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(Starlight Town)

It was a glorious day in the Celestial Realm and the Battle Royale tournament was in full swing.

The Battle Royale was one of the Celestial Realm's most popular sport in which contestants compete in battles to test their might and their skills. It was also a way to train should there be a threat of evil forces. The event was held annually every year in the summer.

Dozens of people gathered to watch the tournament while the combatants readied themselves. Those participating in the tournament was Shara, Infernius, Cedric, Darel, Danny, Riley, Bruno, Hiro Jinan, and Keili'tey. Since Devon and his family left the Celestial Realm for their journey to become Keyblade Wielders, Cedric became the reigning champion for the tournament.

The rules of the tournament were simple. Whoever gets knocked out and does not stand up until the referee counts to 10, or gives up, automatically loses.

The prize for the tournament was the Cosmic Globe Trophy. The trophy was a large, crystal orb that glinted with rainbow colors, sitting on a statuette ontop of a black wooden stand while emitting a beautiful glow of light. The trophy sat on a white stone pedestal with four members of the Celestial Guard two humans and two green dragons guarding it. The two humans rode on the backs of the two dragons with spears in their hands.

The stage was set in the Central Plaza in the center of Starlight Town as it was the largest and widest area to hold such an event with so many people. The arena was a wide square ring with four tall stone pillars standing at it's corners.

Next to where the Cosmic Globe Trophy was, a large white board stood with a tree diagram that would show the order of the fighters. The tournament had three levels: the quarter-finals having four fights, semi-finals with two fights, and then there was the final fight which would determine the champion. Infront of the board was a box that had a hole up at the top. Inside was a collection of white balls that each had a different number on it which when randomly picked by a fighter would determine the order of the matches.

The referee of the tournament also stood next to the board. He had short light brown hair and dark brown eyes, wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes.

Shara and Devon got together with Infernius, Krysia, Ty, Danny, Riley, Nicole, and Katie as everyone was getting themselves ready for the tournament. As they waited patiently, they looked around at the crowd of people that took up the whole plaza, finding it surprising that everyone was enjoying themselves.

For the tournament, Danny, Riley, and Bruno wore different outfits.

Danny wore a white tanktop, blue shorts with white trim, his black boots, and he had a pair of blue-white boxing gloves.

Riley wore a black tanktop, red shorts with white trim, black boots, and he had a pair of red-white boxing gloves.

Bruno wore his grey tanktop and black boots, but he wore black shorts and he had his black boxing gloves.

The two brothers along with Bruno currently had their hands taped and their boxing gloves hanging around their necks.

"Wow. It seemed like only yesterday all these people were sad during Ducar's Memorial. Now they're all excited about the tournament." Danny says

"Heh. Who wouldn't be? The Battle Royale is a popular sport after all." Riley says with a smile

"Good luck fighting up there, boys." Nicole says

"We'll be rooting for you." Katie says

"Thanks." Danny and Riley say in unison

"We'll be sure to cheer for you too, Shara." Katie says

Shara looked at her friends and smiled. She felt good to know that they would be cheering her on.

"Hey, Shara." A voice calls

The female Keyblade Master turned upon hearing her name and noticed it came from Darel who approached her.

"If the two of us happen to fight sometime in the tournament, I just want you to know: Don't hold anything back. You give it your best, you hear me? I want to see how skilled you are with your Keyblade." Darel says

"I will, Darel." Shara says

Elsewhere in the crowd, Hiro stood patiently with his Master, Wulong as well as his fellow students, Kenji and Trisha as they waited for the start of the tournament. As they waited, Trisha walked up to Hiro and placed her hand on his shoulder and wished him good luck.

"Best of luck, Hiro. We'll be cheering for you." Trisha says

Hiro looked right at Trisha with a calm look on his face and he gave her a nod.

Soon, the wait was over and King Ambrose stood up above the crowd to address them.

"Greetings, dear friends and family. Today, we hold our annual Battle Royale Tournament to see who among us is the strongest warrior. But before we begin, I would like to make one quick announcement. In honor of the Celestial Realm's favorite hero and his passing, we dedicate this tournament to it's former champion, Ducar. Every year, he fought hard in the tournament with honor, dedication, and skill. Every battle, he fought with heart and soul. Since his departure, the title of champion has been held by our leader of the Celestial Guard, Cedric." Ambrose says

King Ambrose gestured his right-hand over to Cedric who simply nodded his head.

"Although Cedric is currently our champion, let us always remember the man who fought for the sport that he loved, for the people he loved, and all the values he stood for." Ambrose says

Ambrose bowed his head, then backed away for the announcer to speak.

The announcer had short black hair and blue eyes, wearing a grey shirt, light blue jeans, and black boots.

"We've all had great battles in past tournaments, but this one may prove to be the most exciting which will answer the age old question. Who among us shall become our new champion? Who's skills will deem themselves worthy of greatnesss. And who will stand out as the Celestial Realm's Greatest Warrior? The battles we will see here today shall be grand, but in the end, there can be only one. So, without further ado, let the tournament begin!" The announcer says

The crowd cheers with excitement.

"Will the combatants please come up and pick a number from the box." The referee says

Shara went up first, reached in the box, and took out a ball that had the number 6 on it.

"Shara's number is 6." The referee says

Darel came up next and took his pick. His ball had the number 4.

"Darel is number 4." The referee says

Danny stepped up and reached into the box. When he pulled his hand out, he had a ball with the number 2 on it.

"Danny's number is 2." The referee says

After his brother went, Riley came up, reached his hand into the box, and took out a ball with the number 8.

"Riley is number 8." The referee says

Bruno went up and took his pick inside the box. He pulled his hand out with a ball that had the number 1.

"Bruno has picked out number 1." The referee says

Hiro came up and took his pick. He reached his hand into the box and took out a ball with the number 3 on it.

"Hiro's number is 3." The referee says

Keili'tey stepped forward and made his pick. His ball had the number 7.

"Keili'tey has picked number 7." The referee says

And finally, there was Infernius. The fire dragon went up and reached into the box with his front-paw. He took out the last remaining ball which had the number 5.

"And Infernius' number is 5." The referee says

With the numbers of the fighters picked out, the order of their matches was placed up on the board. It was Bruno vs. Danny. Hiro vs. Darel. Infernius vs. Shara. And Keili'tey vs. Riley. When the female Keyblade Master saw who she was up against, she was hardly a bit surprised.

"Looks like it's me against Infernius." Shara says

"Alright! Dad's going up against Shara!" Ty says feeling excited

"Well, the board is set and it seems all our fighters are ready. So, it's time to..." The announcer says

"BATTLE ROYALE!" The crowd cheers loudly

"To start things off, our first match will be Bruno versus Danny." The announcer says

Bruno and Danny slipped on their boxing gloves and made their way toward the ring. Bruno was the first. Danny was about to head up until Nicole called him.

"Danny!" Nicole calls

Danny stopped and looked back at Nicole as she approached him. The female saurian took hold of Danny's right glove with her left-hand and placed her other hand on his shoulder.

"Here's something for good luck." Nicole says

Nicole leaned closer to Danny and gave him a kiss on the lips. They shared the kiss for a few seconds before Nicole pulled away. Once that was finished, Danny stepped up into the ring, coming up to the referee. Krysia had Devon and Ty up on her back so that they could see all the action in the tournament.

"Okay, boys, I want you to watch your blows. No headbutts. No cheap shots. And no below the belt. Understood?" The referee says

Bruno and Danny looked at each other and smiled.

"Hey, let's make it a good fight, huh?" Bruno says

"You bet." Danny says

The two fighters bopped their gloves together and they went over to their sides of the ring.

"Fight!" The announcer says

With the sound of the announcer's voice and the bell, the match began. Danny and Bruno both got into their battle stance and began to close in on each other. They both used the southpaw stance which was common in boxing.

Danny made the first strike by hitting Bruno a few head jabs. Bruno tried to throw a body jab, but Danny quickly leaned his body to the right and countered with a right body hook, hitting Bruno's left-rib. Danny struck Bruno with more head jabs, bopping him with his right-hand. Bruno tried to hit Danny with a right-hook, but he leaned his body backwards and countered with three right-hooks of his own. He then followed up with three straight body blows which made Bruno stagger backwards.

After recovering from the last blow, Bruno looked ahead of him and saw Danny coming towards him with his left-hand poised to strike. Reacting quickly, he leaned his body back, making Danny miss, then countered with four body jabs which sent him back. Danny tried to make a comeback at Bruno with a left head jab, but he missed as Bruno leaned his body down to the left. He then went for a right head hook and again he missed as Bruno leaned more to the left. That's when Bruno made his move. After he dodged the punch, Bruno landed a fierce left body hook to Danny's rib. Three more blows followed and the last one made Danny stagger backwards.

Even though it was the first match of the tournament, the fight between Danny and Bruno was looking very intense. Danny had fast speed with his blows and quick movement, but Bruno had very decent strength, lots of stamina, and much determination when it came to boxing.

Danny quickly moved on Bruno and began hitting him with some fast head jabs, throwing punches left and right. Bruno threw two head hooks at Danny, but he leaned his body away, dodging the blows. Danny struck Bruno with three head hooks, then went for his body, landing three body jabs. Danny went for another head jab with his southpaw, but Bruno ducked down and leaned over to the right, making him miss. Then, he went and delivered a right body hook, a left body jab, and a right head uppercut, catching Danny off guard. Now, it was his turn.

Bruno circled around Danny delivering multiple head jabs with his right-hand. Danny threw a right head hook to try and hit Bruno, but he leaned his body back, making him miss. Bruno kept hitting Danny with head jabs, punching him left and right. He then pulled his right-arm back and delivered a strong body jab which knocked Danny down. Danny lurched forward after recieving the blow and fell down on his back.

Katie and Nicole gasped in shock. Shara's eyes widened with shock and she let out a small gasp.

"Danny!" Nicole cries out

Danny was down on his back and he winced in pain. While he was trying to recover, the referee went up to him and began counting down.

"1... 2... 3..." The referee counts

"Danny, get up!" Katie yells

"4... 5... 6..." The referee counts

"C'mon, bro! Get back up!" Riley yells

"7... 8..." The referee counts

Before the referee could count any further, Danny slowly started to move as he tried to get up. First, he sat up and got up on all fours. Then, he rose up and got into battle stance, putting his gloves up. Bruno could hardly believe his eyes. He was amazed that Danny was able to get up after taking such a harsh blow.

Before he could react, Bruno recieved several head jabs from Danny who struck him faster than he could blink.

"You can take him, bro!" Riley yells

Danny went on the attack on Bruno, hitting him with some quick one-two combos. He then delivered a right body jab to Bruno's stomach, a left overhand punch, and a right head uppercut which landed underneath Bruno's chin. Bruno tried to make a comeback with a body jab, but Danny leaned his body to the right and countered with a right body hook, landing a hit to Bruno's ribs.

Continuing his attack, Danny strikes Bruno with four right head hooks which made him stagger backwards. Next, he lands six body jabs to Bruno's lower torso, four more right head hooks, and follows up with multiple head jabs, attacking with fast speed. Bruno did his best to defend himself with his gloves, but he was being overtaken by Danny's blows. Danny hits Bruno with four left head hooks, then finishes with a strong right hook that brought Bruno down. Bruno stumbled backwards after being hit and fell down on his back.

With Bruno down, the referee went over and started counting down.

"1... 2... 3..." The referee counts

Bruno slowly sat up as he tried to recover.

"4... 5... 6..." The referee counts

Bruno got up and stood on all fours.

"7... 8... 9..." The referee counts

Bruno was shaking as he was struggling to get up. But just when it seemed he would get back up, his strength left him and Bruno collapsed back down on the ground.

"10! You're out!" The referee says

The crowd cheered loudly as the match was over. The referee went over to Danny and raised his right-arm up to show he was the victor.

"Winner!" The referee shouts

"We have our victor. The winner of this match is Danny!" The announcer says

"Yes!" Riley cheers

"He did it!" Katie cheers

Nicole and Katie both hugged each other and jumped around excitingly, squealing happily. Shara smiled as Danny stood victorious. The two female saurians along with Riley went into the ring and approached Danny, congratulating him on his victory. Danny took off his boxing gloves and saw Riley and Katie approaching him.

"You did good in there, bro." Riley says placing his hand on Danny's left-shoulder

"Yeah. You were amazing." Katie says

Danny looked at two friends and smiled.

"Danny!" A female voice calls out

Danny turned around in reaction to his name being called and saw that it came from his saurian girlfriend, Nicole, who stood infront of him. They were only inches apart. Neither one of them spoke until Nicole broke the silence with three words.

"I love you." Nicole says

"I love you too." Danny says

The human and saurian both leaned closer to each other until their bodies touched. Then, they both shared a kiss which was longer than the one before the match. Danny wrapped his arms around Nicole's slim body and rubbed his hands down her back and her waist while she embraced him in her arms.

Riley and Katie looked at the moment the two were having, then they looked at each other with smiles on their faces. Riley wrapped his left-arm around Katie's waist and she placed her arm around Riley's waist. Bruno rose up on his feet with some help from Zartus and Grothar. He slipped off his gloves and looked over at the quartet.

"Hey, Danny." Bruno says

Danny and Nicole both pulled apart from their kiss and they looked back at Bruno as he approached them with the earth dragon and dwarf following him.

"That there was a good fight." Bruno says smiling

"Thanks." Danny says smiling back

With their fight finished, Danny and Bruno stepped down from the ring with their friends for the next match between Hiro and Darel to begin.

"Our next match will be Hiro versus Darel." The announcer says

Darel hefted his sword onto his shoulder and went into the ring. Hiro took hold of his staff and went into the ring. The two fighters met in the center of the ring with the referee.

"Okay, boys. Watch your blows and keep it clean." The referee says

Darel and Hiro both had serious looks on their faces which could only meant that this fight would be intense too. Soon, they went over to the sides of the ring and got into battle stance. Darel held his sword by his right-side and spread his legs apart while Hiro gripped his staff, holding it out towards Darel.

"Fight!" The announcer says

With that, the match began. Darel and Hiro both ran at each other at full speed. Within moments, their weapons clashed as they reached the center.

Darel and Hiro were both caught in a blade-lock, neither one of them backing down. Darel pushed himself against Hiro, making him lean back slightly, but Hiro pushed his way back. He then swung Darel's sword away and sent him back with a right-kick to his chest. Darel slid back across the ground after recieving the kick to his chest, but he quickly shook it off and stood back up.

Hiro closed in on Darel and swung his staff at his head. Darel quickly ducked his head down to avoid being struck in the head. Seeing that Darel dodged his first blow, Hiro went for a sweep at his legs, swinging the end of his staff low to the ground, aiming for Darel's legs. Reacting quickly, Darel jumped up and dodged Hiro's staff as it swept underneath his legs. Then, Hiro tries thrusting his staff at Darel, but he knocks it away with his sword.

Now, it was Darel's turn to go on the offensive. First, he swings his sword at Hiro with two diagonal slashes, but Hiro blocks both strikes, knocking them away with his staff. Next, Darel went for a right slash at Hiro's stomach, but Hiro quickly leaps back, dodging the blade. Darel follows up with several more slashes, swinging his sword up, down, left, and right, but Hiro leans his body away at every turn, dodging his strikes. Then, Darel thrusts his sword at Hiro, but he leans his body over to the right, grabs Darel's arm with his left-hand, and counters by kneeing Darel in the stomach, making him lurch forward. Hiro throws Darel forward, making him roll across the ground. Darel quickly caught himself, jumped back up onto his feet, and turned to face Hiro.

Hiro launched himself forward at Darel with his staff and went for a flying kick. Darel saw the incoming attack and immediately jumped over to the left. Hiro landed back down on the ground and missed Darel by seconds. He turned and went for a roundhouse kick at Darel's head with his left-leg. Darel leaned his body back, dodging Hiro's kick by inches as it flew over his face. Hiro thrusts his staff at Darel aiming for his head, but he moves his head away, making him miss. Then, Hiro swinged his staff at Darel's stomach, but he jumps back, dodging the strike.

Hiro swung his staff at Darel again with a downward strike, but Darel blocked the blow with his sword, putting the two fighters in a blade-lock. Hiro pushed down on Darel, forcing him down a bit, but Darel pushed himself back up. Eventually, Darel manages to shove Hiro's staff aside, catching him off guard, and whirls around slamming the flat side of his sword into Hiro's chest, making him stagger back.

Now that Hiro had his guard down, Darel went on the attack. First, he hits Hiro with several sword strikes, landing multiple blows to his chest. Next, he delivers a left punch to his stomach, making Hiro lurch forward. Then, he sends his right-knee into his face. Finally, Darel lands two roundhouse slashes and a roundhouse kick to Hiro's chest, sending him flying across the ring. Hiro slides the ground on his back and was down.

With Hiro down for the count, Darel went over to his side of the ring as the referee started counting down. Trisha saw Hiro get knocked down and she called out to him.

"Hiro!" Trisha cries out

"1... 2... 3..." The referee counts

"C'mon, Hiro! Get back in there!" Kenji yells

Hiro slowly sat up as he tried to recover.

"4... 5... 6..." The referee counts

Hiro got up and stood on all fours.

"7... 8... 9..." The referee counts

Hiro used his staff to try and help himself up, but he wasn't fast enough.

"10! Knockout!" The referee says

Just as the referee finished counting down, Hiro stumbled back down on his knees. The crowd unleashed it's loud cheers. The referee went over to Darel and raised his right-arm up to show he was the victor.

"Winner!" The referee shouts

"The winner of this match: Darel." The announcer says

Darel looked out into the crowd and saw Shara looking at him. He smiled and nodded his head at her and she nodded back. Darel looked over towards Cedric who stood by himself and he nodded his head. Cedric stood calmly and nodded his head back at Darel.

Trisha and Kenji went up into the ring and helped Hiro to stand up. They both placed Hiro's arms around them and helped pull him back onto his feet. Once he was up, Hiro walked over to Darel with Trisha and Kenji following close behind. Darel turned and watched as Hiro approached him. Hiro soon stopped only a few feet away from Darel and the two fighters stared at each other with serious looks on their faces. But their faces soon calmed down and they both smiled. Having fought a good fight, they both bowed to each other in respect, making the crowd cheer even louder.

With their fight finished, Hiro and Darel stepped down from the ring for the next match between Infernius and Shara to begin.

"Okay. The next fight will be Infernius versus Shara." The announcer says

The crowd cheered evermore loudly as Shara's match was announced. Everyone wanted to see what Shara was capable of now that she was a Keyblade Master. And they were gonna get what they wanted.

"Yeah!" Devon and Ty say in unison

"Sounds like we're up." Shara says

Krysia walked up to her mate and the female Keyblade Master with the young boy and her hatchling still on her back to wish them both the best of luck. First, she spoke to her mate, offering him her affection.

"Good luck, my mate." Krysia says

Infernius and Krysia both nuzzled heads with each other. The ice dragoness then lowered her head down to Shara to wish her good luck.

"And good luck to you, Shara." Krysia says

"Thanks, Krysia." Shara says

Shara glanced up at her son and she walked alongside Krysia's right-side to look at him.

"You go, mom. Show 'em how it's done." Devon says

The female Keyblade Master gave her son a happy smile and she went off into the ring along with Infernius. Devon and Ty both looked at each other with excited looks on their faces, then quickly focused their attention back to the match that was unfolding infront of them.

Shara and Infernius stood on both sides of the ring, ready to begin their match. As she stood in the ring, Shara closed her eyes and stretched out her right-arm. A small light began to appear in her open palm. Then, in that moment, Shara's Keyblade: Faithful Salvation appeared in her hand in a brilliant flash of light.

Everyone stared at Shara in amazement as she stood with her Keyblade. Even Cedric was amazed.

"So that's a Keyblade." Cedric says

"Incredible." Infernius gasps

"Fascinating." Krysia says amazed

"Truly amazing." Ambrose gasps in amazement

"I can't believe it." Danny gasps

"Oh wow." Riley gasps

Nicole and Katie both looked at each other, then looked back at Shara in amazement.

"Whoa." Ty says amazed

"Told you my mom was cool." Devon says

Shara spun her Keyblade around her, then draws it to her right-side, holding it with both her hands and her feet spread widely apart. Infernius felt that fighting Ducar's wife would actually prove to be a challenge since he never fought a Keyblade Wielder in his life. But nevertheless, the fire dragon got into battle stance.

"Fight!" The announcer says

Shara made the first move and ran towards Infernius with her Keyblade in hand. Infernius launched three non-lethal fireballs from his mouth, but Shara quickly jumped left and right, dodging the fireballs. She dodged the last fireball with a somersault and leapt up into the air toward Infernius. When she reached him, Shara slammed her Keyblade down on Infernius' head. Then, she struck with an uppercut slash underneath his chin while performing a backflip and kicked him in the chest, making him stagger backwards.

Infernius shook his head and recovered from the attacks he recieved. He tried swinging his tail at Shara, but the female Keyblade Master slid underneath as it swooped over her head. The fire dragon tried slamming his tail down on Shara, but she jumps over to the right, rolls across the ground, and jumps up onto her feet. Again, Infernius swings his tail at Shara, but she jumps up into the air over the tail and over the fire dragon. Infernius stood up on his hind legs and slammed his front paws down towards Shara, but she jumped away with a backflip, leaping back a good feet away from the attack.

The female Keyblade Master and the fire dragon stood at their sides, staring at each other.

"You fight well, Shara. Just as well as your husband. I've not had a good fight like this in years. Your skills with your Keyblade certaintly are impressive." Infernius says

"Trust me, Infernius, you haven't seen anything yet." Shara says

Shara stood where she was and held her Keyblade vertically up to her face with a calm exterior. Everyone looked at Shara feeling confused as to what she was doing. Then, they watched in amazement as Shara's entire body began to glow with pure light, emitting a bright blue glow. Eventually, Shara opened her eyes which briefly flashed a blue light.

"Awesome!" Devon and Ty say in unison

Infernius charged forward at Shara with his head straight out in an attempt to ram her with a headbutt. But just when he reached her, Shara instantly teleported away, vanishing into thin air. The fire dragon skidded to a stop when he saw Shara disappear. While Infernius was looking for Shara, she reappeared high up above him, making the crowd gasp. Listening to gasps of the crowd, the fire dragon realized that the female Keyblade Master was above him. But by the time he looked up, Shara swung her Keyblade with a right-slash, sending ten blue light blasts at him. Infernius used his right-wing to shield himself from the light projectiles as they rained down on him. When he lowered his wing, Shara was gone. Again, he heard the crowd gasp. Looking straight, he saw Shara hovering infront of him with a confident smile on her face. Before he could react, she raised her Keyblade into the air with both hands and performed a magical spinning attack with trails of light and blue wisps swirling around her, landing numerous hits to Infernius.

Continuing her assault, Shara attacks with six teleporting strikes, warping around Infernius and hitting him with colorful spikes of energy from every angle. Next, she delivers multiple strikes while performing a forward and backward somersault. Then, Shara whirls forward and backward with her Keyblade enveloped with light, attacking with wide-sweeping strikes.

While Infernius was left stunned, Shara aims her Keyblade at the fire dragon and fires a salvo of rainbow-colored orbs at him. Each of the orbs hit Infernius multiple times, blasting him consistently with small colorful explosions upon impact. The fire dragon was completely overwhelmed by Shara's attacks and thus he fell flat on his stomach with his legs spread out.

With Infernius down, the referee went over and began counting down.

"1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10! You're out!" The referee counts

The crowd roared with cheers.

"Unbelievable! What a match! The winner of this match is Shara!" The announcer says

"Yeah!" Devon and Ty both cheer

"The powers of the Keyblade truly is astounding." Ambrose says

As soon as the match was over, Shara went over to Infernius to make sure he was alright.

"Infernius, are you alright?" Shara asks

Infernius looked up at Shara with a smile on his face.

"Ha ha ha! Yes, Shara, I'm alright. Though I am amazed at how powerful you were with your Keyblade. I never stood a chance." Infernius says

The fire dragon got up onto his feet and looked down at Shara.

"With you and your Keyblade around, I know the world will be much safer. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to fight you." Infernius says

Infernius bowed his head to Shara and she bowed to him. With their match finished, Shara and Infernius stepped down from the ring and made their way over to their friends.

"Shara, that was amazing." Danny says

"I've never seen anything like that in my life." Riley says

"You sure didn't waste all that time away for nothing." Nicole says

"You were awesome!" Katie says

Shara smile and she shyly brushed her hair.

"Our final match for this set will be Riley vs. Keili'tey." The announcer says

"Well, here goes nothing." Riley says slipping on his boxing gloves

"Good luck up there." Katie says

Riley turned to his saurian girlfriend and gave her a kiss on her cheek.

"Thanks." Riley says

After kissing his girlfriend, Riley went up into the ring. He and Keili'tey met in the center of the ring with the referee. For this fight, Keili'tey would use his bare hands and feet to fight. The two fighters bowed to each other, then went over to their sides.

"Fight!" The announcer says

With that, the match began and Keili'tey leapt up into the air, raising his right-leg up for a high kick. Riley saw this and braced himself. As he came down, the hunter warrior swung his leg down to strike. Riley leapt over to the right and rolled out of the way just as Keili'tey brought his foot down. Keili'tey went on the offensive and threw multiple punches and a few kicks here and there. Riley held up his gloves to defend himself from the punches sent his way. Keili'tey leapt up with a high jump kick at Riley's head, but Riley leaned his body back, dodging the kick as it missed his face by inches. The hunter warrior went for a right jab at Riley, but he leaned his body to the right and countered with a body jab to Keili'tey's stomach. He followed up with some more body jabs, then finished with an right uppercut which made Keili'tey stagger backwards. Now, it was his turn to attack.

Riley struck Keili'tey with three one-two punches, then followed up with three right head hooks. Next, he lands two left and right body hooks, alternating his punches, landing four body shots to the hunter warrior's stomach. Keili'tey tried to fight back with three head jabs, but Riley dodged each punch that was thrown at him and countered with a left and right body jab and a right head hook. Riley went for a right head jab at Keili'tey's head, but the hunter warrior blocked his punch with his right-hand and countered with a left kick at his ribs and another at his chest, sending Riley back. The battle was now on Keili'tey's side.

Keili'tey came at Riley with a fast series of punches all aimed at his chest, catching him off guard. Next, the hunter warrior strikes with a right kick at Riley's stomach, an left-elbow blow to his chest, and a backflip kick which lands underneath his chin. Then, Keili'tey jumps up and delivers a roundhouse kick to Riley's head, sending him spinning in the air. Riley spun through the air and eventually landed flat on his stomach.

Katie and Nicole gasped in shock. Shara's eyes widened with shock and she let out a small gasp. Even Danny was shocked to see his brother go down.

"Riley!" Katie cries out

"Riley!" Danny cries out

Riley was down flat on his stomach and he winced in pain. While he was trying to recover, the referee went up to him and began counting down.

"1... 2... 3..." The referee counts

"Riley, c'mon! Get up!" Katie yells

Riley slowly rose up on all fours trying desperately to get back up.

"4... 5... 6..." The referee counts

Riley brought his right-leg up and placed both his hands on it, pushing his way up.

"That's it, Riley! Get back up!" Danny yells

"7... 8..." The referee counts

Riley was soon back up on his feet and he waved to the referee with his right-hand, making him stop counting. Keili'tey was surprised that Riley was able to get back up. Not many people were able to withstand his fierce attacks. The only person he knew could stand up to him was Ducar. Despite this, the hunter warrior got back into battle stance and so did Riley.

Keili'tey rushes toward Riley with a leaping right kick, but Riley jumps back a good feet away. The hunter warrior went on the attack and throws multiple punches at Riley. He attacks with a two head jabs, two head hooks, and two uppercuts, but Riley dodged the punches, leaning his body away and side to side. Keili'tey even went for a high jump kick which Riley dodged by ducking down. He countered with two body jabs at the hunter warrior's stomach and a left upppercut.

Riley strikes with four right head hooks and follows up with left body hooks. Continuing his attack, Riley lands six head jabs at Keili'tey with his right-hand. Keili'tey tried to fight back with a right head hook, but Riley leaned his body back, dodging the punch as it missed his head by inches. The hunter warrior followed up with some more head hooks, but Riley dodged every one, leaning his body away. Eventually, he countered with a left body hook to Keili'tey's ribs. Next, Riley drew his right-arm back and delivered a fierce body jab to Keili'tey's stomach, making him lurch forward. Then, Riley hits Keili'tey with four right head hooks, making him stagger backwards. And finally, Riley pulled his left-arm back and delivered a strong uppercut which sent Keili'tey stumbling backwards. The hunter warrior falls down to the ground on his back, dazed and stunned.

With Keili'tey down, the referee approached and started counting down.

"1... 2... 3... 4... 5..." The referee counts

Keili'tey tried to get back up and fight, but the blows he recieved from Riley had all but worn him down. He rolled over onto all fours and slowly pushed his way up.

"6... 7... 8... 9... 10! Knockout!" The referee counts

Just as the referee finished counting down, the hunter warrior fell flat on his stomach. Riley let out a sigh of relief. The referee went over to Riley and raised his right-hand up, proclaiming him the victor of the match.

"Winner!" The referee says

"The winner by knockout: Riley!" The announcer says

The crowd cheered. Katie jumped around excitingly, squealing happily.

"Yes! Yes! He did it! He did it!" Katie squeals

Riley took off his boxing gloves and saw Danny and Nicole approaching him.

"You did good up there, Riley. I'm proud of you." Danny says

"Thanks, bro." Riley says

Before Riley could even react, Katie rushes toward him and wrapped her arms around her boyfriend, hugging him tightly and catching him by surprise.

"I knew you'd come up top." Katie says

Riley places his left-arm around Katie and his right-hand on her cheek.

"I'll always be fighting for you, Katie." Riley says

The two stare into each other's eyes, then they leaned closely to each other and kissed on the lips. Riley rubbed his left-hand up and down Katie's back while Katie placed her arms over Riley's shoulders. Nicole placed her hands on her waist and she bumped Danny with her hips, giving him a smirky expression on her face. Danny smiled and placed his left-arm around his saurian girlfriend, pulling her closer to him.

Solana, the jungle princess, went over to Keili'tey and helped him up. Then, they went over to Riley and his group just as he and Katie finished their kiss. They both stared at each other for a few moments. But eventually, a smile grew on Keili'tey's face. Seeing this made Riley smile too. Having fought a good fight, Riley and Keili'tey bowed to each other in respect.

"What a spectacular event we have going on today. The matches we've seen have been intense, but it's not over yet. The Quarter-finals are down and now it's time we move on to the Semi-finals! Please direct your attention to the white board." The announcer says

Everyone looks toward the white board and saw that the order of the fighters had changed. For the Semi-finals, it was Danny vs. Darel, and Shara vs. Riley.

"These participants listed here will proceed to the Semi-finals and we shall be one step closer to the Championship match! But before we proceed with the Semi-finals, we'll take a short break for our few remaining fighters to prepare themselves." The announcer says

(Moments later)

Shara, Danny, Riley, and Darel were given an hour break to ready themselves for the Semi-finals. Everyone was talking about tournament and the fights they've seen. Mostly, they were all talking about Shara and her Keyblade. While the crowd was waiting for the Semi-finals to begin, Shara stood with her friends who were still very impressed by her match with Infernius.

"You've done well so far, Shara. I believe that you'll become the champion of this tournament." Infernius says

"I believe in you as well, Shara. I'm certain you'll turn out to be a great champion like your husband did." Krysia says

"Yeah. You're moves with your Keyblade are just amazing." Ty says

Shara looked at the three dragons and smiled.

"You and me are gonna be fighting next, Shara. You know, to be honest, I'm not sure if I'll stand a chance against you and your Keyblade. It'll be a real challenge, but I'll do my best." Riley says

"I'm sure you will, Riley." Shara says

"Hey, guys." A voice calls out

The group looked and saw Darel approach them.

"Great fighting in the tournament. We're really giving the crowd their money's worth." Darel says

Darel then directs his attention toward Shara.

"Though I cannot wait to fight you, Shara. I was really impressed with your fight with Infernius. Now, I want to see how well you fare against me." Darel says

"Well, to get to her, you'll have to get past me, Darel." Danny says

"Danny's right. Only the match will decide who gets to fight Shara." Riley says

"We'll see." Darel says

The group soon heard the bell ringing which meant their break time was over.

"Seems like our break is over. Let's go." Darel says

(Moments later)

The tournament was up and running again and everyone was ready for the Semi-finals to begin.

"Our first match in the Semi-finals will be Danny vs. Darel." The announcer says

Before they went up, Darel and Danny looked toward each other with calm looks on their faces.

"Whoever wins, no hard feelings." Darel says stretching his right-hand out to Danny

"Right." Danny says

Danny took Darel's hand and they both shook in agreement. Whoever would win this match will face Shara in the next one. They went up into the ring and went over to their sides. Darel drawed his sword while Danny bopped his gloves together. The two fighters got into battle stance and waited for the announcer's signal to start the match.

"Fight!" The announcer says

Darel ran at full speed toward Danny with his sword gripped in his hand. Danny decided to meet Darel head on and he too ran at full speed toward his opponent. As they started closing distance between to each other, Darel drew his sword back, ready to strike, while Danny drew his right-arm back, ready for a punching strike. Danny went for a charging punch at Darel, but he jumped straight up into the air just as Danny threw his punch. Danny slid to a stop and looked up above him. In the air, Darel took his sword with both hands and held it over his head. He then came flying down toward Danny with an overhead strike. Danny saw this and quickly jumped back just as Darel brought his sword down.

Danny ran back at Darel and threw multiple quick punches at him. He attacked with a right and left hook and a one-two combo, but Darel leaned his body away from the punches, making Danny miss. Next, Danny tried hitting Darel with a right head hook, a left body jab, and a right uppercut. Again, Darel dodged the blows by leaning his body away and side to side. Catching Danny off guard, Darel elbows him in the stomach, making him lurch forward. Then, he hits his stomach again with the flat side of his sword and whirls around striking his back. Danny stumbled foward after being struck in the back by that last blow, but he caught himself, rolled forward, and jumped back up onto his feet, turning around to face his opponent.

Darel came at Danny with a right diagonal slash, a left slash, and a downward slash, but Danny leaned his body to the left, back, and right, dodging the sword strikes. Next, Darel went for a left jab punch and a reverse roundhouse kick. Danny leaned over to the left, dodging the jab, then moved his body back, dodging the kick. He tried to fight back with a right head hook, but Darel leapt back and whirled forward at Danny with a spinning slash. Danny saw this and quickly jumped back. Darel swung his sword at Danny with an rising uppercut, but he missed as Danny leaned his body over to the right. Continuing his assault, Darel attacked with two horizontal slashes and a downward slash. Danny leaned his body back dodging the first two slashes and right to dodge the final strike. He then countered with a right body hook at Darel's ribs, a left jab at his stomach, and a right uppercut underneath his chin which made Darel stagger backwards.

Having caught Darel off guard, Danny went on the offensive. First, he delivers two body hooks to Darel's stomach and a right head hook. Next, he strikes with four one-two punches to Darel's head. Then, he lands four right head hooks. Just as it seemed Danny had him on the run, Darel blocked one of his punches and countered with a right kick to the head, an elbow to the stomach, and a roundhouse slash to Danny's chest, sending him back.

Darel slides across the ring with his left-foot and lands a kick with his right-foot at Danny's chest. Next, Darel strikes Danny with an axe kick, leaving him stunned. Then, Darel delivers a reverse roundhouse kick to the side of Danny's head, making him spin around. Finally, Darel performs a backflip kick, launching Danny a few feet into the air. From there, Darel leaps up at Danny and sends him back down with a diagonal slash, landing a clean blow to his chest with the flat side of his sword. Danny hits the ground and rolls across the ring. Eventually, he slows to a stop, lying on his right-side.

With Danny down for the count, the referee approached and began counting down.

"1... 2... 3..." The referee counts

Danny rolled over flat on his stomach and he attempted to get up.

"4... 5... 6..." The referee counts

Danny got up on all fours as he tried to recover from the blows he recieved. He then tried to get back up into the fight.

"7... 8..." The referee counts

Slowly, Danny got onto his knees and he pushed himself up.

"9..." The referee counts

Just before Danny could fully rise up on his feet, he fell back down on one knee. The blows Darel had dealt to him had all but worn him down. He had lost the strength to continue the fight.

"10! You're out!" The referee counts

With that, the match was over. The referee went over to Darel and raised his right-arm, declaring him the winner.

"Winner!" The referee says

"The winner of this match: Darel." The announcer says

As soon as the match was over, Nicole immediately rushed to Danny's aid. The female saurian knelt down and placed her right-hand on her boyfriend's back.

"Danny, are you alright?" Nicole asks concerned

"Yeah. I'll be alright. Darel banged me up good. Ngh!" Danny says

While the referee held his arm up, Darel turned his head and looked back at Danny and Nicole. He patted the referee's shoulder who lowered his arm and went over to the couple. He stopped only a few feet from them, catching their attention. Darel and Danny stared at each other for a few moments. Darel soon smiled and offered his right-hand to Danny. Danny smiled, took hold of Darel's hand, and was lifted onto his feet.

"You put up a good fight, Danny. I almost thought you were gonna beat me there." Darel says

"Thanks, Darel, but to be honest, I think you did a lot more better than me. You sure gave me quite a pounding. Personally, I had a feeling you were going to win." Danny says taking his boxing gloves off

A grin formed on Darel's face and he gently brushed Danny's arm with his left-hand gripped into a fist.

"Ah, quite whining. You'll pull through." Darel says with a grin

The two boys laughed. Darel turned his attention to Nicole who stood close to Danny.

"You're a lucky girl, Nicole. Danny's one hell of a fighter. You should be very proud of him." Darel says

Nicole looked at Danny with a smile on her face. She took hold of his right-hand and leaned herself against his body, placing her other hand on his left-shoulder.

"I am. That's why I love him." Nicole says smiling at her boyfriend

Danny smiled and he wrapped his left-arm around his girlfriend.

With their match over, Darel stepped down from the ring with Danny and Nicole who were still holding each other's hand.

"The next match will be Shara vs. Riley." The announcer says

"We're up. Let's go." Riley says

Shara nodded her head and she proceeded to follow Riley to the ring. Before she went up, she looked back at Danny and Nicole who watched her. She felt happy for the two of them. Even though Danny lost his fight against Darel, he was happy to have fought in the tournament. Plus, he had his girlfriend, Nicole, with him which made him even more happy. Shara smiled at the lovely couple and she turned and went up into the ring.

Shara and Riley went to their sides of the ring and prepared themselves. Shara summoned her Keyblade into her hand while Riley got into battle stance.

"Fight!" The announcer says

Riley dashed straight toward Shara with a forward charge, his right-hand drawn back, ready to strike. The female Keyblade Master stood her ground and braced herself as Riley came at her. As soon as she was within reach, Riley leaps toward Shara and threw a right jab at her, but she jumped back, dodging the blow. After missing, Riley went for a left uppercut, but Shara leaned her body to the left, making him miss. He followed up with a barrage of quick punches, but Shara dodged each one that was thrown at her, leaning her body from side to side, matching his speed. Shara dodged one punch and countered with three roundhouse slashes and a high jump kick which sent Riley staggering backwards. Now, it was her turn to strike.

Shara flies forward at Riley and strikes his chest with a right slash from her Keyblade. She follows up with three wide-sweeping slashes and three overhead slashes. Next, Shara swings her Keyblade with a rising uppercut and a downward slash, knocking Riley down. Riley quickly got back into the fight, but by then, Shara performs a cartwheel back, kicking Riley under his chin. Continuing her assault, Shara spins one way, delivering a kick to Riley's head, then reverses landing another kick to his shin. She follows up with a overhead strike and a somersault leap, striking the back of his head with her Keyblade and her heel. Then, Shara strikes Riley with a right diagonal slash and follows up with a rapid flurry of slashes, spinning her Keyblade from side to side before finishing with an overhead strike that sends Riley sliding back across the ring.

Riley rushes at Shara and tried to hit her with a flying right punch, but she ducked down and leaned her body over to the left. Riley rose up and went for a left head hook. Again, Shara dodges the blow by leaned her body back. The punch missed her face by inches. Then, he threw a right jab and a left body hook. The female Keyblade Master moved her head to the left, avoiding the jab, then leapt back, dodging the body hook. Riley came at her with more punches, but she dodged every single blow that was thrown at her. After ducking down from a right head hook, Shara delivers a kick to Riley's stomach and follows up with a backflip kick that knocks him back.

Shara slams her Keyblade into Riley's chest and follows up with a left kick to his head. Next, she trips his left-leg with a low sweeping slash and follows up with four spinning slashes to his body, two horizontal and two vertical. Continuing her attack, she thrusts her Keyblade at Riley, striking him six times with a charging attack. She jumps onto Riley and delivers two kicks to his head. Then, she strikes him with an upward slash while performing a backflip. And finally, Shara strikes Riley with two rising slashes, then sends him back down with a right diagonal slash. Riley lands on his back, then flips over, landing flat on his stomach.

With Riley down for the count, the referee approached and began counting down.

"1... 2... 3... 4... 5..." The referee counts

While the referee continued with his countdown, Riley stirred a little and slowly pushed himself up. He was up on all fours when he looked up at Shara, panting heavily. He then looked away, straight at his saurian girlfriend, Katie who watched him with a worried look on her face. Glancing back at Shara, he gave her a calm smile, then fell back down on his stomach.

"9... 10! You're out!" The referee counts

"Our winner of this match is Shara." The announcer says

As soon as the match was over Katie came into the ring to help her boyfriend.

"Riley, are you okay?" Katie asks feeling a bit worried

"Ah, I'm okay, Katie." Riley says

Katie put Riley's right-arm around her back and she helped him up onto his feet. The female saurian and her boyfriend looked and saw Shara approach them.

"Well... looks like you beat me, Shara. You were pretty incredible." Riley says

"I didn't hurt you too much, did I?" Shara asks feeling concerned

"Nah, don't worry about me. I'm just glad I had the opportunity to fight you. Thank you." Riley says

Shara smiled and nodded her head. With the fight over, Riley stepped down from the ring with Katie while Shara remained inside the ring for her next match.

"And now, the final match for the Semi-finals will be Shara vs. Darel." The announcer says

Darel stepped up into the ring with his sword hefted onto his right-shoulder and met up with Shara.

"Remember what I said earlier, Shara. Don't hold back. Give me everything you got." Darel says

Shara nodded her head in understanding. The two fighters went over to their sides of the ring and got into battle stance, waiting for the match to start.

"Fight!" The announcer says

As soon as the match began, Darel leapt straight across the ring towards Shara with his sword raised over his head. On instinct, Shara held up her Keyblade in defense. The two warriors clashed with a loud clang. Darel pushed his sword against Shara, but she stood firm. Eventually, after a brief standoff, Shara manages to push back against Darel and swings his sword away before delivering a reverse roundhouse strike to his chest. With Darel caught off guard, Shara strikes him with multiple blows. She hits him with a left and right diagonal slash, a spinning slash, a downward slash, and a rising uppercut slash. The last blow sent Darel sliding back across the ring.

Darel came flying at Shara with a somersault, swinging his sword at her, but she leapt over to the side, dodging the attack. He then thrusts his sword at Shara with a lunging strike. Again, the female Keyblade Master evades the attack by jumping and rolling to the side. Darel swung his sword at Shara with a right-slash, but she blocked the blow with her Keyblade. Continuing his assault, Darel swinged his sword left and right at Shara who backflipped away. He then attacked with an overhead strike which Shara blocked holding her Keyblade up in defense. As she held back against Darel's blade, Shara saw her chance to strike and she delivered a left kick to his chest, along with a roundhouse strike.

With the battle turned in her favor, Shara delivers an axe kick to Darel's head, making him look down, then kicks him again with her other foot, knocking him away. She follows up with three reverse roundhouse slashes, swinging her Keyblade upwards before delivering a left kick to Darel's chest. Next, Shara somersaults forward at Darel with her right-foot directed at him, landing a kick to his chest and follows up with a roundhouse kick to his head. Then, she performs a butterfly kick and an uppercut with her Keyblade, launching Darel a few feet into the air. Shara leaps up at Darel, strikes him with a left and right slash, then sends him back down to the ground with a left diagonal slash. Darel bounces off the ground on his back, but he catches himself with his left-hand and lands on his feet.

Darel rushes forward at Shara and attacks with a rising uppercut. Reacting quickly, Shara leans over to the right, dodging the blade. He then swung his sword with a roundhouse slash, but Shara leaned her whole body back to avoid the blow. The sword swept over her by inches. Then, Darel went for a downward slash, swinging his sword over his head. Shara quickly held her Keyblade up and blocked against the blow, forcing them into another blade-lock. The two fighters held their ground until Shara made a move. As she held Darel's sword back, the female Keyblade Master delivered a right kick to Darel's ribs and his chest, knocking him back a bit. Then, she strikes with two horizontal slashes, performs a cartwheel kick, and delivers an uppercut slash which flipped Darel over, sending him a few feet away. Darel lands crouched down on his feet, but he got back up.

Before Darel could do anything, Shara instantly teleports to him and lands a fierce blow to his stomach, making him lurch forward. She then knees him in the face and delivers a roundhouse kick to his head. Next, Shara strikes Darel with multiple blows using her Keyblade, attacking with fast speed. Then, she backflips into the air and slams her Keyblade into the ground, creating a shockwave of light that sends Darel flying across the ring. Eventually, Darel skids to a stop and falls down on one knee.

"Alright. I've had enough." Darel says

Darel rose up onto his feet while Shara braced herself for whatever he was about to do. But what Darel did next really surprised her. Rather than continue the fight, Darel held out his sword and dropped it right onto the ground. He was forfeitting the match.

"You win, Shara. I forfeit." Darel says

Shara looked at Darel and saw that he wasn't lying. And so, she de-summoned her Keyblade and got out of her battle stance.

"Looks like Darel has decided to forfeit the match. Therefore, the victory of this match goes to Shara!" The announcer says

Shara went over to Darel and met him in the center of the ring.

"Darel, why did you forfeit the match?" Shara asks

"Ah, I felt the match was pretty much one-sided." Darel says

Darel knelt down, picked up his sword, and placed it back in it's sheathe on his back.

"I didn't really care much about the tournament. I just wanted to fight you seeing that you were a Keyblade Master and all. I wanted to see how strong you are with your Keyblade. Fighting a Keyblade Master like you was a real challenge. Now I know with you around, the world will be much safer. Besides, you were unstoppable. I couldn't even lay a hit on you. I never thought a Keyblade could make someone like you so powerful. I didn't think I'd stand a chance against you." Darel says

"If you think I'm strong, you should wait until Devon becomes a Keyblade Master. I'm sure he'll be much more powerful than me and Ducar combined." Shara says

"I'll be looking forward to it. Well, now you still got Cedric to deal with. But I'm sure you can handle him." Darel says

Darel held his right-hand out to Shara, offering her a handshake.

"Thank you for giving me the opportunity to fight you, Shara. It was great pleasure and an honor to fight a Keyblade Master." Darel says

Shara smiled and she took Darel's hand, sealing the handshake. They both shook on a great match and the two of them were happy.

(Moments later)

It had been a long day for the citizens of the Celestial Realm and the tournament was nearly over. The sun was beginning to set as the sky was now turning orange. Shara had fought her way through the tournament, but now there was only one match left: the Championship match.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is it! We've seen many great matches so far, but this is the moment we've all been waiting for! Our star combatant, Shara, has been ranking her way through the tournament, giving us quite a show with her Keyblade. I don't think we've had a tournament this exciting in years. And now, it's time for the grand finale: the Championship match! Shara, the Keyblade Master vs. Cedric, our reigning champion!" The announcer says

Shara stood confident as she was ready for her final match. All her friends stood behind her as she prepared herself for her fight against Cedric.

"This is it, Shara. This is what you've been fighting for." Infernius says

"We'll all be cheering for you." Krysia says

"You show 'em how it's done." Ty says

"We're here for you, Shara." Danny says

"Go up there and give Cedric one for us." Riley says

"This match is as good as yours." Nicole says

"You got this, girlfriend!" Katie says

Shara looked at her friends and smiled, feeling happy that they would be cheering for her. She even looked up at her son as he sat on Krysia's back and gave him a smile as well. Turning back toward the fight at hand, the female Keyblade Master closed her eyes and let out a calm sigh. As soon as she was ready, Shara went up into the ring. The crowd gave out loud cheers for Shara. They even cheered her name as she went up to fight Cedric.

Soon enough, Shara met Cedric in the center of the ring. They both stood calm and relaxed despite all the excited cheers from the crowd around them. Cedric had his sword infront of him, holding it with just his right-hand.

"You've come far, Shara. I admire your dedication to your duty. I saw the same in your husband. Now, let us see your true strength." Cedric says

Shara and Cedric went over to their sides of the ring and prepared themselves. Cedric took hold of his sword in both hands and drew it over to his right-side. Shara stretched her right-hand out and summoned her Keyblade in a flash of light. She spun her Keyblade infront of her, then drew it close to her right-side, gripping it with both hands. The two warriors stood ready as they awaited the announcer's signal.

"Fight!" The announcer says

With that, the match began with Cedric running towards Shara with a frontal charge. The female Keyblade Master stood her ground as the knight closed in on her. As soon as she was in reach, Cedric swung his sword with an rising uppercut. Reacting quickly, Shara leaned her body to the right, dodging the blow. Next, Cedric went for a backspin slash, but Shara blocked that too. He followed up with a roundhouse kick which Shara dodged by leaning her body back. Then, Cedric attacked with an overhead strike. Shara held her Keyblade over her head and blocked the blow, putting the two into a blade-lock. It didn't last long however as Shara countered with two rising kicks, landing a hit in Cedric's stomach and head, before sending him back with a roundhouse slash to his chest.

Before neither side could make a move, Shara held her Keyblade up to her face and closed her eyes. Her body began to emit a bright red aura and flames started to engulf both her body and his Keyblade. Eventually, Shara opened her eyes which briefly had fire burning inside them.

Everyone was amazed by what they were seeing. Even Cedric was caught by surprise.

While his guard was down, Shara rushes forward at Cedric with her body cloaked in flames and strikes him with a left slash, landing a direct hit to his chest, sending him back some feet away. She then tosses her Keyblade, which was enveloped in flames, with a twirl. Seeing the Keyblade quickly approaching him, Cedric held his sword infront of him and braced himself. The Keyblade clashes with Cedric's sword, Shara aims her Keyblade at Cedric and launches a salvo of fireballs from the tip of her Keyblade. Cedric quickly drove his sword into the ground infront of him and shielded himself from the fireballs.

Cedric came at Shara with two cross slashes. Shara held her Keyblade up in defense, shielding herself against the blows. Continuing his assault, Cedric followed up with four upward spinning slashes, but Shara leaned her body from side to side, dodging the blade. Next, he thrust his sword at Shara who knocked it away with a swing of her Keyblade. Then, he tried to hit her with the flat side of his sword. Reacting quickly, the female Keyblade Master leapt a good feet away with a backflip.

Shara rose to her feet, held her Keyblade infront of her face, and closed her eyes. This time, her body began to emit an icy blue aura and particles of ice started to emanate from both her body and her Keyblade. Shara soon opened her eyes which briefly flashed a white light.

Again, this display of the Keyblade's vast powers captured the amazed gazes of the crowd.

Shara rushes toward Cedric with her body wrapped in light blue ice crystals, and swings her Keyblade, striking him directly in the chest. Shara lands back on the ground and throws her Keyblade at Cedric with a left-diagonal toss. The Keyblade flies toward Cedric with ice particles enveloping it. Shara raises her Keyblade above her head, creating a beam of light, and stabs it into the ground, sending a trail of ice crystal spikes toward Cedric who leapt over to the side, evading the spikes.

Cedric rushes forward at Shara and tries to bash her with the flat side of his sword. Shara held her Keyblade horizontally and defended herself from the attack, though it sent her sliding back a bit. Cedric swung his sword down at Shara's legs with a low, sweeping slash, but she leapt over the blade, making him miss. He followed up with a high jump kick which Shara ducked down and dodged. Then, Cedric swung his sword with spinning slash and a skyward slash. Shara held her Keyblade vertically to block the spinning slash, but she jumped back to dodge the other slash.

For her next trick, Shara held her Keyblade close to her face and closed her eyes. Her body began to emit a bright brown aura with rock particles emanating from both her body and her Keyblade. Eventually, Shara opened her eyes which briefly flashed with a brown light.

Shara swung her Keyblade at Cedric with a left-diagonal slash, a right slash, a downward slash, and finishes with a reverse roundhouse slash. Each strike kicked up dirt, spraying Cedric with rock debris. Shara jump back, performing a backflip and swipes her Keyblade, launching five rock shards at Cedric. Shara raises her Keyblade above her head, causing rocks to form on her Keyblade. Leaping forward, she smashes her Keyblade down on the ground, sending a trail of rocky spikes toward Cedric. The knight quickly leapt away to the left and rolled across the ground before jumping back up on his feet.

Cedric charges forward at Shara and attempts to knock her with the hilt of his sword. Shara leaned her body to the right to avoid getting hit. Cedric followed up with a quick backspin slash which Shara blocked with her Keyblade. He then attacked with an upward and downward slash. Shara moved her body to the left, dodging the upward slash, but held her Keyblade over her head to block the downward slash, putting the two in another blade-lock. Eventually, Shara broke the lock by swinging Cedric's sword away and landing a reverse roundhouse slash to his chest, sending him stumbling backwards.

While Cedric was stunned, Shara held her Keyblade close to her face and closed her eyes. Now, her body began to emit a bright yellow-green aura with sparks of electricity emanating from both her body and her Keyblade. Shara soon opened her eyes which briefly flashed with a yellow light.

Shara swung her Keyblade with a downward slash, left slash, right slash, an uppercut, and finishes with a roundhouse slash. She leaps into the air with a forward somersault and swings her Keyblade with a right slash, sending bolts of electricity down toward Cedric. The knight saw the lightning bolts streaking towards him and he quickly leapt to the right, dodging them as they struck the ground. Before he could react, Shara rushes at Cedric with lightning speed, striking him in all directions with her Keyblade.

Cedric swinged his sword at Shara with two cross slashes and followed up with a high jump kick. Shara blocked the two cross slashes and leaned over to the right, dodging the kick. Next, Cedric attacks with a downward slash and a thrusting strike. Shara blocked against the downward slash and leaned her body to the left, dodging the blade. Then, Cedric swings his sword with a skyward slash and a left slash. Shara blocked both sword strikes with her Keyblade. She then swung Cedric's sword away and countered with a double kick and a spinning slash to Cedric's chest, knocking him back.

The battle was nearly over and Shara had one last trick up her sleeve. Once more, Shara held her Keyblade up to her face and closed her eyes. As she stood there, her body and her Keyblade began to glow with pure light, emitting a bright blue aura. When she opened her eyes, they emitted a brief flash of light. In that moment, a blue pillar of light came down on Shara, blinding the area with it's bright light. Everyone shielded themselves from the light, including Cedric. Eventually, the light dimmed down and everyone looked and saw Shara glowing with light as though she were an angel from Heaven.

Shara leaps up into the air and raises her Keyblade to the sky, summoning a rainbow of orbs around her. Upon landing, Shara whirls forward at Cedric with her Keyblade enveloped with light, striking him with three spinning slashes, then whirls backwards, landing three more slashes. She follows up with some more spinning slashes, this time one of fire and one of ice. Next, Shara rushes forward at Cedric while shielded in a barrier of light. Upon impact, the barrier explodes in a flash of light, leaving Cedric stunned. With his guard down, Shara delivers two cross slashes, swinging her Keyblade left and right followed by a powerful overhead spinning strike. Then, she attacks with two spinning slashes and a strong overhead strike that lands a direct hit to Cedric's chest. Finally, Shara rushes forward at Cedric with her body enveloped in light and delivers a right slash to his chest. The blow sent Cedric flying across the ring and he landed flat on his stomach.

Shara's powers with her Keyblade left everyone speechless. Absolute silence filled the plaza. The pure light which enveloped Shara's body began to fade. Cedric took hold of his sword and slowly got up on one knee using his sword for support. The knight looked up at the female Keyblade Master and gave her a calm smile.

"Well done, Shara. You have beaten me." Cedric says

In that moment, the entire crowd exploded with cheers, filling the whole town with it's loud noise.

"Incredible! Ladies and Gentlemen, Shara has won the tournament! She is our new champion!" The announcer says

The crowd began chanting Shara's name. The female Keyblade Master stood in shock as to what she had accomplished. She was now the champion of the Battle Royale tournament.

"I did it! I can't believe it!" Shara says in her thoughts

All of Shara's friends who were down in the frontlines were all happy for Shara. Especially her son, Devon.

"Alright, mom!" Devon cheers

"Wicked!" Ty cheers

"Awesome, Shara!" Danny cheers

"Yeah, Shara!" Riley cheers

"You were amazing!" Nicole cheers

"Way to go, girlfriend! Whoo!" Katie cheers

Shara walked over to Cedric who managed to get up on his feet. The knight bowed his head in respect to the female Keyblade Master. The two warriors then saw King Ambrose approach them. He nodded his head at Cedric who nodded his head back at him, then turned his attention to Shara.

"Congratulations, Shara. You fought hard and won honorably. Your husband would be proud." Ambrose says

Ambrose walks over to the Cosmic Globe, picks up the trophy, and gives it to Shara.

"And now, I give to you, the Cosmic Globe Trophy. It is yours. You've earned it." Ambrose says

The female Keyblade Master took hold of the crystal trophy in her hands as King Ambrose gave it to her. The trophy had a beautiful sparkle in it's crystal work. Shara then turned around and saw all her friends walking up to her, including Bruno, Master Wulong, Hiro, Trisha, Kenji, Solana, and Keili'tey.

"You've done it, Shara. You're the new champion." Krysia says

"Ducar would've been very proud." Infernius says

"You look just like him when he was the champion. You know, I couldn't think of anyone better to take his place." Bruno says

"Congratulations on your victory, Shara. You should be proud on what you have accomplished this day." Wulong says

Wulong and his pupils bowed in respect to the female Keyblade Master. Shara looked over at Solana and Keili'tey and they to bowed to her in respect. Then, she heard a familiar voice call out to her.

"Mom!" Devon calls

Shara turned and saw her son running up to her as happy as can be. As soon as he reached her, the young boy wrapped his arms around her, giving her a big hug, while she hugged him back, still holding onto the trophy.

"I love you, mom." Devon says

"I love you too, sweetheart." Shara says

The crowd continued cheering for the female Keyblade Master. Shara held the crystal trophy in her left-arm while she held onto her son's hand, standing tall and proud. Shara had many happy moments during her journey as a Keyblade Master. Now, she had another addition to her list.


Author's Note: Fight! Choose your destiny. Mortal Kombat! Oops! That's wrong! Well... anyway, it's time to Battle Royale! It's a good thing I watched a lot of the Rocky movies. Not to mention some Mortal Kombat and Soul Calibur. This one took a while, but I'm glad I got it done. Only one or two chapters left and then the storyline for Birth By Sleep will finally be complete. Shara is having a grand time with her son and all her friends being back home in the Celestial Realm. But how long will this happiness last when the Forces of Darkness is finally unleashed? We'll find out in the next chapter. Let me know what you guys think. No flames please. Hope you guys like and don't forget to review!