Okay, I’ve heard you liked the last chapter. Sorry again for the delay, but here we go.

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[Cloud’s Fight] Cont.

The Power Strike was charged. Dragon was ready and ran at Cloud. He swung his Scimitar. Unfortunately, the slash hit his stomach. He flew to the other side of the small arena. He then kneeled in pain as Dragon rushed at him again.

Cloud[In pain]: M-Man, When will this guy STOP?

Dragon charged another Power Strike and roared as he slashed again. Cloud still had energy in him, so he jumped on Dragon’s shoulders, giving him a jumping boost. Cloud leaped into the sky, used Lucky 7 and threw two Steelies at his chest. DIRECT HIT! It was enough to knock Dragon out.

The virtual Kerning disappeared, Cloud had won and the audience was cheering. He was escorted by and a nurse while Dragon was carried on a stretcher.

Dragon: Nice Fight…

Cloud: Yeah, it was.

He was checked on by a nurse. He was in good condition. He just needed to be bandaged and had to drink some pots. He came to the audience and sat with Jaci.

Jaci: Congrats. Good Job!

Cloud: Thanks Jaci, Well let’s hope Inapoi wins.

Jaci: Of course he will.

[Inapoi’s Fight]

Inapoi was already fighting, but it seems that he wasn’t winning. The other mage had pinned him into the corner. Inapoi was hit by a barrage of Energy Bolts.

Cloud and Jaci cheered for him to win.

At the sound of this, he looked up into the roaring crowd and saw Cloud and Jaci. He was determined more than ever. He casted a Magic Claw and it hit the mage in the chest, making claw marks. One after another he casted the Magic Claws. The other mage was very weak; he had used a cheap shot to Inapoi’s stomach with his staff.

Inapoi fell to the floor. Everything turned black. He knew he couldn’t give up. For the sake of his friends. He got up, his knees shaking, the arena spinning. He casted one more Magic Claw. Trying to stay up, he saw the other mage knocked out. He had won too.

They checked him too. He just needed a pain reliever, he had a headache. He then headed up to the crowd to Cloud and Jaci.

Cloud: Good Job man! You got me scared for a second that you’d lose.

Inapoi: I thought I lost. But when I heard both of you cheering, I felt that I had to win. You did well too Cloud.

Jaci: YAY! You both won!

Now they waited for all the competitors to win/lose their fights. There was this one particular girl that had caught Cloud’s attention. She had casted one Magic Claw, and the fight was over. Her face was hidden. When the fight was over, she let her hood down.

Cloud[In surprise]: Rose…