VESPERUS POV

Finally!

My voice gets to be heard.

I sat still, my eyes fixed on the pit ahead. A feeling of satisfaction welled within me as I watched Roberts.

My words sure had taken a toil on him. Exactly my wish. That wouldn't be all though.

There was something about him that made him seem so familiar to me. I could swear I had seen that face somewhere else, away from the academy.

Where it was, I couldn't tell. Well, it was only a matter of time.

The bell went off, signalling the start of the tournament. Student after student went forward, their faces fixed with anxiety.

Of each...