Authors Note: Chapter 9

Zomg It's ze rest of the heroes competition…GASP


The Finals

"Here we go with the quarter finals of this years Heroes Competition!" The announcer yelled.

Darian and Haschel had already taken their places in the arena, both of them ready for battle.

"Well it looks like we're not going to lose a single minute of action. For the first match of the quarter finals, Darian versus Haschel!" The announcer said before running inside the waiting room.

Haschel cracked his knuckles before assuming a fighting stance again. Darian smirked, remembering Haschel's words he was semi confident that he might be able to win this. Darian attacked first, swinging downwards aiming for Haschel's shoulder. Haschel swung out of the way, spinning around he tried to backhand Darian. Darian ducked, avoiding the backhand. He punched Haschel in the stomach, causing him to double over in pain. Darian then brought his sword up and smashed the pommel on Haschel's back. Haschel fell to the ground, fists clenched. Darian tried to stomp Haschel's back but Haschel rolled away, spinning around and sweep kicking him. Darian lost his footing and fell to the ground, giving Haschel the time he needed to get up. Haschel stretched his arms out and let Darian get back to his feet.

"So, tired yet old man?" Darian asked.

Haschel laughed.

"Maybe a little, I might be getting too old for this." Haschel laughed.

Haschel charged again, punching at Darian's chest twice. Darian lifted up his sword quickly, using the flat of his blade to block Haschel's punches he dropped his sword from the force of Haschel's hits. Darian jumped forward, tackling Haschel. As they fell to the ground Darian punched Haschel in the gut twice and again when they landed. Darian planted his knees into Haschel's chest and raised his fist to punch him again but he was stopped by a strong arm grabbing his wrist. It was Haschel.

"Okay, I'm done, good job." Haschel said.

Darian got off and helped Haschel too his feet. Haschel and Darian both exited the arena, Darian being pushed to the side slightly by the announcer. Haschel nodded towards Darian before exiting to the crowd. Darian sat down waiting for the next few fights.

"Good job Darian, I didn't expect you to beat Haschel." Dart congratulated.

"Ha, it was all luck. I was just fighting off of instinct." Darian said.

"I see, well good job anyway." Dart said.

The announcer stood in the center again as Connor and Shane both stepped out into the arena.

"Next up in the Heroes Competition, Connor versus Shane!" the announcer yelled as he again ran away.

Connor this time stood as far away from Shane as he could. He already had an arrow strung, waiting for Shane to make the first move. Shane ran forward, diving out of the way of an incoming arrow. Connor already had another arrow strung and heading for Shane. He lifted up his sword quickly splintering an arrow off the blade. Connor took careful aim for the next shot and let it fly. The arrow soared past Shane's attempt at deflecting it and pierced Shane's shoulder.

Shane stopped. He looked at his shoulder and smirked as the blood smeared on his armor. Shane grabbed the arrow and ripped it out of his shoulder, dropping it on the ground. Connor stood in shock at the sheer anger that appeared on Shane's face. He quickly replaced his bow with his two swords.

"Shit." Was all Connor got to say.

Shane charged, Connor tried to hit Shane but Shane was too fast. Shane swung his sword upwards, deflecting Connor's blade. Shane kicked Connor in the knee, causing it to snap back and him falling to his knee. Shane then kicked Connor back, causing him to slam into the arena wall. Connor slid down the wall, conceding his defeat with a wave of his hand.

Shane walked back into the waiting room calmly followed by Connor who sat down and rubbed his head in pain. The announcer came back to the center of the arena once again followed by Dart and Chaos.

"Almost done the quarter finals with the next fight being Dart versus Chaos." The announcer said as he turned to run away again but was pushed out of the way by Chaos who had already started to charge.

"Damn." Dart grunted as he lifted up his sword to block.

Chaos was amazingly fast. He spun around Dart, slicing under Dart's arm. Dart had tried to alter his blocking stance but was too slow. Dart dropped his sword as Chaos attacked again. He grabbed Dart, lifting him up against the arena wall. Chaos shoved his fist into Dart's gut five times before stopping and letting him drop. Dart coughed, trying to catch his breath. He slumped to the ground in defeat.

Damn, I think he beat me faster than Lloyd did. Dart thought as he watched Chaos leave the arena.

Dart got up and limped out of the arena, staying in the waiting room to watch the next set of fights. The announcer came back out and announced the next fight between Arthur and Jair. This time he dived out of the way to avoid being pushed again. Jair won the last fight, his bladed claws overcoming Arthur's rapier.

Darian, Jair, Shane and Chaos all stood to look at the new standings.

Darian – Shane

Chaos – Jair

Darian and Shane instantly went outside into the arena waiting for the host to announce the next fight.

"Starting the semi finals Darian versus Shane!" the announcer yelled before leaving.

Darian and Shane both lifted their weapons and charged at the same time. Shane thrust forward at Darian's stomach but he was blocked by Darian's quick reflexes. Darian dragged his sword along the ground and swung upwards. Shane sidestepped, avoiding the swing completely. They both lifted their swords over their shoulders and swung forward, causing their swords to lock. Shane backhanded Darian, Darian counterattacking with a head butt.

Shane staggered back from the head butt giving Darian time to set himself. Darian remembered the wound that Shane had from his previous fight. Although it was healed by healing fog the flesh was still tender. Darian lunged forward, aiming for Shane's shoulder. The sword pierced Shane's shoulder, causing him to wince in pain and drop his sword. Darian ran up and kneed Shane in the gut causing him to double over and then elbowed him in the back causing him to drop.

Darian backed away from Shane as he got back up. He watched as Shane picked up his sword, spitting blood on the arena floor and walked out of the arena, submitting defeat. Darian stood there stunned by Shane's sudden withdrawal. Darian soon followed, happy that he secured himself a spot in the finals.

The next fight was over before it even started. Chaos literally sent Jair flying out of the arena. The announcer stood in the center of the arena once again.

Chaos and Darian stood on opposite sides of the arena. Everyone who had lost except for Dart had all proceeded to the audience to enjoy the final battle. Dart stood inside the arena off to the side, watching the battle.

"Now, to end the Heroes Competition, Darian versus Chaos!" The announcer yelled before retreating back to where Dart was.

Before even Darian readied himself Chaos had sprinted all the way across the battlefield and grabbed Darian, slamming him against the wall and holding him there with one hand. An evil grin appeared on Chaos's face as he reached for a hidden item that was underneath his shirt.

"My sister couldn't get your spirit, so I will." Chaos muttered as he pulled out the object.

It looked like an oddly shaped sword hilt. Tendrils were crawling up Chaos's arm. The girl that Albert was watching earlier stood up and pulled a large scythe from underneath the seats that she had managed to conceal somehow. Dart saw the tendrils and the familiar hilt and in the blink of an eye he had brandished his sword and charged towards Chaos.

"Darian, run!" Dart yelled mid sprint.

Darian watched as Chaos seemed to turn on the hilt, the fiery shaped ethereal blade appearing.

"Shit!" Darian yelled in fear.

Before Chaos could strike Darian Dart tackled Chaos, sending him away from Darian. Dart helped Darian up and handed him his sword back. They both readied themselves for another fight. Chaos stood up still gripping tightly to the new sword, with his other hand he pulled out his katana and smirked.

"So I'm up for a bigger fight then I expected, no problem." He said as he attacked.

The woman with the scythe was about to jump into the arena but was stopped when two arrows pierced her shoulder. She turned around and spotted Tara and Connor with arrows almost strung again. Another two arrows came zooming towards her but she deflected them with her scythe. Albert ran towards her, gripping his lance tightly. He was followed by Shane, Tristan and Haschel.

Dart and Darian both had their swords locked together with Chaos's. Chaos was easily handling both Dart and Darian's attacks, spinning fluidly as he deflected the different swings. Dart stabbed forward as Darian swung at Chaos's shoulder but they were again deflected. Chaos kicked forward quickly, briefly stunning Dart. Darian was distracted as he saw Dart fall back which gave Chaos time to punch him in the face.

Haschel had tried persistently to land a hit on the girl but she managed to deflect every kick and punch with the shaft of her scythe. She spun it around and hit Haschel in the chest with the end of it. She tried to spin it to the bladed side to gut him but was stopped by Albert's lance. Tristan came up behind Albert and lunged forward with his spear. Albert and Tristan both tried to continuously stab her but her scythe seemed to move faster than her arms did. Shane stepped in next, using swift strikes to try too break through her defense. He managed to knock her scythe away for a split second which gave him just enough time to slash upwards, creating a small wound on her cheek. She growled angrily when she was hit and swiftly moved her hands in different positions, creating an odd symbol. She moved her hand away letting the strange symbol float in the air. She then punched it which created a gust of wind that sent everybody back. She smirked and then jumped into the arena.

Dart and Darian were both bruised up by Chaos's constant beatings. They both looked at each other and nodded as they pulled out the small orbs out of their pockets and they began to shine brightly.

Chaos backed away from the two soon to be dragoons.

Shit, I don't even think the Dragon Buster would even help with two dragoons, let alone the Divine Dragoon. Looks like I'm retreating.

Darian burst out of the flame that was caused by his transformation and charged straight at Chaos. He swung his sword again and again, faster this time but still not fast enough to counter Chaos's natural speed. He blocked six slashes from Darian before Darian flew off into the air, landing behind Dart who had finished his longer transformation and had the panel that revealed the divine dragon's rockets. The girl landed beside Chaos and also noticed the rockets being revealed.

"Nicole, spell, now!" Chaos said as he created another odd symbol with his hands.

Nicole copied the symbol and they both released the spell at the exact same time just as Dart had released the rockets. The shield that they both cast had deflected all of the blasts. When the shield faded the two were both still standing in the same spot, a faint green aura appearing over there bodies.

"They have more spirits then we thought." Nicole said.

Chaos sighed.

"My Ancestors rule will not be stopped by a few kids." Chaos muttered, "We'll get your spirits one way or another, and with them we will reincarnate the Moon That Never Sets." Chaos announced, "With the moon reincarnated even if only for a split second, the ancestor can still channel enough energy to become the god, and ruler of this planet." Chaos explained as Nicole finished the teleportation spell.

The green aura around them intensified and then expanded over there bodies as they moved to a different location. By that time the rest of the group had rejoined Dart and Darian.

"What's up with Winglies and becoming god?" Haschel asked.

"I don't know. But whatever they mean by channeling energy from a reincarnated Moon That Never Sets couldn't be good." Dart said.

"Wait, they said Ancestor. If they're Winglies then who should know of the Wingly ancestors?" Albert asked, implying about someone that they knew.

"Meru!" Dart said.

"So why don't we head to the Wingly Forest?" Dart asked.

"You will. But I cannot proceed any further. I am no longer a dragoon and not needed in this journey as much as I was. I shall be returning to Indels castle when we leave." Albert explained.

"I won't be coming either. I no longer hold the dragoon spirit and I am also getting to old for this." Haschel laughed, "I'll be at Indels Castle with Albert." Haschel said.

"If we're going to the Wingly Forest, we should go to Deningrad first. Miranda's dragoon spirit probably has chosen another master as well." Dart said.

"Here take this." Albert said as he handed Dart a large sack of gold from a pouch on his side, "Buy horses for all of you for your trip to Deningrad, which should also pay for a boat across to Mille Seseau."

"Thank you Albert." Dart said as he pocketed the gold.

Darian sighed.

"Well, to Deningrad we go then. Lead the way Dart." Darian said.


So that's the end of the Heroes Competition. Now we're heading off to Deningrad, yay crystal palace like things. I wonder If it's been fully repaired by now? Well I'm gonna go to bed now cause it's 5 am in the morning lol.

R&R

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