Chapter 4: Draco vs. Xonic
Draco went downstairs and had breakfast ready for Xonic's test and after he finished he went outside where Roxas was waiting.
"Hey Draco, it's your final test today I'll be rooting for you the whole way" Roxas said in a cheery voice.
"Thanks Roxas…" Draco said in a slightly depressed voice.
"Hey Draco, what's wrong?" Roxas asked.
"Well lately I've been having this nightmare and it's the same one every night" Draco explained.
"Really? What's it about?" Roxas asked.
Draco told Roxas about the dream and after he had finished Roxas stood there in the exact same silence Xonic did "Roxas… You know something about this don't you?" Draco asked Roxas.
"Yes, but it is not my place to say, it's Xonic's decision whether to let you know yet or not but I'm sure he'll say something about it soon" Roxas replied. "But anyway we better get to the sandlot" he added. Draco reluctantly agreed and decided to wait until Xonic said something. They got on the train and traveled to the Market District.
When they got there they got off and headed for the sandlot where Xonic was waiting. "So you have arrived" Xonic said "Well anyway, Draco it is time for your final test" he said walking up to the platform "I will be your opponent, to pass this test you must defeat me in battle, or at least wound me" he explained.
Draco stood there with his mouth wide open, "Me, battle you?" Draco asked.
"Yes Draco I believe that in order to see whether you are truly ready you must face me, because the leader of the Organisation is just as strong as I am" Xonic explained "So if you are ready, come at me!" Xonic said with confidence.
Draco stood there in silence for a moment, only one day of training and already he was going to face Xonic? Draco though felt like he was ready for his test then summoned his keyblade. He took a step back and lunged at Xonic.
Xonic effortlessly dodged but Draco persisted and started to slash faster at him, then Xonic penetrated his defense and tried to slash Draco, but Draco was able to maneuver his keyblade and block the attack.
The battle lasted for what seemed like an hour with each side failing to back down, but both sides were getting tired Draco exchanged blow after blow with Xonic but then saw a hole in Xonic's defense and knocked his blade out of his hand but just as he was about to end the match, Xonic pulled out his keyblade and slashed with Draco narrowly dodging it and jumped back. Xonic stood back and said "Good Draco, I see that the training has served you well, but you seem to be running out of attack plans, anymore tricks up your sleeve?"
Draco thought for a second and a vision came to him of what seemed to be a technique of some kind, he was using the elements of time and space to open dimension holes which he would enter and reappear out of others, which would catch an enemy off guard. The vision then subsided and Xonic stood there saying "Well?"
Draco replied with a smile on his face "Just one".
Then light and darkness surrounded him and he yelled "Absolute Judgment!" Then he swung his blade and opened a dimension hole and ran through it. Xonic jumped back in amazement and started looking around for Draco.
Draco reappeared out of a dimension hole and slashed Xonic, which caught him off guard; Draco then performed several more slashes. Xonic was seeming to have difficulties trying to keep up with Draco. Draco reappeared a final time jumping up and touching Xonic on the shoulder claiming victory.
Xonic got up and asked curiously "Draco… what was that move?"
"I don't know I just had a vision of it and I suddenly could perform it" Draco replied. Draco finished his sentence, but suddenly he kneeled down, he felt like a huge chunk of energy had been used more so to his other weapons.
Xonic looked at Draco, lifted him onto his shoulder and said "Hmmm we better get you home, you look exhausted, Roxas would you mind giving me a hand?"
"Sure thing" Roxas replied. They helped Draco home and up to his room, explaining what happened to his family on the way.
When they got up to his room Draco asked "Xonic do you know what happened back there?"
Xonic looked at Draco and said "Hmmm it would seem that you have mastered a special ability with your keyblade, similar to you elemental moves" "It's interesting, not many people have been able to do that, I guess your keyblade trusts you enough to teach you this move. But be warned these kinds of moves should only ever be used as a last resort, because you were lucky this time but on most occasions people tend to fall unconscious for several hours after performing such a move" Xonic explained in detail.
"Right well we better be going we still have much training to do tomorrow, because even though you have earned the right to fight the Order of Shadows, we do not know of any new strengths they may have found and we must be prepared for that" Xonic explained.
"All right then I guess I'll see you around" Draco said.
"Yeah you take care" Xonic replied
"See ya later" Roxas added. They went downstairs as Draco sat on his bed thinking of the events that happened today. He went back downstairs to have dinner, then went back upstairs and went to sleep thinking of what tomorrow would bring.