The X First X Bout

"Let the fight begin in THREE…TWO…ONE, BEGIN!" after the referee's announcement, he stepped back out of the way as the two contestants faced each other. After a moment of silence, they began swiftly walking toward each other whilst making eye contact

"Magenta-San… I don't want to fight you but I won't giv-" as soon as Gon came within a few feet of me he began trying to negotiate with me, though before he could finish talking I interrupted him.

'His greatest strength is his potential and his stubbornness that can make him draw out that potential to complete his goals… so if I can disrupt his tempo he can't have any anime protagonist power-up or heart of the cards bullshit…'

"I wouldn't want to fight me either kid, now stick em up" channeling my inner Flash I got into a rough boxing stance as I inched closer to Gon. I'm sure that my form was off and to experienced fighters, I looked like a fool but it was fine if it worked in the end.

"But I don't want to figh- " *smack* being flung back by a punch to the side of the face Gon was knocked down onto his back and slid on the floor from the momentum of the hit.

"YOU BASTARD! YOU HIT YOUR FRIEND!" from the sidelines Leorio looked ready to run out onto the field and fight me himself. Though before he could do anything he was pulled back by Kurapika as he began to talk to Leorio in a quiet voice I couldn't make out. Focusing my attention back to the figure of Gon I saw him start to stand up as he looked at me in shock with his mouth slightly agape as he stared at me.

"If you are going to give me some long speech about your dreams and how you need to accomplish them and all that… then save your breath because I don't care. If you want to win then do so using your fists…" looking at Gon as he finally finished standing up I immediately close the distance between us and go for another punch this time for his midsection. However, with his superior reflexes gon managed to back pedal out of the way and continued to dodge and skirt my following attacks. Though as the match between us continued I began to settle into the rhythm of the battle.

'His movement and dexterity are much better than mine but I have an advantage in terms of physical power… he seems stubborn about not fighting but that's fine for now. As long as I can continue to learn how he moves and maybe integrate a bit of his style into mine I can tilt the favor of this fight in my favor' adjusting my footing a bit as I sent a low kick and finally connected a hit as I sent Gon to the floor for a second time during this match.

*pant* *pant* "I said I won't fight you!" angrily shouting at me Gon stared at me with his fists clenched tightly as he stood back up again.

"That sort of mindset is either going to get yourself or someone you know killed, so let me be nice enough to knock that idea out of your head." alluding to possible future events I warned my recently made friend as I approached him to resume the fight. And once the battle started up again Gon continued to tire himself out as he expelled more energy dodging my attacks than if he blocked or traded blows with me. Slowly he began to lose ground as I learned his attack patterns, I ended up learning more in this short spar than I did in my whole week in this new world.

*smack* landing a strong hit to Gon's knocking the air out of him as he bent over as he tried to recover. Unfortunately for him, I didn't give him a moment to recuperate as I took advantage of the fact he was stunned and began to hit him again and again. It eventually got to the point where Gon was unable to dodge any strikes and it just became a one-sided slugfest.

*smack*

"Just" knocking Gon around as he repeatedly tried to regain his sense of balance I was beginning to get annoyed at the fact that he wasn't giving me a fight. Because while I did like the kid his stubborn and retarded mindset was really irksome.

*smack*

"Give" seeing as how this was a match to make the enemy forfeit and not defeat them, I had to make sure he was conscious so I consciously avoided blows to the head to ensure he would remain conscious till the end of the match.

*smack*

"UP!" venting my frustrations in the last blow I once again sent him flying a short distance across the arena floor with a strong kick to his chest.

*cough* *cough* "I…I can do this all day!..." propping himself up off the ground on his hands and knees as he tried to stand back up again. Though his attempt was interrupted as I knocked him over out of irritation

'What sort of Steve Rogers bullshit is this!?... *sigh* I would like to finish this match sooner than later as I'm no longer really enjoying it. Instead, I would like to finish this match quickly… and while I could just give up and wait for Killua to kill someone due to Illumi's intervention I don't want to lose this match… I guess I will just bait him into giving up.' deciding on my next course of action I stepped back from Gon as I looked down at him.

"Your last name is Freeces correct?" asking a question I already knew the answer to I began a dialogue with my opponent.

"...?...yes, w-why?" slowly standing up with the given time Gon stared up at me and made direct eye contact. Interestingly enough, while his body was bruised and his posture shaky his eyes remained firm as he looked at me.

"Because your goal is finding your father… who I presume is a Ging Freeces?" after having given him an answer to his question and then surprising him with an unexpected piece of information I should have no way of knowing I was sure I would not only get his attention but also the initiative in the following conversation

"!" and looking at the look I got on his face I was sure that I indeed got his full undivided attention.

'Hook, line, and sinker!'