The Arena

"Alright, let's make it quick. I must go home and call that strange girl; I hope she was telling the truth!" Thought to herself, Liz, while she was standing on a platform which was floating in the air. She was wearing a red shirt with a yellow symbol similar to that of a fork on her chest. She had tight black trousers. Also, she had white gloves on. The platform she was on was quite large, and on the other side, a man stood in the exact same outfit. Above both of them, a number was floating; "100%"; it was clearly visible. "I have been chosen to be your training partner today, Liz! Let's enjoy our fight!" shouted the man, and Liz replied as she started walking, "I have no time to waste; let's get this over with. I have better things to do! I will not go easy on you, Josh." Josh smiled and laughed. He also started walking and replied while still giggling, "I don't want to disappoint you, but I am not that weak now. I know that you have just become a mutant, while it has been almost two months for me! I know you are quite strong, but you can't overcome experience with strength alone! I am warning you; you will LOSE!" As Josh finished talking, he started running towards Liz. Liz, on the other hand, stopped walking and just stared at him. She brought her hands up as if she was boxing, and the moment Jost got close, she punched forward, but Josh easily ducked under it and delivered a straight punch to Liz's open side. Liz kept her Pokerface and brought her extended arm back as soon as she could.

Josh just smiled and initiated a barrage of punches at Liz. She blocked every punch but was slightly sliding back. "How do you like taht hah Liz?! You can't even react; I am way too fast for you! Let's spice it up a bit!" shouted the man as he gradually increased his speed! As for Liz, she kept her cool and added, "Is this all you've got?". Josh was slightly startled after having heard Liz's comment. He slightly slowed down, looked up at Liz's number and shouted, "99% HP?! HOW! THIS SHOULD BE IM..." Before Josh could have finished talking, Liz delivered a swift straight punch to his face. The power of that punch was so great that the sleeves of her dress were torn apart, and Josh was sent rolling back on the ground. Josh stood up; his hand was in front of his nose, and blood was flowing down his fingers. Also, his HP decreased by 20% after that one punch. Josh moved his bloody hand to his side and swung it down, slightly cleaning it from blood; then, he rushed back to Liz. Josh initiated another punch at Liz, but she didn't dodge. Instead, she grabbed his hand, smiled kicked his jaw so hard that he was lifted from the ground. Since Liz was holding her opponent's fist, the moment she put her foot back on the ground, Josh was slammed to the ground. Then before he could have even reacted, he was lifted from the ground, spun around in the air, and slammed to Liz's other side. Then Liz suddenly pulled him towards herself, letting go of his fist and punched him away once again.

Josh had his wrist crushed by the sudden pulls and had several broken bones, yet he pushed himself up. His HP was reduced to 5%, his vision was blurry, and his limbs were shaking. His nose was rapidly bleeding, and he couldn't open his left eye, but he started walking toward Liz once again. "I... You are indeed strong, Liz! But I am not defeated yet! " shouted Josh, but soon after, he started coughing. "I know, but I will end this with this one last punch." declared Liz as she started accelerating. Josh stopped and brought his hands up to block Liz's attack, then commented, "BRING IT ON!" Liz stopped for a split second, smiled and added, "Be prepared!" The ground under her feet slightly cracked, and she dashed forward at an unbelievable speed. SHe punched Josh's hands, breaking them and even hitting his chest. Josh flew away and vomited blood mid-air. Josh landed on his stomach, and he slightly raised his head to look at Liz's legs. "Thanks... for the... training!" Siad Josh with a smile on his face, then he disintegrated into particles. "Your welcome, Josh! Now that I won, I should be able to go home." As Liz finished talking, she crossed her arms, and soon she also disintegrated into particles and vanished.

She woke up in the same room she was in before. The bed she was in changed; it had a shape carved into it, which was roughly the size of her body. She was wearing a very tight full black outfit. It was clearly visible thanks to her dress that she was very well built. She looked around and noticed a man sitting next to her bed; in front of the man, there was an interface which he was looking at. "Great job Ms Luhf! You have improved quite a lot, and it is clearly visible on your body as well. You will be a powerful fighter if you keep up the good work!" commented the man as he closed the interface by touching it. "Now that you mention it... I don't know what you gave me, but it really did make me more muscular!" said Liz as she looked at his body after she sat up.

"You can find your clothes on the other chair. I still have to report your performance to Angela, but she said you could go! See you later." said the man and left the room. "Kay, I just have to get dressed and go home! Then I can see whether that girl lied or not!" Liz stood up, closed the door and walked back to her clothes.