SWNOVELXO Chapter 23: Chapter 23 – Blazing Radiance: The Ultimate Clash
The fire of the unknown.
The light of the prodigy.
This wasn't just a battle for a rank—it was a battle that would mark history.
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⚔️ The Turn of the Tide
Show rose, his aura blazing like a phoenix reborn. The crimson flames around him now glistened with gold, tinged with the mana of the mysterious Mana Stone he had once encountered.
Across him, Raelyn stood, light streaming from his form like the rays of a second sun. Calm. Composed. Ready.
The crowd stood breathless. The very air around the stadium warped from the overwhelming pressure.
> Show (eyes sharp, lips curved):
"You're strong, Raelyn… but you've never fought anyone like me."
Show dashed forward, his flame trail weaving through the light like a comet. Raelyn struck, but Show had seen this before.
Duck. Counter. Step. Blaze.
He read every motion—like he had trained for this moment.
> Drake (watching from the stands):
"He's reading him. Like a book."
Punch after punch, flame and light collided—but Show kept pressing forward. The tide had turned.
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🌟 The Prodigy Awakens
Suddenly—Raelyn's light condensed, his body glowing white.
> Raelyn (whispers to himself):
"No holding back."
He raised his arms and unleashed his true magic.
> "Sanctum Burst!"
An explosion of divine light erupted around him, shattering the ground and lifting shards of the arena into the air. Magic pressure warped reality, and the stadium began to float, piece by piece, like a world torn by celestial war.
The crowd screamed in awe.
> Karen (covering her eyes):
"This… this isn't a school fight anymore!"
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🔥🌟 The Sky-Breaking Duel
Show gritted his teeth and roared—flames burst out in every direction. The levitating platforms became their battlefield. The two clashed mid-air—
Blades of light vs whips of flame.
Beams of radiance vs dragons of fire.
They moved faster than sight. Every hit shook the stadium, now barely held together by barriers.
And then—
They landed on the final platform, floating high above.
> Raelyn:
"This ends now. You deserve everything I've got."
> Show:
"Then bring it on. I'm not scared of the light."
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🔥🌞 Final Attacks: Blazing Nova vs Absolute Radiance
Raelyn gathered his energy—light condensed into a lance, bright as the sun.
Show raised his hand—a blazing inferno spiraled around him, his entire body glowing like a star.
> Both (together):
"Let's finish this!!"
"ABSOLUTE RADIANCE STRIKE!"
"BLAZING NOVA!"
The attacks collided mid-air—a violent implosion of power—and then a blinding white explosion engulfed everything.
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🕊️ The Aftermath
Silence.
Dust floated like snow. Light particles rained gently as the entire crowd leaned forward.
On the cracked final platform—two silhouettes stood, bruised, shaking, barely conscious.
They stepped toward each other… fists raised.
> Slow motion: Show's fist inches from Raelyn's face. Raelyn's fist aimed at Show's jaw.
But then—Show gritted his teeth, pushing his foot down, flame igniting beneath him for one final surge.
He landed his fist first.
Raelyn's fist froze mid-air… and then slowly, gently, he collapsed.
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🏆 The Victor
> Professor Alden (from above, voice calm and deep, like a narrator):
"A boy who was a stranger in the crowd.
A boy who did not know who he was…
Stood against the prodigy… and claimed the title of the strongest."
The crowd erupted.
Show stood, chest rising, smoke swirling, a faint smile on his lips… before he fell to one knee, the flames around him fading into warm light.
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> TO BE CONTINUED