The following bouts were less interesting; Kale easily dispatched every one of his opponents with barely a fraction of his full strength. It wasn't until the final round that Kale began to worry. It was just him and Lei Fe. Once again, Kale felt that evil aura. He tugged nervously at the hem of his white gloves as he entered the ring.
"This is it, ladies and gents, the final bout that will determine the winner of this tournament. This fight isn't for the squeamish, so all those faint of heart please exit the stadium." The gong signaled the start of the match. Kale shifted his feet for better balance and waited for his opponent to make the first move. Lei Fe simply smiled at him. Time past as the two combatants waited each other out. Finally the announcer spoke up.
"Um fellas, if one of you doesn't start this match you'll both be disqualified." Kale grunted, it looked like he would have to make the first move. He charged forward with a roar just as Conan had, but instead of following through, he jumped into the air at the last possible moment and landed behind his adversary. He then thrust his leg to the side and sent his target flying forward. Lei Fe quickly recovered and glared at him with an evil light burning in his eyes and Kale felt the mysterious power increasing. Lei Fe darted forward, dropped to a crouch and swept his foot under Kale's legs. Kale caught himself as he fell, only to barely dodge an incoming kick to the head. He leapt to his feet and was immediately bombarded by a barrage of punches. Kale had had enough, he powered up to half of his full power with a shout that made the walls tremble. Lei Fe was blown back to the edge of the arena by the force that was created.
"Let's finish this." said Kale. Lei Fe smiled and nodded in acknowledgement. He then powered up to match Kale's power. The two combatants launched themselves forward and met mid-arena and locked hands, each trying to gain the upper hand. Kale planted his foot on his adversary's midriff and propelled himself away from his foe. Lei Fe leapt into the air and hovered there, smiling down at Kale.
"Get down here!" Kale fired an energy beam at his opponent. When the blast had subsided, Lei Fe was still smiling. He then fired his own energy beam at Kale. Kale barely dodged by leaping high into the air above Lei Fe and fired several smaller energy beams in short succession.
Without waiting for the smoke to clear, Kale aimed his body so that he fell on top of Lei Fe's neck and fired another energy blast at point blank range. Lei Fe plummeted to the ground, followed by Kale. Lei Fe lay still for a long while and then a purplish-black fog arose from his body and rushed towards Kale and enveloped him. It entered his nose and mouth and Kale nearly suffocated on its foul stench.