Announcer: "The strands of everything rest on this! Noctum has decided that if Valkun wins, then the enemy side will automatically lose!"
Star: "What?!" He jumped up, leaning over the railing. "How is that fair?!"
Radna: "Yeah, you fucking whore! We won every round fair and square, you can't just change up the point system because you suck at winning!"
Multhi: He slowly stepped back into the shadows, his grip tightening around his staff as his body began to tremble, the weight of everything pressing down on him.
Sophi: She scoffed in disbelief, staring at Noctum. "Yeah, what Radna said...that's not fair at all! Ugh..." She sighed, turning toward Multhi as she noticed the shift in him. Slowly, she walked over and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder, offering a small, reassuring smile.
"Hey, don't stress too much..." She took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. "In all honesty, if they're willing to do this, who knows what other shit they'll pull...you can't control that. Just try to save as much energy as possible. I feel like something bad is going to come of this. I don't trust them at all."
Multhi: He hugged his staff tightly, nodding to himself. "I-I, okay...okay, I'll do my best and be careful." He slowly stood, and the moment he straightened fully, his body was transported to their side of the arena. Across from him, Valkun stood waiting.
Valkun: He rolled his shoulders and stretched his arms out, grinning widely. "HAHA, oh how I have waited for this day, dear little Multhi. The day I can stomp your head into the ground just as I did with your mother!" Green flames burst violently from his shoulders.
Multhi: His grip tightened around his staff as he lowered his head, his face hidden as fear and anger flooded through him.
Valkun: He laughed loudly, pointing at Multhi, openly mocking him.
Sophi: She took in another steady breath, scooting up to the railing and narrowing her eyes at Valkun. Disgust twisted in her chest, stronger than anything she had felt toward anyone else. The way he spoke to Multhi made her stomach turn.
She leaned forward against the bars, her focus shifting back to Multhi, watching him closely. Despite everything, her expression softened slightly as she kept her eyes on him, quietly hoping he would be okay.
Valkun: "All it takes is one touch~." He burst forward in flames, appearing right in front of Multhi, but paused for a split second at the sudden seriousness in his eyes.
Multhi: "You fell for that...?" He swung his staff upward, striking Valkun across the face with the base of it. A burst of cold energy detonated into his neck, launching him backward across the arena.
Valkun: He dug his claws into the ground, skidding to a stop. "Ugh...a small attempt." He raised his hand, and the pool below sealed over with stone, cutting off any chance of knocking him down into it. "But it will not save you."
Sophi: She turned to her friends, studying the looks and feelings across their faces. She shuffled up to Alex, trying her best to keep her eyes on the arena. "Baby, pssst…" She put her hand on his back.
Alex: He looked down at her. "Yes, darling? What is it?" He knelt to her level.
Sophi: She kept her tone in a whisper. "Do you feel as bad about this as I do?" she questioned. "Like, they've already switched up how this whole thing is going…don't you feel like Valkun is going to pull some bullshit?"
Alex: "He most definitely is. His entire reasoning for doing this was to get at Multhi. This might've been his plan all along. Get all of our hopes to think we stand a chance, and then get Multhi alone with him." He crossed his arms, looking over. "Sick bastard…"
Sophi: "Fuck, okay, I'm glad I'm not the only suspicious one…" She wrapped her arm around his waist, cuddling close to him as she turned back toward Multhi. "I really think Multhi will be okay, but like…either way… I don't feel like this is going to go well…"
Alex: "He has this...he has to."
Multhi: He spun his staff, slamming it down on the ground, staring down Valkun in the distance. "My body and mind tell me I should hate you, and it would be so easy to listen to them. A devil disguised as an angel, telling me this is what is right..." He looked down briefly.
"But, it is not what my parents would have wanted for me, it is not what my sister would want for me. To be a murderer like you." He slowly began walking towards Valkun. "My legacy will be that built off of courage...not hatred."
Valkun: He clapped slowly, laughing. "Wow, just wow, I'll be sure to write that on your tombstone, if I decide to even honor you as such!" He stomped down, a wave of flames spiraling towards Multhi.
Multhi: He spun his staff, a snowflake-shaped barrier spun with his staff, blocking the green flame. But it slowly began to melt and crack. "Ngh..."
Sophi: As proud of and awestruck at Multhi she was, her mind was equally as disgusted at Valkun. "Mm, fuck!!" she held Alex close, watching as Multhi's snowflake shield cracked. "I want to go help him so badly...ugh...if they can be unfair, why can't we???" she whined, keeping her eyes on Multhi and hoping he would pull through.
Star: "They own this entire place, they can alter or change anything they want without us being able to do anything. They don't see it as unfair, just winning."
Multhi: He stomped on the ground, and a spike of ice attempted to burst from underneath Valkun's feet, only for it to immediately melt. "Shit..."
Valkun: He appeared in front of him as the flames went away, slashing flames straight into the barrier, knocking Multhi away. "This is the promised son?! Someone who can't even master his own element?! HA!"
Sophi: "Ugh, you're right..." she sighed, tightening her grip on the bars. "I hate this so much, I don't know what's going to happen..." She kept her eyes on Multhi, hoping he would be okay.
Multhi: He coughed up a bit of blood, dropping his staff to the ground. "Ngh..."
Valkun: He extinguished the flames on his hands so he could hit Multhi without killing him. He grabbed Multhi by his chest, punching him into the ground. The entire arena shook in response. "This is the child the great Wiliaquo created? How pathetic." He punched Multhi again, and his face began to bleed badly.
Star: He shivered, watching Multhi get beaten into the ground. "He is just a kid..."
Sophi: She turned her head into Alex's chest, wrapping her arms around him and crying into his chest. "Fuck, i-i cant watch.." she sobbed
Valkun: He slammed his body into the ground, and kept punching, splashing blood everywhere. He stomped on him once more, flames building up in his palms. "I grow bored of this interaction, Prince Multhi..."
~(Inside Multhi's brain)~
Multhi: He opened his eyes, sitting up right. "W-what..." He noticed Wiliaquo sitting across from him.
Wiliaquo: "Hey kiddo."
Multhi: He rubbed his eyes. "D-Dad?..."
Wiliaquo: "Yeah...it's me."
Multhi: "I-I...I'm so sorry..."
Wiliaquo: "For what son?"
Multhi: He began to cry, gripping his pants. "If it wasn't for my birth...You would still be here..."
Wiliaquo: He put his hand on Multhi's shoulder, pulling him into a hug. "No. This was always the way things would go. Your birth was the greatest moment of our lives, Multhi. You represent our love, but more importantly, our kind breaking free from the chains of Valkun's tyranny."
Multhi: "B-But...I can't do this alone."
Wiliaquo: "My boy, you have never been alone. You will never be alone."
Multhi: "What do you mean?..."
Wiliaquo: He smiled, putting his hand on Multhi's cheek, wiping his tears away. "Your mother and I will forever live on within you; we will always be here with you. Now...how about we kick Valkun's ass as a family."
Multhi: He inhaled, nodding slowly as he closed his eyes.
~(Back out of brain)~
Valkun: He raised his claw far above Multhi's body. "This rebellion ends today."
Multhi: His eyes opened, a powerful gust of wind shot Valkun up into the air, and another fired him back down.
Sophi: Her head perked up as she heard the loud gust of wind, turning back to face the arena and wiping her eyes, seeing Valkun get slammed into the floor. "I-it... it can't be....."
Sophi: She briefly glanced up at Alex with hopeful, shocked eyes, then back down at Multhi.
Radna: "Is that...wind?" He tilted his head, confused at the switch of elements.
Multhi: He sat up, a wave of water pushing him upright, traveling around his body to heal his wounds. "It is my parents' love that strengthens me..." He spun his staff, wind traveling around it as it moved. "And it will be all THREE of our hearts that will beat you."
Valkun: He slammed his fist, roaring. "You insignificant rat!!!" Flames erupted from his body, the ground beneath him decaying a bit. "I will burn you and EVERYTHING you love!"
Sophi: She jumped up a little, turning fully back towards the arena. "It is!!" she yelped, a huge smile stretching across her face as she watched Multhi. "I-its monse and wiliaquo!!!" she cheered
Star: He looked down at her, smiling before looking back at him. "The king and queen fight on."
Multhi: He launched himself above Valkun, spinning his staff and using wind to blast large ice spikes down toward Valkun, cutting his body up.
Valkun: "Ngh! RAAAHHH!!!!" He roared up, sending out a wave of flames throughout the arena, but Multhi blasted a sharp shot of wind through the flames to block it.
Multhi: He slammed his staff down, staring Valkun down. "Come at me, false king..."