Jason looked around, and saw himself in a large cave-like structure. Lava flowed freely a hundred feet below on either side of the enormous flattened stalagmite that Jason now sat on. Jason stood up and brushed himself off, trying to figure out were he was before he heard a low echoing laugh, something that disturbed Jason to no end.
Jason whipped around to see a man about Jason's age walking on small steps made of bright orange flame, coming down straight towards Jason. This man had strikingly bright silver hair that was tied back in a ponytail, and dark-blood red eyes. The man was wearing a black jacket, and black pants, and he was almost a copy of Jason, with just a few minor differences.
"I see you are are well... and you look much like me." The man said, his voice coming out smoothly yet somehow dark and eerie.
"I assume your Darkfire? What was that you said about training?" Jason asked, watching Darkfire descend using the flames until he was standing on the same pedestal that Jason was on.
"Its simple... defeat me, and I will allow you to access power that you can only dream of." Darkfire said with an evil smile, drawing a sword from its sheath on his back. The blade was pure white, and yet it seemed to give off an evil vibe.
Without warning, Darkfire attacked, creating a cloud of dust were he had been standing seconds before. He flew towards Jason with unprecedented speed, lashing out with his sword so that Jason only had time to bring out his own sword before they clashed. Darkfire forced Jason's blade down, driving it into the rock as he landed on the other side of Jason, leaving a cut on Jason's shoulder. Jason turned around, to see Darkfire holding a fireball, and he had only a second to put up his armor before Darkfire threw it and it exploded on Jason, throwing him back several feet.
Jason landed hard on his back, his sword still gripped tightly in his hand. Darkfire laughed aloud, his voice carrying out across the empty cavern just as it did when Jason wore his mask. Darkfire laughed, holding out his palm towards Jason, a dark red orb forming in his hand. Jason knew the attack all too well, and he jumped backward as the orb exploded, obliterating half of the column as Jason fell down. He managed to grow his wings, allowing himself to straighten up and begin his flight back to the top of the pillar. Darkfire apparently couldn't wait, as something smashed into Jason from behind, sending him flying into a nearby pillar.
Darkfire laughed again, dark black wings sprouting from his back as he stayed in mid-air. Most of Darkfire's body was covered in armor now, the same type of armor that Jason used. Jason managed to pull himself free of the rubble around him, his body bruised and his clothing torn. He now had a trickle of blood running down his forehead as he climbed out of the rubble and jumped into the air again.
"Those were two lucky shots... I won't let them happen again." Jason said, wiping the blood out of his eyes and dashing forward. Darkfire smiled, and darted forward too, a burst of flame appearing were his feet had been seconds before.
Jason and Darkfire collided in mid-air, an audible crash as their blades connected. They each threw a flurry of attacks, each attack more vicious then the last. This continued for a few moments before both backed away, Darkfire sporting a cut on his cheek and Jason supporting a few more cuts on the rest of his body. Darkfire reached up to his cheek and pulled his hand away to see the blood, his eyes traveling over to Jason as if he just woke up.
Darkfire didn't say anything, but faster then Jason's eyes could follow, he was behind Jason and in a second Jason was flying away, he was clearly in shock. Darkfire lowered his fist, and then disappeared again, appearing straight in the path of Jason who was punched downward to the lava below. Darkfire watched as Jason flew downward, only to recover himself at the last second. Jason recovered quickly from the shock of the attacks, and he was locked in combat with Darkfire again in a matter of seconds. This continued for quite some time before they backed away, Jason panting and clutching numerous wounds while Darkfire seemed pretty much unharmed.
"Lets finish this..." Jason said, a dark black fire engulfing him.
Darkfire smiled, and a dark black flame engulfed him as well. Both transformations took place simultaneously, Darkfire and Jason emerging from the flames in their dragon transformations. Jason locked gazes with Darkfire for a few seconds before both dragon's charged, crashing together and beginning to tear at each other with claws and teeth. Flames exploded from each Dragon's mouth, trying to burn each other to no avail. This struggle continued for quite some time before both dragon's changed back into their human forms. Jason stood panting, while Darkfire stood straight up with his sword in his hand.
"You cannot beat me, it is hopeless. You may have managed to scratch me, but you will never inflict lasting damage." Darkfire said, his face uncaring and dark. He began to walk towards Jason, his sword scraping across the platform. Darkfire grabbed Jason by the throat and picked him up off the ground, and pulled his blade back as if he was preparing to stab Jason through the heart.
"You don't understand do you? I need the power you have to save Rachel and everyone else, and I can't afford to loose now." Jason said, raising his hand to his face as a dark flame appeared. Darkfire appeared to be confused, before Jason looked down to see into Darkfire's eyes.
Jason wore his mask, his eyes black and his pupils red. He reacted too quickly for Darkfire to react, plunging his blade deep into Darkfire's stomach, piercing through the armor and skin to reach through Darkfire's body and out the other side. Darkfire let Jason drop, Jason quickly yanking his blade out of Darkfire's body and removing his mask which disappeared in a black flame.
"What the hell? What did you do?" Darkfire gasped, clutching his stomach as blood from his mouth and onto the platform.
"I found a way to harness power, just a temporary harnessing that allows me to use your power and speed for as long as I wear the mask. Every second I wear the mask my power and stamina is drained, so I can't use the mask for very long. What you just experienced, was me using your own power against you... I told you that I can't afford to lose this fight, I need your power." Jason said, falling to one knee and catching himself with his sword.
Darkfire hissed, but he was bound by his word. A pillar of flames surrounded the pair, closing in around both of them until it was completely destroyed by what appeared to be a burst of flame.
