Little Leagues Round 1, Match 3: Bloom VS Kon

Second thoughts raced through her head as she walked into the arena. She had entered the tournament, thinking that it would perhaps be a good way to desensitize her from fighting, like maybe some sort of exposure therapy. However, she had done so thinking that there was nobody she knew here and she didn't have to worry too much. However, the moment Kon heard her friend's name is paired with her in the match, her face turned white. So far she had only fought against the people she disliked. Did she have the courage to fight against her friend at the risk of losing control?

The crowd of cheering audiences did little to settle her nerves and in fact, made her feel even antsier than before. She had warned Tent that she could possibly lose control and even hurt the audience, but there was little done to keep them safe. Not even a piece of glass to separate the two. If Kon wants to fight, she would have to do so as carefully as possible. There was no knowing what would happen if she decided to transform. The weight in her pocket reminded her that she was here for a reason. Even if she didn't want to hurt the ones she loved, Kon didn't intend to lose either. Her old passion began to flare up. She was going to win using her own strength unless pushed.

She would walk to the center with a small smile on her face, staring at Bloom if she were to walk up to her as well. "Let's have a good fight, shall we?" Kon asked, trying to hide her unease from her opponent and the audience. However, her attempt was unsuccessful as she quietly gritted her teeth, trying to keep her cool. "This is a friendly fight, right?" She asked, extending her hand to her friend. "No hard feelings, in the end, let's just have fun." At this point, Kon felt like she was trying to convince herself over anybody else. However, now she was ready to begin.

Majin Bloom

Right, they were both friends. She shouldn't need to worry about losing control right now. She had other opponents that she could focus her rage on later. She accepted the hug from her friend, cherishing the moment briefly before the two would create some distance between each other. A strange feeling began to flutter inside of Kon, something she was completely unfamiliar with. It wasn't nervousness, although she was feeling rather nervous right now, but rather something she could only describe as a sense of pride she had for fighting her. Did she really want to hurt Bloom, even if it was in a competitive scene?

However, she cast away her side thoughts. Right now wasn't the time to think about this. There was always time after her match. Her body immediately shifted into a fighting stance as Kon faced her opponent. It was clear by Bloom's actions that she wanted her to take the first attack, which she accepted. Hopefully, she wasn't too rusty with fighting. She short forward, running towards Bloom with her hand outstretched, as if she was trying to punch her. 

However, when she was a short distance away from Bloom, Kon opted for something else. She would instead, reach down to push herself off the ground and flip over Bloom. It wasn't a very high flip, but rather one that allowed Kon to attempt to kick the majin on the back of her head with her heel just as she was about to land, facing back to back with Bloom if she was successful. "I'm not going to hold back, I want this to be a good fight." She muttered quietly. Bloom had helped her in the past, giving her the source of companionship she lacked during her time of need. Now, Kon planned to repay her, by showing her what she was capable of.

Majin Bloom

Kon didn't appear to hurt her friend that much from her strike to her relief. It was just a simple kick, and nothing more. There wasn't even ki that was used in that attack. Relief filled her mind, but there was no time to relax. They were all in the tournament. Bloom might be her friend, but she was also her opponent which meant her only goal was to defeat her even if it hurts to do so. The same feeling from earlier returned, the butterflies in her stomach, eating at her nerves. She really didn't want to hurt Bloom.

Of course, she was glad when Bloom returned her sentiment that she wouldn't hold back either. She would launch an attack of her own to counter Kon's own attack, this time one that appeared to have more intent of damage. Without warning, the pink ki closed in on her and was about to slam into her head. However, she had another trick up her sleeve. After all, ki could generate in places other than the hands. 

At the last moment, Kon focused her own ki in a single point. This wasn't a technique she really liked to do, especially when she wasn't transformed, but it wasn't like she had a choice. Green ki began to gather in her mouth, making her wince at the uncomfortable burning sensation. Her eyes began to water from the pain, and unable to handle it any longer, she let out a ki blast of her own that would collide with Bloom's ball before the two would explode in a ball of green and pink sparkles. Kon let out a loud cough, the inside of her mouth slightly singed from the stunt she just pulled. However, she would still smile, "I guess we are on equal footing." She commented. If they were to continue like this, there probably wouldn't be a winner. However, she still didn't wish to unleash the beast. Not yet at least. She wasn't mentally prepared.

They were equals. That was what would keep their match at a stalemate. However, that was what Kon had originally thought. Bloom, seemed to pull in another crafty trick, creating a smokescreen to distract her as she came in for the blow. Of course, she responded to the trick, blocking her kick with her forearm. However, what she didn't know was that her friend had another trick up her sleeve. 

There was no way she could have predicted or even countered the attack. And so she took the full force of it, causing her head to ring in response. She stumbled forward from the blow and fell onto her hands and knees, her glasses sliding across the floor until it came to a stop. Of course, it didn't damage her too terribly. However, the act was more in acceptance. "That was a good job Bloom," she said congratulating her friend. However, Kon still wanted to win. Her hand went to her pocket, pressing the capsule inside. It wasn't a matter of fact of whether she wanted to use it but rather if she could.

Sure, Kon could technically activate it whenever she wished but. Did she really want to hurt her friend in exchange for her victory? This was just a simple tournament, did she want to do so? Something deep inside her mind screamed at her, admonishing herself for even having to think about the choice. Almost robotically, she flung out the capsule and a space pod appeared right in front of her. The answer had always been yes. Closing her eyes, she gave her friend a smile. "I'm sorry Bloom, but I want to win. I'm sorry, but I can't control myself. Try and stay safe okay?" At that moment, she took a deep breath and then embraced the blutz waves that shot out of the generator. She had set it beforehand, allowing herself only a five-second leeway before she transformed, enough to apologize to her friend.

The clothes on her body began to tear as they gave way to her elongated limbs and golden-orange fur that began to sprout from her body. Her features became more akin to a primate. Before long, a different being from the person Bloom knew was standing in front of her. Her eyes, once friendly now were bloodthirsty and wanted to hunt. A bestial growl escaped from her lips before she took a step forward and let out a loud roar, the wind from her mouth whipping up a gust that forced the audience to hold onto their seat. And soon she began to lunge towards the person she once regarded as her friend, trying to crush her underneath her giant fist as she slammed both of her hands on the ground.

There was no way that Kon in her current state would be able to process what was going on. Or about her surroundings. All that she cared about was her prey. There was no consideration for the people around her as well. For all she cared, they were just annoying pests that were humming around in her ears. Once she was dealt with, she could move on to deal with them to get them out of her skin. All of her senses were kept on the majin, refusing to let her prey escape right underneath her. Even as she slammed her fist underneath her, Kon couldn't feel the gummy flesh underneath her body. She had escaped! She growled. Of course, she had to be here somewhere, even if she couldn't see.

Once, she realized this Kon began to let out another roar. Immediately she would begin to act, with increased speed that would allow her to act before Bloom would even have a chance to even grab her tail. She quickly leaped towards one of the audience stands, intent on getting a better view of things. She had no regard for the spectators, at least it would shut some of them up. There, she saw the familiar white speck in the arena, that she was intent on hunting. 

With another roar that meant "there you are," Kon leaped off of the stands again and would attempt to grab Bloom with her fists and fling her back into the ground. If successful, she would then unleash a barrage of punches towards her direction before ending it all with a ki blast. Now that she was in her sight, there was nothing that was going to stop her. 

When the dust had cleared, all that greeted her eyes were white blobs. However, the transformed Kon couldn't care less about what she just had done to her friend. In fact, it wasn't because she didn't want to but rather because simply her internal instincts took control of her body. Soon, the sound of screams would vaguely fill her ears as she turned towards the audience around her, screaming. While she was transformed she couldn't tell whether they were frightful or enthusiastic from more of the hardcore audience members. However, it didn't matter to her. All of them were annoying and her next target.

With Bloom seemingly out of the picture, Kon turns her attention towards the audience members. And with a roar, she jumped out and would grab one of the people before they were able to escape and threw them into another person before continuing. Her match might seem to be over, but her rampage has just begun.

Her attention was on the audience rather than the blobs of white which had begun to slowly reform behind her. Even as Bloom went to dive for the spacepod that held her blutz generator, Kon didn't even notice the majin had reformed. This would give her the opening she needed to stop the generator. While she was still distracted by wreaking havoc, a faint sound caught her attention in the midst of her screams. Turning around, she saw the familiar body of her friend, completely reformed back into her original body. She let out a roar of anger, enraged that she wasn't able to finish her off once and for all. Kon leaped at Bloom, right as she turned off the generator.

In the air, her body began to shrink back to its normal size. The orange fur began to recede and her features turned human once again. It took her a few moments to wake up from her daze from being transformed as her logical mind pushed back all the bestial instincts from before. She landed right in front of the spacepod, naked but surely back into her normal humanoid form. "Ugh," she said with a slight groan. It took her a few moments to realize where she was at which caused her eyes to widen in fear as she did her best to cover herself. 

Without her glasses, all Kon could see was a blurry figure in front of her. "Bloom?" She said. "Did you turn of the blutz?" Thankfully, her friend didn't seem to be too hurt. However, what was the results of the tournament? She simply couldn't recall anything from her rampage. However, it didn't matter in the end. Kon had been so scared of hurting Bloom badly, but thankfully she seemed alright. "Thank god." She muttered.