Fight Club Day 7 Pt 3!

Leo decides that he's going to need some good luck on this one, and reaches into his magical tool belt, and pulls out a breath mint. He puts it in his mouth, and "eyes down" Hazel. Hazel lifts her imperial gold spatha, and smashes it onto the ground to show her authority. Leo rushes Hazel, and as he's running, pulls out a chainsaw. Hazel runs into Leo, just as he's able to turn it on. Hazel misses her swing, and Leo cuts her with his chainsaw. She falls to the ground, blood rushing out of her arm. Percy runs up to Leo and lifting his arm announces, "Ladies and gentlemen, magical creatures of all ages, I officially declare Leo Valdez the winn--" But just as he's saying it, Jason runs and tackles him over, screaming, "It's not over yet Percy, the horn hasn't sounded!"

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Percy, laying on the ground realizes what has just happened, gets up, clearly irritated by Jason's actions towards him. Everyone standing around the battle field was clearly confused at what was going on, and they were all starting to scream. "What is this?!" "It's rigged!" "The horn is just broken!" Then, even Leo, who was staring at the blood leaking out of Hazel's arm, started to scream, "Jason, Percy! It's broken! Look, she's clearly dead, just give me the vict--" But just as he said that Pluto arose from the ground, clearly angry. "LEO VALDEZ! You dare defeat my son, then attempt to kill my daughter? No, I will not go for this! If you want to win this match, and defeat Hazel, you have to defeat me!" At that point, Jason, who was feeling pretty cocky being a son of Jupiter and all, runs up to Pluto and screams, "Uncle, as much as your presence here is legendary, you have no business here! You joining in this battle will officially make Hazel the los--" But just as he was about to finish, Percy, happy to have a reason for revenge, knocks Jason over, and announces "The rules state that any immortal beings willing to interfere with our matches have the right! The gods can do what they want in this situation, and as Pluto has declared, "In order for Leo to win the finals, he will have to defeat Pluto as well as Hazel!" "Thank you Percy, I guess I owe Neptune a thank you one day! Maybe I'll rescue someone from drowning." And just as he said that, he magically lifted Hazel into the air and restored her arm, and she began to wake up. Leo, who was standing there trembling in fear, was praying to his father, Please Hephaestus. Please, I need you now more than ever. It is a matter of life or death father. His prayers were interrupted by Pluto, as he barely missed Leo with a swipe of his sword. Pluto put on his Helm of Invisibility, and Leo knew his time was up. Just as he began to say goodbye to the world, Hephaestus appeared, and took Pluto with him, away from the arena. Leo whispered "Thank you" under his breath, and it was back to the way it started. Leo stood there staring at a fully restored Hazel, who now clearly had the idea of victory on her mind.

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At this point, Leo and Hazel both knew what was going to happen; they both knew that one of them was going to die; they both knew that come this time tomorrow they wouldn't both be there. It was obvious they were both thinking about this, as they just stood there for a good minute before Jason and Percy both screamed, "C'mon, let's get this fight going!" That must have hit both Leo and Hazel, for suddenly they both sprung into action. Hazel decided her imperial gold spatha was weighing her down, and she threw it.  Leo, thinking this was his golden opportunity, reached into his magical tool belt, and was sad to find he couldn't pull anything out but a breath mint. Dammit, he thought, that chainsaw must have been too much! Hazel, sensing what was going on, looked to her right, and saw the chainsaw. She ran to get it, but Leo shot fire at her.  She ducked just in the neck of time, and dodged the fireball. She then made a quick mental note, and rose a huge diamond from the ground, right next to the chainsaw. Leo knew what had just happened, and knew he couldn't go near that chainsaw if he wanted to win. Hazel ran at Leo, unsure of what she was going to do when she got there. Well the time came, and unsure of what to do, she just punched Leo in the face. Leo was caught completely by surprise, and just fell down. It was then when Hazel knew what to do. She saw her spatha just behind Leo, and grabbed it. She picked it up and steadied it over Leo's face. Leo, regaining awareness, thought, it's over. I have lost--But just before he finished his thought, he came up with his final plan. "Hazel," Leo said in the calmest voice he could forge, "look at me. You wouldn't do this to me Hazel. You wouldn't do this to your boyfriend, to your best friend. Hazel, it's Sammy. I love you Hazel, I have missed you for so long." Hazel was at a loss for words, and she just fell over crying. Leo picked up the spatha, and stood over Hazel. Hazel, knowing she couldn't do anything else, stopped her tears for a second to say, "I'm done. I lose. I quit." The bell sounded and Percy and Jason announced to the crowd Leo Valdez, the winner of fight 7, and the ultimate Fight Club Champion!

Final Bracket

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