RUNE FACTORY ARENA
CHAPTER 48
A CONTINUATION
THE FINALS
RAGUNA VERSUS CAMUS
"Seeing we have nothing to lose... I think we should skip the warm up." Camus said, the two surging in power,
"So do I.." Raguna chuckled, "Now... Shall we begin!?"
"Alright!" Camus yelled and charged, the Battle was on.
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"Ha!" Camus tried to knee Raguna,
"Dah!" Raguna blocked the attack with his arm, then elbowed the back of Camus' neck,
"Damn!" Camus grunted, then backflipped, "Hah!" he did a sucker punch,
"Argh!" Raguna groaned and held his face in pain, "Ha ha!" he laughed and tried a left hook,
"No way!" Camus grabbed his fist, "RAH!" he tried to do another punch,
"Grr!" Raguna growled as he caught his fist, the two tried to dominate each other.
"RAA!"
"GRRR! HYAH!" Raguna kicked Camus in the chin, sending the human upwards,
"Dynamite Laser!" Camus shot the fire beam from the air,
"Argh!" Raguna braced for it and absorbed the explosion,
"HAH!" Camus came from the side and roundhouse kicked the Earthmate,
"DAMN!" Raguna yelled as he was knocked away, "Water Laser!" he shot out the beam,
"Ha ha!" Camus laughed and did the most surprising thing... He drank the attack.
"Huh?" Raguna said in confusion,
"Ah..." Camus said in relief, "Refreshing." he wiped his mouth,
"Lightning Arrow!" Raguna shot out the electricity bolt,
"WOAH!" Camus yelled as he was being shocked,
"Earthmate Combo!" Raguna charged and delivered a heavy blow to Camus' stomach, "HAH!" he kicked his spine, "And To Finish!" Raguna jumped up and dive kicked the human.
"Dwah!" Camus yelled as the kick crushed his spine, "Ha!" he rolled out of the way and flipped up,
"Incineration Wave!" Raguna shot out the fire blast,
"ULTIMATE Blitz Faust!" Camus yelled, flew straight through the attack and punched Raguna in the face,
"AHHHH!" Raguna screamed in pain and crashed into the wall.
"Ha... Ha..." Camus panted "That's a new level of Blitz Faust... I shouldn't have gone times Seven that fast... Damn..."
"Grr..." Raguna growled as he stood up in pain, "Damn.." he held his face, which was bleeding badly,
"Take this!" Camus charged and kicked the Earthmate, pinning him farther into the wall,
"AHH!" Raguna screamed in pain as he was crushed into the stone fortification,
"Ha ha!" Camus laughed, then back handed the trapped Raguna, "It seems I am the strongest, Raguna!"
"Well... You have been training for the past 500 years straight..." Raguna groaned,
"Damn straight!" Camus said and then delivered a heavy blow to the Earthmate's stomach, "Jab! Jab! Jab! HAH!" he kicked to finish,
"AUGH!" Raguna screamed with each blow, "NO!" he yelled, "I will not lose!" he said and powered up like crazy, making the wall behind him blow away,
"What?!"
"SCREW YOU!" Raguna yelled and delivered a crippling left hook to the human's face, "Blitz Faust times 3!" he screamed and the kicked his friend upwards.
"DWAH!" Camus yelled as he rocketed up,
"Power Bomb!" Raguna shot out the light magic sphere,
"Grr!" Camus regained control and saw the sphere heading his way,
SHEWBOOOOM! the sphere exploded on contact.
Camus came crashing down.
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"Camus!" Melody screamed in horror.
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"Alright, dad!" Lucia said in pride,
"Get him, father!" Leona added.
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"This power.." Ethelberd grumbled, "How did they get this power!?"
"This power rivals the gods!" the Masked Man yelled, very worried.
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"Hah!" Camus blocked Raguna's kick, "RAH!" he delivered his own blow,
"DWAH!" Raguna yelled as he was sent flying,
"Blitz Beam!" Camus shot out the lightning bolt,
"Hah!" Raguna smacked it aside, "Blitz Faust Times 5!" he yelled and charged,
"GRRA!" Camus also went BF x5 and charge, and the two delivered a punch.
KABBBBOOOOM! Went their fists when they impacted, making a large shockwave which rocked the stadium.
"TA TA TA TA!"
"TAKE THIS! JAB! JAB!" the two exchanged blows,
"Hah!" Raguna delivered a kick which caught Camus off guard,
"Dwah!" Camus fell to the ground, but quickly recovered, "Blitz Faust times 5!" he powered up and then punched Raguna in the gut,
"AH!"
"This is what I used against Iris!" Camus yelled and then jabbed his other fist into the Earthmate's stomach, "ATOMIC BLASTER!" he charged up the two beams and fired them.
"AAAGHHHHHHH!" Raguna screamed as the point blank attacks engulfed him and sent him skyrocketing up in the air.
"Ready to forfeit?" Camus called out to Raguna, who was hovering mid air, seeing he was worn,
"No..." Raguna yelled, "I have way more than what I am showing!" he clenched his fists,
"Let's see then." Camus stood confidently,
"Your mistake!" Raguna laughed and starting charging energy in his fists, "RAHHHHH!" he yelled , lightning crackling in his hands and arms, "AHHHHHHH!"
"What's this!?" Camus said, starting to get worried at the rising power of his "Bestie".
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"What's he doing!?" Aden said as Raguna kept charging up in the air,
"I don't know..." Kyle muttered, "It looks like he is gathering power..."
"I don't think so." Lest said, "That doesn't seem like it would last long in the body..."
"Oh my!" Frey gasped as lightning started shooting out of Raguna's aura.
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"AHHHHHH!" Raguna yelled in power,
"No..." Camus mumbled, "NO!"
"SO! YOU WANTED TO KNOW WHO WAS THE STRONGEST OUT OF US TWO!?" Raguna yelled in a booming voice, "WELL... IF SO! STAND RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE!"
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"That's impossible!" Iris mumbled in worry, "That's enough power to wipe out the entire city!"
"Heh..." Ethelberd grunted, "Raguna is too kind hearted to do such an attack... Maybe he's bluffing!" he scoffed.
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"Raguna... Please don't do it.." Lara mumbled in concern,
"FATHER!" Leona yelled, "You're going to destroy us all! Don't do it!"
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"Raguna!" Camus yelled in fear, then straightened his posture, and surprisingly started to laugh, "Heh... You're joking! You wouldn't do that! You'll destroy the city if you do!" he said quite unsurely, since the attack would be very powerful. For the city it could destroy took three days to walk across by foot.
"GRAHHHH!" Raguna yelled, and spread his hands in front of him, then, without warning, whisked away.
"Huh!?"
"DESTRUCTIVE FLASHHHHH!" Raguna yelled from in front of a floating Camus, having warped,
"NOOOOOO!" Camus yelled as the shine of Raguna's attack appeared, then the massive beam itself rocketed.
SHWEEOOOOOMMMMM!
The Massive beam engulfed Camus and shot upwards, completely avoiding the city everyone was worried will be destroyed.
"AHHHHHH!" Raguna screamed, the beam getting wider and wider, the lightning shooting out of it getting stronger and stronger.
The Beam shot out up high in the sky, then exploded in a brilliant flash that nearly beat the sun in terms of light emission.
"Ha... Ha... Ha..." Raguna panted, completely drained from the incredible attack, and then looked up, seeing Camus' tattered body meteor back.
BOOM! Camus' body impacted the ground.
"Sorry... Camus..." Raguna chuckled,
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"No..." Camus' daughter mumbled, "Dad..."
"Camus... You can't... Lose..." Melody cried,
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"Alright dad!" Lucia cheered,
"Yes!" Leona said in glee,
"What a relief..." Lara sighed in relief, "Thank God."
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"That's the Earthmate power!" Lest cheered,
"Earthmates! Ra ra ra!" Aden chanted,
"Let's go!" Kyle laughed.
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Raguna heard the countdown starting for Camus, and the crowds cheering,
"Two!" the Announcer yelled, "THREE!"
Camus did not move,
"FOUR!" he continued, "FIVE!"
Raguna raised his hands in victory, parading pretty early...
He became oblivious to Camus' slight movements,
"SIX!" the Announcer cheered, "SEVEN!"
"Ugh..." Camus reached in his pack and pulled out a small flask of green liquid, "Gah..." he poured it in his mouth,
"EIGHT!" the Announcer contined, "NINE-"
"HAHHH!" Camus yelled and stood up, shocking everyone.
"WHAT!?" Raguna said in pure shock, "How!?"
"Melody... I love you." Camus chuckled as he tossed the flask, "She makes a mean health potion."
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"No!" Sonja groaned,
"We still have a chance!" Aden said in hope.
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"But you're power is greatly severed." Raguna chuckled, "You have no chance of winning."
"What? You think I don't have any more reserves?" Camus chuckled and clenched his fists, "HA!" he used his spare power,
"Gah!" Raguna gasped, "Where were you hiding such power!?"
"You think I'm dumb enough to use my ultimate attacks like you?" Camus scoffed, "Those Drain your power, you know! But even then... We all must use it as a last resort..." he muttered,
"What are you talking about!?" Raguna yelled,
"Blitz Faust times Seven!" Camus yelled and charged at a blinding speed, kicked Raguna, then intercepted and uppercutted him.
"AUGH!"
"HA! HA!" Camus jumped up, punched, and then kneed him even farther up into the air.
"Damn!" Raguna said as he tried to regain focus, hovering high in the sky,
"YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE WITH AN ULTIMATE MOVE!?" Camus yelled and clenched his hands above his head, "RAHHHHHH! TUNGUSKA BOMBER!" he screamed, placed his hands in front of him and shot out a large sphere of energy.
"WHA!?" Raguna said as the sphere rocketed, "NOOOO!"
The sphere exploded in a brilliant flash that literally shook the entire city and made some bricks in the arena crumble and fall.
Some trees in the surroundings were instantly stripped and flattened to the ground.
This time Raguna's body fell from the sky.
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"Raguna!" Lara screamed in fear as her husband fell from the sky and crashed on the ground.
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"Ha... Ha..." Camus panted,
"Grah..." Raguna writhed in pain, then weakly stood up, "Such power..."
"I didn't charge it as much as you.. Though..." Camus chuckled,
"Ha... Ha..." Raguna panted, and then used his last strengths to charge.
Camus did as well...
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"Ungh!" Raguna punched weakly at his friend,
"Take... This..." Camus panted and threw a very soft kick,
"Ha... Damn.." Raguna tried to catch his breath,
"HA!" Camus uppercutted Raguna,
"ARGH!" Raguna fell to the ground, "Augh..."
"Don't... Get... Up..." Camus breathed deeply,
"Shut up..." Raguna stood up, "Ha!" he sucker punched,
"Dwah!" Camus groaned and fumbled back, "Ha..." he wiped the blood off his cheek.
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"Damn.. They're on their last strings." Kyle observed as the two fighters threw weak punches and fumbled around.
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"I won't! Lose!" Raguna yelled and used his remaining might to throw a punch,
"Neither will I!" Camus yelled and did the same thing.
POOM! the two fighters punched each other in the face,
"ARGH!" Raguna fell to the ground,
"DWAH!" Camus did as well, and the two groaned and rolled around in pain,
"Runeys... Please... Lend me..." Raguna muttered and tried to raise his hands, but was too weak to even do so,
"Ha... Ha..." Camus groaned, then stood up.
"I am amazed, Camus." Raguna also stood up, "You... Are... The best... Opponent... ever... You are... My Pure Equal..."
"Yes..." Camus said, "I think so too."
"But it is time to end this!" Raguna charged up a spell, "EARTH...
"ATOMIC!" Camus also charged a spell.
"POWE... AGH!" Raguna yelled in pain,
"DAMN!" Camus fell to the ground.
The two collapsed, unconscious.
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"What... What just happened?" the Grand Marshall asked,
"The two seemed to be out!" the Curator mumbled,
"Shall I start the countdown?" the Announcer asked,
"I don't know..." The Curator mumbled, "This hasn't happened before... Well it has... Let's see.." he pulled out a book of the rules, "Ah yes! The last time such a thing like this happened was in the 54th Millennial Tournament... Yulich the Elf versus Vladimir the Vampire.. A double knock out in the finals!"
"What does it say we do?" the Grand Marshall asked,
"It says we need should continue the countdown." the Curator said,
"Very well." The Announcer said, "ONE!"
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"Come on, dad..." Lucia mumbled,
"Father! You can do it!" Leona cheered his father end,
"Come on... sweetheart.." Lara said and held her hands in prayer.
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"Camus... Come on man! I bet so much on you!" Zavier said,
"Raguna.. Please..." Lukas cried.
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"Camus... Come on!" his daughter said,
"I know you have the power, Camus!" Melody reassured,
"Granpa! You can do it!" his grandchild cheered.
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"TEN!" The Announcer finished, however, no one stood up.
"What do we do now?!" The Grand Marshall grumbled, "There must be a winner!"
"It says here..." the Curator ran his fingers across the book, "That if the two finalists do not stand up in the allotted time... The prized must be shared between the two!"
"Alright!" the Announcer said, "As it is stated in the rules, if the two finalists do not stand up! The Prize must be shared!"
"So... Raguna! Camus! You two are the winners of the Millennial Tournament!"
A green light shone on the two fighters, which completely revitalized them.
"Huh?" Camus groaned and stood up,
"What happened?" Raguna grumbled and did the same, "Camus?"
"Yeah?" Camus asked,
"Congratulations." Raguna shook his hand,
"Thank you." Camus returned the favor, "You did great."
"Now! For the grand prize!" the Grand Marshall said, and a large group of soldiers and guards stepped into the arena.
Behind them, four people carrying a large platform with the great trophy.
"Wow..." Raguna mumbled, seeing the trophy in all its glory,
"So... How are we going to split it?" Camus asked,
"I don't know..." Ragune muttered, "How about we split it by days... You get it Monday through Wednesday and I get it Friday through Sunday."
"How about Thursday?" Camus continued,
"It's for everyone." Raguna smiled.
"Ok!" the Grand Marshall came down, "As the winners of the tournament... You have this option... Do you want your life returned to you and live the rest of your days again?"
"Wow... You can do that?" Camus asked, "That's kinda cool..."
"Do you want to live again or no?" the Grand Marshall repeated,
"We'll pass." Raguna responded, shocking the Marshall, "It's a lot better in Heaven than here."
"Damn straight!" Camus said, "I'll pass too."
"Um.. Well..." the Grand Marshall stammered, "Alright... Well! There it is! The Millennial Tournament is done! Give them the trophy!"
The men guarding the prize carried it and handed it over,
"Alright!" Camus held it up by one handle,
"I'm the best!" Raguna held it up by the other,
"No! I am!" Camus grunted,
"You wish!" Raguna scoffed,
"Oh yeah!?" Camus yelled and gave the trophy a huge jerk,
"Hey!" Raguna growled, and pulled it as well,
"I'm the best!"
"I'm the best!"
"I SAID I'M THE BEST!" Camus yelled and gave a great pull, which split the trophy straight through the middle!
"Oh boy..." Raguna mumbled,
"The trophy!" the Grand Marshall gasped.
"I guess we can both keep it!" Camus chuckled cheesily.
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"Congratulations!" Lara ran up to Raguna, "I'm knew you could do it!"
"Great work, father!" Leona said and hugged him, "You're the best!"
Camus looked on to his best friend, hurt since his family didn't come to meet him.
Raguna caught sight of this, "I'm sure you they're happy for you." he mumbled to his friend's ear.
"Huh..." Camus sighed, "I guess so.."
"Cheer up! You won the Tournament!" Raguna chuckled,
"Congrats, you two!" Aden said as he walked up,
"Great job!" Sonja cheered, "You two were incredible out there!"
"I never knew you two held such power." Kyle mumbled,
"Yeah!" Micah added, "Your power was so incredible! You probably could defeat Aquaticus ten times over!"
"Where do you train?" Lest asked, "I train at my home."
"I train in the special area in Heaven." Raguna said, "The one with the increasing gravity as you go farther."
"I do too." Camus chuckled, "Come with us sometime!"
"I will!" Frey came up, "I want to become as strong as you!"
"Congratulations, handsome." Iris told Camus,
"Thank you." Raguna intercepted the compliment, "I think you're pretty hot too."
"Shut up." Camus growled and pushed him aside, "Thank you."
"We will meet again..." Ethelberd came up,
"I hope we do.." Raguna said, "But my wish is that you come back a better person."
"Don't count on it..." Ethelberd scoffed and walked off, being met by the grim reaper figure as he did.
"Well! That's it folks!" the Announcer yelled, "This has been the event that is waited for a thousand years! All over! I hope the next one is as good as this one!"
Thanks for all my readers and reviewers! But this story is not done yet!
And for all of you that have stuck this far... I have a gift for you in the next chapter!
Once again, I thank all my readers...
Steven, Carl, Jimmy, Camus, Majin Buu, Martha, Jose...
Oh, And Samantha... Raven will return.. I promised.
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Also:
Moves of the Match:
Destructive Flash!
Inventor- Raguna and Lukas
User- Raguna
Spell Type- Ultimate Offensive
Spell Element- Light and Electric Magic
Raguna's ultimate move! A devastating, extremely powerful beam rockets out of the Earthmate's palms after a charging period and inflicts massive damage on the opponent. If charged long enough and a great power, it can destroy entire cities!
Tunguska Bomber!
Inventor- Camus
User- Camus
Spell Type- Ultimate Offensive
Spell Element- Wind and Earth Magic
Camus' ultimate move! A devastating, extremely power energy sphere is shot out from Camus' hands after a brief charging period and explodes on impact with the opponent, dealing incredible damage. If charged long enough, an area of about 830 square miles can be destroyed!
Scale of Power in this Tournament
Top 20:
1. Camus
2. Raguna
3. Iris (Fused with Iris)
4. Ethelberd (w/ Soul Pact)
5. Guu
6. Sharron
7. Aaron
8. Aria
9. Aden
10. Sonja
11. Iris Blanche and Noire
12. Ethelberd
13. Sersius
14. Micah
16. Masked Man
17. Lest
18. Frey
19. Raven
20. Zzyzx Mech