Coral walks to Lighting Shield and looks at him. He fainted and had a lot of bruises. Coran smiles and carries him out of the arena. The audience cheers at the purple unicorn and Twilight just walking to the competitors' zone to rest. When she just comes there, Spike hugs her tight while Sunset just smiles. Twilight is trying to breathe, "Spike, you hug me too hard."
"Sorry," Spike releases her and rubs his head, "I feel so proud of you, but also terrifying when you use those... books,"
"What can I say?" Sunset gives the purple unicorn a smirk, "She is a bookworm so the books are always stuck with her. I hope that she has another thing on her spell though."
Twilight glares at the orange dragon, "What about you? You never show much magic except the battle with Discord."
"I can only teach you the basics," Sunset sits down and drinks some water, "The rest is on training like this. Lucky that you two just summon Noleg to help me out." Sunset points at the cat as Noleg is glaring at them, make them gulp, then the cat jumps on Twilight's back and lies on her.
Twilight can just only sigh and looks at Spike, "anyway, you should prepare for yourself. It's your turn later,"
"I will do the best," Spike points at himself, "Maybe you and I will have a battle later," Then the purple dragon goes out of the zone.
Sunset smiles and she looks at Twilight, "If you fight with Spike, do you try your best?"
"Of course," Twilight yells at the orange dragon as she covers her mouth, "Sorry, I just remember that he tricked me a lot. And this is the good time to take my revenge,"
"Sound like some dragon I know," Sunset sighs, "Anyway, take a rest. Noleg will heal you up to prepare your semi-final." Twilight nods and she lies on the chair while Noleg starts massaging. Twilight enjoys the massaging. Sunset just goes to Flame zone and watches the next battle.
The MC introduces "Every creature, we move to the second round. On the left, we got Spike the dragon," Spike comes out and walks to the arena. Every creature is cheering at that dragon. The MC continues, "On the right, we got Breaker." The Abyssian comes out of the competitors' zone and walks to the dragon.
The Abyssian looks at the dragon, "Oh my, what a cute dragon!"
"You... are female?" Spike rubs his head and blushes, "Sorry, I thought you are a boy so..."
"Oh..." Breaker licks her paw, "I will show you pain, but I will mercy with you, cute dragon." Spike steps back and is quite terrified about this Abyssian.
The refugee waves the flag as the battle has started. Breaker charges at the purple dragon quickly and kicks at his belly. Spike coughs and flies back to the corner. Not wanting him to have a chance to get up, the Abyssian jumps up but a fireball is flying her way, making her roll on the air to dodge. Spike gets up and continues to breathe the fire at her. Breaker dodges them all and takes a dagger to strike the dragon. Spike is trying to breathe fire at her but he is tripped on the floor, causing Breaker to miss her attack.
Breaker standing on the wall, "Ah, suck a good luck dragon. I bet that you live with girls around."
"How did you know?" Spike stands up and points at the Abyssian, "Did you spy on me?"
"Ah ah ah," Breaker waves her fingers, "I just smell it and see that you live with a dragoness and a unicorn."
"Are you a Diamond Dog or something?" Spike just points at Breaker but a knife is thrown next to his cheek, making him gulp. Breaker takes out two more knives and charges at him. Spike is panicked as Breaker slashes and kicks him repeatedly, making the purple dragon bleed. Twilight is worrying about him.
The purple dragon looks at the Abyssian and takes a deep breath. Breaker throws the knife at him but Spike suddenly can catch it, making the Abyssian step back because of surprise. She takes another knife and charges at him but Spike breathes the fire at the ground. Breaker stops herself and jumps back. The purple dragon now is on fire and he looks at the cat
Sunset looks at the purple dragon and is quite surprised. She doesn't know that the purple dragon learns quite fast. Spike charges at the Abyssian with a high speed and slashes at him. Breaker dodges his slash but the fire still burns her. Before the Abyssian is trying to escape, Spike has put his feet on her tail, making her can't escape, then the purple dragon throws a strong punch at Breaker's belly. The Abyssian flies out of the arena and coughs some blood. She tries to stand up but can't. The refugee waves the flag, "Spike is the winner of the second round." The purple dragon shuts his own fire and sighs.
Twilight is hugging Spike tightly because he is just winning. Spike just lets her hug him and sits down in the nearby chair. When Noleg is healing his wound, Feather and Bull are walking to the dragon.
Bull punches his arm lightly, "Good job, Spike. Where did you get those skills?"
"Training," Spike pushes Twilight out, "And hours of being a snow dragon."
"Snow dragon?" Feather tilts her head, "What does that mean?" Twilight raises her hoof to stop Feather asking further. Feather nods and sits down on the chair, "I am so worried about my battle. It is the son of the leader of Diamond Dog,"
"Well, Sunset said that you shouldn't worry about you," Twilight rubs her chin, "She also said that you are just underestimating yourself."
Feather is trying to say something but the refugee calls her name, makes the griffin sigh and prepares herself. Sunset comes inside the competitors' zone without any trouble. The orange dragon looks at Spike and smiles, "Nice job, You learn really fast. Not like somepony who is obsessed with books."
Twilight glares at Sunset, "Hey, I am not obsessed with books. I just love them." Spike takes out the list of debt and starts reading out loud. Feather and Bull hear that and laugh at the purple unicorn, making her blush. Twilight puts her hoof on Spike's mouth to stop his reading. When the refugee calls Feather the second time, the black griffin 'yelps' and runs outside. Twilight, Spike, and Bull follow her to watch the third match.
Feather runs to the arena while Spirit is tapping his leg and folding his paw. The griffin blushes and she walks close to the Diamond Dog. The MC announces to the audience, "The third match will begin with two competitors, Feather the griffin and Spirit the Diamond Dog."
Spirit points his halberd at the griffin, "You are really late you know. And I don't have mercy who are really late for the battle."
"Eh... Can we spare this?" Feather rubs her head and takes the sword, "I am still not prepared for this.
The refugee waves the flag to start the battle. Spirit charges at the black griffin and waves the halberd at her, the griffin takes the sword to block but the force is too strong, making the griffin jump back and shake her claw. Feather looks at the Diamond Dog as he throws the halberd at her. The griffin dodges it but Spirit's paw is on her neck and pins her down.
"Is that all you got?" Spirit raises his paw and balls it, "I am so disappointed."
Feather glares at him and she kicks her back leg at Spirit's stomach. Spirit jumps back and rubs her stomach. Feather flaps her wings and charges at the Diamond Dog with high speed. Spirit takes out the sword and blocks the attack. The duo is grinding the sword at each other but Spirit is stronger than the black griffin. Feather flies back on the pole and quickly charges at him. Spirit sees that and catches her hindleg, then he spins around and throws her outside the arena. The refugee waves the flag, "Spirit wins this round." The audience cheers at him as Spirit cracks his neck to prepare the next battle.
Feather sits on the chair and sighs. The battle is just one side for Spirit, making her feel sad. Bull is hugging her to comfort. Feather just let the minotaur hug her.
"You did good, Feather," Spike waves his claw, "Except.. eh... I don't know,"
"Not helping, Spike," Twilight glares at Spike, "You know she is really sad, right?"
Suddenly, the ninja is walking toward them as she looks at the minotaur and says nothing, then she walks away without saying the word, making the minotaurs confuse. Bull looks at them, "Eh... why did she say nothing? Or he... eh ... I don't know."
"I don't know," Twilight rubs her chin, "But I thought that ninja does not even exist anymore."
"Ninja?" Bull tilts his head, "What is that?"
"Well, just an assassin with some special technique," Spike folds his claw, "I don't know if he or she is the last ninja in this world."
Bull nods and he rubs Feather's head, making her smile. The refugee calls his name as he stands up to go outside, "Watch me crush this ninja,"
"I hope you can do it," Spike raises the punch, "Try your best,"
Bull raises the punch and they touch each other. Bull comes out and walks to the arena, he sees the ninja is standing on the thin pole and looks at him. The ninja jumps down and stands beside the minotaur. The MC introduces to the audience, "The last battle of the day is Bull the minotaur," Bull shows his muscle and roars at the ninja, "And Flour, the earth pony," The ninja says nothing and stays focused. The refugee waves the flags and the battle starts.
Bull raises his axe and charges at the ninja. The pony just stands still as she takes out the sword. When the axe slams down, the pony is crushed and has some blood. Bull puts up the axe and smiles. Suddenly, smoke comes from the ninja and the body is replaced by the wooden stump.
Bull is surprised and looks around to look for the ninja. A hoof comes from the ground and grabs the minotaur's leg. Bull is trying to get off the grips but suddenly, he finds himself being buried into the ground, except the head. The ninja comes out from the ground and puts the sword on his neck. The ninja says, "Give up yet?"
Bull uses his full strength and gets out of the ground. The ninja simply jumps back. The minotaur looks at the ninja as she smiles, "Looks like someone is stubborn. I may show you some technique," Then the ninja takes a deep breath and crosses her forehooves, "Ninja technique: Shadows clone."
A cloud of smoke comes out from the ninja. After the smoke fade, Bull sees ten ninjas on the field, which makes the audience and competitors surprised. The ninjas rush at the minotaur. Bull takes the axe and spins himself to slash them. Getting hit, the clone disappears. Bull keeps spinning until a shuriken is plugged into his palm, making him drop the axe. The ninja takes a deep breath and breathes fire at him. Bull spins himself and dodges the fire but the ninja appears in front of him and kicks him into the belly, then kicks him into his chest. The kick causes enough force to the minotaur out of the arena. Silence comes from the audience as the refugee waves his flag, "Flour wins this round."
The audience is murmuring about the ninja as she just walks to the minotaur to help him up, then she looks at the purple duo as they are surprised. The ninja smiles and walks inside. She really wants to battle with them.