The Welcoming Ceremony

13 Hours Past Lexi's Short Training, Akane, Gyeong, And Lexi Make It To The Site Of The Death Alley Tournament. When They Arrive They See Cameras, Reporters, Big Time Company Owners, And Other Participants. "This Is What I Was Afraid Of". Akane Told The Group. "How So, Isn't That Exposure A Good Thing Akane"? Lexi Responds. Gyeong Steps In, "Where Not Seen As People Now, It's Like We're Entertainment Like The Gladatiors Of Old, For Goodness Sakes They Have Betting Lines Already Open"! Akane Raises Her Hand To Calm Gyeong Down. "Remember Why You're Here, We're Not Here For Money, We Are Here To Expose What Black Intends To Do With This Over The Top Performance Of His, Nothing More, Nothing Less. Am I Understood Girls"? Lexi And Gyeong Both Nod Their Heads. Lexi Motions For Braxton To Join Up, Who Fell Pretty Far Behind. He Does So Without Saying A Word. Akane Still Senses Dark Energy From Braxton, But Elects To Stay Quiet For The Time Being.

After An Hour Wait, The Whole Group Are Greeted By A Man In A White Tuxedo, Gold Rings On All Of His Fingers, Gold Grill And Chain, And A Tattoo that Cannot be Deciphered On His Right Hand. "Greetings Everyone. I'm Thrilled You Could Compete in This Spectacle. My Name Is Chazz Bilford, And I'll Be Your Host. As It Stands We Have 15 Teams With Four Members Each, But Truth be Told, That's Too Many. So We Will Have Some Preliminary Rounds To Lighten The Load. What Do Y'all Say"? The Groups Agree After Some Deliberation. "Splendid". Chazz Smiled, "Now, We Will Call Your Team By Captain And The Two Corresponding Captains Will Agree On What Constitutes A Win. Could Be A Battle Royal And The Last Team Standing Wins, Could Be The Standard One On One Battles You're So Familiar With, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS"! Chazz Exclaims, "Now, The First Team Selected Is... Team Banks. Can Team Banks Proceed To Arena A Please That Would Be Splendid". Lexi, Akane, Gyeong, And Braxton Get Up And Head To The Arena. "At Least We Don't Have To Wait As Long", Lexi Says To The Group. "Yes, That Is True, But You're Not Fighting Yet Lexi". Akane Says Sharply, "Bruh Why Not, I Want To See What The Competition Holds For Us". Gyeong Steps In And Says Equally As Sharp, "Because You Have Both Light And Dark Energy, Less Than Three Percent Of The Population can Harness Both Sides Like That And Split It Apart As You Can. That's Why You're Our Ace To Win This Whole Thing, Make Sense Now"? Lexi Looks Defeated But Nods Slightly When Braxton Speaks Up, "How About We Make It A Gaunlet Style Fight"? The Three Women Think For A Moment And Agree With His Idea, "Yes, That's A Great Idea". Akane Says, "But Who'll Start First"? Braxton Says Without A Moment Of Hesitation, "I Will". Lexi Nods And Tells Him Simply To Go The Distance. After A Delay From Chazz, He Announces Team Buchannan. Which Consists Of Eddy Buchanan, Adam Turner, Jake Thelin, And Ross Valentine. When Both Teams Made It To The Arena, Lexi And Eddy Stare Each Other Down, "What'll It Be Missy, How Will We Play This Game"? Edyy Asks Smugly. "Gauntlet Style, One Starts For Each Team, And They Go "Till They Die, Lose Consciousness Or Admits Defeat". Eddy Laughs And Agrees As He Stands Waiting For The Fight To Commence, Whereas Lexi Walks Away And Braxton Hops To The Stage, They High Five As The Battle Is About To Begin.

Chazz Gets Ready, "It Has Been Decided That This First Preliminary Will Be Fought Under Gauntlet Rules, Round One Is Eddy Buchannan, Vs Braxton". Eddy Is Grinning From Ear To Ear As He Thinks That This'll Be An Easy Fight Whereas Braxton Is Calm And Collected, Assessing How Eddy Will Approach This Fight. "BEGIN", Chazz Shouts As Eddy Beelines Towards Braxton And Unloads A Vicious Right Hook Aimed At Braxton's Chest. Braxton Planned On This Outcome As He Sidesteps The Hook And Sends A Straight Right To The Ribs. Not Phased At All By This Move, Eddy Tries The Same Hook Again, To The Same End Goal. Instead Of Eating A Straight To The Ribs, He Is Met With An Uppercut To The Chin That Brings Him To His Knees. With His Vision Blurred, Eddy Throws A Desperation Punch That is Nowhere Near Braxton Takes A Knife From His Pocket And Slashes Eddy's Neck, Causing Him To Bleed Out In About 20 Seconds. With Eddy Dealt With, Braxton Turns To The Enemy Team And Motions The Next One To Fight...

...To Be Continued