Chapter 6: The Apology
His blood was racing. Shiro had left him in a trance ever since he saw her naked in his own room. He wanted to go back to be with her. But he didn't want guards breaking down the door while they were being intimate. He tried to steady his heartbeat, but a bare skinned Shiro kept popping into his mind. He wanted her. Morgan thought the battle would be cancelled. Instead he was thrown into the cage that led to the arena. He felt his chest then checked his pulse. If, he didn't calm down he would bleed more than he should. That is, if the battle was going to happen. As soon as he stepped out of the cage he saw Minatsuki standing on the opposite side staring at the ground. Morgan spoke up,
"Minatsuki? Are you alright?"
He took a couple of steps closer only to be struck across the chest by a whip made of blood. He held his chest while and evil cackle broke out into the air that reeked of death. Minatsuki had struck him. Her eyes caught his. Something was wrong; she wasn't who she was before. Her pupils were small and there was a yellow outline around her normal color. She didn't even answer him. Morgan had no choice; he cut his palms. The blood extended into his usual claws. He was struck by another, even more painful strike from her Whip Wing. He blocked only two of the next five attacks. He shouted,
"Minatsuki!"
Her voice was doubled over only slightly by something dark and sinister,
"They promised the Sin would go away. No. There is only more. So much more. No one cares. No one ever will."
"Damn it Minatsuke, listen to me."
"You. You liar!"
Several more strikes broke through Morgan's defense. He fell to his knees clutching his chest. The announcer's voice wasn't getting through to Morgan's mind. The only thing that he could focus on was Minatsuki and what she had become. He could see a drop of blood dripping from her neck. It wasn't from her ears where her power was emanating from. He ran at her. Morgan had to stop her. He didn't want to hurt her, just to restrain her. The whip wrapped around his wrists and pulled him from the ground. After ascending for ten feet the blood cracked downward sending Morgan plummeting to the ground. He felt the air leave his lungs as he connected with the ground. She started to scream words of venom,
"Bleed. Bleed and die. Go ahead and fucking leave me alone. Leave me to the Sin."
Morgan used all of his might to free his hands from bondage. He didn't know what he did wrong. He didn't know why Minatsuki was doing this to him. Something had to be changing her. Something had to be wrong. Morgan looked down at his hands trying to think on what to do next.
Meanwhile, an ominous man watched the battle progress. He unzipped the zipper on his mask that covered his mouth. He looked down at Minatsuki laughing at Eagle's pleading. He grinned then said,
"No, not her. I don't think I want her just yet. No, this one they call Eagle, his soul seems delectable. He has a certain madness about him. All we need is a little push to get his evil to the surface."
His psychotic smile was broken when another Undertaker entered the small room and spoke up,
"Um, Soul, when do we-"
A gun shot rang through the small room. The zipper faced man put his pistol-sword down to say to the Undertaker who had taken a bullet to the shoulder,
"How dare you interrupt my viewing of this battle. I told you all I wanted to be alone. Now get out of here, next time it will be the end of you."
Soul gazed back on the spectacle he truly enjoyed. Soul Black; he was a true entity of maniacal thoughts.
Morgan still refused to attack her. Minatsuki was counting on him not to hurt her. He promised himself he wouldn't hurt her, but with each strike the promise was getting closer to being broke. Something inside him snapped. He knew if he held back, she would kill him. He still needed to find the Red Man. He needed to protect Shiro. He needed to break his promise. Morgan cut his wrists and crossed his arms letting Minatsuki's attacks strike his forearms. He screamed as he started to pull his arms apart. A shockwave exploded through the arena. The glass encasing Morgan and Minatsuki had cracked at a few parts. Minatsuki fixed her gave on Morgan to see his new blood power which he shouted the name of,
"Phantom Shroud!"
His blood encased his whole forearm forming armor with spikes on the elbow. His fingers were serrated claws that were two inches off of the tips of his fingers. Minatuski laughed manically before saying,
"Whatever you have done with your powers it won't matter. The Sin won't go away. I will never be safe. Now die."
She whipped her crimson blood at him. The blood dissipated before it even came within arm's reach. Over and over the attacks were destroyed. Morgan started to walk towards Minatsuki while she continued to strike at him in vain. With a flick of his wrist he caught the whips in his left hand. Minatsuki gasped before saying,
"What? No, you can't. This shouldn't be happening. The Sin shouldn't be able to be stopped."
Morgan spoke back,
"Minatsuki. What happened? I have to stop you."
He started to wrap the blood around his own pulling her closer to him. She dug in her heels trying to not be moved, but his strength was too much for her. He was in her face in the matter of seconds, staring down at her. Her voice stammered out,
"D-do y-y-you hate m-me?"
"No I don't. I'm sorry for this Minatsuki."
He broke her blood one last time and hugged her. When a tear rolled form her eyes he connected his right fist to her stomach. A blast of air circled them and spread to their containment's boundaries. Her face went pale then her body fell limp. Morgan was able to place her body gently onto the ground. He checked her pulse and listened for a heartbeat. Her heartbeat was normal. He took a deep breath and his Phantom Shroud fell to the ground in a puddle. His control of it had gotten so precise in so little time. He no longer broke anything in front of him like he did to Senji. One punch put Minatsuki's lights out. The medics ran into the battle ground to pick up Minatsuki. Morgan pulled aside one of the leaders to say,
"Don't take her to the penalty round. I'll take it for her if it is all possible."
The guard nodded and Morgan put his wrists out for restrains. The medical team sewed up his wounds before leading him to the room with the woman doctor that Morgan had never met. He was strapped to the table while the doctor slipped gloves on. The slot machine's lever was pulled. He held his breath while the wheels stopped on 'tooth'. The doctor sighed then opened Morgan's mouth. With a strong pull, His tooth was in her hands. He was let go and he headed back to his room. Shiro was waiting for him.