Gods and Mortals

#50: Cyber Justice

The next match had been announced and the two fighters walked into the arena. They both stood where they were supposed to as they awaited the alarm that indicated the battle's commencement.

"GLHF," Link says to Tyler.

"Huh?" Link asked in confusion.

"Good Luck, Have Fun? You've never heard that term?" Link asked.

"Not exactly," Tyler responded.

Link sighed before dismissing the topic and telling Tyler not to bother.

But before the battle commenced, Klaus, back at the spectator's location, noticed a few things about the two fighters.

Klaus was always aware that Tyler had tape on the top of his nose, so that was not surprising to him, but this was the first time that he had seen Tyler without a hoodie since Tyler had on a dark red T-shirt with a pair of black pants. It was possible that since Tyler relied on his physical skill as well as his flexibility and fluidity, a hoodie would hinder his movement and might cost him the game.

But what Klaus noticed from Tyler that was very outlandish was that Tyler's entire right arm was covered in bandages, from the visible parts below the T-shirt to the tip of his fingers.

For Link, Klaus noticed that he still had a hoodie on, which was not too surprising since he was more of a brainy fighter than a brawny. But Klaus also noticed a sort of metallic glove on his right hand as well.

Although these were just visual details from the fighters, Klaus knew that they both had taken their training seriously so he awaited the alarm to watch the battle unfold.

And a few seconds after Klaus' analysis, the alarm rang and the battle commenced.

Immediately the battle commenced, Link instantly reached for his pocket with his left hand, pulling out what seemed to be two metallic figures. From a distance, Klaus could not tell what exactly it was, but he noticed that Link tossed both figures to the floor immediately after pulling them.

"Son esos perros?" Klaus heard Iris mutter to herself, realizing that she had possibly seen what it was.

Tyler noticed Link's action so he decided that he would rush at his opponent to not give him space to prepare any unwelcoming attacks. Tyler then proceeded at Link, but it seemed that tossing the small toy-like figures wasn't the only phase of Link's plan.

"Pixel," Link started. "Upload canine configuration."

Immediately after he completed his statement, a voice spoke to Link with what seemed like the response he had expected from his helmet.

"Uploading canine configuration. Canine configuration initiated."

And before Tyler could reach his opponent, the two figures proceeded to change shape and form, seemingly growing in size from what they were.

"Celestial metal, I assume," Shade stated at the spectator's location. "Similar to your weapons, correct Rose?"

Rose nodded her head after Shade's statement, confirming the nature of the material link was utilizing.

The two figures continued to grow until they finally reached a certain size, revealing two large robotic dogs. Tyler stopped his approach upon seeing this for a few seconds. The dogs were completely robotic and seemed to be stationary for a second until the light behind their eyes turned on, glowing red and signaling their activation.

And immediately the light came on, both dogs growled in rage before rushing directly at Tyler.

Tyler noticed the attack from the dogs as he continued to evade them. But their nature was similar to real wild dogs and they continued to rush at him with their razor-sharp teeth and claws. Tyler knew that taking any damage from them was sure to cause injuries that may end up being fatal so he tried his best to avoid and evade them. But he seemed to be having a tough time in doing so.