Shadows seem to have no heart, no feelings, no emotion. Yet Shadow Joker Strife is different, his heart had been changed, after seeing his family killed in front of him. He attends Beacon Academy to train so he can protect those he cares about. Fate...
With the sound of a rapid heartbeat, the scene cuts to a smirking Cinder as she sits in one of the seats along with the rest of the cheering crowd, their screams being drowned out by the announcements.
Port: *over the broadcasting system* Now, for the moment you've all been waiting for! The one-on-one finals!
In the center of the battlefield's stage, smirks confidently as the camera pans down the line of final fighters, a few new faces mixed in with Yang, Shadow, Penny, Sun, and the troubled Pyrrha at the other end of the line.
Port: *back in the announcer's box with his co-host*Oobleck, why don't you explain the rules?
Oobleck: Ah, it's quite simple, Peter. Instead of a bracket system, each round of the finals will be randomly determined immediately before the match takes place!
Port: Much like any good hunt, there will be zero time to prepare!
Oobleck: Ah, yes, yes! Now, let's see who our first match will be!
The energetic doctor points out to the screens above the stadium as the roulette starts spinning, this time for competitors instead of biomes. The "random selection" is watched by the owner of the Crow Bar, a group of Faunus and kids, the visitors and workers at the Communications Tower, before it gets back from the worldwide audience glimpses to reveal the first showdown.
Port: Shadow Strife and Yang Xiao Long
Ruby: *cupping her hands to make sure her encouragement is heard from her spot alongside RWBY, JNPR, and SSSN* Break a leg, sis!
Cinder, still smiling, gets up from her place and begins walking out, eyes on the battlefield.
Port: Would all other combatants please leave the stage!
The rest of the lineup does so, and Shadow starts walking up to Yang in the middle as the floor around them opens once more, with a ring of spotlights rising up to automatically fix their lights on the remaining two.
Shadow: *smiling* You better not go easy on me.
Yang: *unleashes Ember Cilicia with a smirk* You'll wish you did.
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Both warriors face the crowds one last time, then slowly start advancing on each other, weapons raised defensively as the final countdown commences.
Port: Three! Two! One! Begin!
Yang starts the fight with shotgun blasts, as Shadow swiftly dodges them with his own cover fire from his dual pistols. Yang blocks the bullets before rushing Shadow, throwing multiple punches as Shadow blocks most of them before being punched in the gut, sending him flying 25 feet before he lands.
