Without wasting time, Wind Takeda raised his hands toward the sky, as the small tornado he had formed mirrored his movement, lifting Patches who was caught inside it higher into the air.Once Patches was high enough, he pushed his hands downward, and this time the tornado changed direction as its descent was dropping far faster than its ascent, and the wind that had been mirroring his motion accelerated violently as it crashed down.Bang!Another loud explosion rang out as dust swiftly blanketed the arena, wind Takeda hovered effortlessly with his wind wings flapping behind him, while the Water Takeda had already risen into the air.Both stared into the dust cloud, even pushing their mental senses forward in an attempt to locate Beatrice or her remaining active puppet.But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t get a clear read on either of them.“Have you been able to sense the puppet’s realm?” Water Takeda finally decided to ask the one question that has been bothering him in

“I would love to fight with you another time again in the future, my master is the reason I’m restrained to such limits,” Patches said as he bent down to pick up Beatrice’s body.“Well, next time I might have to go all out from the very beginning, because now that I know how much of a threat your master poses, and with me knowing much more about you now, I doubt you guys can win, as i would never give you the chance to even gain an advantage" the merged Takeda replied slightly implying that he might have held back during the battle.“Well, hopefully we cross swords again.” With those last words, Patches gently handed Beatrice over to Brandon, who was already waiting at the edge of the battle ring to receive his teammate. Afterward, Patches’ body blurred and returned to the coffin, the door creaked shut on its own once he entered.While the merged version of Takeda then walked calmly into the still-open Wind Gate as the crowd erupted into loud cheers, although the School of Silent Nig

The battle between Ember Citadel and Shinsei Academy began almost immediately, for this match, it was a clash between the Southern Kingdom mages fans and Eastern Kingdom mages fans in the stands.As for the other three kingdoms, they mostly remained neutral spectators; as they didn’t feel the need to cheer loudly for either side, especially since a Northern Kingdom academy wasn’t involved, they didn't feel that much excitement shading any team that wasn't a northern academy as it won't rile up the northern fans they have found so much pleasure in disturbing. Still, that didn’t stop many from placing bets and sharing opinions about who they believed would win.For most, they already felt it would be an easy victory for the Eastern academy — mainly because of Hoshino Ren, the Shinsei captain. Many held the biased view that no one amazon the Ember Citadel team could match or stop him, given his Tier-7 spirit, conveniently forgetting that this was a team battle, not an individual duel.

It was nighttime in the capital, and though the hour was late, celebrations still raged in many corners of the city, as mages from the Eastern and Southern kingdoms joined the Northern citizens in revelry, toasting to the three academy teams that had advanced to the semi-finals of the competition, because they belonged from their kingdom.As for the mages from the Central and Western kingdoms, they kept to themselves, sequestered in their suites and inns.While all this merriment unfolded, the three qualified academy teams had decided to rest and enjoy the night. Meanwhile, the remaining academies slated for the final loser’s bracket battles were locked in intense meetings with their deans.Amidst it all, at the capital Space Axis, two figures emerged.Alec and Terran had finally returned to the capital city, without delay, they took to the skies, flying straight toward the quarters assigned to the War God Mage Academy, after being informed of the restoration of Estonia City’s Space Ax

“Yes!!!” The fans erupted into loud cheers, proclaiming they were ready to see the mages emerge, they all urged the judge to wrap up his speech quickly and summon the participants so the battle could finally begin as swiftly as possible.“However!” He paused after saying this, raising just one hand in the air to silence the crowd, then they began to wonder what clause had prompted this unexpected "however."“A new rule has been added to this round of the loser's bracket match, due to the escalation of power levels displayed by mages in past loser's matches, we've decided the first thing we won't do is confine them to a single stage. Now, the entire ground is the arena.”The judge, who had been floating slightly above the ground said before finally descending, allowing his feet to touch the stage.As he did, the stage began to transform, almost as if it were being compressed downward, as he black brick surface started spreading outward, soon enveloping the entire ground floor.From the