ICE EMPEROR

FIRST STAGE FINISHED

Today's day is the hottest ever, not just the sun that causes this heat, but...

The duar duar duar

An explosion of heat magic energy blazed across every mountain range filled with precipitous rocks. True today is a competition that has been started from morning until noon...

I am Yugi.. a senior adventurer who participated in this competition to win it and marry the princess.

I don't intend to marry the princess, but what I'm after is a mysterious gift that people often say...

Now I was running towards the top of the mountain to retrieve the dragon scales stuck there...

“This path is very smooth, completely quiet Yugi muttered that earlier glanced right and left while continuing to run at high speed.

[“It's too easy..”] Yui said in her dimension.

“If you talk about this there will definitely be something that is not wearing..” Yugi's steps involuntarily stepped on a rock that sank to the ground slightly and instantly shone dazzlingly. “Sial this trap..” to his surprise Yugi stopped and the light suddenly exploded with a loud enough sound.

Duuuaaarrrrr

On a large rock was seen a young man with a straight scarlet scarlet dress and a witch's black shoes that contrasted with his black eyes. His smile looked extremely happy when he saw the trap he had set right on his target. “Still there are people who are trapped in my trap..” he said arrogantly.

“You were right, it was almost. If not fast I would have been smashed to pieces.” Reply Yugi who was beside the old red-spirited youth earlier.

The old red mane youth who noticed it instantly kept his distance from Yugi and stared warily. “How could you be here, did not earlier.” The young man saw the place where the explosion had previously occurred where the smoke disappeared in the wind and there was no sight of anyone who should have been hit by the trap. “Nothing..” the old red mane youth looked back at Yugi with his sharp gaze.

“You're looking for me.. Take it easy, I'm fine. Look..” said Yugi as he stretched his hand out to show that he was fine.

“How did you avoid the explosion earlier, I'm sure that you were caught in my trap just now?” Asked the young man without loosening his guard against Yugi.

“Yaa arguably my reflexes are faster than your explosions. So I can avoid that easily.” replied Yugi in a relaxed tone. ‘Egh. And it wasn't a joke. I could feel the pain in my right leg from stepping on that mine.’ In the heart of Yugi cursed his misfortune for having met a troublesome opponent again.

“Maybe you can avoid it, but what if this one.” The old red mane youth shot out red energy balls in large numbers.

“...” without commenting, Yugi just dodged the red ball towards his left side, but it was a fatal mistake for him.

The old red mane youth smiled sinisterly as he saw his red ball being avoided just like that “Big mistake..” by flicking his right finger, he said, the red ball suddenly exploded right beside Yugi while avoiding the ball.

Duars

“Huwaaa..” Yugi fell several times to the ground when hit by the blast wave of the ball and quickly jumped once and balanced his body then landed right behind a large rock. “The red ball exploded..” his murmur was surprised.

“Hahahaha... How, wasn't my explosion just great. It was a beautiful art, my teacher said it.” said the old red-spirited young man cheerfully.

“Sial, I'm stuck here. But why didn't he take the dragon scales, which was like he was stopping me from taking them. If not wrong this race will end if the sun goes down. I have to do something..” Yugi makes an energy ball in his right palm the size of a football ball.

“Hey are you just going to hide behind that rock. But that actually makes my job easier..” said the young man dark red mane who is not yet known by name.

“...” without the young man realizing Yugi had already thrown a ball of energy into the sky which then exploded into a dazzling white light.

“Heh... wanted to blind my eyesight so. It would be useless.” the red mane youth jumped back and kept a safe distance from that glowing ball.

The estimation of the red mane youth was wrong, because that was not what Yugi was aiming for. Except...

“You are trapped..” muttered Yugi who was behind the tree right in front of him was a young mane of deep red.

“What..?” the red mane youth only realized that both of his legs were frozen, and when he saw it turned out to be true. There his feet were frozen by Yugi's ice. “So apparently, from the beginning you had planned this. Blast the ball of light kept waiting for me here. Your estimate is terrible yes..” said the young man with a smile of annoyance.

“For people who love explosions, it turns out you're pretty smart.” Yugi walked slowly closer to the old red mane youth from behind.

“Can I know your name?” ask the red mane youth who looks resigned.

“Yugi... an adventurer.” Yugi replied without a doubt.

“Good name, and also sorry.. I don't want to lose here.” After saying that, a dazzling light shone under the feet of the red mane youth.

“Aircraft.” Yugi quickly enveloped his body with a bluish aura that was his mana defense.

Siyinggg Duuuaarrrrr

Yugi bounced towards a tree then his body hit hard enough and fell down. Little by little Yugi tried to stand with his feet trembling due to the blast wave made both his legs numb. When the dust from the explosion disappeared there was already seen the red mane youth who also looked a little messy.

“Guns eat sir...” said Yugi who smiles lightly at his opponent.

“Heheheh. But..” the young man took out a black bottle filled with black liquid that emitted purple smoke as it opened. The young man in the crimson mane drank it with a single throat without leaving a single drop. “Oh yes I have not introduced myself. I am Der, the greatest explosion magic user after my teacher.”.

Instantly a black aura violently surrounded Der's body and resulted in a whirlwind centered on one person. The wind surrounded Der like a tornado, the black aura surrounding him began to dissipate and replaced the black-bladed Der and his black eyes stared intently at Yugi with a murderous aura so thick and dark.

Yugi who saw it can only be surprised. Because Der's strength increased dramatically compared to before. ‘A-what is this...what is this terrible dark power?’ Inner Yugi with cold sweat on his face.

“How about we just start the second round, Yugi..” said Der with a heavy voice typical of wild animals.

At the top of the highest mountain Eartfil is seen a young maroon-red girdling in open black clothes showing his abdominal muscles and chest and long black pants with adventurous sandals with a rope that ties through the ankles. The dragon emblem necklace was clearly displayed on his chest. In front of him were some people who were strewn on the ground with some flames on the ground. In both hands the maroon-red mane youth was seen a blaze of fire which was his magic that had defeated all those who were tepar. The flames in his hand disappeared along with a sigh of calmness from him. His eyes were fixed on a single black dragon scales that stuck on the ground and picked them up easily. A happy smile was imprinted on his face as he looked towards the colosseum where this race would end if he managed to bring his dragon scales there.

“Time to return..” said the maroon's red mane youth.

While with Yugi, he is now overwhelmed to avoid every attack of explosive magic launched by a young man named Der who unceasingly continues to bombard Yugi with his black ball that explodes when it hits the target. Yugi who jumped to the right side just lowered his head as a medium-sized ball headed right towards his head. It was fortunate that the ball only hit a few strands of Yugi's hair as it passed through it just like that and exploded behind it. That way Yugi landed right on the ground with the posture of the right hand clenched and the left hand opened wide and met with a distance of several inches in front of his body. The gap between Yugi's hands gives off a blue light that feels cold when around him. Yugi positioned the hand on the right side of his body and uttered the name of his nurse.

“Ice Wave Blow..

Yugi punches the empty air and creates a cold blue wave shot towards Der at high speed. But it did not scare Der, quickly dodging the attack by jumping into the air. There Der made two black balls that he just directly taped simultaneously towards Yugi.

The duar

Both black balls exploded in front of Yugi, causing dust to fly there that blocked Der's view. While with Yugi it is not known how he is now. Der who had previously floated now had come down perfectly without any fatigue, for him this game was nothing, a mocking smile he let loose towards the dust that still blocked his view of Yugi who was there. He was already convinced that Yugi died after being hit by his explosion, slowly turning his body to leave. But his steps came to a halt as he sensed a powerful wave emanating from where Yugi was. Instantly a strong wind blew along with the loss of dust and exposed Yugi with a thin blue aura that enveloped him. His head that lowered little by little he lifted up and revealed the sharp blue eyes that he pointed at Der.

“It's not over..” Yugi walked slowly with a blue aura that grew towards Der. “Mode Eternal Snow..” he said slowly.

“A-aura what is this, my body can not move. K-why..?” the frightened Der asked seeing the aura of killing Yugi who was on par with that God.

‘I used the first stage mode, it turns out that its power exceeds the estimate I expected. It used to be not this close, now my body feels fulfilled by the energy that continues to flow profusely.’ Inner Yugi while looking at his right hand which is shrouded in a light blue aura. But in both hands there was no blue line because he only used the first stage.

“S-who are you really?” der asked with fear enveloping her.

“What do you mean it..” Der with his fear hurled numerous black balls towards Yugi in a panic.

The duar duar duar duar...

Black bullets like the bomb continued to attack Yugi without stopping. While with Yugi himself just silent without moving a bit from his place. After a while the attack began to stop with Der's hunting breath, it seemed like he had already started to run out of energy. When the dust disappeared in the wind, there was no Yugi. It makes Der surprised while remaining vigilant because Yugi could be around here. And sure enough, Yugi was now right behind Der by a distance of several meters not far from him.

“Searching for..” said Yugi in a cold tone.

Der just directly turned his body and jumped backwards to keep his distance. ‘B-how is possible, I can not feel the air of its existence.’ Inner Der.

“I think this game is over..” Yugi darted at high speed while taking a swipe hitting with his right hand.

“J-do not approach.” because so afraid of the black aura that enveloped Der disappeared so that his defense disappeared.

Duuuuaaaaaarrrrrrttt

A huge explosion was heard for several kilometers. One of the royal magic warriors who infiltrated the race heard an explosion, not long before he headed straight for the location. At the scene of the explosion there was one young man who was previously resisted by Yugi now was covered in the ground with a crater that was wide enough and a depth of about two meters. It seemed like Yugi was holding himself back when he made the full attack earlier. Of course because in this race killing is strictly prohibited. Yugi only makes him faint so Der can't move a bit from his place.

One of the kingdom's infiltrating witches came to where the explosion occurred. There he saw a young man covered in the ground with a large crater. The royal witch is the one who has been defeated by Yugi before. He is Tairu, a land-type magician.

“Who has made such a mess?” Tairu asked who she was, but then she remembered the person she had previously fought and got away with. “Gosh, he's overreacting.” he said with a bland smile.

While with Yugi, he was jumping over trees like a squirrel. His gaze remained straight ahead where the dragon scales were located. Since his affairs before this had been completed then he was unwilling to waste any more time. The day is also late in the afternoon, if left he will be late.

[“Successfully issue Eternal Snow mode without removing the sword. You are indeed a great Yugi.”].

‘It was the fruit of my hard work.at least that way no one would be suspicious instead.’ Inner Yugi who replied to Yui's words in his mind.

[“Ya you're right..”]

Their conversation came to a halt as they passed through the dense forest. There was a mountain peak and there was a black dragon scales still stuck. Without wasting any more time Yugi directly picked it up and ran back towards the arena.

In the colosseum, many participants have returned to bring dragon scales. It turned out that only half of all the participants who had registered. About 39 people managed to escape and were in the arena. The maroon red-spirited youth was looking for someone in the crowd of the participants. But long after searching he could not find it.

“What he managed to get away with yes..” said the young man who turned out to be Maruya.

Above the VIP venue where the king and queen were, they looked at the participants with somewhat disappointed gazes as the participants of the year had only slightly escaped towards the next stage.

“It turns out only this soon.” Said the King.

“It may be that this year's competition is too difficult, isn't it noble also include royal witches to test them.” Reply to the Queen with a sinister aura that was launched towards the King.

“Y-yes you know, our daughter deserves the best among the best.” Said the King with cold sweat on his temple.

“Then don't complain much.” Queen's Speech.

“Good..” the King who can not reply to the words of his wife can only be bowed lethargic.

Women are always right, even for a king, they will be defeated by his own wife. Fate is for men...

The referee who saw no more participants who came assumed that this race had been completed. When he wanted to talk to end the competition today. A young man dashed with all his might into the arena before the gates closed. And rightly he managed to enter the arena and stop right in front of the many participants who looked at him with different views. There were those who saw dislike, ordinary, calm and sharp gazes leading to one young man who was lucky to escape to the next stage.

“Finally you succeed, I think you will fail in this first stage.” Said Maruya who just hit Yugi's shoulder from behind.

Yugi slightly complained in pain and immediately smiled faintly at Maruya. “You think who to talk to, I won't lose just like that.” The blue-blossomed young man said.

“I know that, hopefully we can meet in the final of Yugi.” Maruya said to the blue-blonde youth.

“Ya of course, Maru..” reply Yugi with a smile to challenge him.

“Ekhem...” deheman the referee made all participants start to be directed at him. When it got everyone's attention, the referee started talking. “Alright, this way the first stage is finished. For participants who escape are expected to gather at 8 am in the arena.”

In this way, the first stage of the royal competition had ended, and the night had enveloped the Eartfil kingdom...

Somewhere on the outskirts of the royal capital of Eartfil. There was one blacksmith place that usually produced various weapons. There was one middle-aged man who sucked smoke through his cigar. With his legs he exhaled the smoke while sitting quietly. The man was a Jigar who had just yesterday given a mysterious black sword to Yugi. Not long while he was relaxing, there came a middle-aged man who was younger than Jigar, the man wearing a black robe and covering his head with a hodie of the robe so that his face was not visible. Jigar, who knew the man, stood up and smiled at him.

“What are you coming to my humble place, your highness.”.

After Jigar's words, the hodie who wrapped his head immediately opened her back and showed the noble face of Tenruo who smiled kindly at Jigar.

“For a long time no see, Big General Jigar.” Tenruo.

“I told you your honor, I am retired from that post.” Reply Jigar with a friendly smile.

“But still, you are the general of this kingdom.” Said Tenruo who was unwilling to budge in their conversation.

“Alright up to you only..” reply Jigar who started resigned.

“You know what I mean by this arrival?” ask Tenruo.

“Of course..” Jigar walked towards the armory room he had shown Yugi before.

Tenruo just followed Jigar and entered the room. There are many weapons that are still the same as yesterday, what only distinguished him was that the sealed black sword was no longer present and also the roof patched due to the black sword blast aura that made the previous roof hollow with a perfect circle. It took a day for Jigar to fix all that because of the work of the snow-white mane youth who made him dizzy in a day.

“So the sword already has its master..” Tenruo said when he saw the place where the black sword was sealed was no longer there.

“That's how... and he also entered this kingdom competition. We can see his ability in using the sword.” Jigar said as he looked at Tenruo with a happy smile.

“I can't wait to see it..” reply Tenruo with a happy smile full of enthusiasm.

That way the first stage competition ended where the participants who managed to qualify there were only 40 people. The second stage will continue tomorrow where the real fight will begin soon...

Whether the fight will involve a legendary weapon will bring the young man snow white to his destiny...

Everything will be answered...

And little by little a secret will soon be revealed...

Seriate