Chapter 3: The Volcano

Kira's POV

Anubis, warlord of Loyalty, was standing right above us. The guys knew they needed to protect Mia, Yulie, and Kira at all costs.

While the guys were deciding what to do, Mia helped me get onto Bliz's back.

"Form the circle," Ryo yelled.

Then the guys tried to fight Anubis without their full armor. They were doomed if something didn't happen fast. The ancient's staff came flying down into the circle and dissipated it. Now the guys could armor up.

Lone story short, Anubis looses and Talpa sends the guys to different areas of Toyama. Now it is up to Mia, Yulie, and I to find them and bring them back together.

So with the jeep running, we set off for the volcano.

Just as we got there Anubis arrived and Ryo made it to the top. There was going to be another fight.

Be careful, Ryo, I thought.

White Blaze ran up and returned the sword to Ryo. They started to fight, Ryo was more powerful than ever, it must be the heat helping him. He was on fire, literally.

Anubis then decided to get us involved. It surprised us and with my hurt ankle, I wasn't going anywhere fast.

He grabbed us and wrapped his chain around us.

As Ryo tried to fight Anubis, he couldn't because his armor was too hot for us and he couldn't get close to Anubis without getting close to us. Anubis decided he would bring us to Ryo since Ryo wouldn't come get us. Ryo didn't want to hurt us so he kept backing away as we got closer to the edge of the volcano.

"Let them go, Anubis," Ryo yelled.

"Okay," Anubis said and tossed the three of us over the edge.

Ryo jumped over the edge, realizing he couldn't save us with his armor on so he took it off. He was able to grab Mia and Yulie and made it back to the top, realizing upon collapsing that he didn't know what happened to me.

I on the other hand, knew where I was and knew I was in big trouble. When Anubis tossed us over the edge, he never let go of me, but wrapped the chain around my neck and pulled me back up.

"Hello, precious, I can see this is going to be fun," Anubis said.

The chains wrapped around my body, tying my wrists together, then binding my body, and finally went around my neck. God, were they hot, I could feel the chains burning my flesh. I tried not to cry out or show I was in pain.

Just then Ryo came over the edge, collapsing in exhaustion at saving Mia and Yulie. This was just what Anubis wanted.

"Ha-ha, boy, now that you are out of your armor, you are mine," Anubis yelled.

He swung his chains at Ryo binding him like me. Ryo looked over at me and his eyes widened in horror.

Mia and Yulie ran over to a rock trying to get out of the way.

I couldn't stand, the pain was too much, I collapsed to my knees.

"No, Kira, hang in there," Ryo and Mia yelled.

Anubis started to swing Ryo and I around. We smashed together and then into rocks and then back together. I couldn't move my body nor stop the momentum.

After a bit of this, I was in so much pain, I was near to unconsciousness.

Ryo tried to fight it, sending his heat down the chains, but the plan backfired. Instead of hurting Anubis, the heat just came at me.

"Ahhhhhhhh," I yelled as the heat scorched me.

"NOOOO!" Ryo cried.

All of a sudden Ryo got a burst of energy and broke through the chains, charging at Anubis.

When this happened, the chain holding me to Anubis broke as well, and I went flying into a rock. The same rock Mia and Yulie were hiding behind. Mia snuck out and her and Yulie pulled me behind the rock.

I wasn't much help as the pain was still coursing through my body. Mia and Yulie tried to pull the chains off me but were unable to due to the fact that they were searing hot.

Mia was able to get the ones around my body off by using her sweater as a block to the heat, but they were unable to undo the chains from my wrists and neck as they were too tight. We would have to wait for Ryo.

Ryo, all this time had been fighting Anubis and was nearing the end of the battle. They were in the volcano and Anubis was trying to escape but Ryo wouldn't let him.

Just then the volcano exploded. Anubis was caught in it and Ryo jumped out.

Yulie hopped on White Blaze while Mia dragged me onto Blizzard. They took off, Ryo right behind us.

We got to a safe spot and watched the volcano for a minute, awed. Ryo turned to Mia, about to say something, but then he saw me and the chains and came over immediately. I was in danger of falling off Blizzard so Ryo lifted me off and cradled me in his arms.

"I'll get you for this Anubis, you don't hurt my friends and live," Ryo vowed.

Ryo and the tigers ran down to the jeep where Mia had a first aid kit.

Ryo gently removed the chains from my wrists and neck seeing that they cut into my skin. My wrists and neck were blistered and bleeding.

Mia applied burn ointment to them and then helped Ryo wrap them in bandages. Mia handed me a few aspirin, helping me put them in my mouth and taking a drink of water.

"Thanks guys," I whispered, feeling my throat burn when I talked.

"Don't talk, just rest," Ryo said, as he helped me into the jeep. The last thing I remember was Ryo tucking a jacket around my body. I gave in at last to the pain free unconsciousness.