*Bell stared at the converted Theseus with shocked eyes as Tara stared at him, her purple eyes were staring right into his soul*
Bell: What just happened? What happened to Theseus?
Tara: I'll be showing no mercy in this battle, i'm going to absolutely crush you in this battle!
*Tara's eyes began to burn with a purple flame as Bell could feel the stare of death strike him in the soul!
Bell: T-Tch..!
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*Valt and Shu watched as Tara's aura was starting to glow faintly*
Valt: This is supposedly the final battle, i wonder what Tara is up to now..
Shu: I don't know but i think we're about to discover it's secrets..
Valt: What do you mean?
Shu: Tara changed the blade of her bey, something is definitely up with it or else she wouldn't be making a big deal out of it..
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*Bell switched his A-Gear into the 6-Bladed Defense mode and switched the H-Gear into High Mode and he stared up at Tara who was now changing the Drivers modes: By twisting a dial, a rubber sharp was dragged into a plastic hole flat tip*
Bell: What are you doing?
Tara: Same thing you're doing, changing modes and all.
Bell: Changing modes huh? Well two can play at that game, we're going to go with High Mode and Defense Mode all at once, how do you like that?!
*Tara just stared at Bell, a bit surprised at how confident he was*
Tara: You can act confident all you want but you're not going to win this battle, i'll destroy you right where you stand!
Bell: The one doing all the destroying is me! You are in for a world of hurt!!
Tara: Is that so, in that case you should have no trouble taking me on in our Left Rotation!
*Tara held up her bey once again as it started to glow and Bell was a bit surprised at what he was seeing, this was Left Spin Mode?!*
Ranzo: 3rd Battle!!
*The bladers took their positions and the battle between the 2 finally began*
Ranzo: Ready Set!!!
3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!!
*The beys were off and Zero Theseus was now spinning in the opposite direction as before and it zoomed right past Divine Belial as it charged around the stadium*
Bell: So it is Left Spin..!
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*Shu and Valt were surprised at what they were seeing, Theseus's secrets were officially unveiled!*
Valt: So that's its other ability!
Shu: Unexpected but not surprising..
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*Belial and Theseus were coming in for a head on clash and Belial was going in for the kill*
Bell: Alright Belial! Show no mercy!!
*Belial and Theseus collide with all their might but Belial was the one who was sent flying*
Bell: No way!!
Tara: Hmm...
*Belial was falling towards the stadium at a rapid pace, it was still in the game*
Bell: Hang in there!!
*Belial lands back in the stadium and tilts on its VS-Gear and manages to recover and continue its rampage*
Bell: Yes!!
Tara: No way..!
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Valt: Not a bad strategy from Bell!
Shu: Indeed but if he wants to win then he'll need to push even harder!!
Valt: Huh?
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Tara: Tch.. Take this!!
*Theseus came back around and the 2 beys clashed back and forth in the center with brutal force and neither one was willing to back down*
Bell: Belial! Send them flying!!
*Bursts of winds shot out of the stadium and Tara stared at Bell unimpressed and that was when an illusion of Theseus's armored face descended next to Tara's face as it let out a evil laugh*
Theseus: More... GIVE US EVEN MORE DEMON KING!!!
Tara: He can't hear you, you know that right..
Theseus: I do not care! Just let me take his light!!
*Theseus slams into the wall and was coming in hot for the next attack*
Tara: Zero Phantom! Attack!!
*Theseus's swords began to glow and it was coming right for Belial*
Bell: Belial! Send them flying again!!
*Belial slams into Theseus and blew straight through it and knocked it into the air with one strike*
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Valt: That's it, he just might be able to win!
Shu: Not even Theseus should survive an attack like that!
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Bell: It's time! Go for it Belial!!
*Belial wasn't losing any speed as it headed for the center but unfortunately, Theseus now had its opponent in its sights*
Bell: What the!?
*Tara's eyes flashed with a sparkle as her aura began to glow brightly*
Tara: Right there! Your chance is now, do it Theseus!!
*Theseus and Belial were closing the gap and it was already too late, Belial couldn't change its trajectory this late*
Bell: B-Belial!!!
Tara: End this with Zero Volt!!
*The downward sloping blades in Left Spin Mode knocks Belial against the floor and it went flying into the air and burst after a couple of seconds*
Bell: It can't be..
Tara: And so it ends..
---Tara was then pulled back into her Dreamscape where she sees Theseus again---
Theseus: Another successful victory!
Tara: Are you finally satisfied?
Theseus: Yes, for now...
---The Dreamscape disappeared---
*Tara looked down into the stadium and she picked up her bey and looked at Bell who was absolutely shocked*
Tara: It's over..
*Tara turned and walked away and she left for the exit*
Ranzo: Oi!!
*Tara turned and looked towards Ranzo who had held up his Cyclone Ragnaruk*
Tara: What do you want?
Ranzo: You're going to battle me next!
*Tara just looked at Ranzo and she cringed a bit after taking a look at him, she turned back around and left the Gates Of Hell*
Ranzo: T-Tch..!
*Shu wasn't surprised by the result of the battle but he was concerned on what things Ashram had put Tara through, Tara wasn't just a normal Snake Pit blader, she had seen some things and had been hardened well enough*
Shu: It wouldn't matter anyway Ranzo, she's far too strong for you.. or any of us.
*Shu left the Gates Of Hell as Valt followed him, they needed to give Bell some space to recover from his loss*
Bell: B-Belial..!
---Later That Evening---
*Bell sat alone alongside the river in Japan as he looked down at his Divine Belial with a frown, he tried to remember where he went wrong in battling Tara! Was she just too powerful for him or was there something he was missing?*
Bell: I don't get it Belial, i don't know what else we're missing. You've already reached Ultimate Gear, there's nothing more we can do to evolve you..
*Bell just didn't understand, Tara's way of Beyblade was so flawed and Bell could already see that but he really didn't know the things she had to go through to get that strong*
Bell: It's all going to be fine, we'll grow from this! The Demon King always gets back up!!
*Even though Bell was confident he could get back up from this loss, he really had no idea where to start now, he was stumped as hell! It was then Bell noticed Chiyoh coming towards him*
Bell: Chiyoh?
Chiyoh: I heard about your battle with Tara today, i heard it didn't go well..
Bell: Yeah, that's one way to put it..
Chiyoh: Well, i know you'll get past this loss. Valt told me all about it, he said Tara beat you back to back 3 times.. in your current state, you just can't win against someone like that right now!
Bell: But i want to!!
Chiyoh: Bell, you're not going to get stronger challenging the same strong blader over and over again blindly, it's not going to get you anywhere. Tara will just keep on defeating you each and every time!
Bell: Well, what should i do?!
Chiyoh: You should calm down for one and two, try studying her bey and find weaknesses that will hopefully shine the way to beating it, you're practically guaranteed to win if you do that!
*Bell began to think for a moment, there wasn't much data on Zero Theseus but it was worth a shot, Chiyoh was already gone when Bell snapped out of his thoughts, he didn't even get to say thank you..*
---A Few Days Later---
*Lane Valhalla had finally arrived to Japan and he got off the plane and looked around the airport, it had been a while since he had been to Japan*
Lane: So Bell Daikokuten has brought me back to this place, there's only one thing left to do..
*Lane left the airport and began to look for the Gates Of Hell where Bell lived but so far, he wasn't having any luck*
Lane: I forgot how big Japan actually was...
*After some time, he eventually came across Hanna Suiryu who had no idea who he was*
Lane: Excuse me? Do you know where i can find the Demon King?
Hanna: huh?
Lane: The Demon King! You know where he's at?!
*Hanna looked at the spiky haired blader and she felt like she recognized him but she couldn't figure out from where*
Hanna: H-Hey you look familar..
Lane: I've never seen you in my life, i don't where you've seen me from.
*Hanna pulled out her tablet and flipped through it and eventually found a blader that matched Lane's description, Hanna looked between the tablet and the blader in front of her and her eyes eventually widened with shock*
Hanna: Wait a minute! You're-!
*Lane eventually lost his patience and walked past Hanna and continued up the path, little did he know he was going in the right direction! Hanna decided to follow him!
---At The Gates Of Hell---
*Bell stood upon his perch alone as he stared at his Divine Belial with concern, he couldn't help but think about his battle with Tara and how bad he lost to her*
Bell: B-Belial..
--Bell was pulled into his Dreamscape--
*Bell stared up at Belial with a rather ashamed expression as Belial began to speak to him*
Belial: That was one tough loss we took a few days ago..
Bell: Yeah, i haven't been able to stop thinking about it since then, i wish i could turn back the clock and do that battle all over again and win!
Belial: Tara is a blader from the Snake Pit, i didn't expect us to win even a point.
Bell: What can we do Belial, what can we do to get stronger?
Belial: At this point, the only thing we can do is find new opponents, some that can bring out the best of our power! If we can do that then Tara is as good as defeated!
Bell: That sounds good on paper but what new Bladers? We haven't really had any new opponents since the other day!
Belial: Perhaps the one that approaches will be a start..
Bell: Wait what?!
--The Dreamscape disappears--
*Bell opens his eyes and sees a blader he had never seen before standing at the stadium below and surprisingly enough, Hanna was with him*
Bell: Who are you?!
*The blader: Lane Valhalla grinned sinisterly as he looked up at the Demon King*
Lane: My name is Lane Valhalla, i've been looking forward to meeting you for quite some time now!
Bell: Lane Valhalla you say, you seem to be a rather strong opponent!
Lane: Indeed i am, why don't you get down here so i can show you!
*Bell grinned as he jumped down from the balcony above and lands in front of the stadium and he held up his Divine Belial*
Bell: This Divine Belial will be the one who absolutely sends you into the darkness! All those who enter the Gates Of Hell tremble in fear at the might of the King Of All Demons!!
*Lane just started laughing and Bell gave him a weird look, he wasn't really expecting that*
Lane: King Of All Demons huh? You're such a riot! In that case, you should be quite the challenge for my new and improved bey..!
*Lane reached into his pocket and pulled out his new BU Bey and Bell was in absolute shock at what he was seeing, it was another Defense Type Bey!*
Lane: Say hello to Barricade Lucifer!
*The Defense Type bey began to glow with a purple aura and Bell started to notice a purple flame surrounding Lane*
Bell: What is that power.. i don't know what it is but it feels like its burning in here..
Lane: Now then Demon King, shall we begin?
*Bell changed his A-Gear into attack mode and his eyes began to glow*
Bell: Yes.. i'm going to absolutely crush you with the full power of Belial's Ultimate Gear!
*The bladers took their positions and the battle began, Hanna was watching from the sides*
3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!!
*The beys were off and 4 Pink rubber blades extended outward out of the Barricade Blade! The beys landed in the stadium and Lucifer had taken the center immediately, a pink barrier of energy surrounding it*
Bell: Alright Belial! Adventure Shoot!!
*Belial comes charging in for the strike but it was immediately stopped by Lucifer's Barrier*
Bell: Wait what?!
Lane: Too bad for you, attacks like those won't break through Lucifer's Barrier..
Bell: A barrier you say?!
*Belial was pushing as hard as it could but the barrier was keeping Belial from reaching Lucifer at all costs, this really was the Ultimate Defense Type!*
Lane: If that's all you can do then this is just a waste of my time..
*Belial was knocked back and it raced up the slope of the stadium at full speed*
Bell: We're not done yet! Divine Bomber!!
*Belial raced back down the slope of the stadium and slams into Lucifer with all its might but the rubber Barrier only sent it flying back*
Lane: It doesn't matter what you try, Lucifer's Barrier is unstoppable!
*Lane simply grinned as his yellow eyes began to glow and his purple flare began to glow brightly*
Bell: Tch..! It's not over yet! Show no mercy Belial!!
Belial: I'm on it!!
*Belial was coming in hot as its Holy King Form started to glow and it slams into Lucifers Barrier with all its might and the Barrier was finally starting to flex and bend back*
Lane: It's all over! LUCIFER!!!!
*Belial was pushing as hard as it could but the Barrier was still holding strong against its attack*
Bell: Now push it back! Break that Barrier!!!
Lane: It ends now! Barricade Wall!!
*Lucifer's barrier started to glow and Belial was pushing as hard as it could but it was no use as it was sent flying back and hits the wall and burst upon impact*
Bell: No way...
*Bell was absolutely shocked at what just happened, he stared at the evil bey with horror as it was still spinning at the same speed as before*
Bell: So that's.. the power of Barricade Lucifer..!
Lane: Is that all you can do?
*Lane simply smiled sinisterly as his aura began to glow and the avatar of Lucifer stood behind him*
{TBC}
Next Episode: The Jet-Black Sun! Barricade Lucifer!!
Bell struggles to find his true power as Lane challenges more of his friends! Later, Bell also studies up on the data that was collected on Tara and Theseus and the plot at the Snake Pit thickens!