Power Versus Power

Aliyah smiled at Biba and said, "You sure that you can fight Baba Yaga? I heard someone saying that he is freakishly strong." Biba smiled, "So much ego at such a young age? A sure path towards downfall." Aliyah smiled, "All the best. Maybe luck can save our asses today." Biba said, "I don't believe in luck and fortune. For me, it's all hard work and utmost dedication." Aliyah mumbled, "I have seen many hardworking and dedicated soldiers dying like mosquitoes in the battlefield, Biba. Sometimes, it is the luck that saves your life." Aliyah and Biba walked towards the octagon and went inside. The sponsors were partially happy and partially furious as even though the idea of two versus two was quite the money making idea, the fixtures and all the stadiums had to be rearranged which was costly and also a headache for the managing committee. Mr. Lee was particularly quite unhappy with the decision as he couldn't see the final now, as he has an important meeting that day and he cannot afford to miss the meeting. Mr. Watwell and Ms. Shepherd was also quite disappointed as Isabella was having anxiety issues teaming up with the fighters and her match date got postponed to a date that was a week after. The only person who was not gloomy that day was Assayah who was looking at the bigger picture and was giving a pep talk to Baba Yaga and Glaseon, "Remember that you won't use your magical powers in the octagon and will only use your strength and brain to trick and defeat your opponents. I have polished your body with a special invisible oil that will make your skin hard as rock. But, again I have polished the surface of your skin with a lethal poison. Your every hit on their exposed areas like face and stomach will spread the poison on their bodies and slowly after an hour, they will get weak and then after two hours they will die leaking blood from all holes of their body." Baba Yaga and Glaseon nodded and entered the octagon.

Aliyah looked at Biba and Biba looked at Aliyah. They nodded their heads and then looked at their opponents. Even though, Baba Yaga was not in his true form he was still an enormous giant and Glaseon on the other hand was quite thin but was quite flexible and also had many scars on his body that was enough to frighten any opponent. Aliyah knew perfectly that they were not anything ordinary and she had to be careful for both herself and Biba. Biba was a little afraid to be honest, but years of professional fighting experience has taught her how to hide her emotions and maintain a poker face. Alice looked at Elgin and asked, "Are you sure that they can defeat these two unworldly villains?" Elgin smiled, "Of course. Aliyah has defeated way more bigger villains than them." Elgin looked at Aliyah and mumbled, "Aliyah is strong enough to defeat the slim guy but that giant is not her cup of tea. The giant guy is definitely not from this world. He is a demon from the underworld who must have come at the request of our nemesis." Aliyah looked at Elgin and Elgin nodded his head in approval.

Aliyah took a long breath and chanted a mantra and the time froze. Elgin ran towards the octagon and took Biba's guise and sent Biba in an unconscious state and teleported her inside the energy ball that Aliyah had created. Aliyah then clapped her hands and the time started again. Aliyah asked, "How did you know that they are demons?" Elgin said, "I'm a wizard, Aliyah. I have trained decades in the art of recognising someone by his aura. The giant guy is a demon from the underworld and the slim guy is a ghost." Aliyah said, "That means Biba was correct. Someone is really out there trying to kill Alice in the octagon." Elgin said, "We will talk about it later. Let's finish these bad guys first." Aliyah smiled and then looked at Baba Yaga and Glaseon. The referee rang the bell and the four of them ran towards each other and started fighting. Aliyah rolled and kicked Baba Yaga on his leg and then on his chest. She then turned and did an elbow drop on him. But, Baba Yaga felt no pain and he caught Aliyah by her neck and slammed her on the mat violently. Aliyah got quite hurt, but still managed to rise on the count of three. She looked at Baba Yaga and signalled him to come at him. Baba Yaga ran towards her, but Aliyah turned and he crashed on the side of the octagon. Baba Yaga felt a little dizzy from the impact and Aliyah took advantage of that and punched him on his jaw and then kicked on her stomach. She then rolled and did a knee drop on his face. But, Baba Yaga was still not a little bit hurt. He caught Aliyah by the neck and threw her towards the side of the octagon. He then caught Elgin by his leg and slammed him on the mat. Aliyah rose and ran towards Baba Yaga, but Glaseon gave her a flying kick and she fell on the ground, blood flowing from her mouth. The referee looked at the clock and blew his whistle. Elgin and Aliyah sat at the corner and looked at each other. Aliyah said, "Baba Yaga is really very strong. My punches and kicks are doing nothing on him. Glaeseon is also quite quick and his attacks are quite unpredictable." Elgin said, "Even though, they are not using any magical power their physical nature is enough to give us a hard time. I don't like cheating in my games, but it looks like we have to use some power if we want to become equal to them." Aliyah asked, "You remember the special training that makes two people fight as one?" Elgin said, "Yes. The technique of "Mirror fighting". But, they are quite different from each other and fighting with them in the same way will be bad." Aliyah smiled, "Trust me. Baba Yaga will remember this beating for the rest of his sinful life."

Elgin and Aliyah entered the octagon and then connected their bodies with a special bond. Baba Yaga smiled and said, "You two are going to die. But, don't be sore. You are going to die at the hands of the greatest warrior of the underworld." Aliyah and Elgin smiled. The referee whistled and the fighting continued. Baba Yaga and Glaseon ran towards them, but this time both Aliyah and Elgin dodged their attack and kicked them in the stomach and then hit them with their knee and smashed their jaws. Baba Yaga and Glaseon looked at each other and they were clearly shocked. Since, Aliyah and Elgin were bound together, their strength doubled and were powerful for both Baba Yaga and Glaseon individually. Baba Yaga smiled and punched Aliyah in the face, but this time she caught his hand and twisted it. She then punched hard on his bicep. Baba Yaga screamed as his humerus bone broke into two pieces. Aliyah then did a chop on his throat. Baba Yaga backed a little and then again ran towards her. But, again Aliyah dodged it and punched him in his bicep. Baba Yaga has immense recovery and the broken humerus bone became good again, but this time was quite hard for him. Baba Yaga looked at Aliyah and was in utter disbelief. A mortal was beating the crap out of him and also broke his humerus bone.

Glaeseon was also not having the best time either. Elgin's strength combined with Aliyah's was too much for him to handle and unlike Baba Yaga he didn't possess fast recovery skills and thus the heavy attacks on his body proved quite lethal for him. Glaeseon's agility deteriorated and he became quite slow. Elgin punched him on the face and then kicked him on his stomach and then did a roundhouse kick on his face. Glaeseon fell on the ground unconscious and the referee counted him out. Baba Yaga looked at Glaeseon and saw that the referee didn't end the match. Baba Yaga looked at Assayah and Gongamtei who nodded and then Baba Yaga said, "I will fight them alone." The commentator said, "The man is asking for a two versus one match. Let's see if the officials will allow it or not?" The officials looked at each other and then one of them said, "We will allow it." Aliyah and Elgin looked at Baba Yaga who was now glowing with a red energy light which was only visible to people who know the blood magic. Aliyah and Elgin took a long breath and then ran towards Baba Yaga. Aliyah rolled and Elgin kicked him in the stomach so that he would trip but Baba Yaga didn't even flinch. Baba Yaga caught Elgin and Aliyah by his two hands and crashed each other's heads together. Aliyah and Elgin were hurt as both of their strength was equal and also the durability was equal too. Aliyah kicked him in the stomach and then Elgin kicked him too. But, Baba Yaga didn't feel anything. He threw Aliyah on the left and Elgin on the right and then looked at them and smiled. Aliyah slowly stood up and chanted a mantra in her mind and then clenched her knuckles. She ran and dodged an incoming strike and punched Baba on his rib, breaking one of them. Baba Yaga stepped back a little but Elgin already jumped and kicked him in the face, breaking his face bone. Baba Yaga smiled and said, "No matter how much you try, little cats. You can defeat this lion." Aliyah and Elgin nodded and ran towards him. Baba Yaga tried to defend, but Aliyah and Elgin struck him on his left and right sides simultaneously and then rolled and kicked him on his calves. Baba Yaga kneeled down and Aliyah and Elgin kicked on his chest with their shins and Baba Yaga fell on the mat. The referee whistled and Aliyah and Elgin won the match.

Assayah and Gongamtei looked at each other. Their eyes were big with shock as they just saw two mortals defeating Baba Yaga. The commentators were screaming from their lungs, "Wonderful. Wonderful. What a night it is! Extraordinary and unbelievable. Alice and Biba have defeated the monstrous giant, Baba Yaga. Is there still someone in the roster who can defeat them now? I don't think so." Aliyah looked at Elgin and said, "Quickly go and retrieve Biba from the sphere and don't forget to insert all the memories of what happened just now." Elgin looked at Aliyah and nodded his head and soon created a huge smoke around him which made the time stop. He quickly took out Biba from the sphere and then walked towards Alice and sat beside her. The time started again and Aliyah looked at Biba and said, "We have done it. We defeated Baba Yaga." Biba said, "Yeah. We did? Of course, we did. Didn't we?" Aliyah asked, "What gibberish are you speaking now?" Biba looked at Aliyah and said, "I told you that I can easily defeat Baba Yaga." Aliyah said grimly, "But it was a team effort." Biba smiled, "Of course, darling. But that effort only succeeded because I was in the team." Biba patted her shoulder and walked away. Aliyah said angrily, "What a nonsense arrogant bitch this girl is!" Aliyah sighed and walked towards her room. Elgin and Alice also entered the room and Elgin said, "That guy, Baba Yaga was a badass. He broke three of my ribs and injured my shoulder." Aliyah said, "I'm also quite injured. That guy was surely some demon or something like that because I saw a red light emitting from his body that is a speciality of the demons of the underworld. So, our enemies have access to the demons of the underworld too." Alice asked, "Are the demons and your enemies different from each other?" Aliyah said, "Yes. But, their way of living and modus operandi are quite similar and often they do each other's jobs in exchange for some insidious profits. But, they rarely interact as many norms and rules divide them and Xao Chang personally dislikes them because he considers them subordinates of his lord, Xao Lin and working along with them is considered as disrespect to Xao Lin." Elgin said, "Their relations are not of our importance, Aliyah. Let's focus on the problems that we are going to face in the future." Alice asked, "What problems?" Aliyah said, "You will see later. There are going to be many matches far more difficult from this match." Aliyah, Elgin and Alice looked at each other and sighed....