Neb: It's time to wrap up the Rise Era, and boy do I have a plan for that. Domori is starting to connect with people again, not as a persona, but as him. I do not own Beyblade, Beyblade Rise, and I hope you enjoyed the series. I will move on from here to Sparking in another fic. I think I'm going to tag Sin back in as main character for that one, because I don't think Domori will have synergy with the main characters of that series. He'll still be there, but he'll be another challenge to overcome just as Lui and Free were in Sparking.
Domori headed down the road until he finally came to a stop. Standing before him was his final challenge for this era of Beyblade, Arthur Perigrine, Gwyn Reynalds, Dante Koryu, and Delta Zakuro.
"Did you guys settle your differences yet?", Domori asked.
Arthur let out a begrudging sigh as Dante grinned.
Domori smiled back at Dante. "Good work Dante, you managed to bring three of the most stubborn bladers back to the light."
"Domori," Delta growled under his breath. But Domori was right, he had so much ambition in his heart, and it wasn't until Arthur broke his beyblade did he start to waver. Despite that, he joined Dante's team and helped defeat Arthur.
Gwyn was silent, he wasn't expecting Dante to be the one to break through his barriers. The idea of friendship was a foreign concept created by weak, at least that's what he thought. But Dante defeated him and refused to be anything else but friends.
"I think we should finish this rivalry off with a five way battle," Domori decided.
"Domori, I defeated you," Arthur grunted. "I destroyed your beyblade and you want to face me when they are involved. Don't you want to claim your honor back, or are you hoping one of their blades can wear me down instead. Maybe you've been a coward this whole time!"
"You are lucky I'm even including you in this," Domori shot back. "You shattered my blade from a cheap shot, you got involved in a tournament that never included you, and then named yourself a King, even though you were never a Legend. But, I'm willing to look past that. My Shinning Draconids will bring light back to Beyblade, not flood it with more darkness. That's why I'm offering you a chance to fight against all of us."
Arthur glared at him and then sighed. "Fine, one last battle. Don't expect me to become all chummy with you afterwards, I'm not as weak as these fools."
Gwyn looked down and then nodded. "Good luck Domori, we'll get to see who's design was better finally. My Genesis's burst prevention system, or your Draconid's Spring Loaded system."
"Don't count out my Dragon, it's Spring loaded as welly," Dante smirked.
"My Diabolos is ready to face any challenge," Delta smiled. "But in the end, only one of us will be the star that shines the brightest."
"That's right," Domori grinned at Delta. "Let's cap off this era to see who that really is."
Arthur remembered, Domori wasn't there for his true show of strength, where he and Gwyn joined forces and used Gwyn's newly developed Burst Prevention Systems. But in the end it was Dante who found a way to surpass them with a new power. "You always talk about growing stronger during battle, is it possible... no, I'll let you see it for yourself."
Domori stared at Arthur and nodded. The group all got into their stances. Domori was going to do a left handed kneeling launch. He was facing four opponents, so control was more important than power. Still, all eyes were focused on Domori, he was no legend, no champion, and yet all of them wanted to beat him. Arthur was called out so of course he wanted to prove his strength. Gwyn wanted to show his design was superior Domori's. Dante and Delta wanted to claim a real first victory from Domori after having lost to him back in Spain. They were all using different Beyblades now.
3 Dante readied his Imperial Dragon.
2 Delta prepared his Master Diabolos
1 Arthur's Prime Apocalypse was loaded in the launcher.
Let it Rip! Gwyn launched his Eclipse Genesis.
Domori launched his Shining Draconids. "Let's do this now Shinning Uproar!"
"Go Eclipse Whip," Gwyn yelled as he went to meet Domori head on. The two collided and pressed against each other. Sparks were flying everywhere as they continued to clash. Meanwhile the other three were bouncing all over the arena trying to get the next hit in while also fighting each other.
Arthur managed to break away from Dante and Delta and grinned. "Eclipse Whip!", Arthur yelled next.
"I thought Apocalypse looked familiar," Domori realized. "I noticed back at Gwyn's house some blueprints for a burst prevention system. What I didn't suspect was Gwyn was building the exact same beyblade as you."
"It doesn't matter if you've seen the numbers," Arthur yelled. "You can't defy destiny, once I've wiped the floor with you again, I can rebuild my Beyblade Empire!"
"Shining Repulse," Domori shouted as the crescent blades shot out of the corners of his shinning Draconids. The springs pushing out forced Apocalypse and Genesis to push away, and the two moved towards the center, but Domori wasn't out of the woods yet.
"He's moved to mode two, now Dante," Delta yelled.
"Right," Dante grinned.
"They're working together?", Domori questioned.
"Master Upper," Delta yelled.
"Dragon Launch," Dante roared.
Both blades collided against Draconids causing it to push back.
"Draconids heal," Domori yelled.
"Don't let up," Delta ordered.
"Right," Dante grinned.
Both of their blades begun glowing gold as they pushed into Draconids, they weren't going to give him the opportunity to heal, they were keeping him away from the walls and hitting every point that wasn't one of the eclipse blades.
"Very clever," Domori smirked. "But Shinning Draconids was ready for that! Go Draconids!" Draconids gained a boost of power from the slope of the arena and then broke off from the two of them.
"He's getting away," Delta groaned.
"Oh man, Domori's choosing to run?", Dante questioned. "Who is this guy?"
Draconids moved to the center and shoved itself into Apocalypse, using Apocalypse weight to push the crescent blades back inwards. "Heal," Domori shouted.
"Get off," Arthur growled. "Prime Reboot!" Apocalypse started spinning faster as it crashed into Draconids sending Draconids flying in the air.
"Here we go," Domori grinned.
"Meet him head on Genesis," Gwyn ordered. "Superior Flux! Superior Eclipse!"
Draconids begun to glow gold as it floated in the air for a moment and then it started crashing down towards the arena, towards Genesis. "Hyper Flux," Domori roared. "Draconic Spring Dive!"
"Go Dante," Delta ordered.
"Rainbow Flux," Dante yelled.
Dante, Gwyn, and Domori's auras begun pulsing from their bodies as their resonance flowed. All three of them roared as they collided.
"Dark Flux," Arthur yelled as his Apocalpse moved towards Diabolos next. "Omega Blast!"
"Master Spash!", Delta shouted. "Diabolos!"
"Apocalypse!"
"Dragon!"
"Genesis!"
"Draconids!"
All of their avatars started emerging as a large battle ensued. Three blades clashing in the air as the other two clashed for the center.
"Draconic Repulse," Domori shouted as the eclipse blades emerged again even though they were in the air. He managed to push Gwyn off, but Dracon wasn't letting up. "No, way! Dante are you!" He saw sparks of energy flowing from Dante, a possible new form of resonance. "What's happening? His Rainbow Flux is sparking?"
Dante roared as his Dragon managed to burst through Draconids.
Gwynn's blade landed out of the arena due to getting pushed away from Draconid's springs.
"Alright Dante," Domori smiled. "You earned it."
Dante grinned as his Dragon started falling towards the arena, still filled with Rainbow Flux's resonance. "Draconic Spring Dive!"
Delta and Arthur looked up surprised as Imperial Dragon crashed into the both of them as they were fighting, bursting them both.
"Looks like Dante's the winner," Domori rubbed the back of his head.
"I should have figured," Gwyn grunted. Then he smiled at them. "Good job Dante."
"Not again," Arthur growled before face palming. He looked at Delta who was smiling as well, not frustrated from his defeat. "I suppose you're satisfied with this conclusion!"
"It's not over," Delta shook his head. "I'll face Dante again in the future and I'll win. That's a promise. For now he's the brightest star."
"Delta," Domori nodded. "If Arthur didn't interfere with our previous match, you would have beaten me. I think it's safe to say both you and Dante managed to surpass me for now, but I hope we face each other again in the future. Because with the data I've collected, I'll be a much greater threat than ever."
"My sentiments as well," Gwyn nodded. "My Genesis was supposed to be the perfect beyblade and mathematically speaking I was right. But Dante had something behind his power that went beyond mere numbers. I'll find out what that is and I'll vanquish it... but I hope we do remain friends."
"Of course we will," Dante grinned as he grabbed onto Gwyn. "But just so you know, I won't lose then either."
"That Rainbow Flux is something else," Gwyn nodded to Domori.
"It is," Domori agreed. "But there's something beyond that, I think Dante has confirmed a theory of mine."
"Oh?"
"It's just a theory for now," Domori shook his head. "Beyblade, the whole game will have to evolve again before I can test this one, but I think their is sparks of greater energy than even the Fluctuation of Resonance. Either that, or what we think we see when we see Resonance is completely wrong. I'll work towards finding and understanding that power."
Arthur had already left, he was done with all the friendly bantering. Domori wasn't even sure if he'd ever see Arthur again.
"Alright well we look forward to seeing what you come up with Domori," Delta held out his hand.
Domori took it and nodded.
A month later Domori was setting sail, Wakiya had told him, that there was an Ogre shaped Island, that Domori just had to see. One where he'd meet an old friend. When Domori got off the boat his eyes widened.
"Well it's about time you showed up," a familiar voice roared with laughter. "I was beginning to think you gave up on our little rivalry."
"M-me? You were the one who disappeared Lui," Domori yelled at Lui Shirosagi. "Have you been out here training this whole time?"
"What kind of question is that?", Lui snarled. No longer amused by Domori's presence. "Of course I have, what have you been doing this whole time?"
"Preparing," Domori growled as he readied his Shinning Draconids. "For a day where we'd clash again. You, me, Free, Valt, Shu, Sin, Aiger, and now several others. The competitive side of Beyblade has grown significantly. It's risen above weak bladers relying on powerhouses to take home tournament wins for them. Now everyone wants to be strong, and... that just excites me."
"It seems that light in you hasn't dwindled yet," Lui grinned, showing his sharp teeth. "My Luinor was getting lonely without a worthy challenger. Perhaps you can ease it's hunger."
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