Eden

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Chapter 4: Semi Finals/ Finals and All Hell breaking loose

The tournament continued the next day. It was the semi finals. We were the first match. We were going against Riku. I am kind of nervous. He is very strong.

We were in the arena and he was waiting with a grin on his face. "I hope when ya lose, you won't be mad Sora." He winked at me. I know he was just kidding but it kind of got me pumped up.

"We'll see Riku! I'm going to beat you!" He smirked. The countdown began. During the countdown we were allowed to analyze our opponent if we had the item to do so. I crushed the crystal in my hand and Riku's stats showed before my eyes.

Riku Crescent:
Age:18
Class: Knight
Equipment:
Sword: Excalibur - Ultimate holy blade, Enables Spell Holy if a diviner and Sword skill Ragnarok if a Knight.
Armor: Holy Dragon Armor – Casts Wall(decreases physical and magical damage) the moment and opponent is seen. Holy attacks are nullified. Dark based attacks ignore this defense and deal double damage
Gauntlets: Holy Dragon Gauntlets – Enables sword skill Dragon slash
Boots: Holy Dragon Boots - +10 speed
Accessories: Amulet of Athena – Piercing eyes perk. Can analyze all opponents even if there is a block.

Ring of the Seraphim: Increases holy attacks by 20% and enables regen

"Guys, my attacks and magic will be useless in this fight. His armor nullifies all holy attacks." Roxas cursed under his breath at the news. The countdown hit 0 and the fight began.

Axel threw his weapons at Riku as Roxas charged him. Riku blocked the attack. He was shocked at the speed of my brother. He moved so fast and struck Riku. He flipped backwards.

"Roxas his armor also heals him gradually! We need to hit him fast!" I yelled at my brother. Axel ran up to join Roxas and the two attacked him head on. Riku was so fast though. He blocked the attacks for the most part. He took a few hits but that regen was healing him.

Riku smirked when they stopped and moved his sword in a flurry of moves. "Dragon Slash." My brother and Axel flew backwards towards me. I used a quick healing magic on them.

"Let me try something before you two go in again." I charged a spell in my hand. "Dispel!" The spell hit Riku but he laughed. "Sorry Sora, dispel won't work because it is magic cast by the armor."

Why couldn't I have dark magic? WAIT! I can't but Roxas and Axel can with the right items. I happen to win the right items a couple weeks ago. I opened my inventory and grabbed two of what I needed.

"Guys take these! I am going to attack Riku head on, while he is busy use these seals at the same time. It will combine your strengths." Roxas and Axel were shocked at the site of what I gave them.

Riku was trying to analyze what it was but I was in the way. I charged Riku and slashed at him. He blocked my attacks. I wouldn't last long against him. "Sora, you can't win. I don't know what you gave them but you will all lose." He concentrated. "Ragnarok!" Riku did several slashes that knocked me off balance and he soared into the air.

Light shined and energy flares shot from his sword. They homed in and hit me. Riku finished the move with the final slash. My HP dropped to 0 and I was teleported from the arena.

I could still see the fight though and Roxas and Axel were twirling the scrolls I gave them. They spoke in unison. "I offer up this seal to unleash the power of the dragon that envelops Hell! Combine together to create Malthael!" Black smoke erupted from Axel and Roxas.

Riku was clearly unsure of what was happening until a black dragon shot out of the smoke. Riku backed away. The dragon shot black fire at Riku. It hit him and took out a portion of his health.

"What is this? Where did they get that?" The dragon attacked and Riku had to dodge. Riku was so fast, he was able to dodge but it wouldn't be long before he is beaten.

Riku attempted to do his Ragnarok move but the dragon trapped Riku beneath his right claws with a swipe. "Death awaits you Riku Crescent." The dragon spoke in a terrifying manner. Black energy formed in its mouth. "Hell Flare." The energy was released and Riku shattered into pieces.

We won! Roxas and Axel teleported next to me along with Riku. Roxas hugged me. "Where did you get those? Those scrolls are super rare!" I smiled. "I won them on a quest."

Roxas let go and Riku came up to me. He smiled and pulled me into a hug. He gave me a light kiss on the cheek. "You did fantastic Sora. I honestly thought I would win but you pulled that victory from nowhere."

Riku congratulated Axel and Roxas. "Let's go to my viewers box above the arena to watch Sephiroth and his team defeat Zexion." We followed Riku up to his viewers box and waited for the next fight.

The countdown was down to the last few seconds. It wouldn't be long now. Come on Cloud, defeat him. The fight started and Zexion stood there waiting for them.

Zack was the first one to attack. He moved in and attacked with a flurry of slashes. The attacks as expected went through Zexion. He didn't seem fazed. Zexion held up his hand. "Aero." A gust of wind blew Zack backwards.

Sephiroth growled and went in full force with his mighty masamune. A sword of great power, it will cut through any defense. It stands to reason even that defense of Zexion's will fail.

Sephiroth moved in a flash and attacked. His sword went through Zexion just like Zack. This was very surprising. Zexion blew him away just like he did Zack. Sephiroth landed more gracefully than Zack though.

"How do you evade all of attacks? This must be a hack! I can have your character deleted!" Zexion began to laugh. "My armor is very legal and in the game. It has a fatal flaw like any armor but no one has been able to identify it yet. I can be beaten but only under the right condition."

Sephiroth threw a magic crystal at Zexion. It casts a random spell. It was holy, the ultimate white magic. The attacked seemed to hit. Zexion was stalled. Sephiroth and Zack slashed at Zexion.

It hit! Zexion dropped considerable HP. Zexion chuckled at the damage. "My, my, it seems you found it. Too bad you will never replicate it!" Zexion held up his hand. "Soul Harvest!" Sephiroth and Zack's HP dropped to 1! What magic is that?

Zexion jumped into the air and cast thunder on them making their bodies shatter. They were teleported from the Arena. Cloud was the only one left. I don't think he had any holy moves.

"Surrender Cloud. I rather like you, I wouldn't want to kill you." Cloud smirked and concentrated. "Omnislash!" Cloud moved in a flash. Zexion seemed surprised at the speed.

The next thing that I could see was Cloud hitting Zexion with slash after slash and they were connecting. His HP was dropping quickly. Omnislash is a holy move?

When the move was finished Zexion only had a few HP left. The silverette stood up. "Wonderful. I haven't felt this in so long. A true fighter . . . but it's over Cloud. I will win." Zexion snapped his fingers and two scythes appeared! He has two?

"Final Reaping." Zexion moved in a flash like Cloud did and hit my brother twice. The first blow took Cloud's HP to restore his own. The second shattered Cloud and claimed victory for Zexion.

I really thought Cloud had it. He hit him so many times. It was going to be time for the finals in a few hours. Our team vs Zexion, I am frightened to be honest.

Roxas and Axel went into town and would meet me at the arena. Me and Riku went to a local pub in the game. Riku got us each a game and we sat down. He gave me more congratulations over the victory.

"You were fantastic Sora. You have come a long way. Will you really be joining my guild?" I took a drink. "Yea, I will." Riku smiled and took a drink.

"Two more things, I want you to use my sword for the battle against Zexion. Two, If and when you win . . ." He smiled. "I'll let you know my opinion on the being boyfriends thing."

We finished our drinks and rest from the semi finals. It was time for me to fight Zexion. I did a trade with Riku so I could have Excalibur temporarily. He went up to his box to watch the fight with his brother, Cloud and Zack. I teleported into the arena with Roxas and Axel.

Zexion was waiting with his arms crossed and his eyes closed. He looked so calm. The countdown was close and soon it would begin. I tried to analyze Zexion with another crystal but it was blocked. The only reading I got was his scythe. It is called Death's Scythe and it has many dark capabilities. The main skills are Soul Harvest, Whirlwind Slash, and Dark Flare. I don't know about the move he used "Final Reaping" It must be from his other scythe.

The countdown hit 0 and Zexion disappeared in a flash. He had both scythes equipped and hit Axel first. He didn't have time to react and shattered in moments. Roxas growled and pulled out a scroll.

He twirled it quickly. "I offer up this seal to unleash the power of the dragon that envelops Heaven!" White energy surrounded Roxas. He held up his hand. "Holy!" It caught Zexion off guard and knocked him into the air. "Sora! Let's go, that technique we worked on!"

We ran and jumped towards Zexion with our weapons drawn. We both yelled in unison. "Twin Impact!" We slashed through Zexion. He fell back to the ground and landed on his feet. He tossed his scythes into the air and put his hand up. "Soul Harvest!" Our health was instantly drained.

There was a small window of chance though. I hurried and used a healing spell to restore our health by half. I then used Regen so we would regain health. gradually.

Zexion caught his scythes and went for me. Roxas jumped in between us and blocked the attack. Roxas moved just as fast as Zexion and blocked all of the attacks.

I concentrated. "Holy!" The energy hit Zexion and knocked him off balance. Roxas knocked him into the air. I cast another Holy spell to ensure he stayed physical to hit. Roxas used his best skill, Event Horizon.

Zexion was hit with a flurry of slashes. When he was finished Zexion took the chance and shoved his scythe into his chest. He took Roxas out and restored a portion of his health.

He was open and this was my only chance to finish this. "Ragnarok!" Fear shot into his eyes. I slashed him several times knocking his health down. Energy shot from my blade and homed in on him knocking his health even lower. One more hit and he was finished.

I went to finish the move and give the final slash but before I could hit him a loud bell tolling echoed. As soon as we heard it we were both teleported from the arena.

I appeared in the first town of the game. I wasn't the only one. The entire audience and any other game player in the game was teleported there. Everyone was freaking out over the forced teleport.

People were trying to log out but the option was gone! What the fuck is going on? Riku ran through the crowds and got to me. He hugged me. "Sora, I was so scared something happened to you. Everyone is freaking. There is something wrong with the game."

Before we could continue in our convo, a loud boom of thunder in the sky called our attention. A hooded person the size of the building was floating in the sky. His voice boomed in the sky. "Attention players. I am here to explain everything to you."

Everyone quieted down and listened. "As most of you now know, you can't log out. That is because I have trapped you in the game. The VR equipment can't be taken off of you or the sudden separation will cause a massive shock to your brain resulting in a coma but more probably death."

How is this possible? Why would he do this to us? How could he do this to us. "This is all live on every news station across the world. I wouldn't worry about your parents or loved ones killing you on accident. If you want to get out of the game you will have to restart from Level 1. Not your character level but the game level. You must make it to level 100 and defeat me if you want out of the game. Keep in mind if you die in the game, the device you wear will kill you."

This is insane. How can this be real? "Good luck everyone and fight to survive." The cloaked man disappeared from us. Riku and I looked at one another in the eyes. What were we going to do?