Applause! Cheering! Excitement! This was it, this was what Hercule had been waiting for ever since he showed up in this strange world. He longed for the recognition he had back home, because he was terribly homesick. His eyes didn't hold any sadness anymore as he walks up to the arena. The fluttering of his cloak behind him made each stride seem like it held an unknown weight behind it. Stepping into the ring he quickly undoes his cloak with his right hand and tosses it towards the stands. "BWAHAHAHA! THE SAVIOR HAS COME!" Using the cloak as a cover for his real entrance, he stands with his arms raised into the air while his hands make out two victory symbols. His clothes are also quite the sight as they seem to pull the audience's gaze. Under his cloak was a bright orange gi with a large symbol on the back. He then goes absolutely quiet as he stares up to the ceiling. "Just you watch. I'll show you how much your son has taught me. Watch me, okay?"

A new warrior enters the stadium. A warrior joining the ranks of many in pursuit of the grand prize. Rushing to the center, the opponent Hercule must face is... ...a dog-girl in a pink sweater, who is putting a cup of pudding into her pocket. "Huff... huff... made it!"

AI: VIRTUAL WORLD READY....NEXT LOCATION....ATLANTIS Hikaru: And now it's time to start!!! ENERGIZE!! (Hikaru slams the button on the console, taking the two fighters to the lost city of Atlantis. While they are underwater, they can still breathe fine. In fact, they can move around effortlessly underwater.) http://cdn1.collective-evolution.com/assets/uploads/2018/02/atlantis2.png Get ready for one hell of a match!! FIGHT!!!! (Battle theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3i21qPOoj8)

After some initial panicked flailing, QP realizes that the water is, in fact, breathable. "Got all worked up for nothing... Rbits! Formation Front!" As she literally flies backwards through the water to gain some distance, the rabbit-like creatures that came in with her fan out in front of her, firing off green energy bullets in a fan-like formation as well. QP herself summons a stream of energy bullets from her hands at her opponent.

The sudden plunge is enough to throw Hercule for enough of a loop that he forgets basic training... not to panic. He swallows a large portion of water and desperately grabs at his throat in a vain attempt to right his wrong. But nothing happened beyond that. He blinks a few times before realizing that by some feat of engineering, he is able to breathe underwater. He grins to himself as he notices his opponent leap backwards. "Heh. Had me worried for nothin'! This ain't anything like the previous tournaments I've been in. I'll need to land a decisive blow without a ring out." Hercule crosses his arms in front of his chest before throwing down to his sides at an angle. The water around him would begin to swirl violently as a vortex began to form. QP could already feel a surge in power even from that distance. The energy blasts would finally begin to connect around the vortex. The force of impact would be enough to dispel the vortex and reveal an amped up Hercule guarding against the bullets. Each one pushing him further back as his smile grows.

"Whoa, he's all powered up!" What is this, an anime? While this is admittedly cool, it's not great news for QP. Maybe she should concentrate her firepower... "Formation Support!" At their master's command, the rbits arrange themselves behind her in a semi-circle. All their shots go directly forward, concentrating the firepower. Once they're in position, QP flies backwards and down towards the underwater city. Worst case scenario, she'll have to play some hide-and-seek.

Hercule notices the formation change once again as the girl retreats further into the city. Instead of taking the defensive any longer, he leaps forwards through the water towards the Rbits. As he soars through the water he is finally met with the barrage of shots. He knocks away any that would strike him directly, but let others just land glancing blows. "Alright you miserable machines! Time to bash you to bits!" Hercule launches a blast from his left hand towards the ocean depths in order to orient himself. Pushing himself towards the right of the semi-circle he focuses energy into his left leg and strikes at the rightmost Rbit. "DYNAMITE KICK!" The kick would carry the explosive force of ki as he attempts to cause each Rbit to crash into the next like dominoes.

QP didn't expect this at all, and half of her semicircle of rbits goes flying, leaving only five of the original ten that panic and try to fill the empty space. "Pull it together! Formation Orbit!" As QP shoots her own energy from her hand, trying to get some distance between her and her foe, the remaining five rbits circle around her, allowing their bullets to fire in all directions. QP herself, should she get enough distance, turns tail and rushes towards the rbits that were knocked away, hoping the Orbit Formation's fire would at least provide some cover.

Hercule laughs triumphantly as half the Rbits are knocked away and the other half return to the girl. "So that's all you got? Well this is only the first round after all. Can't say I'm too impressed with the rules of the tournament, so I'll make sure ya don't suffer too long." Following up his taunt, he quickly gives chase to QP and the remaining Rbits. The girl's shots would be the most problematic as they could aim at Hercule with ease, however the Orbit shots would be simple enough to weave in and out of. Tanking QP's shots with his left arm, Hercule's energy begins to spike once more. A light begins forming in both his hands as he firmly plants himself on the ground. "Here's some real fire power!" He brings his left hand over his right fist as the energy continues to spike. A golden aura begins to dance around his hands as he sets his sights on the girl. "MASENKOKEN!" He quickly pulls back his left arm and sends a heavy right punch straight in front of him. The energy on his hand would blast forward in the shape of a fist as it barrels towards his opponent.

The large energy blast is obvious enough to get her to dodge, but completely dodging it is another story. She avoids the brunt of it, but still sails into a building wall. "Ow... That hurt..." The dog-girl shakes her head, then stands up. "Formation Front! Let's go!" Thankfully, she's close to a few of her fallen rbits now. She calls for them, and the ones that aren't completely out of it join her. Seven in total now. She wracks her brain for a plan... "I can't fight him head-on... I could... but I would need a..." She puts her hand into her pocket, suddenly getting an idea upon touching something. She nods for the rbits to start shooting as she opens something. The dog-girl charges a moment later, ready to activate Hyper Mode at a moment's notice.

"Well...this was more...unique than I thought..." Copen said to himself, as he wasn't expecting much from both QP and Hercule, but somehow, some way, they actually make formidable opponents. "The Hercule guy looks really strong as he seems to be!" Lola said as she continually analyzed both Hercule and QP, "But the girl...she seems to also be powerful too...in one way or another..." She commented... '...if I have to face the girl, perhaps there's another way I could deal with her other than killing her?' Copen thought to himself as he kept on watching...he knew how to kill, and was a cold blooded killer with little remorse...but a child though...it's going to be more difficult to deal with especially with moral issues... "Mytyl..." He said to himself

From the buildings above, Spidey would look on with a grin under his red mask. Watching the fight and humming for a moment before deciding to leap down and talk to... Armor guy, he seemed somewhat fun. And besides, still gotta ask if Copen made the armor! "One web-slinging entry coming right up! Though I guess in this case it's a bit unneeded... Eh, still fun to do." He'd quickly fling some lines from his wrists, rushing through the air effortlessly before easily landing near Copen with a casual wave. "Sup, so do you watch all of these things too then? Granted I've had to use my old friend the internet for some of them but still." A pause, and he'd take a seat a few feet away from the other fighter while continuing to stare out at the match. "Of course, whoever wins here is my next foe so it's a bit relevant to analyze properly. Moving on though, did you build that armor you wear yourself? I'm a bit of an inventor actually, so I can't help being curious if you're one."

"Well, yes, I did build it myself," Copen said to Spidey, still looking at the match that is happening, "Though for the specs, I choose not to explain..." "He made a buncha other things too, including me!" Lola said cheerfully, "Lola, you don't have to include that too..." He said, putting his hand to his face, embarrassed at this, a clear sweat mark can be seen coming down his right temple.

QP stops, not sure what to make of this. She's trapped, that's for sure, and her current formation had its limits... Time to bring out the big guns. "Formation Orbit! HYPER MODE!" The rbits circle around QP, and the girl suddenly emits a strong blue aura, which causes the bullets to turn blue as well. This boost in power and shots in every direction should hit the right target harder than before! The dog-girl grins and flies a bit upwards.

"Hyper what?" Before Hercule could process what QP did, the blasts had already been launched. The vortex and afterimages both fade as the blue blasts tear through them with ease. The remaining Hercule is put on the back foot as one of the orbs makes its way directly at him. "Kya!" He digs his heels into the ocean floor and prepares to knock the blast away using his left arm. His energy spikes around his arm at that very moment and he swats it away with the back of his hand. However, it didn't go according to plan. Not even registering the pain yet, Hercule looks down at his hand to find it almost unrecognizable. Even with his guard up the blast was enough to mangle his fingers and cause severe lacerations across his hand. "Gah! Well I was always told not to corner an animal... ouchie!" With one hand out of the game, Hercule is forced to employ a tactic that would hurt him more than it would hurt QP or her Rbits. He charges towards the orbiting Rbits and their master before raising both of his hands over his eyes with palms facing out. "SOLAR FLARE!" As if the sun itself appeared before them, a massive light bursts forth from Hercule's hands in an attempt to blind QP and her Rbits.

"Gyah!" Not prepared for the bright flash, QP is blinded, as well as the rbits. If this attack does damage as well, Hyper Mode would break. The shots stop for a moment as QP blinks to get the spots out of her eyes. "K... Keep shooting!" While her aim was that of a drunken duck with a gun now, the Orbit Formation would at least be a little reliable. After all, if you shoot wildly, you're bound to hit something, right?

From afar, in a room that has a TV on, a young man with black hair and violet eyes looks on at the match. "...Heh, this "Nexus" that I somehow landed into after I died somehow has people that somehow have other powers than just my Geass..." He said to himself, smirking, "Though, I'm not sure on how this "Nexus" goes...if there's something within it that is rotten to the core..." He said, putting the mask he had on his hands over his head as he looks up "And if there is...Zero would have to make his debut here..."

The flare seemed to work perfectly as the girl blinks wildly. Hercule didn't have much time to follow up so he had to be pretty reckless. He charges towards the girl one more time and directly at on of the Rbits' blasts. Using his already injured arm, he blocks the shot and uses the momentum to send him to the seafloor beneath QP. "Ow! Gah..." His left arm now nothing more than a cut up and charred mess, he lands. He begins to focus his energy into his right hand as QP finally begins to regain vision. "KAME...HAME..."

QP had watched enough anime to know that when someone announces their attack like that, it's gonna hurt. Problem is, she'd lost track of the person about to launch it. Hyper Mode was up by now with or without damage, so she had to wait for that to recharge. That meant trying to not take a hit. Therefore, she used the greatest tactic of all: running/flying in a random direction while shooting and hoping she gets out of the way.

Try as she may to escape, Hercule flashes a cocky grin and thrusts his right arm forward. "HA!" The orb of blue energy held in his palm would explode outwards in a massive beam of energy. Any orbs of energy shot at Hercule's beam would cause it to slow for a short period of time as it worked on breaking through and continuing its assault towards QP.

Unfortunately for QP, the Orbit formation was focused on hitting all sides to destroy weak projectiles and enemies that may be swarming. Large beams, however, it wasn't exactly powerful enough for. "...This is gonna hurt." With those worlds, the dog-girl was struck and blasted upwards. Far upwards. Anyone listening closely might hear a whine right before impact.

Hercule jumps up in joy as the beam connects, he wasn't great at blasting so this was a small victory for him. However, he knew he didn't have time to waste and began to press the assault by flying after the girl. "Alright Hercule, you can't mess around here. This tournament is to the death. Nothin' you can do about it. So get out there, and end it quick." He smacks the sides of his face with both hands to hype himself up, but most of the effect was lost due to the pain in his left hand. "Aiyeeeh!" He nurses his hand as he comes to a stop a few meters up and to the right of QP. "Come on kid, I don't like these rules either but ya gotta stop runnin' away. It'll be quick, I promise!" His aura would begin to swell once more.

As it turns out, that beam wasn't the super ultimate attack QP was expecting, but it still hurt. She gestures for her rbits to regroup around her as she rights herself in the water. "Stop running away? I can do that." QP grins, flying back a few feet to gain some distance. A flash of light comes from her body, and when it fades, golden wings have sprouted from her back. Even her rbits are affected by her new energy, surrounded in a pink glow. "Here's my ultimate for this round! I am Sweet Guardian, King of the Six Sweet Gods! Let's do this! Sweet Battle!" Her rbits, now in a heart-shaped formation, begin unleashing a barrage of powerful pink bullets. QP herself looks more determined than ever.

"Damn it Hercule! You know better than to let them transform!" The man's aura continues to flare up as he prepares to block the incoming assault. "Think dammit! What would he do?" His time for thinking was running out faster and faster as the wave of energy blasts barreled towards him. And that's when it hits him, both figuratively and literally. He keeps up the defensive by offering only his left side to the strikes, making it easier to focus his energy and keep him in mostly one piece. However, he uses his right side to enact his plan. Charging energy into his right hand, he unleashes an attack. "KAME...HAME...KEN!" A massive blue fist is launched directly at... the ocean floor? As he unleashes the attack, his defense gave out and Hercule was sent crashing down into the aftereffects of his own attack; a smoke screen consisting of sand. Landing with a thud, he quickly takes a knee to both watch for a certain gold shine and to also assess damage. Left arm? No sensation, can't move, bleeding heavily. Great.

"Ouch, that's gotta hurt." QP's effect on the rbits fades, and she signals for them to get into the Support formation. She could have let it go on longer, but rules are rules. The semi-circle of rbits begins firing down at the cloud of sand, hoping to land some lucky hits to end this as soon as possible.

Sensing the shift in energy, Hercule stands. "So that was it? No. There's gotta be more to it, but I won't look a gift horse in the mouth." The man would proceed to use the cover of sand to dodge QP's blasts by watching the light filter through the sand. A few graze him due to the blood loss slowing him bit by bit, but he presses on until he was at the leftmost corner of the cloud. "Here goes..." His energy begins to rise once more as the sheer force begins to blow away the sandscreen, revealing himself to his opponent. A golden light begins to dance around Hercule as the water begins to bubble violently around him in a circle. "Let's go kid! I'll face you with the strongest technique I have! Because..." He raises his right arm and makes the victory symbol with his fingers. "THE SAVIOR HAS COME!" He smiles through his current pain as he lowers his arm. A brilliant, shining energy appearing in his hand as he puts it to his side. "Savior.....Masenko...." The energy continues to grow.

QP flattens her ears. Is Hyper Mode ready? Not yet. The rbits twitch their ears and look at each other nervously. She takes a deep breath and focuses. Her opponent's attack was definitely his own ultimate, so she'd have to be ready to avoid it as best as she could. "Formation Front!" While the rbits get into position and keep firing, QP starts flying off to the right.

Hercule continues to charge his energy as he leaps up and to the right himself. A few orbs get uncomfortably close as they continue to place cuts all over his gi and his body. But he was determined to win, this pain wasn't anywhere close to his limit. He sets his sights on his target once more and throws his arm forward. "HAAAAAAAAAAA!" A massive golden beam launches from his hand much like the Kamehameha, however, this beam was considerably larger and definitely packed more of a punch. But damage only matters if he can hit his mark.

Despite her efforts, QP's left side is hit, and she and two of her rbits are knocked back. QP in particular goes spinning, ending up both pained and very dizzy. "Is... this karma...?" Maybe, because her left arm hurts a lot. As well as other places. She's too dizzy to dwell on this philosophical stuff though. "F-formation Orbit..." The remaining five rbits circle around her, firing to protect her until she's coherent enough to fight.

QP doesn't notice the hand until she's already grabbed. The rbits are too far away from her to help, and her flailing is about as powerful as you would expect from a high school girl. However, she's got a bit of something to make up for her noodle arms. After a moment, she begins firing her own green energy bullets at her opponent at this point-blank range from her unharmed hand, mainly aiming for his face.

Tightening his grip he takes the full force of the first blast but moves her out of his face before she can follow up. The subsequent blasts would lay into his chest as she was jerked to the side. "Ow! That hurt dammit! But that die hard attitude is impressive. You've got power, but so do I!" A large gash runs from Hercule's chin following up to the top right of his face. Along the cut is charred skin from the intense energy. "Well here goes!" Struggling to keep it together, Hercule enacts his final plan. "DYNAMITE...." His hand tightens around QP further as energy swells around his hand. "PUNCH!" He quickly lets go of QP's head before promptly throwing his energy filled fist into a downward haymaker in an attempt to do severe damage and knock the girl to the floor.

Now that packs a punch. Poor QP is sent flying for the third time this day. Her rbits rush down towards their master. As for QP herself... let's just say she's very out of it now. "Owowow... Why's everything spinning...?" The rbits help her steady herself the best they can. "Okay, what...? Can't focus... Uh, Formation... Formation..." She rubs her head, smearing some blood onto her hand. "Ow. I guess... I lost..." QP tries her best to give a peace sign to Hercule. The rbits become less aggressive as well, floating in random spots beside her.

AI: DEPLOYING HEALING DRONE....RETURNING TO REALITY.... (The healing drone heals both of their wound and returns them to the real world. As soon as they return, a roar of cheers is heard from the crowd.) Hikaru: WHAT A LENGTHY AND POWERFUL FIGHT!!! THE WINNER IS... MR. SATAN!!! (The crowd applauds, and a majority of them begin to cheer "Hail Satan", soon the entire stadium joins in)

"Why hail satan?" Lola asked quite curriously, "Isn't that the name of the devil? What are they, Satanists?" "...No Lola, obviously, they aren't worshiping the devil, it's the guy that won this fight...though...he seems a little unstable... " Copen noted as he watched on...

And with this, the first round of the King of Nexus 2018. Stay tuned folks, we have plenty more fights coming your way!

"Whew..." QP pats one of her rbits, now that all of them are with her again. "Well, we tried... huh?" She then pats her pocket. Nothing. She hangs her head. "Don't tell me... my pudding got lost in the fight?" She sighs, then smiles at Satan. She waves at him as she runs off, but not before some parting words: "Good luck in the next round! But you owe me a pudding if you win this whole thing!"

Cheers! Excitement! Victory! Satan was back baby! He basks in the limelight and flashes his patented victory pose before turning his attention to his opponent. "Super strong, and has a sweet spot for pudding..? You remind me of a friend back home, and of course! A pudding is a cheap price to pay for a fight that had me backed into a corner like that!" He beams at QP and sticks out his right hand. "I'll do you one better and make sure to win this thing too! How's that sound?"

A young boy walks in just as Satan takes his win. Huh... might be fun. If Hikaru is here can I join? If not after this tournament?

QP doubles back to shake his hand. "Sounds great! Do your best, mister Satan!" And off she goes for real...