Thunder was still loudly booming in the distance, flashes of lightning joining in. The rain threatened to drench both puffballs, adding even more tension into the atmosphere. Reo kept his gaze locked with Aege's, hatred in his eyes. His claws, covered in mud, sank deeper into the ground, itching to tear the sea green puff's flesh. Though afraid, which was rare for Aege, he did not dare to show it.

Man, he looks pissed.

Getting through to him won't be easy…but I gotta get to him somehow.

"Reo, I'm being serious. Why don't you calm yourself, and I can easily tell you what happened to Cayosin."

Reo immediately shook his head, a growl rumbling from his throat.

"I already know what happened to him! You! You're the reason he's gone!" He savagely yelled. "He's gone…and now Jodie is too…" He added, a mini stream of tears attempting to escape his icy, blue eyes. Shaking his head, threatening the tears to stop, he prowled forward, ready to strike.

Jodie's gone too…? T-That's new…or is it?

His thoughts were interrupted when he felt something heavy thrust into his face. Unprepared, he was flown back into a wall, the thunder began booming even louder. Still finding it hard to see, Aege looked around wildly, only seeing a pair of blood red eyes staring dead at him.

I…I can't fight here…I need to lure him somewhere else…somewhere I can see…

Not even getting a chance to stand, Aege was tossed and slammed into the ground, claws quickly devouring his flesh. Feeling the rush of pain, Aege let out a screech, attempting to scramble away. Reo chuckled deeply, a wide grin on his face.

"You really think I'm gonna let you get away that easily?"

He pressed a foot, claws on it as well, onto the latter's back, attempting to crush the struggling boy.

Heh, you just wait and see, mouse-brain.

He quickly teleported, leaving the latter to smash the ground. Opening his eyes again, he found himself back near the train station, moonlight shining on the moist, countryside grass.

Perfect.

Already hearing the loud, quick footsteps of the latter, Aege ran making his way to the light. However, he was not as quick as he hoped for, being tackled once again by the Draconian. He raked his claws against his skin, blood splattering out onto both of them.

"Reo…! S-Stop…p-please!" A voice shouted out from afar.

The smaller puff ignored the voice, his only goal for mistaken vengeance. His claws only wanted to sink deeper, eventually making contact with the latter's bone. Tears pouring from Aege's eyes, he screamed, clutching Reo's paw in a desperate attempt to pull it out.

"REO! P-PLEEEASE!" Aege shouted, pain taking over his entire body. "I'm begging you…stop! I can tell you the truth! Y-You don't have t-to do this…!"

His cries only increased Reo's need to press harder. His claws were drenched in blood at this point, however, he shook his head, over and over, trying to rid himself of the guilt that threatened to overtake his body. The sooner Aege was gone, the guilt what could away, he thought.

Giving up, Aege allowed his body to lay limp as his life slowly drained away from it. He was in too much pain to teleport away, to freeze time, to do anything. He let go of the latter's paw, clutching his stomach.

Suddenly, he felt a bit of relief in his bag. The claws that had brought irritation to his entire back, was gone. Reo, startled, examined his surroundings. His paws dropped to the ground, mouth agape, realizing who had slammed into him.

"J-Jodie…?"