"Ladies and gentlemen, the annual University Tournament has now started!" The air in the amphitheatre was thick with the roaring applause from the audience, despite the snow falling down on them. They were a mixture of different people, rather normal civilians and the nobles either cheered or had someone else cheer for them. There were people who came from the Magi-milian University who also watched and these people got their fair share of respect and admiration from the audience as well.

"As it has been tradition for countless years, we even got a member of the royal family here!" The announcer gestured respectfully with his hands to a seperated area which was clearly better taken care of. It had lavish decoration and had a roof above it to keep the people inside safe from the weather. They were placed further up than the others as well to keep them safe in case anything bothersome would happen. Due to it being elevated further up it was hard for people to see exactly which member of the royal family it was. Either way, the all showed their respect to them.

"Now! The tournament rules are simple! It will be a one on one fight and the losing conditions are as follows! You fall out of the ring, and you lose! If you are knocked out cold, you lose! If you cheat, you not only lose, but you will never be accepted into the university ever again!" The announcer shouted and his voice traveled far enough to reach the would-be students.

The space inside the amphitheatre was nearly as big as the Roman colosseum, and the would-be students had separate rooms to get ready in. They were all given clothes that perfectly fit them and a special ring. They were given a short explanation of what it did from Hans beforehand. It would remind them when it was their turn to fight, and if their badly damaged it would protect them as well.

Diana held the ring up to the light in the hall get a better look at it. Vita stood next to her and looked down on the magical ring. The hall was massive and gave them plenty of space to wait in and most of the people there kept their distance from Diana and Vita. She didnt feel bad that the other kids didnt want to talk to her. She was actually glad. There were some other would-be students there who got the same treatment from the larger groups of kids and had a fair amount of space around them as well. Either because of respect, or in Dianas case, fear.

Bleargh. The smell in here. This is exactly I keep my sense of smell dead. The scent of scared snots is disgusting and I'm pretty sure that someone here has pissed themself.

Vita looked around and saw the culprit of the smell as one of the younger students awkwardly walked up to one of the guards. The guard didnt show any reaction to the smell and simply had the pisser follow them.

One kid after the other had their rings blink in a bright white light, signaling that they were next up to fight the tournament. Some of the kids who were sent up had a variety of emotion on their faces. All the way from despair to raw willpower to win. And because they were sent up one first and the other second, the latter might get a clue to they were going to fight against. One would-be student with massive muscles that made Vita slightly envious walked up after the ring blinked. When a scrawny kid saw that his ring blinked after that hulk walked up, his face went pale and he passed out on the spot.

Guards quickly picked up the kid before anyone could panic and brought him away. Diana did seem worried and looked back to her ring that she had put back on her finger.

"King, you're strong right. You wont lose to anyone, right?" She looked up to Vita, who was looking in all directions at the same time. She tried to grimace to get Vitas attention, but to her suprise the ring she had started to blink in that familiar white light. At once, Diana had the attention of nearly a hundred people. When they realised that it was the child-looking person with the terrifying monster, many started to panic. But there were some who looked at her with eager looks, clearly wishing to fight her and her 'King'.

The many eyes on Diana made her uncomfortable and clearly made her panicky. To her suprise, Vita swooped her up. She almost lost her balance but she stuck to Vitas hand as if it was covered in glue. She stood atop Vitas hand as they walked out of the hall, towards the arena and where the audience was cheering for their arrival.

When they arrived, the crowd went silent for but a moment before bursting with even more cheers. Probably because they realised that the next would-be student had to fight the large monster. The arena was large with a slightly elevated platform in the middle for people to fight on top of.

"Diana Wolfheart! Are you ready to fight for you spot in the Magi-milian University!" The announcer shouted after taking in a mouthful of winter air. Diana regained her determination and nodded.

"Then stand on the left side of the platform before you are disqualifed!" The crowd laughed as Vita brought the embarrased Diana to that side of the platform. Shortly after, a teenager with short red hair and a annoying face walked out of the hall. After getting the same treatment from the announcer, he walked to the opposite side.

"Are both fighters ready?!" The announcer shouted. Both sides nodded as Vita placed Diana down.

"Then start!" As soon as their fight was supposed to start, Vita shot forward with startling speed. in the blink of an eye, Vita held the opponent by the head and dropped him of the edge. It was dead silent, except for the sound of someone slurping on their hot beverage.

Vita walked to the stunned Diana and stood next to her, waiting for whatever the announcer was going to say next.