Samus was reassembling her Varia Suit. It had been destroyed by the Predator in the first round. She upgraded it so that it would be indestructible to any manner of attacks. She was one of the last two fighters to have a match today. The other was the man who destroyed the Predator.

Akuma.

An ebony being that has only two-dimensions hobbled its way to the center of the arena. Beeps accompanied its every step. It stopped when it reached the center of the arena.

Since it was unable to speak, it communicated via signs it holds up.

'Hello. I'm Mr. Game & Watch.'

'I'll be a one-time MC here.'

'Let's start this thing already!'

It then held up a remote.

'When I press this button, the names of those who'll be competing will be heard."

The creature pressed the button, and a garbled mechanical voice announced the competitors. "Samus Aran..."

Samus turned into a Morph Ball and rolled onto the arena. She then returned to normal form.

"...vs Akuma." Out of nowhere, Akuma jumped onto the arena across from Samus, emitting a red aura throughout its body.

"My fists bleed death," Akuma said. "Welcome to your doom!"

'Begin!' Samus thrusted her arm cannon forward and performed a close range explosion, which Akuma skillfully dodged. He countered with a swift left palm strike, which knocked Samus back a bit. After getting back on her feet, she fired a quick Charge Shot forward. Akuma darted forward with a hurricane kick, his spinning leg encased in purple lightning. This kick destroyed the shot, and Akuma went back to a standing position to perform a Shoryuken, his fist covered in purple ki energy.

As Samus landed, Akuma was charging up a Meidio Gohado. "Ashes to ashes!" Akuma chanted while charging. "The gates of hell... AWAIT!" After he says this last sentence, he unleashed this projectile. Samus responded by firing an Ice Beam, destroying the projectile and freezing Akuma. She then started to charge up a powerful charge shot. Unfortunately, Akuma did not take long to break free from this. As Samus began to fire the shot, Akuma did an Ashura Senku to phase right through the attack and appear behind her.

"Accept death!" Akuma shouted before he kicked Samus upward. He then did a hurricane kick while flying upward to her current location and made contact with her. "The other realm awaits," Akuma said before he plowed right through Samus. She landed in a spot out of the arena while Akuma landed back on the arena floor.

Mr. Game & Watch hobbled towards Akuma and declared him the winner via signs.

'Winner: Akuma.'

'But... you cannot kill her since she was knocked out of the arena.'

Miffed, Akuma did a swift palm thrust and knocked Mr. Game & Watch far away, a long drawn out beeping noise sounding as it went. Seconds later, a sparkle in the sky briefly appeared.

"Preposterous," Akuma commented before walking over to the downed Samus. "I shall spare you this day," he said to her, "but the next time we meet, I'll show no mercy." He then jumped out of the scene, leaving Samus lying on the sand.

to be continued...