Nameless King

The darkness from the explosion of dozens of spheres engulfed the entire space, so the arena was covered by an impenetrable veil as though fog for a while.

"Damn... Nameless was serious after all. That explosion destroyed the barrier, there must be nothing left of the Reaper." Vincenz muttered with a serious look while directing energy to the damaged parts of the barrier.

After a while, the darkness dissipated as everyone could see what was behind it. Everyone was curious to know who the winner of this incredible battle was, though most were sure it was Nameless.

"Wait... What's going on...?" The man mumbled while in confusion as he rubbed his eyes as though trying to see something.

"Where's Nameless... Where's Reaper..." His mate uttered with a dazed look, "Was the explosion too powerful that they both died?"

"No! That can't be!" Vincenz exclaimed in an angry manner, "They got away! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"

Vincenz gritted his teeth as he stomped his foot with all his might. The audience had never seen Vincenz act like that, so everyone quickly realized it was true.

"Phew... I knew there was something wrong here." Vincenz sighed while calming down, "Although this is the most unusual finale that I've seen, amazing emotions... but who won after all?"

Vincenz looked at the lights that flickered strangely as if Colosseum was trying to figure out what to do about the situation.

"Hey, he's right. Even though Nameless and Reaper escaped, Colosseum still has to pick a winner." Someone said while pointing to the lights.

"Yeah. This is a unique case, but there has never been a draw in the Colosseum's history, so let's just wait." The woman nodded in a serious manner while keeping her arms crossed.

Everyone was in agreement with her as hundreds of gazes went to the flames.

After a while, the Reaper's name lit up red while a crown appeared over Nameless.

"Huh, I knew Nameless had won!" The spectator exclaimed with a happy look as he clenched his hand into a fist.

"Wait... What is this?" The man pointed to the crown, "Why isn't it gold?"

"Hmm? What are you talking about?" His buddy mouthed with a confused look before looking at the crown, then his eyes went wide as though he saw something impossible.

Everyone was shocked as a diamond crown floated above Nameless that was several times larger than the gold one. The audience whispered as they tried to figure out what it was, but no one knew the answer.

"Ahahahahahaha." Suddenly, from the west side of the Colosseum came a powerful laugh that made everyone pay attention to it.

"You idiots can't even understand what just happened!" The man uttered in a mocking manner.

The man had long blond hair, blue eyes, pale skin, and massive snow-white wings behind his back. There was a powerful aura emanating from him that surpassed anyone else in the Colosseum.

"It's Odvar Seim!" Someone exclaimed while in disbelief.

"What...? He's number nine on the ranking chart!" His buddy said with an excited look.

"One of the Top 10 has been here all this time? Damn! How could I not see that?" The spectator muttered as he clutched his head.

Every strong fighter was a star in the Colosseum, especially newcomers like Nameless and Reaper, but the Top 10 had a special position. They were practically the ten strongest people in the Fourth Chronicle, so they had tremendous popularity and influence.

"Of course, I watched that fight, and I have to say that Nameless just fucked you all up! Ahahahahaha." Odvar smirked as he spread his wings that were bigger than himself.

Odvar continued, "I realized in the middle of the fight that Nameless and Reaper knew each other. If you were strong enough, you could see that none of his blows were fatal, moreover he never once touched her mask, it's just a miracle!"

"But... what happened at the end?" Someone asked, "You must have been able to see it, right?"

"Yeah..." Odvar nodded, "Nameless opened a portal as they disappeared into it. Normally, you can't open a spatial rift in World of Darkness during arena combat, so... Nameless seems to have Spatial Skills."

Everyone fell silent for a while as they pondered what had happened.

"The Diamond Crown means that Nameless showed the highest level of combat. Usually, only members of the Top 10 get the Diamond Crown, but as you can see, there are exceptions." Odvar said with a serious look before rising, "In any case, there's only one thing left to find out now. Which Rating will Nameless and Reaper get?"

Whooooooosh.

At the same time, the lights flashed brightly as everyone saw the updated Rating of the two fighters.

Reaper got 80 instead of 114.

"What... But she lost..." The man muttered in a confused manner.

"Yeah... However, she's already lit the Third Torch, so... that's probably fair. She'll easily beat anyone with a Rating of 100+" His buddy uttered.

Nameless went from 97 to 36, which was an incredible rating for any fighter, even the most experienced.

"36..." Odvar muttered, "Well, it looks like Nameless will make it to the Top 10 soon... He'll have to fight one of us for that. Huh, I hope it will be me!"

Whooooooooosh.

Odvar flapped his wings as a golden portal appeared in front of him in which he disappeared.

Slowly the audience began to disperse with dazed looks as, for them, this was the most incredible fight in a long time.

'Nameless... You have so many powers, and you hide your face so carefully... Are you...?' Vincenz inwardly muttered while rubbing his chin in a thoughtful manner.

...

Crackle

A dark gap appeared in the air from which a man in a black and red coat with a girl in a purple mask fell.

The man landed on a dense layer of ice as he carefully caught the girl in his arms. The girl wanted to say something but didn't have time as the man pulled off the mask, revealing his face.

"Phew... Honestly, hiding your identity is pretty exhausting." Wain shook his head as he smiled, "Isn't that right, Zero?"