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Chapter 15 - Finale [1]

The Finale was beginning. The audience sat in the stands, excitement flowing throughout as they sought the thrilling final battle of the Shinobi Conference. The screaming of cheers, the loud voices overlaying atop one another.

Shintawa, Dasizai, Keyati, and the eliminated contestants of the previous matches all sat in the audience themselves. Udon was definitely supposed to be in medical treatment, however he was going to watch this whether he was in pain or not.

Kei-Kei was waiting for the doors to open and the Finale to officially be declared. He held Mochi in his hands, running his fingers over the katana's blade. He took a deep breath but it did nothing to still his nerves. To beat Yuki Shimo he would need a lot of skill and power, however he was not so sure he had it in him.

Yuki at the same time merely stood with no emotion at all. He held his sheathed katana in his left hand, waiting for the match to start. All he thought of was victory. He would win. He had to win. His grip tightened on his sheathed blade. Then, the announcer came on.

Announcer: "HELLO!!! WE HAVE THE FINALE OF THE SHINOBI CONFERENCE HERE FOR YOU ALL!!! OPEN THE ARENA DOORS!!!"

The doors flung open and Kei-Kei Vs. Yuki Shimo would begin. Kei-Kei walked out onto the arena, his nerves still beating down on him. Whereas Yuki walked in plagued by nothing. Just as cold and unemotional as always. They both made it to the arena and stared each other down.

Yuki: "Yield. You will have no luck against me like you did with the fools beforehand."

Kei-Kei: "Not a chance!"

Yuki: "You are uncertain and nervous. Disposing of you would be worthless. Forfeit."

Kei-Kei: "I said no way! I came this far, so we are gonna fight!"

Yuki sighed, almost in annoyance that he would need to waste his energy on Kei-Kei. He drew his katana and pointed the blade to Kei-Kei. Kei-Kei returned the favor before running at Yuki, preparing to get the first blow.

Yuki moved swiftly, delivering a palm strike to Kei-Kei's gut and twisting his hand in Kei-Kei's gut. Kei-Kei raised his left arm and clenched his fist, channeling a weak amount of Dakuenaji into it. He dropped it down into Yuki with a punch, however Yuki made a barrier of ice before it collided.

Yuki jumped back after Kei-Kei struck the ice barrier. Kei-Kei shook his hand to get rid of the cold, though it wasn't all that effective. Then, he managed to create a Dakuenaji katana using his Conjuring of Arms technique. He twirled both Mochi and the conjured katana in his hands.

Yuki then pointed two fingers up, towards the sky. Kei-Kei raised an eyebrow, confused. However, when nothing happened Kei-Kei ran in and prepared to strike with both blades. That was until Yuki uttered out a phrase.

Yuki: "Hoarfrost Pillar."

Then, under Kei-Kei's feet, a pillar of ice erupted. It sent him upwards and encased his left leg in ice. Yuki raised a hand and began making twisting blades in the ice to injure Kei-Kei to the point of immobility. Kei-Kei decided to cut off his left leg, regenerating the limb as he fell.

He landed on Yuki, however was caught by a ice barrier made by him. Yuki then emerged from the barrier and kicked Kei-Kei in the chin. Then he slammed the blunt end of his katana's sheathe into Kei-Kei's nose, knocking him off of the barrier that caught him.

Yuki put his hands together, cold mist coming from between his palms and causing the temperature to drop exponentially that the very water vapors in the air were freezing. His Kami no Chikara was surging forward as he was committed to beating Kei-Kei.

However, he was interrupted by a flying tantō of Dakuenaji thrown at him by Kei-Kei. He caught it before the tantō disappeared. He eyed Kei-Kei incredulously, unimpressed by the attempt.

Yuki: "Was a mere tantō all you could muster. Shameful."

Yuki began running towards Kei-Kei, however Kei-Kei used Conjuring of Arms to create a pistol of Dakuenaji and shot a Dakuenaji bullet towards Yuki's face. Yuki was caught off guard and made a wall of ice thick enough to block the bullet. Then, Kei-Kei kept firing. Trying to pressure Yuki.

Yuki: "Enough of your foolish games! Ice Prison!"

Ice surged on the ground and made contact with Kei-Kei's feet, moving across the rest of Kei-Kei's body. Freezing everything but his head. Yuki let the ice wall fall and walked towards Kei-Kei, taking in the sight of what would be assured victory.

Kei-Kei: "Hey! Lemme ou-"

Yuki made the ice cover Kei-Kei's mouth, silencing the verbal resistance to Yuki's ice. He put a hand on Kei-Kei's frozen chest and was beginning to push him over. So, in a moment of desperation, Kei-Kei began channeling Kami no Chikara and Dakuenaji into his vocal cords.

Kei-Kei: "RAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!"

A loud yell came from Kei-Kei's mouth behind the ice, shattering all of it around his body. It also had a lot of force, like an attack on its own. Yuki took the full blow, causing his nose and ears to bleed whilst knocking him back.

Kei-Kei bent over slightly clutching his throat with his left hand, the amount of energy needed causing him to have to take a breather. Yuki got up from the attack and wiped his nose, gazing at the blood. Then, he put fingers to his ears, finding the blood on them as well.

Yuki: "This fool made me bleed. With a mere yell I bled!? Kei-Kei Mishimura, you drew blood from me. And I will make you pay."

Kei-Kei: "D-dude chill it's just some-"

Yuki immediately rushed in and kicked his gut. Yuki then grabbed Kei-Kei's throat and tightened his grip. His gaze finally held some emotion, rage. He was pissed that Kei-Kei managed to land any real damage against him.

Yuki: "This damnable throat. You used this to surprise me. That will not happen again."

He squeezed on Kei-Kei's throat more, trying to asphyxiate Kei-Kei. However, Kei-Kei would use Mochi to get Yuki to hopefully drop him. He tightened his grip with his right hand and swung at Yuki. Thankfully, Yuki was distracted and had to use his free hand and katana to block. Unfortunately, he then slammed Kei-Kei into the ground by the throat.

Kei-Kei coughed up copious amounts of blood. However he wasn't done yet. He jumped up and swiftly headbutted Yuki, digging his horn into a non-vital point of Yuki's body so as to avoid disqualification. Yuki's eyes widened as blood dripped from his lips.

He clenched his teeth and grabbed Kei-Kei's shoulders, pulling his horn out and grabbing the protrusion. And then he proceeded to use it to slam Kei-Kei into the ground again. He then put ice over the hole made by Kei-Kei's horn. Spat out the blood in his mouth towards Kei-Kei.

Yuki: "You are a bastard of no equal, Kei-Kei Mishimura. I will end this fight. Now."