Deadpool was currently wearing a pink chef's apron over his tactical gear and was trying to stuff an entire wedding cake into a blender.
"tum, put on your bibs and grab a spoon, because Ring 21 is officially open for the buffet!" Deadpool yelled over the whirring of the blender. "This is the 'Gluttony Games'! It's the battle of the bottomless pits! The Demon Lord Slime versus the Pink Terror of Dream Land! It's Rimuru Tempest against Kirby! The loser gets eaten, and frankly, the winner is probably going to eat the loser anyway!"
Ring 21 was a massive, brightly colored landscape made entirely of giant food. There were mountains of mashed potatoes, rivers of gravy, and trees made of broccoli. It was a chaotic mix of Dream Land and a fantasy banquet hall.
Heimdall was broadcasting from inside a giant hollowed-out apple. "Match Number Twenty-Six! The Chancellor of the Jura Tempest Federation, Rimuru Tempest! Versus the hero of Planet Popstar, Kirby!"
The Snack Break Standoff
Rimuru stood in his human form, wearing his blue coat, looking around the arena with a mix of awe and hunger. "Wow. I know I have a country to run, but Shuna would kill to get her hands on these ingredients. I almost feel bad fighting here."
Across a river of gravy, Kirby stood on a giant cracker. The pink puffball blinked his large eyes, let out a cheerful "Poyo!" and immediately inhaled an entire broccoli tree, swallowing it in one gulp.
Rimuru sweatdropped. "Okay... so he doesn't mess around when it comes to eating. Good to know. Let's see how much that stomach can actually hold."
The Inhalation Escalation
Rimuru raised his hand, summoning a massive barrage of water blades—Water Manipulation. Dozens of high-pressure liquid scythes sliced through the air toward Kirby.
Kirby didn't dodge. He simply opened his mouth impossibly wide and inhaled. A vortex formed, sucking up every single water blade, along with a large chunk of the mashed potato mountain. Kirby swallowed, did a little spin, and suddenly sprouted a blue bandana and a staff—he had copied the water magic!
"He copied my skill by eating the magicules?" Rimuru muttered, genuinely impressed. "Great Sage, analyze that."
(Notice: The target possesses an extra-dimensional stomach and the ability to assimilate consumed properties. It is highly similar to your 'Predator' skill.)
Kirby swung his staff, firing a massive geyser of water back at Rimuru.
Rimuru smiled. "Anything you can do..." He shifted instantly into his slime form and activated Gluttony. A dark, swirling vortex erupted from the blue slime, completely devouring Kirby's water attack and a nearby gravy river for good measure.
The Black Hole Collision
Up in the booth, Deadpool was eating the cake batter straight out of the blender. "It's a vacuum-cleaner fight, tum! They are just eating each other's attacks! The arena is literally disappearing bite by bite!"
Realizing that ranged attacks were useless, Rimuru shifted back to his human form and drew his katana. He coated the blade in Black Lightning and dashed across the remaining food-scape at blinding speed.
Kirby puffed up, floating into the air to dodge the strike, then dropped down with a heavy Stone copy ability he had inhaled from a rock earlier. He crashed toward Rimuru like a meteor.
Rimuru sidestepped smoothly. "You're tough, little guy. But you rely too much on what you eat."
As Kirby hit the ground, reverting from stone, Rimuru didn't strike him with the sword. Instead, he activated Belzebuth, Lord of Gluttony.
A massive, terrifying aura of consumption surrounded Rimuru. He didn't aim for Kirby; he aimed for the space around Kirby. The sheer gravitational pull of Belzebuth created a localized vacuum that lifted Kirby off his feet.
Kirby tried to inhale the pull, but you can't eat a black hole. The pink puffball spun wildly in the air, his tiny nubs flailing as he was dragged toward Rimuru's outstretched hand.
Before Kirby was completely consumed, Rimuru snapped his fingers, deactivating the skill. Kirby dropped to the floor, dizzy and completely disoriented, his eyes swirling in tiny spirals. He let out a weak "Poyo..." before falling asleep on a giant slice of cheese.
"Match Twenty-Six winner... RIMURU TEMPEST!" Heimdall shouted, taking a bite out of the apple he was hiding in.
Up in the booth, Deadpool wiped his mouth with his sleeve. "The Demon Lord out-eats the Pink Terror! That's 26 winners down, 25 matches to go in Round One, tum! We are officially over the hill!"
The Swords are Drawn!
We are moving from gluttony to strict, disciplined honor. Get ready for a masterclass in swordsmanship!
Match 27 (Ring 8): Samurai Jack vs. Himura Kenshin. (The Honorable Blade vs. The Battousai. Two men bound by their codes.)
Match 28 (Ring 2): Bakugo vs. Megumin. (Explosions. We're gonna need earplugs.)
Match 29 (Ring 19): Edward Elric vs. Overhaul. (The clash of matter reconstruction!)