Azorath's Adventure

Chapter 15: The ZT Round 3! Part 2

     Quickly Azorath hurried to the arena, so he wouldn't be counted absent in the tournament. He patted Minou on the head, patted Ochi Konda on the back, and left to his next battle. He was the first in the arena, so he stood at the end away from the door. The next person to come in....was surprising to him."All who stand in my way will know the true fear of Itatsu! Prepare to be stamped and shipped off to where ever you came from!" Said a hidden voice, most likely Azorath's opponent. Then a blue blur rolled into the arena and jumped up! It was a man, in a blue mailman's uniform. The man then danced a series of poses, and finished with a backflip. "Huzzah! Feel the Itatsu wrath!" He said as he stood proudly. The entire audience didn't react much, most likely because they probably saw him fight before, but a select few were utterly dumbfounded by the flashy show. Azorath stood in watch, and quickly gasped. "That was amazing!" He told the mailman like opponent. "Such style! Such grace!" Which made most people cringe, especially Minou, who facepalmed in her seat. Itatsu chuckled. "That is the style of an elite mailman such as myself. Now!" He spoke before striking another pose. "Prepare to face the stench of defeat!" Holo Image Erwin appeared between the two. "Let's keep this match rolling. Now fight!"

Itatsu quickly and swiftly started the match by shooting a flurry of small blasts of magic at Azorath. He dodged them the best he could, but there were to many to leave untouched. He got scraped by a few, but eventually got hit in the chest and fell down. Itatsu saw this as an opportunity and ran forward towards Azorath. He jumped up above the fallen Azorath and started to come down with a flashy dropkick. Azorath rolled over to dodge it. When Itatsu landed he shook the arena around him from sheer force. Azorath leapt up onto his feet, and Itatsu did much the same. They locked eyes as they stood for a moment, attempting to anticipate the other's next move. "Hm. You've done well so far, Azorath is it? Well prepare for one of my special attacks!" Said Itatsu as he then after struck another pose. "With the power of a Domesticated Buffalo, I take charge!" He continued as he made horns out of his hands, by putting his fore fingers out and placing his hands on his head. Itatsu took charge towards Azorath, but he didn't know what to do against the charge, so he stood there stunned. Without knowing what to do, Itatsu struck him in the chest and sent him flying back against the wall. Itatsu stopped and aimed at Azorath again, before charging forward at him. Azorath fell off the wall onto the floor, groaning in pain. "Right where the freakin' bandages are and where the darkness was.." Azorath groaned to himself as he stayed there holding his ribs, watching his opponent charge towards him again. Azorath stood up and braced for impact of another headbutt. This one didn't send Azorath flying back, however it shoved him against the wall, taking the headbutt to the ribs like before. Azorath yelled in pain from this move, but that only made him angry. As Itatsu started to move backwards for another headbutt, Azorath pushed through the pain and quickly shoved his knee into the face of Itatsu, which pushed him back a little. "Well if this won't work anymore, I'll try this!" He said as he struck a different pose. "Let's try the Domesticated Llama!" He continued as he jumped backwards to get far enough away. Azorath looked at him in confusion. "What is a...llama gonna do?" He thought to himself as Itatus put his hands on his cheeks. To Azorath's surprise he started to spit out small beams of magic energy, which looked like weaker versions of Azorath's Blitz Gun. Azorath fell forward, and attempted to roll out of the way, but Itatsu followed and kept the pressure on. Azorath stayed there, seeing the magic that was coming towards him. "If those are anything like my Blitz Gun....then I'm dead. I can't dodge them....so maybe I can..wait! I got it!" He thought to himself, as he readied a backhand. Azorath concentrated the best he could, to move all his magic onto his hand, but being in so much pain, it wasn't easy. As they came closer, he gave it all his might, and attempted to smack them away just like Ochi Konda did during their fight. This was able to keep some back, but how long would it be until Azorath ran out of magic? This continued for a moment until Itatsu stopped. "This is boring and we are getting nowhere, so now time for a new move!" He said. "Prepare for my ultimate attack!" He continued with as he struck a more difficult pose to pull off. Azorath found this as an advantage for him and charged forward for an attack, but was stopped mid-move. He was stuck, as if he had no control of his body. "Ha! Prepare for a Pepperous Pace of Parlyzation!" Itatsu gloated as he struck a running pose. "And now my Stupendous Speed!" He continued with as he ran forward towards the stuck Azorath. Itatsu struck him many times in a quick pace, faster than he could react. Quickly, Itatsu ran back to where he was, and stood proud.

"Aaaaaaand done!" He said, as Azorath fell to the ground in pain. "You might just wanna give up now." Itatsu told Azorath. "I want to show another honorable warrior some mercy." Azorath looked at the ground, seeing the sweat falling off him as Itatsu spoke to him of mercy. "Heh.....so this is the heat of a battle. A REAL battle.....the last one was ok....but I never stood a chance..." He told himself as he panted from pain and weariness. Everyone watched curiously of what he was saying, but Ochi started to get worried. Azorath stood up, however it was slow from the pain. He put one hand on his ribs where the headbutts hit, which was on his ribs. "This battle....I'm shocked at how good it is." Azorath told his opponent as small zaps of electricity made from magic would appear around his body. "It's my turn to fight, let me try a few new moves on you." He said with a grin, as he struck a fighting stance. Itatsu grinned back, and struck his fighting pose. "This shall be a battle this arena has never seen before." Itatsu told him as they stared eachother down. Then the two of them ran forward, going for a punch at which their fists met in the middle. Then both of them started off a series of punches and kicks, with the other blocking each and every move perfectly. In unison they jumped back, with Itatsu giving off another series of magic blasts has he had before, and Azorath slapping them all away, as if they were now nothing to him. But this time Itatsu charged up a bigger blast, using the smaller ones for cover. This was one Azorath wouldn't be slapping away, and he knew that. As soon as Itatsu shot the larger blast out, he quickly went to his Domesticated Buffalo attack, and charged behind it. Azorath slapped the last small blast away, then used a Lightning Rod technique to separate the bigger blast apart. By which he ran forward, leapt over Itatsu, and spun around the Lightning Rod as if it were a standard pole in the ground. At the moment Itatsu turned around to try the charge again, Azorath landed on the ground, ready for another. When Itatsu got close enough, Azorath pushed against him. They for the most part seemed evenly matched, but the sheer force was pushing Azorath back. So he moved the magic throughout his body to his hands, by which Azorath gained the upper hand against Itatsu and began to push him backwards. "You're not bad. I would ask you to...join my new team but, you make a good rival." Itatsu said to Azorath as the two of them pushed against eachother, with Azorath barely having the upper hand. "Now for my new move.... Surge Blast!" Azorath yelled as a sudden burst of electricity shot out from Azorath's hands in the form of a large beam. It pushed Itatsu back a bit away from Azorath. "Argh! Such flash! Such..... elegance!" Itatsu screamed as he flew back against the wall while the beam of electricity and light magic mixed together to create the beam of power. When it was done, both Itatsu and Azorath fell to the ground, out of breath, out of magic, and out of strength left.

      "What an incredible 'bout!" The Holo Image Erwin spoke as he stood between the two. With both competitors down, the first one to get up wins!" The silence was unnerving. Either one could win. Either one could obtain the victory, and move on to the next round. They both started to get up, slowly and steadily so they didn't pass out or their body just give out entirely. Who would win this match? Would it be Azorath, who then could move on to the next match, and maybe achieve a victory for the first time in his life? Or would it be Itatsu, who could maybe find himself a team of elite units so he can have his dream fulfilled? Maybe these two will becoe rivals for life, or best friends. Will Itatsu lose, so he can look in other places for some elite members? Or maybe Azorath will lose and then him and Minou can finally attempt to finish their "mission." And what is this secret mission you may ask? Well find out, NEXT TIME ON AZORATH'S ADVENTURE!