"It's time for the final champions' battle." Eggman told them. "One of you may actually survive. Sonic and Blaze. Get your hustle on."
Consistent with other matches, they were released and met in the middle.
"Ready to rumble, Princess!" Sonic shouted confidently.
"Don't. Refer to me. By my title." Blaze growled back.
"Aww, don't pretend you hate it. Sally just loves it."
"I am not Sally. And better for it. You will respect the dignity of my title."
"Oh, so only Silver gets to call you that. Got it."
"Your arrogance amuses me."
"And yours does too."
She put her hands together, combining the flames to make an even larger fire that covered Sonic's view of her face. "And that about wraps it up. I'll punish your slanderous words myself!"
"I'd hate to waste that threat!" Eggman laughed. "Fighters, ready." They moved into position. "En garde." They took their stances. "Engage."
Sonic led with a flying front kick, hitting Blaze directly in the face, but singing some of his leg in the process. As she was down, Sonic grabbed Blaze and threw her halfway across the room. She landed on her feet, as is natural for a cat. She threw a fiery slap against his face, holding her flames under his jaw until he grabbed her arm. Sonic threw her aside and turned her around.
He thrust his arms under hers, picked her up, and drove his knee into her back. Sonic repeated this as many times as he could, which amounted to seventeen times before she escaped his grip. Blaze grabbed his right thigh with both hands and pulled it high enough for Sonic to lose balance. She set one foot on his left leg and pushed his right leg up and towards him. He was in a seriously uncomfortable situation now.
Sonic pushed his arms against the ground and kicked Blaze under her knees using his freed left leg. She fell on top of him, and Sonic punched her to get off of him. Sonic ran away, with Blaze in close pursuit. He charged for a spin dash, and she reacted by using both hands' flames in his direction. Risking the burns, Sonic let go of his stationary position and rolled at Blaze, sending her five feet in the air. He had slight burns on his back.
Blaze could not react in time, and fell on her side. She got up only to be kicked in the side of the jaw by Sonic. One of her bottom teeth fell out. He followed that up with a scorpion kick against her chest. He landed the flip and punched her throat. Blaze whined in pain. She set her hands under his arms as she started her fire. His chest and underarms were now burning. She held him there for a few seconds, then grabbed his hips. Sonic was screaming this whole time. He quickly escaped.
"I could hardly grab you." Blaze said. "Gained a little weight?"
"I've been like this. Insecure about your own?"
Blaze grunted without an answer and jumped on Sonic. He caught her in his arms and ran her head first into the ground.
"Haha! You're pretty light!" Sonic teased. He grabbed her legs and hoisted her up on his shoulder. He jumped backward, slamming Blaze on her back. She dove at his legs, enough to take him to the ground also. She grabbed him from behind, burning his sides. He screamed in pain, kicking in an attempt to get out. He slammed the back of his head against hers, and he used this short window to escape.
Sonic stood up at the same time she did, sending her to the sky with an axe kick to her jaw, causing her to spit up some blood. He punched her in the forehead as a knockout blow. She hit the floor roughly, and did not get up.
"Excellent combat, Sonic! You got charred and still you fight like it's nothing." Eggman commended.
"Yeah, I'm kinda known for not slowing down."
"I should have figured that. Either way, you win and have another chance." Blaze was dragged by her purple robot over to the execution zone as she regained consciousness. "You do not, Princess Blaze. Your fighting days end here."
She was tied standing up to a wooden pole with wood shavings and straw placed on the bottom. The back of the pole was doused in gasoline and it ran to the bottom.
"Blaze," Eggman said, in a different tone. "You have my sincere apologies. Yours is probably the worst death out of anyone here. I will try to make it as quick as I can. Burning stood out to me as the most fitting way to kill you."
"Spare me your apologies." She scolded. "I know full well you don't mean it."
"Can't argue with that, can I?" Eggman remarked. Sonic walked back to his station where his burns were treated for the short time that they could be.
{Author's notes: The semi-finals will be even more brutal than the secondaries. Stay tuned if you're looking forward to it.}
