Everyone watches the stage closely as the first fight is about to start. Cami's hand clenched into a fist as she took a deep breath. She unclenched her hand, and flame flickered.
Opposite her, a thin boy named Jose summoned a swirling current of wind, and the two girls beside him slammed their feet on the rocky floor and rock covered them like armor.
One by one, every one of them prepares for the imminent clash, and when they are done, they wait for Miss Cocker to signal the start of the battle. Miss Cocker waited a little longer to be sure everyone was ready before shouting, "FIGHT!"
The thin boy named Jose lunged first, he unleashed a swirling wind current at one of the earth elemental girls beside him, but she was well prepared and her earth armour was enough to defend her against the attack.
Cami set a stream of fire at Jose while he was busy attacking the earth elemental girl, but Jose was wise enough not to leave himself defenseless; the stream of fire met a wall of wind, scattering the embers in all directions.
Cami was about to attack again when a scream drew her attention. Her head snapped to the right when the scream came from, and she found a boy outside the stage crouching, who seemed to be in pain.
One out, 9 to go Cami thought as she focused back on the stage where she discovered the two earth elemental girls who were likely to be twins teaming up against the thin Jose, but he is doing fine against them.
Cami contemplates whether to help Jose or not, She was thinking about what to do when another wind elemental attacked her with a wind blade, She quickly dodged it, Angry by the unexpected attack, she channeled more fire and sent a flaming sword similar to the wind blade she was attacked with to the wind elementalist, who unlucky couldn't stop the flaming sword with all his wind defence.
The unlucky wind elementalist was pushed back to the edge of the stage by the flaming sword. Seeing this, Cami sent a series of balls of fire to the wind elementalist, who couldn't stop everything and eventually fell off the stage.
"Yes!" Maya cheered for Cami from the audience.
Cami smiled, but her smile disappeared the moment it formed as she sensed an elemental power target on her, She turned to see a white-haired girl about her age staring at her as water formed a ring around her arm. Cami immediately took a battle stance, getting ready for the clash.
They moved at once. Cami thrust her hand forward, and a stream of fire spiraled towards the fire elementalist. The water elementalist replied with both of her palms raised high, forming a wall of water that stopped the stream of fire.
The water elementalist counterattacks, sending two large water arrows at Cami. Cami responded by forming a similar-sized dagger and sending it to the incoming arrow. The two weapons collided in the air, creating a cloud of steam.
Among the audience, Cami's friend sat with eyes glued on the stage.
"Who is that girl?" Ford asked
"I don't know " Maya replied
"Her name is Helen, she got admitted to the academy last year, she is one of the best water elementals in the academy" Explained Tayo
"How do you know so much about her?" Ren asked
"Because she is my cousin " replied Tayo
"Why didn't you ever mention her?" Ford asked, but Tayo replied with a shrug.
Back on the stage, the fight between Cami and Helen, the water elementalist, got people on their toes, and they forgot about the other fight going on.
Again, Helen surged forward, forming a spear of water before lunging towards Cami, but Cami was prepared; she formed a wall of fire around herself that protected her against the spear.
Helen was about to attack again when she Miss ocker shouted for them to stop, and their fight halted, They both looked around and realised they are only five in the stage, Cami smiled happily she had passed this stage.
Helen was about to leave the stage on Miss Cocker's signal that they could all leave when Cami quickly stopped her.
"What is your name?"
"Helen " she replied before stepping down from the stage.