One Second Counts: Year Two - Kajuu's Turn To Shine

"Sakuraryu, use the force of the Layer to topple this foe!" Kajuu tossed Sakuraryu into the Layer. "Angel, fall-in!" With her eyes closed, Sakura did a split and thrust her left had downwards. She seemed to stay suspended for a second or two. Then, she moved the same hand upward, and she plummeted towards the Layer at an amazing speed. She landed with one knee out, kneeling, and the other leg tucked under her body. Her left hand was in front, and her right had at her side, making a fist. As soon as she hit the ground, her purple eyes shot open. She stood up, and waited.

"Lighten up the future, Athena's wings!" The Champion threw her white Angel towards the Layer. "Angel, fall-in!" Athena spread her wings, and landed, both feet on the Layer. Her wings slowly folded, and she stood where she was.

"Angelic Fight!"

Sakuraryu immediately charged. Athena threw a punch, which Sakuraryu dodged by bending low. She kicked from her spot, but before it could connect, Athena grabbed her foot with both hands, and threw Sakuraryu across the Layer. 'Amazing...' Was all Kajuu could think. Sakuraryu got up, and charged again. Athena also charged, and both threw a punch, but Athena's was slightly higher, and Sakura's head snapped back.

She fell to the ground, and Athena followed up by coming down hard on Sakuraryu's stomach. Sakuraryu threw out her hand, and tried to grab Athena's foot, but Athena back flipped away. Sakura chased after her, and leapt into the air. Athena followed, and knocked Sakuraryu back down to the Layer.

Sakuraryu got up and charged at where Athena stood, but she did a back flip with her leg out, kicking up at Sakuraryu's jaw.

"~Wow...we can't get anything in! She's not giving us a chance! Try charging but do a back flip before she can hit you!~" Kazan was trying desperately to come up with something. 'Her moves are too quick. I try something, but she counters it with no problem. She is such a great Angel...' Kajuu smiled.

Both Angels charged once again, but Sakuraryu let Athena hit her in the face. Her head snapped back, and she used her feet to grab Athena around the neck and throw her across the Layer. 'It connected! I hit her!!!'

Athena registered close to no damage, but that didn't matter to Kajuu. Athena quickly got up, and attacked Sakuraryu with an onslaught of punches, knocking her back. Sakuraryu countered with a kick, but Athena grabbed her foot, did a back flip and threw Sakuraryu out of the Layer.

"Layer out! Athena wins!"

Kajuu removed her visor with a huge smile on her face. She picked up Sakuraryu and smiled. The Champion was picking her Angel up, and both Deus' met each other on the side of the Layer.

"Thank you for not holding back." Kajuu smiled, and shook hands with the Champion. The Champion walked out of the arena, but Kajuu and Kazan stood where they were. Two assistants walked out, and put a cape and crown on Sakuraryu and Kajuu, and they put a crown on Kazan.

"Here they are!! Your Champions of this year's tournament!!! Deus: Kiriyou Kajuu, Angel: Sakuraryu!!!!!!" The spotlight turned on over them and Kajuu smiled and waved, with tears in her eyes. "And their Second: Haiiro Kazan!!!!!" The spotlight turned on over Kazan, and she also smiled. The crowd was roaring with excitement. Winning was all Kajuu had imagined it would be. The two girls embraced each other, and didn't let go for the longest time.

"Thank you Sakuraryu!!" Kajuu smiled, and wiped away a few of her tears. She looked one last time up at the fans, and a fresh set of tears came trickling down her face.

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First order of business. I would like to thank all of you for sticking with me and my story. All 17 chapters of it. I'm so glad everyone liked it that much. Also, I'm proud to announce that the complete works (as of now) are a total of 49 pages on Microsoft Word. ^.^ I'm so proud of myself! Next, I've been contemplating a third year. At first, it was definite, but now, I'm not so sure. Yes, I've loved writing this fanfic, and I loved all the reviews. I have been randomly making Angels and Dues' so there's no problem about having opponents for another year. Of course, I'd need to plan the fights, make a new outfit for Sakuraryu, and plan more Layers. That wouldn't be too hard ^.^ But I don't know if I really want to continue. Don't worry. It's complicated. But anyway, I've loved the reviews and all the support. I'll be finishing In The Eye of The Beholder before anything else. Wow...I'm going off topic. Ok, back on topic. There is a bigger chance of there being a year three than there not being one. It won't be soon, but to give you hope, I wanted to tell you I'm working on it. If all plans go as smoothly as they have been going, a year three will be up maybe this year. If you read In The Eye of The Beholder, I may have some info about OSC there in later chapters. Once again, thank you so much for sticking with me, and look for updates on my profile!