A Year Ago, Demonkite Gave a Warning. Aurora Made It Real

Before Aurora Gaming became the team everyone feared to face, Demonkite already knew.

One year ago, Demonkite foreshadowed Aurora’s rise.

“Kung ano yung maliliit na butas, gusto namin iexploit at i-maximize. Nag-upgrade lang kami.”

(“Whatever small gaps we could find, we wanted to exploit and maximize. We just upgraded ourselves.”)

In Season 15, Aurora was dismissed as an experiment, a lineup of potential rather than power. But Demonkite saw what few could: the shape of a champion in its earliest form.

Back then, Aurora was a question mark, a roster of superstars still learning how to win together. 

Two seasons later, he’d be proven right.

And they lived by those words.

“If you really want to be a champion, make sure na yung normal na pro player, doble sa kanya yung ginagawa mo.”

(“If you really want to be a champion, make sure that whatever a normal pro player does, you’re doing twice as much.”)

That was more than advice. It was a warning to anyone content with being average.

Aurora didn’t rely on what they already had. After two seasons of near misses and almost becoming champions, they studied harder, grinded longer, talking through every mistake until there was nothing left to fix. That was the doble he meant: not just in time or mechanics, but in attention, patience, and self-awareness. 

But the most important lesson most players forget is to have fun. 

“Anuman ang result, ine-enjoy ko lang yung moment. Gusto ko lang gawin yung best ko,” Demonkite said.

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