Riku swung his right arm towards my enemy, thinking that this would be a quick victory and that Sora was just exagerating. With his arm coming down, Sephiroth closed his eyes and swiftly turned his body to the left, making him miss the first attack of the battle. "Ugh" he relived. He horizontally swung the keyblade, aiming for the midsection him. With eyes still shut, Sephiroth ducked.

He's tying to show off.he thought. Riku turned counter clock wise and proceeded to strike the back of Sephiroth's right knee with his own sword. I've use this strategy against the fellas back home so many times confidently reasurring himself. Sephiroth simply jumped in the air and with his left leg, he kicked the coated warrior threw the air. While in midair, Riku gained control and managed to flip around to land on his feet, throwing the keyblade as hard as possible to Sora on the other side of Sephiroth.

Having about a measly 3 seconds to respond, Sephiroth tilted his head to the left, with the keyblade just missing him, his silver hair being blown backwards.

Sora made a jump in the air, and easily caught the keyblade with both hands. Sephiroth still had his eyes closed and now had his back turned from Sora. Still in the air, Sora brought his weapon down with all his might. To avoid the attack, Sephiroth took a medium sized step forward. As soon as Sora's feet touched the ground, he jumped forward towards his enemy and lunged the keyblade towards the spine. Sephiroth opened his eyes.

Moving his hips as far too the right as possible, the young fighter missed his target, and was punished by his own force. He kept moving forward, and got in front of Sephiroth. As soon as Sora was in the proper distance, Sephiroth launched a counterattack, throwing his knee into Sora's back, sending him flying back to his original position.

Riku flung his coat off, finally exposing his hair to the rain. Sora landed on his feet in time, and looked at Riku. "Let's try a distance attack", he commanded Riku. "Fire?" asked Riku. Sora nodded and pointed his weapon at Sephiroth. Riku followed and did the same. At the same time, they both shouted into the air "Rapid fire!" Manifesting at the same time, two fireballs shot from each of the weapons. Sephiroth knew of this attack from previous encounters with people like Sora, and knew its potential power. He held up both his arms and crossed them into an X protecting his stomach and head. The spells hit at full force, but left no damage.

Sephiroth uncrossed his arms, and stood his ground, staring at the two young boys with hatred. Sora heard Riku grind his teeth. He's never had a good temper.thought Sora, wondering his mind off the battle. Focusing his attention back on the battle, Sora yelled in the air "Give 'em everything now!".

At once, dozens of fireballs shot from the weapons of the swordsmen. Sephiroth smiled and closed his eyes. From a distance, Kairi could make out him whispering the word "shell" to himself. A red sphere surrounded him when all the fireballs came within a certain distance, canceling out all the magic used to attack him.

Riku stood there, holding his sword out, speechless. Sora withdrew the keyblade to by his side, and stood up straight. "Told you.." Sora said with an angst tone of voice.

Kairi watched the battle from the safety of the magic barriers the coliseum offered. Now, both Donald and Goofy watched the battle from behind her, paying attention to every movement. It was the first time they were serious since the battle with Ansem. Their quiet.they must know how difficult this battle is. For the first time in a while, fear was inside Kairi's heart again.