I regressed and became the Sword Ice King

Chapter 39- Ciara Merlin !

Her mana swirled up from the inside of her body like a hurricane as the strong wind caused by the sudden outburst of mana blew the two Jane's away before they could even touch her.

He crashed to the ground with a loud noise and tumbled for a while as his clone disappeared after it slammed against the walls of the Arena.

He quickly stopped himself from moving back any further as he was now extremely close to the walls of the Arena.

'Fuck ! The undead didn't work…and I'm at my limit…I couldn't take anymore than I already did from Hades' He thought remembering how he switched stigmas using the steam that was formed as a smoke screen.

"No….not yet….I still have to hang on for a little longer !" He muttered as the strength of the wind only increased stronger and more intense.

The walls began to crumble due to the wind and the number of people that had been returned back to their seats after the end of the previous battle were now being moved away yet again.

It was a repercussion spell. Something that had been cast on the Audience section after the fourth previous Rankings Battle due to the Bloody Masses incident.

People are teleported away from their seats to outside the Arena when signs of danger are imminent.

The head of the Four Towers of Magic, Kira Merlin was in charge of this grand duty because of her large mana.

She was currently frowning at her daughter's performance. 'To think you would be forced to use this ability…it seems you're still far from becoming strong my dear' She thought with a disapproving look on her face.

She heard her name being whispered and turning towards the direction, the prying eyes of Mirabel met hers.

Mirabel snickered at her and Kira could feel her veins bulge up to the scalp of her head.

"You fucking bitch !"

Meanwhile Ciara began to float in the air with her eyes glowing white. In the Land of Mana, there have always been four groups of Elements. The FLAMES that spark life. The ocean WATER that cools down our taste. The mother EARTH that guides humans on the path of righteousness and the AIR that begins all life.

All other attributes arrise from this four as the basic medium.

Though at times non-elements that seem like elements exist.The source of scourge and pain, DARKNESS and the healer and helper, LIGHT are two examples.

Ciara floated in the air with a bright light shining around her. It seemed nearly blinding, the audience had to look away from her glorious sight but there were others that thought it was too beautiful to be looked away from.

Jane remained, lying on the ground in a daze as he stared blankly at her magnificent form.

Her hair had turned white and her eyes shone a glorious brightness. She raised her right arm lightly into the air and the Four basic elements formed on top.

"You shall regret making me show this side of me" she said with a stern tone in her voice.

Jane seemed to have lost all motivation to fight back. He only had one goal from that moment then on.

"8th tier high magic…."

The four elements swirled around her palm and combined forming a black coloured ball. It floated into the air.

"....Elemental Implosion".

Her voice sounded calm and calculative as the black ball began to vibrate vigorously while white bright light pierced out of it.

The Patriarchs of each of the Family had a panicked expression for just a short while. Surprised at the level of Magic she was about to use in that small sized Arena.

The bright light broadened blinding all those who had dared to stare at its might as the largest explosion known to man was about to occur.

Michaelo clicked his tongue as he was about to take out his sword when the bright light suddenly froze.

Their eyes bulged out in shock but all were surprised for different reasons. Her mother, Kira for example was amazed at her feat. Her daughter had just fooled the whole Patriarchs of the 12 great families. Her surprised expression twisted into a devilish grin. 'The Jun's are no match for us !'

The white light sucked in into the ball as it floated back to the palm of Ciara and disappeared into dust.

Though instead of her former position which was floating graciously in the air, she was now standing in front of Jane, holding him up by his neck against the wall of the Arena.

"....Don't think unpredictability can win a match" she said as she dropped him down. "You are no match for me, Jane Lucia".

"Wi…winner ! Ciara Merlin !!!" Michaelo announced as the crowd screamed out loud in excitement.

"Holy shit ! What was that ?!" An audience in the crowd cried out in shock.

"No freaking idea ! But that was so cool !"

"Did she disappear ?? Or teleport ?!"

"What was with that beauty ?!"

"She's freaky gorgeous ! The prettiest girl in the world !".

The crowd conversed so many random questions and answers to one another while Michaelo walked towards Jane who still seemed to be in a daze.

"I know that look anywhere" he said with a chuckle as he stretched out his hand towards him.

Jane looked up at him with a raised brow.

"Wh…what are you talking about ?!" He asked in confusion as he took it and stood back up.

"...I guess children these days prefer to run away from their feelings" Michaelo said with a sigh as they walked towards their Family gate.

"...What do you mean sir ?" Jane asked, feeling a little confused on the issue. He seemed to be searching for an answer himself.

"....no..that's something for you to find out….though I will tell you one thing…"

Jane looked up at him as the gate opened revealing his mother and aunt walking towards him. She had her arms wide open as playful tears ran down her cheeks.

"...women can be pretty fiddle" Michaelo replied, chuckling as he turned away.

" Wait ?! What?! What do you mean ?!" He cried out in utter confusion but he was left without an answer when the warm embrace of his mother snapped him from his line of thoughts.

He looked up at her with a weary smile.

"...I'm sorry mother…since I couldn't…"

"Silly boy ! You've done more than enough ! I was definitely entertained" she replied, chuckling.

'Weren't you crying just now ?' He thought when his aunt, the assistant to the Head of their family, Daisy Lucia walked up to them.

"Congratulations Sir…or should I say Lord Jane". She greeted him with a genuine smile.

"...thanks Daisy" He smiled back at her while chuckling.

"Now you can use the Divine pool…..it would suffice plenty for your lack of time and increase your efficiency of how much power you can gauge out from the gods" she continued.

"It's not a matter of gauging out power !" Jane and his mother screamed out at her in unison startling her in the process. They stared at each other for a little while and her mother's lips curled into a genuine smile.

Something he barely gets to see unless she was talking to one of her husbands.

His eyes slowly opened up in amazement as he thought. 'Mother's pretty….'. He was always fixated on the thought of how beautiful his mother was compared to the rest of the mothers out there in the world since he was young but for the first time something else….no someone else popped up in mind.

'....so is Ciara..' His eyes seemed to have bulged open even more startled by his own thoughts. Something his mother easily noticed.

She chuckled as they turned back to walk away.

"Daisy ? Do you think we should stay for the rest of the battles ? Results can easily be sent to our households you know…"

"..th…that is true, My lady" she replied still startled from their previous yelling at her.

"Ara Ara…..were you scared back then Dearie ?" She asked, chuckling.

"...O…Of course not !" She cried out in retaliation, her cheeks turning bright red.

"....I want to stay…."

They turned towards Jane who was still in his mothers embrace. "These are people I may have to face off against in the future right ? I already underestimated one….I can't do the rest for the others….I need to know what I'm facing". His gaze slowly turned towards the 3rd household. The Jun podium.

"You have a point….guess I'll stick around till I watch that cute kids battle".

'Cute ?!'. He turned towards his mother with a sulky expression causing her to chuckle at his reaction.

"Stop being such a baby~" She said, her laughter increasing as his sulky expression only increased.

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"More and more people are turning their heads in this direction. It's becoming annoying" Raph said with a sigh escaping his lips at the end of his statement.

"You can as well just leave here since it's making me Embarrassed as well". Gilda said with a tired tone in her voice.

Raph chuckled. "Don't worry about it…you already have a suitor you know….no one here is interested in courting you"

"....Young master Raph….you seem to have gotten better at dissing people" the pitch in her tone had gradually increased each time she uttered a different word.

"Hmm….spending a lot of time down there got me thinking you know". He sighed again. 'In my past life there was no such fight like Jane Lucia vs Ciara Merlin…not to mention, I'm sure I saw that boy gawking at one point.

Did the motherfucker fall in love with the heiress to his future Family's enemies ?' He thought as his gaze turned towards the Merlin household noticing the Head of the family patting her daughters head.

"..seems Your Father extended the Resting period after this battle"

"..It's nothing like that Gilda. The kick that sent Albert flying away broke off most of his metallic armour around his abdomen region. If anything, there's not enough time to fix him up".

They noticed how the Head of the Techa family walked into the Arena and whispered something into Michaelo's ear upon meeting him in the middle of the Arena.

Michaelo stretched his hands up in the air forming an x letter with it. A sign meaning the next battle would be cancelled.

"...Oh…It's just as you said, young master…." Gilda muttered, amazed at his insight.

"It was bound to happen….I think I would do the same to my opponents so I can face off against that Merlin girl"

"...you…want to face off against her ?" Gilda asked with a raised brow turning to face him directly.

"Oh yes…it's just that…her mentality…..I freaky hate it". He replied. 'And it's going to be the cause of many great disasters in the future. I need to beat some sense into that bitch….sorry Jane'. He sighed.

Ciara Merlin has now been officially promoted to the 3rd stage after winning her first battle while being lucky enough to win her second battle by default.

Participants also have the right to forfeit their battle if a severe injury or an issue arises.

After a maximum of 15 minutes, the next two participants were called to the Arena starring the two top dogs of the Rankings.

Rhett Son Goku vs Raffaelo Jun !