>>5498428But you shake it off after a moment, planting your feet and clenching your fists tight as you focus your power. Then with a surge of energy you explode up into your Ascended form, golden aura blazing and sending the nearest machines toppling back from the sudden shock waves. Your sudden pressure exerted knocks several of the dropping boxes off course, a few slamming into the energy shields protecting the audience and then falling down into the lava below, much to the crowd's delight.
“Alright, solid entrance. This'll show them all that you mean business. Now, let's get to work.” the former-undefeated Champion Soba says, you shifting into your Djem So fighting stance.
“The wait is over folks, let's see what she's got!” Dallas calls out, your muscles tensing as you prepare to move. “Aaaaaaaand begin!”
“NOW!” you think to yourself, crossing your arms and gathering power. But, remembering what happened the first time you'd used your ki after learning Spirit Control, you only release a small amount of ki from your body by throwing both arms out with a shout. “HAAAAAA!”
Your energy shoots out from you in all directions in a wave of power, obliterating dozens of the closest machines instantly. The ones further away are blasted back, slamming into the energy shield guarding the audience from the carnage in the arena before falling down into the lava outside the fighting stage. The audience is stunned into silence for a moment before exploding into even louder roaring cheers. In less than a second you've cleared out the entire wave, using only a whisper of your power. With your ki now under much greater control thanks to Soba's training in his people's ways, you could fire that same blast a thousand more times before even feeling it. And as more and drop pods fall to the stage, more Ancient Gear robots emerging, you can't help but smirk. Damn, it feels good to be back!
-MEANWHILE, IN THE CHAMPION'S BOX-
“Wow, she's going full power immediately.” Visha says, Tanya grumbling to herself as the two watch the fight unfold. From the box, Chaya's performance appears absolutely overwhelming. She doesn't show any mercy and doesn't do her usual schtick of dancing around her opponents to show off before finishing them. Instead, she's fighting like a warrior, each attack as precise as it is devastating. “But something seems, I dunno, off?”