Harem Tournament of Champions

Lona shook her head, unwilling to stress the situation more than it already was.

"I give up, I wish to leave." Lona raised her hands in surrender.

It was either they give up and wait till they were called upon once more or they choose to be let go as they were all given one chance after the last batch of harem members left.

Stella hissed in anger, pushing Lona on the shoulder. "How could you give up so easily?! She can't use her Sux, remember?!"

Thinking they still had a chance because of Divei being just as defenseless as they were if she was restricted on her abilities.

Divei chuckled at the words spilling out from the human, even though she did look innocent and timid, there was still a trump card she wished not to use against them.

'You two aren't my target, instead, I have my eyes on–"

Her gaze locked Alta with murderous intent, then glanced over to Solara and then Pesa.

The trio looked distracted as they bickered about some misunderstanding, so her gaze fell on Pesa before it shifted towards Yagami.

'That's five people that I need to be wary about.' Divei narrowed her eyes.

They were by far the ones she needed to consider to be serious about.

Alta and Solara felt the murderous intent come off from the arena and had their gaze fixated on Divei.

"I hate that feeling of being considered a match!" Alta hissed through the corner of her lips.

Solara nodded her head, understanding where she was driving and to whom she was referring.

Turning her attention away, Divei focused on her opponents once more.

Shaking her head to the suggestion posed by Stella, Lona refused to back down as she prepared to give her thoughts on the issue before them.

"We could get our marks removed, see the outside of these walls, fall in love with other people, and have a family of our own," Stella whispered with a smile.

She needed her friend to see that fighting till death isn't worth it.

Knowing their limit was best, fighting with fists couldn't just work out the way they thought it would just because Divei is going easy on them.

Divei tilted her head, ready to wait out their decision before she reacts. A smile spread across her lips as she stood bashful and patient.

"I refuse to be considered weak by my people," Stella vowed, shaking her head and denying having anything to do with leaving.

Clenching her fists, she charged toward Divei.

"Stella, no!!" Lona called out loudly in worry.

Schwp!

Stella froze as she stared at the arrow lodged in her shoulder, "h–how?"

Divei shook her head, looking a bit disheartened that she had to revert to using violence.

"I don't wish to kill you or I would have aimed for your heart." She explained, breaking off the shaft of the arrow.

With the arrowhead still lodged into Stella, she let out a groan in deep pain the moment Divei kicked her on the very spot.

"Stella, please give the fuck up!" Lona screamed at the top of her lungs.

This was an opportunity she wouldn't want her friend dying over.

Divei chuckled and looked down at Stella pushing back while on the floor.

"You make me seem like some sort of monster." She scoffed and rolled her eyes. "It's best we all use the fact I can't use my Sux as an excuse, instead of all this we are going through, right now."

Stella shook her head, still trying to avoid being caught by Divei.

"Lona Poxe has been disqualified," Kritz announced before she would have a change of heart while she watched Stella being forced to a corner.

Lona watched with wide eyes as she felt her body get paralyzed before being levitated by Hisha.

All watched as he grabbed her by the neck and locked gazes with her. Her blue eyes also glowed until she went limp.

There was a gasp until they realized what Hisha had done.

[1 unmarked]

[Harem: 6248]

Hisha let out a sigh, realizing if any of his harem members chose to quit, they wouldn't contribute to his total score in the end.

[Does the loss of point bother you, or are you not concerned with their choice not to stay?]

'The strongest one would survive as I had said. I feel nothing for a such puny and insignificant loss.'

[...]

"You may proceed," Hisha called out to everyone to concentrate on the duel below.

Since her mark had been removed, Lona was handed over to Kritz.

Holding her in his arm, he wrapped her in his Sux and continued to watch below.

"Lona!!!" Stella screamed and tried to reach out.

Stomp!

Divei stepped onto Stella and glared with an intimidating look. "Where do you think you are going?"

"No... what the heck do you think you are screaming names when you should be more concerned about yourself?"

Stella gritted her teeth and took a handful of dirt below her, hiding the hand behind her.

"You think you're special?!" She spat.

Shaking her head, Divei smiled and replied. "If I was, I think I would have a special part in our lord's heart by now."

Hisha chuckled at the subtle mode in which she was using to get to him.

Alta got to her feet, her wings spread and being held back by Solara.

"How dare she?!" Alta hissed with reluctant whispering, ready to fight for the spot she already possessed.

Solara also felt threatened but unlike Alta, she had more control of her anger and emotions. "It's not worth it!"

Zui's mouth gaped open at how these two converse. Leaning to the side so she could quietly speak to Solara.

"It didn't occur to me how you two are on speaking terms, I had thought this was our lord's doing, but on a closer look, I realized that's not the case."

Solara shook her head and stifled a laugh. "It's best you just say what's truly on your mind."

Exhaling, Zui nodded. "What in the actual fuck are you doing, holding back Alta?"

"Because I can hold her if I wanted to." Solara wittingly responded.

Pulling Alta to sit, Solara shook her head, "not now, and not here."

"All I have to do is watch the crap being played before us?" Alta said with spite.

"Yes, we have to," Solara said with a smile.

She remembered the promise Hisha had made to her and was in expectation of its fulfillment after the tournament.

"Please get up and give up, it's for the best," Divei begged once more, sick of kicking at Stella who had been weakened from the blood loss from her shoulder.

Stella coughed out, rolling and crawling towards the edge of the arena. She had spotted an arrow that had been missed by the mermaid.

'Now's my chance.' She thought, forcing herself to get to it without drawing attention to herself.

Divei took careful steps and waited for the bright plan of the human.

When following the trails caused by Stella crawling, she immediately understood what her plan was and she scoffed at the silly idea.

Walking ahead so she could speed up the process and get back to her seat, she pulled out the arrow from the ground and blew on the silver arrowhead.

"At the least, try to hide your true intentions." Divei clicked her tongue and shook her head at how stupid that little slip was.

'I'm sorry for trampling on the weak, but you left me no choice." She explained and shook her head.

Holding it by the shaft, stepping on Stella once more. Staring at the silver yip glistering from the reflection of the sun.

"It wasn't meant to be this way though." Divei shook her head and raised it above her head before plummeting it into Stella's head.

Impaling her from the top of her head and drilling to the ground. Blood splattered onto her face and the rest oozed out of Stella's head.

Stella's eyes were wide with shock before her death.

[1000 points acquired]

[Harem: 6247]

"Divei Fic wins the second round!" Kritz announces in a loud voice.

[Duel: 5]

[Number of possible harems participating: 15]

[Victories: 1]

[Points accumulated during the tournament: 3000]

Getting to her feet and wiping the blood on her dress, Divei cast that very glare back at the three she had her eyes on, 'you're all next.'

Alta's eyes glowed as she could easily decipher that glare, and her hand broke off a bit of the stony-raised flooring done by Kritz for all to sit on.

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