Since the Covenant Civil War, the Separatist Faction had been trying desparately to secure allies. Seeing the Tournament as a chance to boost recognition, the Arbiter nobly threw himself into the fray.
Wolverine leaped at his opponent at the exact same time the Arbiter drew a Needler/Plasma Pistol combo and began firing away, releasing many bolts of ionized gas.
Unfortunately, Wolverine could still smell him. As the Arbiter drew his energy sword for a lunge, he was met by a thrust from the mutant. Even so, the Arbiter swung his sword, and was amazed that it stopped at the middle of Wolverine's arm. The Adamantium bonded to Wolverine's skeleton prevented the Arbiter from simply giving Wolverine the Black Knight treatment.
By this time, Wolverine had done enough pounding to break through the Arbiter's energy shield. As he drove his fist through the Elite's midsection, the Arbiter in turn impaled him with a lunge. Both combatants looked each other in the eyes as they each tried to fight back the intense pain of having sharp objects where they did not belong.
Using his last ounce of strength, the Arbiter reached into his pack and pulled out a small blue orb. Tapping it on Wolverine's shoulder, the Elite smiled as the orb stuck. The Arbiter immediately kicks away, causing both his blade and Wolverine's claw to extract in a massive display of blood. Wolverine's healing factor immediately went to work.
"Uh-oh..." A Grunt in the audience moaned.
Wolverine grinned and lunged, but at that instant the plasma grenade exploded, scattering bits and pieces of mutant across the arena. Somewhere in the stands, a group of anti-mutant protesters cheered and fired weapons in the air. In another section of the stands, a platoon of Elites echoed their own cheer of "Wort Wort Wort!"
As the Arbiter was carried to a medical facility for treatment, he looked at the various Covenant in the audience. Raising his energy sword, he returned the battle cry.
"Wort Wort Wort!"
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