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Chapter 9 - Round Zero

- Finally we are here, said Nari and stretched.

- So where are they? asked Taiyo and looked around.

- Ah, there they are, Hey Aeldra we are here, screamed Taiyo and waved to a girl with short blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore a blue t-shirt with some gold details and blue shorts. She had well trained arms and legs. She was talking to the doctor. When she saw us, she started running towards us.

- Hi, you are Taiyo? she asked.

- Yeah, that's me, Taiyo said. He turned around towards the students and said "Kids, this is Aeldra, the princess of England."

- Wait, she's a princess? I thought that a princess would have boobs, Wada said. What the fuck Wada, what is this idiot doing, I thought.

- Excuse me but what did you say? asked a young man angrily. He had nice short blond hair and lightning blue eyes. He wore a dark blue long-sleeved shirt with white stripes from his shoulder down to his pants and lightning on his arms. He has dark blue pants with white stripes from where the white stripes ended on the shirt and down to his shoes and a white cape.

- What? Did I say something wrong? asked Wada. I put my hand on my face and thought "You are really an idiot."

- Hey punk, show some respect for her, the man said.

- Brother calm down, she doesn't care, said another girl. She had long blonde hair and red eyes. She wore almost the same clothes as her brother. Just fire on the arms instead of lightning.

- But look at her, the man said. Aeldra sat in a corner and cried.

- I'm okay, she said crying. After that they introduced themselves. The boy was called Aldric and the girl was Alarice. They were Aeldar's bodyguards.

- Hey Kenji, it's been a while, said the doctor.

- Yeah, the last time we saw each other was when I left the hospital. So why are you here? I said.

- I'm here to speak to the princess and watch the tournament, he said.

- So do any of you want to participate in the tournament? asked Aeldra.

- Yeah, I think I will, said Nari.

- Okay I will reserve a place for you, Aeldra said and made a phone call and then we went to the arena.

When we got to the arena, we split up, most of us went to our seats while me, Nari, Aeldra and the doctor went to register Nari.

When we got to the register we saw a white haired man asking "Wait what, you already full?" He was muscular and wore a black t-shirt and grey shorts.

- I'm sorry sir but the last place have the princess already reserved for someone else, said the receptionist.

- Seriously? That's why I hate royalty, the man said.

- You hate what? asked the princess. When he heard her, he froze and turned around. His left eye was as red as blood and his right eye was closed. Over his right eye was a scar. He had a smile on his face.

- Oh, your highness, he said in a mocking but at the same time joking manner.

- So you want to be in the tournament? Aeldra asked.

- That was my plan but seems I won't, he said.

- I see… What is your name? Aeldra asked.

- It's Licht Kamijo, the guy said.

- Okay, I have an idea. What about you and Nari Misaka fights for the last place in the tournament, Aeldra said.

- Yeah sure, said Kamijo.

- And Misaka you're in? asked Aeldra.

- Yeah sure, if I want to say that I was the strongest here I need to defeat everyone, Nari said. After that I headed to my friends.

When I got to my friends I said "Hey" and explained what happened.

- Huh, so we are going to see a battle between Misaka and that Kamijo guy, said Suzuki, surprised.

- Yeah, so it seems, said the doctor.

- Welcome to this year's tournament! Will Aeldra be able to take the victory again or will someone be able to beat her? said the judge.

- Because there was one more person that wanted to participate then there was room in the tournament so we will start with a battle for the last spot in the tournament, said the judge.

- So on the right side we have Nari Misaka from Magic City, said the judge and Nari walked out

- On the left side we have Licht Kamijo from the Netherlands, said the judge and Kamijo walked out. He was smiling.

- Start, screamed the judge.

- Single lightning, said Nari and shot a lightning bolt towards Kamijo.

- Single Lightning, said Kamijo and blocked Nari's attack with his lightning bolt. Nari looked surprised at Kamijo for a second and then re-focused.

- Multi Lightning, said Nari and shot multiple lightning bolts towards Kamijo.

- Multi Lightning, said Kamijo and blocked Naris lightning bolts with his.

- Lightning Speed, said Kamijo and flew as a lightning bolt towards Nari so he was behind her.

- Multi Lightning, said Kamijo and shot multiple lightning bolts towards Nari and hit her but the Lightning did not hurt her. Kamijo showed a surprised smile.

- Lightning Shock, said Nari and shot a big lightning bolt towards Kamijo which did massive damage to him.

- Why did Kamijo lightning magic not affect Misaka but Misakas lightning magic did a lot of damage to Kamijo? asked Wada.

- That's because Misaka is a lightning magician which is immune against all lightning magic from non lightning magicians meanwhile Kamijo isn't a lightning magician, the doctor answered.

- So how can Kamijo use lightning magic then? asked Wada.

- Magic types that are closely related to each other are able to be used by both magic types. It's just the magic will get a boost if it is your type of magic. You can also use the spell copycat to copy someone else's magic, although there are a few exceptions like the Guardian angels signature magic. There are also spells that count as multiple types although they will still only be stronger with one type of magician, said the doctor.

- Lightning Sword, said Nari and took out a sword made of lightning and tried to cut Kamijo when Kamijo touched the ground and she cut his chest. As soon as she hit him, he jumped back several meters.

- Regeneration, said Kamijo and all his wounds healed.

- So he has the copycat spell, said the doctor.

- Okay, that sucks. Seems like I need to finish this in one hit, Nari said. Kamijo showed a confident smile and said "You can try."

- Understood, Nari said and closed her eyes.

- Guardian Angel of thunder let me borrow your strength and form it into a Bird. Let the strength of your lightning be mine. THUNDERBIRD! Nari screamed and shot lightning in the form of a giant bird.

- Come on, Kamijo said with a smile and took out a coin from his pocket and flipped it into the air.

- Ik hoop dat dit werkt Railgun, Kamijo said and shot a beam towards the lightning bird and went right through it and hit the wall right next to Nari, making a hole.

- Wait what, screamed the doctor in surprise.

- Thunderbird is the strongest lightning magic that exists and he just shoots right through it with a spell I have never heard or seen before, the doctor said like he didn't believe it. I looked down at Nari who looked surprised and completely defeated.

- I give up, she said.

- It seems like Misaka has given up, said the judge.

- We will be back in an hour, said the judge. After that the doctor, me, Wada, Suzuki, Shimizu and Saito went down to Nari's room.

When we got down to Nari's room we saw her punching the wall.

- Nari, don't punch the wall, punch him instead, Saito said and pointed at me. Nari turned towards us and sat down. She looked very disappointed.

- Why are you looking so disappointed? asked Wada.

- He just played around with me, Nari said.

- Why do you say that? I asked.

- Except the one time he used regeneration he only used lightning magic even when he knew that it wouldn't affect me, said Nari.

- So he never saw you as a threat in other words, said the doctor. After he said that Alarice walked into the room and said "Hey Misaka, too bad, I wanted to fight you later."

- We can fight later if you want, Nari answered.

- Yeah sure will just kick this other Magic City magicians as first, said Alarice

- Wait, so someone else from Magic City entered? Who? I asked.

- Don't know. The only thing I know is that I will kick their as, Alarice said confidently. We talked until it was time to go up.

- So now it is time for the first round's first battle. It will be the one that placed third here last year, Alarice, said the judge and she walked out.

- Against Magic Cities strongest magician Accelerator, said the judge. When Nari heard Accelerator's name she froze up in shock and after he walked onto the arena she started hyperventilating. Accelerator looked up towards us and showed a smile. 

- Start, said the judge.

- Flamethrower, said Alarice and shot a bunch of fire towards Accelerator.

- Air Shield, said Accelerator and blocked the fire.

- Air Tornado, said Accelerator and shot a tornado towards Alarice.

- Fire Tornado, said Alarice and shot a fire tornado towards Accelerator. Their tornados crashed in the middle but Accelerator's tornado was stronger and hit Alarice.

- Lower Air Strike, said Accelerator and shot a bunch of wind and sand towards Alarice which blinded her for a little while.

- Air Boost, said Accelerator and pushed himself with a bunch of wind so he was just in front of Alarice. He sat his hand on her stomach.

- Air Tornado, said Accelerator and shot a tornado that sent Alarice into the wall which made her lose consciousness.

- It is Accelerator who wins, said the judge. "The next fight starts in 10 minutes." After Accelerator left the arena Nari was able to calm down.

- Hey Misaka, why did you start hyperventilating? asked Wada.

- Just… Got some PTSD from when he tried to kill me 7 months ago, she said in fear. After that we watched the rest of the fights and Aeldra, Aldric and Kamijo went to round 2.

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