*Flashback*
*A nearby town is shown in Zutarts*
Village 1: Welcome back to the annual strength tournament! This year the grand prize will be a powerful cursed sword, said to contain the laments of millions of damned souls who fell during the great war
Pueblerino 1: Who will be the winner this year? Will it be the mighty Hekvar? Half giant, half gorilla Will he manage to win the two-time championship?
*Hekvar screams showing his great power*
Pueblerino 2: Who will you bet on?
Villager 3: I don't know, there are a lot of interesting warriors this year. Look there
*A burly Aztec warrior with completely black skin is shown*
Village 3: His name is Lerris, they say he was part of the royal guard, he is also half arachnid, it is really interesting
Village 3: Or that one over there
*A human with scales larger than 2 meters is shown*
Village 3: Its name is sudraiss, it comes straight from the dragon island. They say that his strength equals that of 100 men, he is a real monster
Village 2: I've never seen a dragon in these places
Villager 3: Yes, it seems that he was banished from his home
Pueblerino 2: And what about that one?
*A terrifying demon over 5 meters tall is shown*
Village 3: Why is there a demon in these places?
*The demon stares at them both, making them tremble with fear*
Zipacna (Child): *Think* They're really pathetic, that demon, doesn't even reach the level of a silver rank. It's only scary because of its disgusting aura, but the one who really intrigues me is that kid over there...
Zipacna: *Think* Why can't I perceive a drop of energy coming out of it?
*The boy with red eyes stares at Zipacna, causing him to be frightened by his gaze*
*Various combats are shown where each one is victorious: Zipacna, the red-eyed boy, Lerris, Hekvar, sudraiss and the demon over 5 meters*
Village 1: The first winner of the quarterfinals is the boy Zipacna!
*The whole town screams with excitement at Zipacna's victory*
Villager 2: Awesome, that kid, he's really strong, he's won all his fights without trying hard
Villager 3: Yes, after all he is the son of the great knight, Berenger, the champion. The winner of the tournament of heaven
*Narrator: Every year a great tournament is held in the city of science, where many elite warriors participate to earn a place within the special forces, in this tournament anyone can participate, regardless of their origin, place and intentions. However, to enter the final phase, which is the one-on-one combat, they will have to pass tough tests for 1 month, where only 16 warriors will be able to participate. During these trials you can even lose your life, so you must be willing to die for a place in the special forces*
Village 2: It's impressive, that explains its great power
Pueblerino 1: Without further ado, we will start the second fight of the quarterfinals, where the terrifying demon Molgoxiz will face one of the revelations of the tournament, at only 8 years old, Takahashi Kazukane
Village 3: I feel very sorry for the boy, he will be very hurt from this fight
Village 2: Yes, it's a shame that he got to fight against that monster
Molgoxiz: *With a disturbing smile* Are you ready to die?
Zipacna: *Think* At that moment I knew, I didn't want to believe it, but I had it in front of my eyes, someone far superior to me
*Molgoxiz is shown on the ground covered in blood and unconscious, while Takahashi coldly watches him*
Zipacna: *Think* A real monster
*Zipacna is shown being hanged by Takahashi, while Takahashi looks on with contempt*
*Zipacna falls unconscious to the ground as Takahashi emerges victorious from the tournament*
Zipacna: *Think* At that moment I thought I would leave everything, for me, it was inconceivable to be number two, but at that moment...
Takahashi: Get stronger, and fight me again
*Zipacna is shown in awe at Takahashi's words*
Zipacna: *Think* From that moment on, day after day, I didn't stop training until I was tired, over and over and over and over and over again, until my body couldn't take it anymore
Zipacna: *Think* It's a shame I could never reach your level... While I took one step, you had already taken two, leaving me completely behind.
Zipacna: *Think* However, I never gave up, I'm not going to stop training until I catch up with you, so out of respect for that, I'll give it my all, now, I'll break my limits and catch up with you Takahashi
*Back to the present*
*A large beam of heat falls on Zipacna surprising Takahashi and Yohei*
Takahashi: Zipacna...
*The heat ray completely envelops Zipacna's body*
*Zipacna's body begins to change, on his head a crown made of fire appears, on his back a great sun appears and wings wrapped in flames begin to emerge on his back*
Zipacna: Lack: Helios
*Zipacna's body expels an immense aura that gives off great heat*
Zipacna: *Think* This is the result of my 5 years of training Takahashi. Are you seeing it?
Takahashi is shown with a proud smile watching his friend.
Yohei: It seems that there is no longer any reason to hold back, right?
Zipacna: yes, it's time for us to leave it all here, Yohei
Yohei: *Smiles* I think it's a good idea
*Yohei and Zipacna begin to trade blows at a high speed, over and over again, generating great clashes with their fists*
*Zipacna launches several bursts of solar energy and Yohei responds to it with several lightning bolts, causing both attacks to explode on impact*
Zipacna: Solar Judgment
*A large circle is generated at the back of Zipacna with several holes that begin to condense a large amount of energy*
*Several beams of solar energy are fired at once towards Yohei*
Yohei: Plasma Wall
*A large barrier is generated in front of Yohei which begins to absorb Zipacna's attack*
Yohei: *Think* This won't last long, I have to use that...
Yohei: Spark Prism
*Several electrical fragments appear throughout the place*
*The barrier breaks, but Zipacna's attack splits and veers in different directions, ignoring Yohei*
Zipacna: What?
Yohei: *Think* Damn, after this I don't think anyone can use a technique for a while, it's time to take it to my turf
*Yohei in an instant shows himself in front of Zipacna and throws a very powerful punch, which is stopped by Zipacna*
*Zipacna clenches Yohei's fist and throws a knee punch on his stomach, then kicks him hard to the ground*
Zipacna: You won't beat me, I assure you
*Yohei spits out a large amount of blood*
Yohei: *Think* I have to...
*Zipacna quickly launches into the attack, and begins to throw a flurry of punches towards Yohei*
*Zipacna manages to land a big blow on Yohei that sends him flying and causes him to crash into the same mountain where Eden is located*
*Yohei rises from the rubble full of wounds and very exhausted*
Yohei: *Think* Hasn't he moved from there yet? Damn coward
Yohei: No, that's what you're afraid of, but I think if you just stand there doing nothing, you'll never be able to stand up to it
*Eden is shown with a blurred gaze*
Yohei: They believe in you, they have decided to bet everything on you, they completely trust that you can do it, they... They'd bet their lives on you if they have to
*Eden remembers the day Kai and Ryu arrived and destroyed everything in their path and their grandfather's face before they lost consciousness*
Yohei: I don't know what happened to you before you got here, but I'm sure you've lost a lot
Yohei: So, you decide, will you sit there waiting for your defeat or will you fight giving it your all?
*Yohei expels a large amount of energy*
Yohei: I'm clear, I'll fight until the last second of my life that I have left
Yohei: Zipacna!
*Zipacna's surprised and excited face is shown*
Zipacna: Yohei!
*Both begin to accumulate every last drop of energy they have in their bodies*
*Zipacna begins to create an immense sphere of solar energy charged with great power*
Zipacna: Super nova
*Yohei's heart stops completely for an instant*
*Yohei clasps his hands close to his chest in a circle*
*Yohei's heart begins to beat stronger and stronger each time, while the attack generates much more energy*
Yohei: Lightning Resonance
*Both attacks go at high speed towards the other generating a great friction that makes the whole place shake*
*Takahashi is shown expectant of the result*
*Both attacks compress and generate a massive shockwave that sweeps away everything in its path*
*The place is filled with dust, which prevents the winner from being visible*
*The dust clears and shows both Yohei and Zipacna on the ground without a drop of energy*
Yohei: Damn... I was not able to... of... win
*Yohei is knocked unconscious by the great effort of the fight*
Zipacna: Shit... I can't move
*Takahashi is shown watching Zipacna*
Zipacna: I'm pathetic, right?
*Takahashi extends his hand to Zipacna*
Zipacna: Huh?
Takahashi: You've become really strong, Zipacna
*Zipacna is shown surprised*
Takahashi: I was both surprised, I never thought they were capable of putting on such a show, thank you
Zipacna: *Lets out a little smile* I'm sorry you didn't enjoy your match
Takahashi: It doesn't matter, now, we have to go back and see how others are doing
Zipacna: Yes...
*Zipacna leans on Takahashi's shoulder*
*Both of you suddenly feel overwhelming power*
Zipacna: W-What?
Takahashi: It has to be a joke...
*A monster is shown wrapped in an immense amount of dark energy*
*Shun and Puppet are shown observing the great energy that arises on the battlefield*
Shun: You fucking idiot, this is not the time to have fun...
Yogen: It's beautiful...
*All the fights that are happening simultaneously are stopped to see the immense amount of nascent energy*
Eden: *With a serious look* Now it's my turn