Leaning over the ropes, Alex let Kary help him put on gloves as he whispered to her.
"You might want to prepare some ice packs. I don't know how much his body is tougher than before since he now uses mana, but I can guarantee I won't be able to control myself enough not to cause some bruising. And hell, who knows? He might be the one bruising me."
Kary giggled lightly.
"You might be skilled with weapons, and have some basics in hand-to-hand combat, but I don't think you'll be taking him down so easily. How about we see how it goes first?"
Alex laughed as she finished strapping the gloves on over the bandages.
"Hey, hurry up, you two little lovebirds. We're on the clock."
"Yeah, yeah. I'm coming," Alex replied, walking toward the center of the ring, warming up his arms.
Clark's eyes were already trailing on him like a predator on prey, and Alex knew he would be going serious.
They touched gloves before taking two steps back each.
