Hearing Arthur's words, Shadow immediately smiled broadly and said, "You sure have the spirit of a fighter, boy. Let's see what you're really made of!"
Then, Shadow and Arthur, as well as Magikeen and Janice, went towards a small door in the room. It was different from the one Arthur entered before.
As soon as they passed through the door, all they saw was a white room, with a marble-like floor, with a small stage, made of the same material. It was relatively small, giving space only to the stage and a few side chairs.
"Hey. I was wondering ... how the hell is this place so big, even though it's underground?" That doubt was hitting Arthur's brain. It was more because he didn't know than because he was stupid.
"Science, young man. After a few years of research, they managed to integrate nano particles of graphene in a composition similar to a super concrete. After that, the effort of engineers and architects resulted in this weirdness. Seriously, I wonder who will be the unhappy architect who planned some areas here. Very ugly! " As he explained, Shadow's playful tone made clear his "resentment" for the architect.
"Okay, then. Tell me something ... how does this group stuff work."
"It is a very simple matter. There are no contracts or anything. Just a sincere handshake. Of course, if you have not followed the rules of the group, you will be evicted immediately without notice, and all security and contacts will be severed. We are a brotherhood, but instead of fraternity, we have interests. "
"I understood." Arthur fell silent and began to think with himself.
'Now that I'm being watched, doing anything can be a risk. From what I know of Thomas, it won't be long before he discovers the Eye himself, so I must seek temporary protection. ' Plans and more plans were forming in Arthur's mind, all aimed at escaping the situation, making the most of it, of course.
"Okay, big head. Stop thinking! Let's fight. You can choose between Magikeen and me."
"An accurate measurement of strength can only be made in the face of someone strong. I don't want to judge too hastily, since I don't know any of you. But since you are the leader, then you must be the strongest in the room!" Arthur's excitement and willingness to fight began to grow.
"Then we can start with me. Janice and Magikeen, you can sit and enjoy the show."
Soon after that, Arthur and Shadow took the stage and positioned themselves far from each other.
This was a great opportunity for Arthur to test his new strength. In addition to proving a theory that was on his mind.
Janice, beside the stage, counted to three and signaled for both to start.
As soon as he received the signal to start, Arthur immediately ran at full speed against Shadow. It was much faster than he had ever demonstrated before.
It didn't take even a second before he was in front of Shadow. His fist was already closed and ready to punch.
But, just as Arthur was about to hit the punch, Shadow suddenly moved to the side, silently and without any waste of movement.
This of course did not disappear from Arthur's senses, so he was going to try to turn around to target another punch ... but he did not imagine that his body would not actually obey and pass straight as a jet.
"It seems that you are too fast ... even for yourself." A playful smile appeared on Shadow's face as he watched Arthur flying at high speed.
Knowing that falling off the stage meant losing, Arthur quickly hit the ground hard, trying to stop his speed. He even had to use his hands and still continued to slide.
As soon as he reached the edge, barely losing his balance, Arthur finally managed to stop.
'What the fuck was that !?' The question that Arthur had was not about how he gained that speed, but rather that it was a very giant and uncontrolled raise.
After he stabilized, he stood up and looked at Shadow with a smile: "My bad. I've gotten stronger recently and I have to learn to control my strength better."
"No problem, man. Take your time." With a slight nod, Shadow indicated to continue the fight.
Thus, a cat-and-mouse fight broke out. Arthur constantly tried to hit Shadow, who dodged all blows at a frightening speed.
In the beginning, Arthur was always having a hard time controlling his new strength, but, as time passed, his control became more precise and better. He started bringing the techniques Flowing River and Standing Lake into the fight, improving his strokes.
If before he was able to execute a kick at high speed and stop it instantly, now he was able to do the same thing, only much faster, with a precise stop and with several strokes in a row.
As the fight went on, Arthur's movements began to be more complex and better controlled. It wasn't the complete mess at the beginning.
Just as Arthur was able to make better moves, Shadow's dodges were getting faster and faster, as if he didn't even care to lift a finger to stop Arthur.
'What is this guy made of ??? Wind?' Doubts began to arise in Arthur's mind. But they only served to increase your determination.
'If so, just increase the speed and the tricks.'
From that moment on, Arthur's techniques began to be performed more and more, sometimes even using the Force to further increase the speed of the blow after the stop. The fight soon turned into something like Rock Lee vs Gaara.
Even though so many actions had been taken, only 1 minute had passed since the start of the fight. It was really a fight based on speed.
The more time passed, the more scared and hopeful Arthur became, as Shadow continued to dodge, but the distance between the blow and the target became smaller and smaller.
After another 1 minute, when Arthur was still concentrating on hitting his hits on Shadow, an unexpected thing happened to Arthur.
When his 300km / h kick was about to hit Shadow's face, instead of dodging him, as usual, his kick was actually held tightly.
This action ended up generating a violent draft hitting Shadow's face.
Instantly, enormous pressure was placed on Arthur's body. Not only physical, but mental as well.
A Will far greater than Arthur's, capable of crushing the conscience of an ordinary person in an instant.
It all fell on Arthur like a building, which he couldn't bear now.
Arthur did not understand what could be happening, until Shadow said a single thing, in a calm tone of voice and a relaxed face:
"Enough!"