Chapter 34: Sword of The Trickster
Chapter 34 – Sword Of The Trickster
Everything had become ice.
From the highest stands to the deepest corners of the arena, the world had turned to frozen beauty. Shards of light reflected off crystalline surfaces. Spectators held their breath, staring down at a battlefield that looked like a painting—ethereal, divine.
But for Yuki, it was a nightmare.
She stood in the middle of it all—her arms wrapped in frost, parts of her clothes torn, legs half-frozen. But she wasn't someone who would shatter under pressure.
No—she was a blade.
Her aura flared, sharp and wild, slicing through the cold around her like a sword through silk. Ice hissed and cracked as her energy surged outward. Her orange eyes, burning with silent fury, locked onto Noah.
He watched as he rise from his kneeling position with calm detachment, brushing ice dust from his shoulder.
"What a humiliation," Noah muttered, rising from his knee. "And I even held back."
Tsk.
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