The Grand Final
Chapter 11: Vixen vs. Vixen
Their beam weapons hissed as the two vixens attacked the other. Fara went on the offensive with slashes and stabs. Krystal's face was one of concentration as she blocked each attack. This non Cerinian was good. The blue fox then jumped back towards one of the pillars on the field. Fara just regarded her.
"You've gotten better," stated Krystal. "You're quite the fighter."
"Of course I am," said the light brown vixen. "I didn't spend all these years doing nothing. I've been training to get stronger. All for one purpose."
"And that is to be worthy enough to be by his side…" thought Fara. An image of Nicholas went through her mind.
"I hope it's not to beat me."
"Not at all. Now come!" Fara charged again with a swing. Krystal dodged the attack and aimed a kick at her opponent's gut. The non Cerinian caught the attack in her left paw. The blue vixen swung her sword at her opponent's shoulder who had to step back to avoid the blow. This caused Fara to let go of Krystal's leg.
The non Cerinian spun around with her beam weapon and attacked the blue vixen again. But not for long as Krystal then went on the offensive pushing her opponent back into a pillar. Everyone watched wondering if this would end it. The Cerinian swung, but Fara ducked, the beam weapon cutting through the pillar. The non Cerinian countered with a punch that got her opponent in the gut. Krystal staggered back, amazed at the strength Fara had in her arms.
"Fara has managed to get Krystal!" shouted the announcer into his mike. "That's got to hurt!"
The said vixen attacked and managed to kick her opponent onto her back. Krystal recovered and rolled onto her feet. She then charged at Fara, pressing her attack. The clashing echoed throughout the area and after a series of blows, the two came to a standstill, each weapon against the other.
"This is Krystal?" asked Fox in shock. He had never seen her fight like this. Nicholas was just watching. He knew that whoever won this would give him a real challenge. Just like Fox had. The two females then broke apart and stood there, panting.
"Damn…" panted Fara. "I knew you were strong. But not this strong." She then stood up straight. "Let's see how you take two swords at once. Arya!" The vixen called out her Cerinian weapon and caught it in her right paw after quickly switching her beam sword to the left paw. Fara took a ready stance.
"Let's see what you've got," stated Krystal. "Show me that you're worthy of that Cerinian weapon!" The blue vixen leaped forward and swung her weapon. Fara countered with her left sword and attacked with her right. The Cerinian dodged the attacked and used that opportunity to cut the member of Star Flight on the left arm. Fara felt it, but didn't feel any pain; the fight was all she was focused on.
The light brown vixen began to attack with both of her swords. She was like a machine as Krystal tried to dodge and block all of the attacks. The blue Cerinian then swung down and Fara caught the attack by crossing her swords. She then kicked the member of Star Fox. It caused Krystal to let go of her beam weapon. Without thinking, the blue vixen brought out her Cerinian weapon, spinning the staff around in her paws.
"Krystal has brought out her Cerinian weapon!" yelled the announcer. "Now the real fight will begin!"
"I know your weapon has a long reach just like Nicholas's beam weapon!" shouted Fara and charged forward.
"We'll see," stated Krystal and swung the larger end meeting the non Cerinian's beam weapon. The blue vixen then brought the other end of her staff down which was stopped by Fara's Cerinian sword. They then broke apart.
"Slicing Current!" shouted the non Cerinian. She fired it at Krystal who somehow dodged it by jumping back. It managed to cut two of the pillars in half; the broken parts fell to the ground.
"So that's your special Energy Beam technique," said the blue vixen. She took a look at the damage. "I've seen it used during this tournament before. But it's very different going up against it yourself. Now it's my turn." The large end of her staff glowed with blue colored energy which formed a sphere of the same color. It moved like water. From it emerged four small tentacles of energy that were the same color and moved.
"Water's Whip!" shouted Krystal and all four of them launched at Fara. The non Cerinian dodged the attack as two struck where she had been like an actual whip. The other two tied to wrap around the light brown vixen. The orb of energy and tentacles then disappeared.
"They're quite fast," commented Fara. "I didn't think I could dodge those."
"Then let's see you try this!" stated Krystal and used the technique again. This time the vixen spun around in a circle, becoming a blur. The tentacles extended out forming a barrage of attacks that went toward Fara. The vixen found her beam sword knocked out of her left paw as she tried to block the assault. She then blocked the rest with her Cerinian weapon. Then one got through and struck her in the chin, sending the light brown vixen to her back.
"Fara's been knocked to the ground!" shouted the announcer. Krystal came to a stop with a smile. Her opponent groaned as she raised her head.
"How was that Fara? Fast enough for you this time?" The non Cerinian was bleeding from the mouth. She spat out a bit of blood after getting back to her feet.
"Krystal's gotten better…" said Nicholas as he watched this. "But still… those tentacles for that technique have to have a limit in how far they can reach. If Fara can figure that out she might have a chance."
The said vixen was thinking the same thing. But Fara figured Krystal wouldn't use that technique again; at least not for now. All special Energy Beam techniques took quite a bit of energy from the gems on Cerinian weapons and jewelry to use.
"This won't stop me," stated Fara. "No matter how fast those things are I will win!" She shot some Fire Projectiles at Krystal Who spun her staff around in a circle like a shield to stop the attack. The non Cerinian used that opportunity to charge in and get close to her opponent. She spun down low and aimed a punch which got the blue vixen under the chin. Krystal could taste blood as she got launched into the air. She slammed the bottom end of her staff into the ground to help her do a back flip to get on her feet.
The Cerinian's eyes went wide with shock to see Fara on top of her again with sword swings, thrusts, and kicks.
"Amazing! Fara's pushing Krystal back!" yelled the announcer. "Could this vixen actually win this?!"
The Cerinian then managed to block and stop her opponent. Krystal then did a head butt which caused Fara to gasp in pain, not quite expecting something like that. The blue vixen then got her in the stomach with the end of her staff before striking her across the face with the other end.
"Krystal…" whispered Fox who was watching. He then saw Nicholas just looking, no worry in his face. "What the hell is wrong with you?! Don't you see this?!"
"I do," responded the part Cerinian. "And I know that this won't be enough to beat Fara. She's stronger and tougher than you think. If I had to say both of these two… are evenly matched."
"What?!" asked Fox in shock who looked again and saw that Fara had recovered and the two vixens had come again to a standstill. Both were bruised, battered, bleeding, and panting. The audience members but especially the ones who knew these two fighters were in shock.
"If i had to guess…. Both are at the same level as me when I'm at my first state of my release," thought Nicholas. "Which means that I will have to use it against them. But what's more important is that Fara could possible handle any of Shade's followers. Even Sakura."
"You still have fight left in you Fara," said Krystal. "You're strong."
"So are you," smirked the member of Star Flight. "Now let's finish this!"
Her opponent didn't respond, but broke away from the non Cerinian. She did a thrust with her weapon. Fara didn't move but caught the end with her left paw.
"No way!" thought Krystal with shock. "She took it on with her bare paw!" She looked up and could see the fire and fight in Fara's eyes. The blue vixen had never seen anything like it before. It was the light brown fox's resolve that had been formed after the war against Shade had concluded. To be the strongest she could possibly be and to fight.
"I've got you!" shouted Fara. "Fire energy beam!" She launched the trail of fire at Krystal who brought out her energy shield to stop the attack.
"Not likely!" stated the Cerinian. Both techniques disappeared. Krystal then moved and Fara found herself on the ground. She rolled up onto the feet and attacked with her sword. The staff in the blue vixen's paws moved. Both pairs of arms were blurs. Krystal didn't stop to think as she blocked the attacks. Like Nicholas's beam weapon it was ideal for fighting multiple opponents and attacks from different angles.
They then jumped back and both launched their Cerinian Beam techniques at each other. Krystal's was colored blue and white while Fara's was colored pink and white. Both attacks met in an explosion. The smoke cleared to reveal both; it was obvious that this wouldn't go on for much longer.
"This is an intense fight!" stated the announcer. "But these two look like they're ready to fall."
"Let's finish this!" shouted Fara and charged forward along with Krystal. Both vixens were near the edge of the arena. The blue vixen was the one noticed. Her eyes narrowed in concentration, knowing that it was one of the only ways she would win this. The Cerinian then noticed an opening in Fara's defense.
Krystal brought her staff up and managed to hit Fara on the chin, causing the light brown vixen to flinch. The Cerinian then spun around and got her opponent with the bottom of her staff. Fara felt the pain before being sent flying back and out of bonds. Everyone was left in shock, even Nicholas, who didn't expect something like this.
"Fara's fallen out of bonds!" shouted the announcer who recovered first. "Krystal is the winner and will go on to the finals!"
The defeated fox stirred and got into a sitting position. "I… lost?" she asked. Fara couldn't believe it. She then saw Krystal approaching her. The blue vixen had a smile on her face.
"You did well," she said. "I didn't think you'd be just as strong as me." Krystal got off the arena and offered a paw to help Fara up. The non Cerinian took it with a smile and was helped to her feet as the audience roared. Nicholas however just looked on. Although he was proud of the vixen he secretly loved, he had to think about other things. And that was his up coming fight against Krystal.
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The two fighter were taken to the healing pods to be patched up. They then came out after a bit good as new. They found Nicholas waiting for them. He then singled Fara to come with a finger. She went over to him, not sure what he was going to say or do.
"Fara…" said the vulpine. He then smiled. "That was a good fight to see. It shows how much you've gotten stronger." The vixen blushed and looked away from him shyly.
"But I still lost," Fara mumbled. She then felt Nicholas place a paw on her shoulder. Blushing harder, she looked up into his eyes.
"You and Krystal are on the same level. You could have easily won as well. It's just that Krystal was lucky this time. You'll win against her next time. And use this as a way to get stronger and to train harder."
Fara wrapped her arms around Nicholas after he said that in a hug. He blushed, but then hugged her back. "I will," she whispered. "No matter what."
Meanwhile Krystal and Fox were talking. "I didn't know you could fight like that," said the vulpine. "Have you been hiding it all this time?"
"Of course not," she responded with a grin. "It's just that I've gotten a lot stronger since coming here. More so then when I joined Star Fox."
"What are you going to do about Nicholas? He's strong. More so than me."
"That's not what I saw," responded the vixen and placed a paw on his right arm. It caused Fox to stiffen and blush. "I saw you able to keep up with him during that fight. And I know you'll get stronger."
Suddenly the four heard the announcer speak up. "Now is the time you've been waiting for! The finals are here! Will Nicholas McCoy and Krystal come out?!"
"Good luck," said Fara to him. He nodded and walked out along with the Cerinian to the roar of the crowd.
Author's notes: This time I think the fight part was better than the last one.
