Tournament Finals

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Blueberry: *walks back into the house with Freezer, stopping in front of Azura who's standing in the middle of the living room worried* Don't worry you guys, he'll be alright… I'm sure of it…
Azura: *squiggly line mouth* Are you sure sis…?
Blueberry: *nods with a reassuring grin* Yeah… Besides, we'll see him on the TV if he's heading over there, right? We can see if he needs help on the off chance trouble comes up. I'm sure he's just visiting his friend from school!
Azura: *nods softly* A-alright… If you say so, I trust you…
Freezer: … *still has a bad feeling, but doesn't let it get in his way* *in head* No, Blue is right. Master trains me for damn sake! I'm sure he'll be alright… but I can't help but worry for some reason…
Kobura: Zzzzzzz… *still out cold on the chair*
Azura: *sweatdrop* Has Kobura really been asleep this whole time?
Blueberry: If he's still asleep, it must mean he isn't worried either! See?
Azura: Yeah… Yeah, alright! *nods more confidently now*
Kobura: Zzzz… Eh…? *peeks one eye open*
Azura: *worried again* Oh no, he woke up—!!
Kobura: What's… Zzzz… Going on…? *slow blinks*
Azura: *sigh of relief* Thank goodness he's still sleepy… Kronus will be safe…
Kobura: Huh…? Ehh… Zzzzzz… *half asleep to all hell*
Blueberry: *in head* I think Freezer is rubbing off on her too much… *giggles and sits down on the couch again* C'mon guys, let's see the end of this tournament!
Freezer: Alright… *sits down with them, all three on the couch now* *in head* Please be alright, master…
*meanwhile, Kronus lands at the tournament arena's back door, sneaking his way in somehow with no detection from any guards* *dragon ball super time [dialogo] theme plays*

Kronus: *walks down the hallway leading to the changing rooms with a look of worry on his face* There's no way it's her… After what happened, I thought she was captured… *flashback to the photo, then zooms in on the strand of hair he recognized* But there's no denying it… Only she had hair as black as the night sky… *as he speed walks down the hall, he turns the corner and almost bumps into a strange man* O-oh—! *slow motion as their eyes meet, giving Kronus a chill down his spine* My apologies…!
King: … *shakes his head* It's no worries. *walks past Kronus without looking back*
Kronus: *watches him walk away, an unsettling feeling coursing through his veins* … *snaps back to reality as he turns and continues to rush towards the changing room, finally seeing the one he's looking for* She has to be in here… *knocks on the door gently* Please, open the door… I need to know…
*footsteps approach the door, then it slowly opens to reveal the familiar face*
Kronus: *eyes shrink* Cassiel…! It really is you!
Cass: *eyes shrink as well* K-Kronus…?! What're you doing here?!
Kronus: Erm… Mind if I come in? *innocent grin*
Cass: ...A-alright, I guess… *steps aside to let him in*
Kronus: *walks in, standing in the middle of the room* So… How has everything been?
Cass: It's been… alright… *closes the door behind them* How about you?
Kronus: It's been swell… *soft sigh, turning his head a bit to look at her* After what happened, why show up here out of nowhere…?
Cass: Don't say that like you know what happened to me. *eyes narrow* You have no idea what happened that day…
Kronus: I do know that it was unexpected, and horrible… *sighs* I should've been there for you that day, but your mentors insisted that your training had to be by your lonesome. To make a girl as sweet as you as the God of Solitude was harsh…
Cass: Did you not think I could do it…?! *growls a bit* What about you?! Becoming God of Time… That doesn't come with it's drawbacks?!
Kronus: Of course it does. *finally turns to face her, his eyes glowing with a bright blue light as a clock begins to tick around his iris* Due to my position, I can never age again. Every birthday is void to me… *innocent grin* I've lost many friends that way myself, haha…
Cass: *violent gaze softens, making her shyly hug herself* We all have been through a lot at that school, huh…? Is that what you're telling me?
Kronus: We all have our reasons to do what we do, Cassiel… I simply want to know yours. *loses his grin, turning into a frown* You and those boys tried to bring back a long lost relic, right? The person you wanted to bring back… You wanted them to enact revenge on your part.
Cass: … 
Kronus: You tried it, but the person you wanted to bring back never came. They weren't dead, weren't they?
Cass: ...We couldn't get the first one, so we went with the next best person. They were rivals, you know… *blushes* I-I didn't think I'd grow to love that man… but the way he carries himself reminds me of who I wish I had when my Solitude training went wrong…
Kronus: Cassiel… *tries to walk up to her, but gets stopped by a translucent yellow crystal wall* Huh?
Cass: Don't. I can't keep my lord waiting any longer, Kronus… *gets a slow grin as she looks at him, as if she's lost her mind* I will have him come back to his full glory, and he will save us all from those who destroyed our lives… So, you stay here and don't interrupt.
Kronus: Cassiel…? *she turns to walk away* No, don't go! Who is this man…?! This man you call your "lord"!!
Cass: *opens the door, not looking back* The one and only… Lord King Asuke…!~ *giggles softly, closing the door behind her*
Kronus: Cassiel?! Cassiel!! Don't leave me here!! Cassiel!!! *pounding on the crystal wall to no avail, gritting his teeth in frustration* Dammit…!!
*cuts back to the house as the three watch the commercials come to a close*
Freezer: … *his bad feeling gets worse, making him tap his foot anxiously*
Blueberry: *looks over at him doing that, getting a sad face* *in head* Of course I'm anxious too… The way Kronus just left us here says enough that something bad is happening. But… I'm sure he wouldn't want us to get him in trouble when he sees whoever he recognized. *soft sigh, looking at the tv again as the flamboyant announcer comes back on the screen*
Hypeman: HELLO! BONJOUR! HÕLA!! WELCOME BACK TO THE FOURTEENTH WORLD TOURNAMENT!! WHERE WE LEFT OFF, A CLOSE BATTLE ROYALE OF FIGHTERS ACROSS THE WORLD LED TO THESE TWO FINALLY COMING HEAD TO HEAD, READY TO PROVE WHO IS THE STRONGEST WARRIOR IN THE WORLD!! THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVERRRRR!!! *points over to the blue corner of the massive arena* ON THE BLUE CORNER, THE HOODIE-WEARING HERO OF WEST CITY, MARK "THE WHITE LEG" JEI-SON!! 
Mark: *walks out with his hands in his pockets, looking around at the crowd with a smile* Heh! *pulls out one hand and waves to then happily* 
Hypeman: AND, OVER IN THE RED CORNER, WE HAVE A MYSTERIOUS GIRL WHO SINGLEHANDEDLY DEFEATED HALF OF THE COMPETITION ALONGSIDE MARK!! INTRODUCING THE WOMAN WHO SHOOK THE WORLD, CASSIEL SOLI!!! 
*no one comes out from the red corner despite the crowd cheering, the noise slowly dying out as time passes*
Hypeman: *clears throat* SHE MAY BE SHY, BUT DON'T LET UP AT THE FINALS!! INTRODUCING, CASSIEL SOLI!!!
*after a moment, a slender figure walks from the darkness of the introductory hall, their eyes glowing a bright emerald green*
Mark: So, your name is Cassiel huh? That's a pretty cool name! *smiles with a competitive gaze at the red corner's direction*
*taking their first step from the shadows, a flaming blue paw is scene with baggy black pants covering the leg on top of it*
Mark: *eyes widen* Huh?
King: You see, someone such as Cassiel isn't as shy as you may think. She simply was doing her duty for her lord. *steps forward completely from the darkness, showing he's shirtless with the baggy black pants, and a large intricate collar seemingly like a cuff around his neck* *dragon ball super inescapable fear theme plays*

I see you were the only other to make it this far, meaning you must be the strongest in the world, correct?
Mark: *gets serious, lifting one of his legs up in his signature pose; no hands lifted* Who… are you…?
King: My name is King, and I am the leader of my people, known as The Cerberus. You may know me as Cass'... Lord.
Mark: …?! *taken aback by this, but then grins* So, she was just a test to see who you can fight huh? So you can take her spot to not waste your energy?
King: Precisely. Why waste my time with flies when I can have the chance to fight a mosquito instead? At least one can bite.
Mark: Tch… *chuckles* I know you'll be a worthy foe. Let's make this a fight everyone will cheer for!
King: I intend to do so. *gets his cheeky grin, standing tall*
Hypeman: UHHH… SURE!! CASS HAS DECIDED TO WITHDRAWAL, BUT IN HER PLACE IS A STRANGE DOG MAN PERSON… THING… BADASS!! IS EVERYONE READY FOR A GOOD FIGHT?!
*the audience goes wild, cheering in excitement despite the sudden change*
*cuts back to the crew at the house*
Blueberry: Uhh… Who is that? *sweatdrop* He's like a fox, but looks like he's made of fire or something…
Azura: Yeah… That, and did that loud announcer guy say he took the place of that girl? So then did Kronus get to stop and talk to her?
Freezer: If that's the case… who exactly is that guy? *looks closely at the screen, only getting more worried* I don't like this… Something isn't right…
Blueberry: I'm sure everything's—!
Kobura: I don't like it either.
Blueberry and Azura: Huh? *look over at Kobura, surprised he woke up*
Blueberry: What do you mean? You don't even know what's happening!! *sweatdrop*
Kobura: I do… Kronus was looking at his yearbook, recognized someone, got worried and flew off. After that, we see this on the TV…
Azura: But you've been asleep this whole time!! *anger vein, but just in disbelief* How did you know?!
Kobura: I've been training to hear anything even while I'm sleeping… *looks dead inside from how tired he is*
Azura: That's dangerous!!
Kobura: That's besides the point… *looks at the screen with a serious face* I feel like things are going to get intense here soon…
Freezer: I'm glad I'm not the only one… *watching the screen too*
*cuts back to the tournament, with both Mark and King staring each other down closely*
Hypeman: WHO WILL WIN?! WHO WILL LOSE?! WHO WILL BECOME CHAMPION OF THE FIGHTERS?! LET'S FIND OUT NOW!! THREE… TWO… ONE… FIGHT!! (To Be Continued...)

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