Will of the Infinite

Chapter 13 - Brute and Speed

No movement is seen from both fighters. Both are playing it safe rather than risky. Izbuk knows he’s of the prosperous Bancroft Family and Caleb knows he has amazing combined power.

Caleb quickly rushes at him by leaping off of the ring. The tough and fortified ring cracks from the shear force required to propel him at such speed. He swings his right arm towards Izbuk but he ducks right under the swing. As a countermeasure, he throws an uppercut from below. It is dodged with ease. He follows with two power punches but Izbuk blocks both flawlessly. Caleb is punched hard in the bottom of his chin. His teeth slam together then he is kicked away to secure distance. He slides and skids down the gridded plain but stops himself before he plummets off of the ring.

He stops himself and tries to formulate a strategy. While slowly stepping towards Izbuk, he remarks             in his head. “So strong! I need to dodge his attacks at all costs and his ghoul fire is only yet to come.” Izbuk pounds his chest and says “You’re dead!!” He roars at Caleb and this visibly shakes his body. He is surprised by the vehemence of his growl for a mere Beta and prepares himself for an incoming attack.

Izbuk rushes at him but his speed is clearly inferior to his. He leaps sky-high and Caleb is astonished by this. He even drops his guard in surprise from his leaping ability.

Many in the crowd also react in the same way. He leaps something like 10 metres straight in the air. He swivels and a fireball brews in his palm. His palm goes a more grey-blue colour before he hurls the silver, glistening fireball towards the astonished vampire.

He quickly snaps back into reality from the sight of fire raining on him. He blitzes forward and narrowly misses the majority of the fire. A little ember catches onto his left arm but he pats it out. Izbuk dives down and tries to slam Caleb deep into the floor. His opponent quickly swerves away from the proximity of the attack. He slams the ground and it cracks as well as breaks beneath him. He raises his palm in reaction to him missing and launches another fireball. Caleb blocks then Izbuk leaps in his direction. He punches his side with all the force he can and causes him to fall back about 7 metres. Caleb thinks in annoyance “He keeps making me block! The fireballs are so quick! How am I supposed to dodge them?! That last attack really was something. I need to bring everything out!” His black veins grow slightly more in length then his cornea go a deeper black. His muscles bulge even more and his veins pulsate.

He sweeps one of his legs back and zooms towards Izbuk. Izbuk roars and his two forearms shift from a normal tanned skin colour to a blue-grey colour. They also increase in muscle mass. He runs and fire blazes behind him. It makes him even faster and can make him somewhat match Caleb’s strength. He swings his right arm but Caleb predicts. He screams within his mind “NOW!!” He flawlessly spins out of the way of the punch. Before Izbuk knows it, Caleb is far from the direction of the punch. He then lands a massively powerful punch clean in his gut. Izbuk spits blood before kicking Caleb away from him. Caleb tumbles and tumbles away before shakily standing. He visibly shows he is shaken up from that hit however. He is also panting too. He mutters “Got him. Blood.” He licks his teeth almost crazily with his tongue then his hair slowly becomes more shaggy. His fangs grow longer and he becomes more animalistic.

He shakes himself up and makes a low stance. He smirks with a more evil vibe and Tanji clocks on. He remarks “Of course! The blood rush! Vampires get a more animalistic and powerful side to them once they smell blood. With human blood it’s almost uncontrollable. He used that to his advantage and got an instant buff to his power. Smart!”

Caleb rushes at Izbuk with even more speed. The silver, translucent fireball of Izbuk’s arsenal is thrown at him. He doesn’t even dodge and swats the fireball away. He still gets an injury across his arm but he doesn’t care. He leaps and swivels at such a high speed that he is a blur even to the supernaturals of the crowd. He kicks Izbuk’s fortified block then slams that same leg into the ground below him. He snarls and quickly rushes back at his opponent. A pool of fire spawns beneath his feet but he leaps as high as he can. He can only get about 6 metres up though. He forcefully dives down with a readied fist and aims it down. Izbuk’s right palm converts to a grey-blue and more animalistic hand. Narrow but long claws grow from his fingernails and ghoul fire spawns around his entire palm.

*SLAM*

Their two weapons of destruction clash. The clash causes a massive bang and smoke is released around them. This is due to one of them slamming into the floor.

The smoke slowly disperses, revealing the loser. Caleb is standing. His right arm is covered in streams of blood and looks shattered. His legs shake under his weight and he is barely able to step forward. Izbuk looks almost lifeless. His body is not moving at all and his enhanced hand is the sole part of his body moving.

“WINNER! CALEB BANCROFT!” Tearle stands up from his seat and so does Lucien. Tearle says “Yes! That’s it!!” Lucien claps and mutters to himself “Great stuff.”

Two medics then land in the ring. They wear white coats with a red cross on their chest. One grabs Izbuk’s lifeless body and rushes away. They rush behind a large opening behind a wall and leap up some flights of stairs. The other declares “Everyone, get up to the spectator hubs! This ring needs to be cleared up!”

Everyone stands in reaction to his declaration before walking towards the stairs. Caleb is quickly aided with medical help and his healing speeds up tremendously.

Tanji thinks after the two fights “Can I pass? These people aren’t normal! So strong!”