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Clash of Blades

Everyone looked at the screen which showed Sora and Link. And they were all in absolute anticipation as they knew they would be in for perhaps the best match so far. "Alright! It's me against Link!" Sora said excitedly.

"Yeah, now it's time for us to find out who is the better swordsman," Link said.

"Yeah it's my Keyblade against your Master Sword. You can't get a better match than that," Sora said with much anticipation.

"Wow, two blades of the light go up against each other," Pit said. "This match will not disappoint us, I know that for a fact," Pit said.

"I'm sure you all can't wait to see this match happen, but they need to prepare and when they're ready, they'll come to me as usual and we'll be off."

The two then headed off to prepare, and Pit then went deep into thought. "What's wrong with you, Pit?" Spyro asked.

"It's the battle between them I'm worried about," Pit explained. "At first I was excited, but as I thought about it, I realized it could end badly Sora wields the Keyblade of Light, while Link wields the Master Sword, the Bane of All Evil.To have two powerful blades like those clashing with one another could be pretty dangerous."

"Don't worry about it," Spyro reassured him," Master Hand will make sure nothing bad will happen."

"I guess," Pit said, still uncertain. The two finished preparing and were then transported to the arena.

"All right it's time for the next match," Toad announced.

Master Hand appeared began speaking. "The first fighter of this match is a chosen hero. He was chosen by the Keyblade of Light to protect the worlds in his dimension. He has defeated both Ansem of the Heartless and Xemnas of the Nobodies, stopping them from taking over Kingdom Hearts. He has fought many enemies of many types, and has endured through them all. He is the Chosen Wielder of the Keyblade, Sora!" Sora then came through a keyhole that appeared in the arena.

"All right, it Sora!" Toad yelled excitedly. "I'm already a huge fan of his!"

"How typical," Wolf muttered.

"I'm glad I'm seeing Sora fight," Mewtwo said. "I'm very interested in him."

"And now for his opponent," Master Hand continued. "He is the warrior of Hyrule who ahs been reincarnated many times. He wields the Master Sword against the forces of evil. He holds the Triforce of Courage, which he proudly deserves. He has fought the forces of darkness, most of the time his arch-enemy, Ganondorf. He is the great Hero of Time and powerful warrior, Link!" Link then came down to the arena in a beam of light.

"Wow! Sora and Link are going to fight!" Toad exclaimed.

"Now I'm really interested," Mewtwo said. "Two powerful swordsmen like them going at it will prove interesting."

"The match will begin 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… START!" Sora summoned his Keyblade and Link drew his Master Sword. The two ran at each other and locked blades with each other. The two struggled against each other until broke it off and began clashing the blades against each other. Sora made for a stab at Link, but he blocked it with his shield and used it to pin his Keyblade down on the ground. He then began to go for multiple stabs at Sora, but Sora was able to dodge them all. He was able to pull his Keyblade out from under the shield, and struck at Link. Link was able to get his shield up in time, but was sent back a few feet due to the force of the attack. The two then resumed fighting one another.

Sora pointed his Keyblade at Link and yelled, "BLIZZAGA!"

Frozen blasts of ice then shot out at Link. Link moved all around the stage, dodging the frozen blasts to avoid being frozen himself. Link then pulled out his Gale Boomerang and threw it at Sora. Sora ducked and then stuck his tongue out at Link and said, "You miss." Unfortunately, he forgot that boomerangs tend to come around as the boomerang came back and hit Sora in the back of the head as it came back to Link.

"Ow, that hurt!" Sora said as he held his head, and then saw Link smirk. "I'm gonna wipe that smirk right off your face!" Sora then jumped into the air and borough the Keyblade down on Link, who was barely able to bring his shield up in time.

Link swung his blade at Sora, who was able to back away from it in time. Link pulled out his bow and arrow and fired Fire Arrows at him. Sora began dodging the flaming arrows and decided to fight fire with fire.

"FIRAGA!" he yelled and he shot fireballs at Link, who also began dodging them while firing his arrows. Soon a fireball and Fire Arrow collided, creating an explosion of fire. The two ran straight into it and you could hear the clashing of blades. Sora soon came out of the smoke and fire along with Link, the two still fighting. The two then backed away and engaged in a classic staredown.

"Man this is intense!" Wolf said astonished. "Neither one of them has had a definite edge."

"Yes, this match is definitely delivering," Mewtwo said.

The two, as quick and swift as they can be, ran up to each other and locked blades with each other once again. Sora then gave a good punch to Link, which caused him to spit out some blood. Link retaliated by hitting him with his shield, causing him to break the lock between the blades and back up a bit. Link then jumped up in the air and then went for a downward stab at Sora, who jumped out of the way in time. Link pulled his blade out of the ground and ran towards him, but Sora then held his hand to his heart. Link was three inches away when a clock appeared around him and he froze in place.

Sora then yelled, "LETHAL FLAME!" He then gave a flurry of strikes that happened in a second. At first, it looked like nothing happened, but then cut marks and slashes appeared all around Link's body.

"Damn! Did not see that one coming!" Link said. "Nice job. But it's my turn." Link then ran towards Sora. Sora prepared to defend himself, but Link ran right past him.

"What the…?" he started until he saw a bunch of bombs around him.

"Oh shit!" he said as the bombs exploded. He was sent back a few feet by the explosion, but landed on his feet. Then an Ice Arrow came out of the smoke and hit him in the leg, freezing it in Ice. Sora tried to hack it away, but he didn't notice Link coming out of the smoke. Link struck Sora with his sword and he fell back a few feet. Link then jumped into the air and prepared for a move he called the Ending Blow as he went for a stab while Sora was down. Sora rolled out of the way in time as Link's sword hit the ground. Link tried to pull it out, but it was stuck, and it gave Sora time to break the ice on his leg.

The ice had been hacked away completely and Sora saw a Smash Ball. He grabbed it just as Link pulled his sword out.

"Oh no," Link said as he realized what happened.

"Oh yes," Sora said. "FINAL FORM!"

Sora's clothes then turned white, he was floating with the Oathkeeper and Oblivion Keyblades floating behind. And before Link could do anything, Sora started to attack him nearly as fast as Sonic. Link could not keep up, and was getting thrashed. He was sent into the air, and Sora appeared above him and the begin spinning at a rapid pace like a drill, and then hit Link hard and sent him into the ground. The Final Smash ended, and Sora thought he won until Link miraculously got up.

"He got up! Unbelievable!" Toad exclaimed.

"He's got guts, I'll give him that," Wolf said.

"Guess I shouldn't be surprised. You're not the Hero of Time for nothing," Sora said. "But now I have to step it up a notch."

He pulled out the good luck charm Kairi made and attached it to his Keyblade. It then changed into the Oathkeeper Keyblade. Sora ran at Link with full speed, and Link prepared for him. Sora went for a stab, but Link sidestepped it, and then brought his blade down, but Sora blocked it. Sora gave a good kick to the chin of Link, which caused him to back up a few feet. The two then resumed fighting one another.

"Such an amazing battle," Toad said astonished.

"Whoever wins this battle has definitely earned it," Mewtwo said.

The two continued to fight as the blades struck against one another. Link executed his Spin Attack, which Sora jumped back a few feet to avoid. Link then pulled out his bow and arrow and also pulled out a Light Arrow. Sora pointed Oathkeeper at Link, and light began to form at its tip. Link fired the Light Arrow and Sora fired a beam of light, and when the two collided, and explosion of light covered the arena, blinding everyone. When it subsided, there was a Smash Ball where the attacks collided. The two looked at each other for minute before heading for the Smash Ball. Sora was about to grab it until Link gave him a kick to the gut, knocking him back, and then grabbed the Smash Ball.

"TRIFORCE SLASH!" he yelled.

Link then shot a beam from his left hand, which hit Sora and he was trapped between two giant Triforce symbols. Link then shot at Sora and began delivering strikes and slashes faster than the human eye could handle. He then finished it with a giant strike than sent Sora flying. Sora landed flat on his face, and Link thought he had won for a moment until he saw Sora struggling with all his might to get up. Sora looked at the Oathkeeper Keyblade he had dropped a few inches away from him and tried to grab it. But a foot had been put on the Keyblade, keeping it there. Sora looked up and saw Link was the one who put his foot on the Keyblade, and he had his sword pointed towards him.

"You've lost, Sora," Link stated. "Give up."

Sora refused to give up even when things looked down. He then remembered a certain ability he had, and held his towards the Keyblade. The Keyblade then vanished in light under Link's foot.

"What?!" Link exclaimed.

The Keyblade reappeared in Sora's hand, and then as quick as lightning, got up, and struck Link. The two were behind each other and had their backs turned, and it stayed like that for a few seconds until Link dropped his sword and shield and fell down to the ground unconscious.

"Winner: Sora!"

Sora fell to his knees at exhaustion. "Damn! Thought I was going to lose there for moment."

Link woke up from his unconsciousness and saw Sora standing over him with his held towards him.

"Need some help?" Sora asked. Link took his hand and got up.

"Thanks for the great match, Link," Sora said as Link picked up his sword and shield. "You almost had me there a few times."

"You have been my greatest opponent," Link told him. "Your skills with a blade are certainly impressive."

"Oh man you're embarrassing me," Sora said as he scratched the back of his head. "Up for a rematch sometime?"

"Always," Link replied. The two were then transported back to the Smash Mansion. The mysterious figure had also watched the battle from above. "Amazing match," he said. "I may have to strengthen my plans a bit.

The two were treated to their wounds and were given praises for their excellent match. They all gathered around the match selector with Master Hand. "It is now time for the next match of the quarterfinals. The participants for this match will be…"

The match selector began switching among the remaining four until stopping on two. "Spyro vs. Sonic!"

The Keyblade Master has advanced, and now we have the Legendary Purple Dragon going up against the Fastest Thing Alive. This match is something you don't want to miss. Who will win? You, the readers, will decide. Vote in your reviews for who you want to win. And what plans does this mysterious figure have in store? Find out in Ultimate Smash Heroes: Tournament of Heroes.