"Crown of Logic"
The words escaped from Elior quietly like a whisper
The world around Elior turned grey, his mind went numb for a second before exploding with information — information on how to win the tournament
"Thunderflash Step" Lyra chanted moving at light speed
Cracks erupted across the ground where Lyra moved. Appearing behind Elior, Lyra struck her sword
'Pitiful'
*Clank*
Elior's sword met Lyra's head on, his face unfazed by her sudden attack
'All part of the calculation' Elior thought to himself quietly
Lyra jumped back, creating distance between themselves
"Silent step Abyss"
Elior dissolved and reappeared slashing at Lyra. But before his sword could meet her orb
"Halo Barrier"
A circular rotating light shield appeared protecting Lyra from Elior attack
'He's faster. Good'
Lyra thought to herself with a hint of smugness on her face
"Let's fight finally, brother!" Lyra screamed at the top of her lungs
"..."
Elior did not respond, his face and demeanor were devoid of emotion.
He sought only one goal: Winning
"Radiant Burst"
A huge light exploded on the scene blinding Elior for over five seconds
As Elior rubbed his eyes trying to regain his vision, Lyra attacked
'Got you'
Lyra sword reached for Elior orb but Elior deflected it effortlessly catching Lyra by surprise
As Elior dodged, a gust of wind blew past him. In a real battle, that could have killed him
Throwing series of attack after attack, Lyra pushed forward but Elior narrowly avoided them while slowly regaining his sight
"How?"
"Luck, I guess"
A simple yet intriguing answer escaped from Elior's lips
Elior was not lying regardless, he was not sure either.
It was like he had possession of his body and yet did not.
"Hmm" Lyra responded before striking at Elior torso
Elior set his sword in defense blocking her attack head on.
The force of the impact pushed them both back giving each a chance to breathe
"Storm Mirror Phantom!"
Quietly allowing the dust to settle, Elior looked around to find ten Lyra's standing before him.
Each carried their own weapon crafted out of light yet exuded the same aura as Muramsume.
"Attack"
Elior steadied himself for the attacks as all ten rushed towards him
"Arcane compression"
Elior compressed the arcane in his system calmly while waiting for them to attack.
"Voltage Needle Singularity" One of the Lyra charged at a speed which Elior's eyes could not keep up with
Reappearing behind Elior about to strike, Lyra spoke
"Got you—"
"Arc Slash"
Elior swung Kurotsume slashing the clone in two, a wave of lightning spread across the area
As the clone fell down, it cracked dissolving into thin air like it never existed
Everyone halted
Yet to the eyes of Lyra, Elior did not do anything, just stood looking simply without emotions.
The aura around him made Lyra more intrigued at her brother's growth
"You keep piquing my interest"
The rest of the clones attacked with variety of attacks yet Elior cut them down.
By using arcane compression, Elior senses were heightened to the max and the Arc slash got more stronger as Elior cut more down.
The attack raged on, cracks over the training grounds, training equipment's were getting destroyed in the training with the two Vayne siblings
After cutting all ten down, Elior stood quietly yet no sign of Lyra which ticked him off slightly
"Light bind chains" the chains came out of nowhere attempting to capture Elior but Elior dodged effortlessly yet no sign of Lyra
"Look up Elior"
Elior looked up to Lyra who had used her light affinity to create wings and stay up in the sky attacking head on
"Keep persisting"
The relentless attack came from Lyra which put Elior on defense as his brain processed at hyper speed, collecting information and storing them as quickly as he could
The effects of Crown of Logic were in overdrive as the goal of defeating Lyra proved more tasking as the fight dragged on
"Huff Huff" Elior breathing was ragged.
His breath was rugged, looking at all sides, Elior could see the destruction him and Lyra had caused but he paid no mind.
In his current state, these were all uncertain variables that held no weight towards achieving his goal
"Defeating Lyra"
Taking the Ranko stance, Elior carefully breathe in and out, recollecting Arcane
"Light bind chains" Chains flew towards Elior
"Arcane Compression" Elior said following it up with "Arc Veil"
As the chains edged closer, Elior cut the chains precisely, cacks erupted beneath his feet on where he stood as he burst forward cutting all the chains thrown at him.
"Siskom" Elior then proceeded to walk on the air
Moving at mach speed, Elior cut through everything thrown at him
As one more chain came, Elior cut it precisely as he edged closer
"Forget it"
Lyra dived head on with Muramuse for an attack
As Elior and Lyra swung their weapons in hands, the battle reached a conclusion
"What?" Lyra said
Elior blocked her attack with his arm, stunning her.
Yet—
No damage had been left on his body
"Arcane Compression, sis" Elior said calmly
Arcane compression, as much it grants Elior superhuman strength and speed, it also came with defensive quality like hardened skin to block some attacks
Elior had taken this into factor since Lyra had been using Arcane for so long, so her last attack would have not been too strong to inflict permanent damage which Elior capitalized and hoped for
"I win" Elior said breaking her orb
The moment Elior broke it, Crown of Logic dispelled as Elior smiled warmly
'It worked'
Holding Lyra, Elior noticed something strange.
The lyra in front of him broke into tiny fragments
This left Elior visibly stunned for a second
"Refraction Mirage"
Lyra said behind him
As Elior turned, Lyra broke his orb into tiny crystals
"No… I win"
Lyra said calmly with a cold gaze