Chapter 9: Chapter 9 Hosting a Magic Combat
Tuesday, December 26, 2034.
Devil's Planet, Devil Empire Capital, Royal Arena, 9:00 a.m.
To ensure that all affairs ran smoothly, Morgana reviewed empire's daily report at Royal Dining Hall. She had reviwed Central Empire's daily report, Vampire Empire's daily report, Werewolf Empire's daily report and Snake People Empire's daily report. She had announced a magic combat held for assignment of magic potions.
When sunshine colored pink clouds overhead, Morgana woke up from warm cozy bed, checking the clock by the bedside table, and began new day's job with a mumble.
"What's today's schedule?" Morgana mumbled, recalling that a magic combat held for assignment of magic potions. She thought. 'I'm expecting their magic performances.'
Morgana opened her bedroom's window, looking unto pink clouds over meadow, where butterfly danced around rose in gown, there was monsoon drifting through amber lawn.
"Queen's throne!" Morgana summoned, sitting on the throne. She thought. 'Queen's throne is just a chair. But it symbolizes queen's authority.'
Morgana opened a portal, shifting from bedroom to Royal Arena. She had announced the magic combat in official media. There was the sea of crowds at audience area.
"Long live, your majesty! Long live, your majesty! Long live, your majesty..."The crowd saw Morgana, yelling at the throne. They were devils, vampires, werewolves and snake people. They looked at Morgana like wolves. They looked as if they looked Morgana without any clothes on. They thought. 'Conquering my queen must be fabulous!'
"Good morning, gentlemen and ladies! I've seen phoenix burning the whole city into the ground. I've seen dragon drowning the whole city into ruins. Now I'm gonna witness magic performances performed by Victoria, William, Medusa and Harper. Now I announce the magic combat is beginning!" Morgana made a speech at the throne, looking unto audiences. She thought. 'Watching magic combat is like watching action movies. The show is going to perform.'
Morgana came to royal exclusive room, looking outside the window, with the view of fighting ring where the magic combat was going to perform. She opened a bottle of queen's red wine, enjoying queen's red wine and the scene of magic performances.
"Good morning, gentlemen and ladies! I'm Daniel, the referee to judge magic combat. We set gold prize for the first, silver prize for the second, two bronze prizes for the losers. One million bottles of magic potions will be assigned as the prizes. Gold prize is 50 percent of magic potions. Silver prize is 25 percent of magic potions. Bronze prize is 12.5 percent of magic potions. Losers will be rewarded with bronze prizes. Winners will be matched to fight for the gold prize." Daniel introduced, looking unto the crowd. He thought. 'Witness me, my queen!'
"Daniel! Daniel! Daniel..." Royal guards cheered, yelling at their general. They thought. 'It's a pity that we couldn't see general's magic performances.'
"Now I introduce you the president of Vampire Empire, Victoria!" Daniel introduced Victoria, raising vampires' passions. He thought. 'Victoria is a vampire, whose superpower is controling the other's blood. She is gonna perform blood reflux.'
Victoria fluttered her wings, flying up fighting ring. She was pride of herself with strong believe that she was gonna defeat the others. She thought. 'Blood is so delicious. I can almost smell their blood.'
"The president of Werewolf Empire, William!" Daniel introduced William, raising werewolves' passions. He thought. 'William is a werewolf, whose superpower is transforming into wolf form and borrowing power from the moon. He is gonna perform the dance between beauty and beast.'
William waved his hands to the audiences, walking up fighting ring like a gentleman. He was a gentleman in appearance but a beast in conduct and in combat. He thought.'Glory is werewolf's! Magic potions are werewolf's! My queen is mine!'
"The president of Snake People Empire, Medusa!' Daniel introduced Medusa, raising snake people's passions. He thought. 'Medusa is a snake lady, whose superpower is petrifying the others in sight and turning everything in sight into ice. She is gonna perform her impressive carving skills.'
Medusa dressed in red, creeping up fighting ring. She was pride of herself with a strong believe that she was the strongest in four of them. She thought. 'I come! I see! I conquer!'
"The president of Central Empire, Harper!" Daniel introduced Harper, looking unto the silent audiences. He thought. 'Harper is a human being. She hasn't had superpower yet. She is gonna perform human's classic way to surrender.'
Harper armed with devil's armor, walking up fighting ring. She borrowed devil's armor from the Queen's Treasury. She thought. 'I'm just a human being. But it doesn't mean I will lose. Human being is really good at making miracles.'
"You will match your opponent by choosing the number inside the box. Someone got the same number will be matched. There are number 1 and number 2. Someone got number 1, will be matched first. Please take your number!" Daniel introduced, pointing at the box. He thought. 'Life is like the box with different number cards. Nobody knows what's inside the box.'
Victoria took the number card, and got number 1. She stood at fighting ring, expecting to defeat her opponent. She thought. 'Blood is their fateful weakness. I'm gonna perform blood reflux.'
William took the number card, and got number 2. He looked at his number 2, leaving fighting ring. He thought. 'I'm gonna perform werewolf's strength. I don't even know how powerful I am.'
Medusa took the number card, and got number 2. She looked at her number 2 that's turning into ice, leaving fighting ring. She thought. 'I'm gonna perform petrifying the opponent in sight. Nobody can be faster than my gaze.'
Harper took the number card, and got number 1. She stood at fighting ring, looking at her opponent. She thought. 'If I could hold on in the magic combat, I will have time to activate devil's trial.'
"Now I introduce you, Victoria and Harper!" Daniel introduced, leaving the fighting ring. He thought. 'My queen is expecting your magic performances.'
"Have you ever felt blood reflux?" Victoria asked, looking at Harper. She thought. 'I'm afraid blood reflux might kill this human woman.'
"Have you ever felt devil's wrath?" Harper replied, looking at Victoria. She thought. 'I'm afraid devil's wrath might burn this vampire woman into ashes.'
"Blood reflux!" Victoria made Harper's blood reflux. She fluttered her wings in midair, looking at Harper. She thought. 'You shall feel blood reflux, that's vampire's wrath.'
Victoria controled Harper's blood, causing her blood reflux. She fluttered her wings in midair, looking at Harper, as if she looked an ant. Lotus in red with hues of blood appeared behind Victoria, sustaining Victoria's power.
"Devil's Detection System activated! Detecting host's circumstance! You might faint in five minutes!" Devil's armor alarmed.
"Devil's Wrath System! Activate Devil's Trial immediately!" Harper commanded, feeling like going to faint. She wondered. 'Could devil's trial defeat this vampire bitch within five minutes? I might lose my mind in five minutes.'
"Devil's Wrath System activated! Charging solar energy! Countdown to devil's trial! 3, 2, 1! Devil's trial standby! Fire at the target enemy!" Devil's armor reported.
Harper stood at fighting ring, charging solar energy from the sun. A scarlet rose appeared behind Harper, blooming in the sunshine. She felt powerful, like she could block Victoria's superpower and give her devil's fire-breathing. She activated devil's trial, blocking Victoria's superpower and giving her devil's fire-breathing.
Victoria was faced with devil's trial, as if she saw a ghost. Lotus in red faded, fading like fireworks. Her superpower was blocked by devil's trial. She was faced with devil's fire-breathing, as if she got burned like a firefly.
"I announce the winner is Harper!" Daniel announced, grabbing Victoria to see royal doctor. He thought. 'I can't believe queen gives the lastest devil's armor to Harper.'
"Harper! Harper! Harper..." The crowds cheered, yelling Harper's name. They thought. 'That armor is so powerful! How I envy her!'
Harper waved to the passionate audiences, leaving fighting ring. She came to player's exclusive seats, sitting at the seat and watching fighting ring where a new magic combat was going to begin.
"Now I introduce you, William and Medusa!" Daniel introduced, leaving fighting ring. He thought. 'This magic performances must be more interesting!'
William waved to the passionate audiences, walking up fighting ring like a gentleman. But suddenly he transformed into a wolf, riping his black suit into pieces. He circled around fighting ring, gazing at his opponent.
Medusa dressed in red, looking like an indifferent beauty. She looked forward, turning the road ahead into an ice road. She followed the ice road, creeping up fighting ring. Where she gazed, there became ice.
"I don't want to beat beautiful lady. Please surrender! Don't make me become a beast." William cautioned, avoiding Medusa's gaze. He thought. 'That bitch almost froze my boiling blood.'
William circled around fighting ring, avoiding Medusa's gaze. He borrowed a part of power from the moon, absorbing moonlight from the moon. The mirage of moon appeared behind William, sustaining him moon's power.
"You shall become an ice statue!" Medusa said in indifferent, gazing at William. She thought. 'Nobody can be faster than my gaze!'
Medusa stood at fighting ring, gazing at William. Where she gazed, there became ice. The air condensed snowflake, falling overhead. She saw William charging to her, but she froze William, when his wolf claw almost ripped her body.
"I announce the winner is Medusa!" Daniel announced, grabbing William to see royal doctor. He thought. 'Medusa is the strongest in four of them.'
"Medusa! Medusa! Medusa..." Audiences cheered, yelling Medusa's name. They thought. 'Medusa! I want to propose to you!'
Medusa stood at fighting ring, looking unto Harper who was going to be her opponent. She gave her a reason that Harper couldn't refuse it.
"Now I introduce you, Medusa and Harper!" Daniel introduced, leaving fighting ring. He thought. 'Who's gonna be the first?'
Harper waved to passionate audiences, walking up fighting ring. She had seen Medusa's power. She had to admit that she couldn't defeat Medusa.
"I surrendered!" Harper announced, raising up her hands. She sighed. 'No offenses to human beings. Human's body is too weak. She is still little dizzy. How could she possibly win the magic combat?'
"I announced the winner is Medusa! The magic combat is concluded successfully!" Daniel announced, grabbing Harper to see royal doctor. He thought. 'Is my queen satisfied with their magic performances?'