Surge's limbs were completely re-grown now; he held his hands in front of him toward Phoenix and closed his eyes, seeming as if he didn't want him to attack anymore. Phoenix laughed and ran at his opponent pointing his sword toward his head. Phoenix’s blade was nearly 3 feet away from Surge himself until Surge's eyes opened with a loud roar from Surge. Phoenix felt sharp knife-like injuries in both his sides. "What the... the de... devil?" Phoenix gasped looking to his sides; long sinewy tentacles with small knife like talons on the ends of them were sticking out from Surge's back and were protruding through Phoenix’s skin.

"You're not a cucco, you're lower than a cucco, You're a Phoenix!" With the word Phoenix, Surge's hands that were still in front of him, fired a bright flash of lightning into Phoenix’s chest which sent him flying across the stadium and into the wall, debris flying everywhere.

Before Pheonix got up, Surge pulled his favorite weapon from its holster. His trusty blaster. He pointed in Phoenix’s direction, "Dodge this!" Surge said casually. (YAY! Another stolen line!) Pressing down on the trigger, bolts of red energy constantly fired from the barrel.

Phoenix tried not to think about the pain he was feeling, he got up in time to see Surge's attack, thinking they were fireballs coming his way, Phoenix fired a fireball to cancel it out. Instead of canceling out the blaster fire, the blaster fire whizzed right through the fireball and pelted into Phoenix, sending him to the ground again.

"You underestimate me." Surge taunted forgetting completely about Phoenix’s own fireball that was still coming his way. When he did see it, it was to late. It had blasted him back against the wall. When he got to his feet, the scorch marks in his chest healed slightly. "That was a mistake I won't make again." Surge said to himself.

They continued fighting for some hours until Phoenix’s magic power ran on empty, and Surge's blaster was overheated and so was his lightning cup lings. "Well, cucco," Phoenix said, "Should you just give up now or let me best you with my sword."

"I thought you said you don't leave anyone alive?" Surge asked.

"No, I said I don't take prisoners." Phoenix said, "But I’m not sure, it's been awhile."

They ran at each other again, slashing, parrying, and attacking some more. But they were an even match. "Is this ever going to end?" The announcer said, after waking up from a small nap.

The two warriors were exhausted from the long battle that was now going on for twelve hours. Finally, the announcer lost all patience, "Congratulations! You both tied! You both will go on to fight Kenjin later! NEXT!" He yelled and the guards took Phoenix and Surge away to some resting and healing quarters.

"You fought well Phoenix." Surge said, forgetting about the rest of his wounds for the moment.

"Yeah, you did too, Surge." Phoenix replied, calling Surge a cucco under his breath.