Round 1, Day 3 standings

Wulf, Lightsworn Beast vs Takeda Takahashi

Dr. Alto Clef vs Ferra/Torr

Ogoleithus vs Jacqui Briggs

Jackie Bellus vs Minerva, Lightsworn Maiden

Samus Aran vs The Predator

Today is the last day of round one, so after everyone ate their breakfast, they were huddled up around the arena, where a portal appeared near the center. Appearing from it was a half naked Atilla the Hun, who is currently on his knees trying to catch his breath. Everyone was surprised by this.

"Freedom!" Atilla breathed. "Sweet freedom!" That freedom was short-lived, as a trident was thrown at him, the prongs piercing his chest. He died instantly. Belial, in his usual attire, appeared from the portal. As it disappeared, he used some form of telepathy to retrieve his trident.

"Sorry you all had to see that," Belial said casually. "Sometimes it's hard being the Prince of Darkness when your tortured souls escape from your dungeon. But in any case, welcome to the final day of round one. Ten fighters have advanced to round two, and now we're looking for five more. And so the next match is... Takeda Takahashi."

With a chuckle, Takeda walked onto the arena.

"Be careful out there," Jacqui called to him.

"Don't worry, Jaqcui," Takeda replied. "I'll be fine."

"...vs Wulf, Lightsworn Beast." After Belial says this, Wulf stomped onto the stage. Takeda was surprised at how hulking Wulf looked.

"Good day, lad," Wulf said to him. "Let's have a good fight."

"Bring it on, fuzzy!" Takeda quipped.

"Begin!" Belial shouted. With his fingers to his head, Takeda stood still as Wulf charged at him with his shoulder. Takeda predicted this, however, as he kicked Wulf to nullify this. As he got knocked back, Wulf was intrigued.

"Heh. This kid's got spark," Wulf commented as he got to his feet. He then got out his axe and prepared to strike at Takeda with the hilt. Takeda took out a plasma sword, which clashed with Wulf's axe. This clashing went on for several seconds, ending with Takeda jumping over an axe sweep from Wulf and countered with a Whip Trip. Wulf fell onto his back. However, he was far from helpless. He used his legs to make contact with Takeda's legs.

"Not so observant now, are ya, kid?" Wulf quipped. In his mind, Takeda had gotten a tad careless after knocking Wulf to the ground. However, he, too had quick reflexes after being knocked down. Takeda lashed his whips all around, Wulf countering them with palm swipes and kicks. He soon retaliated by extending his claws and slicing through the whips like tissue paper. With Takeda shocked by this, Wulf had the high ground and took advantage of it by grabbing Takeda and performing a jumping suplex. This left Takeda on the ground and staying there.

In the audience, Jacqui and the others were worried for their friend.

"Winner: Wulf!" Belial announced. "Finish him!"

Wulf thought about it for a moment, then realized that Takeda had a girlfriend (Jacqui) that would be worried sick if he was killed. "No way, red guy," Wulf declined. "This lad's got somethin' to live for, and I ain't lettin' his lass grieve over his corpse." He then helped Takeda to his feet. "Excellent effort, there."

"Same to you," Takeda replied. "And thanks." Takeda soon walked back over to where Jacqui was. Wulf, meanwhile, went to rejoin Minerva and Felis.

"You did awesome, Wulf," Felis congratulated. "At least one of us made it through the first round."

"Now, now, Felis," Wulf reassured. "Someone didn't have a match yet."

"He's right, Felis," Minerva chimed in. "Even if I don't win, I'll still be a major help if something does get out of hand around here."

to be continued...