Nameless King

Crackle.

The dark sword plunged into flesh as blood gushed from the wide wound on Reidar's chest while his face contorted in pain.

Reidar took a step back, trying to stay on his feet as he stared at Wain.

"I'm not finished yet..." Reidar uttered as he raised his hand to attack.

Wain should have ducked, but instead, he stood still, staring intently into his opponent's face.

Step.

Suddenly Reidar's eyes darkened as he fell to the ground with a blank stare.

"Ah... It was hard, but I could stand it." Wain muttered as he dropped to his knees exhausted and looked at Reidar, "Well, he wanted to make another attack, but his body wasn't as strong as his will."

For a while, there was silence in the Colosseum while space gradually recovered. Everyone stared wide-eyed at Wain as he couldn't believe it had happened.

Tremble.

One of the stone slabs cracked and broke as massive debris fell to the ground some of which disappeared into spatial rips.

Tremble. Crackle. Crackle.

A few stones fell near Wain as they still had the dim flame of Reidar's name written on them.

[Winner - Nameless!]

[Nameless is second in the ranking table!]

At the same time, his name brightly lit up on the remaining slab as a massive crown appeared over the arena. Normally when the Top 10 fought, a diamond crown would appear, but this time it was something special.

"What is it?" A man in dark blue robes asked while looking up.

Above the Colosseum hovered a huge black crown with several rubies in it. An eerie energy emanated from it, almost as much as that of Wain. Then, the crown thrived into several streams of darkness that headed toward Wain's hands.

"Ah...?" Wain uttered in confusion while staring at it.

Dozens of dark threads turned into an orb that contained a huge amount of souls. It was as big as Marlis'.

[You received 1.3 billion Void Souls as a prize for winning.]

Clap. Clap. Clap.

Suddenly someone started clapping their hands. It was Vincenz, looking at Wain with a slight smile on his face.

"Come on, where's your applause? We just saw one of the best fights in the history of the Colosseum! Nameless, never lost a fight in this arena and every time he showed up here something incredible happened!" Vincenz exclaimed with excited looks as his powerful voice boomed through the Colosseum.

"I agree. Nameless, goes undefeated. Isn't that amazing?" Sven said while slowly clapping his hands.

Their words awakened the others and in a second absolutely every spectator began clapping. Applause fell like hail on Wain as the entire Colosseum celebrated his victory.

'Well, well, even though I'm not a fan of something like that, it's really nice, isn't it?' Wain inwardly muttered as a slight smile appeared on his face.

This win was more important to him than most of the others. As Reidar was not only a strong opponent for him to fight but also Reidar was the last hurdle before Wain would make the Top 10.

Now Marlis is going to take me to Death Shore, so I've got to get ready. Something tells me the seventh form is going to be a lot harder than the others.' Wain uttered to himself as he glanced at Marlis.

Gradually the bright blue moon disappeared as the massive sun returned to its place, covering the entire Colosseum with its golden rays.

"Agh... I wish Reidar had kept his promise." Someone muttered with a frustrated look.

"Hmm? What are you talking about?" His buddy asked as he raised an eyebrow.

​ "Well... Reidar said that he would reveal the face of Nameless, that he would destroy his mask, but unfortunately, that didn't happen." The man uttered while shaking his head in a sullen manner.

Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.

Suddenly a multitude of cracks went through Wain's mask as it shattered into small pieces, revealing his face completely.

"Fuck..." Wain muttered as an ironic smile appeared on his face, "Looks like a simple object couldn't take the pressure from our attacks. Ahahaha."

It only took the audience a few moments to realize what race Wain belonged to, then their eyes opened even wider than before as a shiver went through their bodies.

"Nameless is a Human!" The man in the dark blue robes exclaimed, "How is that possible!? I didn't think they were actually still alive!"

"Huh, Reidar kept his promise after all." Sven smirked, opened his umbrella, and stood up.

"I agree, I like people who accomplish their goals!" Osvald exclaimed as his aura intensified.

"But... it's time for us to leave." Marlis uttered with worried looks while looking around.

"Sure." Sven nodded as he turned into a flash.

He appeared beside Wain, covering him with an umbrella as though the bright sunlight could burn his skin. A second later they were joined by Osvald with Marlis.

"Probably many of you would like to talk to the winner of this incredible fight in person, but due to certain circumstances we will have to leave." Sven said with a sly smile on his face as he put his hand on Wain's shoulder.

At the same time, a portal opened beneath them in which the four of them disappeared, then green energy instantly restored the space.

"Hey! Vincenz, why did you do that?!" The man in the dark blue robes exclaimed with an angry look while waving his fist.

"It wasn't me..." Vincenz uttered in confusion while shaking his head, "That portal was opened by one of them... It was too sudden, so I didn't have time to do anything."

"Well, maybe it's for the best." Someone said in a serious voice, "Nameless turned out to be a human, it's just a surprise to me, but there are many here who were already ready to attack him, aren't there?"

When he said that, the eyes of some of the Angels and Elves narrowed as a shiver ran through their bodies. The man was right, for among every race some despised humans.