Poison Eve
Chapters-162

The sound of drums echoed through the halls of Morfeus Academy.

Cleon Jace walked towards the stairs, while the thumping sounds grew louder.

All around him, the other disciples ran towards the direction the voice came from, impatiently wanting to get to where the Morfeus Five guardians were going to be fighting.

Everyone loves a get-together, Cleon thought. More of this. Not only because the grueling school season had ended, but also because they would finally know who the most powerful guardian in Morfeus Academy was.

Cleon turned the corner then went down the stairs leading to the academy hall.

"Cleon, wait! Cleons!"

Cleon turned and saw his friends, Altair, Xena and Electra, waving at him above the heads of the academy's students. "Wait!" yell at them at the same time.

Cleon waved back, then spared to the edge of the passage. He leaned against the pillar, and saw his companions piercing through the crowd towards him.

Evelyn was not with them.

Must be with Earth, he thought grimly.

"It's so exciting, huh?" exclaim Electra while watching Cleon. "Everyone seems impatient!"

Cleon simply shrugged, then combed his hair with his fingers.

A group of academy students passed by him while chatting boisterously.

"We'd better hurry to the hall." Pushing himself with a smile, Cleon turned around and rushed up the steps to sit on the row of benches above, followed by his friends.

And as Cleon suspected, Evelyn was already there with her guardian who was also her lover.

The tall Nazareth soared and athletic sat up while propping the elbow on his knee and looking up at the stage. His black hair was shiny as straight as a ruler glistening in the morning sunlight. He sat down while listening to what Evelyn whispered to him. Every now and then he smiled and turned to Evelyn with their nostrils almost touching.

Make jealous of the Wild Grass admirers!

Migi Vox sat cross-legged on Nazareth's shoulder with both legs linked, hanging from Nazareth's chest.

The place on the other side of Evelyn was empty. Just take it, Cleon said to himself. And hurry, before someone else sits next to him.

Cleon climbed the steps quickly, then walked down the bench towards Nazareth and Evelyn. Then bowed towards Nazareth respectfully to the soldiers, interrupting Evelyn's words.

"Hi!" Evelyn smiled dazedly at him.

Nazareth also smiled, and dimples briefly decorated the right corner of his mouth. But, a moment later he turned and looked back at the stage.

Sit down, Cleon said to himself. Try to get him interested. Tempt him a little while the handsome guardian was busy watching the fight.

Shortly after, his three friends followed.

Cleon immediately took a spot by Evelyn's side while his three friends bowed to Nazareth.

Altair finally took a place on the side of Nazareth which Xena automatically followed.

The girl so often attached to Altair although almost always mutually brawl from time to time.

Electra slipped behind them and took her place at Cleon's side.

In the middle of the shiny floor of the hall, a low stage was installed. A senior guardian was already standing on the stage, acting as both the host and the referee.

Behind him, on the first steps on the edge of the balcony, the four candidates sat on chairs lined up in a semicircle. The four guardians smiled and waved at the children of their assets sitting on the spectator benches.

"Welcome to the stage of the Vice Academy Tournament!" exclaim the event host via loudspeaker.

The audience applauded.

"Four candidates have been selected for the position of vice academy," continued the host. "Salazar Lotz!"

The children of asset Salazar Lotz stood up and clapped to encourage their guardians.

Altair also jumped to his feet while cheering and brandishing his fists into the air.

"Dea Proka!"

It was Xena's turn now who jumped to his feet and clapped with Lady Die's other asset boys.

"Arsen Heart!"

Cleon brandished his fists into the air while cheering cheering his guardians, but did not stand up like the other asset children.

"And. Nyx Cornus!"

"The fight will be fought with raffles!" the show host told. "Winners who survive to the end will occupy the position of vice academy!"

Everyone is back to applauding.

"Go ahead, let's invite Lord Vox to vote and inaugurate this tournament!" the host bowed as he raised one hand towards Nazareth.

Nazareth got up from his seat swinging one hand, and…

BLASHH!

Moments later, Migi Vox turns into a king's scepter.

The whole hall gasped.

The wind gusted with a faint golden glow as Nazareth stepped onto the edge of the balcony. And when the man tapped the tip of his stick onto the floor surface. The entire hall fell to its knees in the aura of the king of the academy's owner.

Even Evelyn!

Nazareth pulled the tip of his stick slightly and the energy pressure that paralyzed everyone simultaneously loosened.

"Wake up!" nazareth's orders with a voice were like a flood in the distance.

The whole hall stood up.

"The four candidates were selected in consideration of their merits which had delivered the Morfeus Five to the top of the podium of the Spiritual Master Elite Tournament!" Nazareth opens the welcome. "Fourth deserves the position of vice academy."

The hall exploded with a standing ovation.

"But since this seat of honor has only one, they must fight over it!" Nazareth added.

The audience laughed while clapping again.

"With this, I declare the Vice Academy Tournament officially open!" Nazareth announced.

The hall was thunderous by applause.

Nazareth tapped the tip of his wand once more, a gleam of gold shimmering on the floor forming a magic circle with the complexion of astrological symbols.

The circle continued to widen to the size of a hall, then settled down onto the arena floor.

The two candidates disappeared as the magic circle permeated downwards.

Then when the magic circle reached the arena floor, the magic circle shrank to the size of the arena stage, then seeped onto the floor and disappeared.

Simultaneously two candidates appeared on the arena floor.

Nazareth swung his staff overhead. And instantly, the staff turned back into Migi Vox who landed directly on his back, hanging with both hands clutching his neck, then creeping up onto his shoulder.

"Arsen Heart against Salazar Lotz!" the host announces the draw.

The hall was again thunderous by spectacular applause.

Cleon and Altair brandished their fists into the air as they shrieked encouraging their guardians.

The two guardians bowed towards Nazareth, then faced each other and exchanged soldiers' salutes.

Nazareth turned around and returned to his seat.

"On the count of three," the host instructed. "One…"

"Two.." The audience counted while clapping in a regular rhythm.

"Start!"

The two candidates put up the horses and took out their respective spiritual chakras and protective elves.

GROAAAAARR…

The arena floor turned bright and windy.

The armor robes of both candidates were whistling along with their hair.

The illusory figure of a Phoenix bird shot out from the back of Salazar Lotz accompanied by a loud roaring sound.

The illusory figure of a horse-bodied archer appeared on the side of the Arsen Heart like a mount.