(Bartok vs Peter Ermakov)

*September 19th, 1918*

*6:22pm*

Peter Ermakov and Bartok charged towards each other as both opponents were getting ready to attack.

"Eat this you bastard!, Two-Fold Punch!" Bartok cried out.

As he prepared for his attack as he delivered a hard punch towards Peter Ermakov's cheek while the impact of the punch sent Peter Ermakov flying back a small bit before he collapsed to the ground.

"That's it! You can do this!" Maria whispered to herself in joy as the other Romanovs had a mixture of surprise and shocked looks on their faces.

"Bartok is doing amazing so far and I believe he can win this!" Olga whispered in a joyful tone of voice as she smiled in the process.

"I have faith in Bartok" Yelena wrote as she showed everyone her thoughts with a smile on her face.

"I don't mean to be a negative nancy but I feel like Peter is holding back somehow…" Anastasia warned as she had a concerned look on her face which surprised everyone.

"What do you mean Big sister? I think Bartok has this for the win" Alexei asked as he turned his direction towards his sister.

"I'm not saying Bartok is gonna lose but I don't know it feels like Peter isn't taking this fight seriously" Anastasia replied back as she continued to watch the battle unfold.

"Anastasia is right. Bartok, you better finish this quickly" Kazumi thought to himself as he crossed his arms while watching the fight.

"Good! It seems you have some fight in you! I expect worse from someone like you" Peter Ermakov said with a smile as he wiped small bits of blood from his face as he got up in the process.

"I expected you to get up quickly after this but I guess we can warm-up for now right?" Bartok answered back as Peter Ermakov's face briefly was surprised before a more serious one.

"I'm afraid we have no time for warmups and I want to fight you seriously" Peter Ermakov said as he cracked his knuckles some more.

"I take that as a no but this ends here and now! I won't allow you to harm anyone in this area!" Bartok cried out.

As he charged towards Peter Ermakov as he began to deliver a punch towards his face however Peter quickly dodged the punch as he was now behind Bartok.

"Lookout!" Kazumi cried out as his face was filled with shock and surprise.

"W-When did he…" Bartok muttered as before he could react any further Bartok was elbowed straight in the back by Peter Ermakov as the pain shook through him.

"Bartok!" Maria and the others cried out in shock due to what they had just seen.

"That man is horrible! Horrible that he is!" Alexei whispered in an angered yet sad tone in his voice as Olga held him tighter for comfort.

"Bartok will be victorious! I know it because God is on his side no matter what" Olga said in a soothing voice to ease Alexei's worries and troubles.

"And besides! Bartok has a certain someone that he is thinking about.." Anastasia added on as everyone looked at her with surprise.

"And who is that person?.." Tatiana asked with a look of curiosity in her face.

"You'll see but that's all I'm gonna say from here" Anastasia answered back with a smile as everyone continued to watch the battle as Maria had a surprised look on her face as well.

"Does she know about me and Bartok?..." Maria thought to herself as she pondered on that very thought.

"Get up! I know that you are not dead yet. We have more precious time before I get even more deadlier…" Peter Ermakov said as he kicked Bartok a little bit as he heard groaning coming from him.

"Heh? Normally that would have been over for me but somehow I feel fine? Maybe all of this training paid off…" Bartok said to himself as he slowly got back up while dusting some dirt off much to the surprise of everyone.

"That's what I'm talking about! Now defeat him before he causes any more trouble.." Kazumi commanded Bartok as he smiled and gave a thumbs up in the process.

"He's right and I know you are feeling pretty confident within yourself however getting too confident will prove one's downfall as well.." Akito warned Bartok in agreement with Kazumi.

"Wooooow! Bartok is very strong! He can win this!" Alexei cried out in joy as he had a large smile on his face which made his older sisters and Yelena smile even more.

"Bartok better kick his sorry butt or I will do it myself!" Anastasia playfully said as she and the others laughed at the comment.

"Let's all cheer for Bartok!" Yelena wrote as she showed everyone her response with a smile.

"She is right and the more support he has than all the better for him" Tatiana said with a smile as the others nodded their heads in agreement.

"You can do this honey! Please win for everyone!" Maria thought to herself with a smile as she and the others continued to watch the battle.

"So it seems that wasn't enough to bring you down eh? Fine! It's time for me to take this fight more seriously! Be prepared to die!" Peter Ermakov exclaimed with a smile as he prepared to fight once more.

"I should say the same as well however I won't let anyone die here not today!" Bartok replied back with a smile as the two warriors prepared to fight even more seriously.

*John Claude's Place*

It seems that both of them intend to fight more seriously now eh? This battle could prove to be very interesting to watch isn't that right Natasha?" John Claude said as he observed the battle from his camera in which he built.

"You are definitely correct but if you was the betting man then who would you put your money on…" Natasha asked with a smile as she set out two cups of tea on the table as she sat beside him.

"I say Peter Ermakov easily has this battle once he truly fights seriously.." John Claude answered back with a confident smile as he took a sip from his tea.

"I had a hunch that you would say Mr Ermakov and besides he still has a few tricks up his sleeve right?" Natasha asked with a smile.

"He does…" John Claude answered back with a devious smile on his face.