Nikolai struck the heavy bag with his gloved fist, he threw kick after kick moving the bag. Nikolai then hit the bag with hard and blurred punches.

Nikolai stopped after what seemed to be ten straight minutes on the bag and sat down to rest, he removed his boxing gloves and drank some water.

Yang: "I didn't expect to see you here this late at night"

Nikolai turned to see Yang who came back from a sprint, he smiled to see the fighter with the lion mane.

Nikolai: "Well it's boring where I live anyways"

Yang laughed at Y/n's remark, she sat next to him taking a break as well.

Yang: "I know you talk about your father a lot during the post-fight interviews, what is he like?"

Nikolai: "He is a strict teacher but a great man at heart, and he is also a great fighter. He taught me everything I knew and is the reason why I am the person and the fighter I am"

Yang: "He must've been a great parent"

Nikolai sighed a bit at Yang's statement.

Nikolai: "He was the only parent I have..."

Yangs face turned into a rather sad one as Nikolai mentioned his single father.

Yang: "You too?"

Nikolai: "What?"

Yang: "My mom...my blood related mom left me and dad when I was younger, I don't know why but she left"

Nikolai: "That is horrible"

Yang: "I tried looking for her when I was younger, I started losing hope and became depressed in that process. So dad brought me to his kickboxing gym to try and find an outlet and it relieved me of that state..."

Nikolai: "I'm guessing that you hated it at first?"

Yang: "Of course I did"

The two laughed at Yangs bluntness of her answer.

Yang: "I'm glad that I have dad, step-mom, and my younger sister to help me when things go bad"

Nikolai: "Younger sister?"

Yang: "Yeah, Ruby is my younger sister"

Nikolais face turned into one of disbelief, Ruby "The Thorn" Rose is Yangs sister?

Nikolai: "You two look nothing alike, how is that possible?"

Yang: "Oh, we're half-sisters"

Nikolai: "I see..."

The two stayed in silence once more, the two sinking deep into their consciousness. The silence was then shattered as Nikolai's stomach rumbled like a bears before hibernation, Nikolai froze as Yang laughed from the silence breaking rumble.

Yang: "You hungry?"

Nikolai: "Y-Yes"

Yang then got up from her sitting position.

Yang: "I know a place where we can get some food, meet me at the front after you're done cleaning up"

-very quick timeskip-

Nikolai came out of the gym with some messy hair from drying it after a shower, he met with Yang at the front of the gym with his bag in hand. The two walked the streets of bustling streets of Vale which was just as lively as it is in the day, Yang walked with Nikolai navigating to a restaurant.

Yang: "Okay this is the place"

Nikolai looked at the front of a Chinese restaurant, the Russian looked with intrigue.

Nikolai: "I've never tried Chinese food before"

Yang then gasped at Nikolai's inexperience with food.

Yang: "Get your butt in here young man!"

Nikolai: "But we're the same age"

Yang pulled him into the restaurant, the bell rang as the door opened alerting the workers.

Yang: "Good evening!"

There was a man and two girls inside the small restaurant, the large man held a smile on his face as he greeted the two.

???: "Xiao Long! How are you doing tonight"

Yang: "It is an emergency Junior!"

Junior: "What would that be?"

Yang then pulled Nikolai closer to her.

Yang: "Mr. Flashy and Undefeated never had Chinese food before!"

Junior mimicked Yang's reaction as he gasped, Nikolai could only chuckled nervously as he scratched the back of his head.

Junior: "We need to get you situated! Melanie! Miltia! Let's get to work!"

Melanie/Miltia: "Got it!"

Nikolai watched as Junior, Melanie, and Miltia went to work in the kitchen. He watched in awe while the fire surrounded the wok as Junior, Yang looked at Nikolai with a smile like a parent watching their kid go in awe.

Nikolai and Yang stepped out with a styrofoam container each in their hands, the two sat down on a table. Yang took out a pair of chopsticks while Nikolai used a fork, the still green fighter gave a quick prayer and took a bite out of the noodles. Once he did he was hooked as he continued to eat more of it, Yang laughed as Nikolai feasted on the meal.

Yang: "It's good isn't it?"

Nikolai stopped as he wiped his mouth.

Nikolai: "I never had anything like this before!"

Yang: "Glad you enjoyed it Nik"

The two indulged in their meals under the dimly lit table laughing at stories of each other's past and such, the two threw away the styrofoam in the trash and walked together on their wag to the bus stop.

Nikolai: "Thank you for taking me there"

Yang: "No problem, I just want to know more about you ya know? You're a good friend Nik"

Nikolai: "Thank you"

The two sat down at the bus stop and Yang watched the Russians fight against Sun.

Yang: "I still can't believe you pulled that off, never seen Capoeira utilized that well"

Nikolai: "I had more than one teacher during my training in Russia, there was someone from Brazil and he taught me Capoeira and perfected my Brazilian Jiujitsu"

Yang: "I see"

She continued to watch the video up until the post fight interview, she then noticed something as she listened to Port announce Nikolai's name.

Yang: "So Nik, you don't seem to have a ring name"

Nikolai: "A ring name?"

Yang: "Yeah, it's like a nickname that every fighter has. It is like how I am announced as "The Dragon" when Peter Port announces me"

Nikolai: "Ah, I've been thinking about one..."

Yang and Nikolai thought to themselves, Yang took a look at Nikolai and noticed a cross necklace around his neck. Then a lightbulb then lit up in her head as she got an idea.

Yang: "I got it!"

Nikolai: "You do?"

Yang: "It fits perfectly and it sounds pretty badass out loud"

Nikolai: "What do you have in mind?"

Yang: "Nikolai..."

-timeskip-

Peter Port: "...."THE SAINT!" BOYKAAAAAAAAA"

The lights shined upon the red corner as Nikolai got warmed up for the fight, soul on fire yet cool in the mind he laser focused his opponent in front of him and Peter Port finished his introduction.