My Mysterious Beauty

Death Battle

The next morning was gonna be nothing but a bloody mess but to Knuckles his hopes of winning Shayera's heart and hopefully she can change her mind.

Two of the guards opened the cell as one of them said, "Hey big guy, get ready for the death battle." Knuckles shrugged and said, "I don't have anything to be ready for."

The second guard whispered to him, "Probably don't know when to get his armor on."

The two guards snickered at him as Knuckles crossed his arms with a unamused expression.

The guards then threw gladiator style armor at him as one of them said, "Then hurry up and put this on."

Knuckles caught it and puts it on. Also the shield and sword.

Once he was ready the guards escorted him to the field, where he is going to have a battle to the death.

The crowd applauded. That's when Knuckles said to himself, "I don't think they're going to grief if I'm nothing but a pile of red mush and gore."

That's when Shayera showed up and sat down with a smile. She muttered, "After the news about Eggman getting poisoned and having Dave look like he killed him. I find it amusing. Everything is going according to plan. My ex-team is falling apart and going their own ways. Undoubtedly having Riku kill Morpho and MomBot by smashing them to pieces while blowing them up is a real good idea after all. Hedgehog Village is really falling apart like it will be. Now to make this red twerp dead."

Shayera was looking forward to her revenge as Knuckles looked at her and muttered, "I wish I go back and correct my mistakes my love."

Shayera raised a brow with a frown. She then shouted, "RELEASE THE VICIOUS TIGER!!"

The guards nodded and opened the door. That's when a vicious tiger with sharp teeth and claws walked out and roared.

Knuckles eyes widened and whispered, "I'm dead."

He looked behind him and sees Shayera smirking at this as she said, "At least I'll bring his remains to the graveyard."

Knuckles glared at the tiger and said, "I can't be a coward now." He then shouted as he raised a sword, "BRING IT ON!"

That's when the tiger attacked but Knuckles dodged its attack. When it was gonna bite him, he punched him in the jaw.

That stun the tiger as he snarled. Shayera frowned as Camilla rush to her and asked, "Shayera, don't you think this has gone long enough?"

Shayera replied to her, "Why? It's for what they did to me and you two."

Camilla shrugged and said, "it depends if he lives. But don't forget. I know deep down that you care about him."

Shayera crossed her arms. She didn't wanna admit it, but she deeply cares. Even though she didn't show it.

The battle was getting bloody. Knuckles was undoubtedly covered in scratch marks and a pair of teeth marks. But he still stands. The tiger was the most damaged.

It went bad when the tiger try to pounce on Knuckles but the red echidna dodged. As a result, the tiger bumped into the wall and Shayera tumbled and fell to the field.

She gasped as she sees the tiger looks at her. She tried to run but the tiger slashed her on the right side of her body.

Knuckles shouted in a panic as he sees them, "SHAYERA!"

Shayera looked at the tiger as she was cornered. Shayera muttered as she sighed, "My Father did say I would go down like this."

The tiger was gonna pounce but it was stunned when Knuckles pushed it like a bull.

Knuckles pointed his sword at the tiger with Shayera behind him and said, "Get away from her!"

The tiger snarled at him as they fought. Camilla sees this in fear as she said to the guards, "Quick! Get her out of there!"

The guard nodded as he rushed to the field.

That's when Knuckles and the tiger rushed to each other and the final battle moment made the crowd eager.

The guard arrived to Shayera and said, "Take it easy Ms. BlueStar. Your safe now." He helped her get her up.

That's when they saw the tiger on top of Knuckles as it roared painfully and furiously.

They both collapsed. The crowd was anxious as Shayera looked with the guard.

But then, Knuckles pushed the dead tiger off and sat up with scars all over his body.

Knuckles heavily breathed and looked at the female hedgehog with worried eyes. The crowd applauded as the guard said, "Haft to admit. You were lucky that he got the tiger away from you Ms. BlueStar."

Shayera looked at him with guilt and sorrow as she said, "Yeah, very lucky."

Shayera started to regret what she said to him. Still she didn't know what to say to him.

Camilla then walked to the field and said, "You should talk to him. But you may wanna get that patched up first. Your lucky those claw marks are not that deep."

Shayera nodded as she looked at Knuckles.