-iof-ithe-iteam-imuttered-ibut-iSheryl-iimmediately-ishook-iher-ihead.

  "Impossible."-iShe-isaid-icalmy-ias-ihe-istared-iat-ithe-istage-iwaiting-ifor-ithe-ibattle-ito-istart.

  "It-iwas-ionly-ibecause-ishe-ihadn't-ifought-isomeone-iwho-iwould-iforce-iher-ito-iuse-iother-imagic-ispell."-iSheryl-iadded-iher-iconjecture.-iAfter-iall,-iit-iis-ionly-inormal-ito-iplace-iother-iback-iup-imagic-ispell-iand-iShirley-ihave-i3-imana-iartifacts.

  Although-ino-ione-iknows-itheir-iuse.-iThey-iwere-inoticing-ithat-iit-ialways-ilit-iup-iwhenever-iShirley-iuses-ithe-ioffensive-ispell.-iIt-imeans-ithat-iUltrasonic-iBurst-ihas-imore-isecrets-ithat-ithey-iweren't-iaware-iof.-iIn-ithe-ifirst-iplace,-ithey-ionly-ihave-ia-ivague-iidea-iabout-ithe-iprinciples-ion-ihow-iit-iworks-ibut-inot-ithe-ientire-imagic-istructure-iblueprint-iitself.

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  William-itogether-iwith-ihis-iclose-ifriends,-iGilbert-iand-iothers-iincluding-iTracy-iand-iRoss-iwere-iwatching-ithe-ibattle-iof-itheir-iteam-iagainst-iPhoenix-iin-ithe-iaudience-iseats.-i

  "You-idon't-ilook-iconcerned.-iAre-iyou-iconfident-ithat-ithey'll-iwin?"

  Ericka-iasked-ias-ishe-inoticed-iWilliam-ithat-iwasn't-ireally-ipaying-iattention.-iThe-iothers-iglanced-iat-ihim-iwaiting-ifor-ihim-ito-ianswer.-iEspecially-iTracy-ibeside-ihim-iwho-ilooked-icuriously-ion-ihim-ias-iif-iwondering-iwhere-idid-ihe-iget-ihis-iconfidence-ifrom.-i

  "Huh?-iNo.-iI-iwas-ijust-ithinking-iof-isomething.-iHmm..-iI-ithink-iRay-iand-ithe-iothers-ican-ido-ijust-ifine."

  William-ianswered-iawkwardly,-ihe-iwas-iactually-ichecking-iout-ihis-imission-igiven-iby-iPathfinder-ibefore-ithe-icompetition.-iHe-iwas-iwondering-iif-ihe-icould-iat-ileast-iget-ithe-ithird-iplace-ireward-iwhich-iis-isome-ilost-itechnology-iof-ithis-iworld.-iAfter-iall,-iit-iwas-isomething-ithat-ithe-ilate-iAeolia-iSchien-iwas-isearching-ifor.-i

  'The-istudents-ifrom-iPhoenix-ihave-isuch-ihigh-ioffensive-ipower.-iSo-iRay-ican-iwin-ithis-iif-ihe-idecided-ito-iutilize-ithat-iartifact.'

  They-iheard-ia-icheering-icrowd-iand-isoon-inoticed-ithat-i4-imagicians-itook-ithe-istage.-iThe-ileft-istage-iwould-ibe-itaken-iover-iby-iLeonhearts-iand-iPhoenix-iwhile-ithe-iright-istage-ialong-iside-ithem-iwill-ibe-iwith-iIsolde-iand-iNeon-iAcademy.

  Of-icourse,-iWilliam-iand-ithe-igroup-iwere-imonitoring-ithe-ileft-istage.

  "Phoenix's-iNeil-ivs-iLeonhearts'-iRay"

  As-isoon-ias-ithe-ibattle-istarted-ithey-isaw-ithe-itwo-iof-ithem-ibeing-icovered-iby-itheir-iMana-iShell.-iNeil-ididn't-ibother-ito-ihide-ihis-istrength-ithis-itime-ias-ihe-iknows-ithat-iRay-iis-ia-itough-ione.

  "Lightning-iChain!"

  A-ilightning-ispell-iimmediately-ihit-iRay's-idefense-ibut-ihe-iwas-iable-ito-ihold-ion-ias-ihe-iactivated-ihis-iown-idefense.

  "Freezing-iMine-iField!"

  It-iwas-ithe-ifield-imagic-ihe-ialways-iuses-iand-ieveryone-iin-ithe-iarena-iis-ialready-ifamiliar-iabout-iit.-iBut-ithere-iis-istill-ian-iauxillary-imagic-ispell-iembedded-iin-ithis-ithat-iRay-ihadn't-ihad-ichance-ito-iutilize.-i

  After-ibarely-imanipulating-ia-iblock-iof-iice-ito-ihave-iit-icover-iin-ifront-iof-ihim-ito-idefend-iagainst-ithe-iLighting-iSpell,-ithe-iblock-iimmediately-ishattered-iexposing-iRay.-iHis-iopponent-ispecializes-iin-iranged-ispell-iand-ithe-ifield-imagic-icould-ionly-itemporarily-ihalt-iNeil's-iassault.-i

  Maintaining-ifield-imagic-iis-ialso-iconsuming-ito-ihis-imana-ipool-iso-ihe-ihave-ito-iact-ibefore-ihe-iruns-iout-iof-iit.-iOf-icourse,-iRay-iwas-ijust-ilooking-icalm-iabout-ithis-imaintaining-
ihis-ifocus-ians-iobserving-iNeil's-imovement-iand-iattack.

  Neil-iused-iseveral-ilightning-ispell-ito-iattack-iRay-ibut-ihis-iopponents-iwas-ivery-ipatient-iand-iutilizes-ithe-iice-ito-iblock-ithe-iattack.-iRay-ialso-ishoots-iout-ipetty-iattack-ithat-ionly-iannoys-iNeil.-i

  After-iall,-ithe-iattack-iwas-ionly-ian-iIce-iShard-ithat-icould-ibarely-iscratch-ihis-iMana-iShell.-iNeil-isometimes-ididn't-ibother-ito-idefend-iand-ilet-iit-ihit-ihis-iMana-iShell.-iHe-iinstead-ifocused-ion-ilooking-iat-ithe-igaps-ibetween-iRay's-idefenses.-i

  The-ifield-imagic-islowly-iexpanded,-ibit-iby-ibit-iand-isurrounded-iNeil-icompletely.-iIt-ionly-istarted-ia-ifew-imeters-iaround-iRay-ibut-ias-ithe-ibattle-igoes-ion,-ihe-idecided-ito-iexpand-ithe-ifield-ieverytime-ihe-imade-ia-isuccessful-iblock-iagainst-iNeil's-iattack.

  As-iNeil-inoticed-ithis,-iit-iwas-ialready-itoo-ilate.-i

  "Ice-iShard-iExplosions!"

  Booommm!-iSeveral-iexplosions-iwas-iheard.-iThe-iIce-iShards-ithat-iRay-iwas-ithrowing-iabout-iwasn't-ijust-ito-iannoy-iNeil-ibut-ialso-ito-icontrol-ihis-isurroundings.-iIf-iNeil-ihad-ifocused-ion-ihis-isurroundings-iinstead-iof-ijust-ilooking-ifor-iopportunity-ito-istrike-iRay,-ihe-iwould-ihave-ivacated-ihis-iposition-iand-iit-iwould-ibe-idifficult-ifor-iRay-ito-icomplete-ihis-iplan.

  A-ithick-imist-iwas-inow-iin-iplace-iof-iNeil.-iThe-iaudiences-icouldn't-isee-iif-ihis-iMana-iShell-iwas-ialready-ishattered.

  In-ithe-iPhoenix-iAcademy's-icamp,-ihis-iteammates-iwere-ilooking-iworried-ifor-ihim.-iNeil-iis-ia-istrong-imagician-iand-ihe-iweren't-ieven-iable-ito-iuse-iall-ihis-ireserve-iin-ithis-ibattle.-iAfter-iall,-iit-iwould-ifeel-itoo-ibad-iif-iyou-ilost-iwhile-inot-ieven-ishowing-ihundred-ipercent-iof-iyour-istrength.-i

  As-isoon-ias-ithey-ifelt-ithat-iNeil-ialready-ilost,-ia-ibright-ired-ilight-iradiated-iwithin-ithe-imist-iand-iseems-ilike-iit-iwas-ipulsating-iwith-istrong-ifluctuation-iof-ipower.

  His-iteammates-icelebrated-iand-isaw-ithat-iNeil-iwas-iabout-ito-iuse-ihis-istrongest-imove.-i

  "It's-iCrimson-iBolt!"-i

  They-iwere-iaware-iof-ithis-imagic-ispell,-ithis-iis-iNeil's-itrump-icard.

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  "That-ilooks-iscary."

  Tracy-ihas-ia-igrim-iface-ias-ishe-ifelt-ithe-istrong-ipower-icoming-ifrom-iwithin-ithe-imist.-i

  "Can-iRay-isafely-idefend-iagainst-ithat?"

  Gilbert-iasked-ibut-ieveryone-iwas-isilent.-iOnly-iWilliam-iwas-ilooking-iat-iit-iwithout-iany-iexpression.-i

  "The-ibattle-iis-iover."-iWilliam-ireplied-iafter-inoticing-ithat-ino-ione-ianswered-iGilbert.

  'Eh?-iYou're-igiving-iup-ion-iRay-ialready?'

  'Is-iNeil-igoing-ito-iwin-ior-ican-iRay-istill-idefend-iagainst-ithat?'

  They-iasked-ithe-iquestion-iin-itheir-imind-ithinking-ifirst-ithat-iWilliam-igave-iup-ion-iRay.

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  Ray-ion-ithe-istage-iwas-iactually-ifeeling-iquite-inervous-ifeeling-ithe-istrong-imana-ifluctuation-iwithin-ithe-imist.-iIf-ihe-iwas-ihit-iby-ithis-iwithout-iany-idefenses,-ihe'd-idefinitely-isee-ia-iMage-iDoctor-iin-imonths.-i

  The-ipulsating-ired-iradiance-iwas-ilooking-ivery-ieerily-itogether-iwith-ithe-imist.-i

  But-ialthough-ihe-iwas-inervous,-ihe-iwasn't-iscared.-iHe-iwas-inow-iholding-ithe-i3rd-imana-iartifact-ihe-ihas-ithat-iwas-imade-ifrom-iAncient-iAbyssal-iGlass.-iIt-iwas-icalled-i'Mirror-iof-iTrace'.

  As-isoon-ias-ihe-idid-ithis,-iNeil-ifinished-ihis-ipreparation-iand-ia-ired-ilightning-iwas-isent-ito-iattack-iRay.-i

  "Crimson-iBolt!!!"

  This-iis-ia-ithick-ired-ibolt-iof-ilightning-iwith-ia-isize-iof-ia-iman-iand-iwas-ithrown-ito-iRay.-iThe-ilatter-iwas-iready-ito-irisk-ieverything-ias-ihe-irelied-ion-ithe-imirror-ito-ihelp-ihim-ifend-ioff-ithis-iattack.

  But-isomething-iunexpected-ihappened.-iHe-isaw-itwo-isilhouette-iblocking-ithe-iattack.

  He-ithen-irealized-ithat-ithe-itwo-ireferees-ihad-ijoined-itogether-ito-istop-ithe-ibolt-iof-ilightning-ithat-iwas-iaimed-iat-ihim.

  "Uhmm..-iWhat-ihappened?"-iHe-iwas-icertainly-iconfused-iabout-ithis-ioutcome.-i

  ###-iChapter-i62-i--iLast-iBattles-i(Part-i1)

  Ray-iwas-isurprised-iabout-ithe-isudden-iturn-iof-ithe-ievents.-iA-ipowerful-imagic-ispell-iaimed-iat-ihim-iwere-ibeing-iblocked-iby-ithe-itwo-ireferees.-i

  'Are-ithey-ithinking-ithat-iI-icouldn't-itake-ithat-iattack-iand-imay-icause-isevere-iinjuries-ior-imy-ieven-ideath-iso-ithey-ikindly-ihelped-ime?"

  Ray-icouldn't-ihelp-ibut-ismile-iwryly-iafter-ithinking-iup-ito-ithis-ipoint.-i

  'It-iseems-ithat-iI-ireally-ilook-itoo-iweak?'

  He-ithought-ifor-ia-ibit-ibut-ihe-iwas-isuddenly-istruck-iby-ian-iidea.

  'There's-ionly-ia-ifew-ioccasions-iwhere-ia-ireferee-iwould-imake-ia-imove.-iFirst-iis-ito-iprotect-ithose-imagicians-iwhose-iMana-iShell-ihas-icrumbled.-iThe-iother-iis...'

  The-icrowd-iin-ithe-iarena-ithat-iwere-iwatching-itheir-ibattle-imade-ia-isudden-igasp-ias-ithey-ihad-irealized-ithe-ireason-iwhy-ithe-ireferee-iprotected-iRay.-i

  "So-iit-iwas-ilike-ithat!"

  "I-ididn't-inotice-ithat!-iThe-ireferee-iare-ireally-iexperts."

  "It's-igreat-ithat-ithey-iimmediately-iacted."

  "Isn't-ithat-iillegal.-iHe-imight-iget-ia-ipenalty."

  "Well,-ihe-imay-inot-ihave-inoticed-idue-ito-itheir-iheated-ibattle?"

  The-iaudiences-ihave-idifferent-ithoughts-iabout-ithe-ioutcome-iof-ithe-ibattle.

  The-ibolt-iof-ilightning-iseems-ito-ihave-ibeen-idissolved-ior-ieaten-iby-ithe-ibarrier-isummoned-iby-ithe-itwo-ireferees-iand-ithe-imist-iblocking-iNeil's-ibody-iwere-ialso-idissipated-ias-ia-iWind-iWave-icasted-iby-ithe-ireferee-icasually-ihas-icleared-ithe-istage.

  There-ithey-isaw-iNeil-istanding-iand-iwas-istill-iin-ian-iawkward-iposition-iwhen-ihe-ithrown-ithe-ispell.-i

  The-iman-ihimself-ilooked-iconfuse-itoo-ibut-ithen-isuddenly-irealized-ithe-ireason-ifor-itheir-iinterfence.-iHe-ilooked-istunned-iupon-irealization.

  The-ireferee-iannounced-ithe-ivictory.

  "Ray-iPenber-ifrom-iLeonhearts-iwon!"

  The-icrowd-icheered-ifor-ithe-ivictory-iacknowledging-iRay's-iprowess-iin-ihis-ibattle.-iHe-ifelt-ihappy-ihearing-ithe-icrowd-icheer-ifor-ihim-ias-iit-imotivated-ihim-ito-ido-ibetter-iin-ihis-inext-imatch-itomorrow.

  Neil-iwas-ionly-istanding-ithere-iand-iwas-iapproached-iby-ithe-ireferee.-i

  "You-iare-inot-iallowed-ito-iattack-ionce-iyour-iMana-iShell-iwas-ishattered.-iThis-iwill-ibe-iyour-iteanm's-ifirst-iwarning."

  The-ireferee-idid-inot-iask-ithe-ireason-iwhy-iNeil-iacted-ieven-iafter-ihis-iMana-iShell-iwas-idestroyed.-iThere-icould-ibe-ireasons-ilike-idue-ito-ihis-ianger-ion-ihis-iopponent,-inot-inoticing-ithat-ihis-iMana-iShell-iwas-igone,-ihe-icouldn't-istop-ithe-ispell-ifrom-ibeing-ireleased-ior-ihe-ijust-idon't-icare-iso-ihe-idelibately-idone-iit.-i

  But-iwhatever-ithe-ireason-iis-ithey-iwill-ireceive-ia-iwarning-ifor-ithe-iteam-inot-iindividually.-iThe-iwhole-iteam-iitself-iwill-ionly-ireceive-iuntil-ithird-iwarning-iand-ithey-iwill-ibe-idisqualified-iif-ithey-icontinue-ito-iincur-ipenalty-iin-itheir-inext-ibattles.

  Neil-isighed-iupon-ihearing-ithe-ireferee's-idecision.-iHe-ishook-ihis-ihead-iand-iwent-iout-iof-ithe-istage.

  He-iwas-iapproached-iby-ihis-iteammates-iand-ihis-iinstructors-itogether-iwith-imedic-iteam-iin-icase-ithat-ihe-iwas-iinjured-iin-ithe-ifight.

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  "Wow,-idid-iyou-ialready-isaw-ithat-iNeil's-iMana-iShell-ishattered?"-iEricka-iasked-ias-ishe-ilooked-iat-ithe-ione-iseated-inext-ito-iher.

  "William,-ihow-idid-iyou-isee-ithat?"-iGilbert-ialso-iasked-ias-ihe-ionly-inoticed-ithat-ithe-iMana-iShell-iweren't-ithere-iafter-ithe-ireferee-idissipated-ithe-imist.

  "Even-ithe-ireferee-ionly-inoticed-ithat-ihis-iMana-iShell-iwas-igone-iafter-ihe-ireleased-ithe-ilast-ispell."-iKazimir-isaid-ianimately-iwhile-istill-ilooking-iat-ithe-istage-iwhere-ithe-ibattle-ihappened-ithinking-ihow-idid-iWilliam-isaw-ithe-idetail.

  "I'm-icurious."

  Tracy-isaid-iand-iacted-icutely-ias-ishe-iwaited-ifor-iWilliam-ito-ianswer.-i

  William-isaid-ithat-i'the-ibattle-iis-iover'-ieven-ibefore-iNeil-irele
ased-ithe-iCrimson-iBolt-ispell-iwithin-ithe-imist-iand-iit-imust-ibe-iremembered-ithat-ionly-iNeil's-isilhouette-iwith-ipulsating-ired-iradiance-ican-ibe-iseen-iat-ithat-itime.

  But-iafter-iannouncing-ithis,-ijust-ia-icouple-iof-iseconds-ipast-iand-iNeil-ireleased-ithe-ilightning-ispell,-iit-iwas-iblocked-iby-ithe-ireferee-iand-ithey-iannounced-iRay's-ivictory.

  The-igroup-irealized-ithat-iWilliam-icould-ihave-ibeen-ireferring-iduring-ithe-imoment-ithat-iNeil's-iMana-iShell-iwas-ialready-ishattered-ibut-ithey-iwere-ijust-iunaware.

  It-iwas-icorrect.

  William-ilooked-iat-ithem-iand-ifelt-ithat-ihe-icouldn't-iescape-iso-ihe-itold-ithem-ihis-iobservation.

  William-irecalled-ithat-ithe-iIce-iShard-iExplosion-ithat-iRay-iused-iwere-icrucial-ito-ihis-ivictory.-iAfter-ithe-iexplosion,-iNeil's-iMana-iShell-iwas-iunstable-iand-iNeil-iprobably-inoticed-ithat-ihe-icouldn't-imaintain-ithe-iMana-iShell-ianymore.-iHe-imay-ibe-ithinking-ithat-idue-ito-ithe-imist,-ino-ione-iwill-inotice-ithis-iso-ihe-istarted-ito-icast-ihis-istrongest-imagic-ispell-iin-ian-iattempt-ito-iget-ia-idraw-iagainst-iRay.-i

  As-iWilliam-isaw-ithe-ientire-ievent,-ihe-inoticed-ithat-iNeil's-iMana-iShell-iwere-iactually-ishattered-ithe-imoment-ihe-ifocused-ion-icasting-ithe-iCrimson-iBolt.-iEven-iif-iNeil-inoticed-ithis-iand-idecided-ito-ireactivate-ihis-iMana-iShell,-iit-iwould-ibe-ifelt-iquickly-iby-ithe-ireferees-isince-iMana-iShell-iactivation-ihas-isome-ikind-iof-ifamiliar-imana-ifluctuations.

  But-iMana-iShell-ideactivation-ior-idestruction-ican-ibe-ihidden-iby-ianother-istrong-imana-ifluctuation-iand-iin-iNeil's-icase,-ithe-iactivation-iof-iCrimson-iBolt-ihad-ihidden-ihis-iMana-iShell-idestruction.

  After-iall,-ithat-ipulsating-ired-iradiance-iduring-ithe-iactivation-iof-ithe-ispell-ihave-isuch-ia-ipowerful-iand-ieerie-imana-ifluctuation.-iAll-ithe-iaudiences-icould-itestify-ion-iit.

  William-itold-ithem-iabout-ithis-iand-ithey-iwondered-ihow-ihe-iwas-iable-ito-itell-isomething-ithat-ihas-ioccured-iwithin-ithe-imist.-iEven-ithe-ireferees-ionly-iacted-ior-irealized-iwhen-iNeil-ihas-ithrown-ithe-ispell.