Theo narrowed his eyes.
'Dark crimson flames?' he thought. 'Does everyone here have a fire mutation?'
Even Darius seemed to have some kind of mutated wind element.
''Good,'' the judge's voice rang out, pulling him out of his thoughts. ''I don't think I have to explain the rules to any of you.''
Without another word, he raised his arm into the air.
The screens all around the arena flashed brightly before revealing a countdown in golden numbers.
''Three…''
Theo let out a breath and closed his eyes for a moment.
As they snapped open again, the surrounding noises had completely vanished.
''Two…''
He pulled out his umbrella, water swirling wildly around it.
''One…''
The judge's arm sliced down.
''Begin!''
CRACK! WHOOSH!
Both Darius and Kara vanished from their spots.
They split up immediately, each heading for one of his sides.
Theo's eyes narrowed further.
'That's annoying,' he thought. 'But expected, I guess.'
