Neo walked through the lush forest...he knew Zack was here...his old friend had told him he would be here...both had refined their skills since last time...now Neo knew this would be a great battle...he sat down next to a tree and started cleaning his Neo_Mune...

Zack walked through the forest silently. He was thinking about a lot of things...about how long it's been since he's seen his old rival. Questions began to rise in his head. "How did Neo find him?" "How did Neo get to this realm?" "Which blade should he thrust into Neo's flesh to finish the fight?"

Zack: This forest is a superb setting for a battle.

Zack waded through the tall grass. He looked up above the trees into the blue sky. The birds chirped, the trees rustled in the slight breeze that had appeared. Zack stopped, he didn't know where in this forest Neo was but he was going to find him.

Zack (thinking): I do not fight much any more...but this is one that must be fought.

He started walking again. Slowly, he stepped over a small stream. He stepped into a small area of sunlight that shone through the trees. The sun revealed his clothes that he hadn't worn in 3 years. They were his usual black clothing with armbands, gold plate underneath, red headband and 2 sword pockets on his back. They were crossed for easy access. In the sun area, Zack sat for a minute and brought out his Ultima Blade. He's had it for so long. He remembered when he first found it on the ground on a mountain path. It glowed bright green when he picked it up and from then on, it's been his most trustworthy ally. As he held up the blade to the sun, it glowed green again, then stopped. A butterfly perched on the tip of the blade. Zack smirked. He enjoyed other life, the fact that he had spent his life protecting it made it great for him to see. He stood up and walked a little further. Turning to the right he saw, sitting by a tree, his old ally, rival and friend, Neo.

Neo wiped off the final speck of blood from the Neo_Masa...he looked up...

"Ahh...you've finally arrived...I knew you would..."
"Its good to see you again..."
"That it is...its definately a long time since we last fought..."
"Yes...There is so much to ask you...but there is no time for that now..."

Neo stood up...he held his 2 swords by his side...his black hair shone in the small light that made it through the leaves...he looked at his old friend...he hadnt changed...he thought back to when they had met...in that bar...then he saw this image of another man...he looked almost exactly like Zack...same clothes and everything...though the name was wrong...but he got rid of the thought...he would mention it to Zack later...but for now...they would battle...

"Are you ready?"
"Yes..."
"Alright then...here is an old favourite to start off with..."

Neo sent the giant ThunderBlast flying down towards Zack...

Zack flipped into the air to dodge it. In midair, he brought out both of his blades. He landed and smirked.

Zack: You still use that huh? Well I've got some tricks, but we'll see how long this lasts first.

He lunges at Neo with his blades straight forward.

Neo jumped up and flipped over Zack...he landed...

"Time to test out what my weapon can really do..."

Neo shoved the Mune into the Masa...the blade the glowed black...the glow wore off and Zack saw the NEO_MASAMUNE...a little different from when he last saw it...

"My new and improved...NEO_MASAMUNE!!! Now for one of my new and improved attacks...DARK JUDGEMENT!!!"

Neo glowed black...a small ball of energy appeared in front of him...Neo then sent it homing in on Zack...

(Dammit...Im so used to calling you Kie...stop screwing with my mind man...XP)

Zack backflipped and slashed the ball in half in midair. He landed and smirked.

Zack: You can do better, I know.

Zack put away his Magustic Blade and holds the Ultima Blade up with two hands. The sky grows dark, the trees rustle, and a bright green light strike the blade.

Zack: Time to wipe some things out.

Zack aims the blade at Neo, and uses Ultima on him. The bright green area floods the place he's aiming.

Neo glowed black...the glow was sucked into his Dark Barrier just before the green light tore the trees out of the ground...

"Not bad....DARK WAVE!!!"

Neo threw his sword into the air...the thunder bolt crashed into it...Neo caught it and slashed diagonally downwards...the wave of electric energy was sent at Zack...

Zack brought out his Magustic Blade again and crossed both blades. The wave his the blades and was demolished, but the shock sent Zack a few metres back onto the floor. He got up and his blades began to glow.

Zack: Climhazzard!!!

Zack lunged at Neo with his blades ready to block all attacks in their path to the target.

"Hehe...I could see this one coming..."

Neo waited there until Zack was almost their before he jumped to the side and slashed at Zack's arm...

Zack dashed straight past Neo, too quick for him to slash Zack's arm. Zack dug his blades deep into the ground, and sprung into the air, holding only his Ultima Blade now. He flipped a few times in the air and cast Ultima on Neo.

Zack: Take that.

Neo saw the Ultima attack heading at him...

"DARK BARRIER!!!"

The barrier appeared in front of him, absorbing the attack...Neo ran at Zack and threw his blade...he jumped and just before the blade hit Zack he grabbed it, swung it around and brought it down towards Zack...

Zack rolled underneath Neo before he landed and brought his blades out. He ran at Neo with one blade lowered and the other raised and prepared for his finishing move.

Zack: Let's see you dodge Terminal Velocity.

(Kie what attack is this? It aint in ur profile...)

"Im not going to dodge...Dark Barrier..."

The barrier came up...Zack slashed and hit it with one blade...his second went through the barrier and hit Neo's arm...Neo fell back and hit the ground...

"THUNDERBLAST!!!"

(I don't put all of them in my profile. Don't want you to study them do I?)

Zack: Interesting...I must find a way to...wait, I remember from our last fight...

Zack stuck both of his blades into the ground. He lept off the ground and stuck his legs in the air. The Thunderblast hit his legs and ran through the blades which acted as grounds. Zack trapped some of the blast in his hands and stood back up. He threw the blast into the air and used Ultima on it. After catching it again, he smirked.

Zack: Ultima Lightning...catch.

Zack threw the blast full speed at Neo.

(OOC: Uhh...I think you are supposed to add attacks to your profile before using em...I do...cause otherwise it isnt fair...anyway...)

Neo saw the blast head straight for him...HAHAHA...nothing to worry about here...

Neo just stood there...the blast hit him...but he absorbed the lightning energy from the blast which nullified the attack...

"HAHAHA...close...but no cigar..." Neo then sent his Dark Wave flying at Zack...

(OOC: It isn't in the rules. Oh, and that blast had Holy element to it too, the lightning may have been absorbed, but you can't absorb Holy. Lastly, my name is Zack.)

Zack: No more games.

Zack stood there as the dark blast got closer. He went black, glaring at Neo. He held out his blade and with one swift slash the blast was eliminated. He walked slowly towards Neo, still glaring.

Zack: You should put more power into your attacks. Give me everything you got.

Zack stood still glowing black holding both blades begind him like daggers.

(I know it had holy...but when I absorbed the lightning it cured me the same amount as the holy gave out...so it was nullified...Ok?)

"No problem...you want more powerful attacks...here is one..."

Neo rose into the air...his eyes turned pure black...a black aura was produced around him...he stayed in the air for a good 30 seconds...his sword then floated in the air in front of him...it also had a black aura...Neo held his hands out in front of his body...the sword then lodged in the ground...a small ball of energy appeared in front of Neo's hands...tiny balls of energy then merged into it...the ball grew bigger...as soon as it was about half the size of Neo he sent it flying...homing in on Zack...

"Powerful enough for you? HAHAHA..."

(OOC: Fair enough then =P)

Zack: Much better.

Zack jumped into the air and got both of his blades ready. He used a double Triple Offense on the blast which destroyed most of it, but he was hit by a little energy ball coming off it. The force knocked the blades out of Zack's hands. Zack remained motionles in midair, then landed. He grasped his Ultima blade and flew into the air. He was preparing Climhazzard X as he approached the unsuspecting Neo with his blades in a defensive manouvour (sp), and then at the last moment, launched into the attack.

Neo looked around to see Zack almost apon him...he was able to dodge the main part of the attack but he couldn't get his arm out of the way and Zack slashed upwards cutting it off...

Neo reeled back in pain...he grabbed his sword in his remaining hand and rose into the air...then a giant thunderblast came flying at Zack...

(OOC: Whoa dude)

Zack looked up at the Thunderblast. He couldn't absorb that much energy. He landed on the ground and looked up. He prepared for a block manouvoure as the blast made it's way towards him.

Zack: Not too good.

Neo ran up to Zack...he had one chance before the blast came down...he slid along the ground and caught Zack's foot...Zack fell off balance...Neo rolled out of the way as the blast hit Zack hard...then Neo jumped up...he landed on his feet and stood there ready for his next attack...

(OOC: Zack Zack! I'm Zack)

Zack layed face down on the floor with smoke coming off him and clothes torn a little. He still gripped his blades with his hands. Slowly, he got up and looked up at Neo. Zack had quite a large cut down his right cheek which bled continuously. Zack wiped his cheek with one hand and glared at Neo as he stood up. His glare turned to distortion as he fell to the ground again.

Neo: And so it ends.
Zack (muffling): Cura!
Neo: Huh?

Zack floated into the air, he glowed a bright green and his cuts disappeared. He dropped to one knee.

Zack: Close, but no cigar.

"Yes...close for you...but again...no cigar...hehe...DARK OBLITERATION!!!"

Neo formed the triangle in the sky...it started to suck everything into it...

"Time for this to end...its been a great battle...but I must be the winner...hehe..."

Zack saw the triangle that transports things elsewhere. He thought for a second.

Zack: Hmm, it might hurt getting sucked into that...better avoid it.

Zack looked up at Neo laughing a little. He saw that anything that got near Neo was sucked in.

Zack: If he's only aiming for me, he could suck up the whole planet and really screw it up in the meantime. Can't let that happen...but I've used all my attacks, they'll probably all get sucked into that thing anyway. Unless...

Zack powers his blades down as far as they'll go. He glares at Neo while powering himself up. He holds his blades up into the air.

Zack: It's not over until one falls and no dark sucking crap is going to get me Neo!

Zack leaps into the air. His swords create a defense barrier around him. They glow dark red and launch at Neo. Kie follows behind them.

Zack: Take Raging Pain!

A smirk flew across Neo's mouth...objects were flying past him into the Triangle...the attack sped towards him...

"Hehehe...Ill say it again...Close...but no cigar..."

Neo then flung himself to the ground...the attack was getting sucked up slightly...it was sucked up just enough to miss Neo by a hair...

"NOW WHAT WILL YOU DO???"

Zack smirked too. His raised his blade and yelled loudly. His two blades crosses and a blast was sent into the triangle. Zack dropped to the ground on one knee. He put his blades in a block position and ducked a little. Neo looked at him, then at the triangle. It began to glow white and spark. Then, in an instant, it blew up. Debris and blasts were sent hurling into the forest, destroying most trees around. Several were sent at and around Neo.

Zack: Anything can be broken.

Neo dodged the debris and looked at Zack...

"Alright...thats it...time to go full throttle..."

Neo rose into the air...he glowed slow black that nothing could see him properly...he floated there for a minute, concentrating his energy...then the ball of energy appeared in front of him...it grew bigger, and bigger...he then rose higher into the air...he and the ball...he rose up into the air so far that he ended up as a speck in the sky...the ball grew as big as him...then he lifted it above his head...

"THERE'S NO STOPPING THIS!!! EITHER YOU DIE, OR THE PLANET DOES!!!"

Neo then sent the ball flying down at Zack...

(OOC: I don't recognise the attack, so we'll see. Nice choices you've given me. I think I'll choose my own choice)

Zack shakes his head at Neo. The ball speeds at Zack, he just stands there shaking his head.

Zack: So to win a fight, you'd take an entire planet's life as hostage just to try and beat me. After all the good you try to beat this is what it comes down to huh? So be it. I think I'll give you your little world destroying blast back.

Zack's blades begin to glow green. He looks at them. The green glow of the blades links together and the blades join together as one blade. The legendary Apocalypse. Zack looks at the blade and glares at Neo. He holds his blade with both hands and a beam of energy rushes through the blade. It bursts out directly at the energy ball and pushes against it. The ball stops moving downwards, and the blast deflects it upwards. The blast disappears after a moment, and the blade breaks into the two again. Zack glares at the ball heading right at Neo. He picks his blades up.

Zack: Catch it, destroy it or be destroyed...I don't care. Deflect it back at my home and I'll destroy you.

Zack walks through the desimated forest and heads back home. He picks up a hurt squirral on the ground and puts away his blades. He looks back at Neo once more before walking away.

Zack: We'll meet again.

The ball thundered up towards Neo...

"How will you destroy me if you have no where to go...?"

Neo powered up his blade...it glowed so black that it was illuminated...then just as the ball reached him, he slammed the ball back down...it flew down...it slammed into the earth...it dug in until it stopped...then it shuddered and exploded...

Zack turns around to see the blast explode. He glares at Neo.

Zack: How...could you do that...that's it!

Zack jumps up at Neo. He swirls his blades around and creates a portal to another realm. Still moving he grabs Neo and falls into the portal just as it closes. They land on a barren, lifeless realm with Zack chose. He stands still and powers his blades up to maximum.

Zack: Now I have nothing to worry about...and nothing to lose.

Zack's blades float upwards and create a blinding light. They create a portal to a different realm behind them. Zack springs upwards and gets to the portal.

Zack: Take Raging Pain for the pain you've caused.

Zack jumps into the portal as it closes. The blades then create an unblockable, undodgeable, realm covering beam of light energy, which covers everything, including Neo, and then prepares to destroy the realm.

Neo produced his Dark Obliteration which sucked the raging pain in...then Neo jumped through a random protal that just happened to show up...