Later that night, Balrog and Vega snuck inside the castle and walked through the castle, looking for John and Jackie. However, a few minutes later, a bunch of chains wrapped around them and they were pulled towards the source of the chains: the entity known as Spawn. Vega and Balrog struggled to get out of the chains.

"Quit your damn struggling," Spawn ordered. "State your intentions."

"We're here for a John Ginger," Vega replied.

"Yeah, he's the dude who said he wanted to meet us here," Balrog chimed in.

"Hmph," Spawn quipped before he let them go. "Follow me." He led them to an open door, and on the other side was John, Jackie, Baraka, and a bunch of Tarkatans. John noticed them right away.

"Ah, hello there, my minions," John casually greeted. "I see you've met your new teammate."

"Yeah, Johnny paid him tons of money to join the winning side," Jackie added with enthusiasm.

"Gotcha," Balrog replied.

"When will we strike, master?" Baraka asked John.

John's mouth formed into an evil grin before he replied with, "After the semi-finals."

Round 2, Day 2 standings

Wulf, Lightsworn Beast vs Ferra/Torr

Kisara vs Ermac

Ogoleithus vs Ivy Valentine

Samus Aran vs Akuma

The next morning, many people were huddled around the arena, anxiously waiting for day two of round two to begin. A little while later, Sulphoron appeared via hellfire. He approached the center of the arena.

"Everyone," Sulphoron announced, "this is the last day of round two. After this, the quarter finals will take place the next day. Are you ready? The first match features Ferra/Torr..."

Torr stomped onto the arena with Ferra on his back.

"...vs Wulf, Lightsworn Beast."

Wulf walked onto the arena and was glad to see that he has an opponent on par with him in terms of size and strength. "Now this is what I'm talkin' about!" he exclaimed, ready to fight.

"BEGIN!" Sulphoron shouted. Wulf got out his axe and swung it downward, only for Ferra's claws to clash with it. A few more clashes later, Wulf got in close, grabbed Torr, and tossed him far, Ferra falling off his back. After Torr landed, he punched the ground and got back up, able to resume fighting without Ferra, which somehow makes him faster and stronger.

Torr dashed towards Wulf, who had his fists clenched. Torr grabbed Wulf's fists, and the two attempted to push each other off the stage.

"You... got some edge in ya, lad," Wulf said as he strained to push Torr, who is literally the same weight as him, "but I got me a secret weapon!" After he says this, he retracts his claw, stabbing Torr's hand. Torr felt it and let go of Wulf's fists, giving Wulf time to shoulder charge him far, but not far enough to knock him off the stage.

As Torr got up, Ferra ran to him and climbed back onto his back. "C'mon!" Ferra yelled. "We beat wolf-man, not beaten by wolf-man! Charge, Torr!" With a roar, Torr charged towards Wulf, who used his axe to block the incoming attack. On contact, he was pushed back a bit, but still had enough energy to toss his axe at Torr. The axe impaled his abdomen (missing his heart), and had enough force to knock him off the stage and unable to continue fighting.

"Winner: Wulf," Sulphoron announced, "but due to the fact that Torr was knocked off the arena, no finisher will be performed." Wulf hardly listened to this last part as he walked over to the downed Torr and helped him to his feet. Torr then casually pulled the axe out of his chest and gave it back to Wulf. At that moment, Felis and Minerva ran towards them.

"That was beyond EPIC!" Felis shouted. "You really outdid yourself!"

"I did, didn't I?" Wulf asked humbly.

"Definitely," Minerva replied. "You did great too, Torr." Torr grunted in acceptance and petted Minerva on the head. "Are you hurt or anything?"

"Torr wounds heal quick," Ferra explained. "Skin thick as lizard-man scales." She then got back on Torr's back, and they all went back to the hotel.

to be continued...