13 Final Fight, Then A Goodbye

Kazuhiko who was sitting in the crowd looked at Yuuto who had collapsed.

Kazuhiko smiled in excitement as he thought to himself.

"I guess I know who I'll be fighting in the final round. I just hope she brings that same energy to our fight."

"Get ready for fight six! Taichi versus Flash Hands." the announcer shouted.

Taichi and Flash Hands both stood up out of their seats and walked over to the square.

Flash Hands smiled as they both stared at each other.

"You better not be a weak opponent."

"Same goes for you, hopefully you're not weak." Taichi replied.

Amaya turned to look at Katsu who was sitting in his seat.

"Which one do you think will win."

He then replied.

"I would say Flash Hands because he handled his last opponent like he was nothing. On the other hand, we haven't seen what Taichi is capable of."

Amaya looked over at the two fighters and activated her "Analyze" skill.

Taichi's stats came into view.

(Taichi: Level:53 Hp:3,678 Mp:1,297 Atk:500 Speed:203 Endurance:200)

"His stats are definitely one of the highest there is out of the people competing in the tournament. Time to look at Flash Hands stats."

(Flash Hands: Level:20 Hp:1,500 Mp:600 Atk:95 Speed:250 Endurance:196)

"Hmmm…...I think Taichi has a better chance of winning."

The announcer began counting down. "Five...four...three...two...one...fight!"

Flash hands quickly ran full speed at Taichi.

"Speed Boost!" Taichi shouted as he hit him in the chest, sending him flying back.

As Flash Hands was falling, he thought to himself.

"He's fast! I underestimated him."

He quickly turned his falling into a backflip and landed.

There was a few seconds of silence, then he looked up at Taichi and rushed at him.

Taichi shouted as he held out both of his hands.

"Flame! Wind whirl!"

A bright flame shot out of his left hand and wind shot out of his right. The wind and fire combined and became spinning flame.

Flash Hands was shocked.

"That's too big for me to dodge without leaving the square!"

The flame got closer and closer, eventually covering him.

"Agggghhhhh!!!"

As flame disappeared, Flash Hands fell over, unconscious.

The announcer then shouted.

"The winner is Taichi! He won with little effort! Alright, let's get ready for the seventh fight. Kazuhiko versus Dumb Dog."

Katsu walked over to the square and chose to stand on the left end.

As the seconds passed, there was no sign of Kazuhiko.

"Ummm I guess he's not coming." said the announcer.

Then came a man walking over to the square. Katsu looked closer and saw that the man was Kazuhiko.

The announcer began talking.

"Here he is! I Thought for some reason He decided to quit. Well anyways, it's time to get this match started.Three...two...one, fight."

"Sword, appear!" Katsu shouted. A bright flash of blue light shone from his hand. After a couple seconds the light disappeared and he was now holding a wooden sword.

Kazuhiko smiled.

"Show me what you got, Dumb Dog."

"That's not my name!" He rushed at Kazuhiko and swung his sword. Kazuhiko quickly jumped back a couple steps and the sword missed.

"Wow, you're kinda fast."

"Enough talking." Katsu replied.

[Katsu has activated 'Time Slow']

Katsu rapidly swung the sword at Kazuhiko as he quickly moved side to side, dodging the attacks.

"Quick slash!" Katsu swung his sword at Kazuhiko once more. As the sword got closer and closer Kazuhiko quickly leaned to the side. The sword hit his arm and left a bloody cut.

(Kazuhiko: Hp:6221/6,367)

Kazuhiko grinned.

"Nice try! You hardly did any damage to me."

He then swung a kick at Katsu.

"That's fast!"

Katsu quickly raised his sword, The kick snapped the sword in half and sent Katsu flying back, then sliding across the floor.

Katsu began thinking to himself.

"He's fast, really fast! I might not be able to keep up for long."

He then stood up off the ground and glared at Kazuhiko.

Katsu raised his sword in the air and began chanting.

"Creation, create a sword made of wood." A bright flash of light shone from his hand then disappeared.

He was now holding a new wooden sword.

"I knew you wouldn't go down after one hit." said Kazuhiko.

Katsu then thought to himself.

"Actually, If it wasn't for my armor and that sword then I would've been out." He looked in the top right corner of his view.

(Hp: 265/515 Mp:404 Armor: 850/1,000) Both Katsu's health and armor had lowered.

Kazuhiko let out a sigh then spoke.

"Alright, do you mind If I get serious."

Amaya thought to herself.

"Kazuhiko's stats are higher than his. I know that Katsu is strong but…is this fight even winnable?"

Katsu felt a shiver down his spine.

"This a bad feeling, I can sense that he is strong. Maybe I if I use my hundred clone slice, it wouldn't even kill him."

Kazuhiko suddenly moved so fast that it had left behind a blurr.

A sweat ran down Katsu's cheek.

"Crap, where is he?"

A voice came from behind.

"I'm right here."

Katsu's eyes widened as he thought to himself "His speed got faster?!" Katsu turned around and swung his sword at him.

He quickly ducked then took a couple steps back.

"Nice try."

"No, he didn't get faster. He just wasn't using his full speed until now."

Kasuhiko's eyes shined an evil shade of yellow.

"You put up a good fight, goodbye now."

He then moved at a speed so fast that Katsu didn't even have time to react. One hit, Katsu was sent flying through the air then landing on his back, unconscious.

Kazuhiko looked down at Katsu.

"I had to hold back in order to not accidentally kill you."

The announcer then spoke.

" The winner is Kazuhiko! Let's take a quick break before the next fight."

Kazuhiko walked out of the square as two girls walked over to Katsu. They held both of their hands out then chanted.

"Nature: Hear our call and heal my target, healing light."

A light-green light shone from their hands. After a couple seconds passed, they put their hands down and Katsu sat up.

He rubbed the back of his head.

"I guess I lost."

Katsu stood up and walked out of the square.

Amaya then thought to herself.

"Kazuhiko is going to be a tough opponent. I'll take a look at his skills and stats when I get a chance."

Katsu walked over to amaya.

"When you fight Kazuhiko, be careful. He's beyond fast."

Amaya smiled.

"Don't worry, I'll come up with something that'll help me win. If I happen to lose then I'll at least put up a good fight."

Around ten minutes had passed and it was now time for the eight fight.

Kazuhiko and Taichi both walked over to the square and went to their ends.

Amaya Looked at them and thought to herself.

"Now it's time to see his stats and skills. Analyze!"

(Kazuhiko:Level: 70 Hp:6,367 Mp: 3,582 Atk:1,875 Speed:350 Endurance:500)

Amaya was surprised.

"His stats are higher than I expected, higher than everyone else's. Will I even have a chance? I can try to predict his movements but that won't be enough to go up against his speed."

The announcer began counting down. "Five...four...three...two...one...fight!"

Kazuhiko began walking towards Taichi very slowly with his head down.

Taichi was confused why he was walking so slow considering the match had already started.

He began thinking to himself.

"Is it because he's confident he can win? Does he think that he's so fast that I don't pose a threat? Well, all I can do is hope he takes me seriously."

Kazuhiko got closer and closer as he lifted his head and glared at Taichi.

"Sorry but, I'm going to end this quickly."

Kazuhiko was now suddenly standing on the other side of the square as Taichi flew across as if he was suddenly hit.

Seconds passed and Taichi did not get up.

The announcer was surprised.

"W-well, I guess that's it for this match. The winner is Kazuhiko. Alright, it's break time. The next match will be starting in about ten minutes."

Amaya was shocked by how fast Kazuhiko's speed was.

"There's no way...that I can compare. He was so fast that my eyes couldn't keep up. Is winning….even possible?"

It was now time for the ninth and final fight. Amaya and Kazuhiko both walked to the square and went to their ends.

The announcer began counting down.

"Five...four...three...two...one...fight!"

Kazuhiko looked at Amaya and thought to himself.

"It's time to show me what you got."

Amaya rushed at him and began throwing multiple punches.

Kazuhikos easily dodged each and every one of them. He took a couple steps back and began thinking again.

"She certainly doesn't lack teknique but her speed is nothing. Did I overestimate her? That seems to be the case. I'll just mess around with her for a bit, I guess."

Amaya then thought to herself.

"My punches aren't even getting close to landing, he's dodging them like nothing. Should I just give up?....."

She shook her head.

"...No, I have to try."

Amaya rushed at Kazuhiko and once again began swinging her fists.

Kazuhiko quickly and effortlessly ducked.

"I'm down here."

Amaya attempted to kick him but only hit the air.

He was now behind her.

"Now I'm here."

She quickly turned around and swung her fist at him but once again, but only hit the air. He took a couple steps back and grinned.

"I like seeing someone who fights with teknique and knows what they're doing. Your eyes, the way you look around tells me that you're trying to learn my patterns and predict my next move. That's why I haven't ended this match already. It would be a shame for me to easily beat someone like you."

Amaya looked down and began thinking.

"He's Just too fast. He could have already ended the match if he wanted to. There's just no way I can match his speed. Is the reason why he hasn't ended it because he feels sorry for me? It's just….really starting to piss me off."

She slowly walked towards Kazuhiko.

['Rage' has activated]

He smiled.

"The fact that you're still trying shows that you know there is always a chance to win. I like your attitude."

She was now close enough to touch him.

Amaya lifted her head then glared at him.

"You can shut up now."

He let out a laugh.

"That's the spirit!"

Amaya swung a kick at him as he quickly crouched.

"Try to be a little faster."

She rapidly swung her fists but they still weren't fast enough to touch him.

Again, again, again and again. No matter how many punches and kicks she threw at him, he would still dodge with little effort.

Kazuhiko let out a sigh.

"I'm starting to get bored of this. Hopefully you don't mind if I end it no-"

"Dash!"

At an amazing speed, she moved towards him and threw a punch.

Kazuhiko's eyes widened and he quickly jumped out the way.

Her punch had missed, but just barely.

He wore a surprised look on his face and thought to himself.

"If I didn't put any effort into moving, I would've definitely got hit. She suddenly got faster, how interesting."

Amaya's face began to darken as if she were a shadow. Her eyes began turning fully white.

"What's this?" Kazuhiko thought to himself.

Amaya quickly ran at him and kicked. He leaned backwards.

"Almost got me.

She then Threw three quick punches at him as He jumped a couple steps back.

Thought began rushing through his head.

"She's rapidly getting faster. If I keep messing around then her speed will catch up to mine. I need to end this."

He then spoke out loud.

"Sorry but I'm gonna end this now...."

At that moment he looked at her eyes and suddenly became a bit frightened.

"....Y-You think you're scary,don't you? You're still no match for me. I guess this is goodbye, for you that is."

Katsu who was sitting in the crowd began thinking to himself.

"I gained a skill from the fight with that dungeon boss a couple days back. It allows me to see Any person or any monster's aura.

If their aura is white then they are very weak, green for normal weak, yellow for medium strong, orange for strong, red for very strong, dark red for insanely strong, and black for near immeasurable. Normally Amaya's aura is green but…. right now it's changing between all the colors. What is this?"

At an Amazing speed Amaya ran towards Kazuhiko.

Suddenly, she was directly behind him.

Kazuhiko quickly turned around.

"What!?"

He swung his fist at her as she quickly dodged then kicked his chest.

(Kazuhiko: Hp:2,197/6,367)

"What is this? My speed is slower and I feel weaker than usual. My health is also looking strange. Normally it's at six thousand, when did my health go below three thousand? Is one of her skills messing with my stats?"

At that moment Kazuhiko was struck multiple times.

(Kazuhiko: Hp: 103/6,367)

He began running around to avoid her.

"I can't dodge her attacks now. I have to keep as much distance between us as possible."

As he was running he turned his head and a sweat ran down his cheek, Amaya was right next to him. She put her foot out in front of him, he tripped and rolled across the ground. She slowly walked up to him prepared to throw a punch. Kazuhiko was sitting on the ground, looking up at Amaya.

"Am I...about to lose? I never thought she would push me this far where I would have to use this but here it goes."

Horns popped out of his head and his eyes began glowing yellow. He stood up as Amaya swung her fist.

He put his hand in the way and grabbed her wrist.

A sweat ran down Katsu's face as he was thinking to himself.

"At first Kazuhiko's aura was red but now….it turned dark red. This is getting intense."

Kazuhiko began to smile as he held her wrist.

"Normally I try not to use my demon form because it's not exactly a pretty look for me but...right now I have no choice."

He lifted his other fist and swung it at Amaya. She slightly leaned her head to the side, and his strike had missed.

"She can still Keep up?"

Amaya grabbed his head with both of her hands then slammed her knee into his face

His health lowered.

(Kazuhiko: Hp: 0/6,367)

Kazuhiko fell backwards, unconscious.

The darkness that covered Amaya's face disappeared and her eyes went back to normal.

[You have leveled up]

Amaya let out a sigh.

"I guess I leveled up then."

The announcer began shouting.

"What was that match?!! The winner is Amaya!!!"

The crowd began shouting in excitement. The two girls who had previously healed Katsu walked over to the square and began healing Kazuhiko. The announcer came out and walked over to Amaya.

He then held out a large bag.

"What is this?" Amaya asked.

The announcer Smiled.

"That's the reward. Two hundred silver, ten-thousand honor."

Amaya grabbed the bag and the announcer continued.

"That's not all." He held out a small pouch.

"And..what is that?" Amaya asked

"This is a pouch of twenty containing twenty gold coins, twenty-thousand honor "

Amaya's eyes widened in excitement as she grabbed the bag.

"Now that you won the tournament and got your reward you are free to leave." said the announcer.

"Alright, well, thanks for the coins." Amaya then turned around and went over to Katsu who was sitting down.

"What skill did you use during that match?" Katsu asked.

Amaya smiled.

"That's my secret…..wait where did Emi go?"

"I have no idea?"

Amaya heard a voice come from behind.

"I'm right here." It was Emi.

"I won, you know what that means?" Amaya asked

Emi's eyes filled with joy.

"It means that I get a snack like you promised."

"That's right. Alright, now let's get out of this place." said Amaya.

Katsu stood up.

"Finally, a good idea."

They began walking off.

Two weeks later….Katsu, Amaya and Emi walked over to the entrance of the forest. Katsu turned and looked at them.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye for a while."

Emi wore a sad look on her face.

"Are you going to be gone for a long long time?"

Katsu let out a sigh.

"No need to get all sad, I'll be back within four to five months if the training doesn't take longer than that."

Amaya held out her fist.

"I'll be waiting,Katsu. And once your back let's sparr again, I'll show you I can win against you."

Katsu smiled.

"I bet you can."

He held out his fist and bumped it against Amaya's.

He then turned, facing the forest.

"Well this is where I leave, goodbye."

Katsu began walking off into the forest.

He began thinking to himself.

"When I fought That guy, Kazuhiko, two weeks ago, I realized that I need to get stronger. When Amaya caught up to his speed and strength, it really surprised me. In that dungeon she was able to hold off that boss all by herself. There's no way I could've beat that thing alone. There's so many monsters out there that are stronger than me. In the ranking scale, I'm probably only a c-rank but my skill puts me at an a-rank. It's not that bad but there are so many ranks that are higher like, s-rank, silver-rank, gold-rank, platnium rank and legendar-rank. I just know by time I come back, I will have gotten stronger."