"Ladies and gentlemen!!! The beautiful, cute ones and the handsome, cool ones, today, right now, the AH tournament is about to begin!!"
"Participants, please get ready!!!!"
"Alright, the contestants for the first round are!!!! Drum roll... Steve vs Acheron!!!!"
Unknown: Are you ready?
Steve: Yes!!!
"Players, please enter the arena."
"The weakest versus the most ruthless."
"Who will come out on top?"
"Ohhh Steve starts the match by leaping toward Acheron!"
Acheron: Too slow.
Swoosh!!!
"Acheron dodges and slashes at Steve's neck, folks!"
"Acheron dashes swiftly towards Steve, and wow, he's aiming for Steve's head!"
Steve manages to dodge Acheron's attack.
Steve: (Skill activated!!!) 'Humiliate the Weak activated!!'
Acheron: !
Steve throws a quick punch that sends Acheron flying.
"Ladies and gentlemen, could the weakest become the strongest?"
Steve attempts to smash Acheron, but Acheron evades with his speed, causing Steve to hit the arena foundation, causing it to crack.
"Impossible!??"
"This colosseum is made of the strongest material in the world!!"
Acheron moves quickly to attack Steve, but Steve dodges by jumping, only to make a fatal mistake. Acheron slashes Steve hundreds of times with his daggers.
"A barrage of attacks!"
Steve falls to the ground, his entire body covered in blood.
Unknown: Hey, idiot, show them your true power.
"Steve rises again!"
Acheron: !
Boom!!! Steve kicks Acheron's head hard, causing massive damage to the arena. But when the smoke clears, Steve fails to hit Acheron's head. Instead, his leg is caught by the sharp edge of Acheron's dagger. However, Acheron also gets injured by his own dagger, causing his head to bleed.
Steve continues to kick Acheron. Bam!!! Acheron is sent flying and almost falls into the lava beneath the arena.
"Will Acheron fall into the lava?"
...Acheron: Tch...
Acheron jumps into the air, activating his skill.
Acheron charges toward Steve with his skill activated.
Acheron: You annoying brat! 'Blood Leap activated!' (Normal) Whooshhh
Acheron slices through Steve's body while circling the arena at high speed.
Steve: I can't just sit here! I have to predict his moves. "Focus."
Steve elbows Acheron, but Acheron dodges downwards and plunges his dagger into Steve's head, piercing through it. Steve's body stiffens, trembling from the immense pain.
"Ouchhh! That must be painful!"
Acheron stabs Steve's calf, then moves on to his lungs, and finally kicks Steve's head, causing him to fall to the ground.
"Steve is down."
"Will Steve lose?"
Steve: (G-get up, you idiot! R-remember... when the whole world laughed at you... a-are you going to just s-sit there like before!!!) Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
(System Window) Ding! Due to the opponent's speed being too high but your strength still surpassing them, 'NEW SKILL CREATED.'
"Regeneration skill created" (Special) "Your speed has increased" (↑)
Meanwhile, Acheron walks away from the arena, thinking it's all over.
"Will Acheron win?!"
Acheron: Huh?!
Steve: Big mistake not cutting off my head!!!
Acheron: (Regeneration!? Did he hide it all this time?)
Acheron braces himself to charge at maximum speed.
Acheron: This time! I will really take your head off!!
Acheron slashes at Steve with maximum speed, but it's all in vain. Steve dodges effortlessly.
Acheron: (Teleportation!? Impossible!)
Steve: Haha. Hmm... BAM!!!
Steve appears deranged, possibly due to his brain still having a hole in it.
Acheron plunges his dagger into the ground to prevent himself from falling into the lava.
Steve: Huff... "Like Black Clouds Covering the Stars in the Night, Pure Darkness, Ink Splash That Stains the Lake. Unknown Technique 'BLACK'"
A pure black force envelops the entire arena. When the darkness dissipates, Acheron is seen with parts of his body missing.
Acheron: Hahhh... Damn it... "I lost..."
Thud.
"STEVE WINS!!"
The previously silent arena erupts into cheers from the crowd, who just witnessed a thrilling match.
Unknown: Not bad, kid. But after this, you might get a bit famous.
Steve: Me? I'm used to it.
Unknown: Well then, it's my turn now.
Steve walks out of the arena, slightly changing the course of his life.
Outside the arena, Steve is surrounded by reporters eager to ask him questions.
"Mr. Steve, how did you do it?"
"Yes, how did you obtain it?"
"Did you hide it all along?"
Steve: Shut up, all of you. Back when I was the weakest, you all looked at me like trash. And this arena clearly put me in the first match so I would lose against that crazy psychopath. "Move."
Steve walks past the silent reporter