Sora, Donald, and Goofy finish the preliminaries and enter the final match against
Cloud. Sora attacks with his Keyblade, while Goofy moves in with his shield. Cloud
swings his giant sword and knocks them both back
Cloud: That’s the best you can do?
Sora slides forward and strikes, but he dodges backward and jumps into the air. Cloud
slams his sword into the ground with unnatural strength, knocking out Donald. Giving a
loud yell, Cloud surges forward and strikes, knocking Goofy out before he can heal
Donald. Sora does his best against Cloud, but being a recruit of SOLDIER, his experience
is unmatched, and he knocks the wind out of Sora. He walks over to a kneeling Sora,
Donald and Goofy unconscious around them, and he peers down at the boy. Phil runs in
with a white towel, but Hades stops him. Cloud raises his sword and Sora closes his
eyes, bracing himself. Cloud lowers his sword to Sora’s surprise, and he hears footsteps
behind him, turning just as a giant black claw crashes down on him. Sora looks up to see
an enormous three-headed beast with red eyes growling over him. Darkness emanates from
its jaws, each of its razor sharp teeth bared. Sora gasps as Hades retreats into the
barracks
Hades: Oh, right, there was one other rule I forgot: Accidents
happen.
The beast moves in to attack Sora, but is pushed back by an incredibly strong
man
Philoctetes: Herc!
Hercules holds back the monster, shouting to Phil
Hercules: Phil, get them out of here!
The four of them race out of the Coliseum
Philoctetes: Whew, that was close! That was Cerberus, the guardian of
the Underworld. Herc should be able to handle him. But then again, maybe not... This
doesn’t look good. I hope Herc’s okay. Wish I could go in!
Sora starts to run back into the Coliseum
Philoctetes: Kid, you’re not entering the arena, are ya? This ain’t
just some match. This is for real!
Sora: I’m not afraid. You can decide if I’m hero material or
not.
Philoctetes: Careful, kid!
Sora and company reenters the Coliseum arena, where Hercules has Cloud slung over his
shoulder, Cerberus’s giant jaws bearing down on him, inches away. The beast’s ears perk
up, hearing their entrance and they turn around, allowing Hercules to run Cloud to the
Lobby, past Phil
Philoctetes: Kid, I got two words of advice for you: Attack!
Cerberus roars and stomps around the arena, sending large fireballs at Sora, Donald,
and Goofy. Sora manages to stay out of the beast’s path, Donald sending Thunder spells
at its three heads. One of the fireballs heads Sora’s way, and he deflects it with his
Keyblade, hitting the center head square in the eyes. The beast stops, roaring, and
attempts to bite him as he attacks. Backing up, Cerberus rears up on its hind legs, and
drops to the ground, sending a shockwave to the trio. Sora heals with a Potion as the
beast’s mouth foams with dark energy. It moves forward sending dark matter spewing out
of its mouth and into the ground. Sora rolls to dodge as the energy pools and shoots up
from under him. Goofy, finding a way on top of the beast, sends his shield flying at the
multiple heads. Sora moves in as it tries to bite at Goofy and knocks out the beast,
which falls to the ground loudly.