Demonic Ascension: After 10,000,000 Years, The Lord Abyss Returns

Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Royal Rumble

Time went by quickly and it's the day for the second stage of the Caravan Ritual!

An event which will solidify the influence of any player, unlike the first event which was simply checking out one's physical abilities, the second stage involves a demonstration of that ability before all important bodies.

Mages displaying their magical prowess!

Swordsmen demonstrating their proficient control in their swordsmanships and within this event, a player can decide to choose from any active player who will be his opponent, It's known as the {Arcane Challenge}

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Just as the first stage of the Caravan Ritual, this event took place in the courtroom, but a grand crimsoned barriers covered the battlefield, preventing any aura or mana from affecting the spectaors.

The spectators seats were already occupied by tens of thousands present!

Nobles took their seats in the elite section, the Regional Supreme Generals were all sitted in their honorary seats, the envoys of the Dukes were seated as well, and so did the avatar of the Archduke Liam Reganez.

The concubines of Crossword's Master were all seated.

And so did many others including Elders of the Reinhart Family and Senators, the main forces of the Crossword Dukedom is contains more than a hundred and two hundred knight orders and each knight order holds a certain ranks.

The top ten knight order captains, Swordsmasters and swords of the Duke, they were all granted a seat in the elite section, the elite section contains over three hundred seats and they were all filled with elites.

Sounds of whispers and mummurs filled the air!

The flag bearers of the Patriach, the third young master, the seventh young master, the eighth young master and the ninth young master, including the two young mistress and the only daughters of the Patriach.

The Patriach has six flag bearers who controls a division in the military force, one of the highest ranked positions in the Dukedom, their influence reaches even the entirety of the Vahallan Empire.

Meanwhile the first young master and the only being to reject the position of a flag bearers simply because he desires the throne of his father, he was appointed a special role by the Emperor himself.

The first young master sat close to the Duke!

They were all sitted, it's time for the second stage of the Caravan Ritual to take place!

Clang!

The metallic door leading into the hall opened up when he walked in, the Head Butler Geran Fruze, cladded in his jet black suit, with a bright smile....he bowed his head before his liege, the Duke.

" Greetings to you all, and it's time to begin the second stage of the Caravan Ritual, this is the most important stage of the Ritual, tonight will decide whose talent is greater than the others "

" Originally, this should be a one on one duel but there has been a change in this "

Head Butler Geran announced, his words created confusion in the air, meanwhile Duke Erald grinned, relaxing his back on his throne....he crossed his legs, his full gaze were fixed on the Head Butler.

" A change? considering the fact that you smiled.....where you the one who changed it? " The first young master questioned!

" Yes I did.....It's pointless following the same tradition over and over again, since there was someone who was able to break my record....I decided to make this even more fun " Duke Erald answered.

" This is a royal rumble match..... everyone will fight at the same time, there will only be a single winner " Duke Erald uttered.

His words shocked the first young master!

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" Please be calm, I understand why you guys will react in such a manner since it has been a tradition to initiate a duel but the master of this land decided to bring a change in this long reigning tradition "

" Starting from tonight....the second stage will be a Royal Rumble Match "

" All players will be invited to the stage and must eliminate everyone within a time frame, there will only be a top winner, in other to win....a player must eliminate everyone " Head Butler Geran explained.

This change created both tension and excitement!

" Now, may be the players enter " the Head Butler Geran declared, the metallic door opened once again, all attention were fixed on the entrance, the players of the Caravan Ritual, one after the other.

They made their way into the courtroom!

They were all geared up in their battle suits, the crowd applauded their favorites, the prince and the princess, the heirs of the Dukedoms, including the second young master of the Reinhart Family.

Within a few minutes, the battlefield was occupied by nearly all the players excluding one, the tenth young master is yet to be present, after a few minutes of waiting....He finally appeared!

He entered the courtroom, dressed in a white battle suit which was designed for him, It had the emblem of House Reinhart in it, his scabbard was hunged on his waist, and with a pair of white gloves covering his fingers.

Kyle approached the crowded space filled with players!

" Hmmm, they are all scattered huh? since this is a royal rumble and not a normal duel, It's expected....there are no allies, only enemies.....I wonder who will attack me first " Kyle said to himself.

He noticed the eyes of players fixed on him.

Ignoring them, he looked up, in attempt to steal a glance at the Patriach, he noticed someone else, someone sitted besides the Patriach, the moment they locked eyes, his heart started racing faster.

Kyle's eyes squinted!

" Tch, to think there is someone aside the Head Butler who could make this body instinctively shiver, who the hell is that brat? " Kyle muttered, slowly calming his body down, his attention returned to the Head Butler.

" Hmmm....It's good to see you all are all prepared, before we begin, I should inform you all regarding the rules "

" This is a simple game, Novex has been activated.....so no matter what, if one dies within this field, they will be instantly transported back into the locker room, the only thing banned is support from outside field "

" There are no rules....teaming is permitted, anything is allowed "

Head Butler Geran explained everything to the players, players were seen forming groups with eachother, communicating with themselves, the only ones who had no team was Varis Bridge, Seville Ramon, the second young master, Carlian Reinhart and Kyle Reinhart, the tenth young master.

Alyssa Crozman, a sixth circle mage had a group of mage players in her side.

The prince and princess had supporters amongst players present considering their royal status, the two heirs, Teron Hadron and Chris Haris formed an alliance together, other groups like the three children of the Western, Southern and Eastern Regional Supreme Generals.

Only Varis Bridge chose to be alone!

Sidra Reinhart, the sixth young master had form a group containing his cousins, and children of highly ranked knight captains, he led the alliance they formed together, the battlefield is overwhlemed by the intense tension. @@novelbin@@

The Head Butler Geran left the scene, standing right behind the Patriach!

" Groups have already been formed, aside from receiving help from those outside this field, there isn't any rules, we can torture and kill our opponents, and besides I can sense them from afar "

" Those Zudaists.....no matter how much they try to hide their divinity, It can't be hidden from me, I don't know how many people will challenge me first, we are more than two hundred players and there is only one winner "

" If I want to become more influential in the Reinhart Family, I need to show off a little bit "

Kyle Reinhart said to himself!

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Seville glanced at Kyle for a few minutes, the moment she noticed his smirk, she shrugged her shoulders, looking away, she has a match to focus on but she is more curious on how strong Kyle truly is.

" If he became the highest scorer that means he's quite strong right? "

" I hope he doesn't disappoint me tonight " Seville whispered, She turned her attention when her eyes met with that of the princess, although she swiftly looked away but she noticed it, that devilish gaze.

Seville is one of the few who doesn't respect Princess Violet and she has her reasons, even those her age regards the princess as a goddess, she knows the truth.

There's no one in the Empire that's more devilish than the princess herself!

If there's going to be terror in the game...Violet Reganez, She's going to be the harbinger of that terror!!

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" It seems everyone's prepared, by my decree as the host, the royal rumble match begins now!! "