(Masamune's POV)

It was winter here, it was always winter here. The snow made the metaphorical stage, and the shadows of the trees made the silhouettes that casted over me, a gallade wearing a brown scarf fighting a quilava, stubborn was he, he wore a pair of goggles, a focus sash around his neck with a guild badge at the center, he carried a silver cutlass with a golden handle on his back. He raised his sword and pointed it at me with a smirk on his face, simpleton, foolish, overconfident, zealous was he. I casted blades of energy above me which spun around me as it increased my power (swords dance), we gallades have a built in blade in our arms, my blade has extended with a glowing purple aura emitting from my blade (psycho cut).

"You gonna stare at me or are we gonna fight jackass? Now or never" He said with a zealous tone and attitude.

"Such confidence fills you, it shall be broken like your pride" I said as I prepared for my attack.

I couldn't shake this feeling off me, its as if my body was compelling me to battle him, even if I refused. The adrenaline, flowing through my veins as I lifted my blade. What compells me to fight him? What has bound me to pick a fight with a pitiful low life like him? What fills me with this exitement to battle him? What is the cause for all this?

(Blaze's POV)

(Few hours ago)

Tives. It is the name of the town of which we sailed to. We rode a steamboat with my battle-ready improvements added to it. I had removed my hood, leaving me wearing my focus band like a scarf on my neck with my badge as the center piece, I carried my sword with me as well. Magi wore a violet button-up robe with green oulines and ears and green button eyes on the hood of her robe. Leon and Sierra did not wear anything for winter, just they're usual attire.

"Welcome to Tives everybody, I hope you enjoy your stay while I refuel the ship" Soul said and floated into the woods as we entered the village.

"Be careful, merchant villages like this can have thieves of many kinds" I said looking at everyone as if they were a culprit of a crime.

"You know Treasure Town is a merchant village too" Leon stated which led to me rolling my eyes and groaning at his statement.

"You know what, here *gives them his money* buy whatever the fuck you want while I look for an old friend" I said as I left.

They looked into the bag to only see a bunch of rocks to stimulate the bag and make it seem like it was filled with money.

"You cheap bastard, how the hell are we going to buy anything with-" Magi asked before noticing I left without a trace.

"He really made sure we couldn't follow him" Sierra said as she stared into the snow which seems untouched by any pawprints made by me.

(In the woods)

I lied about me having a friend here. Soul told me that there was a witch here who could tell me where Bloodstone is, naturally I would accept and hoping this information was trustworthy. I reached the deepest depts of these woods to see a gallade with a brown cloak and scarf staring at me as he sat on a large stone.

"Hey jackass, do you know if there is a witch around here" I said without fear nor respect for the gallade.

"Yes, but you will have to beat me to get to her. I am Masamune, guardian of the witch Hazel, leave me be and never return" Masamune said.

"Sorry asshole, I'm not leaving until I see that bitch just come out like a nice girl" I said as pulled my sword from it's scabbard.

He then stood up and threw his cape away and revealed the long brown scarf on his neck and the cigarette that sticked out of his mouth. The blades on his arms extended and he looked at me as if I made an action of which I will regret, a death stare if you will.

He then spat the cigar out of his mouth and onto the snow, still giving me his death stare and said

"This is your last warning, leave and never return".

"Are you even listening you motherfucker? I said I'm not leaving until I see the witch Hazel" I said.

"Then there is no hope for you..." Masamune said.

(Masamune's POV)

It was winter here, it was always winter here. The snow made the metaphorical stage, and the shadows of the trees made the silhouettes that casted over me, a gallade wearing a brown scarf fighting a quilava, stubborn was he, he wore a pair of goggles, a focus sash around his neck with a guild badge at the center, he carried a silver cutlass with a golden handle on his back. He raised his sword and pointed it at me with a smirk on his face, simpleton, foolish, overconfident, zealous was he. I casted blades of energy above me which spun around me as it increased my power (swords dance), we gallades have a built in blade in our arms, my blade has extended with a glowing purple aura emitting from my blade (psycho cut).

"You gonna stare at me or are we gonna fight jackass? Now or never" He said with a zealous tone and attitude.

"Such confidence fills you, it shall be broken like your pride" I said as I prepared for my attack.

I couldn't shake this feeling off me, its as if my body was compelling me to battle him, even if I refused. The adrenaline, flowing through my veins as I lifted my blade. What compells me to fight him? What has bound me to pick a fight with a pitiful low life like him? What fills me with this exitement to battle him? What is the cause for all this?

"Here goes nothing" He said and ball of fire which transformed into a star went at me with blazing speed before I cut it in half with my blade.

He then appeared in front of me, with his sword about to hit my face but dodged his attack by tilting my torso to the right and made my chanc yo get some range.

"You don't have to use the back of the blade, take thi fight seriously or I'll have to exterminate you rather quickly" I said.

"I just taught you couldn't take it, but I'll go all out on you now" He said as his sword engulfed itself in flames as his paw slid against the flat side of his blade.

"May I ask, what is forcing me to fight you? I never wanted to battle yet something is compelling me to do so? Are you the cause?" I asked before he laughed at me.

"Yes...and no" He said which surprised me.

"How are you both the cause and not the cause? Explain yourself fiend" I ordered.

"I can tell by your fighting style, and so I made an inference, stating that you were holding back. Naturally you would want to feel it again, the pleasure of fighting someone who is as skilled as you. You often defeat your foes with your abilities before they can even use their attack, in short you wanted a real challenge. I will give it to you, just don't hold back anymore" He said.

In truth, I was awestruck at his discovery of my secret. Yes, I've wanted a real opponent for years, yet each pokemon big and small, who had the will to defeat me wound up defeated. He was right.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"Damn, you ask too many questions. My name is Blaze, I'm a mercenary" Blaze said

"You use your skills to kill the innocent for fame and glory, the legendary pyro, is in all for te money" I stated.

"Not exactly, I became a mercenary for two reasons: the money and sweet, sweet revenge. And I don't kill the just, I only kill the unjust, those that deserve a good ol' kick in the ass so they can land flat on it" Blaze said.

"But revenge on whom exactly?" I asked.

"The motherfucking bastard that raped my friend nearly to death, I've waited for a fucking job that would give me the pleasure for ending him once and for all and now I got it, but there wasn't any rule about doing any personal things while I'm at it so I could have fun with you for a while" Blaze said.

"Then I shall provide your challenge if you do your part" I said.

"Bring it on, you fucking jackass" Blaze said.

I finally have a real challenge, the legendary Blaze, the pyro swordsman. Some say he's a demon with god-like powers that can destroy whole societies in a few minutes, Others say he's heatran disquised as a normal fire type pokemon, but I say he's just a quilava with an excessive amount of skill. Truly I say he's the one I've been waiting for, the chosen warrior to battle against me in combat so it shall prove who is the stronger fighter, who is worthy of the title of 'legendary swordfighter'.

(Blaze's POV)

Now the real fight begins. He then used swords dance once more before launching a red slash of energy from psycho cut at me which formed into solid objects that I blocked and hit the ground with a loud 'thud' as it was stuck there until it faded away. His blade glowed green as he ran to me with blinding speed and spun around me, a white tornado green silhouettes destroying me, obliterating me until the last pf my blood has spelt.

"You have lost, now begone" Masamune said before I got up with a smirk on my face.

"You know I'm actually cursed by Aceus himself. I cannot die from anything like sickness, bleeding, incineration, impalement, and that sprt of shit. I find it to be a curse really, but the fun part is, I can always make a badass comeback before I leave my opponents flat on their asses or whatever is left of them at least" I said which surprised him beyond belief.

My wounds healed almost instananeously which awestruck him once more. Sloppy Amateur. You fell for the fucking trap. I then grabbed my blade that set itself ablaze once more before I attacked him from all angles as a red slash could be seen floating on his body as I swung my flaming blade at him, it wasn't even the pinacle of my true strenght, I went easy on him. as usual. I then placed my sword back in it's scabbard which ignited the slashes I've made launching him through the trees, I then used extreme speed to catch up to him and rapidly punched him with flaming fists and kicked him with outstanding blaze kicks until hit the wall of a mountain which created a small crater on the wall. He spat out blood from his mouth before I forced my palm onto his chest.

"Rest in pieces, you fucking asshole" I said as a great spike in my aura was released onto his chest.

The amount of force exerted caused the crater to expand and the mountain to shatter as Masamune was launched through it and landed after being hit by the ground because of force and gravity.

"STOP HURTING HIM!" Someone shouted and it revealed a shiny kirlia with a black witch hat and a short matching robe riding on a broomstick.

"Hazel...No" Masamune said weakly because of his extreme injuries.

"Looks like you're the witch Hazel" I said and she nodded as she paid her attention back on Masamune.

"Baby sister, you shouldn't have come here" Masamune said.

"Hush now big brother, I've got you, and I'm never letting you go" Hazel said.

"Okay once your done, can you stop showing all your incest bullshit" I said.

"You may take my life, but if you think of killing Hazel, I will defeat you with all my strenght no matter what" Masamune said.

"Relax jackass I just wanted to ask her to do me a few favors and that's it" I said which made them scream 'what' in disbelief.

"YOU WENT AS FAR AS KILLING ME JUST SO A FEW FAVORS CAN BE ANSWERED BY MY BABY SISTER!?" Masamune asked.

"No, I went as far as beating the living crap out of you just so a few favors can be answered. Besides you finally got your challenge" I said.

"True" Hazel said.

"Hey Hazel, I need you to look for a sableye by the name of Bloodstone" I said.

"He's in the distortion world of I believe" Hazel said almost instantly.

"How do you know that exactly?" I asked and cocked up on of my eyebrows.

"He forced me to make a portal spell so he may enter the distortion world while my brother was gone" Hazel said.

"Bring m there now! That asshole needs to die now!" I shouted as a portal opened before me.

"This will bring you to him but-" Hazel said before I rushed in and the portal closed behind me. "He didn't even let me finish" Hazel pouted.

"Don't worry sis, with that power I'm sure he can beat Bloodstone" Masamune said.

"I fear the worst for him, for I know what the sableye's true motive is" Hazel said.

(In the distortion world)

"BLOODSTONE!" I shouted in the temple with him in the center.

"Welcome to the distortion world, the day of reckoning is upon us all" Bloodstone laughed.

"I. Don't. Give. A. Damn" I said.

"If you know the three sons of Arceus: Dialga master of time, Palkia master of space, and Giratina master of reality. I can harness Giratina's power and transform me into the new Giratina!" Bloodstone said.

"You dumbass, I'll beat you no matter how strong you are, you'll never win" I said.

"We'll shall see. Now tremble before me as I unleash the power of Giratina! *insane laughter* you know you want to kill me bitch! But you're going to die like everyone else! *insane laughter*" Bloodstone shouted.

"like I said, I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!" I said as I charged at him with Blaze cut.

THE END

GH08T: book 1 is nearing the end but as usual the end will always have parts, it's a cliché I see in every series I watch. I've also made three references in this story being: Blaze vs Masamune (soul eater Mifune vs black star), Bloodstone's evil plan (Devil May Cry anime version), and the statement of Bloodstone (BlazBlue anime)

Sly: The final battle will begin soon, and I knew you'd use a reference like that.

GH08T: find out on the season finale of PMD: What Lies Beyond