Hearts of Twilight: Chapter 2, The Struggle

[Lycanthrope]

“And the winner of the STRUGGLE match is…. Xonic Cryoliz!” the announcer of the STRUGGLE tournament said.

The crowd cheered after Xonic was announced the winner. For, you see, Xonic was a home-town hero, always helping out everyone. He has, however, had a rough and somewhat mysterious past. He had no family that was alive, being as they died in an accident on the train when Xonic was left at home with a baby-sitter. Xonic was about 2 years old at that point, so he doesn’t remember his family too well.

“With this win, Xonic is now in the finals, fighting the winner of the match between Draco, Xonic’s close friend, and Femix, another close friend of Xonic‘s. That fight will begin shortly.” the announcer explained.

Xonic was breathing heavily after the match. He walked up to Draco, who was getting pumped up for his match.

“Hey Xonic, that was one fantastic fight. You did a great job fighting.” Draco said excitingly.

“Thanks. That was a tough match. Seifer got a lot better this year. Don’t underestimate your opponent’s ability. It will cost you.” Xonic replied.

Femix walked up to them. She was wearing her black hoop earrings on her pointy ears.

“Good fight, Xonic. I hope you are ready to fight either one of us in the finals.” Femix teased confidently.

“I’m ready. Just wait.” Xonic replied.

Some of Xonic’s other close friends, Bleh and Mega, walked up to the trio.

“Good luck, Draco and Femix.” Bleh, the new kid in Twilight Town, said.

“And Xonic, that was awesome!” Mega, Xonic’s first friend, exclaimed.

“Thanks guys.” Xonic, Femix, and Draco said simultaneously.

Out of the corner of his eye, Xonic saw a little blind girl start to walk into a bench. He ran over to her, stopping her before she hit the bench.

“Whoa, Lylie. You gotta be careful with your self and where you are going..” Xonic told her.

Lylie heard someone mention a bench was in front of her, but she didn’t notice that.

“Thanks Xonic. I owe you one, again.” Lylie said.

“Eh, it’s not a problem at all,, and you should know that by now.” Xonic said.

“And now, it is time for the STRUGGLE match between Femix and Draco.” the announcer said. “Are you two ready?”

They both nodded.

“Okay, well, let the STRUGGLE begin!”

Femix started out by slashing horizontally at Draco, making Draco lose 15 orbs. But then, Draco came back by using a three-move combo, forcing Femix to lose a total of 32 orbs. The match continued in the same fashion the whole way through, it went back and forth between the lead. But finally, with only three seconds remaining, Draco took the lead back with a combo and ended up winning the match by 2 orbs!

“Wow, folks. That was the most exciting match I have ever seen. I would like to let both of them advance. But, unfortunately, that cannot happen. So, the winner, by 2 orbs, is Draco Carvhall!” the announcer shouted out.

The crowd roared with excitement as Draco was announced the winner of the closest match in STRUGGLE history.

“Awesome job, Femix. Maybe you’ll beat me next year.” Draco said.

“Thanks, Draco. You fought well, too. And be prepared for next year.” Femix replied.

The announcer walked up to the middle of the stage.

“Well, we are finally down to our two final contestants. They are great friends, and they always will be… Xonic and Draco! Now, I will give a refresher on the rules for those of you who might have forgot. Each Fighter will have 100 orbs a piece to start. Orbs are lost when you get hit, so be careful not to get hit too much. The one with the most orbs in the allotted amount of time is the winner.”

Xonic walked up to Draco and said, “Good luck.”

“You too.” Draco replied.

“Ready, STRUGGLE!” the announcer shouted.

About two seconds after the announcer shouted that, a ton of human-like creatures with chests that were all shadows attacked the people of Twilight Town. Xonic and Draco weren’t sure what to do. They tried hitting them with their struggling clubs, but it had no affect. Then, all of a sudden, a black portal came up and a boy with long, white hair shouted “Quick, come here.”

Xonic, Draco, Lylie, Femix, Mega, and Bleh were the only ones who heard. Lylie, unfortunately, was the farthest away from the portal, plus she was almost attacked by the creatures. Xonic realized that she wouldn’t make it alone, so he ran over to her and picked her up and then ran into the portal. The others had already gone through the portal.

None of them knew what was about to happen, but they knew one thing for sure. Their lives had just changed forever.