7 Devon Makes An Appearance

"Introducing from Cherry Island, Devon the rookie wrestler!" an announcer shouted out on the microphone as the masked fighter which Kenneth had his eyes on, walked onto the stage.

Devon wore a tight black tee-shirt that showcased his bulging muscles. He wore a red bandanna that had little skulls placed around it. What was strange, was that Devon also wore a pair of jeans instead of regular pants.

This confused Kenneth a little bit, but he continued to watch the show. He wanted to see how Devon would fight an opponent barehanded while his opponent had a weapon in his hands!

"And his opponent, Nathan from Bark Town!" walking onto the stage, was an older individual with a sword on his side. Once on the stage, this older fighter drew his sword and began to ready himself in to his pose. This older fighter was very frail, but had an aura to him that showcased his experience in fights.

"Begin!" the referee shouted out to both fighters as he quickly exited the stage. The referee, though was a very capable fighter himself, felt a little intimidated by Devon's large physique.

"Ha!" with a single motion, this older fighter dashed towards Devon with his sword in a slashing motion. Devon only wore a pair of iron gloves with small spikes. Not having a weapon, Devon quickly fled backwards out of the older fighter's range.

Seeing Devon fleeing to the opposite side of the ring, Nathan, became rather angry. Nathan's body was frail, which meant that if he could prevent it, he would rather use his strength in a head on battle, instead of needed to sprint around.

"Interesting, I should have guessed that this Devon's fighting style would be one that used his large physique to his advantage. A wrestler would be an interesting match to my organization, he would not just simply be a meat shield to take hits." Kenneth pondered as he watched this little chase around the arena.

"Still, it looks like those iron gloves could be used to shield that older fighter's sword, so why is Devon fleeing around like that instead of getting in close to his opponent?" thought Kenneth until Devon finally stopped running away from this older fighter.

"Unless, this was his plan all along?" pondered Kenneth.

"You are smart to give up. If I was you and also had no weapon, I would also surrender!" said the older man, loud enough for the audience to hear as he went to land his finishing blow onto Devon. Though Nathan had a frail body, he still had plenty of strength to execute his strongest technique as he needed.

However, right before this older fighter was able to swing his sword, Devon quickly jumped into the air with his arm extended all the way out. With a swift motion, Devon landed a fierce blow which sent this Nathan fighter rolling into the air.

Quickly landing back on his feet, Devon then jumped into the air yet again, grabbing onto Nathan's frail body now that he dropped his sword. Swinging Nathan's body into the proper position within midair, Devon executed a pile-driver onto Nathan before standing up and walking to the side of the ring.

The audience did not find this very amusing and started to swear and boo Nathan. How can a fighter lose in such a simple fashion when they held a weapon against an unarmed opponent?

"Interesting, he might not have enough experience to deal with armed fighters, but his techniques for a wrestler are almost flawless. I guess that scouting for talent is an art that I have finally started to excel in!" Kenneth thought as he watched the medical team take that Nathan fighter away.

"I wonder how far he can go in this tournament. It looks like majority of his opponents will all be armed with weapons. If he does not fix his weakness, he might even lose his life if not careful."

"Hey, can you set up a meeting after today with that fighter named Devon? Please have him arrive at the governor's estate if possible, tonight." Kenneth asked one of his escorts.

"Young Master Kenneth has good eyes! I will send one of the guards now to let Devon know that the VIP wants to meet him once his next match is over. If Young Master Kenneth has any other prospects you would like to speak to, please let me know and I will convey your message over without error." the escort told Kenneth as he ordered another escort to make the arrangements.

As Kenneth predicted, some of the remaining fighters had some potential, but not enough for him to build out his core group with. With Devon and this other fighter Ben finished with their second matches, Kenneth retired to the governor's estate.