Despite the Sea Angels Alliance not lacking high-grade warriors, the gladiator tournament for high-grade warriors was extremely popular. At this age, practically everyone loved watching exciting gladiatorial combat.
Kalen’s team left in the morning, as their first virtual fight was scheduled today to start at 10am. The alliance built a huge arena uniquely for this tournament.
The Neo-Rome Captain drove quietly to the arena as Derek did his work for the first time as team captain, giving them a few words of advice and motivation.
Though they all sat up to listen attentively, to them, all he was saying was just a load of crap. He was also inexperienced in the gladiator tournament. They just didn’t criticize him to give him face.
On arriving at the large fight arena, they were led directly to their preparation room. On entering the preparation room, they were all shocked as they stared at the projection on the side of the room.
They knew that the
As soon as Kalen returned with his teammates, they organized and did a small team celebration before deciding to rest and watch the other fights of the day. The Captain also took time out to congratulate them on their first victory. Their opponents today were not their match, so there was not much exciting stuff to discuss. The Tesla team was among the freeloader teams, that were enlisted just to complete the quota for the tournament. In the end, they just teased Kane for being a stingy teammate before going to spectate the other matches. When analyzed logically, he was indeed stingy as he monopolized 2 of the easy opponents for himself. Half of the fights to be fought this week was fought the same day as theirs. The fights were fierce as expected, as all the teams chosen had a certain degree of strength. Their team was just too strong, hence their swift fight. Well, this was what they thought, until they saw not one, but 3 other strong teams proven t
On exactly the day that the 3rd round team tournament battles ended, the battle fixtures for the individual tournament were revealed. [Round 1 of the individual fight tournaments- 1st day: Friday] 1st Fight: The Red Lion vs The Amarok 2nd Fight: Godzilla vs Alligator 3rd Fight: World Destroyer vs the Brooklyn Brawler [2nd day: Saturday] 1st Fight: Lone Dragon vs The Kraken 2nd Fight: Dragon Slayer vs Monkey King ***************************************** Excitement filled the arena, as the individual fight fixtures were revealed. World Destroyer was without contest the most popular gladiator, as some spectators chanted his name vigorously like he already won the individual tournament. After knowing the day that he was to fight, Kalen ignored every other thing and continued his intense training. As he trained, the days slowly rolled forward while the first individual fights scheduled on Fri
Just like penetrating x-rays, the morning sun rays shone into the room, illuminating it with a golden tint. The tree leaves outside swayed leisurely, dancing to the rhythm of the morning breeze carefreely. As nature gradually reared its head full of grandeur, a pair of eyes snapped open as the boy squinted them to adjust to the light intensity. He yawned as his brain gradually cleared up, while he rubbed his eyes with his hand to clean them. He finally sat up, as he took in his surroundings with dreamy eyes. As he looked, something quickly caught his eyes, bringing a broad smile to his youthful face, his sleeping sister. He could not help but smile broader, as he recalled that today was her 15th birthday. The small and shabby-looking room did not take away his excitement, he was already used to seeing it. And it’s not like their room was the shabbiest either, others had worse. He was sure that others were living in a poorer condition than his,
As gladiators who qualified to be brought into the outer headquarters of the Sea Angels Alliance, Kalen group was entitled to a certain amount of money for the duration of time they fought for the Neo-Rome Empire. From this money entitlement, Derek hired a car for a day so that they could enjoy their day without looking for an alternative means of transportation. Kalen volunteered to be the team’s driver for the day. No one objected, so he got the chance to drive his first ever electric car. The feeling was novel to him, as he relished the opportunity given to him. As soon as they left their team compound, he sped down the road, moving towards the highway. Kane was still undecided, so he had no direction, he just letting his spirit guide him to their destination. They all admired the huge buildings as their vice-captain drove them aimlessly around. On reaching the highway, they admired the massively interconnected bridges, the smooth tiled roa
“Hahaha, you fought so savagely, Kalen. I love it, keep it up.” Kalen rolled his eyes at Derek’s words, as he went to rest in the nutrition chamber provided in the mech piloting room. The strain on his brain was enormous, despite it only being a virtual mech. As he rested, the others heaped praise on his performance relentlessly. He was the one who emerged victorious, after calculating the scores of all their fights. As everyone blabbered on, someone stood up from his cabin. The area immediately quietened down, as everyone watched Kane approaching Kalen. “Your performance…, very strong.” Kane gave an evaluation, before pausing a bit, “but I will beat you one day, I promise you that.” Him saying this in such a harmonious atmosphere, completely ruined everyone’s happy mood. “What a shit-stirrer we have as a teammate.” The others felt like punching him in the face. “Hmmm…. I will accept the challenge anytime. I will be ready for y
After an intense round of exciting fights, the finalists for the 5th round of the team tournament were finally forged out from the rest. For the 5th round, Neo-Rome Empire was scheduled to fight one of the few teams with mediocre strength that qualified through sheer luck. They won the fight without any suspense, enabling them to advance safety to the semi-finals of the tournament. The Microsoft Empire and the United States teams also advanced to the semifinals. The Red Raiders team, another powerhouse team, was the last team to advance to the semifinals. This completed the required number of teams for the semifinals, the other powerhouse teams could only gnash their teeth in regret as their opportunity was already lost. ***************************************** A few days later, the battle fixtures for the semifinals were finally revealed. Only the powerhouse teams were left, so no thought of having an easy team to face. Thoug
Though it took a while, the Microsoft Empire team, finally grasped their opponent team’s strategy completely as they quickly started adjusting their formation in retaliation. After understanding their motive, the Great Defender quickly made some swift maneuvers and easily escaped Kane’s grasp. He charged forward, moving straight to where his captain fought with his shield steadily raised and held firmly. Kalen did not panic on seeing this, as they already predicted this in their calculations. There was no way that their opponents would leave their team Captain to fight them both, they were not that foolish. He ignored the gradually advancing opponent, as he accompanied Derek in fighting the one that stood before them. World Destroyer was completely calm despite the injuries that he already sustained, he waited patiently for his teammate’s reinforcement with a poker face. It was an understatement to just say that he was angry. He felt h
Minutes later, the fight was still raging fiercely. The battlefield shook from the impact and vibrations as the 5 gladiators utilized all their strength, skill and endurance in the last effort to claim victory. The World Destroyer showed why he was the captain, as he spearheaded his team’s offensive bravely. His 2 teammates supported his offensive from both flanks, increasing the pressure that their opponents felt. The effectiveness at which the Neo-Rome Empire’s small remaining team of 2 fought, showed that the A. I’s evaluation about their teamwork was not without basis. Despite fighting in a disadvantaged fight against 3 strong opponents and one of them being the dreaded World Destroyer, they showed why they received such huge evaluations in their team effectiveness. Both gladiators fought impeccably like a well-oiled machine, as their silhouettes flashed in and out of their small battlefield with speed. Kalen felt overwhelmed with fatigue,
After a week of waiting, the award-giving day finally arrived. It was a Monday, and the whole gladiator district was riled up for this day. The spectators could finally see their best gladiators get their awards in the arena. Today, the Neo-Rome team members were going to get the award for their labor of 3 years. After years of only wearing armor and light clothing as gladiators, they were finally going to dress corporately again. Kalen froze in place with a smile on his face, as he stared at his fresh look while dressed in a suit. After so long he finally cut his beard yesterday. It felt funny to him; he already entered the vicious men’s circle of cutting your beard to avoid it looking wild. He was not even sure if Nami would recognize him again if she saw him with a beard. Despite already cutting the beards, the slight sings to indicate that he was a man with beards were still left there. He carefully admired his electric blue suit, as his smile slowly morphed into a grin. Pair
As usual, medical practitioners on white quickly rushed into the arena with a floating stretcher. They brought cleaning bots with them this time, as the blood and gore were quickly sucked and cleaned throughout the arena. Kalen’s unconscious body was carefully placed on the stretcher, as it directly floated back to the medical bay. As the medical practitioners worked, the commentator finally started his ending speech with a smile. “Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow Sea Angels, we now finally have a winner for this gladiator tournament. After these countless difficulties, we finally arrived at our destination.” “The winner of the gladiator tournament this time is the Lone Dragon, he proved his strength today in this arena.” “I won’t waste your time much, I just want to inform you that according to the organizers; if everything goes according to plan, the award-giving ceremony will be held within the week.” “Let’s all come back for this final event, to establish our winner’s status
As the atmosphere grew tenser, gulps left throats unconsciously, and speculations rose higher, the gladiators finally moved. Kalen moved first. As soon as he gathered some strength, he used his spear as a support to lift himself off his opponent’s sword. Spurt!! He closed his eyes while gritting his teeth in pain. More blood flowed out of him, as the sword was roughly yanked out of him. His opponent also flinched in pain, as the spear stirred in his abdomen. Thud!! He dropped down to the ground, as he quickly summoned more strength to roll further away from his opponent. He already grew accustomed to pain after so many years of being a knight. He could not directly say that he liked pain, but at least he could bear a lot of pain. Despite this being the case, the pain that he was currently feeling drove deeper into his inner self. He felt like his body was no longer his own, he felt like his body was just a cage where he was receiving torture. He could not help it, as tears flow
The huge energy that was covering the arena slowly opened, as the 2 strongest gladiators entered without hesitation. World Destroyer slowly took off his helmet, as he faced his opponent with a curious smile on his face. Unlike his opponent’s solemn expression, his was complete opposite, he had a calm look on his face. “Magician, you surprised me yet again. I didn’t think you would have the guts to fight me again. Last time we fought, you did put up with great fight, but you know I am going to kill you. I promise you will regret your decision of walking into this arena.” He slowly said with a smile. Kalen didn’t reply, as his blood was already feeling hot for this fight. He had no time nor luxury to reply to foolish questions. He didn’t come here to discuss, at least he didn’t have that luxury like his opponent. He had an uphill and almost impossible target to overcome, he was ready to put his all. “Enough bullshit! You will know soon enough which one of us is the best. Now, let’s
Today was the day, that will determine who the strongest gladiator from this tournament. Today was the day that justify all the bloodshed and deaths throughout the past year, in the gladiator arena. Kalen entered the gladiator armory in a solemn mood, as he went forward to where the weapons were kept. On seeing the empty, grey-colored cold chamber, he could not help but feel a sense of emptiness. For weeks now, he had been training to get the required level to win this fight. He did not know why he was anticipating it, but he felt that he would benefit a lot if he emerged as the winner of this fight. Though his thoughts were numerous, they quickly cleared up as he advanced to the spear section of the armory. He stood before the large row of spears, before falling into a daze. Spears spread for as far as his eyes could see. From short spears to long spears, to broad, to thin spears, every type of spear was available. His hands extended forward, as he firmly grabbed the long spea
The days moved forward just like chess pieces that were being randomly shifted by a chess player. After months of preparations fights, the date for the individual tournament finals has been finally scheduled. After the end of the team tournament, the gladiators on the teams who won were already eligible to take their awards. Despite this, they don’t get them immediately, as the Sea Angels Alliance extended the award ceremony to the week after the end of the individual fight fights. ********************************************************** Bam!! Kalen’s spear stabbed forward in quick succession, as his opponent hastily raised his spear to parry the strike. His hand blurred, as the stab was quickly converted into a sideways slash. Kane narrowly blocked the strike again, but the force exerted by his vice-captain still pushed him back. As Kalen rushed forward to finish him off, Kane’s teammates finally recovered as he quickly slashed his sword forward in retaliation. Whoosh!! Dere
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The large fleet of vehicles slowly coming into the compound surprised the now freed gladiators, but they suppressed their curiosity and went forward to meet the General. “Good evening, General.” They all greeted respectfully. “Haha, that’s my soldiers.” The General responded with a loud laugh that was unusual for someone of his status, as he went forward to pat them on the shoulders. “Congrats, y’all didn’t disappoint my expectations. Though it is shame we couldn’t get the 1st place position but taking the 3rd place position is already commendable. “My Captain already told you, sometimes ago that we would not shy in terms of rewards if you won the tournament of you ranks, we intend to keep our word.” “Now, taking 3rd place can be seen as you winning to us, so today, I’ll present the awards that we prepared for everyone.” The Neo-Rome Captain finally came forward and placed an exotic metal box before his General. He opened the box quick
Nami dd not have much to arrange, she just came back to get some of the essential things that she could not leave behind. As she arranged, her mind could not help but drift again to a frail-looking imagination of her mom. At this age where medical technology already advanced so enormously, her being called for indicated how serious her mom’s situation was. There was no way it was a normal illness, which only made her more anxious. “What is so serious that I had to be called for?” She questioned herself again doubtfully. It didn’t take too long before she was finally ready, as she turned around to go. She changed from her old suit into a new suit that she got recently, to present herself in a fresh outlook. Not long after, she finally arrived back at the parade grounds. She was not surprised to still see the summoned horde of knights all standing at their positions in attention. There was no way these guys would leave their positions until orde