Champions Assemble

Jax brings his fist downwards in a heavy manner. Hes bigger than me and with the weight hes throwing behind that fist yeah id rather dodge. So i lean out the way grabbing his fist pulling him downwards as i soun around lifting my knee to connect with his face.

He recoiled for a bit before locking his arms around my body. He starts squeezing til i feel my back start popping and i headbutt him twice until he releades his grip. I fell down on the ground bringing my left foot around and upwards in an arc to connect with the back of his head.

He falters a bit, but not before be clocks me in the side and boy do i feel it. No not his punch, i mean i feel the arkana spreading to me as i feel the vibrations. Not through the air hut through the ground. I 'feel' Jax take a step forward and i immediately dip downwards and kick his feet out from under him then use my arms to push upwards and turn in midair to deliver a drop kick.

Im so amazed that i had my back turned to the stubborn black man when he got up to charge me. But i dont need to see him, i feel his movements through the ground. His breathing, his heart beat, his muscles contracting and contorting.

No this definitely wasnt echolocation, its more like seismic sense. Then all of a sudden i feel Jax right behind me so i try something stupid. I slam my foot down to the ground really hard as a thick 9×5 slab of stone shot out of the ground to support me.

Naturally Jax yelled out a blood churning yell after colliding his fist right into a my thicc ass rocks. I look over to the stunned Sonya and say "This is my arkana."

It took a second for her to stop being dumbfounded as Jax would take glances from time to time. Damn he didn't break his arm? Guess thats a first.

I reactivate my arkana to send the rock back down and it takes a couple of seconds to make the connection. The slab slowly goes back down as i think about how to effectively train my powers.

There's really no trigger for me? I wasnt desperate and come to think of it i had my seismic sense this whole time. Could it be that the arkana was already active i just needed to know what it was past the Seismic sense to make the connection.

Okay in a world of ice ninjas and speedsters with swords. I guess its not too bad to have earth based powers. This really reminds me of Earth benders. What were all the subsets for those benders? Sand, metal, mud also the lie detection could come in handy.

My mind start shooting off different earth based techniques when Sonya finally started speaking. "Okay so what do we have to do? First you need to find an Arkana. A decent 40% of the chosen might be Assholes so we'll find one and you take the marking. Jax needs to awaken his. We also should get started rennovating this place and do it fast. The enemies are already starting to hunt our champions. We need all the help we can get so chop chop lets move it people.

Its about a month later and we're approaching the first champion i was able to find. In the middle of bumfuck nowhere i found this little Native preserve. Thats right i found Nightwolf. Hiding away from the world with his family. He was standing there arms crossed with a spear strapped to his back with a dozen men guarding the village.

"State your purpose here outsiders." The shaman demanded.

Sonya took a step forward because honestly who doesnt like a hot blonde "My name is Sonya Blade and these are my associates Jackson Briggs and Benjamin Walker. We're here to speak to your Chief Nightwolf."

The man locks eyes with Sonya in a stare down for a minute before raising his hand as a signal to tell the others to lower their weapons. He invites us inside the tribe and offers us some tea while we make ourselves comfortable.

"Tell me, why come so far to speak with me? My tribal matters will hardly affect the outside world."

I took that as my cue to turn around and lift the back of my shirt.

"Have you seen this marking before?" Sonya asked the Native. He paused for a second before taking off his shawl and revealing a similar marking on his shoulder. "That is called the dragon's mark and it means youve been-

"Chosen. I am aware of the Kombat. Every time it comes around our past Chief's have carried the title NightWolf into the battle against the Outerworld."

Sonya and Jax are shocked. I guess hearing it from someone else to verify what ive been telling them just made it sink in that theres no going back. I 'look' towards the shaman and i start my sales pitch.

"Im gonna be real with you NightWolf. The outerworlders are cheating. Sending warriors to come and kill our champions before the tournament begins. You should know we have lost the last 9 tournaments. We've come to take you with us to a securish area but at least that way there will be 3 champions together and ive already unlocked my arkana."

He takes a breathe as he stand up and a green energy surrounds his body before 2 deadly looking tomahawks surrounded in a crackling electricity appears in his hands.

"If what you say is true then i shall come with you. I would prefer to keep my family far away from the Outworlders." He puts his tomahawks away and i 'feel' Jax clenches his fists in anger. I guess being the only one of us with a mark and no Arkana is getting to him.

I stretch out my hand and he grips it in a tight bound of trust. Haha i got one champion thats another fighter for Earth realm. I have no idea where Cole Young is right now and Johnny doesnt have the mark yet. So the next stop is china. Theres a drunk old man i need to see about.