Chapter 4: Stronger Enemies to come
Author's question. So, I know there's only like 5 characters so far, but who do you guys ship? This is still an action/adventure series at heart, but when people go through life-or-death situations with each other it tends to bring them closer together. Also I'm sorry if starting with a tournament arc is boring, I promise after the tournament is over they'll go on a set piece adventure, meeting some dragon ball characters who are still alive (quite a few are immortal, or age at half speed)
Vodet thought to himself as he walked through the halls on his way to the bleachers. 'There's no way I can win this. I barely won the first fight. I'm no god yet. I'm just a man. I need to find a REAL teacher. For now I just gotta try to survive this next fight.' He slapped his cheeks to try to snap himself out of it 'Come on man, you can't let your nerves get you! You're gonna be a god, remember! Short-term failures won't stop a long-term goal!'
He made his way over to Red, and sat next to him on the bleachers. Red started immediately.
"DUDE! THAT WAS INSANE! YOU COULD HAVE DIED!"
"It wasn't that bad, man. It was a hard fight, sure, but worse comes to worst I end up in the hospital."
"Dude, did you seriously not feel that? Part of your spine was sticking out of your back!"
"Are you serious?! I mean, I thought maybe I dislocate something, but holy crap!"
"Yeah man. If you got one thing over the competition, it's willpower!"
The conversation was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"OH MY GOD! YOU THAT WAS SO COOL! YOU FIGHT SO GOOD! HE WAS SO STRONG BUT YOU STILL BEAT HIM! THAT'S AMAZING!" Nutmeg appeared from nowhere and gave Vodet a bear hug.
"Uh...Thanks Nutmeg. You're kind of hurting me though!" She let go and sat down next to Red and Vodet. Red started.
"So who's this?"
"OOH! MY NAME'S NUTMEG! I'M VODET'S NEW FRIEND!"
"Oh, so Vodet, you have a friend, huh?"
Vodet responded, "I'm not sure I'd call her a friend."
Nutmeg responded, "What do you mean? We're good friends! We have fun!" She gave a big smile.
"Well," Red started, "I think it's good for you to meet people, man. Seriously, you've dedicated your life to becoming a god, and you've shut out any social growth. I'm like, you're only friend. I think if you're gonna meet new people, especially those who share your interest in fighting, that it's a good thing"
Vodet wasn't listening to a ting Red was saying, instead focusing on Chilli, the Arcosian, and Toboggan, the small mantis man, walking onto the stage. "What?"
"I SAID YOU NEED TO TALK TO MORE PEOPLE"
"Uh-huh…"
Vodet zoned out, instead focusing on the fight.
The fight took less than a second. It took all of Vodet's concentration to even see how quickly these two moved. The moment the announcer said "GO" most people just saw a blur, and Toboggan slammed against a wall. In that instant, the two went at each other, exchanging a flurry of blows, before Chilli kicked Toboggan off the stage into the wall, and yelled "I WANT A CHALLENGE!"
Vodet was filled with pure dread. He spoke in a terrified voice, "I'm doomed."
Red looked over "You don't think you can take her?"
"No, I can't! I was barely able to take on the first guy. I'm fast, but I'm not THAT fast!"
Nutmeg interjected, "SHE'S JUST A BIG BULLY! I'LL FIGHT HER FOR YOU!"
"That's not how the rules work, Nutty."
Nutmeg clenched her hands into fists and growled before continuing, "Well don't worry, if she wins against you, I can fight her then! OOOH! AND IF YOU WIN, WE CAN FIGHT! THAT'D BE SO FUN!"
"Honestly, nutmeg, I'm not sure we're even in the same ballpark." Vodet thought for a moment about asking her to train him, but he didn't want to stoop to the level of asking someone besides a legendary master for help.
Chilli walked off the stage, and into the bleachers. She actually walked in front of the three of them to get to her seat. Red decided to put his foot out, and trip her. She got up and looked at Red. He gave a smug face and spoke.
"Oh, I'm sorry, my foot was there." He gave out a small chuckle, before Chilli grabbed him by the shirt collar and raised him into the air.
"WHY I OUGHTA-"
"Oughta what? Beat up a patron and get yourself disqualified?"
Chilli's outward rage turned to seething anger, as she set him down and walked away. Vodet, panicked spoke up.
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!"
"You said she was mean to you right? I can't let someone do that to my buddy without some kind of repercussions."
Nutmeg spoke up."She's a big meanie, but you didn't have to do that. She'll get her just desserts eventually...Mmmm, desserts~" Nutmeg began to fantasize about dessert foods.
"Hey," Red said, "The next fight is starting. The Bio-android verses the wolf-man."
"Adam and Harry. I can assume which one is Harry."
The short wolf man, with dark brown hair and large claws, and his opponent, a skinny, but still muscular, man, with tan skin, brown hair, and an odd tail protruding from his back, similar to Cell's tail.
"READY!? GO!"
Immediately Harry went for a special move.
"WOLF FANG FIST!" He let out a barrage of strikes, empowered by ki, for which Adam crossed his arms and stepped out of the way. But the last attack of the combo got him! A double-handed claw strike, the figure of a wolf appearing around Harry, right into Adam's stomach. Adam didn't let this get him down. He punished Harry's attack, jamming the spiked end of his tail into Harry's side, and began sucking up his insides! Harry screamed in pain, and began clawing at Adam's tail, to no avail. Harry began to look frail, if he kept up like this he'd surely loose, assuming Adam actually removed his tail and let him loose. Desperate, Harry bit at Adam's tail.
Adam pulled his tail away. Harry put his hand upwards and gripped his wrist with the other hand. "WOLF STYLE, SPIRIT BALL!" A yellow orb appeared above his hand, and he let go, throwing his hand forward, launching the ball at Adam. Adam jumped out of the way.
"Pfft! Was THAT supposed to surprise me?"
Harry let out a smirk, and the crowd gasped at Harry flicked his finger back and the blast turned around, hitting Adam in the back. Adam was sent flying, and spinning forward. Harry reeled back for a punch, enfusing his fist with energy. Adam wasn't so helpless as Harry had anticipated, however. He began leaning into the spin, and revealed his open palm, with newly formed claws. He smirked, as Harry looked shocked. Adam slashed at Harry's face, opening wounds over Harry's snout.
Harry mumbled, "Bio-androids," spitefully. Harry was tiring, out of breath, but it seemed Adam could just keep going. Harry knew that if this kept going, Adam would wear him down slowly, until he couldn't fight any longer. He bent both arms and faced his hands up, yelling, "WOLF STYLE, SPIRIT BALL HAILSTORM!" Harry pushed himself hard, as a hundred yellow orbs flew from his hands and surrounded him. He threw his hands forward and the giant cloud of energy balls flew at Adam.
Adam braced himself and took a few of the balls hitting him, through alot missed. But he had caught on to what this technique can do. He put his hands facing each other neer his stomach and started charging an energy wave. "KAME…"
Harry swung his hands up and down, left and right, hitting Adam with more and more of the spirit balls each time, wearing him down as he tried to just take it and push through.
"HAME…"
Every second Adam was damaged, burned, more and more by every spirit ball, just a little longer!
"HA!" He fired the energy wave, as Harry threw all the spirit balls at him for the last time. There was a large explosion, both of them covered in a cloud of smoke and dust, but when the dust settled, Adam was the one standing tall. Harry lay on the ground, some of his fur burned off. He tried lifting one arm up, but it fell, and he went unconscious.
"THE WINNER IS ADAM!" The crowd cheered, Vodet sit, impressed at the amount of energy the two of them had to spare. This was the moment he realized just how outclassed he was. Chilli was insane, but she could have been an outlier. But no, he's fighting with the world's finest. Adam walked off stage, the next fight was Nutmeg versus Underhand.