Everyone was applauded. Dustin was much bigger than Jagger. The next match was Cross"s turn. He would be up against a famous bare-knuckle boxer who was known through The City Of Old Malar. His name was Norman. Norman acted as a vigilante. He wanted to replace Master Irwin as the people's protector. He was jealous. When Norman won the tournament and learned the ways of Master Irwin's style of fighting, Norman would then turn on it on him and use it against Master Irwin to overthrow him. Norman was 6'5, weighing 300 pounds. Norman carried an axe and a small shield.
He wore armour and a helmet that covered half of his face. He jumped on the wooden patio which began shaking. A had a grin on his face. "How does a scrawny fellow like you expect to win the tournament?" Cross didn't answer Norman. As Felix shouted began, Norman swung his axe after Cross. Cross evaded the axe, uppercutting Norman into the air. Blood gushed out of Norman"s mouth. Once he landed out of the wooden patio he was disqualified. He had a dumbfounded look on his face. Cross would proceed to the next four without any hassle. Cross walked away from the vanished wooden patio, sitting down under the same tree that provided him shade. As all the matches went by, it was Jagger's turn to fight again.
He would go up against a chairman by the name of Xavier King. Xavier owned a company that sold lumber. Jagger jumped on the wooden patio and patiently waiting for Xavier. Suddenly an airship descended from the clouds. The hatch of the airship opened. An iron zipline was dropped out landing on the wooden patio. Xavier jumped out the airship, quickly grabbing the iron zipline, sliding down fast. As he landed on the wooden patio the airship blasted off into the air, disappearing. Xavier King was 50 years old. His hair was all grey. He had robotic legs and a robotic left arm. He was nearly bald. His weapon choice was two incredibly sharp daggers. Xavier began laughing. " I know who you are." "You're that very famous boxer Apollo Fist." " I heard that you're undefeated." Jagger nodded and said: " You do research." " Since you know so much, be prepared." " I won't be holding back like how I do in boxing matches."
Xavier began smiling. He crouched, placing a serious expression on his face. As Felix shouted began, Xavier leaped towards Jagger. Jagger easily evaded Xavier, punching him in the chest. Many of his ribs were broken. Xavier coughed up a lot of blood. He collapsed on his ribs. Xavier spat up blood and recovered. Xavier threw both of his daggers at Jagger. Jagger sighed easily evading the daggers. He sprinted towards Xavier, punching him in his face, then elbowing him in his throat. Xavier"s face was already covered in blood. I told you I wouldn't hold back. "This is isn't in the professional ring." "I always hold back so I won't kill my opponents." Xavier smiled. He suddenly pulled out 2 needles driving them in his neck. Abruptly all of Xavier's wounds were healed.
Xavier acquired his robotic limbs by challenging Felix. He challenged Felix 6 months before the start of the tournament. " Don't take me lightly." Xavier ran towards Jagger again. " Charging towards me like a bull doesn't help anything. "You are just making yourself a bigger more open target." When Jagger was about to punch Xavier, Xavier pulled out a grenade launcher. Jagger's eyes widened. "Like I said earlier." "Don't take me lightly." He began rapidly firing rounds after Jagger. Multiple explosions occurred.
The entire area was filled with black smoke. Xavier began laughing. Xavier tossed the empty grenade launcher away. He amused he claimed victory. When the smoke dispersed, Jagger stood in the same spot unharmed. This freaked out Xavier. " How are you still alive?" " You took those grenade head on?!" You should be dead!" "This is impossible!" Jagger began slowly walking towards Xavier. Xavier pulled out two more grenades. As he was about to pull the pins, Jagger changed his boxing stance. Xavier tossed both grenades at Jagger. Jagger tensed his muscles, causing veins to pop out. This terrified Xavier. He could see his life flashing before his eyes. Jagger punched Xavier in the chest so hard his fist lighted on fire. "Fire Fist!!" shouted Jagger.
Many of his organs were ruptured. All of his ribs were broken. Xavier turned pale. He puked up at least a pint of blood. Xavier was sent flying out of the wooden patio, crashing through the crackling walls of Master Irwin's dojo/home. Xavier's eyes turned completely white. His robotic limbs began malfunctioning. There was a reason why Jagger was a 5th-time world champion. Jagger didn't have a single bruise or cut on his body. A single splash of blood was on his chest. He walked jumped off the wooden patio, walking away. Felix began whispering to Master Irwin. " I think he will be the winner of this tournament." Irwin began shaking his head. " He will have to go up against you if he wants to win it all."
Jagger would have to challenge Cross. Jagger and Cross were the strongest contestants. Cross and Jagger continue to go up against additional contestants and defeat them. As the other 38 contestants were defeated, Cross and Jagger would go up each other. Both Cross and Jagger stepped on the patio. They both stared at each other with serious expressions on their face. As Felix shouted began, Cross formed a metallic spike in his hand, tossing it at Jagger. Jagger evaded the metallic spike. He then drove his foot into the wooden patio, running towards Cross like a bull.
Cross abruptly punched Jagger. Blood gushed out his mouth. He staggered. He hadn't been affected by a punch in a very long time. Years. He licked the blood away from his mouth. " You may be my matchup after all." For years I have waited for someone to finally inflict a punch on me." Enjoy it because it will be your first and last." Jagger changed his stance up. Cross began rapidly firing metallic spikes at Jagger. Jagger dodged each and everyone one of the metallic spikes without blinking or flinching. He tensed his muscles punching after Cross. Cross evaded the punch which punched a tree into smithereens. Jagger began rapidly punching after Cross without moving. Cross managed to dodge most of the punches but was affected by the last one which broke three of his ribs.
Cross staggered towards the edge of the wooden patio. He front flipped over Jagger landing perfectly on his feet. Jagger quickly turned around and punched Cross in his face breaking his bottom jaw. Two of his teeth and blood come out of Cross"s mouth like a rocket. " You sure can take a lot of pain " " You make the perfect punching bag." Jagger leaped in the air, punching after Cross. Cross rolled out of the way. A part of the ground was destroyed. Jagger landed on his feet and jumped back. " This fucking guy is no joke." " One mistake can ruin my chance of being trained by Master Irwin." Jagger was still bouncing up and down. Cross decided to change up his style of fighting. He began charging up a powerful red and black beam in his hand. He heaved it at the bouncing Jagger. Jagger chuckled, punching after the red and black beam. He punched the red and black beam in half. " I have dealt with people like you before.
"Always relying on energy attacks." "That's why I never use them." "I rely on my best weapons." "My fists." "Thunder and Lighting." Two explosions occurred behind Jagger, causing the wooden patio to be surrounded in fire. Jagger was called many things. From a dimwitted brat to the famous Apollo First. His millions of fans called him Apollo Fist. On the bare-knuckle ring, he was called Jagger The Unstoppable Juggernaut. He could punch a mountain into smithereens if he wanted to. Without putting in any effort.