The arena fell silent.Reign Bozeman stood in the center, his eyes fixed on Elias as the morning light spilled across the stone floor. Around them, hundreds of members of the Azure Organization watched from the surrounding seats, while the twelve elders observed from the raised platform above.Chad sat among them with his arms crossed, his expression hard.His son had trained for this moment his entire life.Reign had been introduced to martial arts before he could properly read. He had spent years refining his body, controlling his Aether, and fighting opponents who would have crushed ordinary warriors without effort.He had never been defeated by someone his age.And now he was expected to defeat the man who had just been named the successor to Master Zucker.Reign slowly raised his hands.“Are you ready?”Elias stood several feet away, his hands resting casually at his sides.“I’ve been ready.”A murmur passed through the crowd.Reign’s eyes narrowed.There was no fear in Elias’s e