Neb: The fanfic continues as an alliance forms between Candice, a rival who was formerly called concealed, and Domori Venger. I feel as though I am using way more OCs in this story then Beyblade Sin, but don't worry a clash with cannon characters is coming soon. After all Delta is getting ready for his rematch and Dante is growing as a blader as well. Not to mention Valt will want another chance at beating Domori also. I intend to throw in a few more cannon characters as well, perhaps that will happen in this chapter. Anyways, lets focus on Candice and Domori.

Domori sat back against a wall as he saw Candice exit the backroom of the Watch Repair Store. The sun was beginning to rise and neither blader seemed to sleep last night. His aunt Paula had left at midnight and gave Domori the key to lock up the shop when they were done, but to be honest she was going to be back at the shop again in less then an hour.

"I did it," Candice grinned as she revealed a black lotus shaped blade. "Changeling is now evolved to match the times, behold Lotus Changeling."

"Cut from the same material as my Meteor Draconids," Domori nodded. "Any special features?"

"You'll have to battle me and find out," Candice grinned.

She was different then the time his sister faced her. If Domori could describe the old Candice, she would be called callous and insecure. But this new Candice was filled with confidence and ready for action.

"She must have gotten stronger," Domori figured. He knew she dropped the game, but she never stopped running. This would mean she had been training to beat Sin in a race. "My sister isn't your opponent today, I am."

"Yeah yeah," Candice waved his taunt away. "The original designer of my Changeling's Spring Loaded system. Though you have to admit, you didn't know where you were going with that blueprint until I got a hold of it."

Domori frowned at her, but he had to admit. This new fire of hers was bringing out the side of him that craves beyblade battles. His other personas weren't taking over, but he could feel their interest. "The arena is across the street," Domori held the door open. "I hope this new Changeling of yours is at least a challenge. To be honest outside of Crystal, he hadn't had to many good opponents since Spain. Where did all the good bladers go? What happened to Lui and Free?

The two of them headed across the street after Domori locked up the shop. Then they got into their positions.

Domori wasn't sensing any real form of resonance from her, not like back when she was concealed. "I have to push her to her former self," Domori thought.

"Ready?", Candice asked.

"Ready," Domori grinned. "Try and keep up!"

They both glared at each other for a moment.

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"Wait," Crystal yelled as she ran up to them. "Come on guys if you're getting back into the game, the least you could do is advertise it!"

The two of them stared at her confused for a moment.

"Crystal when did you get here?", Domori questioned.

"And how did you find out where we were?", Candice asked.

"I got here just now," Crystal shook her head. "I was looking for Domori, and his aunt suggested he'd probably be here facing you. Then I ran, because I wanted to get here before you started battling." Crystal typed on a keyboard strapped to her wrist and released several camera drones around the area. "This is a battle worth streaming, the return of Domori Venger and the Concealed Candice!"

"You know I don't care for audiences," Domori sighed.

"But you want to face the strongest bladers," Crystal pointed out. "This is the best way to do that. You won't find any strong bladers sitting around and waiting for them, you have to advertise yourself!"

Domori stared at her for a moment and then nodded. "I suppose you're right."

"Not to mention in order to get the Concealed Cult under control, we need the real Concealed to reveal herself," Crystal pointed out.

"I suppose that makes sense," Candice admitted.

"So it's agreed then," Crystal smiled. "We will stream your battle and the two of you will work towards returning as Ranked Bladers!"

"I never stopped being a ranked blader," Domori pointed out.

"Then why weren't you invited to Wakiya's event?", Crystal pointed out.

"Event?"

"That's right," Crystal wagged her finger. "Valt and Aiger had been busy since Valt had returned to Japan. They set up a whole tournament to test new bladers so that one of them will get a chance to fight Aiger."

"Just like last time," Domori realized.

"Instead of the old crew however, like Zack and Orochi, they called up a bunch of new kids who have everything to prove."

"Dante and Delta," Domori figured.

"I don't understand anything that is happening," Candice realized. "Can we get on with the fight?"

Domori remembered where he was and then sighed. He got into his launch position as the camera drone zoomed in on him. "I place a challenge to the bladers of the world. If you think you are worth something, come find me and face me! I am Domori Venger, the wielder of Draconids!"

The camera then moved to Candice. "I will return as a ranked blader," Candice decided. "All of you who bare my mask and hood, just know there is only one Concealed, and that is I, the wielder of Changeling!"

3 The both of them jumped in the air.

2 Domori switched to a left handed launch in the air.

1 Candice swung her whole body into a kick.

"Let it rip," they both yelled.

Both blades crashed into each other before hitting the stadium. Candice and Domori had the same strategy, rack up enough damage from the other blade to release their awakening.

"Is this all you have?", Domori went back to taunting. "Draconids, send her to oblivion! Draconic Sword Slash!"

"Don't think it's over before it's begun," Candice shot back. "Changeling, fortify yourself!"

Changeling upon contact begun to create a lock mechanism as the gears twisted within itself.

"A burst prevention system?", Domori figured.

"I call it the gear lock," Candice grinned. "That's stage one of Changeling's form!"

"Multiple stages, just like last time," Domori grinned.

Flashback

Calamity Changeling split open the moment it collided with Shu's Spriggan. The crowd expected this as Shu was one of the Legends. What they didn't expect was to see Changeling still spinning after it lost a chunk.

"Shu look out," Sin called out to him from the stands. The two wielders of Spriggan shared a kindred spirit.

"What is that?", Valt wondered, also worried, and yet intrigued.

"It's just like Pheonix," Hyde figured. "But it's its own blade?"

Domori watched from the stands as he saw his own work unveil in front of himself. A spring loaded beyblade that could morph during battle. Not just that, but the blade had released a smaller blade from within itself making it so there were two Changelings on the arena. "The design is incredible," Domori admitted.

"Now this is getting fun," Lui grinned.

"Changeling," Concealed Candice spoke up from under her hood and mask. Suddenly her small quiet voice was replaced with a loud commanding one. "Calamity Double Crumble!"

Both blades swarmed around Spriggan and begun hitting it from both sides. When the big crash happened, Spriggan bursted from both blades clashing against it.

Everyone was shocked from this display, Shu was not a blader to be taken lightly and yet... and yet Concealed managed to burst him.

End Flashback

"So a locking mechanism," Domori yawned. "I've seen it before, where's the real surprise? Changeling is supposed to morph during battle.

"Don't get impatient," Candice tsked. "Watch the petals!"

Domori looked down at Lotus Changeling and then realized something. Some of the petals were much like their own ring. "You didn't?"

"Hit it hard enough and find out," Candice laughed.

Domori sighed before waving his arm. "Meteor Uproar!"

His Meteor Draconids charged in for the big attack as it's blade extended.

"Now that's what I'm talking about," Candice grinned. The lotus ring spun, but the blade didn't flinch as it was locked in place, while the outside petals were a loose spinning ring.

"It's just like my old Quality Drake," Domori figured. "Did you go out of your way to turn Changeling into a defense type?"

"That's only feature two," Candice wagged her finger again. "Feature one is the locking system, and feature three... well you'll see."

It had to be the double crumble. That's at least what Domori though, there was a second blade hiding in there. But it couldn't be, the gamma system made it harder to build a blade that way, given there would be a metal ring in the way. Maybe she had a driver similar to Delta's.

"Now let's show true power," Candice called out. "Changeling, open!" The petals extended out and then lifted up.

"A double locking system?", Domori wondered. The petals became armor for the top of the blade on top of creating another lock on the burst prevention system. "Too much weight, to many ideas for something that could have been simple. I'm disappointed Candice."

"Now go Changeling," Candice called out.

Domori realized the weight of her blade shifted as the Lotus Blade begun to shift toward Draconids at a high speed.

"Draconids," Domori called out. The blade was pushed inwards healing Draconids.

"Wait you have burst prevention system as well?", Candice realized.

"It's not a lock like yours, but healing has it's own fun," Domori explained.

"Changeling," Candice growled.

"Draconids! Meteor Repulse!"

Both blades continued to clash as they sent each other flying back thanks to the springs loaded into their beys.

They were a lot more evenly matched then Domori suspected, and Candice wasn't even using resonance. "Guess I'll have to kick this up a notch," Domori grinned. "Thanks for playing though!"

"My blade is unburstable," Candice shook her head. "And the life after death feature will make sure it keeps spinning longer then that misshapen dagger of yours."

"Don't assume," Domori grinned as a golden aura flared around himself. He saw Draconids move up hill after the next clash getting it ready to use the slump of the arena to it's advantage. "I'm really glad you pushed me this hard, I was afraid I'd never face a real opponent!"

"Hey," Crystal yelled angrily in the background.

"Now Draconids, show them the true power of this generation!" The golden aura extended around Draconids as the dagger turned from blue to gold.

"What the?", Candice yelled.

"Go, Hyper Flux," Domori roared.

The armor placed around Lotus Changeling wasn't enough, somehow her blade bursted in spite the two layers of locks placed on it.

"Goes to show there is no such thing as an unburstable beyblade," Domori grinned. "That's why offense will beat defense any day of the week!"

"Are you kidding me?" Candice yelled. She put her blade back together and grunted as a dark aura shrouded around herself. "Again!"

Domori looked at her and then nodded. "Finally, you're showing your resonance! Though it isn't pure resonance, I will accept the challenge."

"Shut up," Candice yelled. "Quit spewing nonsense and face me already!"

"Lotus Changeling was a good start, but this wasn't the blade I was expecting from you," Domori shook his head.

"Oh yeah?" Candice grinned as she rotated her blade. "Then you'd like to face it in attack mode instead?"

Domori stared at her for a moment and then laughed. "Yes, this is what the game is all about. The features you presented are amazing!"

3 Both of them crouched low

2 Domori went for a left handed launch

1 Candice adjusted her launch to have more control then power this time.

"Let it rip!"

The blades hit the arena again, ignoring the fact that Domori already had two points.

Domori's grin was growing wider as Lotus Changeling hit him with an onslaught of attacks.

"Lotus Barrage Crumble," Candice yelled.

"Keep going," Domori grinned sadistically as his other sides begun to take over. His golden aura was replaced with his own dark aura. "Keep fighting my blade!"

"Lotus Crumble finisher," Candice yelled as her blade flew in the air and attempted to dive on Domori. "I just need to do enough damage that you won't have a chance to heal!"

"Now go," Domori yelled. His blade fully extended again. "Draconic Sword Slash!"

Both blades collided as a strong wind begun to blow from the arena.

"What the?", Crystal grunted. She remembered this wind from when Domori fought Sin and when he fought Aiger. She realized that Lui mentioned something during those battles. Something about the true Domori. She looked up to see that monster like grin on Domori's face. "Oh no!"

"Now heal," Domori yelled as the blade retracted. "And repulse! Meteor Repulse!"

Lotus Changeling was sent flying from that attack in spite having a similar mechanic.

"No," Candice yelled as she watched her blade fly out of the arena. "Again!"

"That's enough," Domori yelled. "I'm disappointed!"

Candice grunted as she looked down.

"I thought tapping into your resonance was supposed to make you stronger, but you did better in your first round!"

"Just give me one more shot," Candice cried.

"There are no more chances," Domori shook his head. "You didn't get stronger, so this was a waist of time."

Crystal's eyes widened as she flashed back to a time Domori had said that to Komoto and her. Was this really the real Domori? "She did her best," Crystal yelled.

"That's the problem," Domori shook his head. "She should have broken her limits, but she confined herself in them."

Candice grabbed Lotus Changeling and ran off. "I will face you again! Next time, I'll break you!"

Crystal shut off the cameras and then sighed. "Domori." She saw Domori was already headed away. "Domori!"

"I need more," Domori sighed. "I need a better fight!"