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(Play - "Shrouding Dark Cloud")
"Words alone can only take you so far… if there is no action to support it." Riser grinned arrogantly, as he created several fireballs in his hands. "You truly are an idiot, boy. You should've promoted into a Queen instead, not that it matters. The only thing that changed… is how quick you'll fall to the might of the Phenex!"
Riser then threw out the volley of fireballs towards Sora, who stood calm in his place as he raised his keyblade towards the incoming attack. Several arrow-shaped projectiles shot out of his weapon and negated each fireball sent to him before Sora went back to holding his keyblade behind him.
The blonde man was surprised at how the boy countered his flames without even doing much, while also being curious about those arrow-like things that came out of his keyblade. "Is that his weapon's power?" he thought while narrowing his eyes.
"You're not the only one who can throw little stuff like that anymore!" Sora grinned before shooting out three arrows straight towards Riser, who only smirked and closed his eyes.
"Hahahahaha! Do you really believe that such small things can pose as a danger to an immortal—?!" Riser stopped in his words as soon as he felt his stomach get hit with those projectiles, quickly resorting to clutching his midsection in pain as he fell to one knee. "Why did those things feel like it hurt? It shouldn't be that way!" he thought in confusion.
Even Rias, who was watching safely from a distance, became wide-eyed when she saw Riser collapsing to one knee while being in pain. "H-How did that hurt him…?" Even her Power of Destruction was proven useless against Riser, so how was Sora able to bring him pain?
"You're not as untouchable as you think you are, Riser. Stop taking your enemy lightly and fight me for real." Sora narrowed his eyes and kept on twirling his keyblade while in his place, unknowingly mocking the blonde man because of his unwillingness to attack an opponent in pain.
Riser growled and stood up to his feet, before his eyes widened when he noticed something important. "Why am I not healing?" he thought in confusion as he looked down at his stomach, where he had received slight burns on the area where he got hit and they weren't healing at all. Riser looked shocked at this before his mind put the pieces together as he looked towards the only person who could be responsible for this. "What did you do to me?" he snarled, gritting his teeth.
"My keyblade is a weapon of light," Sora revealed with a serious expression. "Those little things that I fired against you earlier were all made of light. All weapons made of light can harm devils, and that includes you. No matter how much you brag about being immortal, you're still a devil like us with the same weaknesses."
Rias and Riser's eyes went wide with his explanation, especially the redhead's. "So this is Sora's plan… no wonder he went for the bishop." she thought, realizing why he opted to enhance his magic rather than using two of his keyblades for a more direct approach with the strength of the rook piece. That was her initial thought, thinking that Riser would have no chance if her pawn overwhelms him through dual-wielding a pair of keyblades.
How could she have forgotten the fact that Sora was practically a walking cheat code among devils?! With his powers not being limited by the weakness of their kind, her pawn could easily force Riser to struggle in fighting back and even come out as the winner!
"Do your best, Sora! You can do this!" she cheered on for her pawn with a determined smile.
"That's impossible…" Riser clenched his fists in denial, refusing to believe that this boy actually found a way to counter his regenerative abilities. Speaking of which, his burns on his stomach still haven't healed when they should be at this point, which only proved that Sora's words were true as much as he tried to deny them. Now, he was starting to realize why he had a strange feeling about that 'keyblade' that Sora was using, but he never thought that it could pose as his weakness. "You're a devil as well, so how can you even use light as a weapon?"
"I don't know," Sora grinned before aiming his keyblade at Riser again. His plan was working perfectly and if this keeps up, he'll be able to win the match and Rias' freedom back. "Do you want me to prove it instead?"
A new round of arrows shot out from the keyblade, causing Riser's eyes to widen before he swerved to the side in order to avoid them. "I can't allow myself to get hit by those things," he gritted his teeth at being humiliated like this while he began a counterattack by releasing fireball after fireball towards Sora in an effort to tire the boy out.
To think that there was a day where Riser Phenex had to dodge an attack instead of letting it hit him… unbelievable!
Sora blocked every fireball effortlessly with light arrows as he now began to move, charging towards Riser whilst attacking. This caused Riser to take a few steps back while increasing the intensity of his flames to the point that Sora didn't bother to attack anymore and simply resorted to dodging. Seeing this as his chance, Riser released a larger stream of fire straight towards Sora, who stopped in his place to defend himself yet he didn't look bothered in the very least.
"Waterza!"
A gigantic torrent of water shot out from the keyblade and easily overpowered the flames, as Riser's eyes widened in shock at the power behind that spell. He was too caught up in his own trance that he got blown away by the stream of water and the man was forced not to breathe to prevent himself from drowning. No matter how much he could withstand damage, Riser could never deny that drowning hurt more than having his limbs severed.
The powerful blast first took the man into the air before it slammed him into the ground with such force that Riser gave a loud groan of pain upon impact. He was able to recover quickly though, getting up as soon as he could breathe properly. Riser coughed out some water that got into his lungs as he used his heat to dry himself off.
"His magic is more powerful by promoting to the bishop piece… I have to overwhelm him directly before he gets the chance!" he glared at Sora before going on the offensive, charging forward as his fists burst into flames.
Sora raised his keyblade to block the attack, creating a temporary stalemate between them before Riser began to win in terms of strength. The blonde man grinned when he was starting to gain the advantage, but the keybearer retained a calm demeanor in spite losing the battle of natural strength.
Much to Riser's surprise, Sora willingly broke the stalemate by rolling away, and causing the Phenex to nearly trip over because of the power he put into that deadlock. He didn't keep his eyes off the boy however, who dashed towards the nearest wall and bounced off of it with Flowmotion and flew towards his opponent with great. Riser's eyes widened at his speed that could almost be compared to a Knight piece, which made him unable to defend against the approaching pawn.
"Here I go!" Sora immediately attacked with a multitude of slashes that ended with Last Charge, creating some distance between the two before using Flowmotion to get to Riser again. This time, Riser was able to recover in time to block his next slash, before sending a flame-induced fist towards Sora. The boy was able to avoid this by bouncing off Riser and performing a backflip in the air before shooting more light arrows towards the Phenex.
"What is this kid?" Riser thought in confusion as he quickly threw fireballs towards the arrows to negate them. While this happened, Sora landed on the ground and pointed his keyblade towards Riser. The tall blonde man knew what he was going to do and summoned several pillars made of fire to send them at Sora.
"Blizzaza!" The keyblade wielder summoned a giant chunk of ice almost as big as a glacier and sent it hurling towards Riser.
"You won't overpower a Phenex with your pesky magic!" Riser sent the flame pillars towards Sora and the two attacks met head-on, creating a large amount of steam afterwards that clouded both of their sights. While the blonde man had covered his face with his arms, he still kept his attention towards the younger boy in case he tries to blindside him with those light arrows. His eyes then widened upon hearing Sora's voice.
"Thundaza!"
Hearing the sound of cracking thunder around him, Riser quickly noticed that there were several pillars of lightning striking the ground. Even though none of them hit due to him avoiding each pillar, Riser didn't need to be struck to know how powerful it was compared to normal lightning. He wasn't even sure if he could regenerate from these, despite the fact that he literally can.
Riser snarled at the humiliation he was subjected to. This wasn't supposed to happen! He was supposed to be winning this fight at this point! He shouldn't be struggling to dodge this boy's useless attacks!
"You dare insult me with these weak spells, boy?! A noble high-class devil of the House of Phenex?! I've had enough of you!" A large flaming aura appeared around the blonde man, blowing away the steam as Sora now came into view. "I will show you why you should have never crossed paths with Riser Phenex!"
Large magic circles appeared around Riser and they all began to glow brightly, causing Sora to narrow his eyes and prepare for what's to come.
"FALL TO THE POWER OF THE MIGHTY PHOENIX!" Riser screamed as powerful blasts of fire shot out from all of the magic circles and went straight towards the keyblade wielder, who quickly raised his weapon into the air to defend himself.
"Aeroza!"
Giant wind currents appeared around Sora just before the flames could hit him, which were actually strong enough to withstand Riser's attacks. However, the boy knew that this barrier wouldn't last long against a continuous barrage of flames, more so from someone who was a Phenex. While his barrier was still active, Sora shot light arrows of his own towards Riser, who had to move from his place in order to dodge them.
"You may have a way to hurt someone like me, but even that barrier of yours will fall to my flames eventually!" Riser laughed as the magic circles around him seemed to have an endless supply of his flames. "And when that happens, I will personally make sure you are dealt with!"
"Looks like all you can do is squawk over and over like a real bird," Sora grinned smugly as he knew just how Riser would react to this. "Can't you do anything other than open your big mouth?"
From the sidelines, Rias covered her mouth to prevent herself from laughing out loud since she knew it was true.
Riser's eyebrow twitched in annoyance as he began to throw more powerful fireballs in correspondence with the magic circles, aiming to completely overwhelm the boy before he would finish him off directly. "You have insulted me for the last time, boy! I won't stand for this any longer!" he roared in anger.
"We'll just see about that!" Sora began to run around and continued to shoot arrows towards Riser, whose flames chased the keybearer around whilst avoiding those projectiles of light. However, with that powerful wind barrier still protecting the boy, it would most likely take a while before one of them falters. Because of this, the battle between the two was seemingly even.
"He's actually going on par against Riser Phenex," Tsubaki voiced out, breaking the silence inside the room for the first time ever since they watched Sora intercept the blow that would've retired Rias from the match. "And to think he's actually found a weakness in that man…"
"He's got this," Roxas crossed his arms and grinned. The moment he noticed that everyone had gone silent, he knew that his other was finally facing off against Riser which was the moment that he finally stood up from the couch to watch along with them. "Sooner or later, that Phenex bastard will eventually lose. But I'll give him credit, he's pushing Sora to defend himself with those magic circles around him. Question is, how long can he keep it up?"
"Ishida-kun's magic has also grown stronger than before, as expected from promoting into the bishop piece." Sona also spoke up, taking note of the differences between this battle and the previous ones that Sora. "I'm curious if the promotion allowed him to shoot those projectiles of light, or he was already of capable of doing it even before promoting."
"Sona-kaichou, may I ask you a question?" Xion spoke, raising her arm so that she could get the Sitri girl's attention.
The stoic council president turned her head towards the girl before nodding. "Certainly, Xion-san."
"Is there another way of claiming victory in this Rating Game other than beating an enemy to the point that he can no longer fight? If Riser Phenex is immortal, then no matter how much damage he receives from, he will still get back up. From my perspective, it's an unfair disadvantage for Sora."
"Ishida-kun can always force Riser Phenex to verbally admit his defeat instead of attempting to outdo him," Sona explained as she raised an eyebrow. "But I'm curious to know why you would say that. Doesn't Ishida-kun have a keyblade imbued with light that he used earlier against the pawns? I'm quite sure that if Ishida-kun uses it against Riser Phenex, he can easily force the enemy to submit."
Xion shook her head. "I don't think Sora will use that keyblade unless he really needs to."
"What makes you say that, Xion-san? As far as I know, Ishida-kun wants to win this match for Rias and he must be aware of his one advantage against Riser Phenex, which is the ability to use light."
"Well, if Sora really wanted to end this now, he could've promoted to something else, right? Maybe a Rook, because of the tremendous strength it gives which he can use to overwhelm Riser Phenex, or even the Queen piece… but he didn't. He chose the Bishop piece instead."
"Now that you mention it, you do make a point. Using the Bishop against someone whose powers focuses on magic is indeed intriguing to think about." Sona clasped her hands together in front of her face and frowned. "But I suppose we'll find out as we watch."
Sora frowned as he dodged another stream of fire from Riser's magic circles. At this point, his wind barrier had disappeared from all the damage it had sustained because of the Phenex's flames. It did last long enough for him to gain some distance away from Riser, but he didn't have any time to cast another one.
"Your barrier was weak, boy! It had no chance against the might of my flames!"
For several minutes now, Sora had been forced to continue being on the move so he could be safe from Riser's attacks. If he even tries to stand in one place to cast a spell, a powerful fire blast would already be heading towards him to prevent him from trying anything. His light arrows were being easily negated as Riser turned the tide of the battle to his side once again.
"What's wrong, boy?! Didn't you have such big words earlier?! Why are running away?! I expected more from Rias' only pawn!" Riser mocked, not even stopping in his fiery assault as Sora rolled and jumped away to avoid the attacks.
Rias continued to watch from the sidelines, sending a look of worry to her servant who may be getting overwhelmed sooner or later. However, she willed herself to stay in her place as much as she wanted to intervene and help out. She knew better than to not have hope in what Sora can do.
"I have faith in you, Sora. I know this isn't your limit! You can beat that bastard!" Rias cheered on in her thoughts, clenching her fist tight.
(Stop playing - "Shrouding Dark Cloud")
And then, all of a sudden, Riser stopped in his assault and just crossed his arms while sighing in exasperation. This caused Sora to finally stop in his tracks, but it also made him frown in confusion. What made the Phenex stop out of nowhere?
"This is boring. It is clear by now that you have no chance in winning against me. All you are doing is tiring yourself even further when you can just resign. I told you that it wouldn't matter in the end." Riser scoffed, thinking that there was no point in continuing. "But I'll give you credit, Sora Ishida. You manage to last longer against me than most of the opponents I've fought, and you managed to even wound me, something that nobody has ever been able to do before. In the end though, my victory is inevitable."
Sora scowled and gritted his teeth, seeing that Riser was mocking him again. He wasn't tired by any means, but the fact that the blonde bastard was assuming he was infuriated him.
"For the resolve you've shown today, I'll give you one chance at saving yourself." Riser's arrogant look shifted to a serious one, showing that he wasn't kidding around. "Retire from this battle and leave me with my beloved Rias, or I will enjoy crushing the life out of you and her other servants!"
Rias looked horrified at the ultimatum that the Phenex gave her pawn, so much that she was tempted to show herself already and stop this, but steeled herself to plant her feet on the ground and look towards Sora.
"Sora, I know that you're not going to give in, but what are you going to do to beat him? Riser will annihilate you using his flames without hesitation!" The redhead thought, before remembering another important thing about her servant. "Of course! He still has that Oathkeeper keyblade! Sora can use it to overwhelm him with its powers!"
Unbeknownst to her, Sora was having similar thoughts, but not in the exact same way.
"What else can I do? He thinks I'm tired, but I got a lot left in me. Still… if I try to shoot him with my arrows or do anything else… he'll blast me with his magic circles again. This is my only chance of making a plan to beat him." Sora thought to himself with a deep scowl, gripping his keyblade tight. "I'd rather leave using Oathkeeper against him as a last resort… but what do I do…?"
[Phoenix Tears…]
"What was that?" Sora's eyes widened as he heard that ominous voice once again but this time, it wasn't shouting that same thing over and over. It felt like… that voice was actually telling him something. "A-Are you the voice that I keep hearing inside me?"
[The Phoenix Tears, Partner… use it.]
"Phoenix Tears…?" he asked himself, before it hit him. In a hurry, Sora quickly reached into his pants' pocket, pulling out the vial of phoenix tears that Ravel had given to him earlier.
"Those are Phoenix Tears," Riser scowled as he saw the vial in Sora's hand. Upon hearing those words, Rias widened her eyes in astonishment and immediately began to wonder how her servant got such an item. "It doesn't belong to you, where did you get them?" When he noticed that the boy wasn't even looking at him nor bothered to answer, the blonde man gritted his teeth. "ANSWER ME, BOY! WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?!"
Before any of them could say anything else, the vial in Sora's hand began to glow brightly for a few moments and the moment it died down, everyone was in a state of shock at what became of it.
It was a completely new keyblade; its guard being orange in color while the handle and the neck were a mix between yellow and red. Its whole scheme was composed of entirely warm colors. It had a long reach that reminded Sora of Axel's keyblade, with the teeth resembling that of a phoenix wing and it seemed to be glowing yellow from the power radiating inside it. Finally, the keychain attached to the weapon through a chain link was a head of a phoenix.
"A new keyblade…" Sora muttered in disbelief, getting a good look at the weapon in his hand. Riser and Rias were both in the same state, in complete shock that a small vial of Phoenix Tears just transformed into something else entirely.
"How the hell did those Phoenix Tears turn into a keyblade?" Rias thought with her mouth agape before looking at her pawn in amazement. "Don't tell me that's another one of Sora's abilities?!"
"What just happened? Those Phoenix Tears… why did they turn into something similar to that giant key?" Riser asked himself for a moment, before he turned his attention to the boy behind this. "What have you done, boy?! What did you do with those Phoenix Tears!"
[Use the power of the Phoenix, Partner… Trust me.]
Sora's eyes widened as he heard that monstrous voice again, before he gained a serious look on his face. As much as he had questions regarding it, he knew that it wasn't the right time to ask them. That voice didn't seem like it had any bad intentions, given the fact that it was referring to him as 'Partner' and it was giving him advice on what to do. Right now, he still had a Rating Game to win. The only thing he could do was to follow what that voice was telling him, and put his trust in it.
"I trust you, so let's do this!" exclaimed Sora whe flashing his signature grin. With a reinvigorated spirit, he twirled his newfound keyblade in his hand as bright light covered his entire body.
(Play - "Rage Awakened")
[BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST!]
"I-It can't be!" Riser gasped, his eyes widening in complete and utter disbelief upon hearing those words spoken by a draconic voice, as he knew exactly what this meant for him.
"Haagghhh!" When the light had simmered down, Sora's appearance had completely changed. His spiky hair had turned yellow and it seemed like it was burning from how it flickered every few seconds. He was completely shirtless, leaving his bare torso exposed while wearing a pair of long black trousers. He was barefoot as well, but the most distinct change that happened to his clothes were the pair of guards that he wore on his shoulders and elbows, as well as orange gloves for his hands. All three pairs of equipment were designed with a miniature phoenix wing. This new appearance of his would come to be known as Phoenix Form in the future.
"This is… something new." Sora thought, looking at how his appearance had changed. If he wasn't in a battle at this very moment, he would've been embarrassed about being shirtless in front of people. However, his attention was focused on the newfound power flowing inside him. "It's like… those Formchanges I use in my third adventure… but on a completely different scale."
"I don't believe it… this power…" Rias breathed out, sensing the energy radiating off of Sora and being surprised at how familiar it was to her. "Sora is actually using the power of the Phenex clan?!"
"This is impossible! How can a kid like you be the Red Dragon Emperor?!" Riser screamed, before he noticed how familiar Sora's energy was to him, making him raise an eyebrow. "Why do I feel my family's power inside you?"
"Ask questions later, I still have to beat him!" Sora shook his head and now focused his attention on the blonde Phenex before him, holding his new keyblade tight and narrowing his eyes at Riser. "I think I have a way to beat him now!"
"ANSWER ME, YOU LITTLE BRAT! HOW CAN YOU BE THE RED DRAGON EMPEROR, WHEN THE BOOSTED GEAR WAS LONG GONE?! WHY DOES YOUR POWER FEEL SIMILAR TO MY OWN?!" Riser snapped, finally losing his own temper.
Sora kept silent, knowing that this was exactly what he needed Riser to do.
Riser clenched his fists tightly and growled at the keyblade wielder. "You know what? It doesn't matter." The magic circles around him began to glow again as he created a gigantic fireball with both his hands, bigger than all the other ones he made earlier. "Even if you are the long lost host of the Boosted Gear, I will crush you. The outcome of this battle has been decided from the start! Such is fate that I will be the one who wins this match! This is the end, Red Dragon Emperor!"
He then threw the fireball towards Sora with both hands, while the keyblade wielder simply grinned as he raised his weapon against the incoming projectile.
"It will be the end for you, because I'm just getting started! FIRAZA!"
An enormous stream of fire shot out from the keyblade and clashed with the incoming fireball, which was easily overpowered by Sora's magic as it continued to fly straight towards the the arrogant blonde devil.
"No way… his flames were more powerful than mine?!" Riser's eyes widened in shock at how his attack was completely useless against the boy. He then saw that the flames heading for him had took on the shape of a dragon opening its mouth wide. The Phenex couldn't find it in himself to dodge it, mainly because he was either in pure awe of the magnitude behind this fire, or he was in too much disbelief to even move. With a loud roar from the flames, Riser got swallowed in the dragon's mouth.
A huge explosion was what followed, with the smoke covering nearly the whole rooftop of the school building. Rias was forced to keep herself hidden and covered her nose to prevent herself from taking in any smoke. Since there was no announcement made by Grayfia yet, it only meant that Riser was still alive even after such a powerful attack.
Once the smoke had cleared, Riser was struggling to get back on his feet with his body sustaining multiple burns all over, which was ironic considering his power was all about fire. This was but a minor setback however, because his wounds will simply heal in a matter of moments.
Riser began to chuckle as he got back to his feet. "That...brat… does he really think… that alone will be enough… to defeat—!" His eyes widened when he felt a sharp pain pass through his chest, only to see Sora with his back turned, standing in front of him while holding the keyblade in a reverse grip, having performed a Zantetsuken.
Rias' eyes widened as he saw the state that Riser was in. "Attack after attack! He's not giving Riser any time to recover!" Tears began welling up in her eyes, seeing that her pawn was close to achieving victory with the blonde Phenex now falling to his knees. "You can do this, Sora! Beat his ass!"
"You can't do this! Don't you understand?! Why do you keep on resisting?!" he ranted, glaring hatefully at Sora who turned his head to look at him. "Rias and I belong together! Our union has been decided! It's tradition that we end up with each other! Why would you get in the way of our future?!" Riser roared loudly before throwing a fireball at Sora's face, who didn't even move to block it.
To everyone's shock, the slight burn that Sora sustained on left side of his face healed in a matter of seconds before he began to utter his response.
"I don't care about your traditions or whoever it is that said you and Rias will get married." Sora glared back at Riser with the same intensity, pointing his keyblade towards his face. "What matters is that she doesn't want you, and you should respect what she wants."
"Why aren't you getting it, boy?!" Riser shouted as he forced himself back to his feet and charged towards Sora, having no other option but to fight with his fists. He threw his fists at the brunette-turned-blonde boy, who blocked the attack with his keyblade. "Our marriage is essential for the survival of our kind! You should understand what that means, so why are you interfering with this?! Answer me, Red Dragon Emperor!"
Sora only narrowed his eyes and leaned closer towards Riser's face.
"Because you don't deserve her."
Using one swift counter, Sora pushed Riser's fists away and delivered a quick slash towards his opponent's midsection, sending him rolling across the ground. While he was still down, Sora outstretched his arms to both sides and kept his feet together, as a flaming aura of a phoenix began to coat his body completely; his arms were the wings while his feet were the tail.
"I told Ravel-chan that I will teach you a lesson, and I will. You don't deserve Rias because you're arrogant, selfish, and you only care about yourself! I'll make sure that you'll look at the error of your ways… when I beat you and win this match for Rias!"
With that, Sora flew into the sky above the school building, his phoenix aura radiating wildly and growing bigger in resonance with his keyblade. After spending a good ten seconds in the air, the keyblade wielder spread his limbs apart as his aura glowed even brighter. Sora then began to descend at full-speed, head-first, his target being the man who was slowly getting back to his feet with no chance of avoiding what was to come.
"PHOENIX FLARE!"
With his keyblade oustretched, the boy crashed straight towards Riser and caused a massive explosion afterwards, the winds being powerful enough that Rias had to hold on to a nearby wall to prevent herself from getting blown away. The impact destroyed the portion of the rooftop where they were standing and brought them both several floors down as a result.
By the time that Riser had opened his eyes, albeit weakly, he was completely on top of a big pile of rubble while the tip of Sora's keyblade was directly pointed towards his neck. Slowly looking up, the keybearer was standing triumphantly on top of him and had returned back to normal, but the heated look in his eyes never changed.
"Yield," was the only word that came out of Sora's mouth and it was clear from his expression alone that he was not in the mood for anything else.
"Uurrgghhh… fine." Riser groaned loudly, feeling his whole body in pain that he could barely move.
He could still heal from this and continue to fight, but it would take at least twenty minutes for it to happen. Meanwhile, the boy in front of him was still in fine condition. Swallowing his pride, he uttered the next words that would unknowingly be the end of his reign of arrogance.
"I… surrender."
["Riser Phenex-sama, the King, has retired. The victor of this Rating Game is Rias Gremory."]
(Stop playing - "Rage Awakened")
And there we go. Sora has defeated Riser and has won the Rating Game as a result. And would you look at that? Ddraig has finally spoke to Sora for the first time, which means he'll finally introduce himself soon enough. The Phoenix Tears that Ravel gave to Sora transformed into a new keyblade, which gave birth to a new form. This is similar to the Formchanges of KH3, but in this fic, let's refer to them as 'Supernatural Forms'. Got a problem with Sora being shirtless? I based his new appearance on Ozai's appearance from Avatar: The Last Airbender because he's the Phoenix King, get it? Lol. You could always think of him as a Super Saiyan too, hahahaha.
I will explain Sora's new keyblade and Supernatural form shortly. Don't complain about Sora overpowering Riser's flames with his own, don't forget he promoted to Bishop before this chapter. Next chapter should be interesting, because we're wrapping up the Riser arc along with everybody's reactions to what just happened.
~Jiminy's Journal~
Keyblade Analysis #4
Name: Phoenix Down
STR: 10
MGC: 9
-a keyblade imbued with the power of the Phenex family, granting a boost in strength and fire-based attacks
-obtained after the phoenix tears that Ravel Phenex gave to Sora transformed into a keyblade
-Grants access to Phoenix Form; while in this form, Sora gains the healing capabilities of the Phenex clan and enables him to manipulate fire without needing to spend magic energy
Shotlock: Ashes to Ashes - Summons a cloud of tinder before igniting it with the keyblade's teeth, setting off a huge explosion
Finish: Phoenix Flare - A giant aura of a phoenix covers Sora's body as he flies to the air before crashing down on the opponent full-force
~Jiminy's Journal~
Goodbye… and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*
-Lance
