Stunned and completely speechless, the impaled soldier died with absolute shock frozen in his eyes. His mouth hung open slightly, his final expression one of utter disbelief that a newly awakened Level 1 Stellar Knight could have possibly killed him so easily.
At first, nobody in the chaotic stadium noticed the dead soldier among all the confusion. Students were still awakening from their trials, some transforming into radiants, others celebrating their survival. The sounds of combat, cheering, crying, and dying all blended together into overwhelming noise that made it difficult to focus on any single event.
But then one of the patrolling soldiers happened to glance in the direction of Vogue's cage and noticed his fallen comrade pinned grotesquely against the metal bars with a spear through his torso. Blood pooled beneath the body, dripping steadily onto the concrete.
