Many people could be seen gathered in the Mazar Academy today. People from other Academies have appeared to participate in the Almora Region Battle Star; more than twenty academies have sent their students to participate.
This was hosted by a different Academy every time; This time Mazar Academy hosted it. The crowd was excited about it. All top academy students would participate in it. This competition took place every two years. In it, a team of five students would represent each Academy in individual battles.
The first two days have passed, and multiple battles have been fought in them. Today was the final of this tournament between Mazar Academy and Dehat Academy. The Dehat Academy was the most well-known Academy in the Almora region. Mazar Academy had reached the top two in the past two years, but officially, Dehat Academy was still the best Academy.
All participants started moving to the stage. The five representatives of Mazar Academy were Kajal, Vinay, Nina, Manu, and Rajan.
They appeared on the stage one by one. Each one of them had become popular in the previous year due to the multiple tournaments they had won. The Alliance created by All-Stars and Mineva was called 'Stars of Mazar.' They have performed exceptionally well in all tournaments in which they have participated.
The five representatives of Dehat Academy entered the stage. First was a tall girl; she was a strong spearman. Behind her was a short boy wearing a hat over his academy uniform. He was the best mage in the Academy; another girl entered the stage after him. She was the best archer in their Academy.
The second last was a tall boy with a robust physique. He was the strongest fighter at the Dehat Academy. The last person was a boy with black hair and red eyes. He was the best swordsman in Dehat. He was called Sanam Bisht; he was from the Bisht Clan, which was a clan that could be compared with the Rawat Clan of Puna Town.
The audience was excited as all the participants came to the stage, shaking hands and answering the commentator's questions. The commentator asked what their battle strategy was and how they would counter their opponent.
Everything was going smoothly when the microphone was suddenly passed to the captain of Dehat Academy. He asked the commentator that we wanted to say something. The commentator nodded, asking him to say anything he wanted. Sanam first said some nice things before he changed the topic.
"I have heard that the best student of Mazar Academy is Rishab, but he is not present in the team before me. I want to ask Rishab if he is injured and unable to participate or if he is scared he will lose." He looked at the boy sitting with the extra members.
He had platinum-colored hair combed neatly, and his enchanting purple eyes looked mesmerizing. He was looking at the stage without any expression. He ignored Sanam as if he didn't exist and continued drinking his juice. He looked very handsome, and his Blazer had a badge over its upper pocket with the tag 'Head Boy' written on it.
When Sanam saw his tricks were not working, he clenched the microphone tightly. "You are forcing me," he said as he looked at Rishi, who ignored him. He took a deep breath and cooled down before he thought of a way to provoke his opponent.
"It looks like we all are unworthy of witnessing the might of the 'Reaper of Mazar,' Rishab, or should I say Rishi Rawat? Are you planning to hide in the shadows forever? It lookes like Rawat Clan is not as strong as before; its younger generation is filled with cowards that like to bully other students by hiding their identity," he added.
It was as if a bomb had been dropped, and the people started discussing whether what Sanam said was true. Everything was streamed live. The common people were surprised; no one had guessed that the mysterious Rishab would be Rishi Rawat. The members of the All-Stars were not surprised, as Rishi had already revealed it to them.
A girl stood on the stage wearing a tight skirt that revealed her smooth white legs and a Blazer over it with a Blue badge similar to Rishi's with 'Head Girl' written on it. Her long, wavy black hair stopped moving, and her Deep blue eyes widened in surprise as her right hand appeared over her mouth.
She couldn't believe it. She suddenly became angry with Rishi for hiding his identity. She thought of past incidents; many strange thoughts appeared in her head. She felt like Rishi had done everything to get close to her. Her eyes became moist as she looked at the boy sitting there calmly.
At first, Rishi didn't care if his identity was revealed, as he could not hide it for long. Many people already knew his real identity; only a few people didn't know he was from the Rawat Clan. In the past year, he has focused mainly on training, learning new skills, earning money, completing his Mana heart, and Mastering his Zone.
He participated in only the toughest tournaments. His guild members were already strong enough to win most of the tournaments. He was also building his Assasin Guild base, which left him even less time to worry about other matters. Due to this, he didn't make many public appearances.
Today also, he was not going to get enraged by the opponent who was trying to force him to come on stage; Rishi had grown bored of fighting against other opponents. After completing his mana heart and mastering his semi-zone, it would be bullying if he fought against them, so instead of doing it, he enjoyed watching others fight as it helped him learn new things.
He didn't say anything and continued to enjoy his drink, acting as if nothing had happened. It was then that a pair of enchanting Purple eyes met the Beautiful Deep blue eyes, and he noticed her eyes were moist. As he looked at her, he suddenly started to feel bad. He wanted to reveal her identity by himself but never got a chance.
He thought that the higher-ups in her Clan might have already told her, but that was not the case from what he could see. He suddenly felt a tinge of pain in his heart. He had never experienced such pain, even when he engraved Runes into it, when everyone thought the Rishi was going to ignore everything.
He suddenly stood up, He ignored everyone as their opinions didn't matter to him, but the same could not be said for Kajal. He started reminiscing about the beautiful memories they shared in the past years, and the pain he felt increased. He was conflicted; one part of him said he didn't need to explain anything to her, while the other wanted him to explain his situation. He felt like he would lose something precious and that their relationship would be ruined if he didn't say anything now.
As he approached the stage, ignoring everyone, no one dared to stop him. Sanam laughed and started to enrage Rishi further, but to everyone's surprise, Rishi ignored him. He walked in another direction, towards the Mazar Team. His attitude has also changed in the past year, and after he became Head Boy, he became even more confident.
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