---The next day---
*The final 4 matches had finally come and the first one up to the stadium was Valt and Xhaka. Both bladers come up to the stadium and both bladers smiled as their intense rivalry was getting heated up*
Xhaka: It's been a while Valt! Let's see if the Legend Of Legends can stand up to my Xcalibur!
*Xhaka holds up his bey as he began to glow with a fierce red aura! Valt smiles as he did the same*
Valt: Yeah! We'll be coming in with all we got!
Xhaka: Good, i wouldn't want it any other way!
Referee: First Battle!
*Both bladers take their position as Xhakas eyes began to glow a fierce aura*
Valt: Looks like he isn't holding anything back now, interesting
Referee: Ready Set!!
3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!!
*Both beys land in the stadium and both Xcalibur and Valkyrie kick things off with a fierce back and forth clash*
Xhaka: Bring it on Valt!
Valt: Yeah! Let's give it our all!!
*Both Valkyrie and Xcalibur clash with all their might as a fierce storm bursts out of the stadium and nearly knocks both bladers off their feets. Both beys get blown back and Xcalibur enters its Aligned State*
Valt: Come on partner! Let's show them what we've got!!
*Valkyrie begins to head onto the upper deck and speeds onto the 1st level and rushes back into the stadium at full speed*
Valt: Now full speed! Brave Sword!!
Xhaka: Cut them to pieces! X-Saber!!
*Both Xcalibur and Valkyrie clash and Valkyrie goes flying out of the stadium from Xhakas explosive attack*
Xhaka: Yes!!
Referee: Zone Xcalibur with an Over Finish! Xhaka earns 1 point!!
Valt: Not bad Xhaka! You've definitely gotten a lot stronger!
Xhaka: Indeed, my Xcalibur will get the next point as well!
Valt: Sorry but the next battle belongs to me!
*Athena watched as she got super fired up, her white flare glowing in response. Both bladers began to take their positions once again as the 2nd battle was about to start*
Referee: 2nd Battle!! Ready set!!
3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!
*Both beys landed in the stadium and both of them circled around the stadium at top speed*
Valt: Let's get in there! Valkyrie!!
Xhaka: Strike them down! Full power Xcalibur!!
*Both beys clash at full power as both bladers yell out with full out determination! Valkyrie and Xcalibur were then locked in a fierce back and forth clash*
Valt: Push them even further!
*Valkyrie knocks Xcalibur high into the air as it disk moved once. it fell back down on the upper deck and headed onto the 2nd level and began to gain a bit of momentum from the slope*
Xhaka: Triple Impact!!
*Xcalibur jumped off the 2nd level and raced around the stadium and straight towards Valkyrie as its sword glowed*
Valt: It's not over yet!!
*Xcaliburs devastating attack sends Valkyrie flying as well and it landed on the upper deck as well and it charged up onto the 3rd level*
Valt: It's time! Valkyrie!!!
*Valkyrie begins to gain a ton of speed as its rubber swords began to glow with a yellow stream of energy. Xcalibur slams into the wall and forced itself into alignment*
Xhaka: Xcalibur!!
*Valkyrie lands back in the main arena as Xcalibur was coming in hot too*
Valt: Brave Sword!!
Xhaka: X-Saber!!
*Both beys slam into each other as the whole world around them went inverted for a split second and Xcalibur bursted instantly!!*
Xhaka: W-What the!?
Referee: Brave Valkyrie with a burst finish! Valt Aoi wins with a score of 2-1!!
Xhaka: Well Valt! You've defeated me again!
Valt: Yeah well you didn't do so bad either.
Xhaka: Neither did you. but next time we battle i'll defeat you for sure!
*Xhaka lets out a booming laugh as everyone in the arena covered their ears. The battle was over, Valt had moved on to the Practice Tournament Finals*
---A little while later---
*Athena was about to be called up to her match with Aiga and she looked off into the ocean as she listened to the crashing waves. She looks to her right as she saw Lane standing there*
Athena: Lane..
Lane: So you're facing off with Aiga, let's see if your Flare can get even stronger or if i have continued to leave you in the dust.
Athena: I don't what you're going on about but you're not fooling me with your games.
*She proceeds to walk away from Lane but she stops and turns back towards him as her eyes began to glimmer with a white light*
Athena: But rest assured, my Flare is more stronger than yours will ever be..
*Athena walked on up to her match and both her and Aiga walked up to the stadium. Athena felt very nervous as she hadn't faced off with Aiga in a long time*
Aiga: Let's make this a super fun battle!
*Athena nodded slowly as she put her beys chassis in a free spin defense mode*
Referee: First Battle!!
Athena: Aiga is going with his Infinite Sword so i gotta play it safe for now and go on the defensive..
*A shiver went down her back as sweat began to drop from her face. Aiga looked at her concerned as her launch form was a bit sloppy*
Aiga: Somethings wrong, is she nervous?
Referee: Ready Set!!
3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!
*Athenas hand that held the launcher shook as she pulled the string, no sparks came out of her launcher either! Both beys landed in the stadium and Adeonas movements were all over the place*
Athena: Tch...
Aiga: Looks like her nervousness affected the quality of her shoot, she didn't even do a Sparking Shoot either..
*Adeonas movements were erratic as it clashes into Achilles with all it had however it wasn't enough as Achilles sent it flying onto the 2nd level*
Athena: We may have had a rough start but we're gonna turn this around! Adeona, charge!!
*Adeona leaps off the 2nd level and heads straight towards Achilles at full speed*
Aiga: Infinite Upper!!
*Using its Swords, Achilles knocks Adeona into the air as it comes back around for another attack*
Aiga: End this! Infinite Sword!!
*Achilles rushes forward and knocks Adeona out of the stadium with full strength!*
Athena: W-Wha..?!
*Adeona hit the ground with a soft clang and Athena watched in shock*
Referee: Infinite Achilles with an Over Finish! Aiga Akaba earns 1 point!!
Aiga: What's wrong Athena? You seem very nervous.
Athena: I-It's nothing, i promise!
Aiga: I want to see your true power, i want to face off with Adeona at its full strength!
*Athena looks at Aiga with a surprised look and she nods*
Referee: Second Battle!!
*Athena changed her beys chassis to Attack Mode and both her and Aiga took their launch positions as the second battle was about to begin*
Referee: Ready Set!!
3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!!
*Both beys land in the stadium and Adeona was picking up major speed thanks to its +L Attachment on its Driver*
Aiga: There we go! That's what we wanna see!!
Athena: I'll defeat Aiga right here, i won't disappoint you..
*Achilles comes in for the attack but Adeona dodges it and heads onto the upper deck and races up to the 3rd level and gains tremendous speed as it rockets down the slope*
Athena: Now Go!!!
*Adeona began to enter its Flare as it began to speed up even more! Lane watched in disgust as his Lucifer glowed in response to Athenas raging flames! Adeona leaps off the 3rd Level and slam into Achilles and knocked it back with incredible force*
Aiga: We aren't losing here! Get in there!!
*Achilles hits the wall and recovers as it began to speed up as well. It comes in for the strike and knocks Adeona into the air as well in retaliation*
Athena: We're not done yet! Go Adeona!!
*Adeona races around the stadium at full speed as Achilles was chasing after it*
Athena: Strike back with Love Counter!!
*Adeona tilts on its Driver and redirects itself towards Achilles with very swift movements*
Aiga: Those movements..!
*Adeona knocks Achilles into the air once again but Achilles survives and it begins to pick incredible speed as it races up the 3rd level and races back down towards it*
Aiga: Cut them to pieces! Achilles!!
Achilles: Leave it to me!!
Aiga: Infinite Buster!!
*Achilles races off the 3rd level and it began to speed up towards Adeona. Athenas heart beats loudly as her eyes began to glow and were filled with a white energy*
Athena: ADEONA!!!!
*Adeona began to sparkle with a golden and white Flare as every inch of Adeona had turned gold. Aiga and Lane watched in shock at the light that was radiating off of Adeona!*
Athena: Bound Crush!!
*Both beys clash hard as bolts of red and white began to emit from the stadium due to the fierce clash and Achilles burst a few seconds later as Adeonas white and golden flare began to grow even more*
Aiga: W-What the-!?!
Referee: Guardian Adeona with a Burst Finish! Athena Valhalla wins with a score of 2-1!!
*Lane watched in amusement as his Flare began to glow as well.*
Lane: Well it looks like your Flare has evolved again.. looks like destroying you might actually be worth my time after all.
*Lane smiled sinisterly as his Flare began to swirl aggressively around him. He turned and walked away as he began to laugh*
--Later that day--
*Athena was alone on the pier next to the ship and she was cleaning her gear. Next thing she knew, she saw a guy she had never seen before in her life, the guy wore flashy clothing and had yellow hair but most importantly it was the last Legend had yet to meet and battle. Athena recogonized immediately, it was Zac The Sunshine!*
Athena: Z-Zac?!
Zac: Why yes it is me! When the moon falls, the sun shall rise! I am Zac, Zac The Sunshine!!
*Athena couldn't help but feel like a complete fangirl! She absolutely adored Zacs music and he was another idol of hers.*
Athena: I can't believe i actually get to meet you in person. I've always loved your music and i listen to them all the time!
Zac: Is that so? Well in that case, i have something for you.
Athena: Really? What is it?
*Zac held out a CD for her, It was his new album and it was autographed too. Athena nearly felt like crying tears of joy*
Athena: Thats.. your new album.
Zac: Because you're such a loving fan, i've decided to give you one for free and it's autographed too.
Athena: Thank you so much Zac! So are you here for training, you're participating in the Sparking Legend Tour too right?
Zac: That's right and i've recently evolved my new bey into this Sparking Bey, Thunder Zeus!!
*Thunder Zeus bared a lot of resemblances to Galaxy Zeus as it had 4 Metal Balls in the Ring, had a metal core in its Chip and its 3S Chassis had 4 Metal Balls that were equally spread out to increase OWD which would increase its stamina capabilities*
Athena: Thunder Zeus huh? It's so cool!!
Zac: Well then, would you like to be its first opponent?
*Athena nodded excitedly as Zac smiled*
Zac: Alright then it's decided! You'll be Zeus' first opponent!
*Both bladers find a stadium and Zac began to smile as his golden aura began to sparkle all around him*
Zac: Alright! Let's go!!
3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!!
*Both beys took the center and Zeus took the center almost immediately as Adeona races up the stadium and rushes back down towards it at top speed*
Athena: Knock them out of therer!!
*Adeona attacks with all it has but Zeus manages to block the attack and send Adeona flying instead*
Athena: W-What the..
*Zeus was now starting to get even faster now as the metal balls in its ring began to shift outwards and increase Zeus' spin power even more*
Zac: Just like the sun itself, if you get too close to it then you'll get burned. Thanks to Zeus and its incredible weight, making it budge is probably what you should focus on first if you want to win against it.
Athena: Tch.. No matter how heavy your bey is, we'll blow it into the skies!
*Adeona comes back in and begins to hammer away at Zeus' stamina but no attack that it dealt out was working*
Zac: Is that all you've got? You've got more strength than that, yes?
Athena: Adeona!!
*Adeona rushes back in as its new flare began to glow and shine. Zac watched in awe at the shining Adeona*
Athena: Bound Crush!!
Zac: Time to shine! Zeus!!
*Adeona slams into Zeus with full force as Zac smiled brightly as he snapped his fingers!*
Zac: Curtain call! Cosmic Thunder!!
*Using the momentum of all its Metal Balls, Zeus burst Adeona with little effort at all*
Athena: W-What the-!?
*Athena was shocked as she watched Zeus sparkle with a golden aura. Her eyes widened as she fell to her knees*
Zac: That wasn't bad but there is always room for improvement.
*Athena looked up at Zac as he turned and walked away*
Athena: Adeona..
--The Next Day--
*The Finals of the practice tournament were on and it was Valt VS Athena. Both bladers were called up to their match and both bladers walked up to the stadium for the first battle*
Athena: So we finally face off against each other once again.
Valt: Yeah, let's make this a super fun and exciting battle!
*Athena nodded as she soon started coming up with a plan to take him down*
Referee: This match will be first to 3 points! First Battle!!
Athena: Valkyrie is an attack type with rubber swords to deal super strong attacks and it has remarkable speed and agility too.. before i go all out in Attack Mode, i need to test the waters first with Defense Mode and see what im working with here.
Valt: So she's going on the defensive.. let's see how that plays out.
Referee: Ready Set!
3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!!
*Both beys land in the stadium and they both race around the stadium at top speed*
Athena: Alright Adeona, get in there!!
*Adeona rushes in and collides into Valkyrie with full strength*
Valt: Let's do this Valkyrie!!
*Valkyrie uses its rubber swords and sends Adeona flying back but it recovered and races back towards Valkyrie at full speed*
Valt: Brave Sword!
Athena: Guardian Spin!!
*Using its chassis in free spin defense mode, Adeona blocks and repels Valkyries attack and continued to do so as Valkyrie was doing all it could to break through*
Valt: Push them back!
*Even though it couldn't break through its defenses, Valkyries sheer speed was pushing Adeona back but it tilts on the rubber of its driver and makes a speedy getaway*
Valt: Not bad but let's see if you can keep up.
Athena: Oh i'll be able to keep up alright!
*Adeona began to glow in its new gold and white Flare as it began to speed up even more*
Athena: Let's put an end to this Adeona!!
*Adeona races forward even more as Valkyrie was starting to speed up too*
Valt: Let's go Valkyrie!!
*Both beys come in for a head on collision as both beys glowed in their fierce auras*
Valt: Brave Sword!!
Athena: Bound Crush!!
*Both beys clash with all their might and both of them went flying out of the stadium as Valkyrie hit the ground first before Adeona*
Athena: Alright!!
Referee: Guardian Adeona with an Over Finish! Athena Valhalla earns 1 point!
*Athena smiled brightly as her flare began to glow even brighter, Valt stared in awe at how big and strong her Flare had gotten*
Valt: So this is what your Flare can really do...
[TBC]
Next Chapter: Explosive Final! Athena VS Valt!!
Athena and Valts match continues as Athena began to surge with more and more Flare! Meanwhile, Zac is challenged by Lane who declares that Zeus will be destroyed in one hit!!