As the Fallen Star and the arrow clashed, a moment of silence engulfed the entire arena.
However—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The silence did not last long as an apocalyptic explosion soon consumed everything. The shockwave that followed was unlike anything the Academy's western training grounds had ever endured.
The air itself screamed as the catastrophic blast expanded outward, devouring everything in a blinding storm of gold and emerald.
The radiant flare lit up the night like a newborn sun, momentarily outshining the twin moons above. A torrent of energy raged across the training ground, tearing apart the reinforced arena floor as if it were made of paper.
The walls shattered, the defensive formations embedded along the perimeter flickered violently, and even the distant dormitory towers trembled beneath the residual shock.
