Ryou, hitting the ground, quickly spun around, slashing X in the chin. One of the claws dug in deeply, making it bleed pretty nicely. X groaned at the pain, and sealed it up immediately, but Ryou socked him in the cheek, which resulted in an incomplete healing... a scar. X was bruised badly, and from the pain, he fell to the ground.
"...no, I can't lose... I can't let it end like this..." X closed his eyes, laying on the ground.
"You don't get it, do you, X? I've already won! I've planned this from the beginning. You and Alyssa will lose, and become victim just like Ryou and Alexis. Pitiful." Shadow Ryou smiled, until a light shone from X.
X began to glow. His clothes changed with one flash, going from a simple t-shirt and shorts to a full white cloak, shirt, pants, and sandals. A blade appeared in his right hand with another flash. And, with another flash...
X woke up. He stood up, slowly, but Ryou couldn't make a move. He unsheathed his straight blade and pointed it at Ryou.
"Darkness, PURGE!" Ryou then convulsed, falling to the ground. He quickly reverted back to his normal state. However, a shadow, appearing from Ryou, that looked like Ryou's shadow form emerged.
"Hehehehehe... You shall die. Right now." The shadow let out a hissing noise while it cackled.
"Die? Please. God's behind me. Do you REALLY think I'm going to lose?!" X ran, slicing the shadow in two with the large blade, horizontally through the middle. The shadow split in two, and with a hiss fell into the ground, away from Ryou.
"One down. One to go. Hang in there, Ryou."