(Heres the next chapter)
Chapter 2: True Form
"Come on Adam! Beat this guy to a pulp" a small hairy guy shouts. Soo the entire crowd begins to cheer for Adam.
"Don't worry, it'll only take me two minutes. Then i'll pulverize everyone else and get that prize money" Adam shouts to the crowd. This guy kinda reminded me of Hercule form DBZ.
"Two minutes, huh? You seem confident of your abilities" Cole says pulling out his sword. "Shroud all things in Darkness, Sobamune" Cole says under his breath. "You're not even gonna last one minute" Cole says changing. The crowd was in awe at this.
It also looked as though Cole hit a nerve or something, cause the next thing that happened was Adam rushes at Cole. Adam pulls out a pair of hidden knives and swings at Cole. Cole blocks him, and then something strange begins to happen.
"Black Mist" Cole says, smiling. A black mist begins to surround Cole and Adam. It soon becomes a dark black fog. Everything soon grows quiet, silent, and time seemed to almost stop. Just when it seemed that nothing was going to happen, the fog clears, and a figure stands tall.
"The winner is Michael Cole" the announcer says as Cole walks away. The crowd was in complete shock. I just smiled and shake my head. The announcer rushes over to Cole. "What happened to Adam?"
"He went on a little trip" Cole says coldly, into the microphone. He leaves the announcer at the middle of the battlefield and walks over to the benches.
"Well...let's move on..." the announcer says, but I don't pay attention. I walk over and grab a seat beside Cole, considering my match wouldn't be for a while.
"So that was one of your new tricks?" I ask him.
"How many times do I have to tell you it's called a move, not a trick. You make it sound like a small class circus act. But yeah it's a new move I created. I call it Black Mist.
"I take the moist vapors in the air and fuse it with the dark energy from Sobamune to create that mist. Then it thickens and becomes a fog. Once enveloped by it, my opponent begins to suck in a poison. But i'm not a patient person to wait for poison to kill my opponent, so I use another one of my moves to evaporate them. Course it uses up a bit of energy"
"I'll keep that in mind. Anyways you should rest up for your next fight"
"Me? You're the one who'll be fighting soon"
"Guess your right, but it's just gonna be so long to wait" I say leaning back and taking a nap.
Cole shakes me awake. "Hey it's time for your match"
I wipe at my eyes. "So what happened during the last two macthes?"
"Funny you should ask. Well the macth after mine, the first guy got his head chopped off, gotta love the bloodshed, and the first guy was on his way back here, when he trips on a stone and breaks his neck, killing him.
"The third match was even funnier. The first guy meant to win it quick, by throwing a granade, but just as soon as he pulls off the pin, the other guy stabs him the chest and kills him. Then the grenade goes off in the dead guys hand and blows both of them up. Today is a good day" Cole says gleefully.
"For who?"
"Me!!" Cole says raising his thumbs.
"Well I guess...here I go" I say just a little nervous.
"Next we have Michael McLaughlin, the American swordsman, Vs. Myo Tenga, the wandering swordsman. Now let the fourth round and the end of the preliminaries begin!!" the announcer says, and the crowd roars in utter cheer.
"Myo? Why does that name sound so familiar?" I ask myself finally ending up in the center of the battlefield. Myo stands across from me.
"i don't wish to fight you, but I will if you refuse to back down" he says calmly, drawing his sword.
"Well I guess that's something we can both agree on, but as you can see i'm not going anywheres" I say pulling out my sword.
"Have it your way" Myo says rushing me. I block his attack, but he slowly pushes me back. 'This isn't going to be as easy as Coles match' I think to myself, as I regain my footing. He then begins to attack from different angles. He stops, briefly, and spin kicks me, backwards. I fly back into the rest area, where Cole catches me and sets me down.
"Having fun?" he asks mockingly.
"Tons" I says scratching my chest. I run back and swing at Myo. The crowd is going crazy. Cheering between me and Myo. They can't make up their mind. Thanks to my clumsyness, I trip backwards and avoid losing my head, but I also find a blindspot in his attacks.
I swing and cut into his side. He jumps away, before being cut in half. I didn't cut deep, but I still made contact. He grabs at his side and cathes his breath.
"Nice move" he says to me. He looks down at the injury. "It isn't much, but if I continue to fight with this injury, I'm afraid it will be just a burden" He looks back at me. "You said your name is Michael, correct?"
"Yeah" I reply.
"Well i'll make sure to remember it. This has been a good fight, one of my favorties so far, but like most things, all good things must come to an end" he says as energy slowly begins to pour from his sword. "I advise you to use whatever you've got, because otherwise, you'll...die" he says raising his sword and then stabbing it into the ground.
"Break into the open world, Ragnarok" Myo says becoming surrounded in blue energy.
"He can do it too?!" Cole says in shock.
"Unlike your friends," Myo says to me, indicating to Cole "my sword doesn't change my appearance. However, it does increase my strength by a great deal"
"This isn't good" I say trying to stand my ground. "I was hoping to save this for against Cole, but looks like I don't have any other choice" I say sheathing my sword and closing my eyes.
"What's wrong? Not giving up are you my friend?"
"No" I say in a serious tone. I quickly open them and my eye color changes. "In fact I'm doing the exact opposite" I say unsheathing my sword. "Shine brightly, Drecellia"
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"They've both been awakened. It's time to go" the youthsays walking towards the tournament. "This time they won't get the edge over me. This time i'll crush them!!"
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As the action goes underway between Myo and Michael, it would seem Michael had a trump card hidden away. And what will become of our heroes when the youth arrives at the tournament? Stay tuned for chapter 3: Bankai
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