(Later, dusk time, after Sai and [b]Xyinz[/b]'s completion of the quest to take out the Saitorealm member equipped with important documents. 2026 Sai is on his phone, contacting [b]Ordos[/b], with Sai becoming quite belligerent due to the minor failure from both sides.) [b]Saitonia (2026):[/b] WHAT?! ARE THEY THAT DAMN INCOMPETENT?! They let 2 individuals sneak into one of your bases and steal the document that can be used to force-start an early election?! [b]Ordos:[/b] *from the other phone line* They must've countered us or something. They should've done the deal inside the base. [b]Saitonia (2026):[/b] Yeah, exactly. You have to set your subordinates straight, [b]Ordos[/b]. *sighs before pulling a copy of the same document from the drawer* Luckily, I have a copy, something I messed up on in my timeline. [b]Ordos:[/b] You had a copy this whole time, and you're going apesh[b]i[/b]t on me even though you could've just gradually informed that you had a copy? [b]Saitonia (2026):[/b] It's about not. Screwing. Up. The mission. *As Sai hangs up, the door buzzer is activated. Pushing the button, the door automatically slides open, revealing another top-ranked Saitorealm member. He wears a zipped-up gold jacket with glowing purple and red details, dark gray pants and medium black boots with purple and red details at the calve area. He has a black belt that carries his signature sci-fi longsword. The member is also revealed to be an [b]eraser[/b], having thick, wavy, black hair also covering his ears and bangs over his forehead.* [b]Saitonia (2026):[/b] [b]Ezeneos[/b], how was it gathering some history of [b]Liomage[/b]'s crimes? [b]Ezeneos:[/b] Oh, it was, what do the earthlings call it? A doozy? Well, it was fulfilling. For example; he has a racketeering charge from 1986, a hate crime charge from 1990, and multiple professional misconduct charges. [b]Armorino[/b] considered, yet also joked, about ratting to the Prime Tribunal. Hehe, but with an extensive crime sheet like this, enough to dethrone him for good and prevent him from ever running again- [b]Saitonia (2026):[/b] Then it really ain't even ratting out if it's the enemy. Simply sabotage. And besides, [b]CYOKONA[/b] will be the one to deliver, not him. If we can control the civilians of [b]Saitranovia[/b] and the Prime Tribunal like how we did forward in our time, we'll be unstoppable in 2 different timelines. [b]Ezeneos:[/b] Indeed. As for the rat thing, trust my detection expertise to snuff out any rats within the Saitorealm, master. No torture, no imprisonment, just a quick yet painful execution. __________ [b][u]*Cliche--blam!- opening theme plays*[/u][/b] _________ (July 14th, the day that Roman has been challenged by [b]Ignitus[/b] in a grudge match, has commenced. Though not as populated as the SFT vs. VCO collaboration event, it is still packed, with roughly between 55,000 and 80,000 spectators. The twins have chosen to watch this event from their safehouse to avoid potentially running into [b]Kizani[/b], while the [b]annihilator[/b] twins, Cat, Kav, Van, Kyo, Alexa, [b]Sakiro[/b], Anna, [b]Kaburo[/b], [b]Esadius[/b], [b]Virol[/b], Cas, and [b]Shiani[/b] attend in person, surprisingly accompanied by present [b]Maviko[/b], and the newly befriended [b]Shiraita[/b] joins, all grouped up around a row of seats within the middle. Several minor fights have transpired prior, but the main event between Roman and [b]Ignitus[/b] is about to begin as the crowd gets larger upon realization. [b]Saitranovia[/b]'s most renowned organizations are also watching the main battle, though not as much as it was when the SFT and VCO collaborated. In order to build hype and tension, a short trailer is played on the big screen, showing the news footage of the aftermath of the attack on [b]Ignitus[/b], then cutting to the news footage of him pounding at the coliseum doors, confronting Gladiatorial King Roman.) __________ (Ruler's Palace, inside the office, with [b]Liomage, Divenos[/b], and some High Council members. All of them are glued to the large screening of the event.) [b]Divenos:[/b] Ruler, I'm a little uncomfortable with how [b]Jiago[/b] allowed this. [b]Liomage:[/b] I understand. While most are fixated on this match, the High Council is tracking down any more misdeeds that the [b]Vaisallian[/b] government could be up to. Few minutes ago, there was a report that [b]Vaisallians[/b] are obstructing evidence that could lead us to catching this returning Deadnight Murderess, as cameras at a bookstore on [b]Drosero[/b] Street in [b]Ourboran, Dyphinix[/b] caught one of Roman's soldiers fabricating a note, including the "Signed: Deadnight Murderess" part, and just dropping it to the ground. Who knows how many fabricated notes were scattered all around the mainland? [b]Divenos:[/b] Luckily there's camera evidence. An ability she has that isn't brought up often is that she can mimic handwriting. Those notes that were found next to the scene of the killings, 2 of them had very different handwriting. [b]Liomage:[/b] *sighs* We're counting on our forces that she'll be brought to justice. Include King Roman, [b]CYOKONA[/b], and this Saitonia from the future. ________ (Back at the coliseum, [b]Kizani[/b] is also there, sitting a row above the group, to their left. She stares at the group from afar, then looks everywhere else, hoping to spot Sai, though unfortunately for her, Sai is nowhere to be seen.) [b]Auro:[/b] *on the stage, with noticeably less enthusiasm* Now for our final battle that everyone's been anticipating. *The crowd cheers but quite mildly due to the disappointment from the aftermath of the SFT/VCO event weeks back. One of the wide entrances slide open, revealing [b]Ignitus[/b] coming out first.* [b]Auro:[/b] Shelved due to a vicious attack from one of you [b]Vaisallian[/b] brutes- anyway, I mean and has now returned to seek revenge on the alleged catalyst. Justice if you ask me, sorry. [b]IGNITUS[/b]! *The crowd cheers as [b]Ignitus[/b] enters the combat circle.* [b]Aredeses:[/b] *from the other stage, announcing in Greek* (A godly, actually competent ruler, looking to finish a small job. The Gladiatorial King Roman [b]Deiphamos[/b]!) *As Roman descends down from the air, he's met with boos while a small minority of [b]Vaisallian[/b] attendees cheer.* [b]Auro:[/b] *lowly, to herself, glaring at [b]Aredeses[/b]* So you somehow knew I was sneak dissing you, so you retaliated. Sly announcer... [b]Atomidio:[/b] *from the sidelines, amongst the other loyalists* Grandmaster, how easy of a win you'll think this'll be for Roman? [b]Grandmaster Riuno:[/b] Comparing [b]Ignitus[/b]' and [b]Sephinon[/b]'s combat skill, [b]Ignitus[/b] will last much shorter. Though I can't deny that he is an exceptional fighter, no wonder he's in the top 10 SFT fighters. The records and footage prove his worth. [b]Aeriyos:[/b] Tch, Grandmaster, you know SFT's standards are way too low. He wouldn't even be in the top 50 if he were in VCO, and I'm just "sugar coating" it. *A small volcano is summoned behind Roman, blasting a large magma ball at him. Roman dodges, but is met with a powerful punch from [b]Ignitus[/b], right hand covered by a volcanic gauntlet. As Roman crashes down, another volcano is summoned, Roman landing into the crater, only to be shot back out, covered in lava. [b]Ignitus[/b] grips onto Roman's face, hand covered in magma to cause burn damage, before throwing him to the ground.* [b]Alexa:[/b] Oh sh[b]i[/b]t. Volcano Bro is going wild. ________ [b][u][FIGHT SEQUENCE][/u][/b] [b]Auro:[/b] *hurriedly, to the audience* The fight has begun! *lowering the mic to say to herself* Okaaayy, that was technically illegal for [b]Ignitus[/b] to just start unloading without my say to begin, buuuuut, [b]Vaisallians[/b] brought it upon themselves. *[b]Ignitus[/b] descends at a quick rate to rain down an explosive, volcanic punch, but Roman teleports out of the way, causing [b]Ignitus[/b] to hit the ground, unleashing a large shockwave, shaking the coliseum and creating lava droplets. Roman reappears above and fires a strong energy blast, only pushing [b]Ignitus[/b] back. Roman then unexpectedly hits [b]Ignitus[/b] with his signature teleportation jump punch, breaking the molten rock armor around his body used as defense, then an underhand gut punch that sends [b]Ignitus[/b] midair. Roman leaps up and flies towards [b]Ignitus[/b], who fires a lava wall to slow him down. Seems like the wall was effective until [b]Ignitus[/b] looks down as he's landing to be launched by a jumping uppercut from Roman, who proceeds with an 8-hit combo before ending the barrage with an energy-assisted haymaker that sends [b]Ignitus[/b] crashing into the ground, cracking the stage floors.* [b]Esadius:[/b] I see that [b]Ignitus[/b] is struggling to maneuver his anger, and it cost his lava wall to be more of a distraction to him than it was to Roman. [b]Shiraita:[/b] *to [b]Esadius[/b]* "Fear the one who has mastered the control of unyielding fury, opposed to those who fall victim to it." I think that's how the quote went. I might have paraphrased it. [b]Casaphne:[/b] That's one of [b]Tasatke[/b]'s, right? [b]Shiraita:[/b] Mhm. *Midair, as Roman is engulfed in an intense, azure-blue aura, he dives down towards [b]Ignitus[/b] rapidly. [b]Ignitus[/b] recovers quick enough to summon a mini volcano around his body as a shield, Roman crashing into that instead, causing the volcano to burst into pieces, releasing an eruption that damages Roman, sending him back several meters. He then evades a lava beam coming his way, only to be bashed by [b]Ignitus[/b]' signature lava war hammer, emitting an explosion that sends Roman back in the air. [b]Ignitus[/b] matches Roman's altitude, placing the head of his hammer on Roman's chest, turns around, then throws Roman back to the ground, releasing another explosion and another shockwave.* [b][u]*Continuing Below*[/u][/b]