Nine Lives

[Gildarts]

One final punch landed on Cindy, it seemed to be Gildarts’ last stand, but Cindy could only find it within her to laugh, “You call that a punch? I felt like I was just pawed at by a kitten!” There was no momentum behind it, it felt like it had barely collided. Meanwhile, Gildarts set the plant.

The haunted remainder of the punch stuck to the girl’s armor like glue. Meanwhile, Cindy was able to throw a few parried hammer swings at her favorite Prime. After more of this went on, she sneered, “Whats the matter Prime? Ready to give u-”

The force of a charged blow knocked Cindy off her feet. She was interrupted, mid-taunt, by the perpetuated blow of his detonating punch. Cindy staggered, no longer able to remain balanced and on her feet. He took this opening to land one final blow right where the last one had landed. On the mark, bones shattered at the charged blow. And his final opponent fell.

Cindy fell to the ground with an, “O-oof.” And muttered her curses, “Damn.”

Meanwhile, the lights strobed, and the limelight fell on the remaining Prime. Gildarts was greeted by an announcer, giving his reward -which was a strange looking orb- and then ushered him off the stage. Where the announcer spoke of the next tournament to be occurring at the very same colosseum...