The room where the trial round will take place looked creepy and silent.
In the center of the room, there were multiple cages made of bones and skeletons.
In front of the cages, there were five thrones for the members of the vampire council.
In one of the cages stood a man who looked like a sumo wrestler.
Everyone who saw him couldn't help but wonder:
Is he really human or some kind of giant?
That's the only way to explain his appearance.
There were people in other cages too, but none of them matched his giant appearance.
In front of the cage door stood a teenage boy with dark black hair and ice-blue eyes. Behind him stood a blonde woman who looked like a goddess.
"Do you still think you can win?" Bella asked with a grin.
"I don't think, I know I will win," Zayn said with an expressionless face.
"Heh, where is this confidence coming from? What trick are you hiding?" she asked, curious how he could be so confident even after seeing the kind of opponent he was going to face.
He just stood there without saying anything in response to her question.
"Well, it's not a problem. I will find that out sooner"
"Now I will just enjoy the show. Don't disappoint me," she said, her eyes gleaming with anticipation.
The door of the cage opened with a creaking sound.
He sighed and entered the cage, and then the door closed itself.
Bella vanished from where she stood and appeared near one of the thrones. She then moved to the center of the throne and sat down.
"Looks like it's not going to be easy," he thought as he looked at the giant in front of him.
He then closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm his mind and increase his focus.
Soon, the sounds around him died down, and other than his opponent and the cage he was in, everything turned black.
He slowly opened his eyes and looked at his opponent with determination.
"Let's brawl"
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A/N:
In the fight, I'll refer to the opponent as giant to avoid confusion, but he isn't really a giant; he just looks like one.
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The rules of the trial round are pretty simple.
The fighters have to kill their opponents to win.
Pretty simple, right?
But the problem isn't that.
The problem is they have to do it within a given time limit.
I know it's common to have time limits in matches.
But here they have to kill their opponent in just five minutes.
Yes, you heard it right, they have to kill them in just five minutes, or else both of them will be thrown into a pit of lava.
Ding!
The giant and Zayn started running towards each other.
When Zayn got closer to the giant, the giant punched his chubby fist, but Zayn swiftly dodged it and stepped towards the giant's left side, executing a low turning kick.
Bang!
"Ahh! what the heck. It feels like I kicked a concrete wall," Zayn thought as he gritted his teeth in pain.
But before he could continue his thoughts, he saw a giant hand aiming to grab his throat.
He narrowly avoided it by quickly jumping backward.
"Phew, that was close"
[ 4.00 ]
This time, he decided to engage in close combat because he didn't have much time left.
The giant punched and tried to grab him, but because of his overweight, he couldn't match Zayn's speed.
His fist only met air, as Zayn swiftly dodged every attack thrown at him.
Zayn darted in and out, delivering a flurry of strikes with lethal accuracy and unleashing a barrage of kicks.
[ 3.00 ]
"Damn, he isn't taking any damage,"
No matter how many strikes he inflicted, he couldn't seem to inflict any damage. It felt like he was hitting a boulder
"Time is running out. Looks like I don't have any other choice," he sighed and launched at his opponent again.
But this time, he intentionally left some openings and started moving slowly, as if he was feeling exhausted.
He launched a punch aiming straight at the giant's face. But before he could reach his target, a chubby hand grabbed his hand tightly.
"Got you," the giant said triumphantly.
He clenched his other fist and punched straight at Zayn's abdomen, knocking the air out of him.
Zayn's head started to spin, but he bit his lip until blood seeped out of his mouth to remain conscious.
Zayn knew he couldn't kill his opponent within the time limit, so he decided to awaken himself before time ran out by getting beaten to near-death.
But even he couldn't have guessed what happened next.
[ 2.00 ]
"I don't like your face. We still have 2 minutes left, so let's enjoy ourselves. Shall we?" The giant said with sadistic glee as he broke one of Zayn's fingers.
"Argh!" Zayn growled as he tried to break free from the giant's grasp.
"Damn! He's a fucking psycho!"
Zayn thought as the giant continued to break his fingers.
Then, gritting his teeth, he kicked the giant in the nether region.
"Argh!" the man cried out in immense pain.
Zayn quickly broke free and moved towards the giant's back.
[ 1.00 ]
He jumped on the giant's back and applied a chokehold. The giant tried to throw him away, but Zayn didn't release his hold.
He struggled to breathe, and then he fell backward onto the ground, crushing Zayn in between.
Crack
Zayn's ribs were broken because of the impact, and he released his hold.
"Arghh! You're dead, you fucking son of a bitch!" the giant shouted at the top of his lungs and grabbed Zayn's leg.
He lifted Zayn in the air by grabbing his leg and slammed him on the floor repeatedly.
Finally, he threw him at the cage.
Zayn crashed into the bones, sprawled on the ground, coughing out blood.
Cough ... Cough
[ 0.30 ]
He slowly turned his body to face the sky and breathed heavily. He saw the giant walking towards him, and soon a translucent screen appeared before him.
-You're in a near death scenario
-Do you want to awaken your abilities?
He nodded
[ 0.20 ]
-Congratulations, you passed the trial for awakening
[ 0.15 ]
Soon, everything around him stopped moving and froze in time.
More messages started to appear on his translucent screen.
"Congratulations, you unlocked the ability 'Swap'."
"Congratulations, you unlocked the ability 'Frost Forge'."
"Congratulations, you unlocked the ability '???'."
Soon, the things around him started to shake as if trying to break free from the shackles of time. His body started to heal at an insane rate, and reality returned to normal.
[ 0.10 ]
The giant came near Zayn and raised his chubby leg to crush his head.
[ 0.09 ]
"Swap", Zayn mumbled under his breath.
[ 0.08 ]
Zayn's position interchanged with the giant's when he activated his ability to swap.
The giant guy became confused after realizing his position was interchanged with Zayn's.
[ 0.07 ]
"Ice shard", Zayn said as three sharp ice shards appeared around him.
[ 0.06 ]
He raised his left hand and showed a middle finger in the giant guy's face.
[ 0.05 ]
"Eat this, you freaking psycho bastard," he yelled as he raised his right hand and brought it down
[ 0.04 ]
"Wait...!" The giant opened his mouth to say something, but one of the ice shards directly pierced his mouth.
The second one pierced his chest, and the third one pierced his abdomen, completely stopping his breath.
[ 0.03 ]
Soon his eyes lost their color, and his soul left his body, ending the trial in Zayn's victory.
[ 0.02 ]
After confirming his win, Zayn kneeled down on the ground due to the strain on his body. When they announced his victory, he fell unconscious on the floor.
-Error!!!
-External interruption detected
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A/N:
I've completed the first fight of the novel, I think it turned out well. What do guy's think?.
Please express your thoughts and if you liked it vote with power stones.
See you soon in next chapter