The Greatest Sinner

Evan's "Ice Veil" was incredibly powerful, the snow-white scythe blade exuding a chill so intense that even the spectators could feel it. But, instead of attacking Roland, Evan for some reasons ran to the edge of the arena.

No one understood Evan's actions, including Roland. He knew better than anyone else how dangerous his opponent's scythe was right now.

After a few seconds, Evan ran to the barrier and started doing some very strange things. He raised "Reverse Death" high above his head and thrust the white blade into the ground with all his might.

At the same instant, the ground began to freeze and gradually turned to ice. Evan didn't stop there. Without taking the scythe blade out of the ground, he began to move quickly around the perimeter of the arena. From the outside it looked as if he was encircling the entire arena with a ring of ice.

All the spectators were confused, they did not understand why Evan was doing this. Roland was just as puzzled, but he wasn't about to let Evan do whatever he wanted.

Whoosh.

Roland ran into Evan`s direction, and at the same time he started to cast "Strike Lightning". Hundreds of sparks quickly transformed into snow-white lightning that Roland threw at his opponent.

However, it was as if Evan didn't see him, he continued to do his thing and had already circled more than half of the arena.

Bam.

The lightning bolt hit right on target, but Evan just swung his scythe and chopped it apart. Roland was still pretty far away from Evan, he had to stop him somehow. He didn't have much mana left, just for a few spells, but that didn't stop him from doing the following...

Whoosh.

A gray magic circle appeared in front of Evan, from which many iron rods emerged. They tried to envelop and grab the young man, but not a second later, they were transformed into ice and shattered into tiny shards.

Destroying every obstacle in his path, Evan rushed on. Soon he had the entire perimeter of the arena covered in ice, and he wasn't going to stop there.

As a result, the entire arena was covered with a thick layer of ice and there were a lot of cuts from the scythe blade there.

Roland tried to stop Evan, but he failed. Roland could no longer afford to waste mana to stop Evan from freezing the arena. He had to save his mana for an emergency.

When the entire arena was frozen, everyone was waiting to see what Evan would do to finally find out what his plan was.

Roland was very careful. He watched Evan carefully and was ready for any action. But, Evan himself was in no hurry to do anything. He walked calmly across the cold and slippery ice toward his opponent.

Like Roland, Evan had very little mana left, considerably less than Roland, only for two spells, and he wasn't going to spare it.

Whoosh.

Evan's "Warp" spun and mana gathered at his hands. It quickly turned into a white dot, and in the next second, a snow-white beam flew toward Roland.

Roland prepared to fight off the attack, but to his surprise, the beam didn't come straight at him, but at his feet. When he realized that, it was too late.

Boom.

There was a deafening explosion and a huge crater appeared where Roland was. Roland managed to jump away, but because he reacted too late, he got a lot of bruises on his legs.

The wounds were not fatal, but they may have greatly reduced his mobility. By the time Roland landed, Evan had already been there.

Swing.

Evan swung his scythe swiftly. Roland quickly blocked his opponent's attack, but suddenly Evan cast another spell.

Whoosh.

A green magic circle appeared behind Roland, and the next moment a spiky ivy vine enveloped his right leg. In any ordinary situation, Roland would have been safe, but this time everything was different.

His katana was busy holding Evan's scythe, and he himself was standing on very slippery ice.

Bam.

The vines strained and at the same second, Roland began to fall. He lost his balance and the white blade of the scythe was already hanging over his head. In half second, Roland's head would fall from his shoulders.

The girl in black clothes was already about to intervene in the fight, but Fane would not let her do so. He felt that it was not the end.

Whoosh.

In an instant, Roland threw his weapon aside, leaned on the icy surface with his right hand, and quickly bounced back. The scythe blade didn't reach Roland's neck, it went past and deep into the ice.

Evan quickly pulled the blade from the ground, but by then Roland was already striking. He swung his katana and several deadly drops flew toward Evan. The young man didn't dodge, but simply repelled them with his scythe.

Whoosh.

In an instant, Roland got close and did something very strange. He threw his katana at Evan, and at the same time, a thick layer of water began to appear on his left arm.

Evan was surprised by such an unexpected attack. He reacted quickly and threw aside the weapon flying at him.

Crack.

At the same moment, the ice beneath Roland's feet cracked and he was beside Evan with incredible speed. Evan's attention was focused on the katana flying toward him, so he had no time to dodge or block Roland's attack.

Bam.

Roland's palm slid deep into Evan's flesh. He instantly cast the "Magic Missile", causing Roland to retreat. Then Evan quickly bounced back.

He was in a great pain, his shoulder and his leg had been already hurt, and now a deep wound was in his stomach. He tried to figure out what to do next and how to get out of this situation, but Roland wasn't going to give him a chance to win.

Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.

Three drops flew lightning fast toward Evan. He reflexively tried to block them, but he had too little power left. He was able to destroy two of the drops, but the third hit his left arm and went right through it.

Evan fell, and his blood slowly flowed on the cold ice.

The fight was not stopped as Evan was not yet in death. It was possible that Evan still had some trumps up his sleeve. But, one man didn't think so. Roland was pacing slowly toward Evan with a calm gaze.

Everyone in the arena knew that this was probably the end. Everyone was pleased with the finale, which was much brighter than anyone could have imagined. What could be better than when a dark horse makes it to the finale and fights the main favorite to win?

Everyone was greatly shocked by Evan and Roland's skills. No one could have imagined that newbie magicians could be capable of such a thing.

Roland leisurely walked up to Evan and calmly said: "I am stronger than you are. It`s clear, since I am the best. You're good, but you'll never be at my level".

As always, Roland's words were arrogant, but there was no malice in them.

Crack.

When Roland's words reached Evan's ears there was a loud crackling, rattling and clanking of chains.

But it wasn't the chains around Evan's "Warp" that were ringing, it was the black chains like the abyss wrapped around the first Pillar, next to the sleeping black lion.