"All right! Without further ado, we now begin the battles between the Dimensional Heroes and Dragon's Fang A! Now we wait patiently as they send out their first fighters." Paruko said.

Both teams soon sent out their fighters with the Dimensional Heroes sending Regal as the other team sent in Barry.

"So, you must be Barry, the renowned assassin." Regal said.

"And you're Regal...the cold hearted killer that murdered his lover." Barry said.

"Cold hearted? I'm afraid the circumstances are much more complicated than that." Regal said.

"What's there to get? She was weak and you were strong so you killed her, just as nature says. The weak are killed by the strong." Barry said.

"Even so, I loved her with all my heart. If you wish to face me, then know I won't hold anything back." Regal said.

"I wasn't expecting you to. If you held back, this match would be incredibly boring." Barry said.

"And the match can begin!" Paruko said.

{Cue- Like a Glint of Light- Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World}

"Show time. Needle Gun!" Barry shouted as he fired a needle from his finger and hit Regal in the arm. "Ahahaha!" Barry laughed as he fired more at Regal.

"Crescent Moon!" Regal called as he dealt an upward kick right at his chin. But Regal groaned as he saw needles in his feet.

"Oh...you should have known…" Barry said turning around to show that needles had been growing out of his chin. "Using up close and personal attacks like that on me is a pretty bad idea."

"And of course he can grow needles all over his body, because why not." Scott said.

"Yeah. Barry uses the Needle Style. Meaning he can grow them out in any solid place, even his own body." Lemon said.

"This is bad… Regal is in a huge disadvantage here." Lloyd said.

"He'll be in even bigger trouble if Barry pulls off his next move." Mukuro said as needles were growing out all over his body.

"Say...how are your dance moves? Cause you'll be doing a lot of moving! Porcupine!" Barry shouted firing all the needles on his body in many different directions. As soon as one would hit a stand or the ground, it would bounce around. "Oh yeah. Fun fact: I can alter what my needles do. For example, these will keep bouncing until they pierce flesh."

"Haven't used this in a while. Bastion!" Regal called as a shield was put up to avoid the needles.

"Not bad, but how long can you hold out?" Barry said as he lied on the ground and watched the needles bounce around.

"He's not even taking this seriously. He's treating this like a game." Levy said.

"As are everyone else in Drake's employ. That is...so far everyone except Ferric." Lloyd said.

"What? Where were you? They were giving it their all." Kirito said.

"But keep in mind that they were using techniques to hinder their opponents. That's why it didn't seem like it." Ramona said.

"That's right. Think of Raz and Feral. They were using their techniques to disorient their opponents instead of actually weakening them." Raine said.

"Probably because they didn't take it seriously enough to actually win their matches." Sheena said before a sword was pointed at her throat as Blade held it.

"If you have an opinion, keep it to yourself." Blade said seriously.

"Lay off. She's just trying to make a point." Zelos said.

"No. He's right. I'm sorry." Sheena said.

"Good. Now let's get back to the match." Blade said pulling his sword away.

As this was going on, Regal gathered a red force of energy and fired it at Barry.

"Nice try." Barry said jumping high into the air to avoid the energy fire.

"Overconfidence breeds carelessness." Regal said as he fires another one that hit Barry directly as he fell to the ground.

"Huh? Is he out?" Paruko asked as Barry lied there motionlessly.

"There. His overconfidence was…." Regal began before they all saw Barry get up slowly without saying a word or saying a thing.

"What's with him? He's normally saying things that make him sound cocky." Hope said.

"Is he...no. This is not good. Not good at all." Blade said.

"What is he talking about? What's going on?!" David asked.

"You intend to fire more of your…" Regal said before he saw a claw shaped scratch on his side and Barry as suddenly gotten behind him. "How is he…"

"Take a good look. The man you see in the arena with your friend. He is the true Barry, the heartless assassin that has killed thousands." Blade said.

"The TRUE Barry?" Mukuro asked.

"Yes. You know him as the cocky and arrogant assassin who finishes things quickly. But, if you apply enough pressure and fear on him, he reverts to his true nature, a silent and bloodthirsty assassin." Blade said.

"That means he's going to be tougher for Regal to beat now." David said.

"That isn't the point. Even if Barry wins, he won't stop until your friend has been killed." Blade said.

Barry then turned to look at Regal before he vanished and appeared in front of him, slashing a leg this time.

"Gh… This power… He's definitely shown his killing intent now…" Regal said.

"No time for small talk, Regal. You need to finish this quick!" Lloyd said.

"It's too late. The match is over." Blade said.

"Ultimate Color Fighting….Secret Art." Barry muttered before he vanished.

"Regal… Come on, Regal… Pull through this…" David said as Regal prepared his shields again. But after he set it up, it was slashed apart in an instant.

"Needle….Pandemonium!" Barry's voice echoed as Regal was viciously slashed apart as scratches were appearing all over his body. Barry soon stopped as Regal was coughing blood as he fell to the ground.

"Regal!" Lloyd shouted.

"That attack was devastating. Even if he managed to…" David said. "Huh? Wait, hold up!" He saw Regal weakly, but surely getting back up.

"There's no way… No one has ever survived that attack!" Blade said.

Regal slowly approached Barry as he said something.

"Barry…..you...have my….respect." he said before collapsing.

"Make the call, Paruko. He's had enough." David said.

"Oh, right. And for the first match, a winner has been decided! The winner is….Barry!" Paruko said as Barry collapsed before getting up.

"Whoa. What...huh? Did I win? Ha! I knew I'd kick your ass...somehow." Barry said.

"Does he even know what's been going on for the past minute?" David asked in a sweatdrop.

"Unfortunately not. Barry never remembers what his other persona does whenever this situation happens." Blade said.

"Probably for the best." David said.

Colette managed to come down and bring Regal back up to the stands.

"I can never get used to that." Zelos said.

"Still, with one loss, we're in a bit of a rocky start." Gray said.

"It'll be fine. We'll make up for it in the next match." Jexi said.

"Okay, now let's get the next match started!" Paruko said as Chill entered the arena as Gray also entered.

"Chill vs Gray. This is gonna be a hard match to decide since both use ice." Rainbow said.

"A full on ice match. How cold." Sonia said.