Gods of Arena

Kang straightened up and looked at Eddie. "Punch me", Kang said again. "Make it your hardest"

Eddie clenched his fist and threw an heavy punch against Kang's face, almost throwing him off his fist. "Sorry about that" "I need you to find the others", Kang said to them. "Once you gather them, get them out through the gate. King is dead-" "King is dead?", Eddie interrupted.

"Yes. King is dead and there is no one guarding the gate. That makes it easier for us", Kang continued. "I will fight Kwei and I will join you outside the gate. Something is going to happen here. I don't know what it is but it must not meet us here" "There's no hint or something?"

"No hint but once it happens, you'll know", Kang said. "Once you feel that something has gone wrong. You have to start heading for the Cradlands. Ana will lead you there"

"Are we even sure she's still alive? I haven't seen her since we went different ways"

"She can't die... she's still alive. Make sure you find her and find the others", Kang ordered. "Get out of here"

Romeo nodded and left with Eddie. "They are probably in the second section", Eddie suggested.

"We should check it out"

"He's going up against a larger figure controlling seven super strong robots. How is he going to win?"

"Have you ever heard of the Blank?", Romeo replied. "I trust him"

****

"Kwei!", Kang howled his name.

"Wow!", Kwei muttered. "I was thinking I would be the one to find you. Looks like you are really ready for a fight"

"I got your message in the labs", Kang said, calmly. "Fred and Dan"

"My condolences, dear... before you jump at me, you should know there is no shin-zhu for you to steal here"

"Oh, I came prepared", Kang replied, stepping closer. "The beautiful thing is anger fuels my strength. Thanks to you; I'm at my strongest"

A robot shot a missile at him, exploding right in front of him. Kang put his hands around the fire, containing it in his fist, and shot it back. It hit the robot and quenched, having little effect. "My robots have great resistance to shin-zhu", Kwei said. "Good luck fighting them"

A robot hit him from behind, falling him to the ground. Kwei walked away, leaving him to deal with the robots. Kang looked up. He should have counted the robots. There were three behind him. "Aah!", he howled and exploded with energy, throwing the robots back and flipping back on his feet.

The robots, coordinated, shot their missiles at him, at the same time. He contained all of the fire again, amplifying it in his hand, and poured it all over one of the robots. The robot fell and melted immediately.

Another robot dashed at him. Multiple wires sprung out of Kang's body and held almost every part of the robot. He was going to do what he once watched Dan do. The robots behind him were going to attack so he created a shield, blocking their attacks. Kang clenched his fist and sharp thorns sprung out of the wires, stabbing into the robot. The wires tugged suddenly and pulled the robot apart. Kang smiled. He was going to put all three powers he had absorbed to test. The wires ran back into his body. He was literally running out of time, though he was yet to realize it.

He shot out another wire, having an ice ball with sharp thorns at it's end. He brought down the shield and faced the rest of the robots. He swung the weapon, taking out a robot with one hit. The next robot tried to jump at him. He swung the weapon again, smashing it against the wall. "Chaos!", the thought hit him. He was running out of time.

// "You're going to escape?.... Or King will set you free?"

"No... You will set me free", Chaos said, smiling mischievously. "You will set me free and I will walk over the ruins of Dergon Arena" //

He clenched his fist, piling up a lot of energy, and shot at the robots. It went through the two robots, smashing down the walls of Dergon and opening a path to the second section. He staggered backwards. He had never used so much energy on an attack.

...... (Meanwhile)

"You want to get out of here, Otto, don't you?"

"Yes", Otto nodded, standing up.

"I just realized the true purpose of me coming here", Zayde said to him. "Do you want to reach the peak of your powers and never be afraid of anyone?"

"Yes.... Teach me❞

"I am going to teach you", Zayde replied, staring through the passage. "But, first, you are going to get us out of here"

****

"Where do you think you are going, Kwei?", Kang called. "Looks like your robots weren't so resistant to shin-zhu, after all"

Kwei smiled, mischievously. "I saved the strongest for the last", he replied. "I imagine how much energy you must have put into that fight"

"You can't win, Kwei. Your King is dead"

"Thanks to you, you saved me the stress", Kwei said. "You have no idea how much power is hidden on the throne of Dergon... Now, I'm going to fulfil my promise to you. Ana is going down"noveldrama

Kwei turned around again, walking away, while a bigger robot approached Kang. "And I told you", Kang said, confidently, as his eyes glowed with anger. "Ana is Mine!"

He pushed out a shield of energy, slamming into the huge robot. It consumed the robot, immediately, leaving behind ashes. "How?", Kwei muttered silently, alarmed by the powerful wave. "That robot was created against King" "You underestimated me", Kang spoke in a distorted voice.

Kwei stared with horror. It wasn't Kang speaking anymore. He had created a monster.

.... (Long Time Ago}

"What are you doing?"

Kwei glanced at his colleague. "An experiment, alright?"

"It's going to be weak as hell. If King finds out, you'll get punished", Kwei's companion warned. "What's the point of this anyway?"

"Well, this says 'Bad Moon Rising'. It was left behind by the lunatic in King's chambers", Kwei replied. "Apparently, this one should be capable of ending the world"

"The formula there leaves out the basic things that empower the fighters. How is this supposed to work, logically?"

"I have no idea. It's probably beyond logic", Kwei said, smiling. "Come on. Who's going to tell King anyway?"

.... {Present}

Kwei could see a monstrous aura around him. "The bad moon rising is real"

Kang didn't look like he could control himself anymore. Large ice thorns grew out of his arms, as he jumped at Kwei and cut off his head. The aura slowly went back into his body and he fell weakly on the ground. 'What happened to me?', he thought. 'I couldn't control it'

He could feel danger coming and it was there already. There was a storm of fire burning down the arena and it was spreading fast. He glanced down the passage. He couldn't wait any longer. He turned and ran down, heading for the gates of the arena. The heat of the storm was chasing him, closely.