Guardians of Tokyo Chapter 84:

Ikusa Makes His Move

Ikusa teleported into the labyrinth with Ayame, Dire Bite, Hanna and Shishi. "Ikusa, what are you doing here? What do you want with me and my family?" Ayame asked angrily.

Ikusa replied, "I already told you. Mikomi and I were sent to bring you and your parents back to our planet to become our leaders. If your parents won't go, we'll just take you alone. We allowed some time for you to defeat the Midori no Kishi, and think it over, but enough is enough. We ARE going to take you back, whether you like it or not."

"I REFUSE to go anywhere without Mom, Dad, Hanna and Dire Bite," Ayame said emphatically. "You can't force me to become a leader, and I'm too young anyways! I'm only 10 years old!"

"Your age does not matter. What matters is your bloodline, and there's nothing you can do to change that. If you won't come willingly, we'll make you want to come with us. Maybe killing one of your friends will help you decide," Ikusa said, smirking evilly.

"I won't let you do that," Ayame said. "I'll fight you here, and I have my friends with me."

"You can't fight without your powers," Ikusa said. "My ability to block Cyniclon powers means you can't fight. You are powerless here."

Hanna stepped out from behind Shishi, where she had been hiding, and said, "Cyniclon powers may not work, but mine will. You are going to pay for hurting my family."

Her eyes started to glow blue, and they grew brighter and brighter until they looked like small blue suns. Then she snapped her fingers at Ikusa, who immediately froze in place.

"What is this? What's going on?" he asked.

Hanna didn't reply. Instead, she said coldly, "Spell, self-maintain. Time limit: FOREVER!"

Ayame, Dire Bite and Shishi looked at her in amazement. Ikusa was still shouting at them, and Ayame said coldly, "Shut up. Hanna has the power to freeze every muscle in someone's body, and judging by her latest display, she could freeze your jaw shut if you don't shut up."

Ikusa immediately stopped shouting. "You do realize Mikomi will be here soon, don't you? When she senses this labyrinth is gone, she'll teleport here."

"Why are you doing this?" Dire Bite asked. "What could you gain from hurting your own family?"

"The future of an entire planet is less important than family ties," Ikusa said, but he didn't sound so sure anymore.

"You don't really believe that," Dire Bite said. "You have another motive for doing this, and it has nothing to do with saving anyone."

"Fine. We wanted to be rulers of our planet, and we can't do that if Ayame and her parent are alive," Ikusa snapped.

"You really think you'll get away with killing them? You think the Council will believe you if you come back and say that they died? How do you expect them to believe you didn't kill Ayame and her parents?" Dire Bite asked. "Even if you did get away with it, what makes you think YOU'LL become the new rulers? Did you ever think of THAT?"

"Uh…" Ikusa started, but Dire Bite interrupted. "We all have our own lives on Earth, and you are NOT going to take that away. Since you're Kisshu-san's parents, I'd prefer not to kill you, but I will if that's what it takes to get you jerks to leave us alone. You'd be better off going home and explaining things to your Council. Then maybe you could become King and Queen without bloodshed."

At that exact moment, Mikomi teleported in…

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