Zephyr: The Elemental Clans

19 - Fire vs Water

Xyder Zephyr - POV;

The third day of the tournament came to a successful close. Now we rapidly approached the end of the events as the fourth day, the semi-finals, were about to begin. The numbers had dropped rapidly once again, with only four of us moving on to this stage.

The referee girl stepped out into the spotlight to herald the beginning of the day's matches by saying, "Ladies and gentlemen we have reached the semi-finals of our first Battle for the Crown! Among our four contestants we have Xyder, the berated heir, Sorine, Epitome of Fulgur and nicknamed the Lightning Princess, Dagan, Epitome of Terra and a real hotshot, then last but not least we have Fira, Epitome of Ignis and nicknamed the Burning Queen!"

The commentators immediately picked up where 'bunny girl ref' had left off, "All fighters today are definately crowd favourites. Xyder has proven the last couple of years of prejudice against him to be completely wrong as he has managed to push his way through the last few battles with his unexpected power in addition to his well known raw strength and physical ability. He has always made the ladies look his way with his physique but now more than ever they have begun to fawn over him. Then we have the Lightning Princess, Sorine Zephyr, who had been widely believed to be the automatic winner at the beginning of this competition due to her unquestionable power. However, as time has gone on it seems there are a great number who now believe any of these four have a great chance of taking the title. Dagan Zephyr, Epitome of Terra, has made girls' hearts skip a thousand beats since he could first speak. There is absolutely no doubt that he is a fan favourite considering his huge female fanbase gathered through the common love for his captivating smile, his attractive yet subtle flirty nature and his dreamy body. Not to mention he is the only male Epitome currently in our Zephyr Clan. Our final fighter is Fira, the Burning Queen and our Epitome of Ignis. She has gained infamy due to her harsh rejections and the shame as well as ridicule she causes on any male who tries to confess his feelings to her. For this she has also been named the Untouchable Queen!"

"Now let's get things heated up as we jump straight into our first match for the day. Please welcome our first two contestants; Xyder Zephyr vs Fira Zephyr!"

I walked onto the grounds with my head held up high and I stood with a perfectly straight posture. For the first time I walked onto this field feeling confident with my newfound sense of purpose. Fira entered from the other side and evidently sported an over pompous and proud attitude.

"Here they are people!" the commentators began to hype up the game again, "Is it just me or does Xyder exude an overwhelmingly powerful aura today? He seems to have changed into someone new over night! I am almost certain that he will win today! But then again, we have to remember just whom he is up against. The Burning Queen is no joke. In fact, her last match almost ended in the death of her opponent; an Epitome no less."

I looked back at Evie and she gave me a sign of approval.

"Begin!"

Fira paced around slowly waiting for my move. I followed my usual choice of actions by rushing forward. Fira read me perfectly and sidestepped my punch only to follow up with a flaming fist that left me flying through the air.

I rolled back to my feet and straightened only to be met by a stream of flames which pushed and pinned me against the wall. Expectedly, my clothes had caught ablaze and I frantically swatted at the flames in an attempt to quell them.

"Heh, it'll take more than that to do me in! Ragnarök, to me!" I laughed. The greatsword formed in my palms and I rushed forward, unleashing a flurry of strikes. Fira seemed to predict every strike and acted accordingly.

"You can't outdo me empty vessel," she whispered just as a column of flames bombarded me from behind. I fell forward and Fira was already prepared. She delivered a swift roundhouse kick to my abdomen causing me to pitch in the direction of the force.