Shao VS Seigmund:
"The Mirror of Power"
"ALRIGHT! 2 WINS FOR THE BLACK TIGERS' TEAM~~~!!! They're 1 win away from winning this MATCH!" Conners nodded. "Bladers, please proceed to the shooting points, please!"
Shao was standing there already, frowning. His deep blue hair was tied back in a braid, and his lone white streak stood out most especially in the harsh lighting of the stadium spotlight. He was clad in a crimson silken outfit (looking like Yomi's outfit on YuYu Hakusho), sleeveless, and showing his finely chiseled arms. A black waistband was about his waist (of COURSE….^^;;), and he had baggy black silken trousers on his feet. His kung-fu shoes were bound with crimson cloth, as with his forearms, and he had bandages swathed among his fingers. A Black Tiger was embroidered on the left side of his outfit, curling about his chest amidst black flames.
"For the Black Tigers' Team, we have their leader, SHAO FEI~~~!!!"
Shao looked over at his opponent with narrowed red brown eyes.
"For Team Germany, we have SEIGMUND!"
Seigmund Holton nodded in acknowledgement, then fitted his Bey on his Shooter.
"Blades at the ready? Alright! MAKE or BREAK match for BOTH TEAMS!" Conners swiped his arms in the air. "3…2…1…GOOOO…SHHHOOOOOTTTTT~~~~!!!"
Volsung entered the arena, spinning furiously. Shao's black Bey entered the arena, spinning very fast, emitting black sparks of lightning about, along with a furious whirlwind.
"!!!" Kai was surprised. "What the..is that ASURA?!"
"VOLSUNG! VALKYRIE SHOT~~~!!!" Seigmund yells.
An indigo light shot out from its central bit, and revealed a huge Roc, its wings filled with many sharp feathers. Mao's eyes widened. "What the HELL is THAT~~~?!"
It flew towards the black Bey, screeching. Shao smiles, then at that precise instant, his black Bey vanished.
"HUH~~~?!" Conners was blinking. "Where did it GO?!"
The Roc –Holy Beast- swooped down and the arena exploded, sending shards of concrete all throughout ringside. Mao, Ying, and their last teammate shielded their faces with their arms, as a furious wind blew and fanned the pieces of concrete towards them.
Kai leaned over, gripping the guardrails tightly, his eyes blinking in shock. "That was very POWERFUL…"
Seigmund was gritting his teeth. "I CAN'T believe YOU! Why do you want to kill –Holy Beasts-?! They're our friends, they protect us and they help US! What did they do to you that made you SO angry at THEM~~~?!"
"Heh. I don't have to answer to a little runt like you." Shao had his arms folded across his chest. "Let's just say I'm PAYING them back."
Flashback.
Shao as a little boy of 3, his entire village up in flames. A woman, probably his mother, was smiling serenely, as the shouts and cries raged on outside.
***Do not worry, my little Shao. Everything would be fine…the Black Tiger would protect us…***
There was a cold sound of a stab as his mother's eyes suddenly widened, and blood was splattered on Shao's little face, his red brown eyes wide and unseeing.
***Ma…Mama…***
***R-run…Shao…*** his mother gasped, her eyes looking at him so tenderly. ***Run…while I…h-hold them back…***
***M…MAMAAAAA~~~~!!!***
Little Shao runs outside, stumbling upon debris, and occasional dead bodies.
There was one thing that remained blazing brilliantly in his memory.
And that was…
"Alright, I've enough of this idle chatter!" Shao swipes his arm about him. "EANDER~~~!!! DOOMCOUNT, NOW~~~!!!"
A black mirror shot out, amidst archaic Chinese symbols in weird, muted fiery colors, Eander comes straight on towards Volsung, and a black light shot out, revealing itself as…
"~~~!!!" Kai was aghast. "BLACK TIGER~~~?!"
It was the Black Tiger, alright, sabretoothed as the evolved Driger was, yet had a full mane about his head, held back by ornate black face guards and intricate, huge armor. It WAS huge, and its paws were surrounded by black mist and curling tendrils of black lightning.
It roared, and 6 other smaller mirrors shot out around it, shining with that mysterious black light. It formed a 6-pointed star underneath it, and soon, the Black Tiger shot towards the Roc, intent on killing the opponent.
There was a murderous sound of slashes, and the Black Tiger landed on the other end of the stadium. Volsung seemed to float in the air for a few seconds more until it literally turned into fine powder, central bit included. Seigmund's eyes went wide.
"Vol…VOLSUNG…!"
"Huh…?!" Conners blinked, then swiped his arms in the air. "The BATTLE'S FINISHED! Volsung, OUT POWDERED! Winner: Shao for the BLACK TIGERS' TEAM~~~!!!"
The crowd roared. Shao smirked as he got his Eander.
"Kill all stupid useless –Holy Beasts-, that's our motto. We don't let our opponents LIVE after our matches…killing their 'friends'." With that, he turned and walked away.
Kai was wide-eyed. "Black Tigers' Team…"
Cool watercolor rendered shot of the whole Black Tigers' Team as they made their way outside.
Cool watercolor rendered shot of Kai's face, closeup, very serious (translation: VERY handsome! ^o^).
***We're going to meet them for the FINALS…?!***
He shook his head then ran down the stadium upper walkway.
***They're unbelievably STRONG. I have to KNOW them!***