As the sun gleamed off his metalloid body, he sighed in discomfort. "Is there a worthy competitor for me? Am I the strongest? Of cource I am! *looking behind him* who has a death wish this time?"to fight me this time?"

"Self praise is indeed no such thing."

The voice echoed until it seemed to come from all around. A rich, deep Bass that causes the ground itself to gently rumble. The ground once more went still as a new figure appeared on the scene. The cloaked man stood upon the small hill that seemed to stand as an island against the waving sea of grass. The voice spoke again, full of malicious cheer.

"I shall play your game Starskin and we shall see who is stronger."

With one fluid motion the man removed his dark cloak and tossed it to the ground a short distance away. He paused for a moment as a fanged serpent uncoiled iself from around his arm and slithered into his hand. Vua grinned before snapping the snake rigid. In an instant the snake was gone replaced by a long wooden staff carved in a serpents shape.

Glaring at his foe he said.

"Come then! Look into the face of your better."

Glaring at his foe, he thought to himself "Hmm...this may be a lil' tougher than I thought. He will pose a good challenge..." After a 10-minuite stretch break, he was ready. Weilding his Shadow Blade, Metal Sonic started a speedy lunge at his mysterious foe. "Maybe my ruse will work..." he thought. "Prepare to face true evil! Turn back now if you wanna be in one pece!" he exclaimed.

Vua stood his ground as Sonic hurtled toward him, conserving his own efforts by allowing his opponent to bridge the gap between them. When Sonic was a body length apart Vua side-stepped and used his Talent to bring his discarded cloak up into the young man's face...