Blake pow:

- May I ask how the first round went for rest of our group? - Asked Maken, as we both came towards Seb in front of arena number 2.

- Chan went through with flying colours, Lync and Emerald also didn't have much of a trouble in their matches. - Man in question stated, looking at the arena entreance where he saw people walking inside. - It so happen that you're getting the hardest opponent on this stage, and I don't mean it only because of atribute correlation. - He turned his attention to me and showed his scroll, where a montage of various abilities was being put on re-watch mode in a loop.

- Many of these abilities are based off Velvet semblance. - I said, quickly seeing repeatable use if holographic accesories that Tigrerra used against Pyrus Griffon with great result.

- Exacly, so don't feel bad about losing this one, Velvet is one of the best brawlers around from what I can see, and trust me, video replays from this matches sare available for public just as much as news feed on their scrolls. - Said Maken, also turning towards me. - But still, I wish you advancing to the second round. - He ended, giving me a hug.

- Oh you! - I said, doing to him the same.

- In that case, I'll be going. The match will start in ten minutes by the way. - Sebastian said, then turning around and walking away.

- I have to go to then, good luck. - Added to me Maken before doing the same and joining the Seb.

- See ya pal! - Shouted Griffon from Maken's shoulder.

- Will do, will do. - Nodded Ravenoid, giving his goodbye's while I was shaking my hand on left and right. - So, my princess. Are you ready to do this? - He then asked me, shifting his tone from confident to caring.

- Heh, I am. - I swiftly answered, walking towards the arena entreance. Althrough being called "Princess" was propably the last thing I ever wanted, over time I just got used to it and accepted this fact. I mean, my heritage was very good so why should I even distance myself from it?

(Twelve minutes later)

Narrator pow:

- Here we are, the second round. 128 go in, half goes out, half goes in. - Velvet told to herself as she enter the inner part of arena where her match was about to begin.

- Never thought I see you again. - Blake said to her from opposing side. - But it's sad we have to do it this way. - She added taking a deep breath.

- Sure it is, at least for you. - Velvet nodded, loading her gauntlet with card responsible for opening the field. - But I'm winning this. I haven't went on my own from family and friends for nothing. - She added, giving her opponent a confiden glare as she make a heavy stride to given her place.

- Fine then, we'll see whenever individualism or group work is stronger. - Pouted Blake, before doing the same preparation move.

- Gauntlet, power strike! - Both fighters shouted, activating their gauntlets and opening the field.

Blake - 100%

Velvet - 100%

- I'll start then, gate card set! - Shouted Blake, throwing a gate card on the ground between her and Velvet, where it sink into the ground and left a recentagular set of purple lines across the fighting ground. - Ready to do this? - She Asked then Ravenoid, who was on standing on her left arm, waiting for orders.

- Always ready for you! - Bakugan in question shouted before turning into closed balll form and landing in Blake's hands.

- Sweet, bakugan brawl! Ravenoid Stand! - She shouted, throwing him on the field, where he stood and open into his true form.

- We have the power, atribute and mindset ideal for this fight, all that's needed now is patience. - Tigrerra said to Velvet, jumping above her right hand to gain her attention.

- Will do Tigrerra. - Bunny faunus responded to her, closing her hand and taking a throwing stance. - Bakugan brawl! Tigrerra stand! - She shouted, throwing her bakugan on the field, connecting the throw with pinpoint accuracy, letting Tigrerra go into the figth with overwhelming roar.

Ravenoid - 350g

Tigrerra - 400g

- Mhm, mhm. Blake? - Ravenoid Asked, unimpressed.

- I'm on it. Ability activate, Shasiw Split! - Shouted Blake, activating said card in her gauntlet.

Ravenoid - 350g = 700g

- Who you will attack, if you have two identical targets? - Asked Ravenoid, mocking his opponents, while his shadow clone stood in the air on his left side.

- I'll hit both of them! - Boasted Velvet, taking an ability card from her sleeve and putting it into the gauntlet. - Ability activate, Solar Armor! - She added, as Tigrerra's body was covered in very bright plates of light, making her look like Griffin with Siege's outside look

Tigrerra - 400g = 700g

- Huh, thank you I guess. - Nonchantly said Blake, making her next move. - Ability card activate, Hot Wind! - She shouted, as whole battlefield was suddenly covered in violent storm, which blured everyone's vision enough to make events on the battlefield unclear.

Ravenoid - 700g = 1100g

Tigrerra - 700g = 300g

- Fine then, I have strong moves too. Ability activate, Miningun Blaze Out! - Shouted Velvet, as holographic turret with minigun on top of it materialised itself on Tigrerra's back and began to shoot around bolts of lightning, which partially cleared the space on the field which let other realise what's happening.

- Ravenoid - 1100g = 500g

Tigrerra - 300g = 600g

- Not yet! Ability activate! - Reacted Blake with another card ready to use. - Shadow Appearance! - She added right after, as two additional Darkus Ravenoids showed up, both being ghost clone of their two currently fighting originals.

Ravenoid - 500g = 1200g

- Ability card activate, Lighting Barrage! - Called out Velvet, as Tigrerra's minigun begin to fire twince as fast as previously.

- Ravenoid - 1200g = 400g

- No need to hide, I'll shoot you down anyways! - Shouted Tigrerra as She took down all three clones, leaving original Ravenoid as last one standing.

- Blake? I need some help! - Bakugan in question called out to his partner, dodging left and right another series from the minigun.

- I have something! - Cat faunus informed him, taking out one of ability cards and locking it in her gauntlet. - Ability card activate, Nosedive Attack. - She said, while Ravenoid went straight at the ceeling of the battlefield and propel himself from it to the ground, striking Tigrerra in one quick move which broke minigun and armor into nothingness

Ravenoid - 400g = 700g

Tigrerra - 600g = 300g

- Gate card open! Mind Ghost! - Shouted Blake, using the ocassion to end the fight, while Tigrerra wenf flying towards Velvet, blown away by the impact.

- Ability activate! Holographic Charge'n Targe! - Shouted losing brawlers in the last moment.

Ravenoid - 700g = 350g

Tigrerra - 300g = 900g

- AAAAAAAGHHHH! - Screamed in unspeakeable tone Tigrerra as as She strifed in the air back towards completley unprepared Ravenoid and rammed him with her Holographic shield exacly at the moment when gate card acted up by blowing both contesting bakugan

Blake - 100% = 0%

Velvet - 100% =20%

- Oh. - Blake said with empty eyes. Struck with sudden change of events.

- Tigrerra! - Shouted Velvet, as white and dark ball tumbled back to her, bounci g from the ground.

- "May I be damned! What am I supposed to do without him?" - Blake Asked herself, as she turned around and left the stage, going inside the tunnel.

- Never expected that Tigrerra, I never thought that we would ever... Take other bakugan. - Said Velvet, looking at still smoking marble which contained Darkus Ravenoid.

- We shouldn't keep him with us, you know? We need to find her, quick! - Commanded wisely Tigrerra, to which Velvet obeyed and went in her own direction, quickly switching into full out run in the corridor.

(Meanwhile)

- Hmm... Seems that our target finally broke off. - Said Runo, watching live relations of bakugan tournament in Kuo Kuana. - Where is rest by the way? - She asked, taking a sip of strawberry smoothie after the sentence.

- Komba, Mercury, Shuji, Hazel and Shadow are busy with their combat training, Mylene and Watts are working on equipment, Tyrian is on his assingment, Salem holds us all tohether and give us while creating more Grimm and we two are watching over the games on Menagerie to give the signal to our last element of chain. - Salem explained point by point, as she took her scroll and took the contact to Adam Taurus. - And congratulations, we both make a positive value down there. - She added while typing a message to her associate.

Shun pow:

- Absolutely wrong. - I told to myself when I walked around freshly razed village, watching all mistreated corpses and burning houses. - And to think once upon a time before I was born everything was related to wars between humans and faunus. - And to think that you're no better than Grimm. - I said, turning my attention towards raven haired person with grimm mask on her face and very big crimson blade in her right hand, ready to attack. - Anyways. - I continued, taking one of her subordinates by his shirt, pulling him in the air and sticking one of my kunai in his forehead, killing him in instant. - But I'll rather be dead than passive in action about you. - I added, throwing the corpses on the ground.

- You're no better now! - Both masked woman and Skyress told me, each for the diffrent reason.

- I know. - Said, taking Skyress between fingers of my free hand, then making low fighting stance. - But you need to be stopped. BAKUAGN BRAWL!

(Five minutes later, KKBC.)

Maken pow:

- Volt? - I asked my teammate as I walked in very fast stride around the Bakugan City, talking to him on the scroll. - I need to find Blake, she just disappeares and I don't know where she is. - I quickly asked him, looking around with wide eyes.

- She seems to go towards the mountains on south of Kuo Kuana. Go to me on the way to grab Ravenoid, then teleport via ability card directly to her using gauntlet coordinates. - Volt told me, taking notice of the fact that my usage of ability card has a cooldown.

- Got it! I'm on my way. - I responded, moving forward at unusually high (even for me) speed.

(Ten minutes later.)

- Blake? - I asked, as I came out of the portal at top of the mountain, looking around the flat top of the hill. The sky looking sharply yellow because Sun was going down, leaving the Moon its naturally deserved place.

- Maken? - Asked me very familiar voice from behind. - Never thought I See anyone there before me. - She added as I turned around and saw her tired face.

- Blake, sorry for- - Ravenoid jumped in with his apology, but was interrupted by Blake taking him and giving him a hug.

- No need to, please. - She sobbed, pulling him to her chest. - I just went crazy from losing you to Velvet. - She explained, putting him on her shoulder. - So, how about we go back to... Oh right, recharge. - She said to me, before reminding herself of my semblance's drowback.

- And that means you're going down! - Shouted to us strong male voice, which make both of us jump back and turn towards lower part of the hillside where we saw Adam walking up with dozen of White Fang members equiped in long machetes.

- Funny story kiddo, Sienna surely has a lot of trouble because of you. - I said, turning on laser sword in my gauntlet, putting Griffon into my pocket and drewing out my mace, while Blake put Ravenoid in her own pocket, activated lasr sword ant took out her Gambol Shroud in katana Mode, which make both of us dual wielding meele fighter.

- Fine then. - Said Adam, taking out his own sword and pointing it towards us. - Give up... or die. - He said, giving the second part a threatning tone which maked Blake took a step back.

- Terrorism, fake promisies and death threaths? Oh how the mighty White Fang has fallen. - I teased him, making a step forward.

- Hmph. Attack! - Shouted Adam, unsatisfied with my response, as his men charged uphill at us.

- Go get'em! - Shouted Griffon from my pocket as I went forward in a casual stride, spinning my mace and having my laser blade wiggling alongside my left arm forward and backwards.

- Don't worry. - I said to him, slicking two nearest opponents with a 135 dergree turn to the right, using my gauntlet's sword, which gave both of them a long cut on chests. - I will. - I added, hitting another goon with my mace from below, smashing his jaw and sending him flying down hill and then dashing forward to join up with Blake, throwing goons that were on my way left and right.

- Thanks for standing at my side. - Blake sighed, as she forced one of attackers to dodge right into my blade, which almost cut his right arm off, making it unusealbe to fight anyway, which caused him to retreat.

- No problem. - I said, quickly ducking as Blake changed her Gambol Shroud into the gun mode and fired in the head if goon behind me, then turning to the right and slicing her own blade right throu the chest of another opponent, then pulling it back and letting him run away, since she stabbed him in his right side of the chest.

- They are too strong! Retreat, retreat! - Shouted one of remaining White Fang soldiers, as all of them who remain fall back, running downhill and feeling over from time to time.

- Grr. Cowards. - Scoffed Adam, taking his turn to engage, as both of us stood on top of the hillside, back in standing position.

- Wh have the high ground, so better if we stall him until Teleport ability card recharges. - I said, making a step to the right, covering part of Blake's body with my own.

- It won't help you. - Adam said, walking forward towards us.

- Okay, I try to score a shot from up here. - Blake said, giving my plan a green light.

- Then come and get me, Taurus. - I said, making my both weapons in X style block, laser before mace.

- WRYYYY! - Roared in somewhat animalistic rage Adam before running straight at me, his sword aimed straight and at my left lung.

- No. - I calmly said, making a quick move to repell his sword to mynleft with usage of laser sword, which forced Adam to jump in this direction in order to not lose an arm. - Now! - I shouted, making a jump to the left and hearing two gunshot followed by painful scream upon my landing. When I looked towards Adam, I saw that a small chunk from upper part of his left shoulder was desintegrated, while other parts of it were deeply painted in black from explosion. Another this I saw was that his aura was taken down to a zero, which basically left him at our mercy.

- I... I... I don't want to kill you, Adam. - Said Blake, lowering her weapons. - But you're arrested for wide ammount of crimes against everyone on Remnant. - She staded with serious tone. Giving him a dead serious glare.

- Aagghh... AAAAAAAA! - Screamed in maniacal trans Adam, before another shot went on his head, making him visibly dizzy and forcing him on the ground.

- Enforced sleeping? - I asked, aa Blake deactivated her weapons and came closer to defeated enemy.

- Made by Volt specially for this ocassions. Now please help me by providing a transport. - She said, as I turned off my gauntlet and put back my mace.

- Roger, roger. - I said, loading my already replenished ability card.

- Roger? Roger? What does it mean? - Balke asked me, confused about my statement.

- I tell you in the freetime, now we need to arrest this sorry excuse of a leader and give him proper trial. - I said as I walked towards her with card being activated in the gauntlet.

(Ten minutes later.)

- We were both so worried! - Said Kali, giving Blake a tight hug.

- She was too, believe me when I say. - I added, trying to defuse the situation.

- We believe. Thanks for capturing Taurus. - Said Ghira, talking to me on the side while girls were busy explained to eachother what happened.

- This is my responsibility, Sir. Anyways, I'm just straight out glad that I have suceeded with this task. - I said, looking back at Blake's tired but happy face. - And I will always do because I have something to return after every time, fight and task, and I better be cursed than a failure...

Raven pow:

- Having fun now? - Asked medium-sized brunette boy in black pants and shirt consisting of black, purple and green coloired stripes who was fighting with me by now for at least fiveteen minutes, as he used his semblance to throw me with wave of wind into the wall, making me fall throu it into a burning hall.

- "This kid is really good. Better if I end this by now." - I thought, as I took my Omen in hand and activated wind dust in it, using it as a form of resisting against his wind use.

- It's no use! You barely use wind, I AM WIND! - The boy shouted, as he eat a solid chunk of wind dust crystal, after which his eyes turned white, his nails and breath doing the same.

- You're delusional. - I said, sending the blast of wind, ice and electricity right at the boy, just for him to make a straight chopping move with his hand and send it straingt into the side, blowing up Pile of rubble in the process.

- You maiden powers are strong, but useless if not used to fight others than Grimm. - The boy called me out, as whole tornado begin to appear around him. - But my semblance is STRONGER! - He boasted, suddenly turning his tornado fron standing around him to come straingt out of his arms, which he then directed directly at me.

- No! - I shouted, dropping my weapon using all of the power I had to block his attack. - HHHH... hah! - I said with a slight ammount of hope, seeing that I blocked his strike, althrough I still had to hold it with my both hands.

- GOT YOU! - I suddenly heared his voice from behind, then feeling overwhelmimg ammount of pain coming from my torso. As I lovered my head, I was myself penetrated with my own weapon in the stomach, at which my hands began to shake and my senses to blur.

- See you on the opposing side of afterlife, my vishious adversary. - He said to me before I heard a long zoom from by back which confirmed his escape.

Shun pow:

- Wind based speed is so useful. - I told to myself, as effects of eating wind dust had ended, followed up by explosion that turned the village into a big, deep crater with smoke coming out of it.

- You went overboard on this one. - Said to me Skyress, as I walked away from the place of battle.

- I had to, she was never up to good, I can tell. - I said, as I went forward, staying on newly taken track alongside forest and ocassional signs. - Besides, I still have to exchange favors with a girl who left me in a exploding magazine three years ago and then avoided any explenation ever since. - I said, feeling my heartbest accelerating.

- Shun, don't. - Said to me Skyress.

- No promisies with Xiao Long's, Skyress. - I said to her, as I tucked up left sleeve of my shirt to reveal a third dergree burn that was partially infected. - I have to get revenge, my overwhelmimg semblance can do as much and I have no hope of treatment. I need to get it.


Here is author speaking, and I have some informations for you:

1. - I'm putting this story on hiatus earlier then I was supossed to do, because I'm suddenly out of ideas (Throwing Shun via death of Raven with his completley unnecessary revenge plot arc is one of last I got.), so please don't be mad at me for doing it, but if you are then you can of course inform me via review, just keep it within community guidelines please.

2. - This is my last chapter of 2021, so happy new year for everyone who is reading it!

3. - I'm going back to this story when I get actual ideas about what to do with it, right now I'm going back to my secondary story and my personal new idea.

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