The arena fell silent as the scrambler's results flashed across the massive overhead screens.
LILA ROWE (ACADEMY 12) VS ADRIAN ALBRIGHT (ACADEMY 12)
Murmurs rippled through the crowd. Two fighters from the same academy facing off in the semifinals? The algorithm had never matched teammates before the finals.
In the VIP section, Commander Owen leaned forward, his expression unreadable. "Interesting choice."
Miss Brooks beside him glanced at her tablet, concern flashing across her features. "Sir, this wasn't in the projected matchups. I know we are trying to bring the best out of them but was this part of the plan?"
Owen's lips curved into a hint of a smile. "No, it wasn't. But the scrambler knows what it's doing."
While he wasn't key on pitting students against each other for the sake of a phenomenal event occuring (Reawakening) he still was excited to see what some of the two most exciting fighters in this tournament had to offer.
