Author's Note: This is my sequel to Legend of Legaia.  The game is more of a base for the story then an exact sequel.  I don't own LoL, and a lot of details may have been changed so if you have any questions just ask.  Please excuse any spelling and grammar mistakes, I'm slowly picking them out one by one, and also please remember to R+R!! Enjoy!!

Chapter 1 – Training Grounds (or The Beginning)

Clang!  The shot rang out as Steph blocked Kamui's hit.  Kamui then charged again at her.  Something clicked in Steph's head and she had soon blocked the next shot as well.  She then swung her staff low at his legs.  He jumped and swung again but she dodged and countered with a swift kick to his leg.  He winced but then came at her with full force using momentum to carry his katanas and started slashing everywhere.  Thoughts were running through Steph's head, block, block, attack, block, counter.  Kamui slashed high and Steph ducked.  She then spun around with her foot and tripped Kamui.  As he fell, Steph rose, ready to pin him and win the fight.

            Suddenly, he threw one of his katanas at her.  With cat-like reflexes she quickly deflected the deadly blade away from the battle but it had given Kamui the chance he needed to get up.  He had now changed his stance to adapt to the missing sword and using his other katana, came at her.  He slashed high, low, then came down on her and finished with a front kick.  Steph blocked the first three shots but the kick caught her off guard.  It hit her right in the stomach and the blow caused her to back off.  Kamui saw that she had dropped her guard and moved in for the kill.  Jumping high in the air he came straight down on her.  Steph gathered whatever strength she had left and quickly moved out of the way.  When Kamui hit the ground Steph swung her staff and hit him in the back.  He hit the ground and struggled to get up.  Steph stepped on his hand holding the katana and pinned down his neck with her staff.

            A small applause sounded behind them.

            "Excellent," the master said as Steph got off Kamui, "Good try Kamui but Steph was too fast for you."

            "Hmph," Steph replied as she shook out her long purple hair, "It was nothing."

            "I'll get you next time," Kamui said spitting out dirt.

            "Okay Steph," the master interrupted, "Let's see how you do against Hiro."

            Hiro stepped into the clearing with his swallow.  The wind picked up and his dark green hair shifted away from his face showing his blood red eyes.  He snickered.

            "That was some good work but you won't win this one." He taunted.

            "We'll see about that." Steph shot back.

            They stood there for a minute while the silent wind was the only thing moving.  Posed and waiting, just watching each other to make the first move.  Then they broke the sacred silence and rushed at each other.  They stood in the middle in a grapple of weapons, straining to over power the other but they were evenly matched.  They stepped back quickly and Steph swung high then low.  Hiro blocked the first and countered the second by hitting her staff out of the way and going straight for her chest.  She dodged, spun around to his back and hit him in the head.  Unfortunately, it didn't knock him down as expected and just made him angrier.  He turned around rapidly and brought his swallow down on her.  She only had seconds to react and quickly put her staff to block.  Snap!  The shot was deflected but the blow was so powerful that it had broken the staff in half.  Steph look in horror at the two halves of what used to be her staff.

            "Hee, Hee, did I do that?" Hiro taunted, "What you going to do know?"

            "This!" she yelled,

            Thinking quickly, she stabbed Hiro in the sides with the broken halves.  Hiro let out a cry and cringed at the pain.  Steph saw this to her advantage.  She gave him a one-two punch to the face and ended with a roundhouse kick to the side.  He groaned and fell to the ground in agony.  Steph was ready to finish this fight.  She jumped over him and came down with a knee drop.  Hiro struggled to get his swallow up as she came down.  Crack!  The swallow had deflected her knee but at a price, for now, like the staff, the swallow was in pieces.

            Steph and Hiro sprang up; ready to finish the fight but the master stepped between them.

            "That's enough!" he cried.

Next Chapter – Meta, Ra-seru of Fire