Battle Bot
The bat had pretty much laughed in his face. "Are you sure you're supposed to be here?" With the crowd already cheering for them from around the ring as they sized each other up after the bell had just rang, it seemed a little late to the skunk for...
Join The Dance
The room that Klein walked into was bare and white, like an empty vessel. There were two life-sized mannequins resting at its center, laying half on top of each other in a heap with strings folding down around them. As he approached them, the strings...
Preparations Pt 2
I may not practice capo-whatsits like tsumé does-" "capoeira," tsumé chimed in, disgruntled. "-but like she said."
Fear to Tread
Life had been strange for Klein after he had moved back to North America. His trip back on the boat with Bridges had gone swimmingly. He'd known what to expect, and he'd had to deal with none of the stress of having started out as a stowaway the way...
And Unjust Alike
The tournaments had never been Soma's favorite time of the year. It wasn't that the healer had anything against martial artists, but every time the tournaments came around, more of them would get hurt. The more of them got hurt, the more of them he...
Bellerophon
Diaz knew that the chimera, having trounced him soundly, and with there being only one fight left, wasn't going to have to leave the ring until the tournament would be over. He certainly didn't expect to see the monster get out of the ring where the...
Sentinels: Youth
"i do capoeira - technically yes, it's a dance, but it's more of a-" "well then come on; let's have some fun before we head home! i've still got energy to burn!" "-martial art..." tsumé concluded, exasperated as the music started playing.
Rising Tide
Time passed. Mano, working in her sub's lab and garden, came up with an empathy drug, the same one that would be used by Rakim and Ogun when they'd first meet. She hoped to do it as a tribute to Eli, to contribute to creating the more empathetic...