Tounament Begin

It was the day of the tournament. Moro was in the lobby of the mini coliseum on campus, which they held for big tournaments. There were over 300 students in the stands, waiting for the first fight.

Moro was lying down on one of the benches. Yuzu rested on his chest, staring at him with her large, adorable, sparkling eyes. She nuzzled against his face. "You're really warm, Yuzu."

She hopped onto his lap as he began to sit up. He looked at the TV in the corner of the room. It showed the matchups. But that wasn't what he was worried about. He predicted who he would fight if he got passed round one. Not like that was very likely anyways. His opponent was Valkyrie.

In all fairness, in a battle of strategy and wits, they were pretty even. Even though Moro acted like an idiot sometimes, he was one of the smartest kids in the academy. No, that wasn't the problem. The problem is who she chose as her kudo of choice. It's unlikely Rui had an oversized 50% chance of winning against any of her red-ranked kudos, but on top of that, she chose Rui's worst match-up. Her strongest kudo, an anubis.

Moro summoned Eternity, who greeted him with a bow. "How may I assist you today, honey?"

"What are your weaknesses?"

"You."

"Ok, besides me."

"Thinking about you during battle."

"Eternity..." mumbled a blushing Moro.

Eternity looked over to the TV. "Oh, I see now. While I'd love to help you master, there's not much I can help you with. That is a male anubis. Male and female anubis are so different, they could be considered different kudos breeds entirely."

"Well, what are some things you have in common?"

"Well, male and female anubis are both bipedal, and we both control the world around us in different ways. While female anubis use simple mathematics to attack, male anubis use simple science to attack. For females, this would take place in the form of PEMDAS, the xyz axes, variables, and basic equations. For males, it is a bit more complex, and honestly, in terms of sheer ability, they drawf us females."

"What are said abilities?"

"Anatomy, physics, chemistry, technology, and biology. On paper, we seemed to control the same things, but they are different."

"What are my chances of winning?"

"Permission to use my ultimate skill?"

"Yes."

Eternity closed her eyes. And with that, she could see the probability in her head. She then reopened her eyes. "In 142 billion matches against her, you win about 10,844. So, rounding up, you'd win about 1 out of every 131,000 matches."

"That's... actually way better than I thought."

"Look, if anyone can do it, it's you, honey."

"Thanks, Eternity. Well, it's time for me to go. I sh-"

As he got up, Eternity grabbed his face and kissed him on the lips. "There's are little motivation for you. If you win, I'd be ready to give you a more... intimate reward."

"Alright, sounds cool. Be cheering for me from inside my mind." And with that, Moro despawned Eternity. Yuzu walked next to him as he walked into the tunnel leading outside. Moro looked down at her adorable little waddle and bent down to pat her head, making her coo'd happily. "I can do this."

Moro let Yuzu onto his head, where she would sit and watch the fight. He walked outside, where Valkyrie was waiting for him, looking at him like he was scum of the earth. He looked into the crowd and saw Uvie, Calvin, and Milk all cheering for him. On the other side was Sybil, who looked very concerned.

Moro reached his hand out and smiled at Rui. Rui looked back at him with a reassuring look, letting his master know he'd do his best. Meanwhile, on the other side of the arena, Valkyrie reached her hand out. From its came forward an anthropomorphic jackal man with a muscular build and dark purple-black skin. He wore ornate Egyptian armor with gold and purple accents, including a striped headdress, scaled chestplate, and a decorated loincloth. He had hold bands and detailed patterns covering his arms, waist, and legs.

He stood there, taunting Rui to come at him. "My name is Judgment, and I will be your opponent."

The ref raised their hand. "Begin!"

"Alright, Rui. Let's make the first move. Use stream claw."

Rui ran up to him, and the man tried to slice her head, but Judgment blocked him effortlessly. He jumped in the air and wrapped his hand around his neck. When Judgment fell back to the ground, he slammed Rui against the ground.

"Pathetic." scoffed Valkyrie.

"Perfect. Rui, dissection."

Rui sliced the Anubis man back with just a glare, knocking Judgement off of him and leaving a huge gash on his chest.

"Judgment, use ultimate skill, Eco Lens to heal."

Male and female anubis had all the same basic skills. Because of that, and they're appearances, they are classified as the same. But when it comes to their ultimate skill, they differ. The female anubis ultimate skill, Grand Calc, branded them the ability to manipulate the mathematical properties of anything they touched, even through clothing. For males, anubis, Eco Lens lets them do the same, but with science.

When Judgment touched his chest, the wound instantly healed.

"Smart." said a grinning Moro.

What was smart about this is that it shows that they did pre-battle planning. Valkyrie never said how to heal yourself. Just to heal. She could have used biology to accelerate the natural healing factor or anatomy to alter the flesh. Regardless, this proved one thing to Moro; if she went out of her way to formulate a strategy against him, it means she sees him as a threat.

"It's over, Moro. Now that Eco Lens is active, you can't win."

"You're right, but I can still try. Rui, get in close and use Catagash."

With Catagash, Rui coated his entire body in his energy. Now, just simply touching him would cut anything. Though it was a time use, so everything he did cut something, he'd need to reactivate it.

"You really think you can still win." said Judgement. "How cute."

"Judgement, use death claw. Finish this."

Judgment's hands were surrounded in a purple energy, and it started exchanging blows with Rui. Judgment alters his death claws with Eco Lens, turning the pure energy attack into a gas. That way, they wouldn't get destroyed by Rui's catagash. Though this also meant catagash was still active.

Judgment tried to stab Rui in the neck, but she dodged. As he was pulling his hand back, Rui tried to grab him, but Judgment flashed stepped out of the way and smacked him across the battlefield.

He rushed back in and tried to kick Rui by surrounding his leg with death claw, but Rui ducked under his leg. Before Judgment could pull his leg back, Rui uppercutted it, making Judgment stumble back.

"This is impossible." said a nervous Valkyrie. "How is a yellow rank pushing back a red rank?"

"Because, as strong as judgment is, he's not trained very well. It's clear you just see him as a tool, and it shows. Because you don't know Anubis's greatest strength. I've had my fun, president. Now, Rui, combine dissection with catagash."

Rui grabbed onto his Judgment's hands and locked him in place so he couldn't move. Then, while staring at his face and chest, he started unleashing a barrage of invisible slashes. While Judgment healed instantly, the barrage was starting to get overwhelming.

In the crowd, Moro's friends watched closely. "Incredibly." Milk gasped. "He's really holding his own with a two rank difference."

"That's because Judgment can use his full friends.) said Calvin with a smile. "And the two ultimate skills of an Anubis are meant for killing. With Grand Calc, you could multiply a person's heart rate by zero, killing them instantly. Or with Eco Lens, you could just remove their brain functions altogether. Judgment could just turn Rui into gold or manga and instantly kill him. Only, he can't. Because school battles don't allow the murder of kudos in battles like these. It's grounds for suspension and an automatic loss."

"I see. Valkyie should never have underestimated Moro. Because of her error in thinking he was weak, it will cost her dearly."

"Don't be too sure. He's still fighting a two-rank difference battle. No one has ever done that in this academy history and won. This battle is nowhere near over yet."