-Final Battle Reis-
-Chapter 2 - Auron and Shadow-
The contestants stepped out into the cold arena. Something was odd, they were on the stands, why weren't they in the actual ring. Auron let out a soft "Hmmm.." without further comment as Mormegil walked along the stone steps until he reached the edge of the seating, next to the wall that lined the battle ring. He turned to the contestants with a slight smirk on his face. His lips parted ever so slightly as he laughed to himself, "Shadow…Auron…Please, Step into the ring." Auron shivered slightly at his tone of voice as he moved quickly along the cold stone ground next to Mormegil with a quick grunt he leapt into the air and down into the arena. Shadow said nothing, he simply leapt into the air, flipping a few times as he landed in the arena with a wisp of dust behind him as he landed. Mormegil stepped back a few feet as he raised one hand to the two. "Begin" is the only word he said and Shadow looked to Auron. Without a moment's waiting, Shadow bolted forwards at Auron. Auron's hand drifted to the hilt of his blade as Shadow had grabbed two of his daggers and wielded them. With cat-like Agility Shadow came upon Auron with the daggers. Auron stumbled back but swung his blade forward, catching the two daggers and caught Shadow in a deadlock as the two men began to press their weight towards the other, using pure strength to overpower the other. Auron kept hold of the massive blade with his hands as he brought up a swift right knee to Shadow's stomach as he knocked the ninja backwards. Shadow cursed to himself as he rolled across the ground backwards, but as soon as he stopped he leapt to his feet, grinned secretly to himself as he raised the daggers and threw them at Auron. Auron laughed at this as he rushed forwards, smacking the two blades away from him and off to the sides. This infuriated Shadow, he now began to move faster than before, his movements more cat-like and swift. Auron took a broad swing at Shadow's side when he ran past him, but it was futile. Shadow leapt into the air, over the blade. With a swift kick, Shadow slammed his foot into the side of Auron's head as he jumped off him and further into the air as he flipped in mid-air. While in the air Shadow pulled out two of his ninja stars and threw them at Auron. The two whirling black projectiles flew straight at Auron, but luckily he had been falling. The stars slashed one of his shoulder blade as he fell on his back with a quick curse of pain. Auron stood up slowly as Shadow landed, now wielding his short sword. Auron raised his own blade as he narrowed his eyes from behind those dark glasses of his. He then rushed forward at Shadow, as Shadow did the same. They both clashed swords as the ninja growled at him. Auron began to shift his weight slightly, pushing the ninja backwards. Shadow began to lose his footing as his body began to bend, Auron overtaking him quickly as he knocked Shadow backwards, slashing his chest. Screaming out in pain, Shadow pushed his left leg hard towards the ground, pushing him away from Auron quickly as he rolled. Recovering within a few seconds Shadow saw that Auron would soon overtake him again. He narrowed his eyes slightly as he placed his hand upon his chest, a light trickle of blood seeping from his shirt. The scent of blood filled the air as Shadow cringed from the pain, stumbling slightly as Auron narrowed his eyes, bringing himself back to a fighting position, more offensive. Desperation filled up Shadow as he thought all he could do was an all-out offensive towards Auron, since obviously his defensive capabilities were not enough to stop Auron. Shadow sheathed the blade he had as he smirked from beneath the mask that concealed his face as he rushed at Auron, reality seemed to slow a bit for Shadow as he tapped into all of his skill and knowledge of the Ninja. Auron's eyes followed Shadow from underneath the dark glasses that clouded his vision. The clicking sound of Shadow's feet was heard as Shadow recited a few words from a scroll he had, in a wisp of smoke his body seemed to fade from existence. Auron shifted his weight into a defensive position as he used all his senses to try and locate Shadow, listening as the footfalls got closer and closer. Soon, only a few inches away, a blade appeared out of thin air, Shadow's blade. Auron cursed to himself as he thrust his blade forward in a wide arc swing at the invisible man. There was a loud crack and a flash of light as Shadow re-appeared. Auron stumbled forward falling to one knees as Shadow slid to a stop behind Auron, both facing away from each other. Shadow's hands quivered slightly, as did Auron's. Shadow's fingers seemed to straighten slightly as the blade fell from his hands onto the ground, making a hollow chinking sound as it hit, blood dripping from his mouth in a small trickle as his upper torso fell to the ground, his lower torso slumping backwards as the smell of blood came into all of their nostrils, the rancid scent of death. The entrails splattered over the ground as Shadow was now dead. Auron rose to his knees, The slight pain of having his shoulder knicked by Shadow's body was there. He turned to face Mormegil who was smiling lightly as he nodded. "Sir Auron is the winner." He raised his hand as a light silver flame burned on his hand gently. With a quick movement of his body he sent out the small flame ball towards Shadow's body. Slowly the flame engulfed him as it decayed his body away, turning it into nothingness. Mormegil crossed his arms now, slightly happy about the outcome, he had expected this. "Next Match."