Me: Hey, people. Really sorry I haven't written in awhile. Please don't hate me X( But, no use feeling ashamed of the past! The battle is all that matters! So here it is, sent in by BubbleMonkey97! I'm really sorry, I know this suggestion was given a LONG time ago, but I forgot that I hadn't used any of yours yet! So, Marluxia vs. Cloud! Let's go!
Both warriors step onto the field. Cloud reaches back over his shoulder and removes the enormous Buster Sword from its sheath strapped to his back. Holding it firmly with both hands, he holds it in front of him, the shaft pointing upward into the sky. Marluxia gazes ahead with deep sapphire eyes and a slight smirk. Raising one hand, a single rose petal falls into his open palm and an enormous pink scythe larger than him appears. He swings it down to his side, ready to fight. With the flick of a switch, the arena becomes a circular floor made of stained glass. A holy light beams down from above, but the rest of the air is dark as night. After a few moments, the gong sounds.
Marluxia spins forward, whipping his scythe around him in a deadly circle. Cloud leaps into the air to dodge. Marluxia follows by jumping up toward him with the scythe and Cloud blocks the strike with a CLANG! The Nobody lands back down on the ground. His enemy, still propelled higher into the air, falls downward with his blade poised to stab. Marluxia leaps backward to avoid the deathblow. The sword plunges into the glass of the floor and cracks jut from around it. Cloud releases his sword from the ground and leaps back toward his foe. Marluxia blocks the flurry of strikes, then swings in a horizantal arc, forcing his enemy to back off. Cloud lands back a good fifteen feet. Marluxia whips around with incredible speed, the arc of the blade whipping up a flurry of wind and rose petals. The flower storm blasts toward the blonde man in front of him and he is forced to close his eyes and brace himself against the gale. He opens them just in time to see the pink-haired Nobody upon him. He raises his sword just in time to guard the curved blade heading for his throat. Marluxia whips around the other way and smashes the blunt end of the blade into Cloud's side. The blond gasps and staggers sideways. Marluxia leaps and brings his scythe in a downward swing. Cloud swings up into the weapon, blasting the Nobody backward from the force.
Marluxia flips backward and lands on his feet. Cloud rushes forward and slices with his Buster Blade. Marluxia's eyes widen and he jumps backward just before the enormous sword rips him in two. Cloud doesn't let up. He charges forward again and attacks. Marluxia guards again, but the force of the attack against his skinny blade causes him to collapse. Cloud raises his sword overhead, shadow towering over the Castle Oblivion leader, ready to finish him. As he brings the sword down, Marluxia warps to the other side of the field. The warrior whips around to face his opponent. With a cry and a mighty swing of his arm, he hurls the enormous Buster Blade right at his foe. Marluxia has almost no time to react and the incoming weapon's handle collides with its target and smashes him backward. He lands on the ground with a grunt, a bruise already forming on his hip. He grits his teeth and stands, eyes ablaze with rage. He yells and rushes Cloud, swinging upward in an uppercut. Cloud manages to block, only to get a kick straight to his gut. With a sharp exhale, he flies backward, just managing to catch himself on his feet. He glares back up at his enemy, ready to attack, when he sees a strange look on his foe's face. Marluxia is smirking and has a mischievous glint in his eye. Cloud stands still, staring at his opponent, waiting for him to make the first move. Slowly, he feels a breeze start to pick up. It gets faster and rose petals begin to swirl around the Nobody, lifting him into the air. Then the petals and the galestorm solidify underneath him into a strange grey creature with two huge scythe-like blades for hands. Cloud stands stunned as a beam of energy gathers at the tip of the monster's face. "Scatter your heart to the wind!" screams the pink-haired man. The ray fires downward. Cloud snaps out of his frightened daze just in time. He leaps backward as the attack blasts into the ground. With a huge crack, the stained glass splits and falls apart into the darkness.
Cloud begins to fall but quickly unfurls a large single bat-like wing. Blasting back into the air, he holds his sword at the ready. Suspended in oblivion, the two warriors face off. Cloud whizzes toward his foe, making the first move. Marluxia's creature swings an enormous blade but Cloud nimbly swoops under it and hacks at the monster's underside. It shrieks and recoils. Spinning around now to target its foe, it swings a large blade again. Cloud flips around it and goes in for another attack. He slices at the beast's arm. It cries out again with an unearthly scream. Then it swings around, launching a storm of rose petals. The twister envelops Cloud as the razor-sharp petals cut at his face and arms. He swings frantically to bat them away. The storm releases him just as the Nobody creature flies straight at him and swings to rip him to shreds. He darts to the side, but the blade narrowly catches his leg, leaving a gash. He looks down and curses as blood starts to soak his pants. Marluxia's pawn glides toward the warrior again, this time slicing with both blades in an X formation. Cloud, right in between both, guards at the junction point and deflects both scythes. Then, recovering from the force, he swoops forward and slashes right across the creature's head. It rears back and howls with a defeaning frequency. Cloud cringes. Marluxia starts to become angry and lets out a war cry. With his mind, he orders a full-out assault. His creation faces its opponent again and charges up a ray of energy. It fires it at the blonde swordsman, but he hacks through it, causing the attack to disintegrate. Marluxia glares and raises both hands out in front of him. The creature roars and blasts an enormous tornado of petals at Cloud. The storm blasts him backward into the darkness, away from the stream of light from above. Spinning around rapidly, he can't see where he is. He looks from side to side, looking for a way out. That's when he senses motion. He whips to the side to see the creature swoop underneath him and he feels a gloved hand wrap around his throat.
Gasping and squirming, Cloud is caught in Marluxia's stranglehold. He tries to fight back but is losing conciousness fast. Marluxia tightens his grip, glaring down at his opponent with a smirk that Cloud would never forget. The Nobody slowly sets his scythe to his enemy's throat, drawing back to strike. Cloud tries to pry Marluxia's hands off his neck, but the Nobody is too strong. Right as Marluxia swings to finish his foe off, Cloud jerks to the side, causing the blade to miss and stab right into the monster's back that they are on top of. It rears back with a scream, bucking the two competitors off of it. Marluxia catches himself by landing farther back on the monster. Cloud uses his wing to catch himself in the air. Rocketing back through the darkness, the blond warrior digs his blade into the creature as he flies, ripping through its entire body. With a horrifying shriek, the Nobody's monster disintegrates into nothingness. Marluxia begins to slowly fall through the air. Cloud swoops down from above with blinding speed. Marluxia puts his scythe up, but is too late to block. The man stabs right through the Nobody. Marluxia's eyes widen as he feels the cold steel plunge through his body. Shaking, he slowly disappears, the look of shock never leaving his eyes. Within seconds, he is gone. Cloud slowly pulls his blade back from the attacking position and sheaths it once again, then flies deep into the darkness, disappearing from sight.
Me: Hey yall. Hope you liked it! Again, I haven't written in forever, sorry. Just wanted to let you know though, that once school work slows down and all, I'll be posting a new full story! I've been working super hard on it. Rewriting, editing, perfecting, more rewriting...so be watching for it! Anyway, thanks for reading!