Disclaimer: I, crestofawesome165, do hereby disclaim any rights to the characters of Digimon Fusion Kai, as they are a work of Kanius, which is a work of Digimon itself, owned by Toei Animation.
I also disclaim any rights to other anime's / manga's that appear as well within this collaborated, multi-franchise FanFic.
Characters of my own design may appear throughout, but that is left to speculation and time itself.
A/N: Natsu has won his preliminary match with relative ease, kick starting the grandiose tournament with a bang, but it pales in comparison to the mighty second bout of the tournament in Arena #1; Makarov Dreyar of Universe #14 and Edward Newgate of Universe #21!
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Digimon Fusion Kai
Multiverse
Chapter 2: Mightiest Battle! Preliminaries #1 Match 2!
Betwixt Worlds /Garden of Intertwining Arena #1 /11:03am
(Finger Eleven – Stay and Drown)
In response to the surging bio electricity collision before them, many competitors assumed defensive formations and initiated any defensive skills of their own.
Negi Springfield of Universe #17's team 'Negima' was a 10 year old mage with spiky red hair and a cutesy, bespectacled face accompanied in his team's cubical by many strewn about high school girls; his students from Mahora Academy.
Assuming a nervous posture at the nearby electrical discharge that nearly collided into one of the girls, he thrust his hand forward.
Maximous Protectria!
An array thrusting forth and constructing a glass like shield around the group, Negi strained as the energy refracted off his shield.
In the Digidestined's cubical, a glorious golden light engulfed Universe #13's cubical as the multitude of Ascendants from several paradigm worlds broke through the light.
Bursting through the golden shell was Omega X, Metalla X, Ultima X and co.
Following them was a strange green insectoid creature, much akin to Kabuterimon, only with a shell and wings from Kuwagamon, with a magnificent three trident horn; HerculesKabuterimon, the Ascendant form of Izzy and Tentomon from one of the paradigm worlds.
This hulking beast was also trailed by a soaring Keke from the same paradigm world, the girl dressed in scant sports wear; shorts with a plain, sleeveless shirt and white gloves.
All of the Ascendants and Keke proceeded to forcibly redirect the bolts with a well timed strike to distort the energy and shoot it into the crowd shield; Kaiser X staring on at his two comrades with a broad smile and crossed arms.
But by far, the most skilful redirecting of Makarov and Whitebeard's energy was down to a pair from Universe #1, team 'Avatar', with a bald, bland looking child in monk robes named Aang's tattoos aflame with harmonious energy and his ally Zuko, a tall, handsome boy of seemingly Chinese descent with a burn scar across the left side of his face actually redirecting the bolts into a single outstretched pair of fingers and firing them elsewhere through their 'gun' allied fingers.
Back in the ring, the energy competition came to an abrupt end as both competitors phased out from where they stood, air repelling in the space between the ring and the spherical one above, showing signs of kickoff points in the speedy battle as indentations appeared on both rings; very few Universe teams managing to follow the hasty moves, their eyes darting back and forth in wonderment.
(End BGM)
Blackbeard looked on as his spiteful teammate battled at a shocking speed, "Pops is going all out... I thought he had lost his speed with age..."
Team captain Luffy quickly admitted with a sweatdrop falling down his face, "He's about as fast as me in Gear Second... no... maybe even faster."
Suddenly reappearing inbetween the rings looking battered already, Makarov couldn't restrain the hearty guffaw in his throat as he felt Newgate's reappearance behind him, parrying a downward punch, time seemingly slowing down as he and his opponent traded pleased glances with each other.
Newgate continued his offence in the air as he felt himself being made gravity's plaything once more with Makarov floating with his magic, lifting his Bisento with ferocity, as shown by his captain's coat flailing and concealing his swing from audience view, reappearing with Makarov having assumed a perch on the spear after a graceful dodge, his finger alight with holy energy.
Joisting his finger at the currently immobile Whitebeard's scarred chest, the elderly mage gave an apologetic look before he fired of a barrage of the blasts at pointblank range and repelled Newgate down into the ring with a tremulous crash, a smoke cloud enveloping the giant old man from vision.
Prying eyes from all round tried to find a blind spot in the cloud to check on team 'One Piece's' monster fighter, Arsionmon taking the microphone to his face with a gapingly shocked look on his face.
"What a battle! E-Edward Newgate is down, so I shall now begin the count!"
Luffy's voice belayed that, reverberating throughout the arena, "He's still standing up!" he inferred solemnly.
That caught Metalla X's (all Ascendants were still fused) attention, "That kid... does he have sensory abilities as well?"
Arsionmon was about to reprimand the outburst as a desperate vie by the defeated team, but was stunned as a sudden burst of energy repulsed the cloud and revealed Whitebeard without so much as a scratch, only a deathly stare at his airborne foe, an undaunted expression on his wrinkled face.
Whitebeard assumed a battle stance; raising his Bisento over his right shoulder and clenching down in his crouched posture, his arms both popping their veins into full view, and a strange blue hue accumulating at his spear's zenith tip.
Makarov looked down, "Is he a mage as well? He's accumulating air pressure and vital energy into that sphere..." pondering the capabilities of the sphere, the 'Fairy Tail' member observed as Whitebeard narrowed his gaze.
GRRAAHHH!
Managing to move his stiffened muscles, he thrust downward with the illuminated spear, summoning a blue slash through the air that seemed to vibrate by the feeling in everyone's breath as the slash sauntered toward Makarov at a great pace, colliding with the shaken opponent and creating widening cracks that emanated from Makarov's body, refracting narrowly of the barrier and once more into the competitors shielding defences, no one daring to touch the cracks.
Soon after, the cracks began vibrating the air, causing quaking sensations throughout the arena with excessive damage to the two fighting rings and wiping Makarov from sight in the debris that rose and blinded the entirety of the present audience as the tremors indirectly began to be felt by them.
Blackbeard trembled beneath the amazing quake power of Whitebeard, and held a suspiciously vengeful look, "That bastard... even when restraining himself, he caused this level of damage? Wait, why does he even possess the Gura Gura No Mi if I-!" no time to finish that sentiment, as a loose debris fell heavily into the fat man's defensive arms, tossing it aside with effort as the effects began vanishing, and competitors recovered.
"Master!" Gildarts cried out viciously.
"Old Man!" Natsu barked angrily, staring dangerously at the former Yonkou's coated back, focusing on his Jolly Roger symbol while Jellal or Mystogan stared through his stifling balaclava with inept perception.
"He is injured, but alive." The cloaked warrior announced to his teammates, beginning an arena wide scan of the air for Makarov, before a silhouette bled though, heaving heavily and bleeding from the contact point on his chest.
Looking furious, he silently murmured with venomous intent, "Such destructive potential, my friend! I see taking this lightly will not suffice any further! You would do well to go all out as well!"
Tensing intensely, popping veins that cascaded across his body, Makarov suddenly let his muscles bulge greatly, growing and growing until his formerly small frame was a thing of the past and he became a towering, muscular giant on par with MetalGarurumon's Lunar Powered form during the Invasion of the Digital World. He now dwarfed even Whitebeard, who looked at him undaunted; in his world, Giants were a common species.
"I shall remove you from this tournament myself! That power is to great and dangerous to allow you passage to the finals!" the giant bellowed violently, lifting up his foot and descending from the air with an almighty stop, only to find himself stopping just before the arena was demolished...
...or rather before Whitebeard used his free hand to cease the destructive strike by holding up the giant's stomp, his arm showing little signs of strain apart from his popped veins on his arm and both his brows that framed his narrowed golden eyes.
"Oi oi... you shouldn't fly off the handle like that," Whitebeard concluded, shifting his legs and shooting up, sending the gigantic foot soaring into the air, "you underestimated my physical strength." With that, he leapt into the air and ceased before the behemoth's midsection, thrusting his fist forward and creating the tremulous cracks in the air, drawing blood in a loud gasp from his foe, sending him flying back into the shield...
PTUUNN!
And bouncing back off with his giant frame with a loud gag in his throat, landing on his feet and remaining that way, but with a weakened body that shook with every move, the giant moaning in agony as he peered through his contorted face at the mighty foe that stood in the demolished ring without a single scratch yet.
"That's it!" the giant horrifically declared in anger, placing his hands before him and forming a small, harmonious sphere of light before him, Whitebeard raising a curious brow.
Clasping his hands together on the light, it erupted outward in rays of gentle light, its caster having his eyes closed until opening them and releasing a strange array of golden light with a bird insignia in the centrifugal centre of the array.
Negi looked horrified from his cubical, "Impossible! What kind of level of magic is this!"
Natsu was much the same, "He couldn't be... he vowed not to use to use that here!"
Gildarts quickly corrected, "But even with the best gathered here... he couldn't have foreseen an enemy as powerful as this; capable of defeating him in this fashion... it may have been an endless battle if Master hadn't been lenient and allowed that quake attack to take affect." He sound reassured in his voice.
Fairy Law... Activate!
Not flinching as the light encased the entirety of Arena #1, team 'Fairy Tail' was blinded by the almost vaporising light as it vanished into the air, revealing no new damage to any surroundings, and all viewers remaining unharmed...
Apart from the mighty Edward Newgate, who had blood dripping from his mouth and now was inflicted with several cuts across his body, his coat, bandana and Bisento still retaining their previous condition, as if the attack never happened.
Makarov silently acknowledged this in his giant form, "Indeed... he is a tough one. He took the brute force of Fairy Law and scarcely has a mark on him; however..."
Newgate indeed looked winded. In his Universe, during the great 'Battle of Marineford' were he had originally met his end, he took heavy blows and died nobly on his feet regardless; but here, with a single blow, he struggled to stand after the technique. The only time he had really been brought to a knee is when he was filled with magma by Admiral Akainu...
Time to finish this, Makarov preset his goal in his giant form, darting down with his right fist readied, lowering it once more with great elevated power and feeling Whitebeard's hand once again ceasing it's course, but noticed a strange occurrence, as the Bisento twirled from under his stopped fist and into Luffy's catching hand, and then the hand was deterred, revealing the crescent moustached warrior prepared for one on one combat.
The giant prepared a follow up, bashing down with his fist again, but this time being parried equally by the towering man he dwarfed and his fist, beginning an unprecedented parrying contest of high speed blows between the giant and the smaller giant, causing air pockets that rocked against the defensively stanched combatants strewn around in cubicles.
Omega X was fantastically impressed as he shielded his eyes from the rising dust, "These two old guys... have incredible physical strength! Just like us, they can create an air pressure!"
Izzy (from our Digidestined's universe) held Talley closely as the dust began reaching them, 'They call this a preliminary? It's like the final of the War Games!'
All the Digidestined and allied mothers huddled the children into a group and tightly held their kids, the quaking blows behind them driving Sora to openl declare, "Tai! Are you still sure you want to fight here?"
Surprisingly, this irked Kaiser X of the paradigm realm, who was still unfazed by the dust, thanks to a simple energy expulsion, 'Of course he will... he's a residual quarter of me, so I should know better than anyone that he and Matt won't back down... just wait until they see me, then ask that question.'
After several terrifying blows and energy expulsions from their fists, the two finally separated beneath a shroud of dust, with Makarov (now shrunken) lighting up the shroud with his finger and giving a slightly husky chortle as he fired of several beams as beacons, searching for Edward Newgate, who had seemingly vanished...
...or phased out, as he reappeared behind his foe with his quake imbued fist raised and summarily lowered into Makarov, driving him into the ground with a rapturous crash and bang, as the blue hue exploded out of the new crater in the ring.
DOMP!
FSHHHHH!
And once more, razing furious roars from the audience, and initiating Arsionmon's voice by default as the cloud disappeared, revealing Makarov's unconscious being, with Whitebeard standing tall over him, blood still trailing out of his mouth.
After that, 30 lengthy and tense seconds passed, as announced and counted by Arsionmon on his microphone, signalling Makarov's elimination from the tournament and team 'Fairy Tail' being down one member as Whitebeard exited the ring and returned to his universe's cubical.
Match #2: Makarov of Universe #14 vs Edward Newgate of Universe #21!
Winner: Edward Newgate by KO
Gildart concurred with the decision, "It was a worthy battle. Even in his defeat, Master has no shame to bear."
Natsu snapped at this sentiment as healers tended to Makarov in the demolished ring, clutching his team captain's cloak collar, "What the hell are you talking about! It's the first round, and the Old Man has been-!"
Gildarts snapped back, "Natsu, he only came with us to scout out competition and ensure your safety amongst the greatest warriors that have gathered here! He was fully prepared for defeat, and he found a foe you should be wary of; so show some respect for him for fulfilling his initial goal here!"
Natsu retracted his hand defeatedly, "W-why didn't he go all out with the Fairy Law technique? I've seen him do some destructive stuff with it..."
"Natsu, he has marvellous power; but that is a mute point. If he had released the true Fairy Law, he would've harmed the audience in consequence, regardless of these barriers. Power is pompousness. Restraint is a sign of true strength, Natsu."
Across the arena, Whitebeard was being tended to by Dianamon and her healing abilities, meanwhile filthy glares radiated from all round at him; some out of fear.
"H-hey!" an elderly, wrinkled samurai with a bundle of black hair kept in a knot atop the crown of his head, and long, black robes decorating his kimino, "We of Universe #7 forfeit!"
Arsionmon was horrified by this, "B-but Mr. Rytis, your match is up next!"
"Screw that kid!" Rytis bellowed, as his team of five began to head to the exit, "I'm out of here!"
Match #3: Taichi Kamiya of Universe #13 vs Rytis of Universe #7
Winner: Taichi Kamiya by Forfeit.
This was met by aggression from Omega X, who clasped his head in his hands and shook it in disbelief, "You have got to be kidding me!"
Metalla X chortled darkly at the humorous reaction, "Too bad, Tai. I'm up next!" he whispered lightly as he soared over to the ring, ceasing after Arsionmon gestured him off, calling out with instructions to remain in the air while reconstruction to place.
Up in the control tower shadowing the arena, Apollomon was beckoning orders to the insignificant race of green, leek like creatures that manned the controls, "Begin melting the ring and solidification immediately! We need to be ready for greater and greater battles, meaning the ring should be kept intact! In the next set of matches today, we'll need to care for spherical ring as well!"
(Vegeta's Theme – Hells Bells)
Back above the ring, Metalla X looked on imprecisely as the ring began steaming and liquefying, moulding together and forming back into a sloppy, impure clay like ring, before it suddenly convulsed and cooled back into the ring's former condition, albeit without the intricate designing's of the exterior edges of the ring as the Ascendant firmly planted his feet into the freshly tiled ring.
His opponent, his former partner Bebimon also sailed through the air from the Digital World cubical, obviously from a different paradigm world as he wasn't atomized. He landed across the ring and stared down his former 'partner' with a broad, arrogant smirk on his orang-utan features.
"Well, well... you're a traitor in the other world, aren't you?" he gave of a deep snarl as he pointed accusingly at Metalla X.
Metalla X just grunted back, "You're still alive in your timeline? I was almost sure that Matty Boy and MetalGarurumon would've killed you regardless for your weakness..."
"PHAHAHA! Yamato, what is that ridiculous form? In my time plane, you have a much more dignified form than that as an Ascendant!"
Metalla X assumed his battle stance, 'The other me in the Buriza Empire uniform... has another Ascendant form; how is that possible?'
Bebimon followed suit, assuming a much looser and less confined posture, much akin to a Muay Thai posture as he chortled arrogantly to himself, "And I have also reached a new pinnacle of power myself!" gagging back his dark laugh, he haughtily clenched and began erupting with golden energy and bio electricity, thankfully of a far inferior level than the previous match, where half the ring was decimated from an energy expulsion contest.
His primal roar reverberated and struck horror in the hearts of the female Digidestined, who still recalled his actions on the Digital World with reverence and hate, while the others looked on undauntedly.
'He's Digivolving... how quaint.' Metalla X peered through his presented hand in the battle stance, rather unshaken by the occurance. An Ultimate level rising to a Mega form? Not relevant anymore, he thought as the light vaporised and revealed his new form.
(End BGM)
Pithecusmon!
The new form was a towering, repugnant ape with a bulging forehead that seemed to be attempting to separate from his head, accompanied by great eyes that seemed more pupil than eyes, giving it a maddened look along with the retracted lips, giving a primal look. He had such a length mane, it might as well of been a beard that ran atop his Buriza Armour, capable of maintaining its shape through evolution.
Mimi quivered beneath the insidious beast, "He's actually uglier than before!"
Omega X crossed his arms and conferred, "Actually, Mimi, you should show concern... he's manifold time more powerful than before. He just might have made this a match." He then proceeded to pout, 'At least Matt has a match today...'
Back in the ring, Metalla X still showed no concern, eating up Bebimon's arrogance, "Seriously? You managed to become a worthwhile asset, and that's what you look like. You remind me of a certain demonic donkey witch from Sex and the City. God, I wish Mimi would seriously get over that sloppy crap."
Pithecusmon took insult, snapping back with a fist so fast, his arm alone phased out and connected into the ring centre where his alternate former partner was standing and leaving a loud crash to signify his blow.
Metalla X, however, clearly possessed better speed than his Buriza Empire counterpart's partner as he had reappeared lazily in mid air, jovially clapping at Pithecusmon's fist, "Nice punch! Try to get some speed on that and it'll be a ringer!"
Leaping into the air, the giant ape caught the Ascendant off guard with his supreme speed in flight, bashing into the small of the Ascendant's back, sending him even further into the air and rebounding hard off of the spherical ring above.
'It's been too many years... I forgot how much more prudent at fighting he was in the aerial combat situation.'
Curling his body into a perfect somersault, Metalla X drove a pair of hard boots into the ape's face and sending him downward, where he stopped in response and looked up at his enemy, noting a blinding light that irradiated from his raised hand.
Big Bang Attack!
Striking through the air, he released the large sphere into the face of Pithecusmon, erupting a large, metallic flash that decimated across the competitors areas and struggled against the crowd barrier.
Negi, using the protective spell from before as he sweatdropped, said "The competition level is incredible! Right, Rakan-san?"
Beside him, not twitching was a large, dark skinned warrior with lengthy white bangs that dropped from a red bandana above his scarred face, a cut across his nose, and wearing an open vest and baggy pants that fell into heavy duty boots.
"Indeed, Negi... I'm loving it..." Jack Rakan said with a crescent smile, getting serious as the aftermath of Metalla X's blast faded, revealing a hardly injured Pithecusmon, his armour showing some cracks, but nothing more as the ape smiled with his fangs on display.
A small standoff ensued, broken by the ape raising two fingers snappishly and erecting an explosion where the Ascendant floated, only for him to make a hasty escape from beneath the smoke shroud with a protruding smog cloud following him.
SHWOOM!
Soaring through the air with a golden veil trailing him, he gave a proud roar as he planted a firm fist into Pithecusmon's jaw, sending him rebounding into the shield, following up by quickly chasing him and giving a strong uppercut that sent him careening around a kilometre into the air above before the ape expelled his energy and stopped, but not noticing Metalla X phasing in behind him with a ki blast charged in his fist, empowering the downward swing that propelled the ape at an astounding pace through the spherical ring and into the ground hard, Pithecusmon twitching irritably as he rose back to his feet amongst demolished stone; blood trailing from his mouth and several cuts that staunched upon dripping past his hair.
"THAT'S IT! NOW... YOU DIE!" the ape irrationally screeched, cupping his hands beside him in an all too familiar stance for Omega X, who recognized the threat, but abided by the rules and remained silent as his friend charged down from above.
FWOOOSH~...
Primal Pound!
FWOOOSH!
DOMP!
Aang seemed astonished through his enlightened demeanour, "What was that? Some kind of air pressure?"
Pithecusmon had thrust his arms forward like Dunva in the earlier match, although his ability repelled the air in the form of an air pressure, imploding on contact with Metalla X and ceasing his course as he gagged blood, falling back limply.
Celesta X groaned irritably, "He reminds me of the truants from my class..." but she eventually added, "And I think he's made Matt and Gabumon furious."
Tike and Kara conferred lowly, and cam out with a chant, "Matt, Matt he's our man! If he can't win, that monkey assed fool will... erm... get his ass handed to him..."
TK snapped back, "You two! Potty mouths! And you know that was a bad chant; your uncle will win regardless, look at him!"
Metalla X had not only recovered, but he looked furious as he peered down at the ape. Feeling a strange wet sensation at his lip, wiping at it and finding blood on his white glove, infuriating him as he sat back and cupped his hands downward, aiming at the arrogant ape who was oblivious to what was next as the blue shade appeared.
FINAL –
Omega X beckoned nervously to every competitor, "EVERYONE, BRACE YOURSELVES!" taking his own advice, he covered Sora and Max subconsciously with his body as he sensed the almighty blast's approach as it surged in Metalla X's angered hands.
Negi realigned his shield in response, Jack Rakan and the girls watching on as the blast began bulging above the arena.
Aang waved his arms intensely, summoning forth a powerful wing that took form as a shield above his team.
Team 'Fairy Tail', having lost their shield expert to medical attention, followed their newest rivals, team 'One Piece's' lead and placed faith in the sturdiness of their bodies.
Amongst everyone's bracing, Kaiser X stared on indifferently, paradigm Keke also staring on and D-Reaper looking up with boredom upon her as the blast released.
-BLAZE!
PWWOOOOOOMMMMMM!
The beautiful blast shot forth downward at Pithecusmon, who tried challenging it with an expulsion of horribly black energy at it, being dissipated among contact with the lighter blast as it enveloped the arena.
Matt's counterpart from the paradigm world stared on gallantly, suiting his regal Buriza Armour, "So that's his power in that Ascendant form... how pitiful; how could he not have realized the true way to Ascend like me? I bet Burizalor killed him, not the other way around." Beside him, his silent MetalGarurumon gave a nod without looking at his partner.
FSSHHWWOOOO!
Suddenly the ungodly blast that threatened the entire arena dissipated before everyone as they watched with gaping mouths, unable to breathe words that didn't fail them.
Metalla X was still high in the air, but was smiling implicitly, irking the monkey foe who had almost relieved himself in fear, "Well Bebimon or whatever you call yourself now?" he bellowed down, echoing for all to hear, "That was hardly 10% of my power. You have 8 seconds to surrender this match before I really fire it!"
Izzy, still shielding Talley with his arms, shook in anger, "Damn it, Matt... this is practically terrorism! Get a hold of yourself and suppress this homicidal maniac before he kills us!"
(Vegeta Knows His Son)
ONE!
Pithecusmon scoffed in astonishment, "That little dumbass... he does realize that his friends are down here..."
TWO!
Up above, Metalla X cupped his hands in his seated position and tensed.
THREE!
He couldn't be serious, could he?
FOUR!
His fingers lit up with electrical energy as a sphere charged like particles or star dust gathering as a veering sound encompassed the arena. Many shocked faces tried sussing out whether he was serious.
FIVE!
Pithecusmon beckoned out, "N-no, Yamato!" he stuttered, raising his arms in deterrence.
SIX!
The calling out of timings grew into growls, showing a voracious side of the Ascendant. Alone in Universe #22's cubical with Daisuke Aurora, J scanned Metalla X's vitals with his scanners, "I detect an 89% likelihood that the man will devastate us with remorse." He said solemnly, as per his Artificial Human background.
Daisuke, his eyes shielded by his shades, added, "J, these guys... they are sure interesting."
"You don't care that you'll die?"
"I'm already dead. It's only in my dreams that I feel alive, so why should eternal dreaming concern me? All the good things in life will keep on coming."
SEVEN!
J gave a hefty grunt, "Humans... so lethargically confiding in their disgusting desires..."
Back in the ring, Pithecusmon was trembling, the Mega level showing clear concern for his life, but contorting in reverence as the final count sounded out.
EIGHT!
(End BGM)
FINAL BLAZE-!
Primal Pound!
Desperation on his face, the ape shot with his air repulsion ability at the Ascendant, setting of the charged energy like a mine in the air, encasing Metalla X in a beautiful light as he and his paradigm world comrades chortled darkly.
"Hey, down here." The Ascendant's voice sharply cut from Pithecusmon's feet, the ape trembling once more in fear, "I admire that you've got a set compared to my version of you... oh hell, I sort of respect you for the futile resistance... tell you what, I won't kill this version of you."
The monkey took insult, "Like you could kill someone as powerful as me as you are right now! Your bleeding, winded and moronic; you've got no chance compared to my timeline!" he swung his fist angrily downward, but was parried and thrown backward several steps, slipping over a rock accumulation from the fight and trembling on his backside as the Ascendant approached.
"You're right. Not in this form with the time scale I intend to uphold." The blonde spiked warrior admitted as he tightened into a power up posture, his hair becoming more spiked and bio electricity emanating from his shroud as he went to the second stage, "But what about now?"
The dark threat followed through with, Pithecusmon decided to cut his losses, kipping up to his feet and soaring high into the air in an escape attempt.
"Oh no you don't." Metalla X2 darkly judged as he phased out and instantaneously reappeared before the giant monkey, forcing a sweat bead to fall down his face as the Second Level Ascendant finally got serious.
Before he knew it, Pithecusmon had a surging pain from his gullet, peering down and finding a fist deeply encrusted into his solar plexus, pulled out and followed up by a hasty backfist that sent him flying down into the remains of the spherical ring, once again showing his speed as he phased in mid course and delivering a strong forearm into the small of the giant's back as he glowed golden, reverting to Bebimon as he fell, chips of his decimated armour following him as he landed outside the ring, medical staff checking in and declaring him to be in a comatose state, rendering a count worthless.
Match #4: Yamato Ishida of Universe #13 vs Bebimon of Universe #13!
Winner: Yamato Ishida by TKO
Arriving back in his Universe's cubical, Metalla X spotted Mimi slowly walking over to him, delivering a hard slap to his face, "Don't you dare threaten my children with your crazy tactics!" she shrieked.
"Mimi, I wasn't serious. If it got to that, I was going to use the afterimage technique and deliver the final blow." He replied.
'That's hard to believe.' Omega X silently deduced, "Oh, Davis! You're up next! Do us proud!"
Ultima X was already in the ring, showing his great enthusiasm, "I will, Tai! My opponents a team captain, so I'll thin out the competition greatly!"
"Umm... can Monkey D. Luffy join us outside the ring while repairs are being undertaken?"
After a brief rest period whilst the ring was melted and reconstructed like before, Ultima X scanned the plain looking, skimpy kid with the straw hat and an X shaped scar, looking for any type of powerful energy that could be picked up like his underling's power.
El zelcho.
'I can't sense any outstanding power from him! Is he repressing it, or is he somehow uniquely superior to that old guy? I just can't see anything special about him apart from that nasty scar. No... I should be careful regardless... all competitors so far have shown great power, so he can't be an exception!'
Arsionmon walked up, "D-Davis Motomiya? You can enter now..."
"Sorry, scouting out the competition and all." He said, leaping into his corner and assuming a battle stance and steadily raising his ki level before the announcement to begin over the tannoy.
Metalla X scoffed, "Like this'll pose a challenge."
Yolei concurred, "Yeah, like he'll take long to defeat that guy!"
But BanchoLeomon gave a cold sense of reality, "Actually, Davis is in serious danger of losing here," he ignored the disgruntled looks, "that old guy was a monstrous source of power; meaning that his team captain must have a respectable amount of power if he was permitted to stand as captain."
The paradigm Matt snapped from behind the group with Bebimon being tended to, "C'mon, like it matters who advances. I'll win this thing regardless of who is in my path."
Ken, in a rare fit of annoyance, quipped, "So, your still in this legendary pubescent stage, are you?"
"Ken!" Yolei belayed in shock of her husband.
"So, what is your prize if you win?" BanchoLeomon queried, unfurling his arms, "Why so confident in your victory, eh?"
Stunningly, the young Ascendant counterpart gave a hearty guffaw, "So your alive in that world are you? Well, I guess even I can make a slight oversight every now and again... tell me, have you seriously just bought into that prize crap?"
"What're you-?"
"Have you actually sat down and deeply considered the purpose of gathering only the strongest to this place? There is a deeper meaning."
"...?" the group drew a total blank.
If you are both prepared...
Three!
Two!
One!
Begin!
The voice announcement still in the air, the two warriors vanished from sight in a blindingly paced battle, with the two meeting in the centre, both attempting punches and parrying at the same time, leaving a heavy collision barrage in the air that set the crowd alight with excitement as they continued with the punching combat.
Zuko gave a loud whistle beside Aang, "Whoa, look at that great speed. Even Ty Lee would be ashamed by how slow she'd look compared to this."
DOMP!
DOMP!
DOMP!
Leaping back in retreat, Ultima X spun around in the air with a roundhouse kick, only for Luffy to skilfully backflipping out of the way as the Ascendant drew his blade and readied a slash.
Magna Slash!
The slash travelling like a beam at Luffy, the pirate sidestepped and began a barrel roll through the air out of the way of the now refracted blast and performing a cartwheel after landing, charging directly at Ultima X as the latter reassumed his slashing posture.
His soulmate Sonja looked on, holding Davis closely, "He's enjoying himself... don't get worried..." she reassured herself.
Sending another slash Luffy's way, the skimpy boy nimbly leapt into the air and scarcely made it over the zenith of the slash, catching Omega X's eye, "Has he got no sense of fear?"
Apparently Ultima X noticed this as well as he resheathed his blade and kipped forward at a lightning quick pace, leaving an afterimage that trailed through Luffy's oncoming fist after landing. He resumed presence above Luffy with his knuckles raised and striking down with a powerful fist, cracking the arena floor.
"What?" the Ascendant queried as Luffy bounced away, clutching his ribs from the source of the blow, "How can he move? A normal human should have been rendered fickle beneath a punch like that." Recalling where he was, he quickly dismissed the notion and briskly strided over to Luffy as he writhed on the ground.
"Gotcha!" the opponent announced, performing a handstand and retracting his legs, feet together.
Gomu Gomu No Spear!
Thrusting back with his legs, he struck the Ascendant in his chin, sending him flying back hard onto the ring tiling floor beneath the shadow of Luffy's... extended legs?
Like elastic, the legs had shot far backward, and in response pulled back as Luffy kipped up and landed on his feet with an amused look on his face.
"The hell is he?" Celesta X softly inquired.
Ultima X pulled himself to his feet and also had a vague expression as the young boy giggled incessantly, "Kid, seriously... what the hell are you?"
"Names Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm gonna be the Pirate King after this little relaxation trip. I'm a rubber man who ate the Gomu Gomu No Mi." He quickly admitted openly without so much as a hesitant pause.
"Rubber man?" he repeated, 'Relaxation? Crazy kid.'
"Listen, after that exchange, I've decided that you're really strong enough to see my true strength immediately without playing around..." he said, crouching down and pounding the ground with his fist, the other hand braced on his knee as his legs seemingly distorted.
But no; like pumps, his legs accumulated blood and forcibly pumped it throughout his circulatory system, speeding blood flow and increasing muscle tension. As a side affect, steam began searing out through the pours of his skin, giving him purple markings across his body as he lifted his head with a wide smile beneath the shade of his straw hat.
GEAR... SECOND!
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Next Episode: Great Battle! Gear Second's Speed!
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A/N: Chapter 2 is now up, signalling the continuation of the grand tournament!
In this Fanfic, the Ascendancy levels are indicated by X2, X3 and Xcel.
Plot points...
Matt's words.
Buriza Emperor Matt's Ascendant form.
Team 'Avatar's' inclusion.
Team 'Negima's' inclusion.