
Today the excitement is again seen in the middle coliseum of the market. The semi-finals will be held soon. The ten contestants had been in the hall, preparing for the match.
Nuzlan with Selena and Nagini are back. Nuzlan bribed the ticket officers to give them a seat close to the stage.
"Here, we can more freely watch without being disturbed by the boisterous cries of the audience" Nuzlan said with a sigh. He looked at Selena. "And you'll see more clearly your lover fighting."
"Who? Havard?" ask Selena. "He's not my girlfriend, brother!" deny the girl.
"Just up to you, my brother." said Nuzlan. "Obviously, with my maturity instinct, I can already guess that his concern for you is a form of his love..."
Selena stared at the stage. He looked at the electronic plank that displayed the names of the contestants who would compete.
Meanwhile, Havard and Do Quo sat around watching the other contestants.
"Who do you think is Lord Rotcshild's disguise?" do Quo's fishing rod was half whispered while his gaze was still observing the contestants.
Havard watched them then sighed. "I can't predict it." she said honestly. "If I could, I'd challenged him to a fight a long time ago."
"What about that guy?" do Quo nodded his head towards Sinhalese who was sitting in meditation.
"I told you, Lord Rotcshild's face is often covered in a veil making it difficult to identify. Let alone me, the officials of the sultanate alone find it difficult to recognize him without a veil." said Havard.
The match committee appeared accompanied by a man wearing a security uniform, complete with his turban. The uniformed officer was holding a box containing lottery balls. The committee looked at the contestants. He held a small board covered in a piece of paper.
"Everyone gather here." call the committee.
The contestants then came around him. The committee stared at some of the contestants while talking.
"Today, the semi-final will be played soon. Go ahead and take your hand to pick up the ball to determine who will fight whom." he ordered.
The uniformed officer thrust the draw box into the middle. The committee called each contestant and asked him to take the lottery number.
The contestants did as instructed by the committee. Each contestant takes out a numbered ball of the draw, the committee then records it until the draw is complete.
"Please get ready.you will be called soon." said the committee.
Meanwhile, the host was busy delivering several announcements and prize draws to the audience. Shortly afterwards, the host exclaimed.
"Yes, it's time for us to arrive in the semi-finals. Here is the list of contestants who will be competing today!!!" exclaim the host while pointing towards an electronic board featuring all ten contestants' names as well as with whom they will fight.
"Hey, look!" exclaim Selena. "Havard got the second game. while Do Quo got the fifth game."
"At least, we can relax" Nuzlan said, then he reached out to Selena's arm. "Look how Havard will defeat his opponents."
Selena again snatched the upset seduced in such a way by Nuzlan. A food vendor passed near them. Nuzlan.
Selena was astonished to see Nuzlan buying all the food while the peddler served her happily because her trade was selling that day.
"To enjoy my sister's match." Nuzlan replied casually as she placed a large bag of snacks and bread as well as several large glasses of drinks.
"Wise, for soon your voice will be hoarse for cheering too much." - Theoda Nuzlan took out two large glasses of drink and handed them over to Selena and Nagini.
"Do you think I'm a food glutton?" cut Selena with ketus.
"This time, just snack." rayu Nuzlan. "Not every day will you find your surroundings filled with food."
Slightly upset, Selena received three large bread crates and four boxes of popcorn. Nagini actually gave some of Nuzlan's gifts to the surrounding audience.
"Well!!! Ladies and gentlemen, let's watch the first match!!! The Sinhalese of Shamvala fight against Leonidas of Spartople!!!" exclaim the host.
From the hall, a man appeared bare-chested and wearing only an iron loincloth tied with a beautiful carved belt of gold, his neck hanging a maroon coat. He was wearing a helmet decorated with blood-red tassels. A pair of armor of thin coiled steel in a pair of arms and a pair of calves. A spear was clasped in his hand and a xiphos (short sword held in one hand) was girded on the left side of his iron wire.
his appearance was met with cheers from his supporters, most of whom came from the same city as the fighter. Soon, Sinhalese appeared, dressed in compact clothes and holding only a rapier-type sword (thin and straight-bladed sword). His straight white hair was fluttering in the wind.
The two fighters faced off. And as soon as the bell rang, Leonidas swiftly lunged. He ferociously attacked Sinhalese who just dodged, and dodged calmly even tend to relax and did not spend a lot of energy.
The supporters of Leonidas inflamed and berated Sinhalese to provoke him. While Leonidas continued to attack, he tried to take down his opponent, although he was astonished that none of his punches and spears hit Sinhalese.
Nagini took a serious look at the match while Nuzlan was captivated by the Sinhalese style. He was amazed by the man's speed even though he admitted that Leonidas seemed to have a small power reserve. The man with the red mane did not look dull.
"Do you just know how to avoid it, huh?!" taunted Leonidas with a cynical smile.
Sinhala only displays a flat face mocked so. He remained standing a short distance away from Leonidas. His sword eyes remained fixed on the floor, as if he was lazy to fight.
Leonidas muntab sees Sinhalese style that seems to underestimate it. The man suddenly threw a spear towards Sinhalese.
SWINGGGG'S....
The spear shot towards Sinhalese head. But how surprised Leonidas and the audience, except Nagini when Sinhala tilted his head without moving the slightest position of his body when avoiding the spear. The weapon was stuck outside the stage.
With wrath, Leonidas unsheathed the xiphos and advanced on the Sinhalese. Nagini was able to clearly capture the beam of light in the silver eyes of Sinhalese when she suddenly shot into Leonidas.
SWINGGGS.... JLEB.... BRUISES...
The audience could not see the lightning-quick movements Sinhalese made when he grabbed Leonidas. The two stood some distance away from each other. The atmosphere then became quiet and a few moments later became boisterous when watching Leonidas collapse on the floor with a stab wound to his chest.
The floor was flooded with blood and Leonidas had fallen in the tournament. Sinhala himself casually stepped out of the hall while uniformed officers took care of Leonidas' corpse which was carried out of the arena. The audience was in a frenzy and talked about the event.
Nagini sighed. It seems that the man has an unpredictable power.His speed cannot be captured by the audience...
Nagini squinted her eyes at the back of Sinhalese who stepped towards the hall. Suddenly he turned around for a moment staring at the audience. Nagini's gaze was faced with Sinhala's. Both of them cast sharp gazes that no one understood, other than the owner of the net itself.[]