Chapter 45: Daisy The Destroyer
For the second time, Kir found himself in the stadium.
After going through the formalities, they moved on to the stakes. Daisy bet that Kir would have to obey her as long as he was in the Academy and Kir bet that Daisy would have to apologize, leave him alone, and pay him five gold. The last he added on a whim, figuring that perhaps charging a semester's worth of survival money would deter future aggression.
Even so, the construct in charge of the arena weighted his demands as less than hers.
Before the fight, he and Rain had a talk.
"Listen, I'm sorry I got you into this mess. If you want to forfeit I'll do everything in my power to make sure she drops it before it becomes official," Rainier said, his eyes so full of sincere regret Kir couldn't help but melt a little inside. "She's been after me for the last year, not you."
"I'm not going to back down from a fight," Kir said. "People keep wanting to see what I'm made of, why I'm here, and the only way I get out of this is to go through anyone in my way. Besides, you shouldn't have to put up with her."
"But she's a noble... I can't just..." Rainier seemed taken aback, but he quickly recovered. "Look, if you're really going to fight her, Daisy's not exactly known for fighting fair... there's a reason they call her The Destroyer."
"I've been in unfair fights since the day I was born. What else is new?" Kir smirked.
"Have you ever faced a void sorceress?" Rain asked.
"No, what's that?" Kir asked.
"Well..."