Cursed Convergence: Part II

The Battle Begins!!!

Standing Off Against Each Other Aria And Kaida Stare Each Other Dead In The Eyes To Get A Feel Of Who They're Fighting…

Meanwhile In The Bleachers Benjiro,Arai And Kairei Watch The Battle Commence…

Arai(Curious): Isn't She One Of You're Friends Kai?

Kairei(Uncertain): Was To Be More Exact…

Kairei(Curious): But Why Haven't They Begun Fighting?!

Benjiro(Intrigued): They're Getting A Feel Of Who They're Up Against, It Would Be Foolish To Just Rush In Without Knowing Your Opponent…

Benjiro(Intrigued): And Based On What You Feel In You're Opponent's Soul, That Will Help You Grasp The Power Level Of Who You're Fighting!

Benjiro(Focused): No More Talking, It's Beginning!

Meanwhile Back On The Stage Aria And Kaida Begin Their Battle!!!

Aria Makes The First Move As She Levitates And Summons A Spiraling Sphere Of Divine Energy Which She Launches At Kaida…

Flames Then Appear Below Kaida's Feet As She Swiftly Dances To The Rhythm Of The Flame Within Her Soul…

She Dodges The Sphere As The Sphere Destroys A Part Of The Stage…

Aria Then Dashes Behind Kaida In An Attempt To Land A Sneak Attack…

Attempts To Thrust Her Two Fingers Onto Kaida's Soul Energy Pressure Points As Kaida Parries Aria's Attack And Brushes Off Her Arm…

Kaida Then Swiftly Dodges As The Flames Underneath Her Bare Feet Guide Her Behind Aria…

Aria(Focused): Damn It!

Kaida Then Summons Flames At Her Fingertips Which She Then Uses Her Other Hand To Pull The Thread Shaped Flame And Pulls It In The Form Of An Arrow!!!

Kaida(Focused): Inferno Technique: Fire-Head Arrow!

Kaida Releases The Thread As A Fire Head Arrow Fires And Lands On Aria At Point Blank Range, This Causes A Mini Explosion Which Sends Aria Flying Across The Arena!!!

Jason(Spectating): C'mon Aria!!!

Ashe(Spectating): Impressive!

As Aria Is Still In Midair, Kaida Summons A Long Rope Like Flame Which She Shoots Out Of Her Hand Directly At Aria…

The Fire Wraps Around Aria As Kaida Swings Aria Around The Arena…

Kaida(Focused): Infernal Technique: Flame Whip!

Kaida Then Slams Aria Into The Ground At Full Force Which Does A Little Damage To Aria…

Kaida(Analyzing): I'll Force Her To Reveal All Of Her Trump Cards, Then I'll Find A Way Around Them!

Aria(Analyzing): She's Definitely Holding Back, She Must Be Trying To Get Me To Reveal My Strongest's Techniques So She Can Force Me To Just Start Throwing Out Attacks In Desperation To Win…

Aria(Analyzing): But She's Also Using Up A Lot Of Her Own Soul Energy By Using Strong Techniques Like The Ones She Just Demonstrated, It's Likely That If She Keeps This Up…

Aria(Analyzing): Then She'll End Up Using The Last Little Bit Of Soul Energy She Has Left, Even Then I'll Still Have To Be On Guard For Any Other Tricks She Might Have!

Aria Gets Back Up As She Summons Celestial Armor Around Her Body, The Spectators Shout In Excitement!!!

Aria Then Summons Celestial Wings On Her Back As She Dashes Right Behind Kaida Before She Can Even React!!!

Kaida(Surprised): She's Fast, She's Moving So Fast That It Looks Like She's Teleporting But That's Just Pure Speed!

Aria Infuses Divine Energy Into Her Fist As She Lands A Heavy Punch On Kaida's Back Which Sends Kaida Flying Into Debris!

Kaida Gets Up And Makes A Hand Sign With Both Of Her Hands, Forming It Into A Bird Like Symbol…

Kaida(Chanting): Flaming Phoenix Technique!!!

Aria&Spectators(Shocked): ?!

A Shikigami Then Appears Above Kaida In The Form Of A Phoenix Which Is Engulfed In Dancing Flames…

Flaming Phoenix Is A Technique Which Allows The User To Summon A Shikigami In The Form Of A Flaming Phoenix To Aid Them In Battle.

Kaida Runs Up To Aria As The Phoenix Follows Behind…

Aria(Whispering): C'mon!

Aria Blocks A Punch Which Is Sent From Kaida As Kaida Then Jumps Over Aria And Grabs Her To Hold Her In Place…

The Phoenix Then Rams Into Aria As It Then Explodes Which Sends A Shockwave Through The Stadium!!!

Ashe(Impressed): What Ferocious Power!!!

Jason(Shouting): Aria!!!

Athena(Reassuring): It's Fine Jason, Something Like That Won't Damage Aria…

Athena(Serious): But With That Level Of Power, It's Enough To Get Through Her Defenses…

As The Smoke Subsides Aria Stands Up As The Celestial Armor Which Was Guarding Her Body, Cracks And Gets Destroyed!!!

Aria(Grunting): Damn It, She Broke Through My Defenses!

Aria(Grunting): She's Taking Advantage Of The Smoke To Hide Her Presence, And Summoning That Shikigami Took All Of Her Soul Energy!

Aria(Heavy Breathing): I'll Use The Soul Sight Technique So I Can See Her Through The-

Suddenly All Of The Smoke Seems To Be Getting Absorbed As Kaida Reveals Herself…

She Absorbs All Of The Smoke By Sucking All Of It Into Her Mouth As She Raises Her Body Temperature To The Limit!!!

She Then Places One Hand Over The Other As A Spiraling Flaming Ball Forms In Her Hand…

Kaida: *Roaring*

Suddenly The Heat Of Kaida's Body Gets So Hot That Her Top Burns Off…

Kaida(Chanting): Infernal Technique: Shooting Star!!!

As Kaida Charges Up Her Technique Aria Wastes No More Time And Levitates In The Air To Perform Her Specialty…

Aria(Chanting): Divine Flames: Thousand Scorching Suns!!!

Suddenly Aria's Body Begins Emanating Heat As Hot As One-Thousand Suns, In An Attempt To Blind Kaida And Cancel Out Her Technique!!!

However Kaida Anticipated This So She As A Natural Flame Dancer/User Bathes Her Skin In The Heat Which Aria Is Projecting Which Is Why She Raised Her Body Temp To Burn Off Her Top…

This Is An Ancient Fighting Skill Developed By The Flame Dancers Called Sun Bathing, The More Heat They Absorb Into Their Skin…

The More Powerful Their Technique's And Their Bodies Get!!!

Aria However Is Unaware Of This, Kaida's Shooting Star Technique's Power Raises Even Further Which Causes The Spectators To Begin Sweating As If They Were Being Boiled Alive In A Million Suns!!!

The Shooting Star Burns Brighter As A Barrier Forms Around The Spectators, Kaida Fires Off Her Technique At Aria As A Massive Explosion Engulfs The Entire Arena…

Aaliyah(Confused): I Can't See, What Just Happened?!!

Moments Later As The Smoke Subsides We See Aria Unconscious On The Ground With Blood All Over Her…

While Kaida Still Visibly Damaged And Bloody To All Hell, Standing Over Aria…

That Means…

Ashe(Shouting): The Win Goes To Kaida The Flame Dancer!!!

The Spectators Erupt As They Shout Cheering On Kaida As Kaida Picks Up Aria And Carries Her Over To The Waiting Room To Heal Her Wounds…

Worry Etched On Her Face, As She Feels Bad For What Had Just Occurred…

To Be Continued In Chapter Thirty-Five…