Here is another chapter to this story. As with the previous chapter, this round of the tournament will be only in this one chapter. Not wasting another moment I'll let you get right to this part of the story. I don't own digimon.
Chapter 9:
Semifinals Come and Go
"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the fourth day of this tournament." shouted the announcer to the excited crowd. "After some incredible matches we have come to the final four combatants will compete in the next two semifinal matches. The matches are, Sanzo Hitomi versus Daisuke Motomiya, followed by Nori Kada against Jin Kata. Fight hard fighter and give us something that we will not forget."
With that out of the way the first match started as both Daisuke and Sanzo entered the ring. "Now Daisuke, don't think just because we're friends that I wouldn't give you my all." exclaimed Sanzo as he already drew out his staff before the match even started. "I'm here to win the tournament so I'll do everything in my power to win and hope that you'll do the same." Instead of having a serious look on his face, Daisuke actually had a smirk on his face. "Oh, you don't have to worry about that. I promise to give respectful fight."
Soon the gong was sounded and both men went at each other. Sanzo would be the first to go on the offense as he swung his staff at Daisuke, only to have each one miss as Daisuke maneuvered around each of them. "Quit playing around and draw your sword. You made a promise that you wouldn't take it easy on me so fight me seriously."
Slowly Daisuke reached to his sword and removed it from its sheath. "You have me wrong Sanzo. I wasn't taking you lightly at all. I was just testing you out to see if you're going to keep up your end of the promise. Now that I see that you are I'll going to give you a fight."
The fight began again but this time it was Daisuke who took the offensive as he continued to striking with his sword but just as he did before the blows were avoided only it was Sanzo using his staff to block them. The action went back and forth until the two of them went into a power struggle with their weapons. It seemed as though it would end in a draw until Sanzo disconnect the bottom position of his staff.
He saw the blow coming but Daisuke couldn't do anything as he was struck across his shoulder. Stepping back the two of them stood there ground thinking of what to do next. As the standoff continued Sanzo disconnected the third part of his staff thus turning his weapon into a three part nunchuku. With this new predicament Daisuke's strategy needed to be changed.
Sanzo quickly took the advantage of the match back as he had Daisuke on the defensive but unlike last time this was serious as was attempting to reflect the attacks. However only to block some of them as at least one part the nunchuku was about to make contact. Realizing that if this keep up he would most likely lose Daisuke intented to get control back in this match with one move. Waiting for the right moment he tried to strike with a straight forward strike but apparently Sanzo saw it coming as he moved out of the way and answered back with a shot straight down on his right shoulder.
The force of the blow caused Daisuke to fall to the ground in a heap. He quickly moved away to avoid a follow up strike but when he got back to his feet it was obvious that he was hurt as his right arm was basically hanging there lifelessly. "Well, it looks as though I got a lucky break here." sneered Sanzo. "There is no way that you could possibly fight on with a dislocated shoulder."
To his credit Daisuke tried to lift his sword with his hurt shoulder but before he even had it halfway up his arm dropped from the pain. Seeing that it was basically impossible to use his right arm he switch his sword to his left arm. "I may have a hurt body part however that doesn't make me any less of a threat to you. So if you see feel confident enough then go ahead and come at me."
In the opinion of most people the best choice would be go ahead and attack, yet to a experience fighter such as Sanzo knew better because he caught the look in Daisuke's eyes. Within those eyes had the look of determination that was almost saying no matter what you do I won't lose this match. Taking the chance Sanzo went ahead and tried to put a quick end to this. When he got closer he tried to go for the injury but it was block as Daisuke quickly use his sword to block it. Not allowing this chance get away from him he tried to strike from the opposite side.
Seeing it coming Daisuke evaded the second attempt which cause his opponent to spin away. Using this opening he did a shoulder tackle to his opponent. It may have hurt since he use his right shoulder but it still prove to be a success as it made Sanzo to stagger away from him. "Impressive. Even with a injury you were able to not only block my attacks but also comeback with a counter. You are definitely no run of the mile fighter."
"I really appreciate the compliment but you should hold on the admiration until after I win this match." "And just how do you propose that you'll do that? You can't barely hold your sword let alone come up with something to give you the win." Instead of coming back with a remark of his own or even readying himself to attack he walked over to the nearby wall.
"Maybe this hurt shoulder is a hindrance at the moment." Standing from the wall by a few feet he slammed his injured right shoulder into the wall. The popping sound could be heard through the entire crowd as they cringed from the sickening sound. Pushing off from the wall Daisuke started to rotate his arm and despite grimacing a bit it looked as though his shoulder was close to normal. "But as you can see that was resolved." Incredidble. Not only was he able to continue fighting but he actually to relocate his shoulder. This Daisuke is no ordinary person. thought Sanzo as he was along with the crowd stunned by what he just witnessed.
Over coming from the brief moment of shock the two fighters went back into action and unlike last time Daisuke's right shoulder wasn't a problem as he repetitively switch his sword from hand to hand. It appeared as though the match turned into a stalemate as neither one was able to get any type of advantage over the other. The closing moments came when Sanzo attempted to make a strike with his nunchuku into the left side of Daisuke's ribs. Unfortunately for him he saw it coming and when his weapon was within arms reach he hooked it underneath his arm and kept it from getting away.
It resembled a game of tug-of-war as the two continued to struggle over control of the weapon. Turning this to his advantage, Daisuke gave a mighty tug as it caused Sanzo to stumble forward. Coming closer he delivered a jumping front kick right under Sanzo's chin which caused him to lose possession of his weapon and go flying back to the ground. Struggling to get back to his feet he looked towards where his opponent was but saw no one.
Searching around he couldn't see Daisuke anywhere. It wasn't until he heard a shout from above that he looked up and saw him flying down on him with his sword over his head. He could do nothing to prevent the attack as he was struck on his shoulder with the reverse blade sword. The force of the blow combined with the momentum that with it was too much for him to bear as fell back to the ground and was not getting back up. The announcer immediately began the ten count and just as he was reaching the count of five Sanzo lifted his head.
"It seems as though I have lost the match. Congratulations." "Thank you but you shouldn't discredit yourself. You prove to be a truly worthy opponent and it was an honor in going against you. I hope that we'll do this again one day." "I'll look forward to that day. Good luck in the finals so I can say that I at least lost to the tournament winner." Losing the last bit of his energy he let his head fall back to ground just as the match was officially over. "That is it folks, the winner of the match as a result of a ten count Daisuke Motomiya."
Not bothering to showboat he went over and extended a hand to Sanzo. Taking his offer he grasp it and allowed himself to be pulled back to his feet. The audience cheered even louder at this show of respect as both fighters exited the fighting arena. When they were in the waiting area Daisuake set Sanzo on the wall to allow him to recover. "How are you doing?" "I'll be fine in a while but I can ask the same about you. How's your shoulder?" "A little sore but it'll be fine by the time the finals comes around."
"Would Nori Kada and Jin Kata please come to the ring for the second match of the semifinals." Hearing the sound of footsteps the two of them looked down the aisle way to see Jin Kata walking their way. You could cut the tension with a knife as he went passed the two, especially Daisuke who gave him a glare that would of any other man shudder.
When Jin stepped on the fighting platform he immediately was booed by everyone. Even the announcer couldn't hide his dislike as he gave him a disapproved stare. However, that was put on the back burner as it was realized that Nori Kada wasn't coming. "Excuse me folks but it seems as though we have a problem. It appears as Nori is a no show for his match. Unless he shows up within the next five minutes he will forfiet and Jin will automatically advance to the next round."
Four minutes passed and still there was no sign of Nori. "Why are we even bothering to wait for him." spoke Jin in a cocky tone. "Isn't it obvious that he's chickening out and is using that little injury that he got in the previous round as a excuse. You might as well award me the win." "I wouldn't do that if I were you."
Turning to where the voice came from and to the amazement of nearly everyone saw Nori slowly making his way through the crowd to the ring. As he was walking down the audience cleared a path for him and only to a few people you could see a heavy bandage wrapped around the shoulder that he was stabbed at while in his match against Rikimaru.
Finally he entered the ring with only a few second to spare. "Ladies and gentlemen, this match will take place. Now at the sound of the gong, fight." Soon after the gong was sounded and Nori already took out two of his daggers but when he did so it was obviously that it him as he cringed in pain from that quick move. He was also the first one to go on the attack and despite the pain that was probably he tried a multiple quick attacks. Unfortunately, they proved to be in vain as he couldn't land a single hit on Jin who simply moved out of the way.
Obviously Jin wasn't taking the match seriously. It wasn't until he struck with a grazing swipe to his face, leaving a small cut on his left cheek. Realizing this he placed a hand on the wound and when he pulled back it had some blood on it. That apparently angered Jin as he immediately puled out his katana and with a fury of attacks which proved to be more effective as began to push him back with no sign of stopping.
Just as it seemed as though Jin was about to deliver the final blow Nori was able to roll out of the way and create some distance from his opponent. Not be able to think of any kind of attack he decided to go with a risky but hopefully will give him the win. With a mighty throw he toss the dagger from at his left hand at Jin but he simply maneuvered out of the way which made the dagger to get embedded into the wall that separated ring from the audience.
Not to be deterred from this setback he threw the dagger from his other hand and unfortunately it ended up in a similar predicament as it was block when Jin deflected it with his katana. Getting frustrated with the lack of progress he was getting he decided to go for the move one more time with all the strength that he could muster.
Reaching to his belt he pulled out one of the last two daggers that he had and tossed it. Unfortunately for him it was blocked again but how it was stopped was when he amazingly grabbed the dagger by the hilt and combining with the momentum that came with it he spun around and tossed the weapon right back at him which stabbed right into Nori's shoulder which was the same one that was injured previously.
Everyone could hardly contained their complete surprise at what just occurred. Blood was flowing freely down Nori's wound as he valiantly tried to stay on his feet. Fearing for his safety, the announcer was about to stop the match but was stopped when Nori motioned for him to back down. It was definitely a courageous move on his part but to any fighter it was obvious that he was in no condition to continue.
Daisuke was about to say something in an attempt to change Nori's mind only to have Sanzo beat him to it. "This match has gone on long enough. Surrender the match now Nori before anything worse happens." Looking towards him he gave them the same determined look in his eyes that he had before. "....No, I won't give up. I don't care that I'm hurt, I will go until I can't go anymore."
Even with the dagger still stuck in his shoulder, he reached for his last remaining dagger he prepared to go battle into action only to be stopped when Jin quickly went in to kick the dagger into the air and a second later slice a pretty mean cut into Nori's right arm. As his opponent went down to the ground Jin grabbed the falling dagger from the air. Bending over he placed his katana on his opponent's chest and his very own dagger ready to strike. "I'll take the advice of your friend and surrender before you wined up like my last opponent." From the sidelines Daisuke was struggling to contain his anger.
Seeing no other choice he reluctantly surrendered the match. Removing his katana away he tossed away the dagger but he suddenly got a malice look in his eyes as he bent back down and yanked out of Nori's shoulder which cause the guy to yell out in agony at sudden moment. "The winner of this match and advancing to the final around against Daisuke Motomiya is Jin Kata." declared the announcer with severe disdain in his voice. He wasn't the only one as nearly the entire audience were either booing or yelling out their dislike to the decision.
Forgetting all that both Daisuke and Sanzo went to check on Nori who was struggling to get back up. Grabbing a cloth Sanzo did a quick wrap job on the injured shoulder and help to hoist him up. "I'm going to take him to the medics to get him fix up." Just before they left he look back. "Be careful Daisuke, that guy isn't one to be taken likely." Nodding his head in understanding the two of them went off to get medical attention as the announcer continued.
"Everyone, we have finally gotten down to the final two of this tournament. In the final match it will be Daisuke Motomiya going up against Jin Kata. Now would both men please come over?" Slowly both men went to him and while Jin gave him a somewhat arrogant smirk, Daisuke had a look of complete detest. "Before the actually match takes place, would both men stake hands to a competitive match."
Jin stuck out his hand first and waited for Daisuke to do the same. He didn't do nothing at first but finally he put out his hand as well. However, just when it seem that they were going to shake Daisuke clench his hand into a fist and delivered a bunch to his face. "You son of bitch, you hear and hear good. I swear I'll make you pay for what you have done. I don't care what it takes I will take you down, even if it means that I have to go with you."
There you go readers, another chapter over and done with. The next one will have the long awaited battle between Daisuke and Jin. I promise I will do my best to make it worth reading.
