ICE EMPEROR

REXAS VOULEFTIS

The flow of time continued, towards an unexpected future. I was wondering if time could stop, of course it was just a selfish little kid's delusion. It's about me bearing the weight of everyone's expectations, especially my parents.

A dark place filled with circular torches, the, a little boy with a red orange-like flame was standing before a sword with a red handle burning like a flame in the middle of which was a dragon with wings spread wide. In there was not only the boy, but also one adult boy who looked like the boy in the adult version, and also three people who looked old and bearded were looking at the little boy from a distance.

“It starts the ritual soon.” Said one of the old men in the middle with his baritone voice.

The boy began to stretch out his hand to grasp the sword. For a moment his hand felt an intense heat stroke but it did not make him tremble. In his strong grip of the sword until a few seconds later the sword began to shine brightly and make a hot air in the room.

“...” the person who looks like the father of the boy just stares silently as the bright light hits him.

I don't know why, but this feeling in my hand feels so hot. Very hot. I could not take it anymore, I wanted to take off his sword.

The kingdom of Eartfil is holding a competition that is a tradition when their oldest child will enter adulthood. The competition was held to provide a suitable match for the son of a king. This match has been going on for a long time, where there were two winners in the previous competition. Now that the fight is about to start again, the screen above the arena begins to reshuffle the names of the participants. Yugi and Maruya who previously managed to beat his opponents are now sitting on the bench with Vira and Maria to watch the next game.

“Alright participant name already visible.” The referee's words with his adorable voice made everyone wonder who would be next. “This is... Reda, Buldi, Gurdi and a prince from the kingdom of Vouleftis... Rexas Vouleftis.” Said Rud while bowing respectfully to prince Rexas.

“Whaaaaa..”.

All the spectators were staring at Prince Vouleftis, they did not care about the other participants. Even the women stared at Rexas with a flowery gaze of heart and shouted his name joyfully.

“Prince Rexas is handsome once..”

The screams of the women who ngefans the same Rexas made the three participants feel jealous of the prince.

While on the bleachers, Yugi is shocked to see the prince of Vouleftis kingdom. He had no idea that Rexas was competing in this competition.

“See brother, the prince Vouleftis.” Maria said with enthusiasm.

“Iya, sister also saw it. Looks like this competition will be very heavy, not so Yugi.” Maruya said as she stared at the person.

While Yugi himself did not respond to Maruya's words, his gaze still looked towards the Vouleftis prince. Maruya who saw the strangeness of Yugi was only able to look at him confused.

‘I didn't realize, I should have known that he was here. But so far I can't feel the heat. It was as if he was pressing it so low that I couldn't detect it. Is Yui also unable to detect Rexas air?’ Inner Yugi wondered.

“Oy Yugi..” call Maruya, but there is no response from the person he called. “OY YUGI...” cried Maruya who began to careless.

“Ah..” Yugi realized his daydream and looked at the person who called him. “What's Maruya?” yugi asked in his usual tone.

“What's wrong, I called you to know, but you're quiet. You're okay, right?” maruya asked a little worried.

“Y-yes, I'm fine. Merely, I was fixated on that Vouleftis prince. Eve her strength was so thin that I couldn't feel it.” Yugi.

“You also feel it yes, that's how our royal prince is. You know, he said the prince lost a duel with a young man to fight over the princess of the Northern Esla kingdom. From that time on, Prince Rexas had always practiced until no one could stop him, not even his own noble could calm him down. And when the training is over he comes back with incredible strength, you can feel for yourself. Eve around her was so heavy and pressing, like we were standing with a wild animal.” Clearly Maruya was at length with a scared aim of her body.

Yugi who heard about fighting over the princess could only laugh awkwardly, because the young man Maruya meant was himself, but fortunately he did not know that. Yugi was not afraid at all, even he smiled happily as if this was a very rare moment for him.

“I want to fight with him.” Said Yugi in a confident tone.

“You're right, I'm also very excited to fight with the prince. But before that I want to defeat you first Yugi.” Challenge Maruya with a smile of her spirit.

“Of course, I also want to fight with you.” Reply Yugi does not want to lose. ‘Because we are Dragon Slayer.’ His inner.

At the arena, Rexas looks so bored staring at his opponents. His gaze shifted to one young man who was in the bleachers, a defiant smile he directed at the snow-white mane youth who was none other than Yugi.

‘I would love to fight again with you. Yugi..’ Inner Rexas.

In the audience, Yugi himself looked at Rexas as if returning his defiant eyes. ‘I hope we can fight back Rexas.’ His inner.

“Yare yare seems like the prince of the kingdom of Vouleftis does not consider us yes.” Said Reda while carrying the spear in his right hand to his own shoulder. His clothes were only wrapped in tissue cloth tied like a mummy with his black knee-length pants and self-proclaimed adventure sandals. His black hair looks so disheveled plus tattoos on the muscles of his arm. His black eyes stared dislikefully at the Vouleftis prince.

“Just because you're a prince and a little handsome they flatter you so much, it sucks.” Gurdi said, she looked so fat in black clothes collared until her neck was covered. He bit off a chimney to smoke cigarette smoke in his mouth with his bald head and black eyes staring intently at Rexas. He wears shoes that tip pointy upward like Aladdin's shoes.

“We have agreed to defeat you first prince. Because we know you have extraordinary powers. Rumors are circulating about you training so hard that you have a power that no one else could have even expected. Although we ourselves do not know how strong it is but we are not stupid to fight you one-on-one.” Clearly Buldi was in blue adventurer clothes with long black hair tied back. His black eyes stared intently at Rexas as well as the two men. They were all staring at one opponent that was prince Vouleftis.

“Hemph, you choose the right choice. This way the fight will not end quickly.” Rexas said with confidence in his victory.

“No need to delay any longer, the fight.. in START.” Shouted Rud.

“I first.” The man carrying the spear instantly shot towards Rexas at high speed.

Rexas drew the sword that was at his left waist and positioned it in front with a relaxed gesture but it looked sturdy. The spear from Reda pierced straight into Rexas' chest, unwilling to be pierced by the spear, the prince's right hand moved to protect his chest using his fire-red sword.

Tranks

One hard swing from Rexas made Reda's spear thrust miss the right side of Rexas, it didn't stop there one hard kick Rexas' right foot lay right on Reda's left waist until he bounced hard on his right.

Duuurrrrt

The pounding of Reda's body with the ground made a fairly loud crash sound heard by the other spectators. The two opponents of Rexas were only stunned by the brief fight between Rexas and Reda. Yugi was also surprised to see it, he did not expect that the development of Prince Vouleftis could be this fast.

“Ghuuk uhuk..” Reda coughed while holding her painful waist, fresh blood coming out from the corner of her right lip. He looked so angry at the Vouleftis prince. “Sial you..” moans angry.

“...” Rexas just silently stared flat at Reda who was in pain due to her actions.

Fyuuuhhhhh

Suddenly the wind blew around Rexas and surrounded him. From the outside it looks like a tornado enveloping Prince Vouleftis. There was a long black girly man tied to the back who was the mastermind of the attack.

“Don't forget me prince.” Buldi.

“You locked me in this wind circle, pretty well.” Rexas' left hand lifted up and created a fireball, but not for long the fireball vanished somewhere.

“You should know prince, fire will not form without air.” Said Buldi with a triumphant smile.

‘True what that wind user said. But that tornado might be nothing to him. Because I saw Rexas not feeling any shortness of breath at all. If there is no air in it, then why Rexas is fine.’ Inner Yugi examined the state of the prince.

“Good metrics...” says Rexas.

“You don't feel tightness in your breathing. Though there is no air in it.” Shouting Buldi.

“It's true there's no air here, and humans would definitely die without it. But for me, even just a little air is enough.” Rexas' words were accompanied by a fierce fire that spread until it fused with the tornado and created a fire tornado that was so fierce.

“B-how is possible.” Shocked Buldi could not believe what he saw, Prince Rexas was able to let out so much fire and fuse with the tornado that a fire tornado formed. “How do you create fire in my tornado, there should be no air in it.” Confused Buldi.

“You should have looked more closely, that's what made you miscalculated.” Rexas's right hand clasping the sword he poked upwards as if commanding the tornado's fire.

“T-impossible, it's impossible. Tornado is mine you control.” Buldi.

The fire began to spin violently and crashing towards Buldi like a drill digging into the ground.

Duuuuuuaaaaarrrrrrr

The explosion was so large with the wind that it blew away the dust so much that it was seen the pounding of the ground so thick it covered the arena where the attack landed.

“His words are too elusive yes.” Yugi.

“What really happened teacher?” ask the confused Vira.

“I will explain, when a candle is covered by a glass then the candle must die. That's because there's no air in it. The air is not only for breathing, but is a condition for making fire. Without air, the fire will not burn. But that Prince Vouleftis, he was actually protecting his body with a thin energy until it could not be seen by his opponent. It was that protector that made him still able to breathe, he meant that even just a little bit of air was enough to make him burn. In other words, the little air that was inside his shield was enough for him to make a great blaze. You understand now Vira..” obviously Yugi who is so long. Even Maruya was only able to be stunned by the explanation of his friend. While Vira just nodded in understanding the explanation of his teacher.

“I know brother won't understand.” Maria said with a laugh.

“D-hush, I also understand.” Maruya lied shamefully, because he never understood a complicated explanation.

Rexas walked slowly closer to the dust he was making. “Tornado yours has fused with my fire, which is why I can control it.” Rexas.

“Hraaaa..” Reda, who was previously injured, now began to attack Rexas again with a spear pierced sharply towards the head of his opponent.

“Striking from behind heh..” turned his body quickly while slashing the empty air with his red sword and formed a scythe of fire that shot towards his opponent.

Rexas's attack was broken by the spear user with an aura surrounding the spear and it still shot forward. The straight piercing attack was like a dart that shot out making the air around him split apart by the black aura puncture around him.

“Can break my fire attack. Good too..” Rexas formed horses slashing vertically from the top of his head. “How about this one.” His powerful swing vertically down formed a flame scythe back, but this time the pressure was extremely strong. Until making the ground below him also split along the path that darted towards his opponent who was in front of him.

Kratak kratak kratak

The sound of the crack of the ground splitting its path so straight forward without hindrance sounded so sharp and focused.

Reda who saw the attack was not afraid, she strengthened the aura in her spear and made it even denser and stronger than before. His movement accelerated like a rocket that blasted strongly until the ground he was on was lifted as he shot through it.

Duuuuuuaaaaarrrrrrrrr

The two attacks finally met and resulted in an enormous back explosion. The spear user who was hit by the strong wave immediately bounced because his attack was less powerful than the thick fire slash from Rexas. He finally patted on the spot with his broken spear on his right side. Seeing that Rexas knew that he had won against him.

“Looks like I won.” Rexas said with a triumphant smile.

“It's not over prince. Khahaha..” One's laughter makes Rexas stupefied and looks around to find the person. “I am here..” said that voice which is none other than the last participant is Gurdi.

“Jeez I forgot about it.” Rexas said innocently.

“Damn right, I was here.” The ignored angry screams of Gurdi.

“That's your fault for being silent.” Reply Rexas does not care.

“Cih, ah come. Anyway thanks to both of them I have time to prepare this.” Gurdish.

A little while later Rexas realized that he was surrounded by so many bubbles and the size of two times the size of a human. It could be that man entered into the bubble so big. And of course it's not an ordinary bubble. Gurdi smiled triumphantly as all the bubbles began to approach Rexas.

“What bubble is this?” ask Rexas who he knows.

“I made all that with this chimney of mine.” Gurdi said while stroking the chimney that is usually used to suck the smoke in his mouth. “Last is prince.” A cynical smile was clearly visible on Gurdi's face.

“What can this bubble do.” Rexas said as he slashed at one of the bubbles approaching him.

Duars

Suddenly the bubble burst as Rexas' sword slashed at him. His body was hit by an explosion wave until it bounced backwards, but he swiftly balanced his body so that it did not fall to the ground.

“It exploded.” Shocked Rexas.

In the audience, Yugi was also surprised. He didn't know that the bubble could burst like that. His two eyes he focused on to see the element of the bubble.

“Already expected, the man made a bubble as his container and made an explosive bubble.” Yugi.

“Container?” ask Vira.

“Yugi, please explain simply.” Maruya's pint with her confused face.

“Pffttt...” while Maria was trying desperately so she wouldn't laugh, but it was known to Maruya that she was a little annoyed at her sister.

“Look, the mana energy in a witch's body can be manipulated into anything. Because basically mana energy is just neutral energy where there are no elements. It was different from elemental magic because it was already hereditary. While mana energy is just the energy used to make elemental magic work. If we change the mana energy and compress it with a strong pressure then he will explode. Usually it is called explosion magic, not many of them learn this magic because it is a magic that is not too much in demand. The person makes the bubble as a container to store which pressure has been compressed so that if anyone destroys it then the bubble will burst, the chimney of the mouth is what is used to make explosive bubbles.” Clearly Yugi who explains so long about the enemy's style.

“So you mean that inside the bubble there is a strong pressure.” Maruya said to make sure.

“That's.” Answer Yugi briefly.

“Wahhh, I didn't know brother would understand.” Maria was amazed as if she did not believe that her brother understood the long explanation from Yugi.

“Don't talk like your brother is so stupid that you don't understand Yugi.”'s explanation Annoyed Maruya with a crossroad in his head.

“Tehe Maria said innocently.

“Basic you it..” Maruya pinched her sister's anxiety while smiling happily.

“Sickness, it hurts sister hemph..” Maria's amble so cute.

“Hahahaha..” Vira laughed happily at the behavior of the brothers.

“They are so familiar ya.” Said Yugi beside Vira.

“Iya..” Reply Vira.

After seeing the brothers, Yugi again looked towards the arena where Rexas was surrounded by so many bubbles.

“It turns out a lot of his explosive bubbles too.” Rexas muttered calmly.

“How about you just give up the prince, then I will remove all the bubbles and you will be safe.” Said Gurdi who made an offer to Rexas to admit defeat.

“Indeed I was surprised, but unfortunately I never intended to give up.” Unexpectedly Rexas thrust his sword into the ground violently.

All the spectators were shocked by Rexas' actions. They were confused as to what the Vouleftis prince was doing.

“What is he doing?” maruya asked confusedly.

“Maybe...what he plans to do that.” Said Yugi which made Maruya stare confusedly towards her.

“Oy oy what do you prince?” gurdi said casually as if what Rexas had done had not threatened her.

But the question is not Rexas gubris. He was closing his eyes while flowing energy into his sword.

“If you stay still then the bubble will get closer and burst.” Gurdi scares Rexas.

But unfortunately it was again ignored by Rexas. Not long after his eyes reopened with great concentration and shouted. “Feel this... Volcanic Explosion.”

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaarrrrrrrrrr

“Ghraaaaaaa..” screams in pain Gurdi.

Volcano-like explosions took place at Gurdi's place and sent him bouncing upward with a powerful explosion. It turned out that the scream of pain was due to an explosion in the ground that hit the body of Gurdi who was standing right at the location of the explosion. And the culprit was not Rexas who lightly pulled the sword that had stuck on the ground. All the spectators were again stunned by the sudden event. They were confused as to why there was such a huge explosion at Gurdi's place. Didn't Rexas just stay in his place. The question swirled in their heads, only a few people realized that so did Yugi.

“I've expected.” Yugi muttered.

“What happened Yugi?” ask Maruya.

“He used your opponent Maru's trick. You remember Ruze, she also used an explosive trick on the ground. It seemed like the prince was using his sword as a medium to move the fire pressure into the ground. There was an explosion like a volcano. He imitated it from your previous fighting opponent Maru.” Clearly Yugi.

“I did not expect that, it turns out that prince Vouleftis could think using the previous participant's tricks.” Admire Maruya.

“So this is what the teacher means, paying attention to the opponent and stealing his manager.” Vira Said.

“Finally you understand, which is why I always say to pay attention to your opponent's fighting style. That way you'll get stronger Vira.” Reply Yugi while smiling towards Vira.

“Good teacher.” Reply Vira who also smiled sweetly towards her teacher.

To where the fighting arena took place, there Rexas walked slowly towards his last opponent. There Gurdi was only able to see the prince through the glances of his eyes without being able to stand up, his body was already covered on the ground with exhausted power. For the last time he looked at Rexas until his eyes began to close and finally fainted on the spot.

“His winner... Prince Rexas.” Shouted Rud announcing the victory of Rexas.

“Hooorrraaaayyyyyyy.

The crowd cheers are so crazy while enjoying such a thrilling fight. They are shown with so many extraordinary abilities and skills. Awe-inspiring gazes at Rexas were unceasingly floated by the women who were eager to get close to the handsome prince of the Vouleftis kingdom. While Rexas did not care about it, he instead looked towards one of the participants he knew. He is Yugi, the adventurer who once defeated him. When he had seen it at a glance, he left the arena for the exit.

You've seen it now, the power I've been training all along just to beat you. The exit that I see in front of this, is the beginning of our next meeting, when it comes I will bring out all my abilities. Let's meet in an arena full of tension that makes your heart pound... Yug...

Yugi stared at the departure of Rexas through the exit. His gaze was never separated from that Prince Vouleftis. Not long after she started smiling pleasantly.

Yes, you have shown so strong you. But I won't lose, when we meet. I will definitely use all my strength... Rexas.

At that moment, the wind felt so hot. The sun makes the skin feel burning. Now things are starting to heat up, not only because of the hot sun, but because the fight is getting longer and more a place of strength. The tension there was so felt by the participants, while the audience was so enjoying the show that they thought was amazing. This competition is so thrilling...

And next, it will be more interesting...

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