Chapter Ten

Journal Entry: It seemed that events around here were really picking up. First Gavin, Kirk revealing the past of this place, Jesse attacking Dakota, and now there was a fight between Jacan and Sam in a few moments. I had a feeling that this was going to end very bad for me.

Percy is regarded as one of the more dangerous prisoners. So dangerous the other prisoners had even told the warden about him and after constant complaints he finally took action. When meeting him, Percy attacked and ripped his ear off. After that ordeal he was set in isolation for a long period of time. He was so frail when meeting him not to mention pretty angry. However, seeing my intentions were the same as his me and him became great friends.

Percy is an inch shorter then me with a fairly lean build. He has a jet black thin textured fringe as his choice of a hairstyle, ice blue cold eyes, slim mid length eyebrows, a pale skin complexion, with a baby face. Percy is also a very short tempered individual, easily able to be set off if something goes awry. Despite that anger he is also very caring for everyone around him not letting anyone force him into a corner.

He wears a midnight purple jumpsuit with a black steel toed boots.

My dad had just parked in a vacant parking spot not too far from the main office of my school. Putting the car in park he relaxed in his seat looking forward. "Zach, you know what I like about you?" He asked me.

"Sir?"

He smiled turning his head at me. "You cause no trouble, you pass all your classes with straight As, and your about to go to a great college and become what you always aspired to be. It makes me feel proud as a dad that I raised you right." As my dad kept praising me, I couldn't help but keep thinking about how I was going to tell him that his perfect son that he was so proud of was gay.

Out of the office was Anthony leaning against the pillar waiting for me to come out. I bid my dad farewell and got out the car hoping over the rail to walk towards Anthony. "Hey! Tell your dad the news yet?" Anthony asked me. "Or anyone else besides me? I mean, I'd feel good if it was only me that knew."

"No, I haven't told him. I couldn't even talk to him this morning without that playing in the back of my mind. Why must this be so hard Anthony?" The two of us walked inside the main office greeting the main security officer at the door along with the clerk behind the desk. "It isn't actually. I know if I was in your shoes I wouldn't care what people thought. I despise people as is so it's helpful. Look at this way, people hate what they just can't understand. While we're down here arguing about simple shit the aliens above us are just planning to use our greatest weaknesses to kill us all."

I laughed at his last sentence, "oh yeah? And what's our greatest weakness Anthony?"

"We are so divided. Whether it be race, gender, sexuality, or religion. We are too damn stubborn to ever want to work together to face a greater evil."

Oh the irony in that talk we had before going to that classroom. Anthony is my best friend and I could only imagine what he's going through right about now. Knowing how he operates he maybe just isolated himself away from everyone and even started doing hardcore research in attempt to find me. However, I'm afraid no amount of research will reach this far out.

Earlier, Sam had challenged Jacan to a fight in the arena after being embarrassed in front of hundreds of people. Of course, Jacan accepted the fight after dropping Percy and Dakota to the clinic. Now, one of the biggest events I've ever witnessed here was about to unfold. Jacan is a supernatural tank with monstrous strength and I am willing to bet that Sam knows about this and he isn't backing down either.

"Finally! Something we've been waiting for decades! A fight worth watching with my own two eyes." A guy with his boyfriend cheered next to me.

In the sand circle below stood Jacan and Sam on the both ends of the circle. Jacan's top half of his jumpsuit was down exposing his extremely veiny and muscular chest. Sam on the other end simply had no jacket on. The difference in height and weight was a terrifying sight to behold. Sam was going against someone that has nearly two feet in height over him while being outweighed by more then 200 pounds.

Not only that but Jacan's body is made of a material similar if not harder then titanium. He stated himself that there was no one able to ͏bypass his tough body. Yet, Sam was higher on the leaderboard then even him. How did he beat him? He's had to deal with his body's heaviness and sturdiness for years and I'd imagine that he's incredibly hard to knock off his feet let alone incapacitate.

The odds look nonexistent for Sam however he just remained there with a smile on his face with not a care in the world.

"QUIET!" Sam yelled on the mic forcing everyone to quiet themselves immediately. "It's been years Jacan! Let's see if you gotten better you big oaf!" Dropping the mic on the sand Sam put up both of his arms curling up his fingers.

I was confused as to what he was accomplishing by doing this gesture. That was until I saw something escaping from the eyes of the boy sitting next to me. Almost like it was red energy that went to straight towards Sam's body who's veins began to glow red.

"He calls the hype man." My eyes shifted over to see Kyzarian sitting next to me with his arms crossed.

He was not sitting next to me here before... when did he get here?

"For how many people bet on Sam he gets a small percentage of their attributes sent straight to him in. A small percentage may not seem much but if you add just about everyone in this arena together then Sam is will be the second physically strongest person in this arena. That isn't all either, if people began cheering he gets even more encouragement that adds to his strengths. Over time, Jacan's odds will become dimmer and dimmer. If he wants any hope of winning he needs one well placed strike while Sam is still growing."

I see, Sam has an ability I recall seeing on a anime tv show once upon a time. I believe it was called, arena empowerment. The user needed to be surrounded by a huge crowd of people who were also cheering him on as well to gain significant power ups to his own body. However, this power can easily exploited if looking at it from my perspective. Since I despise Sam's very existence energy didn't come from my body same applied to Kyzarian. If everyone didn't bother betting or cheering for him Sam would be useless.

Unfortunately I, Jacan, or Kyzarian just didn't have that type of power to completely stop people from doing this. Jacan was on his own for this and I only hope he comes out on top. The two ready themselves for the fight staring one another down. Sam's veins flowed with redness from the borrowed energy he had gotten from his peers.

"Get ready!" An announcer said from the middle. "GET SET!" Jacan had got in a few extra stretches before getting ready while Sam pushed his hair back. "AND FIGHT!" Soon as it was okay for them to go at one another Sam had already darted across the large distance between them!

He crossed a few hundred yards in a few seconds! How was that even possible?

Sam leaped into the air going straight towards Jacan who didn't even attempt to dodge. Gravity showed it's lack of care allowing Sam's feet to connect with Jacan's face however he didn't even budge. Before Jacan could even reach for Sam he had already leaped away to avoid those massive hands.

Sam looked to be around my weight and while it may not seem much. 120 pounds falling from a very high height at a high velocity can very well kill any regular human. It can very well even kill some very durable animals like a bull or even a grizzly bear. Adding that Sam hit Jacan in the face with one of the hardest parts of the human body, the heel in the temple. It speaks volumes about Jacan's extremely hard body. He just took well over 1,000 pounds of pure force straight to the face.

Leaping away a couple more feet Sam stopped in place performing small jumps as if he had springs for legs. "So you gotten better I see! But I know your weakness Jacan! A body with that much weight can't hold forever!" He was right. When I punched Jacan in the stomach he told me he wasn't even trying. Of course, I'm not physically strong at all. With Sam doing the hitting it only makes sense that he needs to prepare himself for a hard hit. Jacan has a time limit on long he can go for and judging from him already breathing hard he can't hold it long.

Still leaping in place Sam quickly fixed his hair once more before accelerating towards Jacan at high speeds. Jacan took a huge swing missing Sam thanks to his superior speed. "TOO SLOW!" Sam hit Jacan with three consecutive hits straight into the face which while caused him to move slighty due to force was not effected by the blows. "YOUR JUST WEARING YOURSELF OUT JACAN! I SEEN YOU MOVE FASTER THEN THAT!" Sam taunted as he continued to dodge Jacan's large fist and wide grapples. "FACE IT! YOU ARE A FREAK OF NATURE NOTHING MORE! BEING THAT SIZE IS HINDERING YOUR ABILITIES!"

When saying that Jacan had completely stopped attacking Sam. The sudden action confused the crowd even Sam who stopped directly in front of Jacan. "I DIDN'T ASK TO BE THIS WAY!" He bellowed out taking an angry swing at Sam who moved just in Knick of time. Not able to stop the momentum of his own fist Jacan connected with the sand. The force of the blow caused sand to erupt upward towards the skies. Jacan had hit the ground so hard the entire foundation of the arena shook making some people literally fall forward.

In order to effectively cause a tremor of high magnitudes you need a really high amount of force. Jacan's punch had so much force behind it.... everyone felt it and some even fell over. That is the same force as a earthquake level of at least four. To think that if Sam was hit by that there would be no doubt in my mind that he was down for the count.

"WHAT POWER! DID I TOUCH A SOFT SPOT GIANT?" Landing and leaping in place again Sam kept a smile plastered on his face. Sam was far too fast for Jacan and he knew it. No matter how hard he tried he wasn't keeping up. That narcissistic maniac's plan was obvious and that was to just outlast his opponents time limit.

Unfortunately, that plan of his was working too greatly. Jacan didn't even move much and he was already profusely sweating! Sam saw this as an advantage to attack accelerating around the arena so fast he begun to run on the walls circling the arena. Jumping off Sam's feet connected with Jacan's face once more this time he stumbled only a few steps back.

I saw how Sam fought and it was rather clever. By constantly hopping he had kept his light body moving leaving no time to stiffen up. Also, Sam was using the laws of gravity to help him. By leaping into the air and leading with the heel of his foot he came down much faster allowing for maximum damage once hitting his target. Thanks to Jacan's body he was using his hard body as platform propelling himself away from Jacan's grasp. Essentially, Sam was using himself as a human sized dart.

I was sure Jacan was well aware of Sam's fighting style. He just needed the right moment to hit Sam to knock him completely down for the count. Then suddenly I saw Jacan lean forward on his knuckles taking a running man position. Oh no, was he going to try and chase Sam? He isn't going to catch him! Accelerating himself off a huge gust of dirt was left in his tracks Jacan began charging at Sam like a raging bull at frightening speed! Sam took notice of this quickly deciding it was best to run.

JACAN MOVES FAST FOR A GUY HIS SIZE!

With him hot on his trail Sam started to run along side the walls once more. That didn't stop Jacan however as he running straight after him. Sam laughing at Jacan's efforts only accelerating faster. He gotten so much faster Jacan didn't realize Sam was nearly about to overlap him. That was when Jacan did something I wasn't expecting him to do. He stopped in his tracks and only lifted his arm up. Sam not realizing this in time collided with Jacan's tree trunk like arm face first the force turned his body into a rag doll skidding across the sand until he hit the wall head first. A cloud of dust formed around him shielding the crowd from seeing him.

"JACAN LANDS A DIRECT HIT ON SAM!" The announcer roared out leaving the crowd completely dead silent. The dust cleared revealing Sam laying motionless. Jacan beat him with that one successful strike! Breathing hard in the middle of arena stood Jacan falling down to one knee. All that running completely tired him out he couldn't even stand on his own two feet.

"SAM IS UNABLE TO KEEP FIGHTING THIS BATTLE IS OV-" The announcer had cut himself off seeing Sam groggily get from off the ground slowly walking himself over to the announcer before snatching the mic away from him.

"You think that's all it was going to take you bastard! So you got a lucky hit on me! Your an even bigger idiot if you think that my title is just some joke!"

Throwing the mic down Sam placed his hand against his forehead feeling the blood trickling from his scalp. Frustrated with this he put both arms out again curling up his fingers to receive more energy from the spectators around. Sure enough, I saw more red energy being sent straight towards him at higher rates of speed.

When Finished Sam's entire demeanor changed. He stilled hopped in place but there was no taunting or smiling anymore. The look on his face was a boy who was greatly humiliated. He shot forward to Jacan who was just getting up to his feet. Sam was faster then before striking Jacan directly in the back who wasn't even phased by attack. However, he was no longer pausing in between attacks. He hit him again directly at the spine once more, then his jaw, then the lower leg, and he wasn't pausing. During these attacks Jacan still found himself getting up while Sam kept striking him in various spots.

It was too the point that Jacan begun walking towards Sam while getting hit trying to grab him only to be avoided again. Sam stopped directly in front of Jacan leaping head first to connect with opponent's chin the force of the impact actually knocked the seven foot boy off the ground slightly.

He was getting weaker by the moment and Sam noticed this. Before, Jacan was firmly able to stay on the ground at all times. As the progression of fight continued he was beginning to be moved more easier. A once overwhelming presence was now in the process of being overwhelmed himself. With Sam's enhanced speed the odds had got slimmer and everyone knew this because they begun cheering Sam on. More and more red energy escaped from different parts of the arena flowing straight towards Sam.

"FALL DOWN!" Grabbing a hold of Jacan's arm Sam actually lifted Jacan off the ground for a overhead throw. With quick repositioning, Jacan easily landed on his feet and with one arm slammed Sam down to the sand causing another wave of sand to be sent in all directions. Sam locked his body onto his aggressor's massive arm only to be lifted up with ease and slammed on the ground three more times with force that shook the foundation. Even with all that Sam refused to let go he knew that if he did there was going to be trouble.

Jacan desperately tried to shake Sam off of his arm causing him to get more tired by the minute. Bending his knees Jacan leaped into the air well over sixty feet with ease causing Sam to release himself from his arm knowing very well what Jacan had in mind. The two now in mid air still fought and this time Jacan was allowed to get some solid hits on Sam who was now focusing on striking instead of dodging. Grabbing a hold of his throat Jacan lifted him higher and threw as hard as he could the feather weighted boy towards the ground. A mass of sand rose in all directions like a tsunami hitting some of the spectators in the process.

Pointing his massive feet towards Sam, Jacan allowed his weight along with gravity to take control falling much faster then Sam ever could. He was hoping to end with this, if Sam doesn't dodge this battle will be over. Coming into contact with the ground another tsunami of sand collided with even more spectators including myself shielding me from seeing the outcome of the fight.

Clearing my eyes of sand I looked at the dust that blocked everyone from seeing the the two fighters. Five seconds would pass, then ten seconds, twenty, and then thirty full seconds before the dust had cleared revealing Sam standing barely and Jacan doing the same staring one another down. The crowd roared with excitement seeing that these two were still up and able to move after all the chaos that just unfolded. While Sam remained bruised up with blood going down both sides of his face from the thrashing he received in the mid air tussle I was surprised to see that he still stood. Jacan remained unbruised even after all that hitting he had gotten from the very beginning. Yet, I could see him struggling to stand up his body was taken its toll and more then most likely there was nothing left in the tank.

Sam, growing frustrated with the standstill dashed towards Jacan spearing him in the gut. Jacan caught Sam but the force behind him made him skid across the sand beginning a trail of dust to be followed. When he stopped Jacan wrapped his muscular arms around Sam's small waist lifting him up and performing a suplex making Sam land of his back. Then he got up much faster then Sam himself clutching him and lifting him off the ground beginning a bear hug. The constricting force behind that hug made Sam's face along with his body turn red. There was no way he was escaping this hold yet that didn't stop him from trying. Using his head he headbutted Jacan in the face over and over and over again.

"SAM! SAM! SAM! SAM!" I looked over to my right seeing that guy beginning to cheer Sam only a huge clunk of energy escaped from his body making him fall forward unconscious. Soon, everyone begun yelling his name and all their energy was now going towards Sam. "SAM! SAM! SAM! SAM! SAM! SAM!" All that energy rushed towards his body making his veins become even redder then before. "SAM! SAM! SAM! SAM! SAM!" More and more people began falling unconscious after giving a huge amount of energy towards him. It wouldn't be long until it was only me and Kyzarian left still aware of everything going on.

Now consumed with so much energy Sam's eyes had changed to same color as his veins letting out a raging scream breaking out of Jacan's grasp leaping away. "YOU CAN'T BEAT ME! I REFUSE TO LOSE TO YOU! I WILL WIN THIS!" Lunging at his opponent once more he landed directed contact with Jacan's sternum then leaping away quickly stopping in place and taking a knee.

Something was wrong and it was easily noticeable for us. Jacan was hit in the center of his body that protected his major blood vessels, lungs, and most importantly his large heart. Since Jacan focused so much on protecting his body that caused major stress on his body Sam took the opportunity to hit the source that contributed to all that. The force from his hit to a weakened Jacan was enough to cause trauma to his body and with that all effected at once. Falling down to one knee he clutched his chest.

"JACAN! DON'T GIVE UP!" It was far too late, Jacan was already laying face down out for the count.

"He's done." Kyzarian mentioned, "he was on pure fumes during the last few minutes of the battle. While Sam never actually beat Jacan he did outlast him and that in itself is a victory." Sam was holding his head limping over to the announcer who lost consciousness from cheering him on earlier. Grabbing it from the sand he turned towards me and a smile was plastered on his face.

He then limped over to my part of the arena stopping dead in his tracks. "I am pretty sure your not aware of this Zach. But there was a deal that me and Jacan had. If he was going to challenge me there was something I wanted when I won. Wanna know what that is sweetie?" He asked grinning even harder.

No, don't tell me... he didn't.

"If Jacan won, which as you can see he didn't I would need to stay from you at all cost. If I won, then you will be only allowed around me! Me only and no one else! Know what that means?! You will be moving into my room where your away from everyone you know! Including this giant freak Jacan, that lovesick idiot Dakota, and most importantly... that bastard Kirk! If I see you near them I will get Alex and Charley to deal with them personally. Take it from me Zachie boy, you don't wanna lose dear old Dakota do you? I know how much that screw up means to you."

"SHUT UP YOU PSYCHOPATH!"

"I AM YOUR NEW BOYFRIEND DON'T YOU FORGET THAT! CHOOSE YOUR WORDS CAREFULLY!"

No, I wasn't going to willingly go with him to his domain and I damn sure was not going to let some egotistical maniac think he can call the shots. "LEAVE MY FRIENDS OUT OF THIS AND I AM NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND!"

Sam began chuckling that soon would turn into a maniacal laughter. "Your friends? You have no friends when your with me. Think your going to stop me from getting what I want? I'm not even remotely tired even after all of this. I can still drag you out of here and there's nothing you can do about that..."

My eyes turned towards Kyzarian who continued to look down at Sam brushing his dreadlocks out of the way of his face. "Zach, there's no other way to avoid this. For now, go with him and I'll get with the group to come up with something." He stood up from the stone bleachers and then walked towards the exit. Looking back forward I saw that Sam had leaped up in the bleachers landing in front of me a smile still on his face. "I finally won my prize...." Cupping my cheeks with both hands Sam leaned down to my eye level.

"Your mine and mine only, remember that beautiful. If I even see you with anyone... I will personally see too it that those so called friends are thrown into the red void."