The round of 16 came quicker than Noah had anticipated. The two day break had barely felt like one and for good reasons.
The last two days had been all about the Purge and some incidents which some, including Noah may classify as self inflicted such as the break between himself and Sophie. Not a break she'd stated but Noah knew it was more than that. They still talked but very little. He'd never seen her like this.
And he wasn't just feeling sorry now for what he did because the consequences were now visible, he truly hated seeing her like this and knowing he caused it.
However, the teenager's life had always been full of complications. And one was about to occur now.
The arena's eyes turned as Noah stepped onto the platform.
"Ladies and gentlemen," the announcer's voice echoed through the stadium, "our next match features Academy Twelve's unexpected qualifier—Noah Eclipse!"
