*Smack* *Smack* *Smack* *Smack*

Luke is being continuously beaten by Rook and all I can do is watch because of Luke’s stubbornness.

“This is a little too much Luke, you have had enough!” Even Jack is agreeing with us.

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“I am not losing to you!” Luke punches back but his punch is ineffective as he is sent flying back.

Luke’s nose begins to be bleed, his both eyes are plump and even his cheek is plump from all that beating.

“You seriously you think you can win? Seriously?!” Flesty laughs.

Luke who is lying on the ground makes another effort and gets back up. His hands are shivering and his body is about to give in but he is standing up by his sheer will power...How can someone be this stubborn?!

“HYAAAAA!!!!!”

*Smack*

“Guh!” Luke spits up blood.

“LUKE, STOP THIS MADNESS!” Izumi screams out for Luke but it doesn’t seem that even that is getting through him.

“Just stay down, will you?” Rook says to Luke with a frustrated face but Luke doesn’t seem to be the type to just sit down and hold his gut. He gets back him even if he doesn’t have any strength left him.

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“Why?! WHY IS HE CONTINUING TO GET BACK UP?!” Missus Inach in the crowd seems to be afraid, “You can’t win against your brother! Just accept the fact and move on!” Missus Inach says.

“Have you seen a hero rise, honey?” Mister Inach asks Missus Inach.

“What?” Missus Inach seems to be too confused.

“I have worked for many years in the Army of the Kingdom Fracia but I have only seen one man with such eyes, the eyes of someone who never wants to give up.” Mister Inach says with a smile.

“Who are you talking about?” Missus Inach says.

“There was once a King who I met about 20 years ago...He came here, in this very Kingdom and that’s when our Kingdom was under attack. That King, he was so strong that he said us to gather the army and fought an army of 100,000 all by himself. We got to him by the morning and we saw him fight fiercely with those very eyes in front of me. He was so determined to defeat that army that even I couldn’t move my eyes from that fight. Even if he was injured, stabbed to death, banished by possession, killed by fire, suffocated by water, that man just kept on getting back up. That was when I knew...I had seen a true hero in front of me. That is the determination of a hero.” Mister Inach says.

“A determination of a hero...”

“Right now, there are only two people in this stadium with that kind of eyes, one is our young boy Luke and the other one...He is his teacher.” Mister Inach smile.

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“HE JUST DOESN’T KNOW WHEN TO GIVE UP, DOES HE?!”

“YEAH! MAN I WISH I WAS AS DARING AS HIM!”

“I feel bad for the guy but he really is quite amazing. I mean I would have called quits if someone was as strong as him.”

“GET HIM, LUKE!”

“YEAH, YOU CAN DO IT!”

What’s this sudden change in the atmosphere? They are all cheering on for Luke?

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In a corner of a stadium, “Tsch! Talking about being cool and all and look at what you are doing."

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“Hey, what’s that Rook doing?!” Someone in the stadium points out.

Rook points his finger at Luke as that darkish small ball of dark energy begins to form in front of Rook’s fingertips again.

“LUKE! GET OUT OF THERE!” I scream out for Luke.

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“Hey Rook, that will kill him, don’t you dare do that!” Flesty says to Rook.

“Don’t worry, I will kill him if I must win, after all, winning is more important.” There was a different smile on Rook’s face. One so evil that it made even Flesty’s body shiver.

“STOP IT ROOK!” Flesty screams.

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“Don’t worry Sir Dan, I can take it.” Luke says in a very exhausted voice.

“YOU CAN’T YOU WILL DIE!” I scream angrily at Luke.

“I won’t die...”

Rook lets his ball fire and it quickly moves towards Luke.

“LUKE RUN!”

*TAP* *TAP* *TAP* *TAP*

Jack and I tackle Rook even if it injured us, we will save him.

*Boom*

The explosion didn’t hit us?

“You have had enough of your skills displayed. You better take it all back in your pants or else I will have to kick your ass and show you your place.”

The unexpected savior was...Darlion?

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