Chapter 3: A Fight for the Ages
It took Dio almost half an hour to get to Kensington Arena after having gone in the wrong direction. By the time he got there, Kai was already in his fighter's uniform and in the blue corner of the ring. His uniform consisted of a sky blue karate top, a pair of sky blue karate pants, a pair of black slipper shoes, a pair of navy blue wristbands, and a navy blue karate belt. He appeared to be a bit stronger than when he was in his school uniform.
Dio hopped into the ring and got into the green corner, which was opposite the blue corner. Kai and Dio exchanged a few words before the announcer stepped into the ring and announced them and how many rounds the fight was to go for. Darius and Robert stepped into Kai's corner, while Kensuke and another friend of Dio's, who had ginger colored hair, stepped into Dio's corner.
"Showtime," said Kai to Robert and Darius.
"Time for this rich punk to go down," said Dio to Kensuke and his other friend.
"Good evening, and welcome to this special match-up set for eight rounds!" said the announcer. "In the blue corner, standing tall at 5'7", weighing in at 169 pounds, here's Kai Kensington!"
The audience gave some applause for Kai as the announcer continued, "And in this corner, standing taller at 6'3", weighing in at 205 pounds, here's Dio!"
The bell rang, and Dio and Kai were soon going at it. Kai dashed toward Dio and attempted to punch Dio right in his face. The attack failed, however, as Dio swatted Kai aside, chopping him to the ground. Kai then spun up and, using his right hand for balance, kicked Dio in his right armpit. Having knocked Dio off balance, Kai took the opportunity to jump up and kick Dio right in his face. Dio recovered from the kick to the armpit only to be knocked down by the sudden kick to the face. As Dio hit the mat of the ring, he managed to kick Kai in his stomach, causing him to cough up three drops of blood.
From the audience, Danny and the others were rooting for Kai, in addition to Kai's parents, Walter and Elizabeth Kensington. A multitude of the other spectators were rooting for Dio to win the bout, seeing how he had a physical advantage over the scrawny Kai.
"Get him, Dio! Crush him to a pulp!" yelled a lady to Danny's right.
"Come on, Kai! You have to beat him!" yelled the gentleman to the left of Danny.
Dio returned to his feet and picked Kai up by the front of his karate top. He then spoke to him in a menacing tone of voice. Dio said, "Come on, you little whelp! You saw this coming! You even started it yourself outside the school building!"
"That may be," said Kai to Dio weakly, "but I have the fight to back it up!"
"Oh, really?" asked Dio mockingly, slapping Kai until his nose and the corners of his mouth bled. "Then why don't you show me!"
Dio then used his left hand to uppercut Kai and attempt to knock him out. However, Kai landed on his feet and staggered until he regained his balance. Kai then advanced toward Dio and punched him right in his stomach for ten whole seconds before finishing with an uppercut to Dio's chin. This knocked Dio backward onto the ropes for a second before Dio recovered and punched Kai in his face, causing more blood to drip from his mouth and from a cut on his forehead. There was blood all over Kai's face by the time the bell rang to end the first round. Kai and Dio could have a twenty second break to recuperate and gather themselves.
"You're doing well," said Kensuke to Dio. "You're going to mop the floor with this joker, man."
"Dude, you're not looking so hot," said Darius to Kai.
"You sure you don't need any water?" Robert asked Kai.
"I'm fine," Kai replied. "I just need to remember my training. I need to remember why I'm here."
"You need to defeat Dio in an attempt to one-up him and humiliate him," Darius said to Kai, hoping to inspire him and help him perform the upset victory.
The bell then rang to start the second round. Dio charged out toward Kai and attempted to elbow him right in his jaw. This connected with Kai's jaw successfully, spinning him around. Kai felt weaker and more helpless than ever, and Dio was planning to take advantage. However, Kai was not about to give up yet. Before Dio turned around to grab Kai, Kai regained his footing and ran up to hit Dio right in the pressure points on his neck. He hit the points successfully, knocking Dio out and sending him crashing on the mat. Everyone, even the people who were rooting for Kai, gasped. There was then a moment of unsure and ominous silence. Not one person did as much as cough as Kai stood before an unconscious Dio, unsure if he would awaken. After a ten second count, Kai was ruled the winner by strategic knockout. Kai smiled before Dio awakened with a grunt. He stood to his feet, realizing that he was beaten.
"Congratulations, Kensington," said Dio to Kai. "You may not have a lot of brawn, but you sure have brains. That makes you a far better fighter than me in more ways than either of us may realize."
After speaking, Dio walked out of Kensington Arena, defeated and covered in Kai's blood. He had beaten Kai senseless and ended up losing because of the silly mistake he made. Everyone then departed from Kensington Arena, including the bloody Kai, his sister Kaileena, his cousin Jake, his parents, and all his friends. They made a ten minute drive from Kensington Arena to Kensington Manor, where they cleaned and bandaged Kai's wounds. The fight was over, and Kai had won. Only two questions remained: what would they do now, and was this fight somehow a catalyst for a cornucopia of events that only superpowers can keep under control?
