When Zane realized that Eveline was his fiancée and Elena was his cousin, they were all shocked to realize they had fought each other just to get noticed by Zane, without knowing how they were connected.
"So you guys are related?" Eveline asked while sitting comfortably as Zane massaged and healed her.
"Yeah, it’s just that they hadn’t seen each other for years, that’s all," Leon replied, pulling up a chair.
"Mmm... Zane, you can use healing magic?" Elena asked, stepping down from her medical bed.
"Yeah, I can," Zane replied. "How are you feeling?" Zane asked, standing up.
"I am fine now. Your healing abilities are really amazing; it’s like being healed by a high priest," Eveline said while observing her hand, noticing there were no more wounds and her skin had become smoother than before.
"Since Elena and Leon, you guys are fighting tomorrow, we will leave you here," Zane said, holding Eveline’s hand as he walked toward the door.
"If you don’t mind, can I talk to Eveline and the others?" Freya asked calmly, walking into the room.
"I don’t mind, you can go ahead. I’ll see you later, guys," Zane said while walking toward the door.
"I will come to see you later!" Eveline shouted.
"Pah, look at these lovebirds," Leon said with a smile.
"I doubt you will," Freya said, folding her arms.
"And why is that?" Zane asked, turning his head.
"I can’t tell you," Freya replied.
"Whatever, I’ll see you tomorrow then," Zane said, walking out of the medical hall and heading toward the dark tower, while back in the medical room, the others began their discussion.
"What I came to discuss with you guys is about Zane," Freya said, walking toward where they were standing.
"Zane? What about him?" Eveline asked with a serious face.
"It’s nothing special, but I want you guys to fight him tomorrow," Freya said, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Fight him? Why, he’s family," Leon asked.
"You see, everyone in the academy is wondering how strong he is. Even the royal family doesn’t know his true abilities, except for Arthur and Sofia, who refuse to tell us," Freya explained.
"So what you’re saying is you want us to test Zane’s abilities and see how strong he really is?" Elena asked.
"Exactly. I think the two of you have been curious."
"I’m in, since I was already planning to fight him after the finals anyway," Eveline said.
"Fine by me. Even though brother Arthur warned me about him, I want to see it with my own eyes," Leon said with a creepy smile.
"What about you? Don’t tell me that since you met Zane, you’ve become soft," Freya asked.
"Who said I’m soft? Fine, I will fight," Eveline said.
They then continued to plan what they were going to do and even ran a short training match to strengthen their teamwork.
The next day, students gathered again, but this time the crowd was even larger since it was the final day of the Freshman Competition.
Zane arrived at the arena early. When he arrived, Eveline, Elena, and Leon were already sitting near the arena, so he took a seat in the middle rows of the terrace.
"WELCOME everyone to the final of the Freshman Competition! And today’s final will be one of the best," the announcer confirmed.
"Today’s fight is going to be Prince Leon, Princess Elena, and Eveline Everheart against Prince Zane!"
"What, three against one? That has never happened before!" students began whispering to each other.
"That damn woman is a schemer. Tch," Zane thought, grinding his teeth.
"Don’t be like that, you make me feel like a bad person," Freya’s voice echoed in Zane’s brain.
"What do you gain from seeing my skills? You know I am keeping a low profile so that I don’t alert my enemies," Zane replied through telepathy while standing up and walking down to the arena stage.
"I know, I know. But when are you going to make your first move?" Freya said, nodding her head.
"You are really a ruthless woman," Zane complimented.
"I am doing this for you, for your future, you know."
"Future?" Zane asked, stepping onto the stage.
"You will know," Freya said.
"So, you guys, how are you going to take me down?" Zane asked, putting his hands in his pockets.
"Their teamwork is really amazing," Zane thought while dodging their attacks.
Even though they had only practiced for a short period , the three of them moved like they had been fighting together for years.
Leon continues to keep Zane busy with his sword play, while Eveline and Elena attack him from both sides.
Eveline slashed downward with her ice blade, freezing the ground near Zane’s feet to slow him down, while Elena used her light sword to slash at him.
Zane ducked beneath a horizontal strike from Elena and pushed Leon back with a light kick to the chest, creating just enough space to breathe.
"Not bad," Zane said, wiping the small trace of blood from his cheek with the back of his hand. "You guys are actually serious about this."
"Of course we are!" Leon yelled with a wide grin, jumping back.
"Well, if that’s what you have decided, I won’t let you down."
DARK BLADE!
FWOOOOOOOSH!
A sword made of dark aura appeared in Zane’s hand. The sword’s aura was so dense that even Eveline, Elena, and Leon took a step back.
"Why are you guys stepping back? You must face your fears, you know," Zane said with a small smile on his face.
"Tch... Do you think we are scared of you? Dream on!" Leon charged again.
LIGHT BLADE: DEMON SLASHER!
Leon shouted, jumping in mid-air with a big smile on his face, followed by Eveline.
ICE SWORD: SWORD DANCE!
FWOOOOOOOSH!
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
Zane dodged, leaving Eveline and Leon hitting the stage and destroying it all at once.
"Damn, those guys are monsters! They can destroy the stage with their attacks!" students started whispering.
"What kind of power does Zane use?" Arnold asked.
"Why don’t you wait and see?" a sweet voice echoed from behind them.
When they turned around, they saw Joy, the leader of the Dark Tower.