After an excruciatingly long opening ceremony which showed several live shows, musical numbers, gladiator fights, and wondrous beasts, the tournament was ready to start, and right on the first battle, there was one familiar mask.
''After our fight with Quies and all your training you should be able to control your body while using your power, so don't worry, just do it''
Sun Wukong said to Danny with a reassuring tone.
'He is lying, it isn't like him, Sun Wukong would never tell me not to worry'
Danny thought to himself and then said with an unnaturally cheery face.
''Yeah, sure. But I would rather not to use it until the later stages so that I won't reveal it''
''Hey, Danny can we talk alone for a moment?''
Quies asked Danny with a serious face.
''Sure. Monkey, can you go grab some good seats for later?''
Danny said.
''Yea... sure''
Sun Wukong said and went away.
''So, what is Sun Wukongs' deal?''
Danny asked the young girl.
''A few weeks back, he asked me to help him regain his memories, which he had lost, by using my dream based abilities and after that, he never acted the same as before''
Quies said.
BZZZZZ
The bell to call the contestants to the arena rang.
''I'll see what I can do about it later''
Danny said and rushed to the arena.
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''On one side we have the masked disciple of gods' immortality and on the other, we have the strongest 'giftless' man in all the realms, the rules are simple, your opponent needs to either touch the surface outside the arena or die in order for you to win. Are you ready!!!!''
The announcer yelled loudly.
''Always''
Both Danny and the strongest man said simultaneously.
''Then... START!!!''
The crowd cheered and Danny dashed with his knife in hand and almost stabbed the strongest man but the man dodged and was ready to hit Danny when Danny used a backflip to dodge the man's punch and stabbed the man's arm right afterward.
''You dare!''
The strongest man yelled and his eyes started glowing gold and his muscles increased.
'Wait, this is just like Michaels' gift but this man is far too old to be the new gifted, so what's going on?'
Danny thought to himself while dodging the punches his opponent threw at him.
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''Ha. Danny seems to be in as good a shape as ever''
Chaos said in excitement.
''But this won't ensure his victory, that man. He is a strong one''
Atlas said with a tone that made it clear that he and that man fought before.
''Don't worry, he will win''
Mira said with a calm expression to Emma but then...
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Danny got hit in the face and crashed to the ground.
'This is the same as my fight with god's muscle but this guy is different. His power seems more raw, natural, and strong, his own power instead of inheritance. This is a man who is possessed by a god. He is like me'
Danny reached a conclusion and he was truly afraid to fight now.
''The god of what, are you?''
Danny asked.
''I'm Aike, god of strength. I can't let you live, and you know why, don't you? The one affiliated with three gods who are responsible for my death''
The man said.
'Yo, can I trust you one time?'
Danny asked the all enchanter in his mind because he lacked any better option.
'Of course
The all enchanter said and Dannys' eyes began to glow.
A sword conjured in Dannys' hand.
''You!''
Aike yelled and threw another punch but this time the all enchanter cut his arm and proceeded with that movement to decapitate him.
'Goodbye boy. I found a new vessel, so I don't need you. But don't forget, you are the grandson of two of my enemies, I WILL come for you and kill you'
The all enchanter said to Danny and then completely left his body.
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''Goodbye, Quies''
Sun Wukong said as he started going to where he trapped gods' body.
''So that's that? You are leaving?''
Quies asked.
''Yes... I'm going to kill all the gods. Just you wait''
Sun Wukong vanished and left not one trace behind.
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'So, do you have an answer now?'
The first owner of gods' eyes asked.
'Yes, I'm going to defend everyone I care about, and to do so, I need to find a place where the gods can't reach us'
Danny answered.
'Good, now we can start'
The first owner said with a satisfied voice.
''The winner of the first match is... The no longer masked disciple of Sun Wukong!''
The announcer yelled.
'No longer masked? Shit!'
Danny thought to himself and looked in the direction of his old friends in the audience.
But he did not expect what he saw, all his friends were saluting him and standing like they were in an army.
'Right, they are my troops'
Danny thought to himself and smiled with a determined expression.
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Danny went back inside and saw Quies with a sad expression.
''So he left to follow his god? Well, next time we meet I guess we won't be allies but it's okay. I still have you, my brother, my teacher, and all my allies who followed me into this world. We will be okay and if possible, I will bring him back''
Danny said and hugged Quies.
''Yo, boss. Long time no see''
Momotaro said to Danny as he entered the room.
''Master Danniel, where is master Sun Wukong?''
Will went in right after Momotaro and asked.
''Sun Wukong left in order to help the all enchanter''
Danny said coldly.
''That tone, now I get why did chaos and Mira told me you are worse than Jeanie, you really are too much of a tsundere to cheat on me, though you are also too much of a tsundere to fully admit your feelings, so it ain't perfect''
Emma said with a smirk.
''Long time no see''
Danny said as he was truly happy, this one time after so many months and years, he finally saw his beloved girlfriend and trusted friends again.
''What'd ya say? Well, I will bring him there now''
Chaos said to someone on his crystal as he entered the room.
''Atlas, take Danny to see Sara''
Chaos said and in a blink of an eye, both Danny and Atlas vanished.
''Eh, where is Danny? Isn't this his room? And who's this girl?''
Mira asked as she entered the room with Jeanie shortly after Atlas and Danny left.
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''Master Danny, you are here. I'm sorry for not being able to take care of you for the last year. And I'm sorry for not telling you about the all enchanter, it was an order from your father. But now that I'm dying, I can tell you that this is all a part of your father's plan, all of the files should be in the castle so if you want to know the truth, I suggest you should go back''
Sara said that and closed her eyes for the last time.
''No, please no. First my mother and now you too? Why?''
Danny said while crying with tears in his eyes.
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After regrouping in the hotel.
''Since I am the only one who fought today, I want to take a bit of your time. I want you to use this tournament to train yourselves. We will win this tournament and then go back to hell in order to find a way to stop my father's plan''
Danny said to his comrades, new and old.
And with that, the tournament started and the race to stop Mephistos' plan, started.