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Louisiana Superdome, USA
November 13th, 2009
11:00am:

"WELCOME, ladies and gentlemen of the world, to the first match of the International Melee Royale!" the announcer shouted. I was standing unarmed with the rest of the fighters around the arena. Ian and I had both tied for first place in New Zealand, and rather than fight each other, the game director sent us both to the Internationals to fix an otherwise odd number of players. The crowd cheered wildly, and I could see Andrew, Sarge and Gina watching myself and Ian.
"These fighters have come all the way from around the world to do battle to the death. All but one of these people will die, and the survivor not only keeps his life but also gains the notoriety of being the greatest fighter the world has ever seen, also five hundred million dollars!"
"Tomorrow is the first of the matches to see who will be the ultimate winner. Randomly selected to fight are neighbors New Zealand and Australia!" I smiled and looked over at Ian, who looked back at me.
"From Australia...ENOLL!"
"And from New Zealand...SHADOW!" the announcers said. I sighed, but kept the smile.

Chapter five: Rip
November 14th,
8:00am:
I waited by the gates of the dome, the arena in front of me. Unlike the local arenas in New Zealand, this one had no ceiling, allowing a different tactical arena. I peered outside and squeezed my crowbar.
"This is going to be hard." I said softly.
"Come on. You'll be great. You and I killed everyone else in New Zealand who did their best to be here. Im sure this guy'll be no different."
"Ian, what happens if we both destroy our opponents?"
"Then we fight...each...other...oh, man." he said, stepping back.
"I wont hurt you, Ian." I said.
"I wouldnt hurt you either."
"I'd kill you so fast you wouldnt feel a thing..." he said, reaching for his sword. He laughed, and I laughed. My song started playing; 'You Can't Kill Me' by Mojo Nixon. I stepped out onto the field, approaching the arena slowly. I twirled my crowbar about my hands casually, looking around. Fan signs for both Enoll and myself had been erected and were being shaken by screaming fans. Obviously people from New Zealand and Australia had come all the way to watch us kill each other. Then again, every international match was to be held in the Louisiana Dome. I stood by the door to the arena and waited. Enoll's song, 'We Will Rise' by Arch Enemy, started playing. I could not see him, and I tried not to think of what he'd look like.
"Shadow, champion of New Zealand...are you ready?" the announcer asked me. I raised my thumb.
"I am." I replied. The door opened, and I stepped inside.
"Enoll, champion of Australia...are YOU ready?"
"Rockin'!" he replied. He had a deep, angry voice. The door opened, and I saw him from behind. He walked backwards into the arena, not looking over his shoulder. He had long black hair, tied up. He was wearing a white t-shirt covered in dark stains, and blue jeans. Expensive combat boots covered his feet. The doors closed.
"FIGHT!" the announcer shouted. Enoll turned around, at the same time igniting a modified petrol chainsaw. My jaw dropped. Instead of the standard chain, shark-like teeth had been attached to it. The blade was larger, with a smaller and quieter engine.
"Son of a bitch." I muttered, looking at my crowbar. The teeth started moving along the blade, the engine growling.
"Prepared to be ripped." Enoll said, and lunged at me. I ducked, and ran to the other side of the arena.
"Looks like Shadow has met his match. Enoll's modified chainsaw can rip through a truck." the commentator said. Enoll swiped at me again, throwing the chainsaw around with both hands. I ducked again, and jumped away. I quickly ran over ideas and strategies in my head, and quickly came up with one. I swung my crowbar out at his chain, which stopped it for half a second. The bar was thrown from my hands, bouncing against the chain-link fence of the arena.
"Shit." I muttered, as Enoll swung low. I jumped over it, swung my body around and high-kicked him in the face. He stumbled back, and I picked up my crowbar. I held it tighter, and jammed it in again. It bounced out of the chain, and over my shoulder. I held onto it and beat the side of the chainsaw away from my head, stepping backwards in a circle. This was the hardest fight of my life, and I was very much fearing death. I thought of Gina, and held my bar by my side.
"Idiot." Enoll said, swung the chainsaw up and brought it down on my head. I raised my crowbar and hit the blade, jamming it against the engine. The chainsaw groaned under the stress, and I pushed against Enoll.
"Play with this." I said, and let go of the bar. It sprang hard from the chain, spun around in the air and the spike end crunched into the floor, punching a hole and standing the bar upright. The chainsaw roared back into life, flying back over Enoll's head. It hit the fence and climbed up it, soaring back into the air. Enoll and I watched as it came down between us. We both jumped back as it hit the floor and started crawling along it. I dived between Enoll's legs and grabbed it, and spun around. I sliced through Enoll's leg, cutting halfway through it. He dropped, I raised the chainsaw and shoved it into his chest on an angle. He gasped, and would have screamed had his lungs not been shredded. His whole chest desintergrated under the saw. Bits of shredded skin, diced organ, gallons of blood and bone shrapnel went all fucking over the place, soaking my front and the whole arena. I raised the saw and released the trigger, then gave the nearby TV camera a smile, blood dripping from my face. I revved the chainsaw.
"The winner - NEW ZEALAND'S SHADOW!" the announcer said, and the crowd went totally cacophonic. I looked down at Enoll's body, totally vaporised from hip to throat. His goatee was soaked in blood. I dropped the saw, picked up my crowbar and left the arena. I approached the others, waiting for me at the gate.
"You can hug me after my shower." I said to Gina.
"Or during it." she suggested with a wink.
"That works too."

Next: Ian, You Cunt.

At 6/21/06 06:14 AM, 2good2b4goten wrote: cool story but I sense a rip from UT

Unreal Tourney?

Lol, no. I thought people might get that kind of impression. Plzdont.

I'm loving the feedback Im getting from this :D

At 6/21/06 05:00 PM, Turandot wrote: Lets watch Shadow kill everyone *_*

Waah.

Im not gonna kill everyone. The next fight isnt for a while.

No chapter today, simply cos I dont feel like it.

Meh.

No chapter today either.

Meehh. *kicks something*

At 6/23/06 05:53 AM, Jagazaar wrote: You make me a saaaaad panda.... =(

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