The legend returns

Chapter 31

Sora stood in the dark hallway of the red corner's entrance, the murmurs of the crowd filled the stadium. The white and gold haired blader had a calm expression on her face but it was only to hide what she really felt. She was scared, nervous, and angry. Her right arm was fine despite the short training session she had yesterday when they had returned to America. She took a deep breath to calm herself as she heard Hanami's voice over the speakers. "In the blue corner, he's destroyed beys left and right and has defeated almost the entire Big Five. Many have tried and failed to defeat this dark blader. There seems to be no one to stop him from his destructive rampage. It's the Lord of Destruction himself, Phi! His bey is Dead Phoenix." Senior Hamami said. Sora watched from the shadows of the red corner's entrance as Phi walked into the arena and stood in front of the stadium. "In the red corner," Senior Hamami began. Lets go. Sora thought. Her scar began to glow a gold color and her hair changed from white with gold streaks to red with white streaks and veins began to appear on her arms and face. "She's the fearless leader of the Big Five and claims to be the light to defeat the dark blader, Phi. She descends from the legendary bladers of the past including her Uncle, who is known as the Dragon Emperor. Will she be able to put an end to Phi's rampage or will she fall to the same fate as her fellow bladers? It's Sora Hagane! She is joined by her bey Cho-Z Draco." Senior Hamami said. *Play music* Sora walked into the arena, a determined expression on her face. "Woah! Looks like Sora is entering the arena at full power. She is not taking this match lightly folks!" Senior Hamami said. Sora stopped in front of the stadium and glared at Phi. "Sora Hagane, I'm glad to be your last opponent in your farewell season." Phi said. "My fate isn't yours to decide Phi. It's mine to create." Sora replied. "We will see who comes out of this victorious." Phi said. Sora loaded Draco onto her launcher, twisted around to where her launcher was on her left side facing the stadium and she crouched down as she prepared to leap into the air. Phi flicked his hair and held his launcher in front of him. "3... 2...1... LET IT RIP!" The two bladers yelled in unison. Sora jumped into the air and untwisted herself before pulling the string of her launcher as hard as she could. Phi pulled the ripcord of his launcher and spun around once. Draco activated its Cho-z wings and spun around the stadium in left spin while Pheonix settled in the center. He's gonna test me. Too bad, he's not gonna last long in this round. Sora thought. "Dragon Slash!" She yelled. Draco suddenly changed direction and charged at Phoenix. "Dead Press!" Phi yelled. Phoenix darted out of Draco's path causing the white bey to miss and head straight for the stadium wall. Sora's eyes widened in shock. He knew that was coming! She thought. She quickly regained her composer, forcing a neutral expression onto her face. Draco hit the wall, using the rubber to cushion the blow and bounce back before it continued spinning around the stadium. Phoenix charged at Draco, they were heading for a head on collision. Sora smirked. "Dragon Slash." She said. Phi didn't have time to react before the beys collided. They were locked together for a moment before Draco struck Phoenix with one of its wings causing it to burst. Phi's eyes widened in shock as he looked at Phoenix's pieces. Sora was shocked as well. I actually burst Phoenix. I didn't think that would actually work! She thought. "A burst finish! Sora Hagane earns two points. The score is two to null." The referee said. Loud cheers erupted in the crowd. "Sora has managed to do the unexpected as she is now in the lead with two points. Could this next round be the end for Phi?" Senior Hanami said. Sora picked up Draco and looked at Phi who was reassembling Phoenix. A ring out or a burst. That's all it'll take to win this. She thought. Phi finished putting Phoenix back together and looked at Sora. "Enjoy that feeling of victory you have right now Sora. Soon you'll end up like that white wolf. It thought it could defeat me, look how it ended up." Phi taunted. Those words caused the gold eyed blader to snap. "His name was Galaxy you heartless monster." Sora growled. "Sora!" Valt yelled. Sora turned her head to look at the blue haired blader. "Don't let him get under your skin! He's trying to make you lose control!" Valt yelled. Sora nodded her head and looked back at Phi. Valt's right. I can't let him get to me. She thought. The two bladers clipped their beys onto their launchers. Sora twisted herself around to where her launcher was on her left side facing the stadium and she crouched down as she prepared to leap into the air. Phi flicked his hair and held his launcher in front of him. "3... 2... 1... LET IT RIP!" They yelled in unison. Sora leapt into the air and untwisted herself before pulling the string of her launcher as hard as she could. Phi pulled the ripcord as hard as he could and spun around once. Draco activated its Cho-z wings and spun around the stadium in left spin and Phoenix spun towards it in its normal right spin. "Dead Press!" Phi yelled. Phoenix rocketed towards Draco before colliding with it and sending it back towards the stadium wall. Draco landed just before the wall and continued spinning. "You're going to have to try harder than that! Dragon Slash!" Sora yelled. Draco charged at Phoenix, its Cho-Z wings ready to strike. "Move Phoenix." Phi said. Phoenix moved out of the way, causing Draco to miss again. Draco hit the stadium wall and used the rubber to cushion the blow and bounce back before it continued spinning around the stadium. "Bad move. Again, Dragon Slash!" Sora yelled. Draco changed course and charged at Phoenix again. The white bey was an inch away from Phoenix before Phi decided to act. "Move Phoenix." He said. Phoenix moved from its spot causing Draco to clip it, knocking off its armor. Sora's eyes widened in fear. This just got ten times harder. She thought. Draco and Phoenix spun around the stadium, barely missing each other as they rocketed past. "Dead Stinger!" Phi yelled. Phoenix changed course and flew towards its armor and hit it with its tip, sending it flying at Draco. The armor collided with the white bey, sending it flying. The bottom of Draco's tip hit the top of the stadium wall but it wasn't enough to keep the bey from going out of the stadium. Draco landed next to Sora's left foot while Pheonix spun in the stadium. "A ring out finish! Phi gains one point! The score is two to one!" The referee said. "And just like that folks, Phi manages to turn the match around and gain a point off of the champion. Is this a sign that this match will end like the rest?" Senior Hamami said. Shocked murmurs rippled through the crowd. Sora looked down at Draco before picking it up. I should've seen that coming. I know he plans on using Dead Stinger Press in the next round to destroy Draco. But, if he can't see Draco then he won't be able to use that move. But how am I going to pull it off? She thought. "I know you can do better than that, considering your title. Or was Gingka wrong about you? Are you weak like he was?" Phi taunted. Sora's gaze snapped up to Phi, her golden eyes filled with fury. Veins began to appear on her arms and face. "Don't you dare speak about my father that way." She growled. "Did I strike a nerve?" Phi asked tauntingly. Sora kept silent and switched her launcher to right spin and clipped Draco onto it. She couldn't hear her friends yelling her name, she was too focused on the battle. Phi smirked as he clipped Phoenix onto his launcher. Sora twisted herself around to where her launcher was on her left side facing the stadium and she crouched down as she prepared to leap into the air. Phi ficked his hair and smirked as he held his launcher in front of him. You have no idea what you're in for. Sora thought. "3... 2... 1... LET IT RIP!" The two yelled in unison. Sora leapt into the air and untwisted herself before pulling the string of her launcher as hard as she could. Phi pulled the ripcord as hard as he could and spun around once. Draco activated its Cho-z wings and spun around the stadium in right spin while Pheonix settled in the center. Draco began spinning in and out of the center of the stadium repeatedly, striking Phoenix as it did. With one last strike, Draco knocked Phoenix's armor off and both beys spun out of the center. "Lets go! Phantom Claw!" Sora yelled. The tip on Draco dropped allowing the teeth to lock together, giving the bey a massive boost of speed, causing it to vanish from sight. Phi looked around the stadium, trying to find the invisible bey. Suddenly, Phoenix was knocked toward the stadium wall by an invisible force. "What?!" The mismatched blader yelled. "You think I'm gonna make it easy for you? Think again." Sora said. The black bey hit the wall before continuing to spin around the stadium. "Dead Stinger!" Phi yelled. Phoenix spun towards its armor but was knocked back towards the center when it got within a few inches of the armor. "Again! Dead Stinger!" Phi yelled. Phoenix once again spun towards its armor but got knocked back to the center once more. "No Dead Stinger for you." Sora said. "Dead Break!" Phi yelled. Not even that can get past Draco right now. I hope. Sora thought. Phoenix collided with Draco, making it visible on impact. The two locked together for a moment before they were both sent back and continued spinning around the stadium. The teeth of the tip are still locked together, which means I can't use Phantom Claw again. I'll just have to make sure not to get caught in Dead Stinger Press and I'll be good. Sora thought. The two beys spun towards the center and began clashing together, over and over. "Dead Break!" Phi yelled. Phoenix picked up tremendous speed as it spun back towards the center, meeting Draco head on. Draco was sent flying out of the stadium and at Sora's face. Sora quickly put her right hand in front of her face and caught the white bey. She lowered her hand, pure shock on her face. He almost made Draco hit me. He's never done that before. She thought. "A ring out finish! Phi gains one point. The score is two to two!" The referee said. "Phi gains yet another point off of Sora and almost manages to hit her with her own bey!" Hanami said. This is harder than I thought. What if I'm not strong enough to defeat him? What if I lose Draco in this next round? What if I lose this match and let everyone down? Sora thought. She felt her hands trembling and sweat rolled down her face. "Are you alright?" The referee asked. Sora forced her expression to a neutral one and clenched her fist. "I'm fine." She answered calmly. Phi smirked at the gold eyed blader's condition. "Do you need a time out? I won't mind waiting to crush you." Phi taunted. "Shut. Up." Sora snapped. "Sora!" Shu's voice yelled. The white and gold haired blader turned her head and looked at the albino. "No fear!" Shu yelled. "You can do this!" Free yelled. "Get in the zone!" Valt yelled. "Give it everything you've got!" Lui yelled. "Guys..." Sora said. She smiled at them before looking back at Phi. "Now it's time for you and everyone here to feel despair!" Phi declared. This round could go three ways. Either one of us wins or we tie and have a fourth round. I plan on ending this in this round, and I bet Phi is too. This is gonna be one heck of a fight. Sora thought. She twisted herself around to where her launcher was on her left side facing the stadium and she crouched down as she prepared to leap into the air. Phi smirked as he flicked his hair and held his launcher in front of him. He's planning something again. Sora thought, narrowing her gold eyes at the white haired blader. "3... 2...1... LET IT RIP!" The two yelled in unison. Sora leapt into the air and untwisted herself before pulling the string as hard as she could. Phi pulled the ripcord as hard as he could and spun around once. Draco activated its Cho-z wings and spun around the stadium in right spin while Phoenix chased it. "Dead Break!" Phi yelled. Phoenix picked up speed and charged towards Draco. "Phantom Claw!" Sora yelled. The tip on Draco dropped allowing the teeth to lock together and give the bey a massive boost of speed, causing it to vanish from sight. Not a second later Phoenix was hit from behind by an invisible force, sending it into the stadium wall. The impact knocked off Phoenix's armor and Phi smirked. Not good. Sora thought. "Dead Stinger!" Phi yelled. Phoenix hit its armor with its tip and sent it flying towards the stadium wall and ricochet. The armor hit Draco, slowing it down enough to where it was visible again and also knocking it towards the center. "Goodbye now. Dead Stinger Press!" Phi said. Phoenix hit its armor with its tip and sent it flying towards Draco while the bey itself spun halfway around the stadium before suddenly changing direction and charging at Draco. "Move Draco!" Sora yelled, her eyes wide with fear. The white bey was barely able to move out of the way before Phoenix collided with its armor. The impact and the shockwave from it sent both beys out of the stadium, the beys landing simultaneously behind their respective bladers. "Simultaneous ring out! No points awarded!" The referee said. "The battle moves on to a fourth round as both beys have been simultaneously knocked out of the stadium. This match could still go either way!" Senior Hamami said. Sora turned away from the stadium and walked to where her bey had landed before picking it up. Right as she tuened back towards the stadium, pain erupted in her head and darkness began taking over her vision. "You have put up some good entertainment for the crowd but I think it's time you stepped down and bowed to a new ruler." Phi said. The pain in her head increased dramatically making the gold eyed blader scream in pain before darkness took over her vision completely.