Sunshine spreads through every inch of the kingdom in the sky. The action-craved crowds watched in anticipation for the players matched in the Minigame.

It was the behemoth in blue armour, the Iron Beast, versus none other than Pala, the herbologist.

"What the heck do they expect me to do!" Pala almost screamed the words with fear and intimidation upon his opponent who was standing infront of him.

He was forced to raise his head just to meet the Robot's petrifying gaze since it was taller than anyone he had ever seen.

With fear clouding his thoughts, Pala parts his lips to force a nervouse smile and weekly waved at the robot.

"H-hello!" He says. His voice cracking due to the intimidation.
"I don't think you've noticed but I... Bring you no harm so let me just surrender okay?"

Before Pala realised it a bell chimed across the area before the announcers Spoke though a virtual hologram.

"The Match may now begin!"

"Wait! No! I surrende--" Before Pala could finish, The Iron Beast charges at him like a bulldozer to a ruined building.

Then with a powerful leap, the Iron Beast slams hist right knuckle to the ground, emitting a powerful blast that not only scattered the dust but flipped and changed the color of the tiles into purple. The flipped tiles travelled like a wave towards Pala and knocked him out of his footing and into the air before crashing on the floor.

The Imapala got up rather quickly despite his weak posture but curled into a ball on the floor in a poor effort to protect himself from another attack.

But the Iron Beast didn't seem to have any intentions in harming him in the first place. The Behemoth turned to one side and leaped once more before punching the ground and shifting more tiles into purple but this time it used less force. Iron Beast repeated this action several times until Pala eventually understood the situation.

Feeling so helpless like a prey under a predator's capture, Pala gulped loudly. Until the a memory arrived in his mind. He recalled that one a player loses in a Minigame, the other party would have the opportunity to spare them as allies or recieve a reward. The thought stayed with him until he was sure that he possesses no skills or strength for other to side with him and will lose without a doubt.

This thought made him think about his friends. If he was to lose this match, then he knew he would never be able to see his friends in a long time or be free from this place. He did not want to meet that fate. He needed to prove to everyone that he too has the strength to fight even if he loses, at least he would lose fighting for the people he loves rather than surrendering.

With his mind set, Pala clenched his cane and slammed the bottom of it onto the floor to catch the Iron Beast's attention which worked.

"You know what?" Pala asked but waited no one to ask.
"I... I think... I've had enough" Pala says almost muttering.
"All my life, people called me lazy, weak, and pathetic... But not anymore! I won't tolerate this any longer! I know I won't not be able to defeat you, but if Yuu was in my shoes... He would still continue to fight! But I can't let Yuu or the others keep saving me and fighting my battles for me... Not this time..."

The Iron Beast clocked it's head to one side and turned its whole attention to Pala so it's body was now facing him.

"Iront Beast, or whatever you are... This time... I will fight you!" Pala screamed from his longs with his eyebrows creased and a gritted teeth to show his determination. From the looks of it, it seemed the robot looks rather impressed if examined hard enough.

Then Pala jumped as high as he can. Mimicking his opponent by punching the floor. As his fist collided, the force was so weak and utterly pathetic that the tile didn't even flip but made a sound similar to a fart.

"Uhm..." Pala gawked at the floor as the Iron Beast shook it's head in response the the awkward and anticlimactic situation.

It proceeded to punch another tile, this time it activated a special tile.

"Row Flip!"

A row of tiles flipped in a waving motion and knocked Pala a few feet into the air before landing on his back. Iron Beast continued to punch more tiles until a few were left.

"Welp... As Yuu once said to me..." Pala mutters while standing and cracking his spine by leaning his body forward.
"If you can't fight someone stronger than you... Then fight smarter... Or in my case..." A smile creaked to one side and immediately forms a grip when he raised his into the air.
"Use Materiofithicus! With the Elder's Staff awakened, I'm sure it will increase the results!"

Using the remaining juice in the bottle of his cane, he started to shake as golden particles started to form within the potion before drinking a small amount, leaving two cups worth of potion left for future use.

Then, a bright golden light illuminated the area. The Iron Beast, despite being a walking tank, covered his visors to shield from the light.

When the light dimmed, Pala leaped high into the air almost floating. His skin and clothes glimmer in gold along with his cane.

With a punch, he plummets to the ground quickly. Too quickly. In fact, there was so much force in that swing of punch that gravity increased in pulling him down.

Iron Beast realised the increase of speed and immediately leaped backwards to avoid the attack. Luckily it evaded as the tiles cracked upon crashing with his knuckles. A wider range of tiles flipped into green colors as visible dust scattered away from Pala.

The shockwave from that simple plummet was strong enough to make the Iron Beast brace itself in order not to get caught along with the force.

Pala stood triumphantly and did the "Come at me" gesture to his opponent.

Iron Beast charges without holding back. It threw powerful punches but the Impala merely defected it all with one hand. Each time Iron Beast attacks, the stronger the impacts get but Pala was manhandling his opponent like a toddler.  As he smirks his opponent became enraged and charges his next attack far back before it's hand starts to vibrate.

"Warning! Warning! Energy almost depleted!"

A robotic female voice announced from within the Iron Beast but the giant ignored it and trust his changed attack into a palm strike. It successfully lands on Pala's chest and knocks him towards the end of the wall. As he lands, the wall cracks and shatters into large debris but Pala got up uncathed with a wide smirk.

"That all you got?" He says, cracking his neck and knuckles.

The Iron Beast stood frozen before it kneels on the tile. Steam erupted from the thin openings of the armour as it's glowing yellow eyes dimmed as if it lists power.

With his enemy incapacitated, Pala decided to finally end the fight. He jumps into the air and plummets with a downward punch onto Iron Beast.

But, as if the Gods are against him, the effects of the potion ended. His golden skin disappears and reset back to his normal self. Even his plummet attack pauses mid air before falling pathetically on the floor.

"Oh... No..." Pala mutters as he tried to stand up but the toll from the temporary godlevel attributes rendered him incapable of even lifting his head.

Just then, another wave of steam puffed out of the Iron Beast before it's golden eyes regained it's shine.

"Reboot complete. I.R-A suit online"

The same robotic voice erupted from the armour as the Iron Beast stood up once again. It stares at Pala with a tilted head. Examining him kissing the floor before Arching his hand back. Vibrating it once more before punching the center of the arena. Unleashing a powerful shockwave that not only blew Pala away like a paper but also flipped the entire tiles into purple. Then, the sound of a horn booms across the area.

"Minigame ended! It was a roller coaster of a battle but the Iron Beast is the victor!"

The announcer spoke through a hologram before the red clubbed grabbed Pala inside and floated mid air.  The same choices appeared infront of Iron Beast whether to spare him or eliminate him in exchange for an Item.
The Impala sighed as he awaits his fate.

However, it seems the Iron Beast has other plans for the support healer. Pressing the green button, Pala was freed but not before plumeeting to the ground.

"You... Spared me?" Pala asked as he slowly started to stand up using his cane for support.

But Iron Beast silently stared at him before turning it's back and walking through the portal exit that had just appeared. Smiling with relief, Pala followed his new teamate through the portal, awaiting for the next trial and reuniting with his friends. Surely, with a teammate like the Iron Beast, no one would be stupid enough to black their way forward.