"In the end… what actually happened with those two?"
Lorraine mumbled to herself as she let out a long, exhausted sigh, eyes fixed on the holographic screen floating before her.
She sat slouched in her chair, elbows resting on her knees, watching the replay of the first fight of the day for what felt like the tenth time.
Two of her monstrous juniors—because at this point calling them "students" felt like an understatement—had gone at each other with enough power to shake the entire arena.
Their clash had caused such uproar, such explosive hype among the crowd, that the academy forums were probably burning right now.
But as spectacular and destructive as their battle was… the ending was just as fast, and just as confusing.
On the screen, flashy lights, flames, and shadowy bursts blurred into a chaotic swirl. And then—
[Winner: Stacia Alger Del Luna]
Lorraine leaned back with a blank stare.
Even the announcement felt anticlimactic.
