"I don't want to kill you if I don't have to. But I need to get my hands on the time travel device at any cost. So, if it comes down to it, I'll do whatever it takes," Stated Ariodred bluntly.

"I mean, I don't really want the device myself, and it seems the same goes for the rest of my team...but giving up is literally not an option, I have no choice but to fight for real," Replied Raven, as the countdown began.

A stifling sense of tension fell over the two of them, the countdown steadily ticking down, before they both tranformed the instant it ended.

Raven unleashed his Dark form as Ariodred released the same form he'd revealed in the first contest, where the two of them had already clashed once.

They shot towards each other with immense speed, gusts of wind erupting behind each of them as they rushed forward, driving their fists towards each other as they closed in.

An intense shockwave erupted as their fists slammed against each other, Ariodred stiffening up slightly as purple lightning burst out around Raven's fist, electrocuting him, before he gritted his teeth and extended out several tendrils of blood blood from his forearm.

Raven triggered a sharp burst of flames between the two of them to push himself back, before spreading out his wings and zipping up into the air as the tendrils came shooting out through the flames towards him.

He weaved across the air as the tendrils chased after him, firing out intense blasts of flames to keep them at bay, before coming to an abrupt halt and crossing his arms in front of himself as Ariodred zipped up in front of him and drove his left fist forward.

Raven grimaced as Ariodred's fist slammed onto his arms, sending him hurtling back through the air, before sharply spreading out his wings and triggering a burst of flames behind himself to cancel out the momentum.

Raven quickly lifted his gaze as Ariodred zipped up above him with a rapid blur, a devastating beam of red energy bursting out of the middle of his forehead.

Raven zipped down while firing out his own beams, but Ariodred's was stronger. As the drilling red beam carved through Raven's purple beams, Raven quickly veered across to his right, the beam grazing his left side and vaporizing his skin, right as a massive, spiky hammer of black blood came swinging down towards him with immense force.

Raven quickly fired out pressurized jets of flames from the soles of his feet to fly himself out of the way, before snapping his jaws open and firing out a roaring blast of flames towards Ariodred, who blocked the attack with a shield of black blood.

Raven extended out dozens of tendrils from his back, several eyes forming across their lengths as he spread them out across the arena, before firing piercing purple beams towards Ariodred from several directions.

Ariodred weaved through the air to evade them, several grazing him and inflicting burns across his skin, but the wounds were quick to fade, as he regenerated rapidly.

He came to an abrupt halt as Raven began to increase the intensity, forming a sphere of black blood around himself, before red crystals similar to the one of his forearm formed on his palms, swirling red beams shooting out of them as Ariodred took down his blood dome and spun around like a cyclone, the beams tearing Raven's tendrils to shreds.

As he stopped spinning, he tilted his head across as Raven shot straight towards him and drove his claws at his head, grazing Ariodred's left cheek.

Ariodred fired a sharp blast of red energy out of his right hand as Raven simultaneously formed a massive third eye on his forehead and fired out a devastating purple beam.

Ariodred blasted a hole through Raven's stomach and sent him flying back, as Raven's beam incinerated the skin and flesh off the left half of Ariodred's face.

Raven slammed onto the floor of the arena, coughing out blood before shakily starting to get back onto his feet as the hole in his stomach closed up, before letting out a sharp, wheezing gasp of pain as Ariodred swooped down and slammed his foot onto Raven's solar plexus, knocking the wind out of him and pinning him down.

He formed a blade of black blood and pressed the tip against Raven's neck, as the left side of his face finished regenerating.

"It's over. Surrender," Uttered Ariodred, before stiffening as he sensed something behind him, starting to spin around in alarm, before a sharp, dazed gasp rang out as a devastating sonic screech burst out onto the back of his head.

When Raven extended out tendrils, he had one form a mouth and charge up a sonic screech, before waiting for an opening to use it, a last ditch effort.

Ariodred was a lot stronger and more powerful, and he had sharper senses too...including his hearing, making the attack extra effective.

As Ariodred stumbled back, Raven rapidly sprang back onto his feet and lunged forward, driving his right fist up with all his strength, propelling it with a sharp burst of speed as a pressurized jet of flames erupted out of his elbow, his fist slamming onto Ariodred's chin, knocking him out instantly and launching him up and back through the air.

Ariodred's back hit the floor of the arena with a thud, his transformation receding as he reverted back to his normal state, before Raven undid his own transformation, running his sleeve across his brow as beads of sweat ran down.

"That concludes the semi-final round, the winner is Raven Kyzer! We'll take a short break before the final, Aurora Pretorius VS Raven Kyzer!"

"Wha...? What happ-...? No! No, I...I lost?" Stuttered Ariodred, a distraught look on his face as he regained consciousness and sat up with a start.

Raven could sense his emotions, a devastating sense of remorse and despair, overwhelmingly so, and he couldn't help but feel bad for his opponent....

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