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Sixth Round: Kairi vs. Namine

FIGHT!

Computer Awaiting Service…Computer Service Starting…Computer Service Has Already been Started…Continue?…Continuing Service…Data Ready…Data Uploaded…Battle Simulation Ready…Data Simulation [Kairi]…Data Simulation [Namine]…-{Simulation Begin}-(Begin Battle)………

"Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have another you?" the man asked, turning to the A.I. "No sir, not really sir," she answered honestly, "I suppose if you wanted to you could create one for me and then I may find out." "Heh, a waste," he laughed, "oh well, I suppose we should start the battle now, I'm tired of waiting."

Kairi and Namine appeared across from each other. They looked at each other confused. "What are we doing here?" Namine spoke, but her lips made no noise. It didn't matter, Kairi heard the thought in her head, "I don't know," she replied wordlessly. Then, Kairi's Keyblade appeared in her hand and Namine's sketchpad in hers, then they understood. "We have to fight," they gasped together. Namine dropped her sketchpad and stepped back, horrified. Kairi didn't hesitate, she flipped into the air. Namine's eyes grew bigger in terror as Kairi grew closer. She stifled a scream and dived for her sketchpad, grabbing it in her hands. She drew Kairi, chained to the ground and turned to see Kairi being wrapped in the chains that she had just drawn. She stepped away as Kairi broke free of the chains, she knew they wouldn't last long but they gave her some time. She quickly drew blades in the air around Kairi, and they appeared, falling from the sky, piercing Kairi's skin as she cried out in pain.

"A magic user and a blade wielder," the man mused, "two opposites, two of the same."

Kairi couldn't do anything, pinned down by the blades as Namine quickly drew up another attack. Fireworks aimed at Kairi appeared out of thin air, exploding all around her. Her clothes caught on fire from one of the explosions, spreading to her skin, roasting her alive.

"Will she break free," the man said curiously, mumbling to himself.

His question was answered almost immediately as Kairi struggled against the blades, only succeeding in driving them deeper into her skin. Namine couldn't watch it, she drew a wave of water that drenched Kairi, dousing the flames and drew Kairi, her wounds healed, free of the blades. Kairi didn't think Namine, didn't even pause, she dashed towards Namine who drew shields to protect herself, anything to halt Kairi's vicious onslaught. Kairi broke through the shields easily, Namine knew she would, she knew she was just biding her time right now. Suddenly, Kairi hesitated, Namine took advantage, drawing a hole underneath Kairi. Kairi went into a free fall but Namine drew another hole above herself that Kairi dropped through, right above Namine. Namine drew spikes around Kairi that sunk into her flesh, stabbing her, holding her in the air.

"Excellent," the man hissed, delighted.

Namine looked on sadly as bloods dripped down the spikes, the pain stabbing like a thousand needles, a thousand spikes in Kairi's flesh, stabbing to the bone. Namine couldn't take it again. She quickly erased the drawing, but this time she left Kairi's wounds, not bothering to heal them. Kairi renewed her attack, slashing at Namine who drew up a shield, then, before Kairi could attack again, she drew up a suit of armor to protect herself.

"Creative," the man laughed.

Namine knew the battle wouldn't last much longer. "It's almost over," she mouthed to Kairi. Kairi took it the wrong way and she attacked in a flurry, furious. As the rage took over her, Kairi switched into Valor Form without noticing, spinning towards Namine, the blades outstretched. Kairi lifted off the ground as she launched at Namine, cutting deep into her pale flesh. Namine grasped the wound and looked at her hand now covered in blood. She ran away from Kairi, drawing up all kinds of obstacles to halt her progress. Kairi flipped over every one. Namine grabbed the wound every now and then, she knew the wound would eventually kill her if left unattended. That's exactly what she was planning.

"That stupid girl," the man scoffed, "that stupid, stupid girl."

Namine kept running as Kairi gained on her. She drew all kinds of obstacles, but Kairi only flipped over them. Suddenly, Namine tripped, grabbing her head, dizzy from the blood loss, she tripped over her own two feet. She knew Kairi was right behind her, she didn't have much time. She quickly redrew the chains to hold Kairi. Kairi snapped back in the air, pulled back by the chains.

"Hehehe," the man laughed, "The players are proving themselves excellently."

Namine stood, drawing something rapidly. She walked slowly towards Kairi, Kairi's wounds closing up, Namine's still paining her. She drew something else and Kairi's chains dissolved, trapping her in a small, clear capsule. Namine walked up to it and put her hand to the capsule as Kairi did the same, locking eyes with each other, Namine mouthed, "I'm sorry." Her hand slid down and she stepped back from the capsule. She let Kairi go and her body lurched forward, once again under gravity's pull. Kairi ran at Namine and Namine fell to her knees, drawing quickly, her hand scrolling across the paper. She drew and drew until Kairi stood above her, staring her down, she took one swipe with her blade and as she did, Namine's pencil dropped, her body slumping to the ground. Kairi looked down at her friend, blinking her eyes as tears started to form, she didn't wipe them, just let them run freely down her cheeks as they fell onto her friends body. Kairi's Keyblades turned into roses and fell onto Namine's resting place, drifting down peacefully. Kairi bent down and picked up the sketchpad that was lying in the friend's cold hands. She looked at it, a new surge of tears hitting the page as she saw what her friend had drawn. On the page, Namine's body lay, as cold and dead as in real life, her white dress was now stained red, as red as the rose petals that covered her body.

The man looked unsympathetic but a small tear slid down the A.I.'s cheek. She wiped it away, surprised, A.I.'s weren't supposed to be capable of emotion. She wanted to ask the man about it but didn't dare.

Kairi looked at the caption under the picture, it read, 'A Drawing of Roses by Namine'

The man turned to the A.I. and smirked, "Hmm, interesting indeed, interesting indeed. Well shall we begin the next battle?" The A.I. only nodded, covering her face, hiding the tears.

Kairi looked to the sky and she knew her friend was watching over her now.

But Namine wasn't dead, the body rose up from the ground and, as Kairi turned, seeing the wounds on the other girl magically heal out of the corner of her eye, Namine drew a blade right through her heart. Kairi slumped, dead before she even hit the ground, blood spewing from the wound. Namine looked down at her friend, throwing rose petals over her still body. Namine's sketchpad disappeared and she stared at her friend's body as the simulation started to crash around her.

"Hmm, nicely done, well played," the man said to Namine who only looked from her feet to Kairi's lifeless body. Now, she looked to the sky, knowing her friend was there…somewhere watching her now, could she forgive her, could she find it within her heart to forgive her. She didn't think so, oh well, she could still ask for it.

The man smiled, the battles were getting more interesting, he twirled his medallion and looked to the field.

Namine sank to her knees quietly as the Battlefield went black, she got her sketchpad and began to draw.

~To Be Continued~