Author's Note:To quell the argument, I'm gonna say that I'm on the side of the debate that says Sheik is a male. I quote wikipedia, which has this to say: "It has also been argued that Sheik's apparent build may simply be concealed armor Zelda wears over her torso, however, this would detract from Sheik's apparent flexibility, suggesting the form is genuine. It should be noted however that when Link encounters Princess Ruto in the Water Temple in Ocarina of Time she asks Link to thank Sheik for saving her and refers to Sheik as "him"."

This can be found by going to wikipedia and typing Sheik in the search bar, then going to the second result (sorry, it won't let me post links).

-:.A Champion's Soul.:-

Battle One: Roy vs. Ness

Roy's face had indeed whitened a bit out of fear as the room went black around him. He didn't want to fight, he was a commander! He was the prince of a strong nation in a militaristic world, and therefore raised in the art of combat, but didn't like fighting. Especially when the duel would have no ending other than death for one or the other.

Besides, he thought, seeing some of the things in Samus's suit, he was in far over his head here. Ness of Onett... it sounded as foreign a name as Samus. What if his opponent was a large person in a giant suit of armor, like the bounty hunter he'd just left in the room? As these thoughts ran through the boy's head, he loosened the sword in his sheath. Could the Sword of Seals really stand up against anything? Putting a determined face on, despite the turmoil he felt in his stomach, Roy watched as the battlefied swept outward, coloring itself in.

The first thing the warrior noticed was that they were on a large platform, suspended indefinitely far in the air. Around them, he could only see black, though bits of light showed the color was actually storm clouds. A path on this platform extended across the center, gray while the mesh around it was... purple. And then he saw his opponent.

His first feeling was one of shock. It wasn't a giant alien in a suit of armor he was looking at, but a little kid in a shirt, pants that were cut at the knee and made of what seemed to be a durable material. On the boy's back was some sort of pack that hooked around his shoulders, and there was a red... hat of some sort on his head.

"You're... You're Ness of Onett?" was his immediate reaction. Immediately afterward, though, Roy regretted it and went to correct himself, holding his hands up (and thereby taking one from his sword hilt. "I apologize, I don't mean to offend. I just didn't expect to be fighting a child... especially to the death."

"You'll find out that I'm not just a weak little kid, dude." And with that, Ness charged him, pulling what looked like a long, very thick wooden stick out of the pack as he did so. Roy drew his sword, ready to just block a strike. He wouldn't strike the kid unless his own life depended on it. Hopefully, the boy would just surrender eventually, and they could go back.

Ness, however, stopped about three feet away, and thrust one hand at Roy, yelling "PK Fire!" in the process. That alone wouldn't have done much, as he didn't quite reach the prince with such a short arm length, but it was the after effect that shattered the slightly smug feeling Roy had. A fireball shot from the boy's hand, and if it hadn't been for Roy's reflexes, he would have been enveloped, and probably killed... by this KID.

Obviously, the strategist had made a major error, and it needed quick correcting. Just because his opponent was a boy with a stick didn't mean he was facing a weak person. The Game Master had chosen heroes from all ages, not just children. The boy had done something amazingly difficult... won some key battle in the history of the world. How stupid to forget that!

Roy launched himself over the child and turned quickly, facing him and vowing not to underestimate him again. From this point on, this Ness was to be considered a top-priority enemy. Sinking into a better stance to fight, Roy readied his blade and glared at the boy. "You caught me off guard, I'll admit that, but you ruined your surprise there."

"I wasn't trying to get you with a surprise attack," the kid said as he turned around, "I was showing you what I can really do!" And with that, he jumped forward, swinging the thick stick at Roy, who had to jump again. This time, however, he swung the sword at the stick, and cracked it in half. Taking into consideration that the Sword of Seals was a heavy weapon, the old wooden stick cracked right in half.

Ness gasped in shock and jumped backward. Upon landing, he glared at Roy and exclaimed "You broke my bat!"

"'The best way to disable an opponent is to get rid of his weapon.'" Of course, the saying was one of the most basic lessons a swordsman could learn, but it didn't mean Roy would be letting his guard down; he couldn't afford to underestimate this boy again.

The next move only served to prove him right. Lowering his eyebrows to where he was glaring at Roy, Ness almost mumbled another magical phrase. "PK Thunder..."

From the top of the boy's head, a ball of what looked like a ball of electricity appeared. Roy, knowing nothing about electricity, blinked in a surprised manner at the pretty light. It quickly made its way to the prince, and caught him before he was able to dodge out of the way.

This ball didn't just induce a shock, it was a full-scale electrocution. As it hit him, Roy suddenly felt as if he couldn't move, as if he was paralyzed, and also felt an excruciating pain pass through his body. Then, after what seemed like forever, but was surely only a fraction of a second, he noticed that he was flying backwards along the platform.

This sensation wasn't too bad -flying was fun, after all, and he was putting distance between himself and the boy- until Roy remembered that the platform was relatively small, and there was an indefinite fall just beyond the edge. Eyes widening in a flash of panic, the prince started forcing his body to flip backwards, hoping to land on the edge. But that didn't happen...

The next moment passed in slow motion for Roy. As the older boy made it to the position where he could look downward, he saw the edge of the platform pass out of his vision. At the same time, the clouds around broke to reveal that the platform was moving at an extremely high speed. Now Roy could see that, a vast distance below, miles upon miles, the ground sped past.

As he began his downward descent, the older boy thrust with his sword, and by some miracle got it stuck in the side. Naturally, the sword wouldn't be able to stick there for long with his weight, but it should stay long enough for the quick move he planned. Roy used the energy of his fall -and the gravity involved in it- to cause the sword to bend ever so slightly. The Sword of Seals wouldn't break, and instead pulled in the other direction, launching Roy back onto the platform.

Before the prince could recollect his sword, though, he saw Ness charging at him again. The boy was relentless! Making a last minute jump, Roy vaulted himself over Ness and, by some sort of instinct, pushed out with the greatest force he could muster. What was the only problem with this? He had pressed himself off of Ness.

The push had caused the lighter boy to lose his balance and stumble over the very same edge that had threatened Roy a moment before. This wasn't how it was going to end for him though, one could tell. Before he'd fallen very far, the psychic released another electricity bold and, instead of trying to hit Roy with it, hit himself in the back. The attack caused him to turn into some sort of missile, shooting forward and just barely missing the edge. Millimeters, to be sure. Slowly, the boy fell backward again, letting out a panicked scream as he also saw the ground below.

"Congratulations, Roy," a voice said in the prince's head. "You have vanquished your enemy and will now return to your friends. You will find your lost sword in your sheath when you arrive." And, with that, the world went black again.