Sorry for the double post, but chapter 5 is done. It might be a little long, but there was a lot too put into it. This is the end of the tournament arc, and now the story is truly beginning. All accepted characters will make their appearances within the next few chapters. This chapter is written from Kiran's perspective.
Chapter 5: The Finals (Kiran)
The day had been leading up to this match. I had been through some hard battles to get to this point, but I was ready. Fang, my opponent, stood in the corner, his face was still hidden. He was talking to his beyblade, I think, but based off of the other things his bey had done, this didn't surprise me.
"It's time for the finals!" Arthur shouted. "Everyone, get around the battle royal stadium, this is going to be a great match!"
The crowd was cheering like crazy. I started to walk to the stadium, but was interrupted by Fang. He looked at me, his eyes pierced through me, filling me with fear. His mere presence made the place feel different.
"Kiran," my brother said as he approached me. "Kick his butt for me." He knew that this would cheer me up. I felt a lot better now, and walked up to the arena. Fang was standing there, glaring at me. Arthur came up to me just before the match started. I could tell that this was serious just from the expression on his face. He wasn't normally that serious, this was something new for him.
"This guy, whoever he is, is no joke," he started. "That beyblade of his is something else. He will do whatever it takes to win, even if he has to destroy your Aquario." I looked down at my launcher, to my partner. He was my one true friend besides Kole, my greatest memory of my father. "Just, don't take this battle lightly." Arthur finished as he walked away.
"Alright everyone! 3, 2, 1, Go Shoot!" Right after the launch, Wolf came flying at Aquario. It slammed it into the side of the stadium, then hooked on to it and threw it across the stadium. Fang started laughing, his same maniacal laugh, as he sent Wolf charging, throwing Aquario into the wall, almost knocking out. Wolf struck again, this time Aquario barely dodged it. I couldn't believe how fast and strong Wolf was. How could I beat a bey that doesn't even give me a chance to strike back. The two beys collided in the center, Aquario finally was able to get some balance back. Aquario lunged in at wolf, but it instantaneously dodged, countering and sending Aquario toppling over.
"Finish this!" Fang growled. Wolf's clear wheel started to glow and it charged. The dark energy cloaked the metal wheel and charged at Aquario. After being sliced by Wolf three times, Aquario stopped spinning and crashed to the ground, with three fang marks on its metal wheel. Wolf returned to Fang who was laughing again. The crowd was cheering wildly. I went over and picked up Aquario and started rethinking my strategy.Â
If he can use that dark energy in a strong attack, there has to be a way to wear him down, I thought.
If I can keep my distance until he slows down, I might win.
"3, 2, 1, Go Shoot!" The crowd chanted. Now on a new strategy, Aquario was speeding around the stadium, avoiding Wolf at all costs. Wolf was fast though, and occasionally got some hits on the back of Aquario.
"Come on you coward," Fang growled. "You're a weakling. To think that you were his son!" Anger was slowly building up inside me, not only due to the insult, but the mention of my father.
"What do you know about my dad," I snapped. My anger was feeding Fang, but it was impossible to calm down.
"I know more than you could ever imagine. Beat me, and I just might tell you something. Now, Wolf, let's go!" Wolf slowly dropped away from Aquario and made its way into the center of the stadium. "Wolf! Dark Vortex!" Wolf's clear wheel started to glow and it started to spin faster. Dark energy was pouring out of it, and the speed of its spinning caused the energy to fly everywhere, almost as if it was a vortex. Aquario was tossed into the air multiple times, each time it took more damage. I started to panic, knowing that I was going to lose, but tried one last thing to win.
"Aquario," I shouted repeatedly. Aquario started to spin faster, and its clear wheel glowed faintly. It started circling the stadium in the opposite direction of the vortex, crashing through all of the energy. But this time, it sliced through them, like they were a mere piece of paper. The energy was actually speeding Aquario up. "Now!" I exclaimed. Immediately, Aquario stopped circling the stadium and charged at Wolf, who now had no energy surrounding it, and lost a lot of stamina. With one blow, Aquario clashed into the track, sending Wolf flying sideways before toppling over. The crowd cheered in amazement. I called Aquario back to me and examined it. After looking at it for only a few seconds, I knew that it couldn't take much more.
"3, 2, 1, Go Shoot!" Wolf charged immediately, knocking Aquario off balance right from the start. Aquario tried to dodge The attacks, but Wolf was too fast. After attacking five times, Wolf hooked onto Aquario and spun it around while slamming against the ground. Aquario was taking a lot of damage, but somehow, it managed to break out of Wolf's grasp, and break one of the hooks. Fang was steaming with anger.
"Wolf, Chaotic Hurl!" Fang screamed. Wolf clocked itself in the dark energy and rushed at Aquario. After hooking onto it, dark energy surged everywhere. Aquario's metal wheel almost disintegrated because of this. Then, Wolf raced to the stadium wall, as the dark energy made a Wolf appear on top of its face. Wolf leaped into the air, off of the wall, and let go of Aquario. The wolf made of energy clutched Aquario in it's mouth, launching it down onto the ground.
"Hang in there Aquario!" I screamed. Aquario's metal wheel clashed into the ground. Barely being able to spin, Aquario found its way back up.
"Your father would be ashamed!" Fang said, barely being able to hold in his laughter. The wolf made of energy subsided as Wolf landed on back on the ground. Fang turned his back on the stadium, laughing as Wolf moved in for a final attack. I on the other hand couldn't hold in my anger any longer. Fang wasn't going to talk about my dad that way and get away with it.
"Aquario! Let's go!" Aquario started to speed up and its clear wheel began to glow. Wolf's attack bounced right off of Aquario, and now Aquario charged. One hit to Wolf's track sent it flying, landing outside of the stadium, right behind Fang.
"Kiran is the winner!" Arthur exclaimed. The crowd was full of excitement. I glanced over at Fang to see that he was smiling, and his Wolf, which was still spinning, started to glow.
"Wolf!" He started, and everyone turned to face him. "Dark Vortex!" The dark energy instantly poured out of Wolf, creating a bigger and fiercer vortex than before. Everyone hit the ground, hiding under tables and behind stadiums as the energy ripped through the room. Fang's maniacal laughter suddenly vanished, as did the energy. Slowly, everyone got up. Nothing had been damaged, except for a few marks on the ground. Fang and Wolf had disappeared, leaving behind a crumpled piece of paper in his spot. As the room started to fill with conversation, Kole, Arthur, and I walked over to see what the paper was. I picked it up to see that it was a flyer for a tournament that was happening in the next week. At the bottom of the page there was a message in a weird hand writing that looked like scratches from a beyblade. It read:
You have passed. We have been watching you for a while. Come to this tournament if you want to know more. Your journey is just beginning.
I read this over a couple of times before showing it to Kole and Arthur, trying to figure out what it meant. Arthur looked at it and immediately smiled.
"What a coincidence," he started. "I was going to form at team with the three semifinalists and go to that tournament." His smile started to fade. "Well, now that Fang left, we are one person short, that is if you two want to go." Kole and I both agreed. If Fang left this on purpose, it could be important, especially considering that he claimed to have known something about our father.
"Hey," Nick said coming up to us. "I'll come with you guys."
"Ok then," Arthur stated. "I guess-"
"Not so fast," Felix interrupted, walking over. "I want in too."
"It's a maximum of four people per team," Arthur said, thinking about how to choose. "You two can battle for it." The two of them went over to the battle royal stadium, preparing for a huge battle.
"3, 2, 1, Go Shoot!" Arthur exclaimed. Nick's Libra attacked first, but missed Felix's Bull. Bull countered and smashing into Libra's bottom, knocking it off balance. Libra kept trying to hit Bull, but it kept missing.
"What's wrong with you Libra!" Nick yelled. "Get him already!" Libra used almost all of his stamina in one attack, which barely scraped Bull. Felix laughed at his attempt.
"You get angry too easily," Felix stated. "Bull, let's win this thing." Bull moved swiftly, smashing Libra from the side and sending it flying out of the stadium.
"That settles it," Arthur said. "Felix is a part of our team now."
* * *
"He passed. He has gotten stronger."
"They both have. Fang did a good job."
"Zero, it's your turn now. You have a tournament to attend to."
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