It was at the crack of sunset that the final match of the day was about to commence. Many of the spectators had went back to the hotel to rest up for the night. Some of those that remained, however, had a hard time staying awake.

Belial, in his tuxedo, appeared in the scene via hellfire. "The final match of the night is about to take place. To those who won their battles today, you will advance to Round 2, which takes place next week. And now for today's final kontestants; SCP-953..."

"Good luck out there, 953," Dr. Clef said as he petted 953's head. She then ran onto the arena.

"...vs Felis, Lightsworn Archer!"

"Go get 'er, Felis!" Wulf shouted as Felis approached the arena.

"We believe in you," Minerva chimed in.

953 stared intently at Felis. Her arrow at lunch nearly killed Dr. Clef, and she wanted to avenge him in some way or another. "This won't be painless," 953 said to Felis.

"Yeah, I realize that," Felis said as she readied her bow and an arrow.

"BEGIN!" Belial shouted. Felis fired her arrow, but 953 grabbed and crushed it in two. She then rushed towards Felis with a dart kick, which Felis avoided with a backflip before firing another arrow. This time, it hit 953 in the shoulder. With no hesitation, she pulled it out, and when she saw the blood, she began to get in her A-game.

953 rushed at Felis with a bicycle kick. Felis held out her bow to block the hits. Amazingly, her bow didn't break, and Felis countered by swinging her bow like a baseball bat, which knocked 953 back very far. Miraculously, she didn't fall out of the arena, as she planted her claw into the wood and went back to a standing position.

Desperate, 953 extended a tail outward and grabbed Felis with it. After pulling Felis towards her, 953 hopped on her shoulders, jumped up, and did a stomp on Felis's neck, slamming her to the ground, unable to continue the fight. In the audience, Dr. Clef had a look of pure glee on his face, while Minerva and Wulf were devastated.

"Winner: SCP-953," Belial announced. "Finish her."

953 placed a foot on Felis's chest. "You fought well," 953 said to Felis. "You have the spirit of a hardened warrior, and I respect that about you." She then took her foot off Felis's chest. "Which is why I won't kill you."

Dr. Clef, Wulf, Minerva, and even Felis was surprised by this as 953 helped her up. 953 picked up Felis's bow and bowed as she gave it to her. "I hope we meet again," said 953 before she walked off. Wulf and Felis then ran up to her.

"Ya did great out there, Felis," Wulf said.

"Yeah. Even though you didn't win, you should still be proud of how well you fought," Minerva added.

"I... I guess you're right," Felis agreed. The three then walked back to the hotel.

to be continued...