"Therion Dark, is it?"
Guardian Flameborn practically sang his name while patting it out like a drumbeat. All attention zeroed in on him.
"What do you say? Want to let Trial Guardian Alex here bend the rules a bit and challenge you instead? Since it's a bit unorthodox, I'll even throw in an extra prize—if you accept the challenge and actually manage to stay in the arena for the next sixty seconds."
…!
She practically dangled the offer like bait on a hook, eager to make the match happen.
Damian's eyes cooled. Internally, he added her name to the growing list of Guardians he wasn't particularly fond of.
Then she tapped a watch on her left wrist, projecting a hologram of…an Obsidian Soft Crystal.
"Whoa…"
"Seriously? That's wild…"
The second it appeared, the Trial Guardians—even Serena and Lyra Veyrin—locked on with wide eyes. They knew what it was.
