Adam scratched his head.
"My rival is my best friend, Felix. You saw him last time too." [Adam]
"The guy that just punched the voidling we fought?" [Noah]
Adam nodded.
"What's his ability?" [Noah]
"Level 8 Spatial Manipulation." [Adam]
Noah was in disbelief.
"Does he also consider you as a rival?" [Noah]
"Yep." [Adam]
"What's your ability?" [Noah]
"Level 1 Compression." [Adam]
Noah face palmed and walked in circles.
"No way. No way that's your ability." [Noah]
"What? Do you think less of me now?" [Adam]
Noah shook his head.
"I'm not sure. …Whatever, let's get this over with." [Noah]
He sighed and motioned at the blonde haired girl above the stage.
"It appears our fighters are ready!" [Blonde Haired Girl]
Hearing that, Adam quickly went into a defensive stance.
"Begin!" [Blonde Haired Girl]
The moment the fight started, Noah put his hands into his pockets before throwing out what looked to be sand.
"Form!" [Noah]
The grains of sand merged together, forming multiple spikes.
"Attract!" [Noah]
The spikes hurled themselves at Adam, who had been preparing a Pressure Cannon in each hand.
"Pressure Cannon!" [Adam]
The air blasted the spikes to bits, scattering the grains and creating a low quality smokescreen.
"Form!" [Noah]
Raising a hand, the grains formed into a block above Adam.
"Fall!" [Noah]
The block dropped on Adam. However, he leapt out from under before it could reach him.
"Release!" [Noah]
The block dissipated.
"Form!" [Noah]
Changing shape, the sand turned into saw blades.
"Attract! Rotate!" [Noah]
The saw blades propelled themselves at Adam, spinning and cutting the ground as it traveled.
("Damn it's fast!") [Adam]
Adam zig-zagged towards Noah while trying to shake off the saw blades. However, they seemed to increase in speed the longer he ran.
"He fights like a coward." [Astos]
"Have you considered using me?" [Krino]
("Nah, I'll get through this myself.") [Adam]
Stepping side to side, Adam managed to close the distance to a manageable amount with Noah.
"The saws are right behind you!" [Krino]
"Air Burst!" [Adam]
A well placed blast of air blew the sawblades away and sent Adam flying towards Noah.
"What?!" [Noah]
Surprise for a moment, he reached into his pockets and threw more sand at Adam.
"Form!" [Noah]
The sand wrapped around Adam's body, hardening itself to imprison its target.
"Adorable." [Adam]
Flexing his muscles, the coils of sand broke apart.
"How?!" [Noah]
Noah raised his arms to activate his ability, but Adam put him into an armlock before he could try anything.
"Ow ow ow! I yield, I yield!" [Noah]
"The battle has been concluded! Victor: Adam!" [Blonde Haired Girl]
A loud applause echoed throughout the stadium. However, it was not over for Adam yet.
("There's still a long line left…") [Adam]
Stuck deep in thought, he snapped back to reality when hearing Noah's voice.
"Can you let go?! This hurts!" [Noah]
"Oh!" [Adam]
Completely forgetting that he had Noah at his mercy, Adam released his grip.
"Ouch… Where did you even learn to do that?" [Noah]
"Uh… instinct?" [Adam]
"And the fact that you're built like a silverback ape?" [Noah]
"Drugs I took from a strange uncle." [Adam]
Noah gave him a weird look.
"...You're kidding, right?" [Noah]