A Quick Finish

[Pinnacle Academy, Stadium 1 - Arena A: Outer Hallway]

As I started making my way back to collect my crossbow from the dorm, an unexpected encounter sent shivers down my spine.

"...!"

Striding down the hallway was a man who, at first glance, seemed like he might be a reporter here to cover the tournament.

Yet, there was an undeniable wrongness about him, an oppressive weight to his presence that set my every nerve on edge.

Something about this man was monstrously powerful. As we passed, a wave of suffocating energy washed over me, a force far beyond the familiar energy a person usually has.

My body was screaming to run. I realised that I was face to face with something dangerous, something I didn't understand.