Sora VS Cinder Part I
(The First Round)
Aiden watched intently, as Sora and Cinder charged at each other, and began exchanging deadly blows with each other with their weapons. The Warriors of Light had never seen the two of them fighting like this at all before. Rocks and rubble rose about them as they fought, but Weiss stood watching with concern in her eyes.
"I'm worried, you guys. I just hope Sora knows what he's doing," she said.
"You know what? I was actually thinking the same thing, Weiss," replied Cody's Homura.
"I know, but at the same time, Sora and Cinder really have gone towards a whole other level with each other, and I think it's worth knowing that they truly are at their highest point after the training they went through," said Ikaruga.
(Time to play, She Is My Sin from the Album Wishmaster for the first round between Sora and Cinder)
"No matter how you actually look at things, I've also realized that Sora also has the same fighting style that Kakarot has, even though both he, Usagi, Ruby, some of you are too much like that low-class idiotic clown. But during his battle with Majin Buu's pure evil form, I realize now that he too is number one, even though I still yearn to defeat them in battle. However, this battle with Cinder is what I call a battle of attrition, even though she truly has grown to be too much like Frieza indeed," explained Vegeta.
Sora and Cinder still continued their battle, as they were still testing each other's strengths with each clash of their weapons.
"Take heed, dear heart
Once apart, she can touch
Nor me nor you
Dressed as one
A wolf will betray a lamb
Lead astray the gazers
The razors on your seducing skin
In the meadow of sinful thoughts
Every flower's a perfect one
To paradise with pleasure, haunted
Haunted by fear
A sin for him
Desire within, desire within
A burning veil
For the bride too dear for him
A sin for him
Desire within, desire within
Fall in love with your deep dark sin
I am the Fallen
You are what my sins enclose
Lust is not as creative
As its discovery
To paradise with pleasure, haunted
Haunted by fear
A sin for him
Desire within, desire within
A burning veil
For the bride too dear for him
A sin for him
Desire within, desire within
Fall in love with your deep dark sin"
Above, explosions erupted as the battle continued to rage between the two hated enemies from two different worlds, which would've easily made them think that they were indeed rivals, who had been trying to one up each other from the very beginning. However, Cinder was no rival. She was indeed a truly perfect monster in Sora's eyes, and there was no sense of trying to reason with her as the battle raged on.
"Bless me, undress me
Pick your prey in a wicked way
God I must confess...
...I do envy the sinners
A sin for him
Desire within
A burning veil
For the bride too dear for him
A sin for him
Desire within, desire within
A burning veil
For the bride too dear for him
A sin for him
Desire within, desire within
Fall in love with your deep dark sin"
No matter how powerful Cinder had grown, Sora had also improved, as their battle continued to grow even more intense.
"How is that possible?" Piccolo asked.
"Yeah, Cinder is something else, but somehow Sora hasn't taken a single blow from her," said Yang.
"Despite what you may believe, Yang, you should know that Sora is always able to improve himself, and that's why he's not one to just give up in a heartbeat. Trust me on that one. I may have been born on Planet Vegeta, but after I came to a world that I could truly call my home, I've actually started to be more appreciative of life, even though some of my enemies didn't. And although I killed before, and died separate times, I realize now that sometimes being a hero is not as easy as I thought it was. So I've decided to embrace my true heritage, rather than reject it. That's what makes me who I am, and Sora knows that too. That's why, I'm proud to call him another of my greatest students, even though Chi-Chi would disapprove of me training him," replied Goku.
As he spoke, Sora sent Cinder crashing into the water below, but he saw her recover and try to retaliate with several fireballs that he could easily deflect with his Keyblade, until he saw them all whoosh past him and then converge at his enemy's command.
"Think again, Cinder!" he cried.
"Very well, then take this!" yelled Cinder, firing a larger fireball at him.
However, Sora quickly countered with a Divine Kamehameha, after he fully mastered it thanks to his Saiyan Soul Drive giving him that knowledge. The fireball exploded, forcing everyone to cover their eyes, and it made the Maiden of Hellfire even more angry than before.
"Seriously? That's all you got?" Sora asked condescendingly.
Cinder's rage now got the better of her, and she attacked even more furiously as Kirito watched from below. However, Asuna rested his hand on his shoulder.
"Don't even think about it, Kirito. You know that Vegeta got in trouble after he tried to stop Goku from letting this battle drag out before he got warmed up after the first round with Frieza," she said sternly.
The Dark Knight of Aincrad also knew that his girlfriend could also be very scary like Bulma and Chi-Chi when they got angry at their husbands. Even Goku and Vegeta had to share in that sentiment too. Finally, both Sora and Cinder stopped and pulled back from each other. But the Keyblade Master was pleased to know that his friend was right to remember his place, thanks to Asuna reminding him.
Thank you, Asuna, he thought.
Then Sora set his eyes squarely on Cinder's eyes, as she gained a sadistic smile.
"Well, I must admit, you truly have improved quite a lot, and you've also changed despite the fact that you still feel regret over my death," she said to him.
"Yeah, well you should know that I don't like to kill, because when I met up with Bruce Wayne and told him about what I did after my emotional breakdown, he didn't lash out at me. He comforted me, and said that feeling hurt about something you regret is a natural way to improve yourself, even though he's still finding it difficult to find closure with his mother and father. I learned that lesson after my previous battles with Sephiroth, and with many other enemies that I hated until I defeated them. Both Cody's father, the alternate me known as the Master of Masters, and several other enemies I met were all tests to me, and they shaped me into the man I am today. It seems that we both have the same feeling of getting stronger and stronger until we reach a peak in our power. But I had a feeling that you were actually holding back on me, even though you've changed into your Grimmified form, yet are still maintaining some control over yourself, rather than letting your Grimm-half control you," remarked Sora.
"Your deduction is actually a bit surprising. Yes, I did hold back, just as you did. So how about the two of us actually go all out without any tricks and reserves in our possession. And since I'm feeling a little generous, I will grant you the honor of showing me what you've achieved after I'd been gone for so long," grinned Cinder.
"Well, okay, Cinder, but I should warn you. The minute you see this form, you're in for a big surprise," he replied, and they both descended to the ground.
"Wait a second, why are they coming back down? And what are they planning to do next?" wondered Sailor Uranus.
Without warning, Sora soon looked deep within his own heart, and began tracing his connection to all the people around him, and those that were living deep within his heart, even though they were still in the afterlife of Kingdom Hearts.
"DIVINE HARMONY!" he shouted.
Cinder recoiled in pure shock. She saw that Sora had transformed into his angelic form, complete with pure white angel wings.
"What do you think?" Sora asked, as he summoned his Eternal Moonlight Keyblade to his hand.
"What the hell is this!? Some kind of new Equestrian form?" Cinder demanded, despite her terror.
"Not quite, Cinder. This was a new form that was gifted to me by Sailor Moon after she gave me the Silver Crystal. I owe her big time for helping me seal Vanitas back into my heart, after Chaos fused with him and awoke Omega within Sailor Galaxia after she was purified by her pure light, which makes my best friend another Princess of Heart. However, I was forced to kill her after she fell too far, and was now a disgrace to the title of Legendary Sailor Guardian, but that victory broke me. But now I've found my closure, and I've learned to move on with a renewed perspective," he explained.
"Actually, I'm quite surprised, Sora. If I hadn't gotten even stronger than I had been in the past, then this might've been a very fruitless endeavor," she remarked.
"I think it's about time you shut up and show me what you really have in store, Cinder," Sora said sharply.
So Cinder did, and her whole being was now surrounded by a pitch-black aura, which made Sailor Mars recoil in pure shock. The earth shook, the thunder rumbled, and the lightning flashed above. Darkness exploded everywhere, forcing everyone to brace themselves. Then they all saw that Cinder had attained an even greater form that was more powerful than many believed. Her skin was pitch-black, and her eyes were crimson like those of the beasts of Grimm, and of her former master, Salem.
"No way! This is intense!" Sora gasped.
"What? Cinder has a new form!?" Vegeta gasped as well.
"That's right, Vegeta. And very much like Frieza did, when he trained and discovered other parts of himself he never knew about before his second death, I have also attained a new form that's very much like his golden form, but this new form is far more powerful than even he would believe. So I think it's actually fair that you refer to it as what I like to call Shadow Cinder. Of course to someone like you, Sora, it is also the form that is the darkest, and makes you realize that I am indeed a being of pure-unadulterated evil," she said to her enemy.
"I know that, and to tell you the truth, my heart is actually beating a lot faster than I've expected, which could very easily pop out of my chest once it beats at its highest point like a double bass on a drum kit," he replied.
"Now, my ancient nemesis, it's time for us to bring the curtain down upon this little feud, until one of us is nothing but dust, ashes, and a dim memory," grinned Cinder.
"I get it now. Even though I don't want to jump in and steal Sora's thunder, I just want you to know something, Asuna. I've also been training extra hard with a lot of people, and that includes Vegeta in that regard. I may not have the same desire to just outright kill him, because if I did, then you'd most certainly hate me and say that our relationship is over, but I'm choosing to stay out of it, rather than just jump in without letting him finish his turn," explained Kirito.
"You know, as strange as it sounds, Kirito, I'm actually surprised that you have every reason to fear Asuna, just as I fear my own wife whenever she tells me that killing Kakarot would only serve to make her threaten to file for a divorce, or force her to contact Chi-Chi to put me in my place. I may not want that, but the fact is I still view him as a means to grow stronger, until I defeat him in battle. That way he and I will be even, and I will be number one once more, despite the fact that Babidi had made me try and kill so many innocents, until I told him that he has no right to strip away my own pride, to ensure that Majin Buu would be reawakened by his hand, until I learned that I was the idiot who made it happen, thus granting his pure evil self a quick and painless death," said Vegeta.