FANTASY TOURNAMENT
Chapter 2
Cloud opened his eyes. It was no good he couldn't sleep, Sephiroth was here and so was he, this was no coincidence.
"You can't sleep either?" Cloud jerked up and turned to the door and saw Reno standing in the doorway. He leapt for his Buster Sword and stood holding it in front of him.
"What do you want?" Cloud said. Reno smiled.
"You can put that away, I'm not here to hurt you, unless we have to battle of course." Cloud slightly lowered his sword. "Surely by now you've realised that the fact you know everyone is more than coincidence? Sephiroth being here just makes things worse. I'm here to try and fight Sephiroth. ShinRA entered me so I could try and kill him if I get the chance."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Just so you know, and I'd hurry up and get your stuff together." Cloud raised his eyebrow. Reno sighed. "Your fight begins in 5 minutes."
Tidus impatiently skipped from foot to foot. Cloud was late. On the plus side if he wasn't here soon he would automatically win. He was standing in the same hall they had been in earlier and the presenter of the show was frowning and tapping his foot. He was about to call Tidus the winner when Cloud came bursting through the door panting.
"Sorry I'm late." He said.
"Bout time…" The presenter said under his breath. He pressed a button on a controller and the screen showing who was fighting who appeared up. It zoomed in on Tidus Vs. Cloud and a box with a question mark appeared below their names. "Let's reveal where you'll be fighting!" He said. The box flashed white and a picture of a large room with boxes and ropes appeared. "You'll be fighting in the Warehouse terrain!"
"Warehouse?" Cloud thought. "What sort of terrain was that?" They both walked through a door behind the presenter and found themselves in a huge building. Cloud now saw why it would be a challenge. There were ropes and boxes to trip over and with a wide area somebody fast like Tidus could jump around and slash him from behind. The door slammed behind them. They both moved to opposite ends of the warehouse and a bell went. The fight had begun.
Tidus ran at Cloud and jumped up to bring his sword down. Cloud was amazed by his agility; it was going to prove a challenge even to hit him. He brought his buster sword up and parried Tidus's blow. Almost immediately Tidus dropped to the floor and took another swipe at his legs. Cloud brought his sword down pinning Tidus's sword to the ground. He swung round his sword and kicked Tidus in the face. Tidus was knocked back and let go of his sword which was still under Cloud's buster sword. Cloud was having trouble keeping up, and besides Tidus was one of his best friends and here they were fighting each other all over a load of gil. He shook his head, he needed that gil still. He planned to use it help find a cure for Geostigma. A new disease spreading through Midgar. He leapt at Tidus and went to slash at him but Tidus rolled to the side and sprinted towards his sword. He skidded down the floor and snatched up his sword, and back flipped landing facing Cloud. He held his blue sword in front of him and charged at Cloud. He slashed at him in all directions but Cloud just parried them all. Tidus leapt up so he was above Cloud and put his sword down and came down like an arrow. Cloud put up his Buster sword just in time to block the blow. Tidus used the buster sword to launch himself back in the air this time coming down feet first he landed on the Buster sword and using his weight knocked Cloud to the floor. Cloud fell back with his Buster sword flat towards him with Tidus standing on the sword. He couldn't move. Tidus took his sword and pointed it at Clouds face.
"I'm sorry." He said and raised the sword, ready to come crashing down. Just before he made contact with Cloud's face Cloud's eyes suddenly turned jet black. A black wing sprouted out of his left shoulder and he burst upwards knocking Tidus off and sending him flying into the wall opposite. Tidus ran into the middle of the room holding his sword defensively. Cloud pointed his buster sword at Tidus and shot straight at him. Tidus felt like Cloud had just run straight through him slashing him as he went. He turned around to find Cloud flying at him again. Again and Again Cloud ran through him. He finally stopped and his wing sank back into his back and his eyes turned back to their normal blue colour. Cloud looked at Tidus and saw the blood trickling from his mouth, what had he done? Tidus ran towards him and went to slash his sword down on Cloud. Cloud raised his sword and latched onto Tidus's by sliding his sword into a cutting in Tidus's. Cloud thrusted his sword upwards and Tidus went flying into the ceiling. He crashed into the roof and came falling back down with a loud slam. His sword came down shortly afterwards and sunk into Tidus's left arm. He yelled out and turned his head to look at Cloud. He smiled at Cloud and mouthed "well done." Cloud put down his sword. He had won his first round match.