Dazzling Bladers

by Joshua the Dragonslayer


35. Know Your Bey! Adagio Edition!

Adagio was happily dreaming about how she had beaten Gabby and became the Champion. She lifted Achilles in the air as people began to chant her name over and over again. Just then Achilles started to glow, Adagio looked surprised as the light kept getting brighter and brighter. "Achilles?" Just then the light engulfed her. When opening her eyes she saw that she was face to face with Achilles.

"Greetings Adagio, it's nice to talk to you again." Achilles said as it looked down at her.

"Achilles! It's nice to talk to you too but, why have you summoned me?" Adagio questioned.

Achilles brought its sword to her face. "I have gathered you because I think it's time for you to prove yourself once and for all. A test to see if your worthy of wielding me in Battle, only the strongest can wield my sword and shield in Battle."

Adagio looked at Achilles confused. "But I'm the Champion! Isn't that mean enough for me to be able to wield you in Battle?"

Achilles shook its head. "Just because you are Champion doesn't mean anything, there will always be someone stronger than you. I have faith in you Adagio, I have no doubt that you'll be able to overcome my challenge to you."

Adagio looked at Achilles and sighed. "Fine, what's my challenge?"

"Look behind you." Adagio turned around and saw a tall boy, much taller than her. He had a black cloak on, his red eyes shined bright, and his white hair was something Adagio had never seen before. She was looking at none other than the legendary Blader, Shu Kurenai. "The Blader in front of you is Shu Kurenai, he is from an alternative universe. In his universe he is one of the strongest Bladers around, do not underestimate him. His Blading prowess and intellect far surpass yours, but I believe you can beat him Adagio."

"Of course I can, I'm the Champion. Now let's get this thing started!" Adagio took out Achilles and attached her Bey to her launcher. Shu takes out his Bey and when he does it surprises Adagio, it was Lord Spryzen! "Spryzen?! What is he doing with Sonata's Bey?"

"In his universe, Shu is the owner of Spryzen." Achilles then looked at Spryzen. "He is the true owner of Spryzen, he knows Spryzen better than Sonata ever could. You know Spryzen however you know nothing about Shu, you'll have to think outside the box. Use my sword and shield if you want to achieve victory in this Battle."

Adagio looks at Achilles and nods her head. She gets in her position as she waits for the countdown. She looks at Shu, she knew nothing about him but she was determined to win this Battle. Adagio then looked at Spryzen and saw that it was in Right-spinning Attack Mode, so she secretly changed Achilles into Stamina Mode. She was going to take full use of Achilles' sword and shield.

"Ready and set!" A referee yelled

"Three! Two! One! Let it Rip!" They both yelled.

The two Beys take to the stadium with fierce launches, Achilles heads to the center while Spryzen heads to the upper deck. Achilles claims the center and waits for its prey, while Spryzen races around on the upper deck waiting for a chance to pounce.

"Attack it!" Spryzen jumps from the upper deck and tries to land a devastating but Adagio wasn't going to let that happen.

"Block that attack with Unison Shield!" The two Beys collide and Spryzen gets sent back. Adagio smiled at this, her plan was working but like Achilles had told her about not underestimating Shu, she kept her guard up.

Spryzen rushed up the slope of the stadium and started to race down it. "Unleash Counter Break!!" Adagio had no time to come up with a counter plan so Achilles was struck with a powerful blow. The strike made Achilles get pushed out of the center and onto the upper deck. Spryzen was racing around the lower deck, Adagio saw this and smiled, a plan was brewing in her head.

"ACHILLES!" Achilles starts to speed up, it's Hyper-Flux activating. "TAKE THEM OUT WITH UNISON WHIP!!!!" Achilles jumps from the upper deck and onto the lower deck picking up speed and heading toward Spryzen. However right before Achilles is able to hit Spryzen, Spryzen suddenly gets a massive boost of speed, evading the attack. "No way!"

"Alright, Spryzen!" Spryzen starts to pick up even more speed its own Hyper-Flux bursting to life. "Lord Spryzen Whip!"

The two Beys meet in the center and both get sent back. Both Beys hit the edge of the stadium making them still in bounds however the hit made both Beys start to wobble. Both Achilles and Spryzen looked as though they were going to stop at any moment, at this point, it was anyone's match. Slowly but surely both Beys came to a stop but Spryzen lasted a bit longer.

"Survivor Finish for Lord Spryzen! That's one point to Shu Kurenai, that makes the score 1-0." The referee declared.

Adagio picked up her Bey, Achilles wasn't kidding. Shu really wasn't someone to underestimate, as much as Adagio would hate to admit it but Shu was on a whole different level than she was. Adagio watched as she saw Shu switch Spryzen into Left-spinning Stamina Mode. With a fire burning in her eye Adagio equipped the sword on Achilles and changed it into Attack Mode.

'No matter what I'm going to win. I have to prove to Achilles that I'm worthy of wielding it in Battle. A sword and shield, a sword used for attack, and a shield used for defense. Achilles is a Balance Type for that reason, it's attack power is nowhere near Apocalypse nor is his defense as impenetrable as Genesis. But if I'm able to control both the sword and shield, anything is possible. I'm the Champion for a reason and I'm going to show it in this Battle!'

The two then get into position, and Adagio had a plan. "Get ready and set!"

"Three!" Adagio threw her launcher into the air.

"Two!" Adagio then flipped her hair.

"One!" Adagio then grabbed her launcher and spun around.

"Let it Rip!" They both yelled.

Once again Spryzen and Achilles take to the stadium, however, the roles have been swapped. Spryzen claimed center stage while Achilles was racing around waiting for the right time to strike.

"We're winning this one with a Burst Finish! Hit it down Achilles with your Unison Launch!!" Adagio yelled.

Achilles lets loose and strikes Spryzen with a 360 attack not letting it get even a second to recover. Adagio wanted to win, she was going to win! Achilles finally hits Spryzen making it go out of the center.

"Let's end this Achilles! Unison Sword!" Adagio cried out.

"Take them down with Counter Break!" Shu yelled.

The two Beys collide and both of them get sent flying. Achilles lands on the upper deck while Spryzen gets sent flying into the air. Spryzen starts to fall back down its tip hits the edge of the stadium switching it from Stamina Mode into Attack Mode. In doing so Spryzen got an insane amount of speed and ran up the upper deck.

"Spryzen!" Spryzen activated its Hyper-Flux and started to charge toward Achilles. Spryzen raced off the upper deck and straight ahead to Achilles.

"Endure it Achilles! Stop them in their tracks with your Unison Shield!" Adagio countered.

Due to Spryzen having the momentum, Spryzen was easily able to overpower Achilles making it go flying sky-high. Adagio gasped as she saw her beloved Bey go flying. Adagio didn't know what do to, all of her ideas were getting destroyed nothing she could think of had worked.

'You'll have to think outside the box. Use my sword and shield if you want to achieve victory in this Battle.'

What Achilles had said early played in Adagio's head. With that, an idea had been lit up in her head that she gave a big smile.

"BLAST OFF ACHILLES!!" Achilles started to free fall from the sky, its Hyper-Flux activating. Achilles not being the only one activating its power, Adagio too started to transform, her wings, ears, and tail coming to life! "STRIKE IT DOWN WITH YOUR UNISON DIVE!!"

Achilles lands on top of Spryzen the two Beys fighting for dominance and victory. Neither of them was letting up for even a second, both Bladers yelling out with their avatars looming behind them roaring out with them.

"NOW ACHILLES! UNISON WHIP!!" Achilles unleashes a powerful blow causing an explosion to occur. Both Bladers covered their eyes from the smoke, but the question still stands, who won?

The smoke died out and when it did it showed Spryzen in pieces while Achilles stood tall and proud as it raced around the stadium its Hyper-Flux shining brighter than ever before.

"That's a Burst Finish for Union Achilles. With a final score of 2-1, Adagio is the winner!" The referee declared.

"Alright! We won!" Adagio picked up Achilles and smiled. "We did it, Achilles, we really did it! We beat the legendary Shu Kurenai."

"I didn't do anything, this Battle was all you Adagio. Your determination and tenacity won us the Battle. You have now proved yourself worthy, although no matter whether you won or not I always thought you were worthy of wielding me in Battle." Achilles smiled.

"Thank you, Achilles." Adagio then turned to face Shu. "Shu you're an amazing Blader, no wonder your described as a legendary Blader. Thank you for battling me, because of you and Achilles have become even more powerful than before." Shu smiled, and with that Shu faded away. Adagio looked back at Achilles and Achilles looked back.

Achilles looked at Adagio and smiled. "Adagio I wish to have more fun and intense Battles just like that one with you in the future. Remember I'm always here if you ever need my help."

Adagio nodded her head. "I want to have battles like that one too with you Achilles. With you by my side, the two of us can do anything. We're the Champions after all, and we'll just keep getting stronger and stronger. Soon we'll be undefeatable, no one will be able to win against us, not Gabby, not Leon, not even my sisters.

"Yeah!" With that Achilles faded away as a bright light started to engulf Adagio once again. When Adagio woke up she saw that she was in her bed.

"So it was just a dream? But it felt so real." Adagio got out of her bed and picked up Achilles, it was the morning of the team tournament and Adagio couldn't be happier. "Let's go out there and show the world that we are the Champions for a reason! With Aria and Sonata, our team is going to win no matter who we're facing."

Achilles shined in response to Adagio. The day of the tournament was today so Adagio went to go get ready. She was determined to show the world that she was the strongest Blader in the world, but not only that but that she was even stronger with her Bey Union Achilles and her sisters by her side. Adagio looked out her bedroom window and smiled, the cold air making her hair blow.

"Let's go out there and win this!" Adagio continued to look out her window with a fire burning in her eyes with Achilles in her hands.

Preview: Now that both Aria and Adagio have overcome their obstacles the last one remaining is Sonata. Sonata must now fight with everything she has to show the bond between her and Spryzen. However, her challenger might just be the most difficult one out of them all.

Next time on Dazzling Bladers! Know Your Bey! Sonata Edition!