Kael was drafted into the official Ranked Match Arc. He wasn't supposed to be eligible.
The Academy bent the rules—again.
Reya protested. Liora volunteered to fight beside him. Mina offered to sabotage the brackets.
Kael refused all of them.
He needed to stand alone.
His first opponent: Celes Darrow.
She smirked in the arena, swords burning bright.
"Ready to lose, lover?"
Kael smiled back.
"Not tonight."
The fight lasted six minutes.
She kissed him in the middle of it.
He slammed her into the sand—gently—and took the win.
The crowd lost their minds.