Affinity: Chaos

"To think he wasn't lying when he said he came because of revenge." Sylvia muttered to herself.

The Elders by her side also felt the same way. When Sylvia told them that Grey only came because of revenge, they thought he was lying and only came because of the benefits, but now, it seemed to be another case. From the conversation between the two, they could guess that they have clashed in the past, and Lucien let Grey go. Well, although they didn't know the full story, they felt it was within that range.

The old man looked at Grey and Lucien before telling them to start the battle.

Neither of the duo made a move, they squared off, staring at each other before Lucien burst out chuckling.

"How about we follow the same rules as the last time?" He asked.

"With a little tweak." Grey added.

"Yes, this time, instead of you trying to survive my blow, we'll decide the battle within a single attack." Lucien said.

"If we dodge?" Grey asked.

"Then we fight!" Lucien said with his blood raging. It was evident that he had been holding it in for some time now, after seeing someone he beat up like a dead dog fighting so valiantly, he wanted to see if this was the same person as the last time they encountered each other.

Grey smiled and nodded, "Fine. I wouldn't mind exchanging a blow or two with you. But personally, I think one attack will be more than enough."

Seeing Grey oozing with confidence, Lucien chuckled, "I feel the same too."

They both prepared themselves for the attack. Lucien used a special technique just like Grey to increase his strength to the Peak of the Sage Plane, while Grey on the other hand went to the Eighth stage once again.

"How many times can he use this technique?"

Someone from the crowd couldn't help but ask.

It was okay if he used it once since there would be a drawback after using such techniques, but Grey is using it for the fourth time now, it was unbelievable.

"It must be a technique from ancient times." An Elder commented.

When both parties were done charging up their attacks, they moved.

Lucien was covered in lightning, looking like a lightning god as he shot toward Grey. Grey, on the other hand, looked like a normal person with a serene appearance, it was as if he was standing beside a still lake and had become one with it. There was no sign of movement from him.

Only after Lucien had gotten closer did he finally make a move. His figure flashed and he also shot at his opponent.

With the duo almost getting close to each other, they unleashed their attacks.

Grey was a little slower, and Lucien attacked first.

Those on the side of the Burchard Family stood up from their seats when they saw this. They all knew that in a battle between experts, a single second could decide life or death. Grey hesitating before he attacked had already given Lucien the advantage he needed.

"He's lost..."

Some of the Elders were sad by the thought of this. Grey had been a wildcard since the start of the competition, but it seemed like his time was up.

While those from the Burchard Family were feeling depressed, joy rose on the faces of those from the Nether Faction. Grey was the only anomaly, once he was taken out, then they had nothing to fear.

However, the expression of everyone changed. The expected explosion they were waiting for never came, instead, to the shock of everyone, the attack phased right through the body of Grey who still continued his movement and closed in on Lucien.

Everything happened within a second, so most people hadn't even finished expressing their previous emotions when this happened.

With Grey phasing through the attack, he unleashed a fusion orb. It wasn't the original one, but a weaker version since it contained only three elements, lightning, fire, and space elements.

The orb hit Lucien's body and exploded. This time, the expected explosion came, and its power exceeded their imaginations.

Lucien's figure was sent flying before crashing on the ground of the platform.

The entire place was silent, not even the sound of breathing could be heard, it was like a graveyard.

Time went by and the explosion died down, Grey's figure soon came into view. Blood was dripping from the side of his mouth, but other than that, he was fine.

He walked toward the body of Lucien who was still moving.

"Admit defeat." The old man's voice came from the side.

"Ne...ver... not... to... him. I'd rather die." Lucien struggled to speak as he dragged his body up weakly.

"Resilient." Grey remarked.

He didn't expect anything less from a genius though, for him to grow this strong meant that he was not only talented, but he had also gone through countless dangers.

"I can never lose to an opponent that I beat like a dead dog only two years ago." Lucien spat out a mouthful of blood before steadying himself once again.

Grey chuckled when he saw this. He could've easily killed him, but he wanted to make sure that before the young man died, he accepted the fact that they were not on the same level.

"It's funny how things can change in only two years. From almost killing me to barely being able to survive a single attack from me." Grey said with a smile.

"Two years, what can happen within two years?" Lucien asked with a lost look.

"Come, I'll show you what it means to be a true genius." Grey's figure vanished and he appeared in the sky.

"Only when you can achieve half of what I can, then you can call yourself a genius."

Grey's arrogant voice echoed in the sky before everywhere changed.

A roaring sea of flames appeared in the sky, and above the sea of flames was what seemed to be a lightning storm.

"Damn, he's trampling on his pride."

Everyone looked at the sky in awe, even the old man was shaken. Grey's talent was something he had never seen before.

A twenty-two years old Sage Plane Elementalist has actually awoken two domains? And he could use them so freely!