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Sonic the Hedgehog:

Tournament of the Stars

Chapter 27

Last time, Blaze was able to defeat Mephiles while Emily won against Amelia.

"Our next match is Thorn VS Ozone!"

The two hedgehogs entered the arena and nodded at each other, showing respect.

"I wish you luck" said Thorn.

"You too" replied Ozone. "I saw you fight and hopefully, you'll be a challenge!"

Thorn gave off a smirk before throwing a fireball in Ozone's direction. The yellow hedgehog however teleported behind Thorn and sent a kick to the back. But Thorn turned round sharply and caught his leg before it could hit. Ozone in the end turned it into his favour by spinning and hitting Thorn with his other foot. The sorcerer staggered back but Ozone punched him in the gut, sending him upward.

While in the air, Thorn saw Ozone prepare a Chaos Spear. Through quick thinking, Thorn fired a thunder spell that made Ozone roll out of the way. This gave Thorn the chance to land and shoot an ice spell at his opponent. Ozone didn't see it coming and his whole left arm was frozen. Staring in disbelief, he was unprepared for Thorn punching him round the face, followed by a knee to the gut.

Thorn seemed to have the upper hand. Ozone had the strength to break the ice but if he did, he'd rip his own arm off. This left him at a disadvantage. He began to teleport all over the place, avoiding Thorn's attempts to electrocute him.

This is bad, Ozone thought. How am I supposed to win with only one arm? He then remembered at the start of the battle. Thorn used fire magic. A smirk developing on his face, Ozone appeared in front of Thorn and stuck his tounge out. Thorn was taken aback by this and was unprepared for Ozone to start slapping him round the face. Ozone then backed off and began to pull faces. Thorn was getting pissed off and when Ozone flipped him off, he cried out.

"You're really becoming a nuisance!" he yelled, throwing a fireball. Ozone smiled that his plan had worked. He dodged the fireball but it left a small flame where it landed. Ozone placed his arm near it and the ice melted. Thorn, realising he had been tricked, conjured up some wind magic. Ozone covered his face with his arm as dust was blown at him. Because of this, Thorn had the opportunity to rush up and punch him in the gut. He then kicked Ozone round the head, knocking him into the dirt. He then formed another fireball and threw it at the fallen hedgehog but Ozone quickly flipped back up to avoid it.

He made a jump at Thorn but the sorcerer used lightning magic to electrocute Ozone. He then propelled Ozone into the wall using wind magic. Not willing to give up, Ozone got back up and stood his ground. Thorn decided to use all he had and began to throw fireballs one after the other. Ozone began to run from them but Thorn had a good aim and one eventually landed at his feet, causing him to somersault through the air. Thorn fired an ice spell but Ozone quickly teleported to avoid it. He appeared behind Thorn, grabbed him by the back of the head and swung him into the wall. The sorcerer attempted to get back up but Ozone rammed into Thorn again. He was crushed against the wall and Ozone let him slip onto the ground.

"Ozone wins!"

The crowd cheered for Ozone, though Amy was slightly disappointed at Thorn's loss. Thankfully, he wasn't injured that badly but Ozone still used the same technique he used on Vector to heal him.

"Thanks for the challenge" said Ozone shaking Thorn's hand.

"Likewise" he replied and the two returned to their seats.

"Our next fight is Havoc VS Kyira!"

Havoc was greeted with cheers, which he accepted greatly but when Kyira came out, the crowd began to boo. The half demon attempted to block it out while Havoc walked up to her.

"Good luck" he said.

Kyira simply nodded. The two then jumped back before charging. They pushed against each other, neither showing signs of backing down. Then Kyira swept out with her tails and knocked Havoc over. He quickly got back up but Kyira nailed a kick into his stomach. He was sent sprawling across the ground. He got back up to see Kyira already running towards him. Through quick thinking, he flipped himself over Kyira, bouncing off of her head and, fully concentrating, he threw a Chaos Spear at her. It was enough to greatly damage her.

Kyira gritted her teeth as she fought the pain. Turning, she saw Havoc attempting a punch which she blocked with her arm. However, the freelancer threw his other fist right into Kyira's face. She was knocked back and she held her mouth, blood trickling down. She also noticed he dislodged a tooth. Enraged, she got on all fours, snarling while a red aura began to cover her. Havoc was taken aback slightly and pulled out his knife. The demon fox charged at him with amazing speed, slamming into him. But as she did, Havoc sent the knife into her shoulder. Kyira stopped to pull the knife out. As she did, Havoc jumped and began to spin in the air, repeatedly kicking her in the face.

When he stopped, he noticed that the aura was stronger than ever. He began to get slightly creeped out. Kyira threw the knife on the floor and made another dash. Havoc, using his speed, jumped over the charging fox and made a run for his knife. This was a mistake. As he tried to pick it up, Kyira had quickly turned and rammed into him, sending him flying forward. As he landed, she jumped and slammed her tails onto him with as much force as she had. Havoc struggled to get back up but Kyira picked him up, slashed him across the face and kicked him in the gut, sending him into the wall with a thud. He didn't get back up.

"Kyira wins!" the commentator cried but the crowd booed again. Sighing, Kyira returned to her seat, avoiding the icy glares she got. Zero accompanied the medics as they took Havoc away.

Once Havoc was in the ward, Zero went up to him and asked "What do we do now?"

Havoc looked at his friend. "Well, now that we're out of the tournament, I say we find out who's behind this!"