Fox got to his feet, still rubbing blood from his eye, hoping to clear it enough to see something. But it was hopeless. Link's blade had cut too deep for the eye to work anymore. But he still gripped the Beam Sword in his right hand. He wasn't out yet.
Pyra stood on the pillar. He had his arms crossed and was balanced on his right foot, the other one tucked behind his knee for no apparent reason. Marth and Link both looked at him. They held their swords at the ready. Fox got to his feet and held the Beam Sword out. This was going to be one hell of a fight.
Marth attacked first. He swung his sword, aiming for Pyra's head. Pyra leaned back, avoiding the blow. While he was back, he spun. He brought his right foot up off the ground and kicked Marth in the head with his left.
Link followed with a throw of his boomerang and several bombs. Pyra dodge the boomerang and shot down the bombs with some missiles. He fired a shadow ball at Link then smacked Marth with Mario's cape.
Link dodged the shadow ball and jumped into the air. He pointed his sword down, hoping to land on Pyra. Pyra was faster than that, though. He could have jumped back, but instead, he just stood there. When Link was a few feet away, Pyra shot up in a Super Jump Punch. Link was caught and flung to the base of the pillar. Pyra came down in front of Marth.
Marth shot out with his Dancing blades. Pyra ducked and weaved between all the swipes. But he was distracted enough to let Fox get a swing. The Beam Sword hit Pyra in the back, cutting into his trench coat. Pyra flinched in pain.
Marth took the chance to hit him with a Dolphin Splash. His blade cut up Pyra's chest. Link had recovered by now and jumped up next to Pyra, doing a spin attack, sending Pyra up even more. Fox was right behind him with a Fire Fox. Pyra fell before Marth who was charging up his Shield Breaker. He hit Pyra with a full blast, sending him across the arena.
The three Smashers rushed Pyra, who had skidded near the right edge. By the time, the Smashers had reached him, though Pyra was already up. He ducked under Link's swing and punched Marth in the neck. Then he jumped and kicked Fox in the face. Link took another swing and Pyra caught his wrists. Pyra sent the back of his hand across Link's face without letting go of his wrists.
He grabbed Link's throat while he kicked Marth in the stomach. Then he flung Link into Fox. He jumped over Marth's swing and kicked him in the back, knocking him towards the edge. He elbowed Link in the nose, rolled under Fox's blaster fire and hit him in the chest with the heel of his hand. Fox was sent backwards, gasping for air.
Marth ran at Pyra. Link aimed another arrow. Fox got to his knees, clutching his chest. Marth went into another Dancing Blades. Link fired the arrow and threw a few bombs. Fox fired off a barrage from the blaster. Pyra just smiled.
He grabbed Marth by the wrist and used his sword to deflect the arrow. Then he punched Marth into the bombs. They went off, engulfing him in flames. Then Pyra hit his PSI Magnet. Fox's blaster fire was absorbed, feeding Pyra new energy, which Pyra converted into a Charge Shot, launching at Fox. Fox didn't hit his reflector in time. The shot hit him full on, knocking him into the pillar.
Link threw his boomerang. Pyra kicked it away. Then he fired a stream of Fireballs at Link. Link jumped over them and aimed his sword right at Pyra. Pyra jumped into a Falcon Dive. Link, however was ready. He jumped again, off thin air, away from Pyra. Then he did a Spin Attack. The blade caught Pyra in the back, cutting the back of his trench coat to ribbons.
They both landed. Link was soon joined by Marth and Fox, whose eye was still slightly bleeding. Pyra landed on his feet and pulled the shreds of his jacket off his back reveling arms full of muscles. He tossed his jacket aside and stretched his back.
He has to be feeling some pain by now, Fox thought, unconcerned if Pyra heard or not.
Pyra rolled his neck, giving off the sound of bones cracking. Then he looked right at Link, who stood in the middle of the Smashers. He ran right at him. They all readied themselves for the charge. But it never came.
Pyra jumped into the air and disappeared. He reappeared in front of Link. He sent his fist across each of their faces. Then he hit Link in the chest with a Falcon Punch. He clawed Marth across the face and caught him up in a PK Fire. He shot a jolt of lightning at Fox. All three of them were sent flying.
Pyra leapt at Marth, tearing into him with his claws. Marth's armor was shredded in seconds, leaving his bare chest to take the rest of the assault. Marth shouted in pain as his flesh was ripped to pieces. Pyra finished his assault and buried his claws deep In Marth's chest. His ring, now a blood covered chunk of metal, began to glow. Pyra's eyes began to burn with energy.
He ripped his claws out when an arrow sank into his back. He let out a wild animal roar as he turned to face Link. Fox was right there to hit him in the stomach. Pyra buckled over with surprise. Fox swung the beam sword and cut Pyra across the face, just missing his eyes. Pyra flipped over and hit the ground.
Fox ignored him and went to Marth. He was a mess. His clothes were torn and blood soaked. His chest was ripped open. He was coughing up blood. This was not supposed to happen. Once in an Arena, you were supposed to be impervious to damage like this. There were suppressors in place meant to keep you from being seriously hurt. What had Pyra done?
Fox turned from Marth, giving his full attention to Pyra. He leapt at Pyra, swinging the beam sword. Pyra was up, though. And he dodged as easily as ever. Fox inched closer, still swinging, keeping Pyra distracted. When he was close enough, Fox hit his reflector. It slammed into Pyra, who was knocked back. Link threw another bomb, which hit his back and exploded, leaving a burning arrow shaft.
Then both Link and Fox were slicing at Pyra. Pyra just kept evading every swing. They couldn't hit him. Then Pyra spun into a Mario Tornado. They were both caught up in it. Fox was flung into the air, landing on the slanted platform. Link was flung to one side, hitting the pillar.
Pyra turned to Link and fired several missiles at him. They exploded, leaving Link in a small cone of fire. Pyra heard Fox attacking from above. Pyra turned on him with a Screw Attack. Fox was sent around and around before Pyra threw him towards the edge. It was by mere chance that he managed to grab a hold of the edge before falling off.
He pulled himself up in time to see Pyra Falcon Kick Link in the stomach. Link went flying over the pillar. Pyra saw Fox, but didn't pay him any more attention. He went over to where Marth was gasping for breath. Pyra sank his claws into Marth's chest again. The white energy came again and swarmed over Marth, sucking him into the ring. Fox reached for his blaster but knew it would be useless. He gripped the beam sword ran at Pyra. But Pyra just stuck his left hand out and sent a jolt of lightning. It hit Fox in the chest and sent him flying over the pillar. He landed next to Link.