*It was later that night and Bell was about to go to sleep but for now, he wondered what was to come, these thoughts were becoming more and more frequent*

Bell: Whatever comes next, and whoever i face, i'll crush them with no problem at all!

---The Next Day---

*It was the next day and Bell was training as hard as he could with his new VS-Gear, he had only won one battle against Basara but he needed a stronger opponent, someone who could actually give him a bit of a challenge!*

Bell: We're one step closer to being the ultimate blader but we need to master this new VS-Gear, what can we possibly do now?

*it was at that moment that Shu Kurenai entered the Gates Of Hell and Bell just grinned fiercely, his chance to get his revenge on Shu had finally come*

Bell: Finally! I can finally have my revenge against you, Shu Kurenai!

*Shu Kurenai looked at the Demon King and a slight smile formed on his face, he willingly agreed to the battle but he also had news for Bell*

Shu: I accept your challenge... However..

*The Demon King tilted his head in confusion*

Bell: What is it?

Shu: The blader me and Valt told you about, the blader from the Snake Pit. She's here in Japan and she's coming, the wbba has sent me here to train you as much as i can before she arrives.

Bell: Wait! She's here?! In Japan?!

Shu: Yes, she showed up yesterday at the wbba HQ and some of our worst fears have been confirmed. She's here to gather data on Belial and not only that, but to drag you back to the Snake Pit with her.

Bell: To The Snake Pit?

Shu: I don't know why Tara wants Belial's data but it can't be anything good, i heard about your new VS-Gear and i'm here to make sure you have it mastered.

Bell: In that case, let's get this started!

*Valt and Ranzo had also arrived as well and from the shadows, Tara was also watching the battle from the doorway*

Valt: Bell VS Shu.. this ought to be an interesting battle.

Ranzo: 1st Battle!!!

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*Tara was stalking the battle from the doorway and her purple eyes began to glow brightly*

Tara: a battle between Bell Daikokuten and Shu Kurenai, this ought to be interesting...

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*The bladers had taken their positions and the battle between the 2 had begun*

Ranzo: Ready Set!!!

3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!!

*The beys were off and Spriggan had taken the center in Right Spin Mode as Divine Belial raced around the stadium at full speed*

Bell: Alright Belial! Show it no mercy!!

*Belial comes charging in and began to fire off a barrage of attacks on Spriggan but it was able to defend against them all*

Shu: It's not going to be that easy, Spriggan has Burst Locks just as well as Belial, attacks like those won't even phase us at all!

Bell: So that explains why it's so hard to Burst, it has the ability to be impossible to burst..

*Belial strikes out at Spriggan using its A-Gear and it finally sent it flying but the battle wasn't over yet!*

Shu: Strike with Counter Break!!

Bell: Oh no you don't!!

*Spriggan races towards Belial at full speed but it tilts on its VS-Gear and manages to dodge the attack and Spriggan slams into the wall*

Shu: Tch!!

Bell: HA!! How'd you like that?!

*Shu simply just grinned as Spriggan circled around the center of the stadium and was coming right for Belial at full speed*

Bell: Wait what?!

Shu: It's time! Upper Shoot!!

*Spriggan uppers Belial with a powerful strike and it went flying into the air from the powerful attack*

Bell: It's not over yet! You can win this!!

*Belial slams into the stadium wall and lands back in the stadium and uses its VS-Gears free spinning ring to keep itself upright and in the game!*

Shu: What?! It survived?!

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*Valt was amazed at how much stronger Bell had gotten and he smiled, his blue aura faintly glowing*

Valt: He really has gotten a lot stronger..

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*Tara was also impressed at Bell's power, her eyes were glowing a fiery purple flame*

Tara: Interesting..

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*Spriggan and Belial were charging around the stadium at full speed and Belial wasn't giving up so easily*

Bell: It's time! Now Belial!!

*Belial had entered it's Holy King version and its speed had dramatically increased!*

Shu: What the-?!

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*Tara's eyes widened in shock at what she was seeing, she had never seen anything like that before in her life!*

Tara: What the hell? What is that?!

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Shu: Spriggan will set you aflame! Now go!!

*Belial and Spriggan clash with all their might as sparks started to fly and Spriggan was starting to be pushed back*

Bell: Now bring it to ruins! Divine Bomber!!

*Belial pushed with all its might and it burst straight through Spriggan with very little effort*

Ranzo: Divine Belial with a Burst Finish! Bell Daikokuten is the winner!!

Bell: How's that!?

*Shu couldn't help but smile as he pieced his bey back together and looked over at Valt*

Shu: You wanna give it a go?

*Valt nodded and took Shu's place at the stadium as he held up his Ultimate Valkyrie!*

Bell: Valt, you're battling me next?

Valt: Yeah, it's been a bit since we last battled, this is going to be great!

Bell: In that case, the Demon King accepts your challenge!

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*Tara perked up and eyed Valt closely, she had heard stories about how strong he was but she was about to see how strong Valt really was*

Tara: Valt Aoi.. Show me what you can actually do..

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Ranzo: Alright 1st Battle!!

*The bladers took their positions and the battle began*

Ranzo: Ready Set!!!

3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!!

*The beys were off and Ultimate Valkyrie raced around the stadium at full speed and Divine Belial chased after it*

Bell: Now give chase Belial! Show no mercy!!

*Belial tilts on its VS-Gear and speeds ahead and lands a fierce strike on Valkyrie!*

Valt: Not bad but we can do better! Rush Shoot!!

*Valkyrie manages to survive and it began to fire off a barrage of attacks on Belial but it was managing to hang on*

Valt: Interesting, Belial seems to be a lot heavier than before with it's new upgrade! Guess that new VS-Gear really is something..!!

Bell: Alright Belial! Get out of there with Adventure Flash!!

*Belial tilts on its Adventure Driver and speeds ahead, dodging Valkyrie's next attack*

Valt: It's just like how he did with Shu..!

*Valkyrie wasn't losing speed as its Variable' Driver gripped onto the stadium floor and began to pick up some major speed*

Bell: Oh no..!!

Valt: Go! Ultimate Flash V!!

*And with that, Valkyrie does a sharp turn and slams into Belial as a burst of energy taking the form of the letter "V" shoots out of Belial and it burst instantly*

Bell: Wha-?!

Ranzo: Ultimate Valkyrie with a Burst Finish! Valt Aoi is the winner!!

*Bell picked up the pieces of his bey and pointed his finger directly at Valt*

Bell: Yo Valt! Let's go again!!

Ranzo: Oi Amigo, you just lost!

Bell: Shut up! I want another battle, i'm not quitting until i win this battle!!

*Valt just smiled as he took his position again*

Valt: Alright, let's do it!

---A While Later---

*The battle between Bell and Valt had continued for at least another 30 minutes and every single time, Bell had lost by a Burst Finish and at this point he was getting very tired and he was completely out of breath*

Bell: One more time..

Valt: Are you sure? You look tired over there!

Bell: Just one more time, i know i can win this! I said i wasn't going to back down until i won this match, i mean it!

*Bell finally got to his feet and his aura began to glow brightly and Valt just smiled as his did the same*

Valt: Alright then, let's do this!

Ranzo: 26th Battle!!

*The bladers took their positions and the battle finally began*

Ranzo: Ready Set!!!

3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!!

*The beys were off once again and Belial wasn't wasting any time going on the attack as it came straight for Valkyrie*

Valt: What?!

Bell: You're going to feel the true wrath of Divine Belial's Ultimate Gear!!

*Belial began to launch an all out assault on Valkyrie but it wasn't going to end there as Valkyrie managed to speed away using its Variable' Driver*

Valt: Not sure what you've got planned but we're not going to lose here! Go!!

*Valkyrie circled back around and engaged in a side by side clash with Divine Belial at full force*

Bell: Show it no mercy! Go all out!!

*Belial and Valkyrie were going at it with all their might and neither one was willing to give an inch as the hard impacts shook the arena*

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*Shu was watching the battle closely and could actually see that Valkyrie was taking some major damage from the relentless clash*

Shu: Valkyrie is taking some heavy damage from Belial, if this keeps up then Valkyrie will be the one who suffers a Burst..

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*The clash between Valkyrie and Belial continued and Belial went flying into the wall as Valkyrie was coming back around! Belial tilts on its VS-Gear and it manages to escape the next attack from Valkryie*

Valt: You won't get away that easily!

*Valkyrie was picking up speed as its aura started to shine*

Valt: The time is now! Go for it Valkyrie!!!

*Valkyrie was speeding up even more as it chased after Belial with full force*

Bell: It's not going to work! We're not losing this battle!!

*Belial was picking up speed too as the 2 beys raced to the center at full force*

Bell: Divine Bomber!!

Valt: Ultimate Slash V!!!

*The 2 beys clashed with devastating force as the stadium shook from the massive explosion that ensued and the 2 beys locked hard!*

Bell: Finish this Belial! Show no mercy!!

*The 2 beys continued to clash as bursts of purple and blue energy shot throughout the stadium and neither one was willing to back down*

Valt: Go!!!

*Belial and Valkyrie were sent flying high into the air and after a couple moments, Belial was the one to burst and Bell was left stunned!*

Bell: OH COME ON!!!

Ranzo: Ultimate Valkyrie with a Burst Finish! Valt Aoi is the winner... Again

*Bell fell to his knees in despair as he picked up the pieces of his bey and pointed his finger at Valt once again*

Bell: Valt! I demand that you battle me again!

Ranzo: Hold on now Amigo! You've gone against Valt 26 times and you've lost every battle, just give it a rest!

Valt: He's right, besides you won't get anywhere at that level, you need time to master the VS-Gear but it'll get better.

*At that moment, the sound of footsteps echoed through the Theater Of Hell and that's when Valt and Shu saw her, Tara Vancouver had entered the Gates Of Hell*

Valt: Tara!!

Shu: How did she find us?!

Bell: Huh? You're Tara?

*Tara stood at the stadium in front of Bell and she held up her Bey, Zero Theseus which was a Dual Spin Balance Type*

Tara: Bring it.

*Bell looked at the bey and observed it closely and he smiled fiercely*

Bell: Alright then, the Demon King shall accept your challenge!

Ranzo: BELL WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!

Bell: I'm going to battle her and that's final! Now get over here!!

*Ranzo sighed and walked over to the stadium*

Ranzo: A-Alright, 1st Battle!!

Bell: Alright Tara, let's see what the bey is all about!

*Tara said nothing as her Zero Theseus began to shine with a silver and purple aura, it's Oscillate Driver was in Balance Mode with a Rubber sharp extended*

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Shu: This is it, we're finally about to see what that bey can really do.

Valt: Yeah..

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Ranzo: Ready Set!!

3 2 1 GO SHOOT!!!

*The beys were off and Zero Theseus had taken the center right off the bat in Right Spin Balance Mode and Divine Belial was racing around the stadium*

Bell: Now go for it! Adventure Shoot!!

*Belial began to fire off a barrage of attacks on Theseus but no attack was making it through its defenses but Belial sure was knocking it around a bunch*

Bell: Yes, keep it up!

*Belial continued its onslaught and Theseus was being knocked around like a ragdoll*

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Shu: Belial is attacking with all it has and Theseus is just taking it..

Valt: I wonder what her plan is..

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*Tara just smirked as she watched Belial continue its barrage of attacks on Zero Theseus*

Bell: No mercy! Send it flying!!

*Belial clashes with Theseus with all its might and knocks it back*

Bell: Yes!!

*Tara finally spoke and her voice was very quiet but also haunting*

Tara: Now go, Zero Theseus..

*Zero Theseus landed back in the stadium and moved around the stadium quickly! Tara's eye flashed with a purple flame and with that, Theseus started to glow with a Golden light*

Bell: What the?!

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Shu: That light! What is that?!

Valt: I have no idea but it's so bright!!

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*Theseus was racing around the stadium and it slams into Belial with full force and burst straight through it with literally no effort at all*

Bell: W-What the..!?

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Shu: That power..!

Valt: S-She's strong..!

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*Ranzo was so shocked he couldn't even call the match, Bell was in absolute shock at what he just saw*

Bell: That power... It's unreal.!

Tara: Is that all you got?

*Tara's body was completely shadowed out as her purple eyes and aura began to glow and the avatar of Theseus stood behind her, looming over her with Yellow eyes* 

{TBC}

Next Episode: The Shadow Approaches! Zero Theseus!!

Bell faces off with Tara, a blader from the Snake Pit who's mission is to gather data and try to bring him back to the facility! Even with Ultimate Gear, Bell struggles against the iron clad Balance Type!