《Hell Fighters》 Uzumaki City In the streets of Uzumaki city there is an underground world that is blind to those that wish not to see it. Not for me though, I dove into this world with only one thing on my mind. My wife Junko. My name is Makida Yamato, and this is my hell. ¡°Yama-kun, Yama-kun¡­ I¡¯m hungry.¡± That beautiful paled skin goddess with the fire red hair is my wife Makida Junko. She¡¯s the only thing in this world that matters to me. If she asked me to, I would beat down the devil himself for her. ¡°Hold on Junko-san, it¡¯s almost ready.¡± That¡¯s me, Yamato, and that shiner is from another day at the office. ¡°You¡¯re hurt.¡±Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°It¡¯s fine¡­ really, besides you should see the other guy.¡± Junko looks at me with beautiful hazel eyes. She touches my face lightly sending a shockwave of pain to my skull. I grab her hand and kiss it lightly. ¡°Yamato¡­ I wish you wouldn¡¯t put yourself through this, not for me.¡± ¡°Junko you¡¯re my world my everything and if it means I got to take a few beatings, I¡¯ll gladly do so to see you well and healthy.¡± Junko smiles at me and gives me a kiss, I immediately returned the gesture. ¡°Besides nobody in this city can end me, some say I fight like a monster, like a demon.¡± ¡°Well you maybe a demon to them, but you¡¯re my angel.¡± Junko and I cuddle up close on the couch and fell asleep. Tomorrow I go back to work¡­ Makida v. Man Eater Yamato hits the ground with great force. The ground is rugged and dirty, there is blood on the floor from both him and his opponent. Well more from him then his opponent. Yamato stands up and tries to gain his baring but was met with another strong force to his head. His opponent a giant fat piece of filth that goes by the name of Man Eater. ¡°Ladies and gentlemen it would seem that Man Eater has X on the ropes, how is he going to recover from this onslaught?¡± ¡°Bastard, you already know how.¡± Yamato recovers quickly from the blow delivered from Man Eater. Yamato takes a low stand and readies himself for another attack. Man Eater grunts a laugh and charges at him like a wild beast. Yamato¡¯s body gets hot, the world around him quiet. His vision is clear and his rage has now become a weapon. Man Eater swings widely at Yamato. Yamato smiles signifying the huge mistake he had just made.This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. Yamato grabs his arm and wraps himself around it. Man Eater is immediately take by surprise. Man Eater tries to toss him off but Yamato holds on tightly. Yamato Kicks Man Eater in the face staggering him a little. Yamato quickly capitalizes on this and balances himself on Man Eater¡¯s arm. Man Eater tries to grab Yamato but to no effect. Yamato jumps high into the air almost touching the top of the cage they were in. ¡°Is he really doing? He is! It¡¯s the Hell¡¯s Meteor!!!¡± Yamato twisted his body as hard as he could using the momentum to propel himself downward. Once close enough Yamato plunges his fist down as hard as he could on top of Man Eater¡¯s head. The area echoed when he connected and Man Eater coughed up blood as he fell to the ground, his eyes rolled in the back of his head. ¡°Ladies and Gentlemen, we have our winner! By Knock in the fifth round, the victor of tonight¡¯s match is Yamato X Makida!!!¡± Makida v. Thugs ¡°Hey Makida-san, that was one hell of a match.¡± Shimada Ryzou walks up to Yamato. Shimada was a well-built male with a spiked back black Mohawk and a scare on his right eye from one of his earlier matches. ¡°That was too easy. Someone like Man Eater is only good against novice type fighters.¡± ¡°Figured he wouldn¡¯t last long against our own X. Still the beating you took before taking him out. You let him get those hits didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Maybe¡­¡± ¡°Makida-san, you can¡¯t keep doing that. One of these days someone¡¯s going to hit you and you¡¯re not going to get up.¡± ¡°When that day comes, I¡¯ll be sure they never get up either.¡± ¡°Oh yeah, and what about Junko hm? What about your reason for even being here with the rest of us?¡± Yamato sat there quietly. Shimada always knew how to get under his skin. ¡°Look Makida-san, I didn¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°No you¡¯re right. I need to think about Junko more. Look I¡¯m going to head home for the night. I¡¯ll see you next week.¡± ¡­ Yamato walks the streets of Uzumaki City. The night sky was deprived of both stars and a moon. Yamato turns the corner into a dark and damp alley where there were four shady looking guys. All of them looked directly at Yamato but Yamato paid them no mind. He quietly walked through them making no eye contact. One of the men stepped in front of Yamato holding a pipe. Yamato now found himself surround by the other.Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. ¡°Well, well, well if it isn¡¯t Yamato X Makida. You know I saw your fight with Man Eater tonight.¡± ¡°Well I hope it pleased you.¡± ¡°Yeah it was pleasing, at first when I thought you were finally going to go down. Someone taking a beating like that should have lost, that¡¯s why as a smart business man such as myself. I placed all my earnings on you losing.¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t sound smart at all given my record.¡± ¡°I lost everything because you wanted to play around!¡± ¡°That really isn¡¯t my problem is it?¡± ¡°You son of bitch! I think you need to be taught that when you get a beaten you fucking go down!!!¡± The shady guy swings the pipe at Yamato¡¯s head. Yamato predicted this and quickly ducked under it. While low Yamato gets into his fighting stance and gives the guy a swift uppercut sending him flying back. The other three guys move in to restrain Yamato. Yamato turns around and gives one the three a quick kick to the temple, but in doing so he was open to the other two. The two shady guys tackle him to the ground and pin both his arms down. The first guy that had the pipe walks up and gives Yamato a hard kick in the ribs. Yamato coughs up blood. He was still injured from Man Eater so the blow hurt more than it should have. ¡°You little shit. Not so tough when you can¡¯t move huh?¡± ¡°This coming from a guy that needs others to help him when a fight.¡± The shady guy gets even angrier and gives a full swing down on to Yamato¡¯s abdomen with the pipe. Yamato lets out a loud pain in agony blood splaying out his mouth. The shady guys start laugh at him as the on with the pipe continues his onslaught. Hours had went by and the shady guys had finally stopped beating on Yamato. ¡°Fuck that guy is tough.¡± ¡°Yeah I¡¯ll give him that, anybody else would have died from hours of a beating.¡± One of the guys walks over to him and starts fishing through his pockets until he found a wad of cash. ¡°I think I¡¯ll be taking my investment back.¡± The guy spits on the barely breathing Yamato and all four of them leave the alley laughing and high fiving each other. Yamato slowly loses consciences as he watches the guys leave the area. Makidas Overtime Yamato walks into his house and looks around. Nobody was in the living room. He goes to the bed room to find Junko spread out over the bed. Her skin even more pale than before and she was drooling at the mouth. Yamato notices that there is a needle in her arm and burnt spoon by her body. Yamato removes the needle and tosses it to the side. He tucks Junko in and goes to the bathroom. ¡°Those fucking pieces of shit. I can¡¯t believe I got beat by a bunch of weaklings and what¡¯s they took the money Junk and I need for the month.¡± Yamato looks back at his wife. ¡°Sorry babe, looks like I¡¯m working overtime.¡± ¡­ ¡°Yama-kun, you home?¡± ¡°Good morning sleepy head.¡± ¡°Where were you last night, I got worried.¡±The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. ¡°My match went a little longer than usual.¡± ¡°Did you win?¡± ¡°Always babe.¡± ¡°Yay, that means we¡¯re good for the month right?¡± ¡°¡­ Yeah¡­¡± Junko gives Yamato a huge embrace. Yamato hunches over in pain making Junko back away quickly and looked at him with tear filled eyes. Yamato straightens up and gives her a wiry smile. ¡°I¡¯m fine really, just caught a sore spot is all.¡± ¡°Yama-kun.¡± Junko gives Yamato a passionate kiss. Tears rolled down her cheek. Yamato wipes them from her face. ¡°You don¡¯t have to go back tonight right? We can spend time together today?¡± ¡°Um yeah about that¡­¡± ¡°Yamato?¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to go tonight too¡­¡± Junko began to cry uncontrollably. ¡°Why, you¡¯re so beaten up, and you shouldn¡¯t have to go if we have the money right?¡± ¡°There¡¯s a big fight tonight, supposed to be a lot of rich guys there placing bets. If I win this we can move out of this neighborhood and we can even get you clean. Don¡¯t you want to be healthy?¡± Junko looks out the window at the city. She tries to calm, her shaking body from the already forming withdraws. ¡°I do, but it¡¯s just that¡­ if it means your life is always on the line¡­¡± ¡°Junko babe, I would easily trade my life for yours.¡± ¡°I know and that¡¯s what scares me¡­ Go, go win for use so that we will never have to go through another night like this.¡± Yamato gives Junko a kiss and prepares for tonight. Makida v. Beelzebub Yamato goes back to the underground arena. The place was just as lively as ever. Yamato looks at an envelope that he had in his hand. It was filled with money, money that he was slowly saving up for his wife to get help. He didn¡¯t want to bet this money but if he was to come up with the cash needed to keep his promise he had to risk it. ¡°Makida-san, what are you doing here?¡± ¡°I decided I wasn¡¯t done for the week.¡± ¡°But what about your injuries from Man Eater, are you fully healed?¡± ¡°Yeah, besides you know something like that would never keep me back.¡± ¡°And Junko? How does she feel about all this?¡± ¡°¡­ Junko is fine¡­ actually can I ask you a favor?¡± ¡°Sure man, what¡¯s up?¡± ¡°I need to borrow some cash. I¡¯m going to bet on me tonight and if I win, I can finally get Junko the help she needs.¡± Shimada pulls out a huge wad of cash and hands it to Yamato. ¡°Here are half the winnings I got tonight. Go help your wife man.¡± ¡°Thanks Ryzou-san I promise to pay you back.¡± ¡°Makida-san¡­ don¡¯t make it easy on them this time. Unleash that hell beast in you tonight.¡± Yamato give Shimada a nodded and heads to the betting booth. ¡­ ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to tonight¡¯s event. Now appearing two times in one week, our very own demon of the Uzumaki City underground, Yamato X Makida!¡± The crowd roars at the entering of Yamato in the cage. He raises a hand to the people and looks ahead to see who his opponent will be. Enters a guy who was just about the same build as Yamato. His skin was an icy pale and his eyes were sunken in and glazed over. He had no hair and a tattoo a top his head of a devil. ¡°And his opponent, the Uzumaki City undergrounds champion, he hails from the very pits of hell, the embodiment of evil itself, Beelzebub!!!¡± Yamato gets in his low fighting stance and readies himself for the match to start. Beelzebub however just stands there Yamato tries not to let this bother him.If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. The bell rings and in the blink of an eye, Beelzebub covers the entire distance of the ring and is now in Yamato¡¯s face. Yamato jumps back but his quickly grabbed by his waist and thrown to the other side of the ring. ¡°That strength is unreal.¡± Beelzebub gives Yamato an uneasy smile and crouches low. He propels himself towards Yamato. Yamato couldn¡¯t react, he tried but his ribs and abdomen was still injured from the night before. Beelzebub strikes Yamato¡¯s abdomen with enough force to lift him off his feet and fold him once he hit the ground. Yamato started to cough up blood. This was total bullshit he thought. He had put all his money into this match, all the money he was saving up to help his wife, and here he was about to lose it all. Rage began to build up in his entire body. The heat of frustration was enough to make him ignore the pain in his abdomen and ribs. Yamato stood up and looks at the gloating Beelzebub with eyes as hot as the embers of hell. Beelzebub turns around and gets low again. The world is quiet, the crowd and everything around him is now moving in slow motion. Beelzebub¡¯s dash this time was seen with ease. Every second was seen, and Yamato knew exactly what he was going to do. Once Beelzebub was close, Yamato grabs his left arm and pulls it above his head. Yamato deliver¡¯s a flurry of blows to Beelzebub¡¯s face, each one slowly disfiguring his appearance. Yamato then jumps as hard as he could bring Beelzebub with him. Yamato twists his body back and deliver¡¯s a kick to Beelzebub¡¯s jaw making him go higher in the air. Yamato his now on the ground and positions himself to give the final blow. Beelzebub falls fast and once at the right, Yamato gives him the hardest punch to his face he had ever given anyone. The force was enough to make the entire arena go quiet, even the announcer was amazed at what just happened. Yamato looks around at everyone. He stands there for a moment. Yamato then throws his fist in the air and the crowd goes wild. ¡°Th-The winner and new champion of the Uzumaki City underground is Yamato X Makida!!!!!!!¡± ¡­ Yamato opens the door to his home, smile glued to his face. ¡°Junko, I did it!¡± There was no response. ¡°Junko babe, you up?¡± Yamato goes into his bedroom and what he sees brings him to his knees. Junko is laying on the bed, her skin paler than ever. She was foaming at the mouth and her eyes were rolled into the back of her head. By the bed there is a bottle of medicine and a bottle of liquor. Yamato staggers to his wife and takes her into his arms. He looks over to see a note on the pillow. ¡°Yamato my love, I am truly sorry. You always put yourself through pain for me even though I was not worth it. When you come home beaten to near death it tears me up inside to a point that makes me hate myself. I already know you won your fight, you always do, so I want you take the money and start a new life, a life without a drug addict. I will always love you this life and in the next. -Love, Junko.¡± Yamato lays his wife down and puts a blanket over her. He takes the bottle of medicine and liquor. Yamato finishes the both and lays down next to his wife. Yamato slowly closes his eyes and accepts his new fate. Makida v. Hell City Yamato is falling. When he finally comes to Yamato finds himself falling a great distance. Yamato tries to call out but his throat is assaulted by an intense heat that felt like someone was pouring fire down it. Yamato looks down and sees the ground coming in fast. He was going to hit the ground. Yamato closes his eyes and braces for impact. Yamato hits the ground hard but felt nothing. He opens his eyes and looks around. ¡°What the hell is going on here? Where am I?¡± Yamato looks up to see where he fell from but sky was further than he could see, surely he couldn¡¯t have fallen that far, he would have been dead upon impact. ¡°Dead¡­¡± Yamato gets sudden flashes of his wife Junko. ¡°That¡¯s right Junko! Where is Junko?¡± Yamato then gets images of him taking the medicine with the alcohol and lying next to his wife. ¡°That¡¯s right¡­ she took her own life and then I¡­¡± ¡°Welcome soul of the damned to your worst nightmares.¡± Yamato jumps back at the sudden appearance of a huge creature. It stood about seven feet tall and was heavily muscled. His skin was gray and his eyes were blood shot eyed. The creature inched his way to Yamato. Yamato got in to his low fighting stance not sure what he was looking at. ¡°Who are you and where am I?¡±The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. ¡°You¡¯re in Hell boy.¡± ¡°Hell?¡± ¡°For crimes of suicide, you are now to be tortured for all eternity.¡± ¡°Wait, wait, wait, I don¡¯t want that!¡± The demon steps back and glares at Yamato. ¡°Fine you will not be torn apart on one condition.¡± Yoshiko let out a sigh of relief; he couldn¡¯t believe that actually worked. ¡°Alright, so what is this condition? Sell my soul or something?¡± The demon grimaced at Yoshiko making him flinch in fear of being hit by his massive hands. ¡°We already own that!¡± ¡°Right, so what is the condition then?¡± ¡°Fight...¡± ¡°What do you mean fight?¡± ¡°The Hell Fighters Tournament is a competition that allows damned souls to fight their way into having their wish granted. It is only held once every hundred years, and this year is the year of the tournament. So, will you fight?¡± Yamato considered his option on the situation. No doubt he would probably end up fighting monsters in such a place, and he would more than likely lose. Still it was better than lying down and accepting his fate. And with that one wish he could get out of here. That¡¯s when it dawned on him. ¡°Wait, you said that I¡¯m here for crimes of suicide right? Did a woman with fire red hair and pale skin come here? Her name would be Makida Junko.¡± ¡°You just assume I know the name of everyone that comes in hell?¡± ¡°Well do you?¡± ¡°¡­Yes, there was a woman by that name that descended here, she currently is residing in the pits, look.¡± Yamato sees his wife scream in torment as her entire body is ripped apart by the demons. Yamato fills a heat in his chest, she didn¡¯t belong here he thought. ¡°I¡¯ll fight¡­ I¡¯ll fight and I¡¯ll win.¡± Demon let out a grunting laugh. ¡°You will try.¡± The demon grabs Yamato¡¯s wrist. Smoke started to come from the demons grip but Yamato felt no pain. When the demon removed his grasp, there was a weird design burnt on to Yamato¡¯s wrist. ¡°This will allow you to freely move about hell as if it was a normal city. It will also let you know when it is your time to fight.¡± ¡°Anything else I need to know about?¡± ¡°The matches here are death matches, so lose at your own peril.¡± The demon raises his hand and a large door appears behind him. ¡°Welcome damned soul, to Hell City.¡± The Help ¡°This place is weird, but it¡¯s kind of like the city back on earth.¡± ¡°Well that¡¯s because Hell City was once a normal city.¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Yamato punches the small skinny creature in the face sending it crashing to the ground. Its large bulbous head was twisted 360 degrees. The creature stood up and snapped its head back into place, bones making a sickly popping noise with each motion. The creature was about 2 feet tall and its head was way too big for its body. Its limbs were pencil thin and it had no eyes, but instead a thick layer of skin covered its eye sockets like a blindfold. When it spoke, there was light crackling sound coming from each word. ¡°For give me master I did not mean to startle you.¡± ¡°What the hell are you?¡± ¡°I am a grimmling.¡± ¡°A what?¡± ¡°I am a creature of hell whose job is to escort souls to their respective level of Hell. But since the tournament is to begin soon, my brethren and I were task to serving the fighters.¡± ¡°Alright, so your kind of like a corner coach.¡± ¡°Corner coach?¡± ¡°Never mind, so what can you tell me about this place and the tournament?¡± ¡°Well as I said before, Hell City use to be a real city, the first city actually.¡± ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°When the great mast fell, he landed on the first city and the force was enough to send it here along with him. Once he awoke, he began twisting and creating a world in his image using the first city as a base.¡± ¡°And the tournament?¡± ¡°Ah, that my master will have to be explained in small doses, especially since this is my first time accompanying a fighter.¡±You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. Yamato looked around Hell City and watched how each demonic creature mingled and traded with each other like as if they were normal people. That¡¯s when it came to him. ¡°Are these demons¡­¡± ¡°Yes, they are the inhabitants of the first city. Those that submitted to the great ones will were twisted into what you see before you.¡± ¡°And the others?¡± ¡°Need you really ask?¡± Yamato could hear the faint screams of millions of souls being tortured. Yamato took a deep breath and continued to walk the streets of Hell City. The creature followed closely behind hopping each movement. ¡°So, what¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°It is whatever master desires.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t already have one?¡± ¡°We lower creatures are not worth given a true name.¡± Yamato considered what to call the grimmling. ¡°Grimm.¡± ¡°Grimm?¡± ¡°It¡¯s your name from now on got it?¡± ¡°Yes master, from this day forth I shall be known as Grimm.¡± ¡°Good, now where can I find a place to hold out?¡± ¡°There is special place for fighters just up ahead master.¡± ¡°Then lead the way Grimm-san.¡± ¡­ Grimm leads Yamato to a tower that reached the very top of Hell. The two approached the front entrance where they are met by huge horned muscular demon. ¡°We wish to gain access to the house of fighters.¡± The demon glares at Grimm and then turns his attention to Yamato. Yamato gets in his combat stance ready to take down the beast, but Grimm grabs his arm with the mark on it. The demon sees the mark and steps aside allowing the two to enter. Yamato follows Grimm inside but keeps his eyes on the other demon. Once inside, Yamato looked around the brightly lit halls of the tower. He was surprise to see it as bright as it was considering it was all lit by candles. Yamato sees other creatures there giving him a look that wild animals gave to their prey just before they struck. Like him they also had grimmlings, but each one was different from the last. Finally, Grimm brings Yamato to door that appeared to be made from flesh and bone. Yamato opens the door to what looks like a small apartment. He starts having flashbacks of his own back on earth that he shared with Junko. Yamato lays back on the bed and stares at the ceiling. ¡°This can¡¯t be real¡­¡± ¡°But it is real master.¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Grimm appears inches away from Yamato¡¯s face making him strike Grimm into the ceiling snapping the creatures neck. Grimm stands up and pops his head back into place. ¡°You can¡¯t keep doing that, you¡¯re haunting to look at. Ah¡­ sorry Grimm-san.¡± ¡°You do not need to apologize to me master. If it pleases you, you may beat Grimm until you are satisfied.¡± ¡°That¡­ that¡¯s pretty fucked up.¡± ¡°It is the life of a grimmling.¡± ¡°So now what, do I wait for someone to come get me for my match?¡± Grimm points to the mark on Yamato¡¯s arm. ¡°That will glow when it is your time to fight. After that you will instinctively know where to go.¡± Yamato looks at the mark. ¡°Really?¡± The mark on his arm began to glow and Grimm began to cackle something like a laugh. ¡°It seems is it time master. Your first match is next.¡± Makida v. Jaku Yamato makes his way down the narrow and dim lit hallway. He could hear the faint roars of a crowd. ¡°Any helpful tips?¡± Grimm hoppled closely by leading Yamato down the hallway. ¡°Don¡¯t die.¡± ¡°Helpful¡­¡± Yamato walks through the large opening and his greeted by an insanely large room filled with various kinds of demons. In the center was a ring surrounded by a barbwire cage. Above it was a platform and a weird different type of demon with a microphone. The demon was wearing a bright red two-piece suit. His hair was long and silver, his skin was bright orange and his eyes completely white. ¡°Creatures of the damned, welcome to another event of the Hell Fighters tournament!!!¡± ¡°Who or what is that?¡± ¡°I am your lovely host Shibata Izanagi.¡± ¡°Ah, well that covered the who.¡± ¡°He is a muse master, a words demon.¡± ¡°Announcer huh? This is really starting to feel like home.¡± ¡°And now to introduce our fighters for this evening. Coming in as a new resident of Hell, a man who took his own life after finding his beloved dead on the bed, Makida Yamato!!!¡± Yamato walks towards the cage. He listens as he hears the boo¡¯s and growls of the audience. Trash is thrown his way but Yamato just gets in the ring. He¡¯s used to people doing such things, especially when he was just starting out as a fighter on earth. ¡°And now coming back to the field after his victory last week over the beastkin, the scourge of humanity, the master of death, the one, the only, Jaku!¡± Yamato turns to see a slightly large being walk to the cage. The being seems to be male, but he had pale blue skin and greyish brown horns the curved around his head. His eyes were catlike and red and his build was nothing but muscle. The creature entered the cage and sized Yamato up a little. He chuckled at the sight of Yamato then turned to the crowd. Jaku raised his hand high and the crowd erupted with applause at the gesture. ¡°Master, master over here.¡± ¡°What is it Grimm-san?¡± ¡°Your opponent is an Incubus; his physical abilities are a little higher than most here.¡± ¡°Alright so what are my chances of winning this?¡± ¡°Little to none.¡± Yamato looks over at Jaku who is still rallying the crowd in his favor. ¡°I can take this joker. He¡¯s just like the pieces of shit back on earth, all flash and no skill.¡±Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. Yamato and Jaku meet in the middle of the arena. Jaku looks down at Yamato with a smug grin on his face. Yamato returns his gaze with a stern look of his own. ¡°Alright you two, I want to see blood, I want to see gore, I want you to give these people the entrails of your opponent.¡± ¡°A bit graphic don¡¯t you think?¡± Izanagi looks at Yamato with a puzzled look on his face. He then looks back at Jaku who shrugs his shoulders. ¡°Anyways, let the fight begin!!!¡± As soon as Izanagi says those words Jaku delivers a devastating blow to Yamato¡¯s chest sending him flying into the barbwire cage. Yamato feels the sharp metal enter him. The pain was so much that he couldn¡¯t cry out, but instead coughed up an inhuman amount of blood. Yamato is on knees trying to catch his breath but Jaku grabs him by the collar and delivers an uppercut to Yamato¡¯s gut that sends him flying high into the air. As Yamato was coming down Jaku does a spinning kick that connects with Yamato¡¯s jaw sending him flying in a twisting motion across the ring. ¡°Oh no, can this already be the end of Makida? Is Jaku-san too powerful for a mere damned soul? This announcer says hell yes!¡± Yamato struggles to get up onto his feet. His vision his extremely blurry and his body feels completely heavy. Jaku hypes the crowd once more and readies himself for another onslaught. ¡°Alright so he isn¡¯t all show, what¡¯s more he¡¯s extremely fast and powerful. Too powerful, those blows should have killed me. Is he toying with me?¡± Yamato continues to ask himself these question, but in doing so he didn¡¯t notice that Jaku had already cleared the space between them and was coming in for a huge attack. Yamato looks up when a shadow eclipses him and is met with a large fist to his temple sending him crashing hard onto the ring floor. ¡°Aw what¡¯s wrong human? I thought you were here to fight!¡± Yamato says nothing. Jaku places his foot atop his head and laughs. ¡°Your beloved died of suicide, right? That means she¡¯s her in Hell. Perhaps I¡¯ll pay her a little visit once this is over.¡± Yamato¡¯s eyes widen at the sound of hearing Jaku mention his wife. ¡°I know, once you are on the rack where you belong, I¡¯ll bring her over and do you know what I plan to do?¡± Yamato looks up at Jaku who is now rubbing his pants in a seductive way. ¡°I¡¯m thinking I rape the worthless bitch right in front of you, over and over. I will make you watch as she moans and drools over the feeling of having my cock inside her! It will truly be a Hell fit for you!¡± The arena becomes quiet. Everything is calm, almost too calm. Yamato¡¯s vision becomes vividly clear to the point where he could see every detail in everything. There is a burning heat in his chest. The soreness in his body completely vanishes and his muscles feel as though they had gained a huge wake up call. ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°Huh? What was that?¡± ¡°I said¡­¡± Yamato pushes himself up sending Jaku flying back. There is a very dark aura around surrounding Yamato and his eyes began to glow bright red. Yamato clutches his fist tight and gets into his fighting stance as he stares down Jaku who was fumbling his way back onto his feet. ¡°I WILL MAKE YOU SEE HELL THROUGH MY EYES!!!¡± Jaku lets out a loud battle cry and rushes Yamato. Jaku¡¯s movements seem to be in slow motion to Yamato. Yamato watches as Jaku swings widely at him. This was going to be too easy. Yamato grabs Jaku by the wrist and in the blink of an eye, he tosses Jaku high in the air and follows him. Once in the air Yamato begins to deliver a flurry of blows to Jaku¡¯s mid region each blow sending a loud shock wave through the arena. Jaku began to cough up blood and gasp for air. Yamato then twist his body forward flipping himself into a kick that sends Jaku crashing to the floor. The force caused Jaku to bounce upward a little before lying still on the floor. Once Yamato landed he noticed the arena fell silent and everyone in the audience had shocked expressions. Even Izanagi was quiet for a moment. ¡°It would seem that we have a winner¡­ and it is Makida Yamato¡­¡± The crowd erupts into a loud cheer after Izanagi spoke. Yamato raises his hand and waves at the crowd. Grimm hopples up to Yamato and pulls him from the stage. The two make their way down the hallway when Grimm began to speak. ¡°Master is a strange one indeed.¡± ¡°What, why?¡± ¡°Master is a damned soul, yet master used The Fury.¡± ¡°Is that bad?¡± ¡°The Fury is the source in which demons draw power. It is exclusive only to true demons, or at least it was supposed to be.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Yamato looks at his hands and wonders why he is so different. Meanwhile lurking in the shadows, a figure watches Yamato closely. Mari v. Bahamut ¡°Is that him?¡± ¡°Yeah it is.¡± ¡°He doesn¡¯t look like much.¡± ¡°But he did win.¡± Yamato walks through the streets of Hell City. Everyone seems to be looking at him which makes Yamato feel a little uneasy. Finally, Yamato was stopped by two bigger demons. They give Yamato a look that makes him get into his combat stance. The three stare each other down for a moment, then out of nowhere one of the demons holds up a piece of paper and a bone style pen. ¡°Can we get your autograph?¡± ¡°What? Um, sure.¡± Yamato takes the pen and paper in hand and signs it. He hands it back to the two and they walk off smiling. Yamato tries to continue walking but is immediately stopped by a crowd of demons wanting his autograph. ¡°Makida-kun, can I get an autograph too?¡± ¡°Makida-san!¡± ¡°Makida-san¡¯s the man!¡± Yamato leans down and whispers to Grimm. ¡°Grimm-san, what the hell is going on?¡± ¡°Master is a celebrity now.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Master is the first damned soul to win a match in the tournament in over a thousand years. Not to mention you tapped into The Fury.¡± Yamato looks at his quickly forming audience. Everyone was smiling and holding out paper and pens, everyone but one. A small girl wearing rusted plates on her body. She also wore giant gauntlets and boots. She had deep brown short cut hair and her eyes were bright blue. The girl stared at Yamato for a good while before walking off. Yamato could feel that there was something different about the girl. Yamato signs one more autograph then waves at everyone as he makes his way back to his room. Yamato gets back to his room and flops onto his bed. He looks up at the ceiling and starts thinking about everything that¡¯s happened. He thinks about his first fight against Jaku and how he might have to fight more like him. He thinks about what Grimm said about The Fury and what it might be. Also, there was the situation with that girl.This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. ¡°Does master want to see the rest of the tournament?¡± ¡°I just got back.¡± ¡°Master doesn¡¯t need to leave.¡± Yamato sits up and looks around. ¡°I don¡¯t see a TV.¡± ¡°TV?¡± ¡°Alright, so how am I going to watch the tournament?¡± ¡°The mark on your wrist. Focus on it and you will be able to see the whole arena through the eyes of anyone there.¡± ¡°That¡¯s creepy.¡± Yamato looks at the mark on his wrist. He closes his eyes and clears his mind. For an instant Yamato could see the entire arena and hear the crowd close by. He opens his eyes in a shock. ¡°Did it work master?¡± ¡°Yeah it was weird, it was like I was actually there.¡± ¡°Well keep going, master should know who his opponents are, especially now that you are in the spot light to other fighters.¡± Yamato nodded, Grimm was right after the display today, it did feel like people thought of him as special. Yamato focuses again and is taken back to the arena. He looks towards the arena and sees the girl from before. The girl stands there cross armed and unmoving. ¡°Demons and Demonesses, welcome to tonight¡¯s event. Returning for her twentieth match this tournament, the foul-mouthed mass murderer, Sanu Mari!¡± ¡°This girl is a competitor? Now that I think about it, why is a little girl in Hell?¡± ¡°And now to introduce her opponent. The great evil among the third level of Hell, Bahamut!¡± Yamato then sees a beast like monster enter the arena that makes Mari look like a dwarf in comparison. ¡°This is beyond fair, that things going to kill her!¡± The match begins, and Bahamut brings both hands down in a hammer like fashion. The entire arena shook and cloud of dust filled the area where Mari and Bahamut stood. When it cleared Yamato could believe his eyes. Bahamut was stopped dead in his tracks by Mari, but that wasn¡¯t what surprised him. Mari had stopped his attack with one hand. Mari looked up and gave Bahamut a devilish smile. When she spoke, her voice was a little horse yet high like a little girl should be. ¡°Did you really think that piece of shit attack would land? For fucks sake and here I thought ¡®at least this bitch can hold his own,¡¯ last fucking time I expect to get off from tiny little shrimp dicks like you.¡± Yamato blinks in shock from the language he had just heard. ¡°That¡­ that was weird¡­¡± Mari takes her other hand and clenches it in a tight fist. She delivers a blow to Bahamut that not only sends him flying, but the attack sent a shockwave through the entire arena that Yamato could have sworn he felt. When Bahamut landed, there was a giant hole where his chest uses to be. The crowd cheers and Mari gives them the finger. Yamato opens his eyes and rubs them with the palms of his hands. ¡°Well, how was it master?¡± ¡°That girl Sanu-san, what¡¯s her story?¡± ¡°She is a damned soul like you.¡± ¡°That girl was once a human? How can a little girl be sent to in Hell?¡± ¡°That is beyond my knowledge. She was here before I was created.¡± Yamato lies back down and closes his eyes. Just who was Sanu Mari and what did she do to be sent to Hell? Makida v. Sanu 1 Yamato¡¯s vision gets blurry and he feels a little nauseous for a moment. ¡°I can still get sick even after being dead?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not illness master, your soul is just weary.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Damned souls get weary after being in Hell after a while. It adds to the torture because they lose the will to fight the pain.¡± ¡°How do I stop it?¡± ¡°I have not known any damned souls to stop it. Then again I have not known them to tap into The Fury.¡± Yamato begins to feel a cold sweat fall the side of his face. He can¡¯t lose is willed to fight now. He needed to think of something fast. Then it dawned on his, Sanu Mari, Grimm said she was here way before him and she¡¯s also a damned soul. There must be away she kept from being weary. Yamato rushes out of the room surprising Grimm. Grimm hobbled quickly trying to catch up to Yamato. ¡°Where are we going master?¡± ¡°To find out where that Sanu girl is. If she really is a damned soul like me then she has to know how to stop what¡¯s happening to me.¡±If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Yamato goes up to random demons and monsters and ask about Mari. Some tell him where they saw her last while others just sang her praises. Yamato began to feel the weariness take its toll on his body as he slumps down gasping for air. This wasn¡¯t good, how could he lose already after just starting? ¡°You are fucking piece of shit ass pedo freak!!!¡± Yamato looks up to see a very large and fat red skinned monster fly through the door of a nearby building. There was a loud rough of laughter coming from it as well as the voice of Sanu Mari. ¡°Anyone else trying to fuck this loli pussy?¡± Yamato gathered himself and walked through the entrance that once held a door. There he saw Mari surrounded by giant beast like demons and monsters. All of them holding a mug filled with what is considered alcohol here. Mari was sitting at the table in the center of all of them trading shots of a strange grey substance with a six-horned demon. She stares the beast down with a devilish smile as she raises the glass to her lips and in one motion, throws her head back and swallows the drink whole. The six-horned demon is staggering a little as he brings his glass to his lips. He throws his head back but falls backwards out of his chair. The group cheered and laughed. Mari stands up and gives everyone the finger. Yamato finally walks up to the girl. Like everyone else he is towering over her. ¡°The fuck do you want dip ass?¡± ¡°Sanu-san, I need to ask you something.¡± ¡°Eh! You going to fucking propose? This little bitch is trying to fuck a little girl!¡± ¡°That isn¡¯t what¡¯s-¡± ¡°Wait I know you. You¡¯re that new damned soul that won his first match, right? Makida Yamato.¡± ¡°Yeah, but look I-¡± ¡°So, what you got a little taste of victory and now you think you can take me on?¡± Mari signals everyone behind her to stand back. The group obeys the order and starts placing bets amongst each other. Mari then gets into her battle stands and signals for Yamato to make the first move. Yamato looks at Grimm who gives a slight shrug. Yamato sighs as he slowly gets into his. This was not how today was supposed go down.