26 It begins (2/2)

Ring of Vitality:

Type- Ring

Rarity- A

Condition- Used

A ring that is said to bring one's endurance up and energize them more so; than they are could be when worn. +100 Shield Points, +100 Energy.

Necklace of Shade:

Type- Necklace

Rarity- B

Condition- New

A necklace brought about from the abyss through odd means. No one knows where it came from or how it came to be. All they know is the wearer can become invisible when worn. Buff: Darkness' Grace: Become Camoflouge for twenty seconds to your surroundings when crouched.

All that was left was to add his weapon of use. Since he wasn't going to be free using his Weapon Summon and Weapon Return during the beginning battles at least, he would need to pull it out. Still, he wanted to go over its stats for doing so. Since this would be his first time using a weapon of that caliber.

Soluna Blade

Type- Greatsword

Rarity- S

Condition- Sharp and Heavy

A large sword with a smaller sword that is retractable from inside of the blade. The smaller sword acts a second blade for the user to allow them to overwhelm and overcome any predicament. +50 Strength.

Upon pulling out the weapon via Weapon Summon, he could feel the weighted weapon across his shoulders which caused him to dip his knees for a moment before he was able to stand up straight. ”Well, this will be my main weapon for the battles. At least in the beginning anyways. I would rather not bring about a scene until after I take care of what needs to be done.” Riyku stated with a lethal look in his eyes.

'I guess that means, I am stuck here?' Seraphina inquired through the mental link which caused Riyku to nod. ”For now. You are more than welcome to provide assistance, but do not come out. I'd rather not have the guards on me because they believe I am a demon.” Riyku stated with a heavy sigh. 'Oh, but of course Darling. I'll only come out when you call for me.' She cooed at him which caused him to shake his head. ”I'll take it as it goes,” Riyku stated before turning on his heel, unlocking the door and leaving the restroom. To his surprise, no one was around. That was largely due to the fact that everyone else was preparing and going through last minute checks.

”So that's our guy?' Someone off in the distance had been whispering with their teammate. ”Looks like the one.” Another guy stated as he looked up from a photograph to Riyku. ”By himself?” The third person of this squad seemed to state. ”He is a demon after all. Let's just take care of this and drop out afterward.” The first guy stated to which they all agree in sync. Meanwhile, ”Looking sexy.” Kristen's voice came up from behind Riyku, who turned to look at Kristen, Lira, and Vex. The three girls were smiling brightly at him, and each of them had been fitting into their suits that were tailor-made and designed to fit both their roles and their taste of fashion.

”Not bad yourselves.” Riyku would reply with a small smirk. ”Thanks.” Kristen beamed brightly. ”Thank you,” Lira stated softly with a flustered expression. ”Mhm.” Vex would remark. ”So, what group are you in?” Kristen inquired. ”Block One, One A. I am up first when it starts, you three?” Riyku asked them. ”Well thankfully, Block One, Twenty A. I am not sure how many groups there are in total. But, they will drop fast. Rumor is that Phantom, Reaper, and M.S have joined this year.” Kristen stated and Riyku's brow would raise in response. ”Phantom? Reaper? IVR?” Riyku inquired. ”Oh, that's right... I sometimes forget about your situation. Phantom is the winner of the previous year's Death Games. Reaper was the follow up in second and IVS was third. Well, it's not one person, but that is the team name they were given. Phantom is a group of fast pace, agile fighters that can end matches in seconds. Reaper is a team that brings nothing but death to the field. Everyone that fights against them usually ends up dead. IVR being the only team that survived against Reaper last year. Speaking of IVR, they were the team that beat us. I have no clue why they are known as IVR though or what that even stands for, but their team leader is one hell of a tactician and strong at that.” Kristen stated and Lira and Vex nodded in sync as if to agree.

”Well, If I am up against you three I won't come out with the intent to kill, but I won't be holding back either,” Riyku stated with a smirk to which the girls gave him this expression of determination. ”Good, we won't either,” Kristen stated.

”Group One A, Group One B. Please report to your designated Blocks to begin your matches. You will only be given five minutes before you disqualified. I repeat, Group One A, Group One B. Report to your designated Blocks to being your matches. You only have five minutes before disqualification.”

A voice announcement came on which caught everyone's attention. Riyku would look from the speaker to the girls, ”Looks like I'm up. See you three in a bit.” Riyku stated as he turned to leave the three of them. ”Riyku!” Kristen called after him which caused him to turn his head back to look at her. ”Good luck.” She stated softly with a smile. Riyku would wave his hand in a nonchalant manner as he proceeded towards the entry with a large number one and a letter A over it. Beside that entry was a large number one with the letter B, but the doors were already they closed. Proceeding through the door he would press the only button there was to press and the doors closed. It felt like an elevator with the way it was shaft was moving, but something was off. When he heard a ding the doors would open and standing opposite of him happened to be a team of three people. Though the most interesting thing was that they were indeed inside of a box. There had been light posts to keep the inside lite, but other than that everything seemed closed off. It did not feel like the oxygen was limited, so perhaps it was being filtered? Regardless of that, he could hear the roaring crowds even though he was inside whatever this box was.

”Seriously, alone? Man, this is going to be a cake-walk.” Someone from the enemy team stated as they began to unsheath their blade. ”And he is using a heavy weapon, ha! This is going to be too easy.” Another person of the enemy team stated. ”Let's not get to fiesty, girls. This is our first debut, we need to show this handsome man everything we can.” The third person stated. In truth, Riyku wouldn't tell they were women until they mentioned it themselves. It wasn't the armor, but more so the mannerism. His lips would curve across his cheeks as he brought his free hand up signaling them to come at him.

Meanwhile in the crowd. ”Hey! That's Riyku!” Mel seemed to call out. ”Well, he's looking super cool,” Rick stated. ”Mmm, not bad. Kinda hot, even.” Jessica added. ”So you go for those kinds of guys, Jess.” Ion stated which caused her to look at him and shake her head. ”N-No! I was just saying he looked hot is all.” Jessica would reply which caused Mel and Rick to chuckle softly. Rick would then look to Nora who was sitting beside him. ”What's wrong?” He noticed her serious expression. Nora's serious expression would lighten up when Rick made note of it. ”Huh, oh it's nothing. Just a bit of thinking is all.” Nora stated. ”Riyku isn't going to lose. If anything, he will come out on top!” Rick exclaimed. ”True, he isn't named Ruthless King for nothing. The fact his title circulated into our school is proof.” Jessica stated. ”Well... Yeah. I am not saying he is weak.” Nora stated. ”Then what's wrong?” Mel asked to which Nora shook her head. ”Something just does not feel right. The games have never been played like this. They have always been in either one or two blocks, but dividing it up into four blocks? I wonder why...” Nora narrowed his eyes yet again to which Rick would shrug. ”It's probably nothing serious.” He stated. ”Wow! Did you see that!?” Jessica exclaimed as she pointed at one of the displays that held Riyku's battle in it. There were three others for the other battles, but it seemed Rick and company were only focused on his.

Riyku had dodged several slash attacks from one of the girls, while also evading a thrust attack from another all the while making it extremely difficult for the other girl to release her tucked arrow. ”I can't get a clear shot!” The girl shouted. ”We are trying!” The other one replied while Riyku smirked. ”Is that all?” Riyku snickered which caused one of the girls to go off beat and break formation by rushing him down. ”Damn you! All you do is evade!” The woman shouted. ”Coward!” She added while she continued to rush him down with pointless or rather fruitless attacks. ”Alright... here you go.” Riyku would mutter as he brought his free hand up, the jewel in the glove sparked for a moment which caused something translucent to appear before him. ”No, get back!” Her teammate called out, but it was too late. The girl was already midswing and when her weapons clashed with the translucent barrier she was repelled off which caused her to lose her balance. Gripping the hilt of his sword with both hands he would bring it down in one fell swoop. Interestingly enough though her teammate had come forth to shield her with the shield she had on her left hand. The force drove them back to their ranger of a teammate, but the foundation of the strike seemed to broke the woman's shield. ”Oh? Quite the durable one, aren't you?” Riyku snickered. ”Ray!” The girl who was shielded called out to her friend who was struggling to keep on her feet. The shield fell into two pieces as if it were cleanly split apart. ”We underestimated him, girls. We should have known.” The girl named Ray stated firmly as she grits her teeth in frustration.

”Not coming to me? Well then...” Riyku would crouch low to the ground, placing the tips of his finger to the ground as if he were getting ready to push off the ground. ”Ema, Claire, Get ready!” Ray shouted, but it seemed they could not prepare for the speed the male came at them with. Swinging the blade around to cut down both Ray and the girl behind her before dashing towards their ranger who had released an arrow at him the moment he was within arm's reach. Though what caused her to give a shock filled expression wasn't the fact that she missed, it was the fact that Riyku had disappeared only to reappear from behind, bringing the blade down to cut her down as well. Having taken out the first team against him in one fell swoop. The male would stand tall and rest the weapon along his shoulders, the weight still notable due to the fact that his knees had dipped in for a moment.

”They aren't dead. Just incapacitated. Still, you should treat their wounds so they don't bleed out.” Riyku called out, but it seemed that wasn't necessary since medics were already on standby. Moving back to his side of the stage he would wait for his next opponent to come forth. Which would be Group Two B of Block One. Which of course did not take long since he could hear their footsteps already treading along the ground.

”Oh?” Riyku would tilt his head as he made note of the next three people. ”If it isn't you three. Ho--” Riyku was cut off when he noticed that small male had dashed straight towards him. Narrow his eyes he would bring up his free hand again. The small male would jump back which caused Riyku to smirk. ”Come now, don't be afraid. I won't kill you.” Riyku stated which caused May to chuckle softly. ”Well, of course, Terry would back out. He isn't stupid to fall for something he has already seen. Still, the fact that you are capable of doing what you did, means you must be part of the Hunter's Legion.” May would lick her lips as she began to wave her staff around. ”Can't say I am. Though... Something tells me that you three will put up more of a fight than the previous trio.” Riyku stated as he retook his stance, lowering his free hand to his side and adjusting his greatsword that was resting along his shoulders. ”Be careful guys, that open guard is a feint. He is no amateur against groups.” Terry spoke to his group mates the moment he was within a distance only they could hear. ”Roger,” Luke stated. ”Naturally,” May added. ”Well, let's begin you three. Show me what you are made up.” Riyku called out as if signaling the beginning of the match himself even though Terry did it without warning.