"We won't attack just yet... we have to become friends with them first, then we'll declare war on them, and then we prepare for it and we'll attack... I know how Jun is... he's friendly. He might give us an entire armor set if we become friends with him first" Toast walks along the walls as Moon follows.
"What's the reason for war anyways?" Toast asked. "Because-... I don't have a reason. This town has been so peaceful for the past few days... They need more chaos" Toast smiled creepily, showing us his true evil side "On the day of the battle... the sky will be red... Izuzunians will be bathing in their own blood as it pours out from their body... and... We can take this land from them"
Moon looks at Toast as if he does this on a daily basis "Okay"
Toast then spoke out "Jun... just wait... we will kill you... The peaceful time of Izuzunu will end here" Toast stomps his legs on the walls and looks at the sky "This war... will wipe out every last smile in this kingdom!"
"Hey, Toast! What you up to!" Jun shouted, spotting them on the walls. Moon smacks Clay on the back "Idiot! You're too loud!" He shouted quietly at Toast.
RISE OF IZUZUNU
VOLUME 5, CHAPTER 41, BUILDING OF AN ARENA
JUN'S ROOM, JUN'S HOUSE
"I think... this is how you make a tournament bracket?" Jun questioned himself. He drew some straight lines and connected them all. It looks like a tournament bracket "I did it! Now all we gotta do is put names!"
"Wow, that looks nice!" Clay shouted while sitting on Jun's bed. Toast also tagged along with them as he dug through Jun's closet "Why do you get so much armor in here??"
"Hey, I need backups, y'know" Jun answered. He looks back at the brackets and realizes how he's going to do that without putting it in his order.
"Flip a cap, if it hits the top side of the cap, it's the other opponent- never mind, that doesn't make sense..." Clay tried to help.
"I know! Let's have everyone pick a number from one through ten! Like- like.. if a person chooses one and another chooses two, they'll be fighting each other! It's like odds versus evens, someone chooses seven and another chooses eight, and will be fighting together!" Jun made a great idea.
"That's a good idea! Though, have you told anyone about the tournament?" Clay asked. "Yeah, only Xuanyu, let's go announce it to every LCI" Jun answered. Toast walks toward them "How many people will be fighting?" He asked.
"I don't know. We'll see" Jun shrugged.
Fast forward. Jun went to visit every LCI member's house to ask them to pick a number from one through ten. Xuanyu was the first one.
"Xuanyu! Hey! Pick a number one through ten! This will determine who you'll fight in the arena" Jun explained. "Ooh... hmmm... five" He answered.
"Evelyn, I'm Jun's new friend and he's hosting a tournament, please pick a number from one-through-four and six-through-ten" Clay went to Evelyn's house.
"Ooh, a tournament" She looked surprised "That sounds interesting, ten!" She smiled. "Yo, Phoenix! Hey!" Jun greeted.
Phoenix greeted back at Jun "Hey! What's going on?" He asked Jun.
"I'm hosting a huge tournament. Would you like to join? If you do, pick a number between one through four and-" Phoenix quickly chose "Number one"
"Pick a number two-through-four and six-through-nine" Clay introduced himself again and asked them to choose a number.
"Eight" Chloe answered.
George answered "Seven" and Mikey answered "Four"
Clay smiled "Your results will be at the election stage tomorrow to see who you will be battling!"
"07 and Nugget! Number two or three or six or nine, it's for a tournament I'm hosting" Jun smiled. "Ooh, tournament, let's get to training! I pick two!" Nugget shouted.
"Well, I pick three then!" 07 shouted as well.
"Cyfty! Hey! We're hosting a tournament! And you can join by choosing numbers six or nine!" Clay smiled.
"Ooh, A tournament... uh... six" He answered. "Which leaves me at nine... I'm fighting Evelyn" Clay looked at Jun.
"You got this, don't worry", Jun says. "Thanks" Clay thanked.
Cifty is one of Jun's supporters, or "Jun's People" Cyfty lives in a tree house next to Irene's old house. "Thanks for joining, Cyfty!" Jun exclaimed as Clay and Jun started walking back home.
"You're welcome!" Cyfty smiled "I can't wait to see who I'll fight tomorrow"
ELECTION STAGE, IZUZUNU, TOMORROW
"Wha-... There's no freaking way!" Mikey shouted out loud. "What is it!?" Chloe ran to check up on him. Everyone was there in line to check who they'd be competing against.
"I'm fighting... the president", Mikey said as everyone gasped. Chloe patted Mikey on the head "You'll be fine" She smiled.
Until she looked at who she'd be fighting. "Wait- What!?" She shouted.
"I'm fighting George!!?" In the distance, George overhears Chloe and runs up to check the paper "I'm gonna beat you!" George laughed.
George is a good fighter, although he's only a child. Phoenix jumps down from the election stage dramatically "Let me see mine" he says.
"Huh... so I'll be competing against the winner of this round... So it'll either be 07 or Nugget" He talks to himself out loud.
"07 or Nugget!?" Nugget asked. "We're competing against each other??" 07 asked Nugget. "I guess so" They both stared at each other, surprised.
07 and Nugget were shocked "I guess we can't train together"
The citizens were laughing at all of them. They gotta fight their own friends. "Oh, me versus Mikey" Xuanyu says as he reads the paper.
"I'm gonna fight George or Chloe" Cyfty read the paper. Clay, the last person in line already knows who he'll be fighting "Evelyn" He said.
"So... this is awkward, starting tomorrow, we'll be training to beat each other up" Evelyn smiled. Clay smiled "Yeah, it's fine"
"Give it your all... It doesn't matter if I'm a girl" She said "I'll still kick your ass"
TOURNAMENT ARENA, OUTSIDE OF MORICHI
"We've finished!!" Jun shouted.
It's been hours and the tournament arena is finally finished. The walls are made of wood and are about four meters high. "That took forever," Clay said exhausted. The area is big enough to run around in and fight. There are trees, hills, bushes, and big rocks where people can hide behind.
"Thanks for helping us, Toast," Jun said as Toast turned around "Jun, it's been nice of you to feed me and give me a place to stay for the past few days. Your town... it's peaceful" He smiled.
"Yeah", Jun said. "I need to talk to you privately," Toast says as he gets off from the chair. "Sure" Jun jumps off the chair too.
Clay sat there with Xuanyu "We'll wait here!" Clay waved bye.
Jun and Toast walk down the stairs to the doors to get out of the arena. "So.. what do you want to talk about? You gonna thank me more?" He laughed "It's alright, Toast-"
"Can I cause global panic or domination?" He asked. "What?" Jun questioned back. "It's about... I- I don't know how to explain it" Toast says.
Jun was confused "Just say it in simple words, bro"
"Okay" Toast spoke out "I want... blood"
"Hm?" Jun was even more confused. "I want chaos... I want this town... to burn to the ground... chaos has been my only goal ever since" Toast looked at Jun in the eyes with a creepy smile.
"Stop... stop joking around!" Jun made a fake laugh "Your jokes are funny as hell!"
Despite Jun's fake laughter, Toast kept his insane look as he just kept smiling deeply into Jun's eyes. Jun had a bad feeling about Toast as fear took over Jun.
Toast spoke in a chilling tone "It means... blood... blood... and fire... sometimes people murdering each other... items being stolen... the sky burning red... war... blood... death... I have a goal every time I join a new village... and my goal is... " Jun stared in fear, his eyes widened.
"Chaos" Toast finished his sentence. They both locked their eyes at each other. Both are different expressions; one fear and one happy.
"We're called... the Chaos Team... you can't stop us... we have Hades" Toast walks away. Jun is still frightened and just stands there watching Toast stroll out of the Izuzunu borders "Wha... what?"
"Jun! Hey! Where's Toast at?" Xuanyu asked. Jun was still frightened as ever. He just stood there "War... blood.... blood war" Jun spoke out.
"Huh? Did he say something to you?" Clay asked. "He's declaring war on us!" Jun shouted. Clay and Xuanyu looked at each other "What?"
"He kept saying it... over and over again... blood... blood... blood... blood... blood! This guy is crazy!" Jun's facial expression changed as he sat down.
"It's whatever... he thinks he can win but I don't think he can," Jun said. "Yeah... I hope you're right" Xuanyu put on a fake smile.
Clay stood up "My training! Jun! Let's go practice!" Clay shouted. Jun forgot about Clay's Training "Oh, I forgot. Let's go down there right now"
Jun looked at the grounds "So... they're just gonna forget about what I just said?? There's a literal war...."
ARENA
"You ready?" Jun asked. "Yeah!" Clay shouted.
The arena was silent and the sun continued to go down, lower and lower. It's night. The torches lit up the arena, including the benches. Xuanyu watches on the benches.
He sat down "Go Clay!" He shouted.
Jun laughed "Wow... and not me!?"
Xuanyu laughed back "You're too strong!... three... two... one, GO!!" Xuanyu shouted as they both ran towards each other and made their first swing.
CHAOS TEAM'S BASE
"I told them," Toast says to everybody there, "I told them that I'm gonna bring chaos to their kingdom"
Everybody else smiled "So then it's starting... the war," Hades says as he gets up from his chair.
Hades is their best fighter. He's super strong... but we don't know if he's as strong as Mark or Phoenix. Toast also stood up with Hades "Yes... the war... there will be blood! Blood!! Blood!!!"
"Crackhead" a boy insulted.
TO BE CONTINUED...