Chapter 92: Katana
Axelius walked back with slow steps, swinging his arms lightly and stretching his shoulders.
He reached the seating area where his family sat, still completely frozen in place. No one spoke. Not the Grand Duke, not the Duchess Eloween, not Cedric or Cyruz. Their eyes were locked on him, wide and unblinking, unable to say anything after seeing something they never expected.
Axelius looked at them for a second then raised his hands in a light stretch above his head and said in a relaxed tone, "Now what next? I wanna rest,"
The silence remained, but Ellory broke it with sparkling eyes and an excited expression as she leaned forward in her seat, her hands clenched tightly together with joy.
"That was amazing Brother Axel! It’s so cool! How can you move like that?!" she asked with so much excitement that even Owen was about to bounce again, but Axelius just gave a small shrug, placed a hand under his chin like he was thinking of something else, and said, "You can move like that soon."
Ellory nodded immediately, as if his words were an absolute promise.
Then the announcer, who was still trying to recover from what just happened and began to speak again, stuttering over his words as he read the formal ending part of the trials.
He said that the current trial was finished, and those who failed would have one more chance to try again next year, but if it’s their second time, then the Elders would gather and decide if the person would take another path or be removed from the Dravenhart.
Just then, Axelius raised his hand and called out loud enough for everyone to hear, "Hey! If it’s over, that means we can leave?!"
The announcer paused, blinking, then nodded quickly and answered that yes, they could leave now if they wanted to, or stay for the short celebration, since food and drinks were being prepared for the participants and families to relax and enjoy after the trials.
Axelius waved lazily and replied, "Nah, I’m out of here," before turning around and walking off without even looking back,