Affinity:Chaos

Klaus was taken aback when he heard this, he thought Gregory would let his pride take over and he would agree to fight with him for Luthera.

He didn't give up after this setback, another chance would present itself, and all he needed to do was to be patient.

"Now, if you don't mind, I have a marriage to complete." Gregory said as he turned around.

Klaus chuckled, "As expected, refusing a challenge. The real geniuses don't refuse such. But what can I say, after staying under the protection of your family for so long, it is normal. I wonder what the condition of your home would be without your family's support."

Gregory paused when he heard this, he turned to look at Klaus with an annoyed expression.

He looked around and noticed the crowd were all staring, whispering among themselves. When his gaze met his father's, he saw the disappointment in his eyes. Although his father was annoyed by Klaus coming to disrupt the wedding, he felt embarrassed for having such a disgrace of a son.

Klaus was only in the Second stage of the Sage Plane while he was in the Fifth, he didn't even use the excuse of having a higher stage and not wanting to bully Klaus, instead, he outright refused the challenge. Against a powerful opponent, it would be deemed wise, but against one weaker, it was only cowardice, except he gave the right excuses.

"You want to challenge me, for her?" Gregory turned around with resolution. Seeing his father's expression gave him a change of heart. Besides, he was confident in his abilities.

Klaus nodded, not showing any signs of backing down.

Just as Gregory was about to step forward, Lothar, Luthera's father, stepped forward.

"Hold on, since you two want to fight for my daughter's hand, it's only right I approve of it." He said calmly.

If both youths fought on their own without him saying anything and then gave out his daughter to the winner, it would mean he didn't have a say in this.

Even if he wanted to create a good bond with the Robertson Family, he was not going to bring down the dignity of his family in the process. Since Gregory has agreed to fight, then he would be the one in charge, not Gregory or Klaus.

"It's only right you do this, uncle." Klaus was the first to speak up, wearing a bright smile on his face. The first part of his plan had been achieved, with this, the rest will fall perfectly into place. Well, so he hoped.

From when Klaus and Grey stepped into the Braun Family compound till now, Luthera hadn't taken her eyes off Klaus' figure, other than taking a glance at Grey who was standing beside him when he came in, she kept her full focus on him. He was the only shining light in this dark world of hers.

Lothar gave the order for the place to be adjusted so a battle could take place. An Earth Elementalist stepped forward to set up a platform for the battle.

He stepped on the platform and gave out the rule, there would be two rounds of battles, and each individual would give whatever stipulations they wanted, so long as it was not out of line.

The winner of both rounds will be the victor, but if it ends in a tie, then he would be the one to state the rules for the final battle.

Klaus and Gregory accepted this.

"Who would go first?" Lothar looked at the duo.

Gregory threw a glance at Klaus, "He'll go first, I don't want to take advantage of him."

Lothar nodded and turned to Klaus.

'The person with the most handsome friend wins.'

Klaus almost blurted this out, but seeing how serious the situation was, he swallowed back his words. He couldn't afford to annoy Luthera's father. The fact that he agreed to this already seemed to be his limit.

"I challenge you to a duel." He stood facing Gregory.

Being three stages below his opponent didn't make him give up, he was confident in his ability.

The thought of putting Grey against him came to mind, but this was his battle, and he had to be the one to fight it.

This was one of the few times Grey saw Klaus this serious.

'Could it be that he's really in love?' He took a long hard look at Klaus, before moving his gaze to the person making his friend take such a risk.

Luthera was a beautiful girl with black hair and brown eyes. Her oval face and still somewhat chubby chick from baby fat made her look cute. She was not the most beautiful girl Grey had seen, but she was still beautiful, at least on the same level as Alice, if not above her.

Gregory laughed when he heard Klaus challenging him.

"You weakling, you think you can beat me?" He mocked, "Okay, to be fair, why don't the two of you fight me?"

Klaus almost burst out laughing when he heard this. It wasn't even certain if Gregory could beat him, yet he wanted Grey to join him. If that wasn't suicide, he didn't know what is.

"Only I am enough." Klaus said coolly.

Fighting against Gregory was a huge risk for him. He knew Gregory was a talented figure, and he had heard of some of his battles as well, so he knew he wasn't weak. If he lost this round, all Gregory had to do was come up with some insane stipulation in the next round, and he would win.

Klaus had to win this battle, it was a must for him. Losing it would be detrimental to his cause.

Lothar looked at Klaus, he shook his head before stepping off the platform. He called an Elder from the family to preside over the battle.

"This is a friendly battle, no deaths allowed. Of course, injuries can't be avoided, but no life-threatening attacks should be used. Once you can't fight anymore, admit defeat." The Elder said to the two.

They nodded, prepared for battle.