Creed's mind was drowning in disgust and fury. From a contemptuous dispute, to the act of falsehood, then to the subject of public entertainment, Artemis was knee deep into the trouble. However, a sharp sound of a buzzer brought him back to reality.
His eye landed on the huge holographic screen that appeared above the stage. The screen was displaying the ring up close. However what really grabbed his attention was a sentence that flashed in bold letters saying, "ALL BETS HAVE BEEN PLACED!"
He turned his neck back to stage. Since he already had the front row seats, looking at the screen was unnecessary.
Despite everything, Creed's ears had turned bright red from the amount of rage he was holding in. Everything that has happened so far was already unbearable but now a goddamn screen to broadcast this si
While others discussed the current turn of events. Master Bakshi and the group were silently watching the battle. None of them uttered a word but all of their eyes were glued toward the ring.Kiara and Mira also had their eyes on the battle. In fact, the best way to put it would be that Kiara's eyes were glued to the battle but Mira couldn't stop gazing at her elder sister.For some reason, Mira had a tint of confusion, discomfort and nervousness in her eyes. Her palms were jittery and Her mind was wrapped with several thoughts.This whole situation has escalated to the point where she was physically uncomfortable. It seemed as if she didn't like this either, and wanted to tell master Bakshi the whole thing from the start but her frightened nerves didn't let her.
Olivia's fiendish blade reached Artemis in a split second. However, a dark murky shadow flew towards her like a shade of a vengeful grim-reaper. The glint of accursed killing intent thrust at her own chest made her most abominable nightmare come true in a split second. ~CLANK She saw her plan failing when her blade crashed into a hard surface. Her hand couldn't move forward as if it had hit some kind of boulder. The goosebumps under Olivia's spine blared an insinuating urge to yield her soul in front of this ghost-like apration. As her vision settled, the outline of a figure gradually darkened in her sight. A set of gleaming pupils stark yellow stared back at her as if they were peeking inside her soul. Instead of two, now there were three people inside the ring. How
"My name is Creed Gryffon. Batch-43 cadet, Interplanetary Glitch armed services. I'm 17 years old, licenced glitch hunter with a year and a half of hunting experience inside bhu lok. I would like to switch places with Artemis and take over the battle on her behalf." The moment he said, All of the eyes towards the ring widened. A ghastly shock appeared on their faces. Especially the ones from the clan Phoenix God's. Kiara and others also hand their eyebrows from being startled. Contrarily, Olivia's group was more scornful than shocked. Dollar Twenty's eyes shined for a split second before turning back to normal. Although it happened for a split second, this was the first time Creed noticed any abrupt change in her expressions. "I see…" She replied, "Are you sure
While the Ivan was dealing with confusion and creepiness that came with Creed's demented and nutty behaviour, A few people from the crowd seemed to have lost their mental composure, witnessing the battle so far.They could see and even feel the spiked intensity of the battle from the loud burst of metal clanks that came from the barrage of strikes. However, it was almost impossible to figure out which was stronger, whether Creed's persistent blocks or Ivan's blood curling strikes.Nonetheless, there were three people who were the most shocked among the entire group. Their faces were filled with unexplained confusion and dense perplexity. There was definitely something going one, that was bugging the three of them. Grisha, Kiara and Akash had faces as if someone has pulled a rug under their feet.Kiara gulped.
Creed walked away from the ring and appeared in front of Artemis immediately. "There must be an infirmary somewhere nearby, right?" He asked with a haste, Creed was about to grab her shoulder. However, instead of an assertive reply. Artemis took a step back in panic and unease. "W… What on earth are you?" Her hand trembled in panic, and she pointed at him. "What was that last strike?" "This isn't the time for this discussion!" Creed sighed. "Let's go treat your wounds, first!" "First, tell me, what happened up there? That's exactly the same as my attack… a perfect copy, but 10 times better and refined. Why didn't you tell me you practice Mockingbird as well?" "No
"Brother Creed! We saw you coming this way!" A guy from the group asked,Creed replied with abrupt confusion, "What are you guys doing here?"Creed frowned as he looked at their faces. The images inside his memory flashed and reminded him of the night when he was abducted by a mad Inca Aves on a stranded cliff along with a couple of siblings.The memory was still fresh inside his mind since Creed had never been so close to death, which even made him use his berserk as his last resort. Su Jiang and her brother Wu Jiang were now standing in front of him.Su was wearing a black backless gown with some custom made accessories, contrasting her artistic looks. Wu had a brown tuxedo to match with his leather boots. However, there were two more people with them
"STOP!"Rose yelled when she saw him storming away.She continued, "I can help you with that… In fact, I have one right now."Just when he listened to her words, his feet halted immediately. He turned around and saw her fiddling inside her purse. Soon she pulled out a familiar pill that made his pupils shrunk."Why are you trying to help me?" Creed replied with conspicuous glare, "We just met!""I'm not gonna use it, anyway… So why not give it to someone who really needs it?""Miss Rose, I can't read people's minds, but trust me, I know when they are lying. I don't take help from liars. Now you can tell me the truth or just tell another lie and wast
The anticipation and anxiety that suppressed for so long finally burst with a thundering sound of gargantuan applause. Creed could feel the biting excitement wriggling on his skin. Not just teenagers, even the faces of one of the most prominent members of the clan were also lit up. However, along with excitement and anticipation, a collective tension of the masses also hijacked the surrounding air. Almost the same as the starting line between the runners of a giant marathon. Su and Rose both took a deep breath, as if they were preparing for some kind of intense battle. "Jeez! Why are they so excited about a mere auction? These guys need to chill the fuck out…" "Mere auction!! a mere auction you say??" Miles retorted with a mocking shriek, "Brother Creed!