Chapter 7: "Blackout!"

The ring was bright and shimmering, but Dante' sensed darkness coming, but couldn't understand why. His opponent was standing in the center of the ring. "I don't think we've met, I'm Dante'" said Dante' in a sarcastic voice.

"I know you, I know you real well." The figure had a deep almost supernatural voice. "I'm Halifax, the Black prince."

"Interesting, a prince", said Dante' (Still being sarcastic). "Black is one of my favorite color, but I'll still enjoy ripping your dark corpse in half." That was the end of talking, Dante' drew his sword and stared down Halifax. Halifax smiled, obviously not taking Dante' seriously. This angered Dante', who made an all at lunge at Halifax with his sword.

"BLACKOUT", was the shriek that fell over the stadium. At that word black abyss poured out of Halifax, covering the arena and blinding Dante'. Dante' tried to stop himself, but flew into what he thought was Malofax's fist. Dante' flailed back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Well, this is just great!" said Dante' rather befuddled. Dante' tried to find Halifax, but couldn't even see his own hand. "Ok, eyes are out, guess he thinks I can't sense him either." Dante' tried to use his telepathy to form a second sight, but still couldn't see Halifax.

"Don't try, you can't see me, even with your power", boomed Halifax in a sadistic tone. He was right; Dante's telepathy was as blind as his eyesight at this point. Dante' thought hard "So, how do you beat an enemy you can't see or sense?" This question boomed in Dante's head until another shot to the jaw by Halifax sent him to the ground.

"Don't even think, you can't win anyway, just except it", Halifax was mocking Dante', a big mistake. Dante' was pissed and began to unleash his rage in destructive manners. Shockwaves of power boomed through the ring, knocking Halifax to the ground.

"I can't see you, but I know you're there." Dante' was now out of words, as the shockwaves continued. He levitated in the center of the ring, and the constant jolts were taken a toll on Halifax. His organs were beginning to vibrate more rapidly, and blood began coming out of his mouth. His power was weakening, and he couldn't maintain the dark cloud. Dante' gazed into Halifax's eyes and saw deep thought, but a weak mind. "So, there is a mind behind that black ugly smirk." Dante' smiled and then grimaced as he raised his hand to Halifax.

"What..are…you…..AHHHH", were Halifax's last words. He fell to his knees holding his temples. Dante' knew that he could take advantage of Halifax powerless brain. A flick of the wrist was all it took to kill Halifax's brain, thus killing him (obviously). The announcer was stunned, but regained his composure and called, "The winner…DANTE'." Dante' left the arena that was surprisingly silent, the crowed was just as confused as the announcer. They all knew that Halifax was dead, but how? Dante' could read there thoughts and smiled, being mysterious was what he liked.

He went back to the room with Lyss (Who had been at ringside). "How did you do that?" asked Lyss with enthusiasm, "That was amazing."

"Standard telepath maneuver, it isn't difficult, if you have enough power. You better get ready for your fight, these creatures are stronger than they seem, I guess my power doesn't work right on non-humans.

"We've made it this far, how tough can it get?" Dante' went on to tell her about his run-in with Akeo (After being with Lyss for a few days, he felt more comfortable talking to her). "My God! How will we stop that?

"If I knew, I would have beaten him, right", said Dante' impatiently.

"Well I guess, but don't you have any idea how do beat him"

"One, but I'll tell you later, you should think about your fight", said Dante thinking about Tenoma's offer of training him. "Maybe he wasn't so crazy, I could sure use him now."