Last few chapters. Bear with me.
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"Well Akio? What will it be?"
Him and Utena were locked in a metal gridlock, their blades sending sparks from the friction.
"If you want the answer, my dear Utena-san, you'll have to beat me."
As the dance of slashing and cursing continued, mostly from Akio, Anthy and Wakaba watched from above, submersed in the action from the view from their floor.
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"Anthy? This is idiotic, we're watching one of the most important events in our life through a transparent floor, damnit!"
"You're very cynical when you're bleeding, now stay still, I have to finish wrapping this bandage around your waist."
"Touche, woman, now hurry up, I wanna go help her."
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Uttering a war cry, she charged, unrelenting upon her foe. Swinging, Akio's defensive blow caused her to fall back. Wiping away a line of sweat from her face, she resumed her attack.
"Not tired, are we Tenjou?" Smiling, as a a mocking laugh escaped from his twisted mouth.
"Bastard..." Was her reply, as she regained her breath and took in a gulp of air.
"Utena my love!" Came a cry from her left.
There was Wakaba, Anthy to her left, carrying a sword.
"Wakaba-san! Get out of here!"
"I'm sorry, but I've promised Wakaba to stay and help. After all, I'm not your Rose Bride anymore."
"You really disturb me sometimes, ya know that Anthy?" Wakaba said, teasingly poking her in the side. "Excuse me for a minute."
Leaping to her friend's side, Wakaba had just barely managed to block Akio's blow to Utena's side. In the nick of time, Wakaba had realized they were distracting Utena from her duel. Therefore, in her slightly jaded, more sarcastic state, she had jumped in. Swerving and taking a swipe to the white rose on the man before her.
"Stop!"
"Kanae-san?" Utena said, whipping around to see the blue eyed girl, dressed in the same duelling uniform she was wearing the very day she duelled Utena.
"Kanae? What are you doing here?" Akio thundered.
"It has come to an end. I have decided to leave. You will not take control of the academy." She said, voice trembling.
"You can try. But we are still married, are we not?" Laughing he added. "even though you're leaving, it's too late!!" His manical chuckling filled the room. "I will have control of Ohtori, I also now have a bride, therefore, I can change the academy as I see fit. You cannot stop me. All of you! You're all worthless!"
"I've had enough of you oni-sama!" Anthy said, enraged as she stepped forward.
Lunging without notice towards Wakaba, he raised his sword, thrusting the blade through her abdomen. Screaming in agony, she conjured the rest of her strength into the jab that sent the petals of the flower on her assailents chest to scatter. With blood everywhere, the girl shut her eyes and fell to the ground.
"Wakaba-san!" Utena yelled, kneeling and flying towards the evil man. As they clashed, Utena pushed his sword out of the way, giving Akio a deep wound that travelled from his neck to his rib.
Bellowing in agony, Akio fell to the floor and stopped moving.
"It's over." She said, dropping her blade and picking up her fallen friend, sobbing. "My dear friend Wakaba, please don't leave me."
"Utena-san, it's all the same." She said quietly, turning her head towards the pink-haired prince. "When you leave, if you leave I mean, don't forget me, even if they want you too."
"Wakaba..." Pressing her head toward hers, Utena, closed her eyes and for everything it was worth, she cried.
~*~
"Well Akio? What will it be?"
Him and Utena were locked in a metal gridlock, their blades sending sparks from the friction.
"If you want the answer, my dear Utena-san, you'll have to beat me."
As the dance of slashing and cursing continued, mostly from Akio, Anthy and Wakaba watched from above, submersed in the action from the view from their floor.
~*~
"Anthy? This is idiotic, we're watching one of the most important events in our life through a transparent floor, damnit!"
"You're very cynical when you're bleeding, now stay still, I have to finish wrapping this bandage around your waist."
"Touche, woman, now hurry up, I wanna go help her."
~*~
Uttering a war cry, she charged, unrelenting upon her foe. Swinging, Akio's defensive blow caused her to fall back. Wiping away a line of sweat from her face, she resumed her attack.
"Not tired, are we Tenjou?" Smiling, as a a mocking laugh escaped from his twisted mouth.
"Bastard..." Was her reply, as she regained her breath and took in a gulp of air.
"Utena my love!" Came a cry from her left.
There was Wakaba, Anthy to her left, carrying a sword.
"Wakaba-san! Get out of here!"
"I'm sorry, but I've promised Wakaba to stay and help. After all, I'm not your Rose Bride anymore."
"You really disturb me sometimes, ya know that Anthy?" Wakaba said, teasingly poking her in the side. "Excuse me for a minute."
Leaping to her friend's side, Wakaba had just barely managed to block Akio's blow to Utena's side. In the nick of time, Wakaba had realized they were distracting Utena from her duel. Therefore, in her slightly jaded, more sarcastic state, she had jumped in. Swerving and taking a swipe to the white rose on the man before her.
"Stop!"
"Kanae-san?" Utena said, whipping around to see the blue eyed girl, dressed in the same duelling uniform she was wearing the very day she duelled Utena.
"Kanae? What are you doing here?" Akio thundered.
"It has come to an end. I have decided to leave. You will not take control of the academy." She said, voice trembling.
"You can try. But we are still married, are we not?" Laughing he added. "even though you're leaving, it's too late!!" His manical chuckling filled the room. "I will have control of Ohtori, I also now have a bride, therefore, I can change the academy as I see fit. You cannot stop me. All of you! You're all worthless!"
"I've had enough of you oni-sama!" Anthy said, enraged as she stepped forward.
Lunging without notice towards Wakaba, he raised his sword, thrusting the blade through her abdomen. Screaming in agony, she conjured the rest of her strength into the jab that sent the petals of the flower on her assailents chest to scatter. With blood everywhere, the girl shut her eyes and fell to the ground.
"Wakaba-san!" Utena yelled, kneeling and flying towards the evil man. As they clashed, Utena pushed his sword out of the way, giving Akio a deep wound that travelled from his neck to his rib.
Bellowing in agony, Akio fell to the floor and stopped moving.
"It's over." She said, dropping her blade and picking up her fallen friend, sobbing. "My dear friend Wakaba, please don't leave me."
"Utena-san, it's all the same." She said quietly, turning her head towards the pink-haired prince. "When you leave, if you leave I mean, don't forget me, even if they want you too."
"Wakaba..." Pressing her head toward hers, Utena, closed her eyes and for everything it was worth, she cried.