Gods of Arena
King vs Kang

King had a knee to the ground and a hand touching down, as if genuflecting. He huffed wearily, taking frequent glances at Zayde's body, which laid before him. He stood up slowly and staggered backwards, almost falling back down. "I told you I was going to win, Zayde", he muttered. "That was one crazy fight you gave me❞

He opened his right palm and it glowed. He rubbed his numerous wounds, gently and slowly, and he regenerated in seconds. His wounds closed up quickly and he exhaled with satisfaction, as he got his strength back. "Now, it's time to face Kang", he said and turned, walking towards the passage. "There's something about that boy that makes me not want to hold back" .....(Earlier)

Zayde held him by the neck and slammed his back against the ground. He straightened up, as King appeared to be too weak to get back up. "You are not strong enough to face Zayde, boy", Zayde said. "I wondered why Rocco sent me here. Now, I've realized it's not to beat up a little boy. It's to see the glory that is about to go down. I won't be the only one winning this, King. I can see your own people are fighting you. From the looks of it, you've already lost this fight" Zayde raised his feet and brought it down against King's face. King caught it and threw his second arm at Zayde's second leg to fall him down. Zayde's second leg bent back but he didn't fall. He just remained there in the air, as if levitating. King got up swiftly and threw a punch at Zayde, throwing him against the wall. There was no point holding back against such a strong opponent. King stepped closer, summoning an enormous strength of shin-zhu into his hands. He shot at Zayde's head, knocking him out immediately. King stepped closer, staring with disdain. If he left Zayde there, he would recover again. If he killed Zayde, Rocco would come out for a real war. By then, he would be ready. King pulled out a sword and drove it through Zayde's chest.

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"Look's like you were coming at me too, Kang", King said, with a smile, as he walked through the passage. He didn't expect to find Kang so close.

"Oh damn!", Kang muttered, silently, while keeping his courage. He had hoped to find his mates before meeting with King.

"I trusted you, Kang", King said. "Today, you'll die" ....... (Earlier)

They crouched to the soldiers who remained still in a position. Romeo and Eddie had their guns ready, as Kang stood up straight. He pushed the soldiers gently, as if suspecting something else. "They are not real", Kang muttered. "They are mannequins. It's a trap. Bend down!"

They bent down and Kang turned swiftly, rather instinctively, as the Addax soldiers showed up behind them. A kind of shield came out from his raised hands, as the soldiers shot repeatedly at them. "How are you doing that?!", Romeo asked.

"I have no idea but we can't win from this angle!", Kang replied. "We have to find a way around!"

"Looks like I got one", Eddie said and left them.

"Find the others, Romeo. Make sure they are alive", Kang said. "I'm going to fight King and... I have a feeling this place won't survive"

// "You're going to escape?.... Or King will set you free?"

"No... You will set me free", Chaos said, smiling mischievously. "You will set me free and I will walk over the ruins of Dergon Arena" //

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There was

very thin space so King's expansion had to be limited. "I'm going to make it quick", King said, as he pushed a wave of energy at Kang.

Kang raised his hands, like he did against the Dergon soldiers. The wave burst through his shield, throwing him back on the ground. A strong ache struck his head, almost unable to stand up. He shook his head and pushed himself up. He pushed his hands forward on impulse and his shield drove quickly at King, pushing him out back into the Arena. King grinned, "You just signed your death warrant, sending us here"

'If I could get close enough, I should be able to absorb his Shin-zhu", Kang thought, walking closer.

King slammed his heavy hands on the ground, attacking with an earthquake. Kang flipped backwards and landed on his own shield, covering up the hole in the land. He shook his head, wondering how he'd beat someone so strong. His shield shot him up, he had no idea what he was actually up to. He threw an arm forward and a rope shot at King. King grabbed the rope and tugged Kang to himself. "Someone actually tried this on me earlier. I intend to have his head on a stick", King said, glancing at Zayde's dead body. "Your shin-zhu copy can't work against me. I am a god and your level is not strong enough. You should have thought well about this"

King threw him up gently and slammed his second palm against him, throwing against the wall of the arena. "I'll give you a proper burial", King said, walking towards the passage.

"It's not over yet", Kang said, weakly, pushing himself back up. His headache was gone and he was slowly regaining strength. "I'm guessing that should have killed me" King's eyes widened, as he stared at Kang. 'How could he have survived a hit from a god?', he thought.

Kang clenched his fists, glaring at King. His fear had suddenly disappeared. He could feel a different ball of energy growing around his hands.

'How?... How is he able to use my energy?', King wondered. 'I have underestimated the kid'.

Kang threw the balls at King and shot himself up into the air. King bounced back, as the ball hit him. He expanded again. Kang landed on his head, with a ball of shin-zhu in one hand. He drove the energy into King's nose and flipped backwards. King's head exploded. The wave slammed Kang into the ground.

"That worked", he muttered to himself, as he laid weakly for a couple of minutes.

He limped in through the passage. He could smell danger coming. They needed to get out of there, as soon as possible. "Romeo! Eddie", he called, running towards them. "Where are the others?"

"I haven't seen anyone. It looks like the Addax soldiers might be winning. There are very few left though", Romeo replied.

"Uh", Eddie muttered. "I saw one of the larger figures. He had seven robots with him. He took down most of the Addax soldiers by himself... including the ones I went after"

"I'm guessing you didn't take him down"

"What? He would have killed me. He had ultimate control of the robots. He might be a threat to us" "Alright", Kang said. "Let's check the labs for the rest of the fighters. We need to get out of here"

.......

They walked into one of the labs, looking around swiftly. Their eyes fell on a body. "Dan?!", Romeo rushed to him. "He's dead"

Kang could see the seven pods. The heat gave him the idea that they were recently used. It was probably Kwei. "Kwei did this", he muttered and walked closer to Dan's body. "I'm going to fight Kwei" An orange light traced Dan's veins and passed into Kang. "What's he doing?", Eddie asked.

"I'm not sure", Romeo replied. "I think he's borrowing power"

Kang stood up. "Punch me, Romeo", he said. "Make it hard"

Romeo clenched his fist and threw a punch at Kang's face. "You should have been careful with that", Eddie muttered, silently.

Kang straightened up and looked at Eddie. "Punch me", Kang said again. "Make it your hardest"