Chapter 43: Piccolo's Loss

Piccolo stepped onto the ring. He looked at Jinx who stood there firmly. He could see through Jinx's eyes thatshe was eager to start this fight. He was as well. Jinx was the only female fighter that hasmatched his standards. He's fought along side of her in previous battles but nowhe wondered how he'll fare against her.

Jinx stood there eager to start this fight. Out of all the fighters she has ever worked with in this tournament, she believed that Piccolo was the best out of them all. He met her standards very well and fought well too. She too wondered how she would fare against a Namekian, since this was the first one she has ever fought.

"Fighters…! Are you ready!"

"This is going to be my first time fighting against a Namekian." Jinx said to Piccolo.

"I should let you know, I'm no ordinary Namekian." Piccolo returned.

"I've noticed."

"BEGIN!"

Jinx and Piccolo lunged at each other. Piccolo was swift at dodging her moves. For the first part of the battle between the two it was mainly about dodging each other's attacks. That quickly changed when Jinx had nailed Piccolo in his stomach.

Piccolo stumbled back a few feet wrapping his arms around his stomach. He looked up seeing Jinx throwing her fist forward. He leapt up into the air leaping over her fist as it went into the ground. Piccolo then took this to his advantage. He spun kicking Jinx in her face throwing her against the concrete of the ring.

Jinx quickly jumped to her feet when she saw Piccolo launching an attack at her. She had disappeared reappearing behind Piccolo smashing her elbow into the back of her neck. Piccolo fell face first into the ring. Jinx picked him up by the back of his gi tossing him hard into the air. Piccolo made a whistling noise as he was launched into the air.

Jinx smirked as she followed her opponent into the air. When she knew the time was right she came to a sudden halt. She pulled her hands to her sides as she collected energy to them. She went to launch her attack when she felt a tremendous amount of pain rush through her back throwing her forward a little.

She growled turning to see Piccolo hovering there with his hand pointed at her. He lowered his hand slowly as he turned his body facing Jinx.

"That was good." Jinx said to him with a smirk appearing on her face.

"You never want to let your guard down just because you had the chance to throw your opponent into the air. Actually, that gives your opponent the advantage."

"I can see that Piccolo." Jinx said as she crossed her arms.

The two of them lowered themselves to the ground slowly looking at each other, more like glaring. They stood there for a while watching each other. Piccolo held his fists tightly with them leveled with his hips. Jinx stood there with her fists by her side clenching them tightly.

"Ready?" Piccolo asked gripping his fists tighter. Jinx nodded her head as she lifted up her fists clenching them to the point where she almost broke the skin on her hands.

"Born ready." She answered.

"HAAAAAH!" the two of them screamed as they begun to power up. Energy cameout ofthem with a burst as they continued to scream. The magnitude of the energy roaring around them began to spark as pieces of the ring began to break off slightly.

Piccolo and Jinx lunged at each other throwing their legs forward. Their opposite legs hit nearly creating the ring to shake. Jinx gritted her teeth as did Piccolo trying to hold the attack. Finally the two of them were pushed back. Piccolo felt pain rush through his shin. He wanted to bend down and rubit but that would have just shown weakness.

Jinx then lunged at him again throwing her fist into his stomach. She moved so fast thatPiccolo didn't have any time to react. His body jerked forward creating a sharp, narrow, sideways V. Jinx then took her other arm slamming it onto the back of his neck causing his head to jerk upward. Jinx then pulled her hand out of his stomach throwing it into his face causing him to go flying back against the concrete ring.

Piccolo groaned slightly as pain rushed through his face, the back of his neck, and his stomach. Jinx's hits were hard, so hard that the Namekian didn't think he was going to be able to get up. But once he heard the referee counting, he knew he had to get up.

"One...! Two...! Three...!"

Once Piccolo had gotten back to his feet he was quickly attacked by Jinx. She grabbed onto his gi punching him in the face a few times. She then threw him against the concrete throwing herself into the air. She pulled her hands behind her head then throwing them forward blasting a ki beam.

Piccolo stood upand then canceled out Jinx's attack with his Destructive Wave. Jinx then lunged forward throwing her fist into his face. Piccolo stumbled back as Jinx disappeared. She reappeared behind him about to launch another attack.

But this time, Piccolo was the quick one. He turned around swiftly throwing his hands forward launching an attack at Jinx. She was hit in her chest causing her to fall back. She looked up at Piccolo who was now suddenly flying in the air with his hands behind his head. Jinx rolled on the concrete ring dodging Piccolo's attempt to hit her with another ki beam.

Jinx lunged upward throwing her knee up hitting Piccolo in the stomach. Blood splattered onto Jinx's clothes as he was thrown back. Jinx then disappeared reappearing behind him then blasting him away. Piccolo had suddenly hit the concrete ring face first. Jinx pulled her hands to herside calling a great amount of ki. She then threw her hands forward blasting it at Piccolo.

"HAH!" she shouted out as the attack hit him directly. Smoke lifted into the air as Jinx hovered there. She lowered herself into the smoke slightly. She waited till it was low enough to see over it. She watched as she saw the back of Piccolo's purple gi show. It was ripped and torn and also covered in his purple blood. Once he was standing upright, you could instantly tell that he wasn't going to last.

He closed his eyes and then collapsed backwards. The ref smiled as he stepped onto the ring grabbing onto Jinx's right wrist throwing her arm into the air.

"WINNER! JINX FROM TEAM AQUAN!"