Heartless were never in short supply around the coliseum. All of them were eager to test their strength against beings with plump, juicy hearts and more often than not they walked away with bellies full. But then there were those other times…
Sora cut through another lower class Heartless, his Keyblade breaking apart it's dark skin with ease. When the creature disappeared in a shroud of shadows, it's captured heart released, the brunette turned and offered his audience a wide smile.
"Is that all you got, Phil?" the boy laughed, throwing his weapon across his shoulder. "I can do this with one hand tied behind my back!" The boy regarded the smug male with a humorless smirk.
"Rule number one to combat! Never turn your back on your enemy!" A loud roar erupted from behind the boy, causing him to turn and stare wide-eyed at the charging Large Body heartless. He had little time to do anything except block, so gritting his teeth; he held his Keyblade out in a defense and steeled his stance.
And it was just as the Heartless was upon him that it disappeared in a burst of flames and shadows, leaving a very surprised Sora in its wake. The boy watched in dazed wonderment as the heart within the monster floated into the atmosphere free at last
"Sora, pay attention!" the irritated quack of the royal wizard snapped. The duck spun away from his distracted comrade and fired off a round of blizzard flurries at an unsuspecting group of Shadows before locking weapons with a Wight Knight. From the sidelines, Phil, Riku, and Azami watched on in amusement.
"You said you've been training, I don't see it!" Phil goaded loudly. He ran his pudgy hand across his scalp and sighed noisily. The trainer watched as Sora was knocked from his feet by the Wight Knight. "This is pathetic! You two, get in there and help them."
Riku smirked, anxious to show up his childhood friend, and called forth his Keyblade. Azami followed close behind him into the ring.
With the prospect of more hearts to claim, the Heartless quickly doubled in numbers and within seconds Azami and Riku had their own enemies to deal with.
"Losing your touch, Sora? You used to be able to handle a lot more of these guys than this!" Riku teased. The silver haired teen cut down a group of dancing Soldiers with one swipe of his Keyblade before turning to cut down more unfortunate souls that were jumping eagerly towards him.
"Maybe if you weren't blinding me with that head of white I'd have a better chance!" Sora retorted. He pushed a chattering Shadow away from his face and in one swipe cut down the over eager monster. Riku laughed under his breath as he pivoted on his heel and brought his Keyblade up to block a Soldier's claw.
He brought his foot up and sent it smashing into the Heartless's chest. "You should be thanking me! This blinding head of white is keeping most of the Heartless away from you. I think you should be a little more grateful!"
"Like I need your help!" Sora snapped.
By this time the two boys had cleared a large area around them, earning a moment's reprieve from the fight. .Using this time to their advantage, they turned to seize the other up, a challenging glint in both pair of eyes.
Riku opened his mouth to ramble off his next jeer when the loud quack of Donald brought the two boys' attention away from each other.
"Look out!"
It appeared that a sneaky soldier had managed to break through the defense of Goofy and Donald and had crossed the small distance towards the two bickering boys. The little monster was too close for either to attack without hurting their comrade but if they didn't act swiftly the two would surrender their hearts to the Heartless.
Before either could raise any kind of defense, they were pulled back by a strong force. The strength behind the force knocked them off their feet and onto their backsides. Side by side the two boys stared wide-eyed as the small, strong form of Azami reduced the Soldier to wisps of darkness with a subtle flick of the wrist. She turned to regard the two with a dull stare.
"Boys, you're both pretty, now can we finish this, please?" Azami asked. She rushed off to assist Donald and Goofy before either boy had a chance to answer.
"You know I could have taken care of it if she hadn't steeped in," Sora mumbled lamely. Beside the brunette, Riku scoffed loudly.
He staggered to his feet and offered a hand to the pouting boy. "She was just lucky," he agreed.
"What are you two doing? Get your heads in the game!" Phil shouted at the two. The small goat gave the two teens a glare that had them scrambling to rejoin the fight.
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"….I have two words for you: practice! And until you have that down packed I don't want to see any of your faces!" The infuriated Phil turned on his hooves and stomped away without another word, leaving the five to look amongst themselves for answers.
Heartless were never in short supply around the coliseum. All of them were eager to test their strength against beings with plump, juicy hearts and more often than not they walked away with bellies full. But then there were those other times…
Sora cut through another lower class Heartless, his Keyblade breaking apart it's dark skin with ease. When the creature disappeared in a shroud of shadows, it's captured heart released, the brunette turned and offered his audience a wide smile.
"Is that all you got, Phil?" the boy laughed, throwing his weapon across his shoulder. "I can do this with one hand tied behind my back!" The boy regarded the smug male with a humorless smirk.
"Rule number one to combat! Never turn your back on your enemy!" A loud roar erupted from behind the boy, causing him to turn and stare wide-eyed at the charging Large Body heartless. He had little time to do anything except block, so gritting his teeth; he held his Keyblade out in a defense and steeled his stance.
And it was just as the Heartless was upon him that it disappeared in a burst of flames and shadows, leaving a very surprised Sora in its wake. The boy watched in dazed wonderment as the heart within the monster floated into the atmosphere free at last
"Sora, pay attention!" the irritated quack of the royal wizard snapped. The duck spun away from his distracted comrade and fired off a round of blizzard flurries at an unsuspecting group of Shadows before locking weapons with a Wight Knight. From the sidelines, Phil, Riku, and Azami watched on in amusement.
"You said you've been training, I don't see it!" Phil goaded loudly. He ran his pudgy hand across his scalp and sighed noisily. The trainer watched as Sora was knocked from his feet by the Wight Knight. "This is pathetic! You two, get in there and help them."
Riku smirked, anxious to show up his childhood friend, and called forth his Keyblade. Azami followed close behind him into the ring.
With the prospect of more hearts to claim, the Heartless quickly doubled in numbers and within seconds Azami and Riku had their own enemies to deal with.
"Losing your touch, Sora? You used to be able to handle a lot more of these guys than this!" Riku teased. The silver haired teen cut down a group of dancing Soldiers with one swipe of his Keyblade before turning to cut down more unfortunate souls that were jumping eagerly towards him.
"Maybe if you weren't blinding me with that head of white I'd have a better chance!" Sora retorted. He pushed a chattering Shadow away from his face and in one swipe cut down the over eager monster. Riku laughed under his breath as he pivoted on his heel and brought his Keyblade up to block a Soldier's claw.
He brought his foot up and sent it smashing into the Heartless's chest. "You should be thanking me! This blinding head of white is keeping most of the Heartless away from you. I think you should be a little more grateful!"
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