"Round 3, Match 1! Christo- Chris Sanders VS. Kason Hawkins!" Mr. Tanner announced. I gulped and could feel cold sweat running down my body.

'Why am I so nervous..?' I thought. Chris yawned while standing on the platform, looking like he was about to fall asleep. 'I shouldn't be worried if he isn't worried, but...' I thought again.

"Ready..? Set... Go!" shouted Mr. Tanner.

『No. 4 - Semi-Finals』

Not even a second after Mr. Tanner said 'Go!', Kason already created a red orb and prepared to throw it. Chris stood there, staring at Kason and waiting for him to make his move. Like before, Kason prepared his throw in a baseball pitcher fashion and launched the ball towards Chris. The launch was even more powerful than when he threw the orb at me. Everyone could feel a gust of wind as the orb left his hand. But, even with all of this power, Chris simply made a portal in front of himself. The portal sucked in the orb instantly and closed soon after. I could tell that this annoyed Kason immensely. How could I tell? Well, as soon as the orb got sucked up, Kason had already created two more orbs and was close to launching them. They launched out of his hands towards Chris. One of the orbs flew past him and the other was heading straight for him. Chris opened a portal and caught one, but the other came back around like a boomerang and slammed into the side of Chris' waist. The force launched him in the air towards the edge of the platform. But, he quickly made a portal and went into his pocket dimension. Kason stood there, analyzing the situation, looking around frantically, and creating two new orbs. Before a portal even opened, Kason turned his head around slightly to look behind him. Soon after, a portal opened up right where Kason was looking and Chris popped out ready to attack. Chris saw Kason staring at him, anticipating his move.

"You're way too predictable," Kason said as he threw an orb right into Chris' stomach, launching him into the wall.

"Chris!" I shouted, quickly standing up. Chris slammed into the wall and slid down, landing outside of the platform.

"Chris is out of bounds! Kason wins and moves onto the finals!" Mr. Tanner shouted. Then, he ran over to Chris and healed any wounds he had. Everyone stared at Kason as he walked off of the platform and back over to the top row of the bleachers. "Well, we're running out of time for this class so let's get these last few matches done quickly," mentioned Mr. Tanner, "David Grant and Hai Ren, you're up!" Hai, who was sitting a few rows down from me, promptly stood up and made her way over to the platform. David wasn't even on the bleachers since he was too big. He was hanging out near the bottom row, so he quickly went to the platform also.

In the time they were walking over, Chris arrived back at the bleachers rubbing his back.

"Damn... That Kason really slammed me against that wall good," he said as he sat down next to me.

"Didn't Mr. Tanner heal your injuries?" I asked. He nodded.

"Yeah, but I still feel a bit sore," he groaned. I turned towards Kason and met eyes with him. He was glaring at me. I stared back with more of a shocked expression than a confident one. Quickly, I turned back towards the platform, anticipating the next fight.

"Okay, let's get this started! Round 3, Match 2, David Grant VS. Hai Ren! Ready..? Set... Go!" Mr. Tanner announced.

Instead of staying in one place like last time, Hai charged forward towards David. However, David stood still and anticipated her attack. Hai leaped forward and brought her arm up with her hand ready to chop. David took a step forward with his arm outstretched trying to grab her. She swiftly dodged David's arm mid-air and chopped the air in front of her aimed at David's stomach. The force of her chop slammed into David's chest and launched him out of the ring. Hai landed and slowly bowed.

"She's good," I whispered. Chris nodded.

"Yeah, she really should've gone to a better school," he joked.

"David is out of bounds, so Hai is the winner! She moves onto the finals!" shouted Mr. Tanner.

'The finals...' I thought, 'Hai and... Kason...' I subtly turned my head to catch a glimpse of Kason. He was intensely watching the fight, eyes wide and a big smile on his face. 'He looks kinda crazy like that... Not very hero-like, if you ask me.' I continued to think. Chris noticed me peering at Kason and tapped my shoulder.

"Stalking Kason?" he asks. I jumped and quickly shook my head.

"N-no! I'm just..." I stuttered. Kason's smile disappeared from his face and he glared at me again, making me turn the other way. 'What is his deal with me?' I thought.

"Well, I wouldn't worry about him. He's probably gonna get his ass handed to him in this next fight," Chris said. I chuckled.

"Yeah... probably..." I muttered. That's what I thought, but deep down I knew that it wouldn't be the case.

"Alright, kids, time for the finals! Hai Ren and Kason Hawkins, please step up to the platform!" said Mr. Tanner.

"...Probably..." I said.

"Huh? You say something?" Chris asked. I shook my head.

"No, it's nothing,"

『No. 4 - END』