War Games Round 3:

Desert Field: Day 2 of the War Games: General PoV:

"MaR, Wrath! Chess no Kouma, Hatako!" Pozun called. "Match, BEGIN!" Hatako stared over at Wrath, his eyes glossy-looking.

"You're the little girl from the last war… the one that should have died…" he said, tilting his head to the side. "I'll kill you myself… and earn my place as a knight." he stated, the winds blowing the sand around them into what seemed to be snake-like shapes.

"Eeeh… you think killing me will make you so powerful?" she asked, sighing. "Well, whatever." she adjusted her ring with a yellow diamond inset. "Come get me." she smiled. "I'll even promise not to use more than this one aRM." she stated, motioning to her ring. Hatako wasted no time, charging immediately at her, aiming for her throat. Wrath moved back , completely avoiding his attack, and as soon as she stood up after landing away from him, there was a huge burn mark on Hatako's arm in the shape of claws. "But you're probably too slow…" she said in a whisper. Loco and the other members of Chess were stunned to see the injury just appear like that.

"This girl…" Maira muttered.

"That's that man's daughter… Arren the Lightning Star." Loco stated. "She's inherited his speed and wielding aRM like that ring… the Lightning Fang… Raiba…"

"Such a dangerous aRM… Hatako really doesn't stand a chance." Maira said. "Especially not since his "secret weapon" is…"

"Wh-what the-? What was that attack! You didn't even call out an aRM!" Hatako stated, gripping his wounded arm. "What are you? A demon?" he asked, pulling out an aRM in panic. "Weapon aRM! Emerald-Amber Boa!" a dagger appeared in his hand, the silhouette of a giant snake hovering behind him, but nothing more than the shadow of it's shape. Wrath just stood there. "Die little girl!" As Hatako charged at her, Wrath closed her eyes.

"How dare you." she said in a whisper. Hatako slashed at her, causing a gash to her arm. But with the good arm she still had, Wrath grabbed Hatako's wrist. "How dare you try and summon Emerald Amber Boa." she stated, the snake-spirit appearing in it's visible form behind Hatako, looking old and battered... Covered in scars and stitches. "Sleep old friend…" she said, staring at the snake, twisting Hatako's arm to make him drop the dagger. "I promise to fulfill your revenge here and now." she said, the snake bowing his head and dissolving back into the aRM.

"A-aaaaaaaaaaghhh!" Hatako tried to make her let go but was unable. You could see Wrath's disposition change as she looked at Hatako. Her aura became almost vicious and dark. "P-please don't kill me!" he exclaimed, still trying to get away. "I-I swear I'm not the one who chose that aRM! It was given to me that way!"

"Liar." she whispered to him, still gripping his arm. "For stealing my father's aRM… for trying to use him against me…" she whispered, the gemstone on her yellow-diamond ring crackling with magical power. "For hurting that poor aRM that my father held dear… I will make sure you die…" she said, glaring at him. "Weapon aRM…"

"N-no!"

"…Raiba!" the lightning crackled, jolting straight through Hatako so you couldn't really tell what was happening until he collapsed, his body looking as though it had been charred to a crisp. Snow gasped, having not expected such a brutal final attack. Dorothy and Nanashi just watched her as she picked up the ring that had been the dagger seconds before. "… welcome home, old friend." she said with a small smile. "We have missed you…"

"W-winner! Wrath!" Pozun exclaimed, stunned at how fast the match had ended. Wrath took Raiba off of her finger, replacing it with her father's aRM. She just walked back to the others, looking a bit depressed as she made it over to them.

"O-onee-chan…" Snow said, looking a little upset. "Th-that was…" Wrath bowed her head to Snow, not lifting her eyes. She felt bad for what she had just displayed… that power that was so vicious… even if it was her father's aRM… she was now wielding it.

"I'm sorry you had to see that." she said softly to the Lestava princess. "Forgive my actions, Snow… I should not have-"

"N-never mind that, you're hurt!" Snow said, looking a little panicked. Wrath stared at the girl as she tore off part of the slashed jacket Wrath wore to make a bandage, smiling a little as Snow started to help patch up the wound.

"Aaah, don't worry about it." Wrath said. "I don't mind, since it's from father's aRM… and it's not sore or anything." she pat Snow's head with her good arm, seeming too cheerful for a person who just killed someone in such a way.

"…" Snow was stunned but shook her head and finished patching Wrath up. "Even so, I don't want it getting worse." she muttered, pouting. "You're not the only one who worries…"

"I know. Thank you, Snow…"

Reginrave Courtyard:

Everyone stood stunned. Wrath had seemed kind and gentle like Snow… but the way she'd fought that battle was brutal and frightening. Alviss watched, his eyes staying on her for a bit. 'She's certainly changed… she's not that helpless, crybaby 8 year old girl anymore…' he thought. 'And that wound isn't bothering her at all… She's growing up.' He smiled the slightest bit, Belle noticing and pouting.

'What's so special about her?' she thought to herself as she looked up at Wrath. 'She's just a kid who can fight, that's all… so what if she and Alviss were on the same team before?' she asked herself, wondering what it was that made Alviss smile that way.

"She won!" Ed exclaimed, a little frightened himself but pleased that the bluenette had managed the win. "B-but that injury…"

"She'll be fine." Alviss stated. "She just needs to make sure to wrap it up properly when she gets back here." Ed looked up at Alviss and nodded, being that he was just about to suggest that.

Desert Field: Wrath's PoV:

I watched as Nanashi went up to fight the little girl on the other team, my arm throbbing form the injury. It wasn't sore… it was just a little agitated, that was all. Or, so I tried to convince myself. Hopefully it would get better though… seeing as I didn't want this little cut to put me out of the games. As the fight dragged on, Nanashi being a "gentleman" to the girl, his opponent Loco… for some reason I was dazed… it must've been the heat. It had to have been. Because before I knew it, Dorothy's match was over and we were ready to go back to Reginrave.

Reginrave Courtyard:

When we arrived back at the castle, Ed was already waiting with bandages for my injury and Alviss glanced over the wound, as any friend might. I just smiled, trying not to show any pain as Snow bandaged me up. "Thanks Snow…" I muttered, my arm a little sore now that the adrenaline of the battle was wearing off. "I really need to take better care not to get so badly cut…"

"No kidding." Dorothy smiled, slapping my shoulder, sending a jolt of pain through my arm. I must have visibly flinched because Dorothy apologized.

"A-ahaha no no it's fine." I said. "Just don't do that again… at least not until I get this would cleaned up and healed." Alviss didn't come closer, but he looked over me in what I figured to be a "Stupid, you got yourself hurt unnecessarily." sort of way. But it seemed like there was something else there… or maybe I was hallucinating from the desert heat that we'd been in… yeah that was probably it.

"They're back." Dorothy stated. I looked up just in time to see Ginta and Jack return from the training gate. Alviss asked Gaira how they'd improved. They dodged the rocks he threw, things with no magical presence at all… it was amazing.

'Those two…' I thought, smiling. 'They really are something…' And then everything went black.

END CHAPTER 3

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