I regressed and became the Sword Ice King

Chapter 42- RAFFAELO JUN 2

Ciara Merlin POV

'....What ? What ? What ??'.

My emotions were in disarray each time I tried to make sense of the Battle that had just occurred.

I couldn't fathom it. The amount of uncertainty that occurred in just a few minutes.

It was impossible to expect this kind of result.

I wasn't the only one surprised by his fighting prowess. My mother seemed to be in a similar state to mine. Her expression was dark and I could make sight of her lips moving as if she were churning her teeth.

".....am I supposed to fight someone like this….?" I muttered even without realizing it when I heard a loud eerie sound followed by a long and sharp stinging pain.

My right hand slowly touched my left cheek that was now glowing red as I slowly looked towards my mother who still had her hand stretched out forward with teary eyes.

'It's been a while since mother hit me like that…..I see…i must have been doubting my abilities'

"Isn't that a little too much Morganna dear~".

A familiar tone rang through our ears as we turned towards the Lucia household.

Their family head had a smug expression on her face and a dark tone in her aura. It was obvious she felt pleased at the result.

"It seems the Merlin household might not turn up this time". She chuckled with her hand on her mouth. "Are you scared Morggy~".

I could see the assistant standing next to her fussing over her statements and her son simply sighed.

It seemed like they were used to this sort of behavior she exposed to us.

"Stay out of this you bitch !".

My mother snapped back at her and turned back to me sharply. "I will not tolerate weakness".

Her simple statement shook me to the core as she adjusted herself back on her seat.

'Hah….it seems I forgot where I came from….'

I sighed. 'Magic shall always be superior to the Sword and I shall prove it…..by defeating you. RAFFAELO JUN !'.

NORMAL POV.

The King sat quietly lost in thoughts as he watched Raph walk up to Son Goku slowly.

His gaze was serious and stern and his son couldn't make an inkling of an idea of what his father seemed to be pondering about.

He turned around to focus on something else instead.

'....that bastard…..is pretty strong'.

His gaze slowly roamed through the arena and he observed the emotions and expressions of the other families.

They weren't the only ones perplexed by the situation.

Well, all except one.

It seemed Michaelo Jun couldn't hide his excitement since he seemed to be smiling from ear to ear as he watched the battle.

'The Jun household…..what more could you be hiding'.

Raph walked towards Son Goku with easy steps. His expression, cold and stern. He seemed focused on one thing and that one thing remained Son Goku.

Son Goku was well aware that this battle was as good as lost.

'Though…this kid called Rhett was only able to bring out a quarter of my abilities….to think I would still lose to a mere human'

His playful expression had turned into disdain.

He pointed his staff at Raph, stopping him from moving any further.

"You…what is your name ?" He asked.

Raph stared at him blankly and a scoff escaped his lips as he suddenly appeared behind Son Goku though surprised, he remained fixed on his position.

"You wouldn't have asked if you had defeated me though". Raph said as he slowly raised his sword in the air.

"...this embarrassment…I shall never forget it"

"...well…It will take a while before you appear in Rhett…."

Raph slowly turned towards Brett. "Brett does have more adaptability to you….so I guess he should bring out more of your powers".

"....you…How do you know this ?" Son Goku asked in confusion.

"Oh. Don't mind me. Anyways….I am Raffaelo Jun".

The blade of his sword suddenly glowed blue as a burst of aura surrounded it and shot out like the exhaust of a jet.

".....Jun ? Hah….I see now".

Raffaelo swung his sword down as the aura surged out mightily turning into tiny bits of multiple ferocious dragon heads.

"Chapter 7…..boundless surge"

He twirled his sword so the back of it slammed Son Goku on his head.

The pain surged through his body as blood gushed out from his mouth and a hollow scream followed after.

His transformation regressed in an instant and the tone of his voice changed back to the original Rhett.

The force slammed him to the ground causing a large crater and a loud tremor that spread through the Arena and the Colosseum as a whole.

The audience were stupefied by the strike as silence swept the Arena while the particles of dust clouding their vision in the air began to settle down.

Raph stood over the unconscious body of Rhett as Michaelo walked towards him.

"You did well my son". He said with a smile as he slowly placed his hand on his son's shoulders when his body felt a sudden chill on his fingertips

"....I see….the repercussions".

He stared at his son who was panting lightly, breathing in normal air and breathing out an obviously chill ice coloured air.

"I'll be fine, father". He said.

".....WINNER ! RAFFAELO JUN !"

The audience remained silent as the clean up mages floated in the air to take care of the damages to the Arena.

Michaelo patted his son on his head as he walked back. "You have 10 minutes before the next battle begins…heat up a little".

Raph nodded, walking after him while members of the Son Goku Family came down to pick up Rhett.

"Brother lost…" Brett muttered with a disappointed tone in his voice.

"...what did you expect…he was facing that man's son, a Jun". His father responded with a chuckle.

"How can you be lenient about this father ?! He defeated our great father even if it was only a quarter of his abilities".

"Silly child….I'm well aware of the gravity of the situation…."

He slowly turned towards Michaelo. "To think he would groom such a monster…there's no telling how the battle between the Jun household and the Kang Lin household would turn out".

Brett sighed as he glanced at his unconscious brother and then at Raph.

"I will have to train much harder than I have if I want to catch up with him…..Raffaelo Jun…"

".....that's the right mindset to have Brett….but as of your brother…."

"....I only hope he doesn't seek revenge once he's woken up" Brett said, turning around to walk away. "I will go join the medics to take care of him….his injuries are severe…he may not be able to make it for his 2nd battle"

"....you can never tell"

"...." Brett stopped walking, turning his gaze towards his father. "I know my brother much more than you know your son".

He turned away and quickly exited the area leaving Bryne Son Goku to his thoughts.

"Your son always had a way with words…"

Bryne chuckled. "You talk like he's not your son as well"

He slowly looked up towards his wife, Lady Aria Son Goku. A native of the northern continent.

"He takes after your sharp words" he continued as she slowly stretched her arms around him.

She had golden lush hair and large pointy fox ears standing at the top corners of her head.

A bushy golden tail, protruded out from her back and her silver glasses gave her a dignified royal look.

She giggled at his statement.

"That child…is much more than what meets the eye" she whispered into his ears.

"....does your precognition tell you something ?"

"...for now…it would be best for our sons to watch him closely…it's possible he could achieve great things"

"....we'll leave this discussion for another time Aria. Let's just focus on the next battle"

"Adam Teras"

"...their ability to control the wild. It's an absurd ability"

"Though Raffaelo Jun as proven himself quite profoundly"

".....you could say that.."

The stage had finally heated up and the next series of battles were ones that couldn't be missed. No one could tell the outcome in the end and no one really cared. It was a battle used in disguise to enable the family heads to observe the changes in their techniques and a source of entertainment to the normal folks.

However, It meant something else entirely to the king.

He sat quietly as the next battle was about to begin. RAFFAELO JUN vs ADAM TERAS.