Rise Of The Dragon Emperor

When Ronan and Karna finally reached the martial arts Tournament arena , Ronan was amazed by what he saw .

People were wearing all sorts of different colored clothing , with insigna of what martial family they were from or what dojo they trained in sown on their robes.

Not only did the people from the same dojo or clan sticking together , but there was a intense staredown between each group as well , as all the group's carried some form of sophisticated equipment and specialized medical staff to show off their prowess to other groups.

However the show-off was not limited to the participating factions but to the crowd as well , as the crowd was well divided in seating as to what faction they supported , whereas there were defined lanes where the bookies sat and collected bets in each section of the spectators seats.

There were atleast 100,000 people gathered to witness the event and there were many major and minor clans that came to this stage to make a lasting impression on the bigger clans who would maybe be impressed by their potential and take them under their wing.

While Ronan was not impressed by any of the major clans present, as his own background as the Prince of Avalon made him immune to such petty things , Ronan sneered at the show-off as even her grandmother's otherwise reclusive clan was far more formidable than the best one's gathered here . However that did not dampen his fighting spirit as there were many opponents ranging from level 40-90 that Ronan could see all across the arena that would surely give him a blood boiling fight.

As the master-student pair reached the area meant for participants , the event organizer asked them for the registration token , which Karna presented .

" Name - Rudra Rajput

Age - 9

Weight - 140 Pounds

Height - 5 foot 2 ". The event security said as he scanned Ronan.

" Hey , a kid from the Rajput clan , why are you entering this fight when you are so young ? You are only 9 years old , does your family know about this or are you an outcast? ... ". The event security was baffled that the rajputs would send someone so young to fight , hence he asked Ronan unnecessary questions as he looked down on him.

At age 9 what would the kid's level be? 15-20? 30 if he is a genius? but that could level 30 kids do at this arean? , The security thought as he said " Sorry kid but the rules say that you must be atleast level 40 to enter the tournament ".

Karna emotionlessly said " The boy is above level 40 ".

Saying so he walked past the security , Ronan following his lead as the security was left baffled at what was going on. However even if Ronan was indeed level 40 that would only mean that he would be defeated in the first round , or the second one at maximum if he was lucky enough to find a weak opponent and somehow win the first one.

As to why someone from the Rajput clan would send their genius kin to fight at such a young age? , the guard had no idea , but there was nothing he could do about it either.

Naturally Ronan's presence turned the eyes of many competitors as the boys appearance was just too striking.

Black Hair , Black Eyes and a developed muscular body covered in battle scars.

In A room full of men who had devoted their lives to learning martial arts , Ronan sat unperturbed as he calmly had his eyes close. His mind already imagining his body shadow fighting random opponents.

No matter how many gazes landed on him , or how many people inspected his level , Ronan remained motionless until he was called to have his first fight.

The rules of the martial arts tournament were simple.

1) There were 3 rounds in every fight , and if the opponent was not knocked out or forced to admit defeat till the end of round 3 , the match would go to judges scores.

2) One must not use any elemental attacks

3) One must obey the match refree at all times .

Hence when Ronan finally walked upto the arena , under an electric crowd watching . He reminisced about his days at the Avalon Academy as he missed the support of his red house classmates.

Ronan's first opponent was a level 45 fighter who was 20 years of age. He had a greater reach and taller build than Ronan , and with his half-grown patchy beard, to the audience he looked like he could definitely eat Ronan alive.

" Oh man , right from the first match ". Ronan complained audibly , his childish voice making the audience clamour in confusion.

The audience did not understand Ronan's comments and coupling it with his childish appearance they soon started to think that Ronan was afraid of the elder fighter and started to boo.

" Who lost their child ? this is a stage for the men ".

" BOOOO , who let a kid fight ".

" Hey brat from the Lee Dojo , beat that kid up fast ".

" BOOOO ".

Amongst an angry crowd , the announcer introduced the contenders.

" Introducing first . From the Lee Dojo , standing at 5 foot 8 inches , and weighing in at 205 pounds. Briiggzz Lee ".

* Cheers from the crowd as Lee raised his fists *.

" Introducing next , from the Rajput clan , the talented 9 year old fighter weighing in at 140 pounds . Rudra Rajput ! ".

* BOOO' s and confused muffles as Ronan raised his hand *.

" Rajput clan .... that big clan ? ".

" Only 9 ? ".

" That kid is a talent ".

" Shame , this is no place for a kid ".

Ronan paid no attention to what the crowd said , as he raised his fists and took his fighting stance.

But before the fight started Brigzz taunted him , " So what if you are from the Rajput clan . You are a 9 year old child and i will knock you out with one punch! ".

There were Audible whistles and laughter from the crowd at this comment , as everyone beleived Ronan to be at the wrong place.

" Round one .... fight! ". the match refree announced as the two men squared off.

Brigzz being overconfident in his ability charged wildly at Ronan , however while the audience cheered , hoping for a punch that would send Ronan out flying , in a move that normal people could not even see with their eyes , Brigzz fell on the floor motionless as he was knocked out cold.

When Brigzz came in trying to attack Ronan , he sidestepped his punch and chopped Brigzz hard on his neck knocking him out cold and it all happened so fast that to normal people it only looked like Brigzz came in for a punch and fell flat with his own momentum .

While everyone else was confused , the match refree announced " And the winner by knockout . Rudra Rajput ! ".

Ronan walked off the stage coldly , as an arena full of people stared at his back , trying to understand what just happened. However only those who heard Ronan's comment realised what really happened.

Walking off Ronan said " Aww man , my first fight in so long , and it was with this clown .... ".

It was at this moment that the crowd realized , that the one to fight on the stage was not a kid . But a real beast .