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The stadium started filling up. Most of the banners were for Apex Squad, even in areas meant for God’s Fury fans,
Soon, the teams came out. Since God’s Fury had made it to the finals through the winner’s bracket, they entered first, just like always.
“That’s gotta be Phoenix. She’s even prettier in person than in the promo pics. What a waste,” someone muttered sarcastically.
Some people even brought banners that said stuff like “Phoenix, get out of God’s Fury.”
“They dropped Killian for a girl in the finals, huh? I’m just here to watch them crash and burn,” another person scoffed.
Killian was second only to Alvin when it came to popularity in God’s Fury. So when he got pulled right before the finals, fans were pissed.
“All–Star must’ve lost his mind letting Phoenix on the team.”
“Phoenix? That’s a joke. She doesn’t deserve that name.”
A few fans tried to stay positive. “Whatever, let’s just hope they can win.”
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While the crowd was trash–talking, the comments online were even worse. People had been tearing Aubree apart ever since the official team post went live, and it hadn’t stopped–not even as the match was about to start.
Aubree could hear the insults being thrown at her from the crowd, but her face didn’t change. In esports, if one couldn’t play, one didn’t belong. She didn’t blame them for being mad. Nobody wanted to see their team lose because of some new, untested player in the finals.
Not long after, Apex Squad’s players came out. To everyone’s surprise, the midsolo wasn’t Carmen but Killian.
Carmen was only listed as a sub and didn’t come out for the opening ceremony.
As soon as fans saw Killian, they relaxed.
“Apex Squad only lost to God’s Fury last time because their mid was weak. Now God’s Fury’s tossing us the win with that dumb move,” someone said.
“Let’s crush that Phoenix girl so bad she never shows her face again,” another shouted.
Apex Squad’s fans were fired up.
In the stands, Emery and Daxton, who had come to see Carmen, turned their attention to Aubree.
Daxton leaned toward Emery and said, “This is the sister you’re sticking your neck out for. She’d rather join your enemy’s team than help you.”
On stage, Aubree stood in her God’s Fury uniform, her hair tied back in a clean ponytail.
Emery let out a weak smile. Unlike the others, he actually knew how good she was. But Aubree had never told him she could play this well.
Daxton’s words hit a nerve. Emery thought, ‘Is Aubree trying to go pro in esports? But why didn’t she come to me? Why go to a rival team instead of coming home?‘
“As long as she’s happy. I’ve let her down. If this match doesn’t go their way, I’ll try to get her to join us. I’ll m
ra starter,” Emery said.
Daxton snorted, “You serious? Carmen’s on your team, and she’s stuck as a sub. And you want to give Aubree the starter spot, huh? Are you nuts? Do you really think she’s some innocent little angel that needs your help? She’s way smarter than that!”
He let it all out, convinced he was right. His eyes locked on Aubree with disgust. “She acts all high and mighty, pretending she doesn’t care about you or Bryan, but she keeps messing with Carmen and trying to get our attention.”
Emery frowned. From what he remembered, Aubree joined God’s Fury before Carmen even got involved. If anyone had gone chasing after someone, it
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was Carmen chasing Aubree.
“This match–up between them is just a coincidence,” Emery said.
“Coincidence?” Daxton scoffed. “You think Aubree doesn’t know you run Apex Squad, huh? Please. I’ve been too busy to deal with her before, but now that she’s finally in front of me, I’ll make sure she learns a lesson after this match.”
Emery gave him a sharp look. “What are you planning to do?”
“That’s none of your business,” Daxton said flatly.
Ollie stared at the stage, feeling more and more
confused. That girl looked familiar.
“Yeah, I was gonna use it in the new collection,” Ollie said. He worked in the jewelry business.
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