Within the grand arena, on one of the battle playgrounds, a boy with black hair and crimson eyes let out a yawn as he waited for his assigned opponent who was running late.
Alden had arrived a few minutes early but honestly, he didn't really mind, if anything, he was excited for the battle.
After all, his opponent was none other than Ryou, the mysterious boy who was far stronger than he let on and had defeated Zephyr effortlessly before.
Alden wanted to see how much he could push him.
He didn't have to wait long as a presence suddenly appeared behind him and even Alden, whose senses were sharpened by his Spirit Domain, failed to notice it.
Hmm… that's strange.
It was as if the boy had emerged from the shadows.
It reminded him of something similar to what he did when using Shadow Steps but the technique Ryou used seemed far more advanced.
Does he have a shadow element too…?
Alden slowly turned to face the abyssal black eyes of Ryou as he stared back at him lifelessly.
