I do not own any ideas taken from One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball, HunterXHunter, Yu Yu Hakusho or Rustage's One Piece D&D. Eiichiro Oda, Masashi Kishimoto, Tite Kubo, Akira Toriyama, Yoshihiro Togashi and Rustage are the brilliant minds behind those stories and I'm simply using them to set the stage for my story! It's all for fun so please enjoy!
Chapter 19: Heaven's Arena
The port was bustling with people of all kinds as the Misfits walked toward the tower. A large city stood around the tower and the Misfits passed stores and houses and people packed the street moving in all different directions. Shuhei led them through the labyrinth of streets and they finally arrived at Heaven's Arena.
They walked through the large double doors and entered the lobby. Dozens of people were in the lobby and ten similar looking women sat behind a long desk.
"What do we do?" Asuka asked.
"You register with a receptionist and then you go and fight." Shuhei explained, "Depending on how you do here depends on where you advance to. You can win by any means necessary but can't use weapons on the first hundred and ninety nine floors."
"What a load of bullshit." Mugen said and groaned loudly.
"Should we enter in and fight?" Yasui asked.
"Yeah, I'm in." Zika said excitedly.
"You and Hama won't be able to fight together here at Heaven's Arena either." Shuhei stated.
"What a load of bullshit." Zika muttered.
Asuka, Yasui, Zika and Shuhei walked up to receptionists and registered themselves to fight. Bulma, Mugen and Hama stood back and waited for the others to come back. They walked down a hallway, passed a Heaven's Arena employee and stepped out into the first floor stadium.
The four who registered were given tags with numbers on them and they slapped them on their chests as they reached the fourth floor. Asuka wore 0163. Yasui wore 4327. Zika wore 2021. Shuhei wore 6660. The Misfits walked together in a group and sat down in the stands. There were twenty arenas set up in the stadium of the ground floor and competitors battled on each of the arenas.
Asuka was called up to fight first and he walked down the steps and entered one of the arenas. He was up against a very tall sumo wrestler. The match began, Asuka quickly Shaved at the man and slammed a swift punch into the man's belly and launched him out of the ring, earning him the victory.
Yasui was called up to fight as Asuka walked back to the others. Yasui strolled down to one of the arenas and entered the ring. Across from him stood a short thin woman with a lime green cloak on her shoulders. The match began and the woman moved quickly at Yasui, she lunged forward and threw a swift punch at him. Yasui dodged the strike and spun rapidly in place, he slammed a heavy kick into her side and launched her out of the ring and was declared the winner.
Both Shuhei and Zika were called up for their matches as Yasui walked up the steps toward the others. The two of them walked down to their respective arenas and hopped into their fights. Shuhei's fight started and ended before Zika ever began. Shuhei Shaved behind his opponent and struck them down with a swift chop to the neck. Zika knocked his opponent out with his Wolf Fang Fist. They walked back up to the others.
"What now?" Yasui asked Shuhei.
"We go back to reception." Shuhei answered and the group of them walked back down the hallway.
They walked up to a receptionist who checked the competitor numbers and slid four envelopes across the counter. "Congratulations Yasui, Inuzuka Zika and Senju D. Asuka. You've all advanced to the fiftieth floor! Zoldyk Shuhei you can advance to the one hundred and eightieth floor!" She said excitedly.
"Nah, I'll take it slow and go to the fiftieth floor with these guys." Shuhei said and smiled at the receptionist.
"Zoldyk?!" Bulma questioned, "As in the Zoldyk family of assassins?"
The group of them walked toward the elevator and Shuhei said, "Yeah, I thought I mentioned that?"
"Awesome!" Asuka said and opened his envelope as they walked, "Twenty Beli?"
"Yeah." Shuhei said with a chuckle, "Fights on the first floor don't earn you much. The higher up you go, the more money you earn if you win."
"So you were really an assassin?" Mugen asked.
"For a while, yeah." Shuhei said and pressed the button to call the elevator.
The doors opened and they piled into the elevator where a Heaven's Arena stood next to the panel. "Congratulations on advancing, which floor are we heading to?" She asked them.
"Floor fifty, please." Shuhei added, "Can you give my friends the rundown."
She smiled and pressed a button and the elevator began to rise up the tower. "The first two hundred floors of Heaven's Arena are divided into classes, ten floors each. Which means that a fighter who wins on the fiftieth floor, advances immediately to the sixtieth floor. Lose and they automatically drop down to the fortieth floor." The woman explained.
"Oh, I get it." Asuka said.
"Simple enough." Zika added.
"And when you reach the hundredth floor they comp you your own suite." Shuhei said and smiled.
The elevator came to a stop and the doors opened, "Here we are." The woman said.
They stepped out of the elevator and walked down a long and tall hallway. Snails projected on the walls and showed fights taking place all across Heaven's Arena. Shuhei led them to a large yellow door and turned around. "The waiting room is for fighters only, unfortunately. There are a ton of rooms for spectators too though."
"Boo." Bulma pouted, "Hurry up and get to the hundredth floor so we can lounge around in a suite."
"We'll get there in no time!" Asuka cheered and he walked through the yellow door.
Yasui, Shuhei and Zika followed after him and the door closed loudly. Mugen, Bulma and Hama walked down the hallway and searched for a room to spectate in.
The waiting room was packed with competitors and Asuka, Yasui, Zika and Shuhei sat down on a bench. The other people glanced at the teens as they sat and waited for their numbers to be called again.
Shuhei stared back at them and said, "By the looks of these guys, we'll win no problem,"
Asuka chuckled and said, "This place is so cool!"
"We can get rich and train at the same time." Zika said and smiled.
Yasui went to speak when the intercom sounded suddenly, "Competitor 4327, Yasui and competitor 3080, Hule. Please proceed to Arena C on the fifty-third floor."
Yasui hopped up and walked toward the elevator inside the waiting room, "See you guys on the sixtieth floor!"
The intercom sounded again, "Competitor 2021, Zika and competitor 0214, Maia. Please proceed to Arena E on the fifty-seventh floor."
Zika got up and walked over to the elevator and waved at Asuka and Shuhei. They sat on the bench and waited for their numbers to be called. The intercom came on again and summoned other competitors to arenas as they sat and waited.
"Competitor 0163, Asuka and competitor 4215, Bluno. Please proceed to Arena D on the fifty-seventh floor." The intercom continued, "Competitor 6940, Tien and competitor 6660, Shuhei. Please proceed to Arena A on the fifty-ninth floor." They both stood up and walked eagerly toward the elevator.
Yasui stepped into Arena C and stared at his opponent, Hule. Hule was nine feet tall and had a very wide gut. He wore sandals, red shorts and a tiny white vest. The referee was a slim man in the Heaven's arena uniform, black robes under a pink vest with a fist on it.
"First to ten points wins the match, is that agreeable?" The referee asked them excitedly into a microphone.
"Sure." Yasui said.
Hule simply nodded, a man of few words it seemed.
"Let the match begin!" The referee shouted.
Hule dashed quickly at Yasui and hurled a palm strike forward. Yasui dodged to his left and kicked Hule in the belly, his fat absorbing most of the blow. Hule swung his right arm forward and Yasui skipped away from him.
Yasui turned his feet into wheels and zoomed at Hule, he leapt in the air and struck Hule in the top of the head with a swift kick. Yasui landed on his wheels and Hule slammed a palm strike into his back.
"Clean hit, both fighters!" The referee shouted.
Yasui spun rapidly in place and Hule launched himself forward, he hurled a swift palm strike that Yasui quickly ducked beneath. Yasui kicked upward and struck Hule hard, sending him flying up into the air. Hule spun around as he flew up and Yasui leapt up after him. As Hule began to fall, Yasui spun in the air and kicked Hule down with a savage strike. Hule hit the arena hard and bounced out and onto the ground outside the ring.
The referee ran over to Hule and asked, "Can you continue?" Hule didn't move or respond. The referee turned and pointed at Yasui, "Winner by knockout, Yasui!"
People in the stands cheered and booed as Yasui turned and left the arena with a smile on his face.
"Are you ready?" The referee asked Zika and Maia, they both nodded.
Maia was a thin and short woman with long brown hair and pale skin. She wore an appalling yellow jumpsuit and boots.
"Let the match begin!" The referee shouted into the microphone.
Maia Shaved at Zika and threw a high kick at him, he blocked the kick with his right arm and swung with his left. He struck Maia in the forehead with a swift punch and she skipped away from him.
"Clean Hit, point Zika!" The referee shouted.
Zika dashed forward and Maia Shaved to meet him, she kicked him hard in the gut and jabbed a Finger Pistol at his face. Zika backed away from the strike and struck her with the Wolf Fang Fist, Maia reeled back and hit the ground.
"Clean hit, point Maia! Critical hit and a down, three points Zika! The score is four to one in Zika's favor!" The referee shouted.
Maia jumped up to her feet and barraged a flurry of punches that Zika quickly blocked and he struck her in the chin with an uppercut. She stumbled back and spun quickly, slamming a kick into Zika's right side. They exchanged rapid blows and Zika struck her again with the Wolf Fang Fist and knocked her down.
"Clean hit, point Maia! Critical hit and a down, three points Zika!" The referee shouted again.
Maia stood up, very frustrated, she dashed straight at Zika and he slammed a kick into her head and knocked her down.
The referee checked on Maia and looked at Zika with a nod, "The winner by knockout is Zika!"
The crowd cheered as Zika waved at them and walked out of the arena.
"Are you ready?"
Asuka and Bluno nodded.
"Let the match begin!" The referee shouted.
Bluno dashed at Asuka quickly and threw a heavy punch at his head. Asuka spun around Bluno and slammed a kick into his back. Asuka ducked back to evade an elbow thrown by Bluno and the two exchanged rapid blows. Asuka clenched his fist and drove it hard into Bluno's gut and he fell backwards slowly.
"The winner by knockout is Asuka!" The referee shouted.
The audience cheered and booed as Asuka walked slowly out of the arena.
Shuhei Shaved behind Tien and chopped him hard in the neck. Tien gasped and hit the ground in an awkward position. He turned and walked away as the referee announced his victory. He left the arena and walked down the hallway to the elevator.
The elevator doors opened and Shuhei stepped inside and greeted the operator. "Congratulations on your victory! Where to?"
"Sixtieth floor, please." Shuhei said.
The elevator rose and stopped on the sixtieth floor. Shuhei stepped out of the elevator and walked down the enormous hallway. He spotted the others sitting by a receptionist and he walked over to them. He approached the receptionist and she checked his number before sliding him a thick envelope. He turned and joined the others.
"They bumped us all to the eightieth floor." Asuka said.
"Really?" Shuhei asked and opened his envelope and read the slip in front of the money, "Me too."
"I got sixty-thousand Beli for winning, this place is awesome!" Yasui exclaimed.
"Glad you're all having fun." Mugen pouted.
Bulma put her arm around Mugen's shoulder and said, "Aww, I'm sure you'll get to cut someone up soon."
"If we bust ass today we can make it to the hundredth floor and get suites." Zika said and smiled.
"We can get there for sure." Shuhei nodded and said, "We'll meet the interesting fighters at the hundredth floor and beyond."
Asuka smiled and jumped up to his feet, "Let's register for another fight!"
To Be Continued