Sitting on a rock, looking at my own reflection, I saw flashes of the fight that happened yesterday. Yuki Terumi.. Was impossible to beat, at least at my current level. I threw a rock into the water, making it ripple.

"I got lucky.." I muttered.

~~~~Flash Back~~~~

Terumi smashed a green coated fist into my chest, sending me flying backwards. However, he gripped my wrist, stopping my flight early. Laughing like he always does, he threw me into the ground, and sent a kick into my stomach. Blood spat from my mouth, and I could see my vision going dark on the edges. Two hits.. Two hits and he's going to knock me out?!

"Once a fool, always a fool. Did you really think you stood a chance?" He said as he dug his heel into my stomach, getting a grunt of agony from me. "Your pathetic, if it wasn't for the fact that we were linked I would have killed you in the first strike!" He moved aside, and grabbed my collar to drag me to his level. I feebly fought his grip, but I just didn't have the energy. Something was wrong, I shouldn't have been this bad off. He may be strong, but he wasn't THAT strong. My attacks earlier should have at least caused some pain, but here he is acting like nothing happened! I'm stronger than that! I know I am..

If it wasn't for my lack of energy, or the pain I was feeling, I probably wouldn't have noticed it. The feeling in the air changed slightly. It felt slightly more.. homely? Like I was just remembering something nice from the past that made you smile. Something flashed in Terumi's eyes, and he threw me away. Like the ragdoll I was, I bounced and landed on my face. I lay there for a second, taking in the change. The air felt calmer, more in control. My eyes snapped open for a second, as a smile appeared on my face. I figured it out. He's been talking about how we're linked, how he couldn't kill me. So where are we? The only logical explanation was that we were in 'our' mind. Our 'shared consciousness' if you would. I wasn't weaker than him here, my own fear of him was weakening me. Outside Yuki Terumi is a beast, and is widely thought of as a god. But here, where we share the same place, the same mind, were equals!.

I laughed slightly, feeling my old power rush back to me the more I though on the subject. The power that Terumi had been using against me. Don't get me wrong. The damage he did was still there, but the rush of adrenaline combined with my power returning was quite a feeling. I stood up and brushed off my coat, while fixing my hat- Wait.. When Hazama from Blazblue took off his hat, his Terumi persona would come out, and his power would increase. If I do the same, Am I letting Terumi himself out? Or am I just letting baser instincts take over? Quickly reaching up, I tore the hat off my head. I needed to see which it was! In front of me, Terumi had a look of shock, then a look of insane happiness. My vision instantly went dark.

-----Outside-----

Power swirled around our body, as a hand ripped off the hat. Terumi's insane laugh echoed through our mind as he opened our eyes. His eyes glowing a Golden yellow, full of power. I could feel the energy skyrocket, to levels I had though were impossible for myself. I couldn't.. No, I wouldn't let this happen! I grabbed onto what I assumed was his mind, and pulled.

----Inside----

"HOW?! You shouldn't have been able to do that!" Terumi looked absolutely livid. "Your consciousness shouldn't have had the strength, let alone the willpower to pull me back!" I stood before him, still breathing heavy from the exertion of pulling us both back into this place. Catching my breath, I stood up straight once more, looking Terumi in the eyes with my own that were actually open for once.

"You once told me, that my consciousness and your were linked together thanks to the Merchant. You also said that my mind was the dominant mind since it was my own body. So I say this once.. My body, my rules!" I yell as I rush him as fast as I could. Going for a punch to the stomach, he blocked with an enhanced kick that threw me off. Not one to be deterred, I swung around and aimed a kick at his head. I ducked faster than I thought, and went for a leg sweep. Hopping up, into the air, I went for an axe kick. The kick coated our signature green energy. It went exploding into the ground as Terumi jumped to the side, and landing on all fours, jumped at me. Like the animal he was, he attempted a series of punches from the low angle. I was able to dodge most of them, but a few landed. One in particular landed on my back, as he had spun around me rather quickly. As I went forward I used the momentum to my advantage. Planting a hand onto the ground, I spun around and delivered a kick to his head. Not expecting it, he took the hit full force. His face contorted into a snarl, and he then launched himself at me.

His flurry of punches getting faster, Blocking was getting harder as his attacks seemed to have more force. I blocked another kick aimed at my mid-section and aimed an Ouroboros at his open left side. It landed the hit, sending him back a bit from the force, but it also latched onto him. I used it, and threw him up into the air with as much force as I could. I could tell he was having problems focusing, so I used the same Ouroboros that was attached to him as an anchor. Stopping his rise and launching me towards him. Propelling past him, I turned and did the same thing, latching another Ouroboros to him. His eyes widened, as I used the propulsion to get to him in the blink of an eye. I was already in position, sending a fully powered up axe kick into his chest. He had tried guarding it, but the force broke his guard.

Careening into the ground, a plume of smoke erupted from his contact. Almost as quickly as he crashed, he was jumping back out in a rage. A trail of smoke billowing behind him. He swung a fist at me, missing almost entirely. But what caught me off guard was the Green snake that came from nowhere and bit at my arm. He then kicked at me, sending me flying back down, even though I guarded it. Getting up, and getting ready for more attacks like that, I remembered :Yuki Terumi loved using his Serpentine Spirits in battle. He charged with a smirk as he kicked at my feet, making me sidestep. His fist was inches from my face by the time I realized it was a distraction. The punch landed on my cheek, knocking a few cobwebs into it. Said cobwebs were then dispelled immediately by the burning sensation on my arms. I looked frantically and saw that he had summoned two Spirits, which were now wrapped around my arms, holding them out. He had a look of pure glee as he approached slowly, taking out his own Balisong Knives. Slashing at my arms, he cut just enough to make me bleed and cause pain. He continued in a flurry of limbs he was leaving cut after cut.

In a last ditch effort, I tried mixing up a move that required hand motions. Launching my leg upwards as sharply as I could, I watched as a smaller than average wave of Green energy shaped as a snake, nailed Terumi in the chest, and caused his Serpents to disappear.

"Zan 'Eiga!" I yelled out the name of the attack. Terumi had yet to rise from the ground, so I chose that moment to take a small breather. All this fighting was really draining, especially when I got my ass kicked earlier.. I looked over to see Terumi on a knee facing me with blood dripping down his chin.

"You will never win, you will never get rid of me!" He said with his usual smile. It looked even more insane with blood mixed in. "The stronger you become, the stronger I get! I will be back you god damn imposter!" I heard him scream as the world we were in faded away into nothingness.

I awoke in front of a pond, just as tired as I was in the fight..

~~~~Flash Back End~~~~

It was official, I had a problem that needed to be dealt with, and I knew none of plans would help. I needed to start from scratch. I glanced at the town that you could see from the woods. Standing up, and putting my hands in my pockets. I frowned as I made my way to the town. I sure hope they don't freak out..

-----With the Princesses-----

Celestia and Luna sat in the throne room, discussing the two strategies that they wanted to use against Sombra. That was, until a Pegasus Guard barged in through the door.

"Princess! There's a monster in town!"

Both Princesses didn't even bat an eye, as they stood in sync and flew off the balcony that was attached to the throne room. They both flew into town ready for a fight, but neither were ready for what they saw. A bipedal figure that stood taller than most ponies, yet was a foot shorter than the two princesses. He was just standing there, with a pained smirk on his face.

"Hey.." He said casually, sounding rather fatigued. Luna didn't know what to do, she looked to her sister as a source of guidance. Only to see her charge a beam of Magic and fire it at the creature. It missed only by a few inches due to the creature moving. Although it stumbled a bit when it did so.

"What are you doing here Hazama?!" Celestia asked furiously. Luna was shocked as to her sisters actions.

"Now, I know why your acting this way, and I'm sorry. I was trying to set up some stupid plan, that wouldn't have worked because it was stupid." Hazama started. Something was wrong with him, he was talking like his life depended on it. This wasn't like the creature Celestia fought the day before. Gone was the cocky attitude, and he was no longer lying. The element of honesty told her that. "I'm sorry that I caused so much trouble, but somethings come up and its very, VERY important." Hazama finished. Luna looked at him with worry, while Celestia, although still distrusting, felt the desperation in the creatures words.

"Hazama, what troubles thou?" Luna spoke, worry written all over her face. Hazama seemed to breath deeply for a second, almost as if he was preparing himself.

"I need your help.." He said pleadingly.

Author's Note

Next chapter we finally get to see Sombra!
Tell me what you guys think, please and thanks!