User blog:Guardian Fira/Fighters Unite! Chapter 9: Truths revealed! Round 2 is up

The tournament was still in full swing. The crowd was cheering loudly and the sun was shining brightly. Team Stardust were still celebrating in the Stadium cafe. Team Stardust had one their first match, defeating Team Armoury with a 2-0 victory, and putting them into the Semi-finals and knocking Team Armoury out of the tournament. Chain was sat at one of the table, a plate full of different foods, eating rather quickly. This was how Chain celebrated his victories. Serena and Berith both walked over, each with a bit of food, considerably less than what was on Chain's plate. Berith took a seat next to Serena, who sat oppostite Chain, "Hey, I'm sorry I missed your match, Serena", he said. Serena turned to him at smiled, "Don't worry about it, at least you made it to the end, but where did you go after your match?". Berith's smile slowly faded as he looked back to his food. He knew he should tell his friends about it, but he didn't want to get them dragged into something that didn't concern them. He needed to find out what happened to Kagome to make her abandon her Buddy. Berith had promised that to Ifrit and intended to see it through. *COUGH*, Chain spluttered. Berith looked up to see him bent over his food, having eaten too fast. Serena had walked round and was patting him on the back, helping him regain his breath. She rolled her eyes away from him, muttering under her breath, "One of these days".

A large display monitor was on the wall in the cafe, where anyone in the cafe could watch the fight's going on in the Stadium. Berith looked at the monitor as cheering erupted into the Stadium, and asked his teammates, "So, which teams are fighting now?". Chain, now having caught his breath, pulled out his phone and checked the team pairings, "Sorin's team is up next, against Team Unknown". Serena, confused, looked down at Chain, "Like, they're name is Unknown or we don't know their name?". Chain sighed a little, and explained, "Their name IS Unknown". Serena looked away from him, feeling a little stupid for asking that. Berith turned his attention away from the screen and asked, "Anyone we know on Team Unknown?". Chain put his phone away, replying with, "No, everyone we know is already on a team". As Chain dug back into his food, Berith and Serena both turned back to the screen, and watched the fight's unfold.

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Sorin and his Team stood in Side A, getting themselves ready for the first match of the tournament. Sorin was feeling a lot more confident about his deck after he asked Fira to help him look over it. Yuki was still a barrel of nerves, constantly muttering to herself, "Just pretend their not there, just pretend their not there". She was refering to the crowd, which made her feel more than embarrased to be here. Fira, on the other hand, was jumpy, and ready to fight. He had been waiting for this day since it was announced, and was more than ready. The teams were going to be sent out to fight any minute now, and Sorin was staying as calm as possible. *Knock Knock*, went the door. Yuki jumped a little, while Fira and Sorin turned around. A young boy wearing a black jacket and a blue fedora, covering his red hair, was at the door. Fira raised his eyebrow at the boy, unaware of who he was. Sorin however, started to speak to him, "Michi".

Yuki turned to look at the boy, who looked older than her. She started to wonder if there was ANYONE around her own age. She then thought of Berith, remembering he was the same age as her, and how little time she had spent with him since the tournament was announced. Her face started to feel hotter. She stood up and walked over to a mirror in the booth, looking at her reflection. She, as well as Fira realised she was blushing. Yuki shook her head, unable to understand why she was blushing. She liked Berith, but not THAT much. Fira chuckled a little, and turned back to the door, only to realise the boy was gone, as well as Sorin. With Sorin absent, and Yuki in no state to fight, Fira made a decision and said to Yuki, "I'll fight first, then you play next, hopefully Sorin will be back by then". Yuki turned to him and nodded, hoping her blushing would stop before her fight. Fira stepped out onto the field, to face his opponent.

Sorin and Michi stood outside the booth. Michi kept his hands in his pockets as he stood opposite Sorin, who was still unsure why she was here. He thought that was the best question to ask, but his mouth didn't quite process the words that way, and he asked, "Are you following me?". Michi was a little startled by the question, but he didn't show it. He raised his eyebrow in confusion before responding with a simple, "No". Michi took his hands out of his pockets and produced a phone, which he checked and placed back in his pocket. "So why are you here then?", Sorin asked. Michi stared directly at Sorin, and replied with, "I'm here on official business". Michi placed his hand inside his jacket and pulled out a small wallet, opened it and showed Sorin the contents. The wallet held a badge inside, inscribed with the Buddy Police logo, with Michi's picture in the I.D card. Sorin was a little surprised by this turn of events, but asked, "And what official business would bring you to this tournament?". Michi put away the wallet and replied, "According to information we recieved back at the office, a certain Fighter here is not who they say they are. We have reason to believe they're using this tournament as a cover to recruit new members into a organization or some sort, but we don't know anything beyond that". Sorin started to slowly piece it together, before jumping to a conclusion, "You think I'm involved in it?". Sorin stared straight at Michi's eyes, noticing the hazel colour, then Michi shook his head and explained, "No, I saw you fight back at the beach, your playstyle and Deck, from the information we got, were not the same as the Fighter in question". Michi then dug through his pocket and pulled out a sheet of paper, with a number written on it and handed it to Sorin. Michi turned to walk down the corridor, and started walking before saying, "If you hear anything, that's how you can reach me". Sorin watched as Michi walked off, but knew not to follow him, not when he had a fight to attend to. He put the number in his pocket and walked back in the booth.

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"HYYYAAHH", Fira screamed, striking Roxas with Dragonknuckle and reducing his life to 8, whilst increasing Fira's gauge to 4. END OF MOVE.

ROXAS'S MOVE

Fira: Hand; 5. Gauge; 4. Life; 9.

Roxas: Hand; 6. Gauge; 2. Life; 8.

Roxas didn't even flinch, nor move in the slightest. He simply stared at Fira, and began his turn. "Draw, Charge and Draw". Roxas had short black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black jacket, with a blue shirt underneath, and dark blue jeans. He was sporting blue and red sneakers, and had a pair of glasses on. The glasses had a small jewel on the side, indicating his Core Gadget. Beside him was Skull Golem, Mazubaha, his Buddy. He stared at his cards for a few seconds, then picked one of them up. "Cast. Dangerous Fuse", Roxas declared. Two cards appeared in front of him, and he asked Fira, "Which one is Skull Golem, Mazubaha?". The cards shuffled around a few times, before moving to Fira's side. Fira pointed to the left one, which highlighted, and moved back to Roxas's side of the field. "You picked Skull Golem, so they are added to my hand". Roxas shuffled the cards in his hand, then picked another card from his hand, "I Buddy Call to the right, Skull Golem, Mazubaha". The skeleton next to Roxas leapt onto the right spot on the field, granting Roxas a life. "I call Fate Skeleton to my left, and equip myself with Dominion Rod". A Gauge flew into Roxas's hand, forming into a large staff in the shape of a hand. At the same time, a group of skeletons appeared on the field, each looking quite spooky. "Now, Skull Golem attack the Fighter!", Roxas commanded. The large skeleton jumped from platform to platform, eventually jumping at and slashing Fira, dealing 2 damage. "I'm next", Roxas said as he made his way to Fira, but not this time. "I cast Green Dragon Shield!", Fira declared, gaining 1 life. "Fate skeleton, take that life away", with that, the small group of skeletons ran for Fira, causing 1 damage. END OF MOVE.

FIRA'S MOVE

Fira: Hand; 5. Gauge; 4. Life; 6.

Roxas: Hand; 5. Gauge; 3. Life; 9.

Fira was ok with taking a little damage, he knew it wouldnt matter in the end, and he smiled as he started his move. "Draw, Charge and Draw!". He smiled at his hand and looked back towards Jack, "You ready Buddy?". Jack smiled through his teeth, "You know it!". Fira turned back to his hand, and picked out a card, "I cast a set spell! Green Dragon Knights, Song of Ancient Lands!". The card enlarged next to Fira and absorbed a card from the Gauge, showing the card activating. "Next, I'll Buddy Call Jackknife Dragon to my Left!", Fira declared. Jack took flight from the fighters spot and flew into the left spot, granting Fira 2 life, with the skill of Ancient Land. "Now Jack, Evolve from my hand, and become your Sapphire Form!", Fira threw a card from his hand into Jack, along with a Gauge and Jack started to glow blue. Small lightning bolts sprouted from Jacks body, striking his body in different places. Light blue armor started to form on his body, his Knife being replaced with a lightning bolt. He burst out of the energy glow his body had, and showed his new form, Jackknife "Thunderstorm". Fira pointed towards Jack, "And since his evolution counts as a new monster entering the field...",he pointed back towards Ancient Land, "..I get another Life from Ancient Land", as his life increased by 1 again. He picked up another card from his hand, "I call Blade Chakram Dragon to my Right!". A large dragon with 2 Chakrams appeared, giving Fira another Life. Fira looked at Jack, "Now Jack, THUNDER RAID!". Jack roared loudly and flew into the sky, breaking a group of clouds in the process. Suddenly a large lightning bolt shot from the sky into Skull Golem, destroying him. Roxas grew a little angrier at that, but still remained as calm as possible. Fira jumped into the Center spot, "Now, Blade, Attack Fate Skeleton!". The dragon jumped into the air and threw his chakrams at the group of skeletons, destroying two. He landed on the spot they occupied, drew one of his chakrams out of the ground and spun around, slicing the third skeleton in half. "Now, I'll hit the Fighter!", Fira shouted as he leapt for and struck Roxas, dealing 2 damage and charging a Gauge. "Jack, your up next!", Jack flew into the sky, circled a few times and dove straight into Roxas, dealing another 3 damage. END OF MOVE.

So this was uploaded early due to me being bored and through request. Hope you enjoy part 1 and look forward to see how the plot thickens!