The next day. Fireworks are popping off in the main circle of the island. “Welcome fighters to the 78th annual Zogahr tournament,” said the announcer. The ports are open to everyone to see the tournament because it is one of the biggest Kung-Fu tournaments of the year. Also, this school is one of the best Kung-Fu schools on the planet. “Please, fighters follow me to draw to see what block you are in,” said the announcer. “Before we start, the rules are in the state as follows. “You must pick a group and a number in the box once your name is called. In groups, whoever gets the most wins in their group will advance to the land of Thirty-Two. Winning conditions are if your opponents get a ring or knock out, you are the winner. Weapons and killing your opponents are not allowed in this tournament. If you choose to kill your opponent or use a weapon, you will be automatically disqualified,” said the officials. Now everyone went to get their group letter and number. Lionel got H4, Felix got I1. Jax got L4. Kiyoshi got N4. “Sweet, we are all in different groups. We will meet in the land of Thirty-Two,” said Lionel. Scarlet came over to Felix, and they hugged and kissed. “Good Luck,” said Scarlet. “Thanks, you too; what group are you in?” Asked Felix. Group J. Scarlet Said. “Will I see you in the land of thirty-two,” said Felix. “You should,” she said. “Let me get ready for my match,” said Scarlet. Felix and Scarlet kiss their goodbyes, and Scarlet finds her way to the group. J. Kiyoshi gulped. “What is wrong, Kiyoshi,” said Lionel. “I got the hardest group, I think,” said Kiyoshi as he was looking at the board. “What do you mean?” Asked Felix. “I got Kazuki Lupei as well as Bella Lenox, and both of them are good fighters,” said Kiyoshi. “Where is Jax?” Asked Felix. All of them look around for Jax. Jax left the group to see if he could find Tokido. Also, Jax is now wearing a bandage over his eye to cover up his brown eye. He lied to the others saying his eyes were hurting. Jax finally saw what group Tokido was in. “He is in Group E. It looks like Tokido's competition is going to be easy,” said Jax. “I will be ready for you in the land of Thirty-Two,” Jax added. Alecto showed up to Kiyoshi and others. “Are you in the tournament Kiyoshi?” Asked Alecto. “Yep,” said Kiyoshi. “This should be a great tournament; remember the last time we fought. Yes, and we are tied. This time I will be the victor,” said Kiyoshi. “We will see,” said Alecto. “I will see you in the Land of Thirty-Two,” said Alecto is giving him a pound. “You bet I will make it; we have a score to settle,” said Kiyoshi as he pounds back. “My goal is Cloven; I want a rematch for sure. I think I am ready to beat him,” said Lionel. “That is right,” said Zebeon. “I am already going to have my rival in the same group as me,” said Felix. “Igor?” Asked Kiyoshi. “Yep,” said Felix. “We all must get to our groups before we all get DQ,” said Lionel. The matches have been exciting throughout the day, especially in Group A, where Jared went undefeated 2-0. All knockouts. He is the first person to move on to the land of Thirty-Two for the third time in his tournament history. Then in Group B, Evie Platt stole the show from Konno Toshikuni to advance to Thirty-Two's Land. Alecto made himself a target from here on out because he squashed his competition in Group C. The fan-favorite Herbert Voss will not make it to the land of Thirty-Two this year because of a ring out by Hoshiko Kolar in Group D. Tokido Mitsuko dominates Group E with ease. Isabel Kuiper stole Amanda Soderberg's dreams away from her when she lost to her in Group F. Xanthos Starkic barely made it out of Group G alive. Now onto Group H. “Can I have Nephi Dyernia and Violante Wu to the fight ring, please,” said the group H referee. Lionel is standing next to the Group H sign, watching the fight. Nephis strike first with a punch at Violante. Immediately after the punch. Violante did a kick onto Nephis stomach, and Nephis fell over, and then Violante punched him while he was on the ground. The punch was so hard that Nephis flew out of the ring. Violante wins and advances to the final match in Group H. When Violante jumps down from the ring. Lionel told him a nice hit. Violante did not say anything and gave Lionel a scary evil look. “I guess he is not friendly,” said Lionel. Also, Lionel sensed a Hydra spirit in Violante. “Can Lionel Feret and Dekel Ewan step in the ring,” said Referee. Both bows to show your sportsmanship. “Begin,” said the referee. Dekel tried to land strikes at Lionel, but Lionel dodges all Dekel’s punches and lands a neon punch on Dekel by accident, and Dekel flew off a ring to a wall. “Oops,” said Lionel as he bowed to Dekel. Dekel got up, holding his stomach after smacking to the wall. “I guess it is too late to keep my power in at this point,” said Lionel. “What a show-off,” said Kiyoshi to himself from across the area. Violante's eyes got big after Lionel gave Dekel the neon punch. Violante just jumped in the ring without his name is being called. “You are too strong for this tournament as it looks like it,” said Violante. “Not, move accident came out,” said Lionel. “What a rookie then,” said Violante. “Let me end this match so you do not miss your bedtime tonight,” said Violante. Lionel clenched his fist. “Bow,” said Referee. Lionel and Violante bow at each other. “Group H match has begun,” said the referee. Lionel and Violante both exchange blows right off the bat. Lionel hit Violante in the stomach and quickly went to the back of Violante and tried to punch him, but Violante elbowed Lionel and Lionel started to stumble at the edge of the ring. Violante went for a jumping roundhouse, and Lionel did a lean like he was playing limbo. While doing the lean, he used his two legs and lifted Violante, and then with Violante in the air, Lionel kicked Violante in the gut and did a weird sideways roundhouse kick Violante out of the ring for a ring out. “Winner of Group H and advancing to the round of Thirty-Two Lionel Feret,” said the Referee. Lionel smiled with a peace sign, and there was a loud cheer from multiple places. Moving on to Group I's final match between Igor Heroux and Felix Warner. “Finally, I will get my revenge for taking my girlfriend and embarrassing me in Kung-FU ball; I will make sure you will suffer from my wrath,” said Igor. Felix said nothing and got into his stance. “Bow,” said Group I referee. Both of them bow at each other. Igor powered up with an orange aura surrounding his body. Igor did his full combo on Felix. “Special Move: Wooded fang slash.” Yelled Igor. However, Felix did a twist over Igor’s special move. Igor stopped himself before going out of bounds. Then, Felix did a roundhouse into a straight kick to Igor’s back, and Igor fell out of the ring. “Winner of Group I and advancing to the Land of Thirty-Two Felix Warner,” said the referee as he held up Felix’s arm. Igor’s rage made him shout and pout, and he jumped back in the ring and superkick Felix in the stomach while Felix's guard was down. Felix fell on the mat. Then, Igor went for his special move again. The referee did a palm strike that stopped Igor from using his special move, and Igor flew back a couple of yards as he hit the wall. Then, the security came and escorted him out. Felix felt his stomach hurting. “What a cheap shot, bastard,” said Felix as he held his stomach in pain. In the last match of Group J, Murithi Windriver made her special move Windriver on Scarlet, and Scarlet fainted, making Murithi the winner of Group J. Wiley McGee bullhorn his way into the Land of Thirty-Two. “The winner of Group K is Wiley McGee,” said the Referee. “Yee-Haw.” Yelled Wiley as he was waving his cowboy hat. In the final match of Group L. It is Hye Seok vs. Jax Mitsuko for the land of Thirty-Two. “That is my spot; it is time for the Seok family to win something finally,” said Hye. “Good luck,” said Jax. “Bow to show your sportsmanship,” said Referee. Hye and Jax bowed, and they both got into their stance. Then, they both start to circle the ring against each other. Jax threw the first punch, and then he did it into his combo. Jax went for two roundhouses and then a sweep to the leg, and then as Hye was falling back, he did a lighting kick to the back, and then he jumped up; instead of him doing his specials, he did a hurricane kick to knock out Hye. Hye Fainted. “Winner of Group L is Jax Mitsuko,” he said as he raised Jax’s arm. Jose Clark breezes his way to the land of Thirty-Two in Group M without even trying. Kiyoshi went for a straight missile kick toward the Leg of Kazuki in the finals of Group N. Kazuki moved her leg out of the way, and she did a fast roundhouse that Kiyoshi had ever seen at Kiyoshi at his head. Kiyoshi did a twirl in mid-air, and then she put her two hands together to use her burst of wind to try and knock Kiyoshi off the ring, But Kiyoshi used his two feet to get back up, and as he is getting back up to the ring Kazuki decided to one leg dropkick Kiyoshi, but he quickly descended back down, and Kazuki landed on her two feet outside of the ring while Kiyoshi still has two feet in bounds. The Winner of Group N and will move on to the land of thirty-two is Kiyoshi Hamasaki. “Yes!” Kiyoshi shouted as he raised his fist in the air while jumping up. “Good Job Kiyoshi,” said Kitaro. “Thanks, Kitaro,” said Kiyoshi. Moving on to Group O, Cloven did not win against any other fighters, but Awotwi Sarr did punch him in the beginning round. “Cloven Norwood is the winner of Group O and will be advancing the land of Thirty-Two,” said the Group O Referee. Group P is very different from the other group; it only had three fighters instead of four, so it was a triple threat, and Vincent Tufano won the match by default. Anselmo Tossell and Heiko Scriven knocked each other out of the ring. In Group Q, Yishai Winfield lost in an intense down-to-wired match against Luda Cech by the last move. “Luda Cech is the winner, and she will be moving on the land of thirty-two,” said the Group Q Referee. Rosa Bokor won her group in group R without anyone showing up to the match site. “The winner of Group R is Rosa Bokor,” said the Group R Referee. Meanwhile outside. “HAHAHAHAHA.” Laugh a voice standing over the Group R competitors. “You guys are weak and pathetic; you guys have no right to enter the tournament,” Rosa walked out of the facility and saw her brother laughing at the other competitors. “We need to get out of here before someone catches us,” said Rosa. “Right,” said her brother, and they left the scene. In Group S, Hevel Tane pulls off a good win against Adela Maria as he makes her fall asleep in the ring, which counts as a knockout. “The winner of Group S is Hevel Tane, and he will be advancing to the land of Thirty-Two,” said the Group S referee. The final group, group T, and the person who won Group T is Ralph Vegas, who was clumsy with his moves. Ralph ends up dropping his glasses to the floor by mistake, and Alda Struan runs up to Ralph, she is standing over Ralph, and Ralph bumps his head against the chin of Alda, and she is holding her chin. Then, Ralph picks up his glasses, and his shoe accidentally comes off his feet and knocks Alda off the ring. “Ralph Vargas is the winner of Group T and will be advancing to the land of Thirty-Two,” said Group T referee. “I am finally on the way to becoming the best,” as he tripped over himself and fell out of the ring. In group U Yenny Wolff claw her way to the land of thirty-two by defeating Kory Shearer. Moving over to Group V, Aatos Yoxall beats Karen Okonkwo. In Group W, Hugo Perry pounded his way through his competition, and he will be advancing to the land of Thirty-Two. In Group X, Vilma Pavlov used her charms to look at Thorstein Kirby to advance her way into Thirty-Two's land. In Group Y, Pancrazio Aliprandi fights his way through the hard way by beating Douglas Choi off the ring mat, and he will be advancing to the land of thirty-two. Group Z Morris Perrot, one, two boxing punches his way to victory, and he will be advancing to the land of thirty-two. In group 27, Nuno Watt vanished Huw Ahlgren to make it to the land of thirty-two. In group 28, Noriko Pan slaughtered Charles Yi with just one punch to Charles’s stomach. In group 29, Jun-Ho Forest almost lost to Palmira Fabien by almost falling off the mat, but he did this hard combo to fight back onto the mat and win with the help of his spirit guardian, and he will be advancing to the land of thirty-two. Leopold Shvets won his group by a quick chop in the neck of Rui Mateus and kicked him out of the ring. In group 31, Adriana Proulx's judo flipped Serous Chevalier’s arm and did a spin kick and palm strike that knocked him out of the ring. In Group 32, Aurelio Cabello cheated her win against Miyako Sasaki by pulling out a knife and slicing her into pieces. So, Miyako will be advancing to the land of thirty-two. Now, the chosen thirty-two fighters are ready to take on the most dangerous bracket in Zogahr history; who will become the winner?

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