Chapter 13 (1/4)

-End of Trials-

When his opponent finally appeared, he saw like a training dummy appearance as it stood there unmoving.

But after the battle commence, it took a fighting stance. Yet, the most problematic thing is that Kenji is in a ball form and he does not know how to engage it.

"Sh*"

An incoming right upper cut punch went straight to Kenji, but as he was about to get hit, his soul form turn into a white stick like figure was able to avoid it.

"That was close, and what's with this sudden change?"

But Kenji do not have luxury to think about it as the A. S #1 keep on coming with endless attack. However, now that he is in kind of stick like figure, he can avoid hits herr and there, and can even counter attack.

Minutes had passed, and what it seem to be a deadlock Kenji used this chance to lift his right leg on the side, while pivoting his left leg to twist and launch a roundhouse kick (mawashi geri) to the opponent that pushed it away from the yin-yang arena.

"K.O! Winner - Kenji, current wins - 1"

"Yosh!" shouted excitingly by Kenji as he went towards Kazu

"Did you see my kick huh?"

"At least you're not useless", Kazu jeered

"Hoooo, then how about you go then?"

"That's already given, plebian"

"You-, but as he was about to rebut...

"Round 2 will now commence, please send a fighter to the arena."

Kazu then float towards the yin-yang arena, but first he was contemplating how Kenji became a stick figure, he then thought: "If that idiot can do it, then I can as well. It will increase my chance in winning this round completely"

"Automated Solider #2 vs. Kazuhiko. Battle start!"

As usual the A.S #2 appeared the same like with the previous A.S. But it didn't go directly to Kazu, it seem like it's studying its opponent first.

"Gotta end this quick or else it's gonna be troublesome, let see first, let us just think thatI wanted to be a stick man", Kazu thought

Then he began to transform into a gray-like stick figure.

"As expected of me, so then how do we deal with this one?

But then the A.S #2 suddenly moves toward him. Sending a up front kick in its right, with continuous barraging of left and right upper cuts.

This made it harder for Kazu to move and think at the same time. However, it doesn't mean he can't beat it, he then started to make a stance.

He put his right hand open forward along with his right knee bending, while balancing his left hand and left leg on the other side as it swiftly flow and connects with the other parts of his movement.

"Eight trigram palm," Kazu muttered as he sent an open wide palm to the opponent as it was sent away by force.

"K.O! Winner - Kazuhiko, current wins - 2".

"It was so-so I guess", he said while moving towards Kenji.

"Kazu what was that weird stance you did?"

"It was just Baguazhang, not a big deal at all", he replied.

"Tch. Well, just wait for this last round"

"Final round commencing - needed fighters: 2, please proceed to the arena"

Both of commented: "What?"

"We're going to fight together? I think I can pretty much handle it alone", Kenji claim

"Idiot, as much as I don't want to, don't you know that your opponent was not much like mine?"

"Hooo, are you saying my opponent was weak and yours was much stronger huh?"

"At least you know"

"Bastard"

"Just think of it logically, your opponent directly attacked you, while mine stood still for a while like it's observing me, and it's barraging attacks, I might even lose if wasn't able to figure out how did you get that stick like figure"

"Then how did you get it?"

"I just think if you do it, then I can do it much better and it works."

"You arrogant brat"

"It's the truth after all I -

But before they can continue, 2 large A.S appeared on the dark area of the arena emitting a vicious aura at the same time. This made the two of them to unconsciously decide to team up together.

Both of them proceeded to the arena, and they wanted to plan things out first before engaging them directly.

A/N: Baguazhang is one of the three main Chinese martial arts of the Wudang school, the other two being T'ai chi and Xing Yi Quan. Bāguà zhǎng literally means "eight trigram palm," referring to the trigrams of the I Ching, one of the canons of Taoism.