The time for Ada's final fight was approaching. After hours of non-stop duels the first-day rookie bouts were coming to a close. The masked announcer once again came down to the center of the sandpit.

"Ladies and weaklings! We have a treat for you! Two undefeated rookie fighters are meeting! The dark horse of our rookie tournament. The unknown yet decisively powerful Ada! She has destroyed her competition with brutal strength and dexterous maneuvers. Does she have what it takes to compete in the big leagues?" Damien Whitetower asked the crowded audience. "Coming from unknown origins with no accomplishments to her name! Ada!" Mixed cheering drowned together in disharmony as Ada appeared at the mouth of the tunnel.

Ada walked out from her tunnel. She moved with the natural confidence of a champion. Fritz, and Brenn cheered for Ada as Marcelle remained gloomily silent.

"Shall we find out if she has what it takes? To my left! A real man of mystery. A run-away beastkin returning to his home city from the far east under a new name! He has trained long and hard under mystical tutors. He has mastered ancient secret fighting techniques that would slay the heavens themselves! Or so he says! Toshi the Cultivator! The whirlwind of death comes to enact his bloody vengeance upon his rivals!"

A skinny catkin with jet black hair exited from the opposite tunnel. His dress was rather exotic. A standard gi was draped around his slight shoulders. On the opposite side, was a ripped hole for his tail. As he exited out onto the sand of the fighting pit, a trio of women screamed his name with reckless abandon. Toshi looked straight ahead as Damien Whitetower welcomed him into the center of the stage.

"Toshi has an undefeated record in this tournament. His strange martial arts techniques have carried him against his fierce competition. Is it magic, or is it just unfathomable skill? Will he remain undefeated? Let's find out!"

Ada stood taller than him by at least a head. Her blonde ears twitched as the crowd applauded. Damien Whitetower motioned the fighters to approach. The two fighter's fixated on their respective opponent, as they moved to the center of the arena.

"Ladies and weaklings! Welcome to the last fight of the night! Fighters approach the center! Touch hands and let's begin!" The announcer shouted.

Ada extended her fist out, as Toshi did the same. Their fists touched lightly as both fighters moved back into their respective fighting stances. Toshi's arms were held low, as he spread his legs wide. His chest heaved with rapid, deep breaths.

"Are you alright?" Ada asked innocently.

"Of course, this is my secret fighting technique developed in the far east!" Toshi said. Somewhere deep in the audience's crowd a trio of Toshi's fangirls squealed with delight.

"Oh. I thought you were having a panic attack." Ada admitted.

"Hah! Fear is nothing to me! My sensei has trained me to no longer feel fear!" Ada quirked an eyebrow at her opponent. "For two years, my sensei trained me in his most brutal training regime. Ten thousand kicks a day against the hardest tree until they were felled, and then transported back to town! Afterwards, ten thousand seeds planted using his open palm techniques! Then I had to fetch water for sensei's tea! Ten miles there and back with two buckets across my shoulders! If I lost a single drop, I'd have to return to the well! Then-!"

"I get it! You were a farmer!" Ada said with enthusiasm. A moment of realization struck Toshi, before his protective psyche forced whatever thoughts were emerging to disappear.

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"I am sensei's honored disciple, not a mere farmer! That was all part of my special training! Sensei said so! See the great dragon of Yakub's disciple in action!" Toshi shouted.

His trio of fangirls screamed his name as he started yelling. Holding his stance wide, Toshi yelled louder and louder. Ada backed away slowly, as the strange man started to power up. Toshi's body shook with his screaming, bending down slightly he tensed his whole body until he finally ran out of breath.

"My ki is ready! Prepare to meet my most fearsome move! My dragon kick will send you flying to another dimension! Watch out!" Toshi announced. Ada shifted slightly as Toshi sprung forward. The slight catkin with the strange clothes screamed as he charged Ada. The blonde wolfkin watched him jump into the air. His hips spun as he rapidly rotated his body. Spinning like a top, his dominant leg aimed directly for Ada's head.

"Shining destruction dragon kick!" Toshi screamed.

Ada ducked. Toshi's body continued spinning. His other leg continued the attack, as Ada kept moving away. Toshi touched the ground in his wide fighting stance.

"You've done well to dodge my attacks! But how long can you withstand my superior secret martial arts!" Toshi's fangirls screeched like banshees. Ada's gray eyes shot a concerned look towards Damien Whitetower. From Ada's tunnel, Neva cupped her hands to her mouth.

"End him Ada!" Neva shouted. "He's pissing me off!" Yelling like a madman Toshi continued his attack. A vicious roundhouse kick shot towards Ada's head.

"Blinding oblivion dragon strike!" Toshi shouted.

Ada moved her guard up to block the kick. The strike connected, and like a pebble striking a boulder Toshi stopped. Wind reverberated through the fighting pit, as Ada stood like an unmoving statue. Toshi's eyes bulged forward, as panic hit him.

"Nani?! Impossible! No one can withstand my kicks! My training!"

As Toshi withdrew his leg, Ada attacked. Ada kicked Toshi's knee straight on. From up within the stands, Fritz saw the horror. Toshi's knee bent the complete opposite way. A sickening crunch met the audience like news of death. Toshi fell to the sand screeching in pain, as his knee hyperextended far beyond what should have been humanly possible. Ada cringed as she saw the damage she inflicted upon the other fighter. She looked towards the announcer guiltily.

"Ladies and weaklings! It looks like Toshi is down for the count!"

"Not yet!" Toshi shouted. His face was red, as he breathed heavily. "I'm not out yet! I'll never give up! Just like my master told me to!"

"Kick him in the head Ada! Knock some sense into him!" Neva shouted.

Gripping the sand, Toshi hobbled onto his feet. His maimed leg formed a 'v' with his knee so far behind Toshi it was a wonder the catkin could even stand. The crowd gasped in anticipation. Ada started backing away from the crazed fighter.

"This isn't over yet! I'll never give up! Not while my friends are cheering for me!"

"Gambate Toshi!" The trio of fangirls screeched.

"Uhh.... Please concede." Ada replied. Her face contorted into a grimace as she looked down towards his maimed leg. "Please?"

"Ladies and losers! It appears I called it too soon! Toshi the warrior returning from the east hasn't had enough! He's gonna keep on fighting! Can he make a comeback? Can he overcome his injury?"

"Uh.... Your leg.... You should stop. Please." Ada pointed towards the man's maimed hyperextended leg.

"It's nothing! My master has done worse to me! My friends still need me! I won't give up!" Toshi roared in defiance.

"Hit him harder, Ada! Don't be afraid to give him brain damage! He's not using it anyways!" Neva shouted. The poor blonde wolfkin looked back towards Neva. Toshi saw an opportunity, hobbling forward he yelled.

"I'm not done yet! Take this! Dividing black emperor fist!" Toshi screamed out into the fighting pit. His fangirls screamed as he approached the other fighter.

A clumsy punch shot towards Ada. Sidestepping slightly she punched him square in the jaw.

Fritz had never seen a more determined fighter. The man just wouldn't quit. No matter how many times he was sent to the ground, he always seemed to get back up. Ten times he was sent to the ground. Injuries kept mounting upon him, yet he wouldn't give up. Watching the beastkin endure punishment past his own human limits, Fritz could feel wheels whirling within his head. While rubbing his chin, lost in deep thought, Fritz watched Ada send Toshi to the land of dreams with a flying knee.

The crowd booed the blonde wolfkin as she finally ended the fight. All three of Toshi's fangirls jumped from the stands and immediately ran to the center of the stage, ready to defend the unconscious fighter. Ada turned and left without waiting for Damien Whitetower to announce her victory. Her ears and tails were tucked in as she stared at the sand. Threats and insults bounced off the stone walls, as Ada disappeared into her tunnel.