You leaned against the stone wall as you absent-mindedly watched the fight that was going on. You were up soon but you weren't too worried.
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Widow: You won't be able to use your powers or any magic. That being said, no magic when you use your blades.

You shrugged.

Y/N: I won't need them. All I need to do is sniff out the assassin right? Besides, I don't even know how to use the magic in them.

She nodded but then looked a bit worried.

Widow: Are you sure you can handle this? Some of these fighters have trained everyday of their lives for this.

You nodded.

Y/N: I'll be fine.

Silvija entered the room with a smile.

Silvija: The preparations are in order. You have been entered.

You nodded as a thanks. Widow was to replace you as Silvija's escprt until you coukd find the assassin. It was a pretty rocky plan but it was the best you had.

Y/N: Ok. Let's do it.
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Y/N: No powers. This should be interesting.

???: Indeed.

You looked up to find the source of the voice. It was a man with black hair. He wore armor that made him look more like a traveler from some mmo than a fighter.

???: It's an honor to meet the famous Monster. I am Dane Whitman.

You bowed your head.

Y/N: Y/N Creed.

You both shook hands before you noticed sometning.

Y/N: You're British?

Dane nodded.

Dane: I am. My entire family tree can be traced back centuries. And you are American.

Y/N: Canadian to. Dual citizenship.

Dane: Then you must have some moves I've never seen before. Can't say I've ever seen a Canadian fight before.

The two of you shared a laugh before the announcement declared the fight was over. It was now your turn to fight.

Y/N: Looks like this is me.

Dane: Good luck. I expect nothing less than amazing from the Monster of Power.

You gave a thumbs up and turned to enter the arena before you bumped into someone.

Y/N: Sorry abou...

The man just gunted and walked past you. He had long green hair that was tied in a ponytail and had a leather whip attached to his hip. Looking closer, you saw that he had four fake fingers on his right hand.

Dane: He's not a friendly fellow.

Y/N: Yeah.

You made a mental note to check him out later before you turned back to the arena. You stepped out as everyone began to cheer. You reached the center of the arena and you looked forward and saw your opponent. The rules were simple. The first person to give in loses. The other option was to kick them out of the arena area which would count as a win.

Announcer: For our next match we have Y/N Creed, The Monster of Power, against Shang-Chi, The Master of Kung Foo!

Y/N: He reminds me of Danny almost.

When he reached you he smiled.

Shang-Chi: So you're the Monster. I've been looking forward to face you one day. Who knew that all I had to do was join this tournament?

You smiled.

Y/N: So you're the Master of Kung Foo huh? I'm guessing you're pretty strong.

Shang-Chi: Is it true you can duplicate powers?

You shrugged.

Y/N: No clue. I think I just get them.

You both smiled and bowed to each other before you both walked a few steps away from each other.

Shang-Chi: I expect you to go all out.

Y/N: Likewise.

The arena fell silent as you focused your mind. You pulled out your blades and readied yourself. You can't use your powers to fight him but you could at least read his mind to see if he was the assassin.

You focused and read his mind.

Shang-Chi: That wish will be mine.

You opened your eyes. Wish? What wish? You didn't have much time to question it before Shang-Chi brought out his nunchuckes and activated his chi. It wasn't a power and it wasn't magic so it was allowed.

Y/N: I gotta learn how to do that sometime.

He charged at you and you had to react quickly to block his sudden attack. You caught the chains that connected the chucks before he delivered a harsh blow to your gut. You slid back a bit before you recovered. His hits were very similar to Danny's.

You quickly blocked another attack. He was faster than you thought. He locked your blades before you sliced up. He dodged your hit before flipping away. He began to bounce on his toes.

Shang-Chi: Not bad. Most people would've quit after that first hit. It doesn't even look like it affected you.

You smiled.

Y/N: I knew someone who fights like you. He was my sparing partner.

Shang-Chi: Then maybe you should introduce me!

He slammed his nunchuck down on your shoulder, dislocating it, before you smiled. You used your free arm to attack and slammed the blade against his ribcage. Your eyes widened when it didn't even cut through.

You both jumped back and you looked at the cut in his suit. His skin was glowing a yellow color. It was a Chi field. Looks like it wasn't going to be as easy as you thought. He lunged to attack again but you dropped the Ebony Blade and raised your Muramasa Blade to block the attack. You turned the blade so it was upside down and held it against your arm to act as a temporary shield. When his nunchucks hit, you delivered a crushing blow to his gut. If he was going to use his Chi, you're gonna use your raw strength.

Shang-Chi winced at ghe hit and you smiled slightly. Looks like you found a weak point. Sharp objects can't cut him but he was like Luke Cage. Invincible on the outside but with enough force, you can do some serious damage on the inside!

Shang-Chi leaped back and grabbed his gut. You kicked up the Ebony Blade from the dirt and caught it. You smiled as you shuffled around as Shang-Chi tried to attack again. You blocked the blow and used your strength to slam the handle into his shoulder which caused him to stumble. You kicked his feet from out of under him and leaped back.

Shang-Chi: You know Symkaria fighting techniques?

You smiled.

Y/N: I try to learn what I can.

He flipped back up and readied his chuck. He spun them around before jumping to attack. You blocked the blow and took a deep breath before you stabbed the tip of the Ebony Blade into the chain. You used your strength to pull the two apart which broke the chuck.

You used the opening to kick Shang-Chi away and smiled once you saw that he was about to end up out of the ring. Suddenly, he cuaght himself right on the edge. You decided to finish it by leaping forward with your blades. You locked them and used them to give the extra push.

The match ended once Shang-Chi's foot slid across the line. You placed your blades away and held out a hand to help him up. He smiled and took it.

Shang-Chi: You caught me off guard. It seems I rely on my power too much after all.

Y/N: Not at all dude! That was awesome. I haven't had go struggle in a raw fight like that before.

Shang-Chi smiled as the two of you shook hands.

Announcer: And the victor is Y/N Creed!

The crowd cheered as you and Shang-Chi walked back to the resting area. Looks like now was a good time to ask about that wish.

Y/N: Sooooo, just curious since you're out of the tournament and all, what was your wish gonna be?

Shang-Chi sighed.

Shang-Chi: I suppose it doesn't matter now.

You both reached the area where the other fighters were resting before you both leaned against the wall.

Shang-Chi: I was going to use my wish to get the power I need to finally defeat my father.

You raised a brow.

Y/N: Your father? Daddy issues?

Shang-Chi looked down at his fist.

Shang-Chi: He is an immortal sorcerer. His evils have tainted my homeland too much. I was hoping that the wish would grant me the necessary power to end him.

That sounds like a legitimate problem. Maybe you could help out once everything calms down.

Y/N: Sorry for taking that away from you.

Shang-Chi shook his head.

Shang-Chi: I couldn't even get past the first round. I don't deserve that power. If only I made it to the second round. We would be able to use our powers then.

You looked surpsied.

Y/N: I wasn't aware we could use our powers in the coming rounds.

Shang-Chi nodded.

Shang-Chi: I can't wait to see you use yours. Can I ask what your wish is?

You gulped. You didn't even know the prize was a wish. Was there limits? Was it only power? Did it have to be one perfect wish? Yes. You watched Dragon Dall with Kamala. Suddenly, something came to mind.

Y/N: Freedom.

Shang-Chi raised a brow.

Y/N: My wish, is for absolute freedom.