Balance of the Mind and Body
Chapter 31: 31. Chapter 31: Royal Guard Tournament,Part2
Previous Chapter Next ChapterAfter that last match, the Unicorn guards went to work to repair the arena. Once the arena was ready, Princess Celestia stood up to address the crowd.
"That was an impressive match between those two recruits. Let's us now cheer for the next recruits. These next two have definitely have something to prove from their homeland and between themselves. That is correct. The next two are siblings. Even more, they are twins. Please cheer and put your hoofs together for Dragon and Cancer!" Princess Celestia shouted with her Royal Canterlot voice.
The crowd of the Royal guards cheered loudly as the twins walked out onto the arena floor. They both were smiling as this pretty much going to me like their other matches they did at home. The only difference is that it is now in front of a large crowd and the Princesses. They stood 10 feet away from each other in the center of the arena as they stared each other down.
The ref appeared in the middle and addressed the two participates. "I take you heard what I said to the last pair so I don't have to repeat myself." He said. They both nodded. "Then good luck to both of you. And . . . FIGHT!" He then disappeared as quickly as he appeared.
"You ready for this brother?" Cancer asked.
"I have been more than ready, brother. Ever since we started this training, I have been waiting to have a match with you in this kind of setting." Dragon said.
"Well don't get your hopes on winning as that is going to be me."
"Dream on, little brother." Dragon said with a big grin on his face.
Cancer never liked it when Dragon called him that. It aggravated him more to win the match to prove he is better. He was the first to activate his magic and started his speed boost. He charged directly towards Dragon, wanting to get the first hit.
Dragon saw this coming and activated his magic and engulf the arena with his speed down ability. He did just in time to barely dodge the punch from Cancer. Dragon reacted quickly and through a hoof into Cancer's ribs.
Cancer saw the hoof coming and twisted his body away to reduce the impact. He landed on all hooves a few feet away. "Glad to see your ability is still up to par with mine." He said.
"I am glad I was able to slow you down before you hit me with that punch of yours. I still remember the first time you did that. You almost broke my jaw." Dragon said.
"Well, shall we continue?"
"Lead away."
Cancer re-engaged his brother and started to throw different hoof combos. Some were making contact while others were blocked. Dragon also was throwing his hooves in the mix also. This went on for several minutes as they duked it across the arena.
-Meanwhile-
(Participant Box)
Swift Blaze was sitting next to Al where he was laying on the couch in the room. Blaze was doing his best to watch the match, but wonder what was going through Al's mind. Al soon began to stir.
"Mm hmm. What happened? Who won the match?" Al asked as he woke up.
"Hey there Al. Glad to see you are back to normal. You won the match. What was the last thing you remembered?" Blaze said.
"Um, . . . The last thing I remembered was Fang hitting me in the gonads. Past that, it then starts to get blurry. What happened?"
"Well, it seems that your gravity powers are anger controlled. It is almost like another part of you gets awaken and slowly takes over. You almost lost it when you got stabbed in your hand."
"MY HAND!" Al quickly sat up and looked over his hands. He saw that they were both fine. He then noticed a small scar on his left hand.
"I had to heal your hand as it was not healing like how you showed into your mind. Why is that?"
"The reason is because I have to concentrate on healing to speed it up. I won't die from the injury, but it will take the normal time to recover until I gain consciousness. So what happened after I got stabbed?"
Blaze then began to tell what he saw and how he had to step in. Al started to feel sad for what he almost did. He wished in his mind that he could control this so it would not happen. Blaze came and sat next to him. He placed his hoof around the back of Al to comfort him.
"Don't beat yourself about this. We now know about it and can work on getting this power under control so it does not rely on anger. Just for now, try to keep your anger in check and avoid using your gravity powers."
"I will do that. Thank you for making sure I did not go fully out of control."
"No problem. If I did not step in, Shining Armor or some other Royal Guard pony would have. Though they would have caused serious harm to you, or even try to kill you.
"You will be surprised what I can live through that would kill others."
They both laughed and return to watch what was going on in the match
-Back in the arena-
Cancer ans Dragon soon broke off from each other and stood several feet away from each other.
"That was a nice warm up. Let's step it up." Cancer said.
"What are you talking about? I have been given my all." Dragon said.
"Really? Then this will be a surprise to you then. I've been holding back."
Cancer lit his horn up again and increased his speed boost. He then charged faster than Dragon could react. He landed an upper hoof and sent Dragon flipping backwards. Dragon landed on his stomach and coughed up some blood from the impact. He got back up onto his hooves and smiled at Cancer.
"That was very smart to be hiding that from me. Guess I should now show you what I have been hiding." Dragon said.
"You just said you are maxed out on your speed down spell. What more is there?" Cancer asked.
"We are Unicorn Zebra. We can do other magic besides our special talent."
"You're bluffing. I would have seen you practice it. We always hung out together every day since we were small."
"You are right. I have never used other magic before. But I have read about it."
Dragon's horn began to light up. Over by a wall near him, the weapons began to have the same glow. They were lifted off the wall and began to make their way to Dragon. The weapons were of different styles of blade weapons. They vari in different lengths as they began to spin around and orbit around Dragon.
"I would like to see if you can get around my defenses now, little brother." Dragon said to entice Cancer.
"OH. IT. IS. ON."
Cancer started to run faster, but not directly at Dragon. He was in his own orbit path around him. The running around was kicking up the loose dirt. The dust cloud was now blocking their sight so neither could see each other. Then crowd remained quiet as they could not see anything in the cloud either.
Dragon was looking around and listening to where his brother was hiding. He kept the blade weapons twirling around and spinning around his body. There was no sound in the arena. The dust was beginning to settle and Dragon could see better. When he could see the arena walls, he tried to find where Cancer was hiding. He was nowhere in sight. Dragon figured that he was probably hiding behind the rubble that was from the last match. He snuck up quietly to get the surprise attack. Dragon was on the other side of the rubble was about to jump over, with the weapons, when he ground began to shake.
All of a sudden, the ground broke apart underneath Dragon. Cancer came out like a rocket and slammed a hoof right into Dragon's chest. The force of the impact sent Dragon up into the air. It also caused Dragon to lose control of his magic and dropped all the weapons. Dragon landed on his back, hard.
Cancer approached carefully, expecting a possom attack. He could hear Dragon moaning in pain. "You ready to go again, bro?" Cancer said as he was five feet away.
"Ugh. I don't think so. I think several of my ribs are broken and I have a sharp pain in my back. You won the match Cancer. Congratulations." Dragon said in pain.
"You are not messing with me, are ya?"
"Not this time. I am serious pain. Now go get the damn doctors!"
Just then, Blaze showed up in the arena. "Did someone call for a doctor?" He said as if he actually was one.
"I did, but you will do. Just get this fucking pain to go away." Dragon said.
"Alright. Lay still so you don't damage anything else."
"No problem."
Blaze puts his hoofs together and then had them hover over Dragon's body. They began to glow a light blue color. Dragon's face went from feeling pain to comfort.
"Yea, you do have some broken ribs. Four to be exact. Also some internal bleeding that is swelling around your spine. This is going to take some time to heal." Blaze said.
"How were you able to propel yourself like that from the ground, Cancer?" Dragon asked.
"I figured out how your speed ability works. When you cast it on the arena, you only did the surface and the area above it. The ground below was not affected by it. I found the pit that Al made that was mostly filled in and went underground. I then gain a speed boost as I was digging in the dirt. I cleared enough space so I can get a running start and punch through the ground. I heard where you were and waited for you to get into position. The rest you felt when my hoof slammed into your chest." Cancer said.
"Heh, yea. I definitely felt it. Ouch." Dragon said as he felt a sharp pain.
"I told you to stay still. Now another rib broke. Cancer, how about you go and rest in the participant box. Once Dragon is healed enough, I am going to take him to the medics so they can continue the process and so the next match can start." Blaze said.
"Sorry. See you later bro. Good luck in your next match." Dragon said.
"Thanks. You know I am not going to need luck." Cancer said.
"You will as I think your opponent for the next round is Al."
"OH SHIT. I do need good luck. Be back in a bit." Cancer said as he ran out of the arena.
"Did you plan on having your brother face Al?" Blaze asked.
"No. I actually was looking forward to fighting him to get back for my sister. Now Cancer will have to." Dragon said with a smile.
"So you did not actually lose then. Sort of a Win/Win. A family member gets to take on Al and that no longer has to be you. Plus your brother is going to have to deal with Al. You are sometimes a cruel brother. You do know that, correct?"
"It is what brothers do to each other, especially twins. I am actually starting to feel much better.
"Just hold on for a few more minutes be for you try to get up. I am still working on the spine area. I do not want to cripple you."
Dragon stayed still so Blaze could finish. When Blaze backed away, Dragon carefully got up and walked around a bit. "Thanks for the patch job. I feel much better."
"You should still see the medics so they can finish treating you and give you a clean bill of health. Also you can go and check on your sister. I will see you up in the participant box when you are cleared to come up."
Blaze then teleported out of there. Dragon walked over to where the medics were to take him to the hospital. Once the arena was clear, Princess Celestia stood to speak to the crowd.
"Another excellent battle between recruits and brothers. Let's get straight to the third match. These next two are going to really put on a spectacular battle for us. Let's have the match between . . ."