Chapter 1: Night of change

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the main event, tonight we decided not just who gets the title of the champion but also to decide who is the world's best". The crowd rises to its feet and cheered with all their might, as tons of reporters and news stations surround the arena , the announcer continues with his introduction. "It's the biggest match in UFC history as our current champion Jhang Club has held the title for over 3 years but tonight he's challenged by a rookie, the adopted son of the famous Will Clockwork, JACK CLOCKWORK!" The crowd cheered even louder "Now don't get it wrong he's no stranger to the ring he's the champion of the world boxing league multiple martial arts tournaments earning him the name champion of the upper world, will he be able to uphold his title against this seasoned fighter tonight we find out! In the right corner, we have the word champion Jhang Club!" Jhang enters and the crowd went wild as he made his way into the ring as he pounced around with both arms up until finally standing in the corner. "And next in the left corner is the challenger UPPERCUT JACK" the lights shine on the left side of the ring as Jack was already standing in the ring. That's just how Jack was every fight, already in the ring, he would warm up in the locker room for 10 minutes and walk out into the ring, open a book, and start reading. When the match was about to start he would put the book down, then drink a gallon of water and wait. No one understood this but no one interrupted him either, Jack hasn't stopped doing this throughout his entire career, he even wears the same long black gloves to every match that almost go up to his elbows, it was one of the very few things Jack had from his past. Jack and Jhag approach each other as the referee got between them and explained the rules. "Alright, gentlemen I want a clean fight if I see any foul play I'm calling it to understand" they both nodded their heads "Alright now bump fist" the two bump fist and returned to their corners Jack walked over and sat down as his coach started to talk to him. "Alright kid at least let him make it round 2 give the crowd a good show" Jack smiles and chuckles "Can't make any promises if they wanted a show they should have stayed at home" Jack's coach rubbed his head "Well at least I tried, go get him, kid". Jack looked back at him and gave him a thumbs up"You got it, Charlie". Jack stood up as the bell rang and the match started as the two approach each other Jhag throes a straight to test Jack to see how he would react Jack dodges left as Jhag pulls his fist back and swings his leg towards him and Jack pulls an unexpected move and completely ducked under his leg and jumped backward Jhang thought to himself. (He may be a rookie in the UFC but he's an experienced fighter. I've researched you uppercut Jack, in an interview the press asked him why he entered the UFC. After His first Victory, his response was "I wanted to save it for last". through more research, my team and I found out that none of his opponents last more than one round each one is taken out by an uppercut which earned him the nickname Uppercut Jack at the age of 15.He was adopted by the Clockwork family the second richest family in the world he was found by Mrs.Clockworth in a boxing ring where he was fighting to stay alive she took pity on him and enlisted him in school he graduated from both high school and college top of his class with honors afterward he took up boxing and that's when his long fighting career began. Through my long history of fighting I've always made sure to understand my opponent you must understand their past and their upbringing, in order to crush them, he was once a poor child turned rich he probably won all his fights because his parents paid them off they must see this as a business opportunity when he loses to me so, they can get more money from the rematch no doubt he's overconfident, good it's time to put this rich boy in his place). Jhag continued his assault trying to slip Jack up but Jack just continued to dodge him. Jhag thought more (I don't understand he's just a kid how is this possible) "He's overconfident" Jack said to him "His parents probably paid off other fighters" Jhag stood in shock as Jack said the very things he had thought "That's what you were thinking right we'll allow me to tell you my adopted parents would rather see me fail so that way I wouldn't upstage their actual children, in fact, my step father is hoping I lose this match but unfortunately for him I have yet to lose a match in all my years of fighting. I was hoping to find a challenge. It's been 4 years now and yet I still have only found one I wish there were more". Jack held up 3 fingers "It's time we end this don't you think" the announcer shouted, "There it is Jack has proclaimed that he will defeat the champion in 3 hits!" The crowd cheered even louder as all were thrilled to see this challenge as Jhag became both scared and furious by this. He charged in a furious rage insulted by this challenge Jack dodge his attacks with ease. Jhag threw a right as Jack dodges left draws back his right fist and launched it into Jhag's face saying "PUNCH" some of Jhag's teeth fell out. Jack then punches with his left once again saying "PUNCH", Jhag spat out some blood and finally, Jack draws back his right fist and says "UPPERCUT!" As he uppercuts Jhag sending him into the air and knocking him out. When he lands on the ground the referee quickly runs over and declares knock out, the medical team rushes Jhag off the stage as the referee takes Jack's arm and announces the winner "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WINNER BY KNOCKOUT UPPERCUT… JACK!!" As the referee raised Jack's arm into the sky the announcer came back onto the stage along with a huge crowd of reporters ``He's done it, ladies and gentlemen, the rookie uppercut Jack has become the complete upper world champion no doubt this is an event that will go down in history!" Jack's coach came up and told him to follow him to the interview that was set up for Jack. Jack puts on his hat and Jacket and maks his way over when there he sits down in front of hundreds of reporters with a jug of water to his left and his coach to the right as the hands flung into the sky all shouting different questions Jack pointed to one in the front he stood up and asked his question "Mr.Jack many people are wondering where you were trained some say you're superhuman?" "Since I was 15 I've trained under Charlie he showed me the robes as for superhuman I'm just like another guy next please". The man sat down as Jack picked someone else a woman stood up and asked her question "Mr.Jack rumors have it you used to fight in illegal matches is this true?" Jack sighed "I'm tired of being asked this question no I have never fought in any illegal fights next question please". Another reporter stood up "Mr.Jack what's your training routine?" "Private" He was asked many questions and one reporter asked him "Mr.Jack how do you plan to celebrate this humongous victory?" Jack smiled and stood up "What I do every night" Jack walked away as questions were shouted at him, flipping a bag onto his back. He walked into his private garage where a man was inside looking at his bike.``May I help you?" He asked the man "Yes I have a very important question that could change the fate of the world" "What is it? '' Jack replied, "Do you know the muffin man" "The muffin man"? Yes, the muffin man. "Who's the muffin man?"I'm just messing with ya I'm here to tell you about your past and make you stronger, of course, you know the classic master type thing, where I randomly decide to help you but know way more than I'm letting off". Jack was confused by this. He didn't believe the man "How do I know I can trust you?" The man walked over and gave Jack a card "Tomorrow meet me at your gym if you're interested, that is". The man walked away Jack looked at the card "Hey I didn't catch your name" as he looked up the man was gone, Jack was confused on how he got in let alone how he disappeared without a trace "Who was that guy definitely a weirdo and why should I believe him how could he possibly know anything about my past" Jack looked at the card thinking about what to do with it, "Meet me at your gym at 9 what a load of crap" he said putting the card in his coat with a phone number on the back. Jack got on his bike, started it up, and made his way home to his apartment in New York. He lived in a custom made 2 story apartment with a full gym, pool, and four bedrooms. Jack walked in and went into the kitchen where his adoptive father was waiting for him. "I don't remember giving you a key" "Please boy as if I would need one," he said and then pulled out a cup and poured some liquid in it. "What are you drinking?" "This boy costs more than your pathetic existence. How you won every fight is beyond me, you've managed to anger me and pass my limits. Upstaging my blood children. Why did my wife adopt you? I have no idea ``''did you just come here to complain or did you have an actual reason for being here?" Clockwork chuckled and stood up, walked to him, and came face to face with Jack while carrying the cup. "This here is a soul," he said holding the cup up "What?" Suddenly Jack felt a pain in his chest as he went flying across the room into the living room. He coughed up some blood and slowly rose to his feet as Clockwork walked into the room drinking whatever was in his cup. "It's my ability the more souls I consume the stronger I become" Jack raised his fist and took his stance and started to walk backward as Clockwork threw the cup aside "What are you going on about?" Clockwork chuckled "It matters not for you will not live long enough to find out for I've decided to kill you" "What? Well, you can try." Suddenly a cloud of darkness appeared and surrounded Clockwork making it a bit harder to see "Enough talk from you boy time to die".He said as he charged towards him Jack knew he was at a disadvantage with Clockwork's overwhelming strength, instead of taking him head-on he spins around and grabs his arm and uses he is momentum against. Him to throw him across the room. Jack ran for the front door only for it to be covered in shadow and Clockwork floating above it. He dashed towards Jack knocking him through the glass and into the building next door. It was a business building and the workers were working late that night, Jack came flying in and Clockwork cloaked in shadow. Clockwork looked around and saw the people as he raised his hands and the lights went out and dark figures came out of the smoke. "Now look at what you made me do boy," he said as the dark figures started to leap around and grab the people and pull them in the darkness, as they screamed for mercy. Jack sees the stairway and runs towards it. "Leave them out of this fight me YOU MONSTER!!" He busts down the door and rushes down the stairs as the black smoke follows him.Clockwork chuckles and leaves the people alone. It was too fast he wouldn't make it all the way down he had to leave the staircase at the 2nd level. He ran through the door and hides inside the nearest cubicle when he hears the door creak open then shut and the sound of footsteps. "Come out boy don't make this take longer than it has too" Jack was out of breath never had he meant someone who could overpower him so easily what were those dark figures and what happened to those people Jack began to come up with a strategy. (Physically he's stronger than me. Those creatures seem to be an extension of himself when he uses them there must be a downside I need to find an opening of some kind). There was a mirror in the cubicle Jack grabbed it and used it to peak around the corner. ( Clockwork is covering the door the black cloud is spreading across the room which means he must be using those creatures to search the room I have to create a diversion there's another building across from us it should be empty no way is Clockwork going to stop guarding that door jumping to the next building is my only shot) he looked around the cubicle and he comes upon some matches he grabbed the small trash bin lit a match and set it on fire and then slid it to the cubicle next to him setting it on fire Clockwork called back his creatures to guard him as the office quickly was set ablaze. Jack saw his opening and ran out of the cubicle and threw the flames "you're not getting away!" Clockwork surrounds himself in a dark cloud and lunges towards Jack breaking through the glass and missing the building landing in the alleyway below.

Jack landed a few feet away from Clockwork, looked up, and saw him getting up. "Nice try boy but this is the end of the line" as he grabbed Jack by the throat and lifted him up off the ground Jack could feel his life fading away (This can't be the end Jack thought there's got to be a way out of this thing you can't die until you remember who it is you see in your dreams every night you can't die until you find out who SHE is). Jack kept struggling to break free as he slowly felt his strength going away and his life force going away until out of nowhere on Jack's left something black appeared. It looked like a portal of sorts. A sword flew out and tried to cut Clockwork's hand in half. Clockwork let go of Jack and jumped back when he felt a sharp pain, he looked down and saw a foot in his gut. As he went flying back throwing up blood he used his black cloud to catch himself he fell to his knees he looked up holding his stomach "WHO ARE YOU?!" Out from the portal comes a man wearing a mask around his mouth a red coat with a hood covering his head wielding 2 swords and light armor under his coat to conceal weapons. The other was a woman she wore a black coat but no armor she had long hair and Jack's first thought when seeing her was (maybe because I'm dying but that is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen). The man with the swords spun them around hitting the ground creating sparks off the ground as he slowly walked towards him "for the great crimes you have committed William Clockwork by taking the souls of the innocents I have come to Reap your soul Grim is your fate Willaim Clockwork." The man stops the swords from swinging and looks back at the woman "and am Sierra by the way I'm just here on orders though" clockwork's dark cloud grew in size as creatures began to appear from it the man crossed his two swords and said "Stay with the boy I'll take care of him ``''understood" she said as the right sword started to glow red and the left black the man's eyes turned black and red when he spoke there was another more evil voice speaking with him. "REAP" the end of his swords turned into hooks as the creatures charged at him. He swung his right sword and sent a wave some sort of red energy cutting the creatures in half as he charged towards them cutting through the creatures and the dark cloud dispatching them Jack saw something fly out upwards towards the sky as a voice in his head said "cores" he didn't know what it meant but he knew what those were called and he didn't know why. The man continued to charge towards him as Clockwork used his dark cloud to fly upwards the man jumped onto the walls and chased after him as the two leaped onto the building above and Jack could no longer see them. The woman walked towards Jack and knelt down making eye contact with him. "It would seem the best thing to do is to bring you back to HQ" Jack got frightened for a moment and started to crawl backward "now hold on I don't eve-" before he could finish talking she uses a strange device knocking him out before he fell completely unconscious he heard Fighter say "I'm bringing him in"