Sora vs. Black*Star
After hearing that Black*Star and Sora were going to have a duel, Stein decided that it would be interesting to watch it, so he offered to be the witness and recommended them to fight outside of the academy. The professor and his students were now walking to Shibusen's courtyard.
"Hey Kid," said Patty trying to get the shinigami's attention, "who do you think will win?"
"Well, I have to admit that Black*Star is one of the strongest students here, even if he is a moron," he answered. "But I don't think he can defeat a Keyblade wielder of Sora's level."
Maka then turned to her teacher. "Say, Professor Stein, have you ever seen a Keyblade wielder fight?" asked her.
"Sora is the only Keyblade wielder I've ever seen, so I'm as curious as you. Besides, according to Shinigami-sama he's not an ordinary one."
As they talked, Tsubaki warned the people in the courtyard that there was going to be a duel. Some students of Shibusen heard about the fight Black*Star was going to have with the new student, so they went outside to see it.
"What do you mean he's not an ordinary one?" asked Maka with curiosity.
Stein smiled at her. "Do you know what the ranks are for Keyblade wielders?"
Maka thought for a moment. "Yeah…I think I read it on my book. There are three ranks: apprentice, wielder and master if I'm correct."
Patty tugged her sister shirt. "Sis, didn't Kid's father said that Sora was a chosen one or something like that?"
"Uh, yeah I think so," answered Liz with a pensive face.
"That's right," said Stein, "the Keyblade's Chosen One, a legend between Keybearers. It's said that the chosen one has a level far above any other Keyblade wielder."
Maka and Soul looked a little worried. "Then, has Black*Star any chances?" asked Maka.
"Why don't we watch the fight and find out?" said Stein looking at the boys who were going to fight.
Sora, Black*Star and Tsubaki were in their position looking at each other ready to begin.
"You better don't hold back!" said the blue haired boy.
"If you don't, I won't" said Sora whit a grin on his face.
"Let's go Tsubaki!" Black*Star said to his partner.
"Alright!" answered her. She transformed into two scythes that were united by a long chain. Sora looked amazed at her weapon form.
"Okay, let's go!" he said as he drew his Keyblade. Everyone watched the weapon in awe, not having seen one before, and then the fight began.
Sora dashed really fast trying to make the first hit. Black*Star could jump in the last moment before Sora could hit him. When he was in the air he launched one of the scythes of the Kusarigama, but Sora parried it and jumped to hit him and the ninja blocked his attack with the other scythe. They both landed and ran to hit the other and their weapons clashed.
"I've got to admit that you're fast!" said Black*Star.
"Same to you," replied Sora.
"But that isn't enough!" the ninja said. Then the Kusarigama transformed into a small sword. Sora was surprised that Tsubaki had another form. They struggled, but then Black*Star step to the side and tried to cut Sora, but he could dodge it by an inch and he stepped back.
"That was close," the Keybearer thought.
Tsubaki transformed again into the Kusarigama. Black*Star rushed to Sora and began attacking him with fast attacks. Sora could manage to block his offensive. They were moving through the courtyard really fast.
Suddenly, Black*Star launched again one of the scythes to Sora and the Keybearer crouched to avoid the scythe, and then blocked the attack Black*Star did with his other scythe.
Then the blue haired boy smirked. "I got you now!"
Sora looked at him puzzled but then he realized that he was between Black*Star and the first scythe. Black*Star pulled the chain and the scythe trapped Sora's leg.
"Dammit!" he said. He tried to break free, but failed and Black*Star launched him to the air.
"Tsubaki, Shuriken mode!" cried Black*Star, and then Tsubaki transformed into a huge shuriken and Black*Star launched it to Sora.
The shuriken flew at an amazing speed to the Keybearer; Sora put his Keyblade in front of him. The huge shuriken clashed with the Keyblade, but it didn't stop, it kept rotating really fast and sparks appeared because of the friction. The shuriken started stopping after a few seconds.
Seen this, Sora used his other hand to grab the shuriken and launched it back to his opponent.
"What?!" said Black*Star and Tsubaki with puzzled faces. They were surprised that Sora could grab her like if it was nothing.
The people watching the fight were looking at Sora in disbelief.
"Well, that was unexpected," said Stein while smiling.
Maka looked at Sora with amazement. "He simply grabbed her, without even think about it."
"Maka, let me ask you something," said Stein. "You were the first person meeting Sora when he arrived, right?"
"Uh, yeah, that's right," answered her confused by the question.
"Did you, by any chance, take a look at his soul?" asked Stein.
Maka then understand where he was going. "Oh, well, I didn't," she answered. "I didn't know he was a Keyblade wielder when I met him, so I hadn't any reason to do it."
Stein then looked at Kid. "And you Kid?"
"I tried yesterday, when I was fighting the Heartless at his side, but I could barely see it," the boy said.
Stein smiled at him. "Well, that's normal," he told them. "Unlike us, the Keyblade wielders use the strength of their hearts, not of their souls, so you'll need to focus more to see the soul of a Keyblade wielder when he's fighting."
"You're not talking about a physical heart, right?" asked Liz a little confused.
"Of course not." answered Stein. "Although the heart and the soul have a connection, they are very different things. The soul can tell the personality of the person, while the heart tells his tendency towards things. You could ask Sora if you want, I'm sure he can explain it better."
Returning to the fight, Tsubaki returned to normal and landed next to Black*Star. Sora returned to the floor at the same time.
"Well, it looks like we'll have to use that," said Black*Star smirking.
"That?" asked Sora preparing himself.
"You'll see Tsubaki's most powerful form!" Black*Star said pointing to the Keybearer.
"How many forms has Tsubaki?!" thought Sora, impressed that the girl had so many weapon forms.
"Tsubaki, Uncanny Sword Mode!" said Black*Star.
When Black*Star said that, Tsubaki transformed into a katana with a black blade. The face of the meister was covered with black stripes.
Sora looked at them surprised, it was the first time he fought someone like this and he was starting to enjoy it.
Black*Star charged at Sora so fast that it looked like if he teleported, however Sora blocked his attack with ease. Black*Star disappeared from where he was, and appeared behind Sora. Sora without turning back put his Keyblade behind his back and parried the attack leaving an opening in Black*Star defense. He turned and hit the ninja in the torso sending him backwards.
"Dammit, that hurt!" said Black*Star to himself. He recovered himself and used his feet to stop from going any further, and then charged at Sora again. The Keybearer did it too.
Both of them where moving really fast around the courtyard. Almost no one could see them because of their speed. Shockwaves could be seen when their sword clashed, destroying some parts of the floor.
The spectators looked the two fighters with astonishment.
"This fight has nothing to do with the one we had," said Liz to Kid and Patty. They nodded while watching the fight.
Soul and Maka looked the fight with wide eyes and their mouth opened.
Sora and Black*Star continued trying to break the other one guard. Black*Star was panting and Tsubaki noticed.
"Black*Star, you can't hold this mode any longer," Tsubaki said worried for him
"Then we'll have to finish this quickly!" he answered, and then he ran to Sora. They Keyblade wielder noticed that the ninja was getting tired, he thought that the technique he was using was draining his energy, so Sora decided to finish the battle before Black*Star gets hurt.
"Tsubaki, use the shadow!" Black*Star said.
"Okay!" said Tsubaki. Suddenly the shadow of Black*Star came out of the floor and several black spikes attacked Sora. He could destroy some of them, but that gave Black*Star the opportunity to attack.
The ninja put his sword between Sora and the Keyblade and with a pull he disarmed the Keybearer. Sora had his guard down so Black*Star's idea was a success. Sora retreated and kept distance with his opponent.
The Keyblade was now behind the ninja, stuck to the ground.
"This ends here, Sora!" shouted Black*Star, and started running at him. Sora smiled and acquired a position, like if he was holding a blade on its sheath and he started to glow with a gold aura.
Black*Star looked puzzled at him, but then he saw that the Keyblade had returned to his hand.
"What the-?!" said Black*Star in disbelief.
"It came back to him!" exclaimed Tsubaki in surprise.
Black*Star led his guard down when he saw this, and Sora took this opportunity to attack.
"Zantetsuken," he said with a calm voice and performed a powerful slash. The attack was so fast that he appeared behind Black*Star. The ninja fell to the ground defeated and the battle was over.
Tsubaki turned back to normal. "Black*Star, are you okay?" she asked a bit worried.
Black*Star got up and sit cross-legged in the ground. "Damn, I thought this was going to be a piece of cake," he said while rubbing the back of his head. Sora made his Keyblade disappear and walked to them and stood in front of Black*Star.
"That was one of the best fights I've ever had," he said while offering his hand to Black*Star. The ninja grinned and took his hand, and then Sora helped him to stand up.
Meanwhile the students who were the fight looked amazed at the Keybearer.
"To be honest, I saw this result coming," said Kid.
"This was more interesting than I expected," added Liz.
"Maka…" said Stein trying to get the girl's attention.
"What is it?" asked her.
"Now that they finished," the doctor began, "could you try to look at Sora's soul?"
Maka closed her eyes, trying to focus just on the Keyblade wielder. It was a little difficult but she managed to do it.
"I've got it," said Maka
"What do you see?" asked Stein.
"Ummm…it looks like his soul is compatible with every other soul…" said Maka. "Like Tsubaki's soul that can adapt to others wavelength."
Stein smiled at her. "That's right. However he doesn't need to adapt his soul," he added.
"It's possible to be compatible with every soul?" asked Soul.
"Well," Liz began, "he's a very likable person, so it wouldn't be strange."
"I agree," said Kid, "despite his asymmetrical hair, he's a very nice person."
Maka and Soul sweat-dropped and laughed slightly at what Kid said. Then Maka looked at Sora as he talked to Tsubaki and Black*Star.
"Well, we just talked a few minutes, but it was really nice," Maka commented.
"There's something really genuine about him," admitted Soul.
"A Keyblade wielder…" muttered Stein, "I want to dissect him," he said whit a perturbed face and a twisted smile.
The students looked at the professor with a pale and scared face. After Stein creepy line, they began to walk towards the spiky haired boys.
"You're pretty skilled Sora," complimented Tsubaki.
Sora laughed a little embarrassed. "Thanks, I've got to say that when you transformed into different weapons I took me by surprise."
"That's Tsubaki! A big warrior like me needs an awesome partner like her!" Black*Star shouted while laughing.
"She's an amazing partner, don't let her out of your sight," Sora said grinning. Tsubaki blushed slightly at his compliment. As they talked, the others, who watched the duel, arrived.
"It was a good fight. Congratulations you two," said Stein.
"Are you okay Black*Star?" asked Soul to his friend.
"Of course!" said a cheered Black*Star. "This was a nice training."
"Training?" Sora thought raising his eyebrow.
"You got your butt kicked. Don't deny it," Maka said.
"Maybe, but the next time won't be the same," Black*Star said. "I'll make sure that the next time we have a duel, I'll be the winner."
"I'm looking forward to it," Sora said smiling.
Black*Star returned the smile and Sora and he fist-bumped. It looks like Sora made new friends and he wasn't going to regret it.