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Chapter 4: The Battle between Murderer and Hero: Seth vs Ven!
Kairi nodded at Seth's orders, but she hesitated, only to help the wounded Garret and Jack escape after Seth glared at her.
"Seth, this woman that was struck by the Chess Piece…she was killed by his sword! The other two seem to be injured and…" Kairi's voice trailed off as she noticed what the Darkness ARM had done to Garret, revealing that one of his eyes had been destroyed.
"Kairi, I told you to take them away from this place!" Seth said as Ven jumped up and started to swing Storm Kadarm at Seth, who blocked the slashes with his pole.
"So, ever since I killed your father, you've wanted to protect people?" Ven taunted as Seth swung the rod at Ven even harder, which dodged and jumped around. Ven eventually did a back flip over Seth and stabbed him in the back.
"Shut up about my father. If you don't, I'll kill you!" Seth threatened as he turned his head to Ven who dug Storm Kadarm deeper into Seth's back.
"You're not the one who's in any position to threaten people. I'll let you live, but the next time we meet, it will be to the death. Now go join your girlfriend," Ven said as he removed the blade from Seth and kicked him onto the ground beside Kairi, Jack, and Garret.
"Hey you! Who do you think you are, pushing people around like that? Dagger Ring!" Kairi said as she activated Dagger Ring and threw it at Ven, who caught it between two fingers.
"You're lucky I left your little friend alive, so you should be thanking me, you ungrateful brat," Ven said as he threw the dagger at her feet and headed into the woods.
"Take us to the nearest town. We're going to see if we can find a Holy ARM to heal us. Garret, you lost your eye right? This will hurt for a minute, but its needs to happen if you want to fight with us against the Chess Pieces. Holy ARM, Extra Eye!" Seth said as he pulled out a small chain-like necklace that glowed and disappeared, sending a beam into Garret's missing eye, which glowed and was replaced by a silver eye.
"My eye, what did you do to it? I'm able to see people's magical powers now," Garret pointed out. Seth's eyes closed and he fell to the ground.
"Is he dead, Garret?" Kairi asked as she and Garret picked Seth up.
"No, he used up all of his magical energy restoring my eye. I'll carry him to town," he said with a sigh as he looked at the woman that Ven had killed.
Meanwhile…
"It's a good thing that Ven decided to leave Seth alive. It will be a great help to us for our future plans," said a man in a white cloak and a horned oni mask. He was seated in a marble throne looking down into a large pool in the center of the room, which showed an image of Kairi, Garret, Jack, and Seth's surroundings.
"Yes, King. It was one of your greatest plans," said a large man that had a mechanical claw attached to his arm in a pair of black pants.
"Of course it is, you fool. It's smart because I came up with it," said the King angrily. The eyes of his mask glowed red and the larger man flinched as if a knife had stabbed him.
He quickly added," Send Pozun my message that the War Games are to start in two weeks!"
Next Chapter: Quick Recruiting: Locate Alan, Oz, and Nanashi!
Okay, so the next chapter was finished a little earlier. (Try one or two days earlier.)