Pre-emptive

Boom!

The ring resonated from Johan punching Wei Lou's head into the ring guard. Wei Lou's face flew back.

Without a waiting for him to react Johan crouched anticipating him throwing a counter punch and threw a crouching left hook to Wei Lou's liver.

"Oooofff!," groaned Wei Lou as spit flew out of his mouth.

Following the hook Johan sprung up, throwing a left uppercut immediately. Johan's feet flew off the ring.

Foosh!

Johan's uppercut hit air as Wei Lou used the impact from Johan's hook to propel him out of the corner.

However, Johan's attack had stunned him and as seasoned and strong as Wei Lou was he hadn't been able to brush off Johan's strikes.

Johan pivoted towards Wei Lou and charged at him without taking a moment to rest.

Wei Lou covered his face as he stumbled backwards clumsily on his heals as Johan showered him with a barrage of punches.

Wei Lou punched at Johan, however, this didn't stop Johan from throwing strikes. For ever hit the stunned Wei Lou managed to get through, Johan would return three more strikes.

Wei Lou had managed to withstand Johan's most powerful blows ... barely. But Johan had remembered Hanuman's advice and realized beating Wei Lu wouldn't be possible with just luck.

Furthermore, throwing continuous punches was taxing Johan's endurance and forced him to hold his breath resulting in him beginning to feel feint and see black dots.

However, from the looks of things, Johan's body shot had winded Wei Lu and he wasn't fairing much better.

The match had turned into a high speed boxing match as Wei Lu struggled to regain composure.

There wasn't enough time or distance to throw and effective strike outside of punches. Wei Lu tried to lean his body weight holding Johan's back down. But, Johan followed it by utilizing a spinning out of it while landing back elbow to Wei Lu's temple.

CRACK!

It made contact and Wei Lu fell unconscious to the ring floor.

"Whooooooo!," screamed the crowd.

In a minute Johan had turned around a seemingly one sided match with an unexpected vicious onslaught of attacks!

Johan frantically looked down at Wei Lou.

This match had to end now!

Johan quickly mounted Wei Lou and started striking him.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!," roared the crowd.

Johan froze looking down at the unconscious Wei Lou.

This match was over. Yet the announcer hadn't even started the ten count.

Wei Lou had been a nice guy.

Johan knee deep down he had only won because he had taken him by surprise attacking.

The Chongs and Armyka had wanted one of them to die. This was their way of exacting revenge. This was their game ...

Johan wasn't going to be a part of it.

"I've won this match!," yelled Johan standing up. "It's over! He is unconscious! I will not kill him!"

"Boooooo!," screamed crowd members.

"What a coward!," yelled someone else.

"He is a looser that should be disqualified!," yelled someone else.

People started throwing trash into the stadium.

"The match isn't over," yelled the announcer. "Until he proclaims his loss or someone is critically injured. If Johan leaves the ring it will be considered a forfeit."

Johan climbed out of the ring ignoring the announcers threats. Then he tossed the gloves on the floor after spitting out his mouth guard.

He had had enough.

"Wei Lou wins!," screamed the announcer. "What a wild fight!"

The flying transportation balls didn't seem like they were going to beam Johan out so he walked to the door he had entered the stadium through and it opened.

"Wait!," yelled a groggy voice. "This match is not over!"

Johan looked back and saw Wei Lou using the ropes to prop himself up.

"It is," yelled Johan. "They wanted me to kill you to end it! I will not play into their games. We are not mindless dogs!"

A look of understanding and great-fullness spread across Wei Lu's face.

"Consider yourself an honorary friend of the Lu Lu!," yelled Wei Lou. "I will forever use speak of you with respect and all my kinsmen will hear about you!"

Johan stepped through the doors and they closed behind him. He could immediately feel stronger as his strength began returning to him.

[Good job, my boy,] whispered JD. [I knew you could do it!]

"Thanks dad," whispered Johan smiling.

His father was alright.

— @ —

Johan had left the ring and was walking home. The sun was high in the sky and he knew that tomorrow would be his last fight in the series of the Guang's challenges.

[Boy,] said JD. [How do you suppose that the fellow Silverblade and The corrupt city leaders plan on destroying the city?]

"Probably something on that giant turtle," muttered Johan.

[So if you were to get rid of it they would not be able to attack the city?,] said JD.

Johan's eyes widened. His father was right! If Johan attacked preemptively the turtle wouldn't be able to do anything!

All this time he had been thinking about how to counter the disaster the moment it occurred and that is why he was fighting so hard. But he knew the weapons location! If he destroyed that, the city wouldn't be helpless!

"You're brilliant dad!," gasped Johan. "I can attack it with the lightening of Nimbus!"

With that Johan jumped behind the scenes and ran along the path towards the giant turtle.

"Hey baby," whispered a husky female voice behind Johan.

"Gadra!," snarled Johan spinning around. "After what you pulled, you dare show your face in front of me!?"

Johan's father and Hanuman materialized behind him. Gadra stood on the path wearing a thin see through velvet dress which did nothing to hide her alluring figure.

"Still upset about something as small as that?," said Gadra looking visibly upset. "After that deeply sensual and intimate night we spent together? Don't you want to even get to know your child?"

Johan froze as his jaw dropped surprised.

His child!?

This was completely and utterly unexpected.

"She is full of shit," said Hanuman.

"I do not lie!," hissed Gadra. "Me and this boy shared something special."

"If you are serious," said Hanuman. "Sign this soul contract binding you to tell the truth about it!"

With that Hanuman produced a contract and threw it to Gadra.

Gadra quickly read over it, nodded and said, "Very well."

Gadra seductively bit the tip of her finger producing a drop of blood and smiled seductively at Johan then she signed the contract with blood. The contract suddenly dissolved into dust.

"Do you ever think back to that night?," whispered Gadra. "You were pretty excited. How many times did we go at it? Five times? It was good ... real good. I think back to it often."

Johan turned best red embarrassed. The truth was that his night with Gadra had been very pleasurable. He did periodically find himself thinking back to it. The sex had been good ... very very good with regards to raw pleasure. Almost impossible to match with a mortal and nonmystical partner. Luisa and training had been the only reason why Johan wasn't constantly thinking about their night together.

"Woman!," said Johan's dad. "I'm this boys father. Have you no shame talking about such intimate and private matters in front of strangers?"

"I," smiled Gadra. "As the embodiment of lust and desire feel no shame regarding such things."

In flaming green words above Gadra, the words TRUTH appeared floating in the air before disappearing.

Hanuman smiled, "The contract is now in effect for the next hour. If she lies we will be aware."

"Did you mother my child?," asked Johan as he felt butterflies swarming in his belly. He had never even thought of this possibility!

Gadra licked the tip of her finger again sucking on it seductively and said, "Yes."

The words TRUTH appeared in the air above her.

Johan froze on the spot staring at the floating words. Shocked.

Gadra walked up to Johan confidently and kissed him deeply and passionately without warning and then disappeared with a flash.