8 July 2018
*PSHEEEEEEWWWW*
*BAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNGGGGGGG*
*BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM*
Multiple fireworks were shot into the sky from the stadium to celebrate today’s event.
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! AFTER THE VERY INTENSE ROUND OF BRAWLIEVERS’ EIGHTS!!! TODAY IS FINALLY OUR SEMIFINAL FOR THE BRAWLIEVER WORLD CUP!!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!”
“YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!”
“WUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!”
“HUURRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”
“WAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! IT IS OUR FOURTH DAY OF THE BWC!! I CAN’T BELIEVE WE’VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR FOUR DAYS, FOLKS!!! WAHAHAHAHHAA!!! TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN!! ISN’T THAT RIGHT, LUKIA-CHAN?”
“Hehehehe! That’s right! We’re nearing the end soon! I can’t believe how many different kinds of Faith powers I got to see when I first accepted the offer to commentate! Now, I can say I’m glad I did!”
“LUKIA-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNN!!!!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!”
“WOHOHOHOHOHO!! LUKIA-CHAN SURE IS LOVED BY EVERYONE!!! I MEAN, I DO LOVE YA AS WELL!!! WOHOHOHOHOHO!!”
“ALRIGHT EVERYONE!!! TODAY IS FINALLY THE SEMIFINAL OF BWC!!! THE WINNERS OF THIS ROUND WILL PROCEED TO THE LAST ROUND OF BWC, THE FINAL!! ARE YOU GUYS READY??”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!”
“LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
“WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!”
“WAHAHAHAHAHA AFTER YESTERDAY’S JAW-DROPPING FINALE, LIKE QUITE LITERALLY!!! IT'S TIME TO INTRODUCE ALL FOUR FIGHTERS THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN TODAY’S ROUND!!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!”
The four fighters walk out of the fighters’ quarters.
“FIRSTLY, WE HAVE OUR NEW FAVORITE INDONESIAN, ARDINA RESTU-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN!!!”
“HI EVERYONE!!!”
Ardina is waving her hand towards everyone in the audience.
“ARDINA-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!”
“CUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”
“SECONDLY, CHEER FOR ARMY-MAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNN!!!”
“Hello, everyone!”
Army-Man waves and smiles at the audience as well.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!”
“YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!’
“ARMY-MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!!!”
“WWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
“THIRD, WE HAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL RUSSIAN PRINCESS, IRINA AGAPOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVV!!!!”
“Greetings, everyone!”
Irina greets the audience with elegance as she also waves her hair to the side to flow in the wind.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!”
“PRINCEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!”
“IRINA-SAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!”
“KYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!”
“BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OUR PRINCESS EVEN HAS A LOT OF FEMALE FANS!!! SHE’S AS POPULAR AS EVER!!!”
“AND LAST BUT MOST DEFINITELY NOT THE LEAST, ONE OF THE STRONGEST FIGHTERS IN THIS WHOLE TOURNAMENT!!! OUR COOL AND MYSTERIOUS FIGHTER, THE GREEN REAPEEEEEEEERRRRRRR!!!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!”
“GREEN REAPER-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNN!!!!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”
“SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!”
“. . . .”
“As always, you are someone with very few words, Green Reaper-san.” said Irina.
“. . . .”
“What’s the secret of being quiet, Green Reaper-chan?” asked Ardina.
“. . . .”
“G-Guys, let’s not pressure her to talk, okay? If she doesn’t want to talk, then why won’t we let her be?” said Army-Man.
“. . .”
“Ehh? It’s fine, isn’t it? I’m interested in her! She’s one of the final four fighters after all!! Her Faith power is still unknown, and she’s this late into the tournament!” said Ardina.
“. . .”
“Then, let’s force her to use her Faith power in the upcoming fights! I’m very interested in finding out as well!” said Irina.
“. . .”
“Ahahahaha! Well, if you say so. . .” said Army-Man.
As they all chatted, the four of them had entered the arena. They are standing side by side in the center as per instructions from the staff. All of their faces and names were displayed on all the different giant monitors across the entire stadium.
“AS ALWAYS, FIGHTERS!!! WE WILL DO YET ANOTHER LOTTERY FOR THE BRACKET!!! PLEASE LINE UP IN THE ORDER I MENTIONED YOUR NAME JUST NOW!!”
There are BWC staff carrying a table and a lottery box, and they were all placed in front of the fighters. There is a woman next to a whiteboard further back with the tournament bracket already drawn, but with empty names.
“They sure love their lottery, huh?” said Ardina.
“Can’t be helped! It’s more exciting this way!” said Irina with a confident smile.
“Ugh, this time there is no freebie where we get to advance to the next round without fighting. . .” said Army-Man.
“. . . “
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On the other side of the special viewing room of the hosts, the losers of the tournament have all gathered inside.
“Wahahahaha! It’s good to finally join everyone here!” said Arthur.
“Welcome, Arthur-san!” greets Megumi.
“Hohohoho! Thanks, Megumi-chan! You’re as beautiful as always!”
“Oh, please!”
Megumi’s face went red from Arthur’s compliment.
“It’s good to finally be here with everyone.” said Gabriel.
“I can’t believe you lost that easily, Gabriel-san.” said Phil.
“It’s great seeing you again, Pharaoh-san!” said Jeremiah.
“Great to see you too, Jeremiah-san!” said Pharaoh.
Jeremiah and the Pharaoh shake hands.
“I am still confused about yesterday. What on earth happened during that blinding lightshow?” asked Selam.
“I mean, we couldn’t even see anything at all. . .” said Sylvianna.
“Moooohhh, and I was looking forward to how the Green Reaper would handle Gabriel’s Faith power.” said Megumi.
“It was really anti-climactic! And it went by pretty fast, too!” said Erika.
“I still can’t discern what her Faith power is after seeing her fight twice.” said Yuichi.
“I hope we get to find out today!” said Kenichi.
“ALRIGHT FIGHTERS! JUST LIKE YESTERDAY, ANYONE WITH MATCHING NUMBERS WILL FIGHT EACH OTHER!! BUT SINCE THERE’S ONLY FOUR FIGHTERS NOW, PLEASE DON’T ANNOUNCE THE NUMBER YOU GOT!! WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE EXCITEMENT IS THERE UNTIL EVERYONE PICKS THEIRS!”
And then the fighters did what they were told. After lining up in turns and taking their lottery, they went back and lined up side by side again.
“OKAY, FIGHTERS!!! PREPARE YOUR LOTTERY PAPERS BUT DON’T OPEN OR PEEK INTO IT JUST YET!!! IN THREE!! ARE YOU GUYS READY??”
The four fighters nod.
“THREE!”
“TWO!”
“ONE!!”
“OPEN YOUR PAPER AND SHOW IT TO EVERYONEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!”
The four fighters raised their hands upwards and opened their lottery paper.
*!!!!!!!!*
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! THE BRACKET HAS BEEN DECIDED!!!”
“MATCH NUMBER ONE: IRINA AGAPOV VERSUS ARDINA RESTU!!”
“MATCH NUMBER TWO: ARMY-MAN VERSUS THE GREEN REAPER!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”
“WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!”
“YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!”
“Now, now, how is Army-Man supposed to fight against that Green Reaper?” said Arthur in the special viewing room.
“That’s going to be tricky, but since they’re both Armament type, that fight will be a spectacle!” said Sylvianna.
“Concern about that match later! Irina versus Ardina should be our focus now!” said Selam.
“Agreed. I see Irina-san can easily uncover the secret of Ardina’s Faith power.” Said Yuichi.
“I think the princess would win this fight! What do you think, guys?” said Revon.
“My money’s on Ardina. She gives off a way different type of aura when you’re fighting against her than her cheerful personality lets on.” said Selam.
“I’m cheering for Irina-san because she’s so pretttyyyyyyyyyy!!!!” said Erika.
“I think I’m gonna root for Irina-san as well! I prefer an adult to win this tournament than a teenager!” said Megumi.
“I’m betting for Ardina-san! I fought her, so I know how tough she really is!” said the Pharaoh.
“But, Pharaoh-san, the Princess is more experienced in a fight! She expresses that very well in her fight against me! He even beat me! The great Me!” said Revon.
“I’m gonna trust Pharaoh-san’s opinion! I’m betting on Ardina-san as well!” said Jeremiah.
“Wahahahaha!! Everyone’s voting, eh? Then I’m voting for the princess!! Experience can’t lie after all! She’ll come up with a counter to her Faith power!” said Arthur.
“SSHH!! Everyone, be quiet!! The fight’s starting soon! I need to concentrate!” said Kenichi.
“ALRIGHT FOLKS!!! GREEN REAPER-SAN AND ARMY-MAN-SAN!! PLEASE WALK BACK TO THE FIGHTERS’ QUARTERS!!! WE’LL BEGIN TODAY’S MATCH IMMEDIATELY!!!”
The two fighters did as they were told. Ardina and Irina remain in the arena as they face each other.
“Let’s have a great match, Princess!! I’m honored I get to fight such a figure this late in the tournament!!” said Ardina as she was doing stretches.
“Hm! What a polite language followed by a rude display! I shall teach you some manners, Ardina-san!”
“WAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OUR TWO FIGHTERS ARE HYPED UP TODAY!!!”
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!! IT IS TIME FOR OUR FIRST MATCH OF THE DAY!!!”
“MATCH ONE OF BWC SEMIFINAL!! IRINA AGAPOV! VERSUS! ARDINA RESTU!”
“BEEEEEEEEEGGGGGGGGGGGIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!”
*GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG*
Irina made the first move; she swung her right hand to the right, and sand appeared everywhere on the arena, it’s almost like there’s a secluded sandstorm confined within.
“Heee! I see your move, Princess. Very well, take a look at what Meli-chan really looks like!”
Ardina summons her invisible being behind. Irina immediately sends showers of sand towards her. Little by little, grains of sand are covering Ardina’s invisible being until it is fully enveloped by it, creating a clear shape for everyone to see.
*!!!!!!!*
Everyone in the stadium, including the rest of the world who are watching online, finally gets to see Ardina’s invisible being. It is not a surprise that everyone is surprised at the shape of Ardina’s summoned being. It is simply a floating giant human hand, precisely the right hand. The giant hand is detached from the wrist, and it just floats stably in the air behind her.
“A. . . hand?” said Irina.
“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHH????”
“A HAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDDD?!?!?!”
“THAT IS TERRIFYING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!! AFTER ALL THIS TIME, WE GET TO SEE ARDINA’S FAITH POWER, AND IT IS JUST A FLOATING HAND!!! A DEADLY FLOATING HAND AT THAT!!!”
“Wow. . .” said Lukia.
“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?????? I LOST TO A HAND???” said Selam in the special viewing room.
“M-Me too. . .” said Pharaoh.
“I definitely did not expect that. . .” said Revon.
“I was picturing something with a complete shape or form. . .” said Kenichi.
“WAHAHAHAHA!!! We’re almost at the end, and yet this tournament still has a way to surprise us!” said Arthur.
“This is Meli-chan!! EVERYONE, SAY HI!” said Ardina.
“. . . . .”
Everyone in the stadium fell quiet; they did not utter a single word.
“Seems like you’ve surprised everyone, Ardina-san! Even I was as well!”
“Thank you, Princess! Do you like, Meli-chan?”
“Shape-wise, I genuinely have no opinion whatsoever, but capability-wise, I have to applaud you for coming this far with just a floating giant hand! Oh, I guess, being invisible is the most important part of it.”
“Hey! That’s not a greeting! Say hi to Meli-chan!”
“. . . Very well.”
Irina raises her right hand to the side, and she creates a giant hand of sand similar in size to Irina’s giant hand. Irina sends a punch with her hand, and her giant hand of sand follows her motion. Ardina commands her summoned being to also send a punch forward.
*BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMM*
The clash of their punches sends a shockwave through the entire arena. The shockwave also brushes off the sand covering Ardina’s summoned being, while it destroys Irina’s giant hand of sand. Irina swiftly controls her sand to engulf the summoned being immediately. She focuses her ‘grip’ on it so that the sand doesn’t brush off again.
“Hmm, I think my physical capabilities are better, but the application of your Faith power is frightening. This is why you’re on the Semifinal, Princess!”
“Thank you, Miss Obvious!”
Irina creates swirling sand in front of her, and it eventually takes shape into a giant drill. The giant drill of sand rotates faster, and she launches it at Ardina. Ardina stands completely still, and her summoned being catches the giant sand drill.
*!*
But Irina breaks the giant drill’s shape back into sand, and she flows all of them to trap Ardina inside a ball of sand. She also holds down her summoned being with her sand, completely separating them from each other.
Irina creates a giant hand of sand again above the ball of sand, and she slaps down the ball of sand with her giant sand hand.
*!*
Irina’s giant sand hand was destroyed back into sand. Ardina has completely broken free from the ball of sand. Her right hand is missing, meaning it has turned invisible. Irina quickly moves her sand to envelope Ardina’s invisible hand, and the sand takes the shape of another giant hand, but it is slightly smaller in size.
“Good move, Princess!!”
Ardina dives down towards Irina. She prepares a punch with her giant sand-covered hand. Irina erected a thick wall of sand to block the punch.
*BAAAAM*
Ardina punched a hole in Irina’s sand wall.
*?*
“Eh? Where is she? Princess? Hello?”
Suddenly, Ardina noticed that it was dark all of a sudden. She looked above and was surprised to see sand everywhere. The entire arena is currently closed off inside a giant dome of sand.
“EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH??????”
“WE CAN’T SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!”
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! DON’T PANIC!! WE WILL SEND THE DRONES INSIDE!!! YOU WILL NOT MISS A SINGLE MOMENT OF THIS FIGHT! WE PROMISE!!! SEND THEM IN IMMEDIATELY!!!”
One of the BWC staff summons multiple drones and sends them inside the giant dome of sand to monitor the fight.
Inside, Ardina is in the middle of the arena, standing on sand.
“Ugh! Sands everywhere! My feet feel so uncomfortable.”
She looks to her left and right.
“Where are you, Princess? What are you planning now?”
“The greatest part of being an Elemental type is the amount of freedom it has that—”
*!*
Ardina looks behind and she finally sees Irina, rising out of the surface of the sand below.
“—we can imitate other types of Faith power with no problem! Transformation type?”
Irina raises her left hand and covers it quickly with a thick amount of sand.
“Armament type?”
Irina moves both of her hands to the side and creates multiple floating swords of sand in front of her.
“Summoner type?”
Irina creates two giant hands of sand behind her.
“Special type? Hmm, well, I guess I can’t really imitate that because that is a . . . special case.”
“Eeh? What are you trying to say, Princess?”
“Elemental type is the strongest type of Faith power! Proven by how many of them are in the lineup of the Ten Commandments of God! The winner of this tournament must also be an Elemental type! It only makes sense that way.”
“Hm? And?”
*!*
*GROOOOOOOOOO*
Suddenly, the sand under Irina rises, placing her 5 meters high into the air. She summons countless swords made of sand all around Ardina, all pointing their tips towards her. She also creates giant saw blades on the surface all around Ardina, swiftly spinning vertically, ready to cut her. High above on the ceiling of the giant dome of sand, Irina creates a giant human face looking down below to incite fear in Ardina.
“Ardina-san, either give up right now, or struggle with all of your might inside this dome of sand!”
Irina’s words send a shiver down Ardina’s spine, yet she remains high-spirited.
“Ahahahahahahaha!! What a funny joke, Princess! Let me remind you!”
Ardina summons back her summoned being.
*BAM*
It slams down the surface of the sand, creating a shockwave that clears all the sand that covers the entire arena. The shockwave also destroys all of the giant saw blades of sand.
“I’m here to win for my country! You don’t scare me one bit, Princess!” said Ardina as she smiled creepily and confidently at Irina.
“Very well! I’ll enjoy seeing your struggle inside this sand graveyard that I’ve created for you!” said Irina with a threatening tone and glare at Ardina.
