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A/N- Out of dormancy at last!

Chapter Two: Relay of Soul

Thunder roared and the lightning that followed lit up the sky. Crimson met emerald from across the, almost underwater, bey-dish. The rain seemed even more intense, more violent.

Zeo locked eyes with Kai, before taking a deep breath and willing his nerves into steel. He reached into his pocket and withdrew the beyblade and its corrupted spirit within.

As he readied it in his launcher, he gazed across to Kai, who was mirroring his stance, and focused his eyes briefly on the blue beyblade in Kai's launcher. His own beyblade looked like such a …………..'cheap copy', an incredibly poor imitation. Although, even to himself, that though made little sense.

"Are you ready?" Kai's asked, and Zeo shook his head briefly to clear it. He looked straight into Kai's eyes again and nodded.

"Let's do this."

And they launched.

Water splashed up, as their blades crashed together, moving freely though the puddles in the dish like they were not even there.

Both blades circled each other, trying to get a feel for the situation, testing out each others strengths and weaknesses. For every attack there was a counter, defense and speed were put to the test.

Kai's expression was calm, but almost grim, as he ordered his blade around the dish.

Zeo was, to tell you the truth, absolutely terrified. All his problems kept coming back, haunting his thoughts no matter how hard he tried to focus his thoughts on the battle. Kai looked, different, somehow. Maybe it was just the rain, or maybe it was the whole reason behind this battle. Or perhaps he was just going crazy……he wasn't sure.

He was jolted out of his thoughts when his blade was on the receiving end of a hard knock.

He looked at it surprised before he managed to get enough sense back to dodge another attack.

"Focus." Kai scolded, "Or is this not important enough to warrant your attention?"

Zeo was startled.

"Of course it is!" Zeo retorted, calling an attack, as if to re-enforce his statement.

Kai's blade dodged it easily.

"Prove it," Kai replied as his blade pulled off another flawless dodge.

"Let's take this up a notch, shall we?" Zeo said gritting his teeth in frustration, "BURNING CERBERUS!" Black light poured out of Zeo's blade as the three headed dog from hell made its presence known with a bone-chilling howl.

Kai smiled, but it was bitter, as he called the name of his sacred spirit.

Zeo's eyes went wide as he stared at it.

Wings opened wide and a shattering cry filled the air.

"BLACK DRANZER!"

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There you have it, quite the shocker neh? Please review.