Chapter 66: Chapter 66
“Now, are you ready, ladies and gentlemen? Round two of the Great Fighting Competition will soon begin”, the man in a fancy suit announced loudly before the crowd cheered in excitement. “Are the two fighters ready?” the man in a fancy suit looked at both competitors, “Fight!” he said, signalling the beginning of round two. “Yo, pretty boy”, Judd said while puffing up his chest, “You might as well surrender now.” Kojiro Mushashi scoffed, “Hah. So you know you can’t beat me in a fight, so you want to beat me in words? In your dreams, chicken head man.”
After bantering with each other, both Judd and Kojiro Mushashi’s aura rose, revealing their prowess as 2nd Grade Aura Master each. “You’re going to regret making fun of me”, Judd said; his veins popped out of his head. “I’d like to see you try”, Kojiro Mushashi smirked; he drew a tachi that’s strapped to his waist. Just after Kojiro Mushashi drew his tachi, Judd swiftly used the stick in his hand, trying to smack Kojiro Mushashi in the head. Seeing that Judd was trying to sneak-attack him, Kojiro Mushashi kept calm. He raised his tachi in response, blocking Judd sneak attack.
“Not bad, pretty boy. But, can you handle this!” Judd yelled; his aura flared up as he launched a barrage of attacks at Kojiro Mushashi using his stick. Kojiro Mushashi parried Judd’s attacks easily with his tachi. “Is this all you’ve got?” Kojiro Mushashi raised his eyebrow. Then, he swung his tachi horizontally, creating a wind blast that carried Judd away. Judd crashed down on a nearby pillar, but that wasn’t enough to impede him. Immediately after, Judd gets up instantly as he continues his rush of attack towards Kojiro Mushashi.
“What an amazing fervour from Judd. He didn’t back down at all and continued his barrage of attack towards the handsome and gallant warrior from the east. How will Kojiro Mushashi cope out with Judd’s fervour of attacks?” The man in a fancy suit commented with passion, arousing the crowd’s reaction. Kojiro Mushashi was starting to get annoyed at Judd’s barrage of attacks. “Give it up, pretty boy. No matter what happened, I will always get back up”, Judd said with a wide smile on his face. “Humph, an idiot who used the same strategy all over again is no match for me”, belittled Kojiro Mushashi as he prepared to swing his tachi.
“That’s not going to work on me anymore”, Judd grinned; he feints his attacks by stopping his stick mid-swing and doing a front flip, hitting Kojiro Mushashi’s head with his heel. Kojiro Musashi’s head fell through the ground as the crowd cheered with vigour. “Amazing, amazing. Judd does the unthinkable. He used his barrage of attack as a cover for his true attention. That’s what can be expected from our beloved contestant Judd”, the man in a fancy suit commented. After downing Kojiro Mushashi, Judd didn’t go for the finish. Instead, Judd jumped backwards with sweat pouring all over his face.
“Fuck, any later then I would’ve been cut down”, Judd murmured to himself. Kojiro Mushashi then began to slowly stand up. Kojiro Mushashi’s eyes light up as his aura rises. Rage filled Kojiro Mushashi’s mind as he growled towards Judd. “You’ve done it, you bastard. You managed to draw blood from me. As a consequence of that, prepared to die!” Kojiro Mushashi declared. He flared up his aura and used it to surround his body with it. Judd sensed the incoming danger from Kojiro Mushashi as he grinned beneath his mask, “Interesting. I always loved a good battle”, his aura flared up too, matching Kojiro Mushashi prowess as they clashed right in the centre of the colosseum’s arena.
“What do we have here folks, our two fighters are going at it against each other with such passion. Just look at their faces”, the man in a fancy suit pointed his finger. The crowds looked at Judd and Kojiro Mushashi’s expressions. They were both smiling, enjoying the battle and letting themselves go in the moment. “Who would believe it, folks. The calm and collected warrior from the land of the setting moon, the handsome young man with fair skin and a pretty face, had his own passionate side. But, ladies, be careful not to get swept up by his fiery passion after the fight”, the man in a fancy suit winked.
“Hahaha, not bad, not bad. You’re pretty good for a pretty boy. Still, if you want to defeat me, this ain’t going to be enough”, Judd said while continuing swinging his stick to meet Kojiro Mushashi’s tachi. Kojiro Mushashi’s expression was fierce; he countered every single blow from Judd with perfect precision, “The same can be said for you, chicken head” Kojiro Mushashi grinned. “Hahaha”, both of them laughed at the same time as they delivered blow-from-blow towards each other.
“What a fantastic battle between the two. The veteran Judd against the handsome warrior from the east, Kojiro Mushashi, matched each other blow-from-blow as sparks flew from their weapon. Most of you already know Judd’s abilities. A competition veteran, he always managed to get to the semi-final and sometimes to the final. Only luck was stopping him from reaching further glory. But, our newcomer here, the young warrior from the land of setting moon, Kojiro Mushashi, was not a slouch either. An amazing, fantastic show of abilities from both of them”, the man in a fancy suit genuinely praised.
The battle continued to rage on, but the two fighters, Judd the Veteran and The young warrior from the land of setting moon, Kojiro Mushashi, did not show signs of getting tired. They traded swing by swing, blow for blow and blood for blood. When Judd hit Kojiro Mushashi, the latter replied in kind by slashing Judd. As time went by, the two fighters became all bloody, and the crowd silenced. “W-what an amazing display. Both fighters did not back down even when their body became all bloody. Look at their smiles, ladies and gentlemen. Truly, both of them are great fighters”, the man in a fancy suit was genuinely surprised. “Different from the previous fight where the two fighter’s fight was decided with explosive prowess, this fight will be decided by the difference in their skills”, he commented.
Judd panted; he tore off his skull mask revealing his wide, grinning mouth. “Not bad, not bad ya brat!” Judd said, his eyes burned with fighting spirit. Kojiro Mushashi, too had his lips curled up, “Hahaha, it’s been a long time since I had a fight like this”, he pointed his tachi’s tip at Judd, “Chicken head bastard, you had my respect.” They both laugh simultaneously, “This has gone long enough”, both of them said at the same time. Judd gathered the remaining of his strength; his aura spiralled inside his body while Kojiro Mushashi used his remaining aura to empower his tachi.
“Can I take my words back, ladies and gentlemen”, the man in a fancy suit scratched his cheek. “It looks like they both wanted to decide this match with power. So who do you think will win, folks, our favourite veteran Judd? Or will the young warrior from the east, Kojiro Mushashi, take it? Strap yourself to your seat, ladies and gentlemen, cause things were about to get spicy.” Judd and Kojiro Mushashi stared at each other fiercely, “You ready?” Judd asked. Kojiro Mushashi lowered his stance, holding his tachi sideways, “Always”, he replied, his eyes focused.
With a boom, the ground below Judd and Kojiro Mushashi caved in a little as both of them charged towards each other at the same time. “This is it, folks, the clashed that will decide the whole match”, the man in a fancy suit commented with passion. Judd struck with his stick while Kojiro Mushashi slashed his tachi. Judd smirked at Kojiro Mushashi’s action, ‘Still too green’, he thought as he cancelled his action. Judd suddenly halted before stepping back, making Kojiro Mushashi’s swing hit thin air. Kojiro Mushashi face was in disbelief as he saw Judd smile smugly towards him. “Come back when you gained more experience”, Judd said, hitting Kojiro Mushashi’s defenceless state in his stomach, flinging him far back. Kojiro Mushashi’s body crashed through the wall. The crowd paused in silence before erupting with cheers and applause. The man in a fancy suit mouth opened agape, “W-what a manoeuvre from our veteran, ladies and gentlemen. Even I did not expect Judd would do that. What a fighter, what a fighter.”
Kojiro Mushashi looked dumbfounded at himself. He was down on the ground; blood dripped from his mouth. Kojiro Mushashi’s hair was a mess while his originally white He struggled to raise his head, looking at the grinning chicken head man. He chuckled, “Well done”, he said before passing out. Judd fixed up his hair, picking up his mask before putting it back on. He turned his body around, watching the cheers and applause aimed at him; he raised his stick up high before screaming in joy, “Hell yeah!” he shouted. The crowd responded to Judd’s scream with even more cheers and applause, making the colosseum atmosphere merrier.
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