Now for the fight between me and Sora!

The Adept Vs. The Keybearer

"Let's go!"

"Will do!"

The fight had begun. The final "test" to help me get familiar with my powers. Everyone had been a great help. And everyone was on the sidelines watching. I felt like I knew myself even further than I used to. All I needed was to beat Sora. It was going to be hard though. Sora was supposed to be the best of the best. I felt a little nervous. But I needed to win. I wouldn't let myself give up now.

Sora got serious from the start and hit me with a kick in the gut. He followed up with a horizontal swing but I was smarter than that. I blocked the swing and pushed him off. I took that opening and tried a vertical slice at his chest. He blocked it but I was still pushing him with the momentum of my attack. He did a leg sweep and got me on the ground. He tried to put me into submission with a stab to the ground right next to my head. I rolled out of the way and took a swing at his head with the flat side of my keyblade. He redirected my attack and punched me in my stomach. I went back a yard but I recovered.

(He's really serious……..damn, I gotta do something)

Sora's body and keyblade started to glow yellow. I knew what was coming for me. One of my favorite attacks from the game was about to be used on me. Ars Arcanum. Sora started a flurry of strong hits. I blocked the first few, but the rest hit me. Man did that hurt! I hit the floor and skidded back a bit. Everyone in the stands gave a "Ouch" or a "That must've hurt!" and Yuffie just had to yell "C'mon Francis you're getting your ass beat here!" So much for encouragement but I had other problems. I has a few cuts from falling, a bruise here and there. His attack hit me but he only hit me with his keyblades blunt side. I just had some pretty bad sores and felt some pretty bad pain.

(Damn…..I need to do something…..can't…..concentrate on spells…….pain too much……)

I was almost exhausted and was in bad condition. Sora looked like he didn't even break a sweat! I needed to make a comeback, but how?

(wonder if…….I can……..mimic……..other fighting…….styles……..its worth……..a try…….but first…..I need……to get Sora……..down…….)

I stood up and took a defensive stance. Sora decided to end this quickly and took a charge at me. He tried a stab but I ducked andkicked him in the gut with all my strength. It looked like it worked as Sora went flying across the arena and hit the invisible boundaries.

(…I need…….quick reflexes…..and strong strikes……..but who to mimic?……)

Sora looked like he was coming to so I needed to act quick, get the style and heal myself.

(…think……think…..c'mon, you're supposed to be this legendary Adept…………..I got it!)

I closed my eyes and thought about the style. The style of a great samurai. The style of a red headed swordsman who was feared with one name.

( …... Hitokiri Battousai...)

I opened my eyes. Sora was just getting up. Perfect timing for a healing spell.

"Curaga"

And instantly my cuts and bruises were healed and my fatigue removed. But I still felt my sores from Sora's Ars Arcanum, but it didn't matter now. Sora stood up and took something out of his pocket. It was a bottle with some very bright green liquid in it. Must've been a potion or hi-potion 'cause when Sora drank it, he looked fresh and ready to keep fighting. Now the real battle began

(Ok, just subdue him. Don't really hurt him but try to stay alive…..)

Sora again started a charge but now I was quicker than that. In a flash I ran around him, then behind him to deliver a kick to back that knocked him a few feet.

(Wow! I have that god-like speed!)

Everyone in the crowd just stared at what just happened. Some didn't know what happened. The people that actually saw couldn't keep up with my speed. Sora just stood up with a grin on his face.

"So, more surprise powers, eh buddy?"

I just had to let out a little chuckle with that. After all this Sora was still laughing all this off.

"Yeah I guess you could say that"

"Ready to get the real fight on?"

"Ready as I'll ever be!"

I knew now Sora was going to get really serious. I needed to prepare for the first move. I decided to charge in. My speed gave me a surprise advantage and I was able to strike first. Sora almost knew what I was going to do and quickly rolled out of the way. He took a try at another slash at my torso but I blocked it. That's when our speeds got somewhat ridiculous. I thought I had the upper hand with my speed but Sora seemed to be up to par with me. He started to get quicker and fiercer. All I could see were lighting quick slashes from Sora and me blocking them all. I did the same to him and we just started in a run around the arena. Every 2 seconds we would collide with speed and force, block the other one's attack and run back and forth around the arena. If you were looking, like our friends from the stands, all you would see and hear were what seemed like gale winds, the sounds of our keyblades clashing and very fast running. We kept this up for about 10 minutes until we changed our patterns. I started to try heavy combo strikes on Sora but he blocked each one, pushed me back and did the same to me. As we fought, we moved all around the arena just striking, slashing and blocking.

(Man, this is some work. I need to end this soon or else I'll burn out!)

It looked like the same thought was on Sora's face too. We were both tired, and soon our strikes were getting sloppy and weaker. I caught an opening in Sora's defense and hit him with the hilt of my keyblade in his chest and kicked him to push him back. We both stood there, trying to catch our breaths and trying not to falter and use our keyblades as support. I decided to end this in the quickest way I knew right now. Since my keyblade was somewhat of a katana shape, it would be perfect. I took a stance that I hoped would help me win this battle. Battoujutsu. I took it exactly like it's supposed to be. My keyblade pointing behind me with my right foot forward. If I could hit him with this, it would all be over. Sora seemed to see what I was doing and knew what I wanted. One final attack to decide the battle. Sora seemed to use all his final strength in this one final dash attack. He was a yard and a half away when I flipped my weapon so the flat side would hit him. He raised his keyblade for one final strike. Just like I needed. I took one final quick but powerful slash with all my remaining strength. It got a direct hit. For a minute we stood frozen. Sora and I just stood, my blade still in contact and his hands still up in the air from that attempted swing. Sora again put on that carefree grin. I couldn't help but smile also.

"Well buddy…….I guess…….you…….win…….."

And Sora fell back on the floor. I stood up and dismissed my keyblade. The barriers dropped and everyone in the stands came running to get us off. Again Yuffie, being the ecstatic one started to cheer.

"Yay congrats you won!"

"Yeah that's great Yuffie but can you do me a favor?"

"Sure, what you need?"

"Don't let me fall on the floor"

After saying that I fainted. Yuffie, being quick caught me. Everyone else turned to where we were. She blushed a little and putmy arem over her shoulder. Leon was carrying Sora and we all headed back to Traverse Town.

End Chapter

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