Glant Gesimov

"So you are telling me that the he made it into the ranks of top 10 in just a few months of being here?"

"Yes Ms. Principal, and he is currently on a winning streak. He also dealt with Laura Jenson quite easily."

"Hmm. He is creating a huge stir in the academy."

"Yes but this is a great thing. Our students have been in a rut for a while now but with him fighting and defeating so many of them. It has ended up lighting a fire inside of them. I have seen a lot of our students pushing themselves beyond their limits the past few weeks."

"It's only natural for them to do so. One's pride can't help but take a hit when someone from the weaker group outshines them."

The vice principal stared at the principal of the academy for a while and said

"For his next match, he has sent a challenge to Glant Gesimov."

"Hehe. Well that will be fun to watch." The Principal let out a light chuckle

"Yes. Laura's loss was mainly due to the nature of her ability which naturally puts her into a disadvantageous position against close ranged fighters and even more so if they are speed types. But this time we should be able to witness the full extent of his powers."

"Yeah. When is his next match scheduled to happen?"

"In a week"

"Very well. I will see his strength myself." The Principal said

***

[Owen's POV]

'I should be at my best for the next match. Up until now I have mostly faced against the long range fighters which gave me a natural advantage over them. But in case of that gorilla, it will be a drawn out fight.'

Not only do the Gesimov family has an incredible defence, their attack power is menacing as well.

Almost everyone in the awakened world know about the Gesimov family as it is one of the strongest families in the world right now along side the Grayne and Bryan.

The Gesimov family is known for their incredible defences and I have recently heard the rumour that Glant had been training by tanking missiles and bombs. Yeah that's right actual missiles and he came out unscathed.

Which is why the fight is going to be a long one where I will undoubtedly win but that will happen by slowly damaging him little by little. Since I am sure that with my attack power he won't go down in just a few blows.

Of course I still have the advantage over him in terms of speed but it is not such a huge advantage that it will become decisive.

***

And so, a week passed by while I continued to train and hone my skills to the next level.

I was standing in the colosseum waiting facing me was Glant Gesimov standing tall with over 7 ft. height and a large body constitution.

I myself am at least 6 foot 4 inches tall but this guy is making me look small.

This is probably going to be my toughest fight till now.

"Are both of you ready?"

In response to the vice principal's question, Glant transformed into a giant whereas I too coated my fists with Haki and concentrated my energy on my fists.

"...Begin!!"

*Whoosh*

*Boom*

I used Soru and landed a punch as soon as the match began but Glant had already moved his guard up and my punch ended up hitting his arms instead of his torso.

The shockwave and debris from the now destroyed platform spread out throughout the colosseum causing everyone to cover their heads.

"What power!!"

"Amazing!"

I quickly launched a series of punches wanting to so as much damage as I can before he could launch a counter attack. He got pushed back a few steps due to force of the attack.

I tried to not give him any openings and continue to attack him but that turned out to be much harder than expected as he leaned back and diverted my attack only to launch a punch of his own straight to my guts.

However, I predicted the incoming punch and moved out of the way, dodging his attack.

"You are quick on your feet." Glant said as he relaxed his body a little and brushed the dust off oh his hands by rubbing them together.

"Heh. Thanks. You on the other hand have got one hell of a defence." I said

I couldn't help but chuckle at his remarks. Finally I met someone who is not conceited and arrogant in their strength and background but rather confident in his abilities.

Not to mention the smirk on his face which clearly showed that he really just wanted to fight and wouldn't have any hard feelings after our match when he loses.

"This time let's go all out!" He bent down his knees and put his hands in the front but not for defence this time but for attack.

"Yeah. Let's go!!" I yelled with a wide grin on my face as I started to enjoy the thought of an all out brawl.

'Fuck it! I don't care about the strategies anymore!!'

We both charged towards each other and our punch collided with each other which created an even larger shockwave than before causing discomfort to many many people in the audience. Unfortunately for them, this was just a start.

One after another we both increased the speed of our attacks until our arms would have just looked like blurs to the audience.

The increase in shockwaves and debris flying out, the teachers got involved and created barriers around the fighting area to protect the other students.

However...sooner or later one of us was going to get pushed back. And that someone turned out to be me as I got pushed back and started feeling pain in my fists after the barrage of attacks we went through.

As we continued, the speed of my attacks got slower and slower as I started wincing in pain after each attack which gave the Gorilla in front of me the upper hand. Before he could settle the match completely by crushing me with his punches, I used Soru and moved out of the way.

The fight stopped as the two us separated form each other, the dust around us clouding both of our vision.

***

*3rd POV*

A few seconds later the dust settled which gave the audience a clear vision of what had happened.

Two figures one with a bright red aura and the other with light green aura surrounding them could be seen.

Both had many minor injuries on their hands and were panting. However, Owen was in a much worse shape than Glant and that could be seen by everyone present there.

"Owen got pushed back!!"

"Looks like this is the end for his winning streak!"

"But the match isn't over yet. Why do you guys believe that he has lost already?"

"Oh come on. Look at his hands. They are severely injured. If he fights more then his injury will only worsen so he has basically lost already."

"Yeah it is only a matter of time before he gives up or is made to give up."

"Whooo! Yeah Glant!!"

"Glant really is a beast!!"

"Yeah!!"

The audience started chanting and praising Glant's name because in their eyes, Glant had already defeated Owen as the difference in the attack power is one of the most important factors in deciding the victor among close range fighters.

"Do you still want to continue? Owen Knight." Glant asked Owen

"....."

"Hahaa"

After a few seconds of silence, Owen burst out laughing causing many people from the audience to assume that he had gone mad from the outcome of their fight and could not come to terms with his loss.

"Are you kidding me! Of course! This injury is nothing." Owen said as he held his fists forward for everyone to see.

'Heal'

With the faint smoke emanating from his fists, the injury disappeared completely. Shocking not only the students but teachers as well.

"Let's take it from the top!" Owen yelled as his figure blurred and he arrived beside Glant as he charged up his punch to the maximum using Haki and a huge amount of energy.

Anticipating his arrival, Glant was already on defensive and was about to block the attack again. However....

'Geppo'

Owen's figure disappeared from Glant's view yet again but this time he could not sense his presence around him.

'Where is he?' Glant thought

"Over here dumbass!"

'A-Above?'

*BAM!!*

Owen's fist connected for the first time throughout the match. Leaving the audience even more shocked than before.

The intensity of the punch caused the already decimated ground to be destroyed even further as spider web cracks appeared where Glant was standing as his feet got buried a few inches underground.

Since the punch was struck directly at the crown of his head Glant started to feel dizzy as and could not see clearly nor could he focus due to the immense pain he was feeling. But even after that he tried to shake off this pain so that he could get back to the fight.

However, Owen is not a person who would miss such a chance. As such as soon as he landed on the ground and noticed that Glant would not be able to fight as well as he could before, Owen pounced on him.

'Divergent Fist!'

Owen Launched a series of punches that would render a normal awakened one helpless. Using the technique the divergent fist, he landed two blows or impacts for each of his punch.

If it wasn't for Glant's body being extraordinarily hard and strong even for the standards of the awakened ones, he would have already been put to death's door. But sadly no matter how hard someone's body is they can only hold on for so long as the accumulated damage becomes higher than what they could tolerate.

That is precisely what happened with Glant here as he passed out due to the damage he had suffered.