Spirit left Sage, and appeared inside Eriks room. "You are figuring out how to beat Fire, are you not Erik?" Once again, he took it upon himself to sit on the bed. 

"I am going to tell you something that Fire himself will never admit. You nearly did best him. Your strange, and young mister Ventus's, were nearly too much for him. Fires will however is very strong. You will find that you may be up against a stronger opponent but if your will is strong enough, you can win. For example, Fire made it so his fire didn't need air, hence the purple flames" he flicked off an imaginary piece of dust from his robes, "Never underestimate the strength of friendship, the strength of need, the strength of Honor. Fire once bested Water. And you will one day best him"