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CHAPTER 12
The black sphere cracked again.A wave of pressure struck his chest. He tasted blood and nearly lost his grip. Then the sphere collapsed.The remaining energy vanished.The collar dropped from his hands and struck the arena floor.For a moment, Julian heard nothing. He fell to one knee. His burned palms shook uncontrollably. His skin had peeled away in several places, exposing raw flesh beneath. His arms felt too heavy to lift. His Mana Core gave a weak pulse.Then another.It was almost empty."Julian?" Aria's voice sounded distant.He raised his head.She was still kneeling in front of him.The collar was gone. Her neck was marked by a red ring, but she was breathing. Her chest rose and fell as she struggled to recover. She was alive.Julian let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding. "Good," he muttered.His vision blurred.Aria reached for him, but he raised one trembling hand."Careful."She stopped.His palms were a mess of burned flesh. Even the movement of his fingers
Chapter 11
Three seconds.The red runes on Aria's collar flashed.Julian tightened his grip.Pain tore through his palms. The metal was hotter than a blacksmith's furnace, and the burning runes seemed to dig into his flesh. Smoke curled between his fingers.He couldn't let go."Three seconds!" The Arena Master threw his head back and laughed. "You wanted to be a hero? Congratulations! You're about to die with your little slave!"Aria struggled against the collar. Her knees scraped across the arena floor as she tried to pull Julian's hands away. "LET GO!" she screamed. "You'll die!"Julian gritted his teeth. "You're making a lot of noise.""Are you insane?""Probably."The collar tightened. A red line of light spread from beneath it and disappeared into Aria's neck.She choked.Julian's expression changed. He could feel the magic gathering inside the device. It wasn't simply heating the metal. Something was building beneath the runes, growing stronger with every passing moment.He looked at Aria
Chapter 10
Two gladiators charged at her from both sides. One held twin swords, the other held a spiked chain. Aria smiled. It was the first time she had smiled in years. Without the fear of killing her allies, her mind was totally clear. She could finally use her legendary class exactly how it was meant to be used. She dashed forward, leaving a trail of crimson light in the air. She slid under the swinging spiked chain, popping up directly in front of the man holding it. She grabbed his armor and threw him effortlessly over her shoulder, sending him crashing into the man with the twin swords. Both men tangled together and fell into the dirt in a pile of broken armor. Aria did not stab them. She did not cut their heads off. She simply stepped hard on their hands, crushing their fingers enough to make them drop their weapons. They groaned in pain, unable to fight back. Only Victor Kelly and one other gladiator were left. The fourth gladiator took one look at his defeated friends, dropped his
Chapter 9
Aria stared at Julian’s hand as if it were a poisonous snake. She was bleeding, beaten, and covered in the dirty sand of the Blood Pit. The heavy, rusty broadsword was stabbed into the ground right next to her. The gold and black chain of light connected Julian’s chest to her heart, pulsing with a strange, warm energy. "Don't do this," Aria whispered, her voice shaking with fear. She tried to crawl backward, away from him. "You don't understand my curse! The moment I pick up a weapon, my core turns on. It will pull the life right out of your veins. You will dry up like a dead leaf. I don't want to kill you!"Julian did not move his hand away. His golden eyes were completely calm. Behind Julian, the giant gladiator, Victor Kelly, was struggling. The crushing gravity magic Julian had used on him was starting to fade. Victor let out a furious roar and smashed a red magical crystal on his belt. A wave of berserker energy washed over him, breaking Julian’s spell. Victor stood up, his fa
Chapter 8
A drunk man standing next to Julian heard him and laughed. "You don't know the Cursed Valkyrie? Her magic is broken, kid! The Blood Valkyrie class is supposed to use the energy of her teammates to make her stronger. But her core is twisted. If she swings that sword, she completely drains the life force of whoever is attached to her! She sucks them dry until they die! She’s killed three of her own teammates before!"Julian’s eyes widened. He understood immediately. Aria had a class that made her a god of war, but it required human batteries. She was a pariah. A cursed outcast. No team would ever take her because fighting beside her meant dying. "And tonight," the Arena Master laughed into the microphone, "she is facing five of our best elite gladiators! If she wants to live, she has to fight! And if she fights, she will drain those five slaves to death! Let’s see what she chooses!"The crowd went completely wild. They loved this sick game. On the opposite side of the arena, five mas
Chapter 7
The morning after Julian crashed the live television broadcast, he thought the world would be on his side. He thought the truth would set him free. He was completely wrong. Julian stood in the bright, clean courtyard of the Heavenfall Guardian Academy. This was the place where young fighters went to join official Guilds. Julian stood perfectly straight, wearing a cheap but clean black jacket. In his hand, he held a wooden sign that read: “NEW GUILD RECRUITING. ALL CLASSES WELCOME.”A group of heavily armored students walked past him. They pointed at him and burst out laughing. "Look, it's the crazy guy from the TV!" one of the students, a tall boy with a fire staff, sneered. "Hey, Julian! Are you going to heal us to death?"Julian did not say a word. He just watched them walk away. Overnight, the Golden Sands Guild had used their massive wealth to completely change the story. They told the newspapers that Julian was a traumatized, broken boy who had lost his mind during the boss fi
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