Chapter 63 : The Beginning of Finale

"And now, finally, we reach the peak of our event. The four finalists will fight to win our prized Power sphere," Pandora yelled.

The crowds cheered impatiently. People who couldn't fit in the colosseum watch the broadcast from their holographic screen.

"Albus, Mr.K, Noche, and Diablo. Which one of them will bring victory tonight?" said Pandora. "Now, let the final battle of Galactic Royale, begin!!!"

Four fighters in the arena. Noche starts off first by throwing a dagger at Diablo. Diablo parries it with his stick and begins playing his devil stick tricks.

"So, you're going to fight me first," said Diablo.

"Just because Diabolos is a good asset for me, doesn't mean I'll go easy on you," said Noche. She points her dagger at Diablo. "In this arena, there's only one winner."

Diablo chuckled. "You d**n right!"

Diablo begins to pull a few batons from his pocket. Each baton has a sharp metal point on each end. He hit those batons with his control stick and aimed them at Noche. Noche evades the first wave of batons and parries the rest with her dagger.

Noche looked at a baton that stabs the ground. A purple liquid drops from the metal point. Obviously, it's poison.

"Oh. Just so you know," said Diablo. "Just because my brother likes you doesn't mean I'll go easy on you," he sneered.

"Heh! Fine by me. An easy fight is a fight not worth watching after all," said Noche.

"As expected. I knew you'd understand."

"Oh! Noche charges first at Diablo!" Pandora yelled. "Will Mr. K fight our gladiator, Albus?"

"Hmph. So I'll be fighting Albi then," Mr. K mumbled.

Albus already walks towards him. He pulled his sword and pointed at Mr. K.

"Hunter, I will be your opponent," said Albus.

Mr. K glanced at Noche.

Diablo showered Noche with endless waves of sharp pointy sticks. Noche fights back by sending daggers she made with her ice magic.

Albi lunged at Mr. K. Mr. K parried it with his steel sword.

Mr. K slightly staggered. Compared to Albus, his strength is lower. But, if it's speed, Mr. K certainly has the upper hand.

"Mr. K pushed back with fast lunges. Albus is pushed back," Pandora yelled.

Albus throws away his shield. He holds his sword with both hands and tries to fight back.

"Heh, throwing away your shield? Are you giving up?" Mr. K snickers.

"On the contrary, my real fight has just begun," said Albus.

Albus swung his sword at Mr. K. Unexpectedly, it was powerful as it was fast. Mr. K tries to parry but his sword bounced on each attack.

"Ohhh. Mr. K's sword slipped off his hand!" Pandora yelled.

Albus charges at Mr. K.

"Energy sword!" Mr. K exclaimed. He holds Albus's attack.

"This skill... Could you be..." Albus mumbled. He pulled back.

Ramenman and the rest of the team were shocked.

Albus looked at Mr. K closely. In his hand, an energy sword glows blue. How could he forget the power that helped him fight Zaroro. The skill that stands alongside him to retrieve Strengthbot.

"Kaizo, is it you?" Albus asked.

"...yeah. It's me," Kaizo calmly answered.

Albus looked down.

"The lady is often close to Kaizo and she often does dangerous things," Albus thought to himself. "Then, could it be?!"

Albus suddenly looked at Noche.

Noche managed to get close to Diablo. He no longer plays his devil stick. They both fight in close combat. Noche keeps pushing him with her twin dagger.

Now that he looked at her closely, Noche is indeed looked familiar with Axion.

"It's her," said Kaizo. Noticing what's in Albi's mind.

"You both are here for the power sphere."

"Not exactly. The power sphere is just a bonus. We're here for the circus," said Kaizo.

A flash of memory comes to Albus's mind. It was the time when he first walked around the planet with Axion.

"We're looking for missing persons. I've heard Circus Maxima might be involved in alien trafficking and slavery. So...." Axion shrugs.

Albus looked at Kaizo. "The missing persons...."

"...yes," Kaizo replied. He raised his energy sword.

Albus was slightly confused. But before he can figure out his confusion, Kaizo charges at him. He jumps and attacks Albus from above. Albus raises his sword and holds his attack.

"I have no reason to fight you," said Albus.

"Fight! We need a winner in this battle," said Kaizo.

Although Albus is still unsure, he keeps on fighting Kaizo who is determined to win. They both keep exchanging attacks.

"Why go as far as joining in this battle?" Albus asked.

"To gain Diabolos's favor," Kaizo replied. "You should've realized it by now. Diabolos have some illegal workers with him."

"Such a dangerous thing..." Albus mumbled. He glanced at Noche.

Kaizo clenched his sword. His attack suddenly turned fierce. Albus staggered back. He looked at Kaizo.