[center] [b]Character Name:[/b] Hiko Kyoryu [b]Race:[/b] Pterodactyl [b]PL:[/b] 910 [b]Time/Date:[/b] Day 1, Morning [b]Location: The Arena[/b] [b]Tagging: None[/b] [/center] [color=ed145b]Hiko stood by the entrance to the ring, wrapping his hands in bandages. It was almost his time to fight, his meditating had helped him to calm down. He noticed Beryl Bloodstone walk up beside him. “Hi there Beryl, I look forward to our match!” Hiko enthused, extending a friendly hand to the pink-haired witch. But Beryl ignored his greeting, staring straight ahead out at the ring with a serious expression on her face. Hiko just withdrew his hand, taking the hint. “Ladies and gentleman, let’s kick off the Tenkaichi Budokai with our first match of the day! Ruff!” Announced Paw-Paw, with all the enthusiasm of a natural born performer. The crowd roared with applause, eager for action. “Our first contender is a beautiful young witch from West City who is a master of spellcraft. Please welcome the mistress of the magical arts, Beryl Bloodstone!” Beryl’s demeanor suddenly changed as she made her way out to the stage. She plastered an infectious smile on her face and walked out with her arms in the air. She stood in the center of the ring and basked in the applause, winking and blowing kisses to the crowd. This was all apart of the show to Beryl, she was getting the crowd to fall in love with her. Surely putting on a good performance at this tournament would help her drum up business and make some money. “Next to the stage is her contender. Ruff! A sight never before seen here or anywhere else for that matter! This young man hails from the Tsubasa Temple, a skilled monk in training. But what’s more is that he’s a pterodactyl! This pint-sized pteranodon pugilist packs quite a powerful punch. Give it up for Hiko “Ivory Wings” Kyoryu! The crowd erupted in cheering as Hiko walked into the ring. He wasn’t expecting such a lively applause for him, but he figured everyone was just so excited for the fights to start they didn’t care who was in the ring. Hiko and Beryl stood roughly ten feet from each other with Paw-Paw in the middle. “Alright fighters, the rules have already been explained to you. So I expect a good, clean match. When I say ‘fight’ the match will begin.” Paw-paw stepped back from the fighters to avoid catching any punches should they launch at each other once the match started. “Ready, Fight!” Rather than jump right out and attack Hiko did as he was always trained to do, he clasped his hands together and bowed toward his opponent as a sign of respect. Obviously he expected the same in return, but Beryl had other ideas. Seeing her opportunity to strike she disappeared in a flash of neon green light and teleported to Hiko’s left side, delivering a powerful kick to the side of his face. Hiko was taken aback by this cheap shot. He looked to his left but noticed a green flash from his right, followed by a fist that barreled into his other cheek. He quickly shook off the blow, her attacks weren’t particularly powerful, but if he let her keep this up they’d start to wear on Hiko. He swung towards where Beryl was but she disappeared again. This time Hiko didn’t see where she went, not before he felt her boots digging into his back. He thought about turning around to grab her, but he had another plan for her. Hiko braced his entire body for her next attack, which came as she appeared in front of him again for a gut shot. Her fist barely caused a ripple in Hiko’s stomach. This time the mighty pterodactyl grabbed the young witch by her arm. He wanted to end this match quickly, so he decided to use the tournaments rules to his advantage. With a great yank he tossed Beryl across the ring and towards the grass on the outside. She had almost hit the ground too before she yet again vanished and reappeared back in the center of the ring, this time a good distance away from Hiko. He figured Beryl was likely trying to reevaluate her gameplan. Hiko didn’t know what other tricks she had up her sleeves, but he’d have to be ready for anything. He didn’t want to give her enough time to think, so with a mighty flap of his wings he lifted himself off the ground a began zooming towards his mystical opponent. He readied his fist to hit her with a powerful blow. He didn’t want to hurt such a fragile girl, but he couldn’t risk her pulling out some trick that could cause him to lose this fight. As Hiko flew through the air he abruptly stopped. But not of his own will! He couldn’t move, he was completely immobilized! He looked at Beryl and noticed her eyes were glowing with a violet light and her palms were outstretched towards him. Was this one of her spells? The purple glow in Beryl’s eyes flashed as she let out a powerful yell and sent Hiko flying backwards. The startled beastman quickly slammed his claws down into the ring and began scraping along the concrete to keep from being thrown out of the ring. His momentum began to slow, he just prayed to Tsubasa that it would be enough. Beryl was beginning to struggle, this pterodactyl had be the heaviest thing she had ever lifted with her telekinesis. It was a strain on her mind and body and she couldn’t keep it up much longer. Eventually she had to release the spell and Hiko flopped to the ground. She had exhausted two of her three spells and was running out of surprises for her formidable foe. But she still had one more tactic to try, as underhanded as it might be. Waiting for Hiko to get back to his feet, the mystical woman once again teleported and appeared directly in front of him. This time, Hiko was quick react and walloped the witch with a powerful left cross to her jaw. She fell to the ground immediately and Hiko started to go to the ground to finish her off. But then he noticed something odd. Was she crying? He looked at Beryl and saw tears streaming down her face. “You big meany! How could you punch a lady like that!?” Beryl cried out loud enough for the whole audience to hear. Suddenly Hiko began to hear booing from the stands. He looked around in bewilderment, taken aback that the audience had suddenly turned on him. Though it was mostly the men doing all the boing. Did he do something wrong? Wasn’t this supposed to be a fighting tournament? He looked back down at Beryl who’s eyes were now glowing a bright orange color. Beryl focused on Hiko intensely, staring him straight in the eyes. “Now sleep you overgrown bird!” Hiko’s eyes took on the same orange glow as Beryl’s and began to close. His body lost all tension and soon enough he slumped to the ground, fast asleep. Beryl stood to her feet and towered over her unconscious opponent with a victorious smirk on her face. “What’s this? It would appear as though Hiko has fallen asleep? Well, if he’s not up within the count of ten then this match is over for him!” Announced Paw-Paw as he began his countdown. “Ten, nine, eight…” Beryl chuckled to herself. She knew this musclehead wasn’t getting up anytime soon. Her magic was too powerful, he was probably going to be out cold for a few hours. He definitely wasn’t waking up in the next ten seconds. “...seven, six…” The audience gazed on with silent anticipation. Everyone eager to see if this was really the end of the fight. “...five, four, three…” Suddenly, Hiko’s claw reached out and grabbed Beryl’s ankle. Paw-Paw stopped his countdown short as Hiko leapt to his feet, causing the witch to land flat on her face. “Don’t be foolish…” Said Hiko, as he sat himself down on Beryl’s back and began pulling on her leg. “...I’ve spent my entire life training my mind. It’s the most powerful muscle in my body!” He kept putting more and more tension on her leg with his arms, careful to just pull enough to cause her excruciating pain. “I’d never fall prey to such simple trick.” The pain in Beryl’s leg was unbearable, this was undoubtedly the most physical torment she had been put through. She tried to hold on and think of a way out of this. But the pain was so great that she couldn’t even focus enough to teleport out of the monsters grasp. Her head was beginning to get dizzy and she felt like she was going to vomit. Finally she slapped the ground vigorously. “Ok, I give up! I give up! Just let me go you big lummox!” She screamed at the top of her lungs. Hiko released his grip and stood up victoriously over his defeated opponent. Suddenly he noticed that Paw-Paw had grabbed his palm and was now thrusting it into the air. “Ladies and gentleman, your winner by submission, Hiko “Ivory Wings” Kyoryu!” The stadium erupted with thunderous applause. Even the men who had been booing him earlier were now cheering and chanting his name. They certainly showed no favorites. Once Paw-Paw released his grip from Hiko, the fighter turned around to offer his opponent some help up and congratulate her on a good match. But Beryl had already gotten up and was limping away on her damaged leg with her head held low. “Hiko will advance to the second round of the tournament. We look forward to your next fight!” The audience applause continued as Hiko walked out of the ring and back to the waiting area. He was almost in shock, not believing that he had actually won his first fight in the tournament. Maybe, just maybe, he could make it all the way. [/color]