I Can Copy Curses

As far as he recalled, he had rarely seen them talk normally, which made him wonder what plot they were cooking whenever they were together.

'They better not scheme against me again.'

He thought, remembering how he made a fool of himself six years ago.

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On the stage, Tray became outraged because of Orion's words. He felt humiliated that someone weaker than him said those words to him.

"Brother Orion, you really make me infuriated," he said angrily. "So, I will eliminate you now and you can dream all day after this."

Orion shrugged at his words and walked towards him.

"Whatever, I planned to start with you too anyway if you all ain't going to join hands."

Hearing his words made Tray tremble. It sounded to him as though Orion wasn't talking about him but some low-level beggers.

He was the third genius in the Darkwood family who had the most potential yet he was treated like he was nothing. What really infuriated him the most was his casual behaviour; it was as if they were nothing to him and he could defeat them anytime.

As he thought about all of this, Orion arrived in front of him.

"You will see you won't stand a move against me," he stated as if it were a matter of fact. "So, don't despair when you find yourself among the crowd."

The veins on Tray's forehead pulsated as he heard Orion.

"Fine, I will teach you a lesson," he said angrily. "Strength Rings."

As soon as he said those words, five rings materialised in his right arm and each shone brighter than the other.

"One Ring."

He then punched Orion, who seemed to be looking at him with a smile.

His fist tore through the air and reached Orion's face but at the last possible moment, a hand caught his fist.

"I knew you could catch this fist."

Tray sneered. He had already expected that, since he would at least have to be this strong if he could defeat Ford easily.

"But how about this?" He said. "Two Rings."

The stage beneath them started to crack all of a sudden and a wave of shockwave was released from Orion and Tray as the center. But Orion was still holding his fist.

Seeing this, Tray frowned and directly used the third ring.

"Three Rings."

At that moment, the stage beneath them fully cracked like spider webs and the shockwave released from them was bigger than the last time.

"How can this be possible?"

Tray couldn't believe that Orion was this strong. The strength of three rings was enough to deal with anyone below the gold rank yet Orion stood still.

"Four—"

However, he couldn't use the fourth ring as Orion punched him and he flew out of the stage and landed among the crowd.

Almost instantly, a wave of wind passed by and Dustin materialised in front of him, his hand holding a swirling mass of colourless cloud.

Without any thought, he slammed the mass of swirling clouds on Orion, intending to push him out of the stage with the help of the wind but to his shock, he found his own body hurtling through the air and landed among the crowd.

Just at that moment, Luke came out of Orion's shadow with a hammer three times the size of himself, glimmering with complete darkness and smashed at him with all his strength.

However, Orion reacted quickly and caught the huge hammer midway and using the power of repulsion, he pushed Luke out of the stage.

But before he could react, vines as thick as his arm tore through the ground below him and latched onto him completely, restricting his movement.

It was also at that moment that he sensed a very powerful attack. Turning his head forward, he saw that Lucy was holding an arrow that shone brilliantly with an otherworldly blue glow.

"Tempest of Destruction."

With those words, she released the arrow as it came hurtling towards him.

Orion had numerous ways he could come out of this situation. In fact, even if he were to do nothing, he would still be unscathed in the end. But since he wanted to show off a little bit of his strength, he would have to take this fun away.

He first broke out of the vines that restricted him by using a little bit of strength and broke the vines completely.

Freeing himself of the vines, he held his right hand out towards the incoming arrow.

Soon, the glowing arrow arrived in front of him and collided with his right hand, causing a blinding flash of light to envelope the whole arena.

Moments later, the light faded away, revealing Orion, who stood unscathed while his hand that collided with the arrow was surprisingly holding a pitch black arrow.

He clenched his fist, causing the already dead arrow to turn into powder and flew away.

After that, he turned his attention to the last three who stood on the stage before him.

First was Monty, who was too scared to make a move on him, probably because of what he did the previous day, leaving Orion with his cousin sisters, Lucy and Anvi, who now appeared completely shocked by everything.

"Will you three leave the stage all by yourself or will I have to make you leave?" He asked the three of them.

Lucy and Anvi looked at each other before walking off the stage. They knew it was useless to fight against someone as monstrous as Orion. Even with all of Dustin and Luke's combined attacks along with their own, they couldn't even scratch him.

"Monty, what about you?" Orion asked.

Hearing Orion's words, Monty silently walked out of the stage.

"Orion is the winner of the assessment."

As soon as Monty left the stage, Butler Rio announced Orion as the winner of the assessment.

It was at this moment that everyone took a deep breath. They couldn't believe what they had just witnessed. Everything they saw felt like a dream.

From Orion's declaration to the intense fight between him and Tray, culminating in the epic conclusion of the battle between all of them against Orion, it was one clash after another. They couldn't take their eyes off the action for even a moment, fearing they would miss something important.

Now, sitting at the chairs in stunned silence, they each replayed the events in their minds, trying to process the whirlwind of emotions.

"Prince Orion!"

At that moment, someone among the crowd shouted his name in cheering, and soon, everyone in the crowd joined in, chanting his name with fervour.

"Prince Orion!"

"Prince Orion!"

"Prince Orion!"

"Prince Orion!"

"Prince Orion!"

They were the soldiers of the Darkwood family, who had given almost everything for its protection. So, when they saw that a peerless genius had risen among the young generation of the Darkwood family, their hearts swelled with pride and hope.

They cheered louder and louder, their voices echoing through the arena, a proof of their unwavering loyalty and the promise of a brighter future.

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