Chapter 10: A New Face! Lost Longinus!

It’s go time, Ugen thought, knowing if he lost this battle his journey to the finals would come to an end.

“Ready? Set!” The referee called.

“Three!...Two!...One!...Go Shoot!” Ugen pulled off his new launch again.

“Go straight for it Ursa! Rush Impact!” Ugen yelled. Ursa smacked into Ares, sending it into the stadium wall.

“Ares! Sword Reverse!” Alex yelled. Ares smashes into the wall, getting back clicks and making the swords come out more.

“Now Ursa! Claw Barrage!” Ursa did circles around Ares, hitting it everywhere, but this time, not the spear tip.

Alex was shocked,”What!? If it doesn’t hit the spear tip it’s gonna-“ Ursa burst Ares just before Alex finished his sentence.

“A burst finish! Two points go to Ugen! Ugen wins the match!” The crowd went crazy. Ugen has moved on to the finals.

“Well played, Ugen. Wanna battle again sometime?” Alex asked.

“Anytime!” Ugen replied. He stepped off the stage, waiting for Gabe’s match.

It was time for Gabe’s match. Hoping he wouldn’t choke his match, Ugen cheered loudly for Gabe, as well as Saoki. Hoeinn stayed silent alongside them.

“It’s time, boys and girls, for the final match of the semifinals! Let’s get started! To the left is a blader who is the son of a retired top ranked blader, who is Zyro Kurogane! He takes from his father and is a well known blader around the area as well for being very skilled in blading! It’s Bushi Kurogane!” The crowd went wild for Bushi, as being the son of Zyro meant a lot.

“To the right is a blader who is determined to make it to the finals! Rumors are he’s developed a new move! It’s Gabe Brunai!” Gabe comes onstage, and the crowd cheers loudly for him.

“I’ve been waiting for this battle. Now to finally do what I came to do: Destroy you in battle!” Bushi yelled time Gabe. Gabe remained silent, focused on the stadium.

“Ready? Set!”

“Three!...Two!...One!...Go Shoot!” Ifrit went straight for the center. Gaia went in to strike.

“Ifrit’s incredible balance skills can mimic any of the three types! My defense is impenetrable!” Bushi explained. Gaia went in for a few more strikes, continuing to fail to faze Ifrit. Gaia went in for another strike and was thrown to the groove of the stadium

“Gaia! Swing Counter!” Gaia went in for a powerful strike, sending Ifrit to the top of the stadium.

“Ifrit! Burning Crash!” Flame-like power surrounded Ifrit as it came crashing down. Ifrit crashed into Gaia, bursting itself.

“Wait?! What!?” Bushi was immediately shocked.

“A burst finish! Two points go to Gabe! Gabe wins the match!” The crowd went crazy for Gabe.

“You should have waited until you could get the right angle to strike your opponent. Strike them wrong, and your opponent can gain an advantage,” Gabe said, and then walked off the stage. Ugen went home, as well as Saoki and Hoeinn.

That Monday, after school, Ugen went to practice. He began to practice with Gabe. A few minutes later, someone opened the door and entered.

“I saw your match Saturday. I want to see just how much better you’ve gotten.” The person said.

“Gabe, who is-“

“Outta my way, kid,” the person said. Ugen didn’t appreciate the rudeness of him.

“Gabe, who is this?” Ugen finally was able to ask Gabe.

“Ugen, this is the fifth member of Rideout: Lui Shirosagi. He’s also one of the strongest bladers in Japan, and owns Lost Longinus,” Gabe replied.

“That’s awesome! I gotta battle you!” Ugen told Lui.

“I only battle bladers I deem worthy of battling me. You’re not one of them,” Lui replied. Ugen was disappointed.

“Anyways, Gabe, battle me!” Lui told Gabe, pulling out his Longinus. Ugen observes it, very interested. It was mostly white in color, but the disc was blue with the driver being a gray color. The bey definitely looked like an attack type. It also looked like it was a left spinning bey, which surprised Ugen, as he thought he was the only blader that owned a left spin bey. The center of the bey had metal two dragon heads, one the the left side facing downward and one to the right facing upwards. It had four wings, and two were smaller but also two larger ones that had contact points that were shaped like spears.

“Alright, then, let’s do it,” Gabe said to Lui, accepting the battle. The two went to the stadium and got ready.

“Ready? Set!” Ugen yelled. He was confident that Gabe could win this battle.

“Three!...Two!...One!...Go Shoot!” Gaia goes straight to the center, with Longinus going straight for it. It sent Gaia straight to the groove of the stadium.

“Gaia! Swing counter!” Gabe yelled to Gaia. Gaia went straight for Longinus.

“Longinus! Lost Spiral!” Lui yelled to Longinus. Longinus went head-on with Gaia, bursting Gaia upon impact.

“Gabe lost!?” Ugen, Saoki, and Hoeinn said in unison. They had never seen Gabe lose a battle.

“You still haven’t bonded with your bey completely. I’m outta here,” Lui told Gabe. With that, Lui left through the door and closed it.

To be continued in Chapter 11: The Ultimate Finals! Ursa Vs. Gaia!