Each fighter was given a villa where they could rest and prepare for upcoming battles,My villa was located in the middle of the Khaos estates. They were Khaos command centres where fighters could go and train for upcoming battles.
There were also public restaurants and recreational centres. Everything had been taught off, but I had been to tired to go anywhere, I unpacked my things and layed on my bed in my room.
There was a television which showed the battles of the first round of the Khaos tournament,I watched the matches that had been played out. Retrix's match was currently being shown when I switched on the TV.
I only got to see the final blows however, but judging by his taunting I could tell he had easily won his battle, They began to show Tyrack's battle against Mariott, I suddenly remembered that he mentioned he had gotten two total khaos.
I switched off the television in order to stay calm and layed back on the bed, I rose my phone to check for any notifications but I noticed that the signal had been blocked.
It seemed I could only communicate with the other khaos fighters via Khaos konnect, I thought of messaging Retrix and as I scrolled I passed a familiar name.
It was Geminade, I had known her from when I started Khaos, she used to abuse my style of fighting because I was poor at hand to hand combat,
My eyes began to drop and I checked for the time, it was one thirty seven in the morning and I quickly felt the need to get some sleep, I shut my eyes and instantly went into a state of deep sleep.
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Khaos
My morning began very slow, my breakfast was anything but encouraging and I had a hard time getting around the Khaos valley.
I headed for the Khaos command centre when it hit noon, I wanted yo practice for the next round of the khaos tournament and also suppress the remaining anger caused by Tyrack. Once I arrived at the centre I noticed other Khaos fighters training.
Low Velocity and Kyropractor were the first fighters I noticed, they seemed like really close friends, They were involved in target practice and I was really impressed as I watched them from the screen by how accurate they were.
I set up my khaos kontrol gear at a vacant chamber at the back of the centre, I chose the physicality exercise because I still had some work to do on that aspect of my fighting.
I layed on the Khaos chamber and dove into the training simulation, when I appeared in front of me where five Khaos drones. The aim of the exercise was to afflict five physical damage with my two fists and feet, and also to perform two Khaos take downs.
Fighters nowadays don't really use physical combat in a khaos battle, only a few strong Khaos fighters are able to pull of physical attacks. They are known as juggernauts, strong hand to hand fighters, Retrix is one of them.
The words "Training Commence" appeared above me and the drones began to walk towards me, One attempted to pull of an uppercut on me, I evaded it and performed tow quick jabs with my right fist.
The right fist count went down to three, A drone crept behind me, I spun and performed a round house kick with my left foot. He spun and knocked down two other drones.
I saw a quick opening to perform a Khaos takedown and I chanted the name of my takedown technique.
"Static Tornado," I shouted, I spun my hands on the ground and used my two feet to hit two drones in the air.
I leaped towards them and held their heads upside down in the air, we descended and their heads slammed against the ground.
The takedown count reduced by one and as I stood to counter the other drones a box appeared in front of me the read "Connection Lost."
The area faded and all I could now see was black, I heard a male and female voice and as I took of my Khaos helmet, I saw two of the most outrageous creatures ever.
Retrix and Geminade stood in front of me, Geminade held the power plug for my khaos helmet in her hands.
"Long time Dark Syndicate, I see you've improved in your hand to hand combat," Geminade said.
"But he's still as bad as he was at hitting up friends," Retrix added.
"Are you both crazy, I was in the middle of a training battle," I exclaimed.
"And don't you know it's dangerous to disconnect a Khaos helmet from the chamber when someone's subconscious is still in the game," I added.
"Ivan you need to relax, your fine aren't you," Geminade said.
She was one of the very few people that actually knew my real name.
"Don't call me by my real name around here," I paused.
"Olivia," I added.
She looked at me with a surprised look, she probably forgot that I discovered her name when we previously met.
"Well since you're here, why don't we have a practice hand to hand Khaos match," she suggested.
I was reluctant to accept, Geminade was a fatal hand to hand fighter, she was also a juggernaut and a highly rated one too.
In fact, both Retrix and Geminade we ranked highly with that title and that is another reason why I don't want to encounter Retrix.
"Fine, why don't you gear up by the next chamber," I answered.
I was always up for a challenge, and my losing count was too low for me to be discouraged, she geared up by the following khaos chamber and sent me a Khaos match request.
As I was about to accept Retrix stepped to my chamber.
"You sure you want to fight her, you know how futile it is to get hit by Geminade's attacks," he said.
"It's fine Retrix, it's just a friendly training match," I replied.
I tapped the accept option and dove into the training simulation once again, This time I appeared in a dojo, I looked forward and saw Geminade in a sport tracksuit and a swear shirt with a headband and gloves.
During training matches your Khaos avatar does not include your Khaos appearance clothing, You could openly pick your avatar's appearance, I appeared with gym gloves and a grey tank top with a pair of black Adidas shorts.
"You ready Syndicate," She teased.
"Do your best Geminade," I replied.
The training commence alert now sounded all around the dojo and we slowly drew closer to each other.
She swung her right fist at me but I ducked quickly and struck her belly with my right fist, This dealt a slight 6 percent damage to her health and when I rose up she hooked my head with her left arm and flipped me backwards.
I hurled towards the end of the dojo, I suffered a 20 percent damage, I stood and attempted to kick her but she grabbed my foot in the air and swiped my balancing foot causing me to drop to the floor.
I landed on my back and she began to walk away laughing. I rose and dashed towards her back, but before I could perform any move she spun and hit me with a round house kick and I once again landed on the floor.
I had about twenty three percent left of my health gauge, As she drew nearer I attempted to sweep her down with my two feet but she leaped up and dodged my feet.
She descended towards me and landed with her elbow on my chest, She stared at me with her elbow still on my chest.
"This is pathetic Syndicate," she whispered.
She hit me with two quick jabs to my face with her fist and rose me by my neck, she raised me in the air and kicked me with the bottom of her left foot.
I landed on the ground and my health gauge hit zero, I had only done a six percent damage to her health.
She turned and shouted "Training Complete" and the walls of the dojo began to slowly fade, I woke up to an audience of Khaos fighters watching the training battle.
Retrix,LowVelocity,Kyropractor, Kilowatt and worst of all Tyrack, I removed the Khaos helmet and Geminade stood in front of me.
"Really encouraging Syndicate, I hope you get eliminated before you encounter me again," she laughed.
I had no words for what had just happened, she had destroyed me and I could barely even touch her,
I stood and walked emotionless through the crowd.
I noticed Tyrack's mocking glare but ignored it, Retrix tried to follow behind but I I stretched my hands telling him to stop and continue his training.
I stepped out if the khaos centre and as I walked back to my villa, I violently punched the wall beside me with great force.
Blood began to run down my fists as my hand remained on the wall, I looked up with an angered glare and swore that I would rip apart the next opponent I face.
I decided there and then, I would use my second Khaos avatar.