Inside the Masters booth...
Ark in excitement, "Got it! With all the damage to the arena I can fit my little healing bots throughout the arena to heal them up a bit."
Scene switches back to the Arena after Ark sends in healing bots.
A small bot approached Aza and administered a healing injection with a tiny needle. Another bot did the same for Kayge.
Kyll noticed a bot approaching Nobu and thought, "I could destroy it, but they're going to need all the help they can get." He decided to let the spider bot heal Nobu, allowing it to administer the injection without interference.
Kyll: "Show them true power brother!"
Khayjin shouted, "Cyrooooooooooo!"
Zane trembled, but steeled himself and charged forward, emitting a black aura from his sword. He approached the stationary Cyro, ready to strike, but Cyro suddenly appeared behind him, grabbing his leg mid-air. Cyro threw Zane into the arena wall, then reappeared, kneeing Zane in the stomach and sending him coughing up blood.
Khayjin appeared behind Cyro, swinging multiple punches with a fierce "Rawhhhhhhhh! Boom boom boom boom boom!" Cyro easily smacked each hand away as he punched. Then, Cyro delivered a super-powered uppercut, sending Khayjin flying into the air.
Cyro appeared behind Khayjin in mid-air, then punched him to the ground. He swooped down as fast as speeding light and landed two feet on Khayjin's back, sending him underground in the arena.
Zane approached quickly again, swinging his sword to strike Cyro's head. However, Cyro blocked the blade's attack with just one finger, producing a faint "Tink" sound.
Cyro grasped Zane's hair, lifted his fist, and declared, "CM1 - Cursed Shattering!" He swung his punch, but just as it was about to land, a massive lightning bolt struck Cyro from the sky out of nowhere.
(ZZZZZZZZZZXZXX BOOM!)
Zane smiled, looking back at Cyro, realizing the lightning bolt had no effect on him. "What? How? That was full lightning!"
Undeterred, Cyro continued his punch, "Cursed Shattering! SWABOOOOOOMMMM!" A powerful punch struck Zane's stomach, causing an enormous blast to erupt from his back.
Cyro threw Zane's body to the ground, where he lay unconscious, resembling a ragdoll.
As Zane lay motionless, Zeyta and Sol appeared, one behind him and one in front. Sol stood behind, while Zeyta positioned herself in front, both swinging their swords in slow motion.
From here, they both swung their swords, but Cyro dodged with incredible speed, causing them to miss.
Sol shouted, "Stay on him, keep attacking!"
Zeyta replied, "OK!"
Sol swung multiple times, but Cyro blocked each attack with his bare hands.
Zeyta appeared above, shouting "Blue Scy..." but Cyro grabbed her by the mouth and choke-slammed her to the ground, all while continuing to block Sol's sword attacks.
Sol jumped back, charged up another slash wave, and swung. One wave went forward, while the other vanished.
Cyro summoned his staff and charged at Sol, parrying the front slash. The other slash reappeared behind him, but Cyro quickly positioned his staff behind his back to block the attack.
However, Sol was already back in front of him, ready to strike with a wide-open shot.
Sol shouted, "Holy Execution!" and swung his sword with incredible speed, aiming to cut Cyro down.
A weird, quick vision appeared between the two.
A vision appeared to Sol: a crowd laughing at a little kid as he approached the battlefield. "Hahahahaha! Look at him! This kid looks pathetic! He's gonna die! He's a little boy Haha! What's that in his hand? A slingshot? Hahaaaa! He's dead in two seconds."
Cyro saw a vision: "Hahahaha! This little puny kid! He really wants to fight me? I'll kill him, then feed him to the dogs! They've gotten so desperate, they now rely on a child. Step forward, little boy! Hahahaha!"
Back to reality, Sol exclaimed, "What was that? Wait, he's charging at me! Crap, I thought I was gonna hit him with my SM! Gotta switch to a defensive stance! No, it's too late! RWAAAAAAAAAAHIYAAAAAAAA!"
Aza came swinging her hammer, forcing Cyro to parry and backflip out. Aza declared, "Now we're even, Sol!"
Sol replied, "Yeah, definitely needed that save! Aza, hey, why did you freeze up? I saw you just stop mid-attack. What happened?"
Sol explained, "I don't know... I saw a kid getting laughed at as he approached a battlefield. He was holding a slingshot and a rock."
Kayge chimed in, "Hmmm... I see. Sol, how are you feeling?"
Sol replied, "I'm good, but what's going on?"
Kayge revealed, "As I watched from up top, I noticed this Cyro guy's Curse. He has Goliath's curse. You have David's Anointing. Remember the story of David and Goliath?"
Sol asked, "Of course, what of it?"
Kayge explained, "Come on, Sol, you're smarter than that. You two are a divine clash. Your Anointing was once King David's. His Curse is Goliath's, which means you have a rivalry."
Aza questioned, "How could that be? David killed Goliath with a rock. Sol can't even land a sword on him."
Kayge added, "I read somewhere that Anointings and Curses, when they cross paths, both increase in everything: strength, speed, agility, etc. This may be the case. Watch this... Cyro, hey Cyro! How was that little vision you had?"
Cyro's response was an extremely shocked and confused expression.
Kayge observed, "Look at his face! He's shocked! He experienced it too! I'm telling you, according to history, these divine clashes create power boosts for both parties. This is our chance! Move in before he realizes it."
Sol nodded, "OK, I'll try."
Aza declared, "I'm with you!"
Zeyta added, "A little beat up, but I'm ready."
Kayge joined in, "I'll join in too."
Nobu asked, "Allow me to join as well. I'm better now."
Sol replied, "Nobu, are you sure?"
Nobu confirmed, "Yeah, I just needed a little rest. Zane and Khayjin are gonna need a little time to recover."
Sol rallied, "OK, everyone! Let's kill this man!"
Kyll laughed maniacally, "Hahahahahaha! This is awesome! They're all fighting at the same time! In Cyro's current form, they have a five percent chance! I'll sit back and watch."
Hela asked, "Why did Sol stop earlier? It's almost as if he saw something."
Vojim replied, "Aahh, could it be? They both must have seen it."
Hela pressed, "What is it, Vojim?"
Vojim explained, "I'll explain a divine clash to you, my friend. It seems King David has met Goliath in current time."
Chapter ends.
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