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Chapter 10: Fire and Ice Pt. 2/ The Suspicions Realized

Ken stepped forward a bit toward Andy, who was now back in his fighting stance, preparing for the next strike. Andy stepped forward and suddenly dashed at Ken, throwing a series of 3 palm thrusts at Ken, who blocked all of them. However, Andy threw out both palms at once in a double palm thrust, breaking through Ken's guard and pushing him back. As Ken was pushed back by the momentum, he fell on his back, leaving Andy bewildered by the movement until Ken swept Andy's legs from underneath him. Andy landed harshly on his back, as Ken rose to his feet. Ken lifted his leg to do an axe kick to Andy, but Andy threw his hands up in time to block the kick. As soon as the kick was blocked, Ken backed away from Andy as he stood up.

Andy looked at Ken and smiled. "Maybe it's about time I end this?", he said as a fiery aura began to envelop Andy, the aura rising from beneath his feet. Ken stood there, stunned at the development. Andy then crouched down and prepared his hands to catapult himself forward, legs first.

"KUUHADAN!!!!!!!", he shouted, as he leaped at Ken. Ken saw it coming and rolled out of the way at the last minute, as Andy's feet left a small crater in the floor. As Andy was recovering, Ken saw the opportunity. Ken pulled his right leg behind him, as he focused into his next move. Ken then caught Andy right in the spine with that kick, opening him up for a barrage of kicks that ended with a knee to the jaw. However, as the knee connected, Ken jumped into the air, extending his leg and twirling as he went higher, landing every single kick to Andy. As the final kick landed, Andy was sent flying to the edge of the arena, knocked unconscious by Ken's flurry of kicks. Ken landed safely, putting his hand through his hair and giving a "thumbs-up" to the crowd.

"That was my Shipuujinrai Kyaku! No way are you getting up from that so soon.", Ken said, as he gave a thumbs-up to him as well. "You pushed me pretty far, Andy. Nice job". He then collapsed from the amount of effort he had to put into the fight.

Meanwhile, on the island........

"Hmm..........These two might be a threat, Goenitz", Gill said as he watched the fights on a Crystal Ball.

"Possibly, but how do we eliminate them?Do you think we should have 4 participants reach us instead of 2?", Goenitz suggested to Gill.

"That will work. These two are among the ones to watch out for anyway. We need to eliminate them at the next possible moment. Besides, their souls will make for a good sacrifice to the Orochi. Those two strong souls will go a long way to his resurrection. I'll contact the Announcer we have at the Tournament Floor and tell him to announce the changes. "

Goenitz sent a message through the wind, writing the note and manipulating the wind to make sure he received the note. However, something didn't sit well with him.

" There is something not right with Gill at all. I was only going to use him for my Lord Orochi to assimilate, but it seems like he has a plan of his own.....perhaps to absorb Orochi into his own being. However, he isn't aware of the fact that I'm ready for such an occasion, which is why I asked him to reanimate Rugal for me. Ha! The fool has orchestrated his own defeat. I only have to play the last note in the symphony."

Goenitz has planned Gill's defeat in his head. Will Gill find out about this? And how will the participants take to the new changes when they are announced?

End of Chapter 10.

A/N: Happy New Year everybody! lol. I hope you all had great New Years. Also, I hope you all enjoyed my fic. ^_^ Leave reviews, comments, and questions.