107 A Captain Class (1/2)
Hades eyes towards Faust while observing his body language and trying to evaluate his spiritual power. The advanced captains and maybe some captains who are sensitive to auras are able to calculate the spiritual power of the individuals standing before them.
Strangely, Hades did not sense any aura or spiritual power from Faust. And as he is examining Faust from top to bottom who is facing away from him, he catches Faust turning to his left and glaring back at him, with an unknown hunger hidden deep in his eyes.
Faust's face is facing forward but his eyes are glaring at Hades from the corner of his eyelids.
Hades widens his eyes at the fact that Faust is not looking away even after their eyes meet each other. ”How can he stare at me like that?” Hades whispers under his breath, being surprised by the guts of Faust.
No one in their right mind would glare at Hades, a royal and the currently strongest person. ”He is not looking at you, it's just his hair is on his eyes.” Leviathan clarifies to Hades. Who, upon looking closer realises that the sharp hair strands of Faust are over his eyes, due to the shadow and Faust's standing posture, it looked as though Faust is eyeing at Hades.
”It's true now that you say it.” Hades agrees with his keen confirmation. *”Did my eyes deceive me or did my son fool me?”* It did not sit right with Hades, he for sure caught the glare of Faust but agreed with his son just in case.
*”He is the man I need to take down one day! Him! That monster-like being! I will take you down one day.”* Faust is so intimidated by the sudden appearance of Hades that he forgot the position he is in and looked right into the eyes of Hades with the hunger for Hades' throne. He wanted the House all for himself.
*”What were you thinking staring at my father with those fierce eyes Faust!”* Leviathan caught him staring at Hades. But for some reason, Leviathan took pity on him to save him.
He wanted to know what Faust's motives. Unless he is fully aware of those, he does not want Faust to die a pitiful death in the hands of Hades, Leviathan want to see more of what Faust can do.
”Let the Purge BEGIN!” Hades announces to the whole Arena causing a huge roar back from the audience being hyped for more action that is yet to come.
There are two members chosen by the twelve families to this second round. Two martial artists represent their branches, one comes out to fight and the other is a substitute.
From Tsumugi's family, Faust and Jonathan are the two martial artists chosen and enrolled but Faust is the only one who will be fighting.
During the squad matches, Faust did not fight in the last three matches. He supported the three of his squad to do all the fighting. Which is why the three of them are exhausted and wounded with bruises.
But the three of them accepted to it knowingly, they knew that Faust is the only one who needs to fight on entire day two, hence they let Faust rest and support them while they did the physical labour.
The martial artists from each family are different from the four-member squad that participated in the first round of purge. But for Tsumugi, due to her lack of soldiers, Faust and Jonathan who are exhausted from the day one has to fight on day two as well.
Whereas, from other branches, new people come with full of energy and spiritual power.
”I'm sorry Faust! For leaving everything on your shoulders.” Jonathan apologises for being weak. He is not able to use his chain whip anymore and his spiritual power is still exhausted. Which resulted in him to sit on the sidelines for all the matches of today.
”Hehe don't worry, my shoulders can carry the world.” Faust puts on his black cloak as he moves forward with a strong posture, ready to take on the world.
The first match is hard on Carlo's house. They have to face off against the old minister who opposed Queen Uzume while making Faust a captain. The old Minister's house the branch of gluttony is also one of the reputational houses.
In this martial arts round, every house picks a captain class to represent their house, unless the house does not possess a captain class martial artist. So the majority of the participants are original captain class unlike Faust, who became a captain in a short route due to Tsumugi's sacrifice.
”It's going to be a battle between Geroge from the Carlos house and Ranada from Gluttony.” The host yells his lungs out introducing the contestants of the very first match.