So... Much... Writer's... Block... Its... Finally... Done...

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"W… What…?"

"How nice to meet you." Kouichi cackled, grinning at Takuya as he gripped Takuya's neck tightly, Takuya gripping Kouichi's arm that held the Fire Spirit Slayer's neck, "I've always wanted to." His grip got tighter, "It doesn't take much to crush a windpipe… Aren't you going to fight back? Burn me with your flames?"

Takuya answered by attempting to tighten his own grip.

"Its useless." Kouichi's tone became bored, "How weak. Gigas did a number on you. Good. It'll be easy to kill you. Pity, I wanted to kill the Light one." Kouichi further tightened his grip.

"Who… are you…?" Takuya asked, straining his voice. There was kinda a hand on his throat. That tightens by the minute.

"Kouichi, son of Dusk. The Darkness Spirit Slayer."

"Darkness… Spirit Slayer?" Takuya mumbled. There WAS one! How come Aguni never told him…?

"Let go of him!" A voice suddenly rang out, "Light Spirit's Licht Kugel!" a beam of light caused Kouichi to let go of Takuya's throat.

"I see you're here now, Koji." Kouichi glanced at the boy who shared his features.

"Who the heck are you?!" Koji asked Kouichi, "Why do you have my face?!"

"Technically, you have MY face." Kouichi said, "And I'm Kouichi, the Darkness Spirit Slayer."

"The… Darkness Spirit Slayer?!" Koji's eyes widened, before narrowing, "Why were you trying to kill Takuya?!"

"Oh? You care about him? It was my mission, of course. I would much rather kill you, though." Kouichi replied, his hands outstretched in front of him, "Blut Evolution!"

Two blades the color of blood appeared in Kouichi's hands, the guard canine skulls and the grip black. His hands were also now enveloped in darkness.

"Licht Schwert." Koji growled out, activating his swords, having used his hands to do his Light Spirit's Licht Kugel spell.

"Dark Spirit's Lunar Plasma." Kouichi raised and lowered his swords, creating a red moon. He then charged at Koji, slashing at him.

"Light Spirit's Licht Sieger!"

Koji managed to parry, but Kouichi managed to quickly overpower him.

"I didn't expect Light to be so weak." Kouichi commented as he hit Koji, making a cut on the other boy's side. Koji tried to hit him back, but Kouichi simply dodged it and hit him in the side again, this time with the blunt side, right on the cut, causing more blood to pour out and for Koji to scream in pain.

"Koji!" Kouichi heard Takuya yell. The Darkness Spirit Slayer glanced at the Fire Spirit Slayer, a blank look now on his face.

"Now that Koji will die… Time for you to." Kouichi said, charging at Takuya, using Dark Spirit's Lunar Plasma.

Takuya tensed up, knowing he couldn't fight back.

But he had to. Koji is his friend.

Koji had protected him… Tried to save him when he was berserking…

He placed his arms over his head in an x-shape, expecting the worst. He closed his eyes.

What he didn't expect was a yell from Kouichi, and the sound of fire.

"Don't give up, Takuya! Your friend needs your help, doesn't he?"

Takuya opened his eyes, Aguni…?

There was a fiery aura around Takuya, and Kouichi was obviously burned.

"Aguni…" Takuya found himself muttering, "Thank you…"

He could feel it…

The power of fire.

But he couldn't fight now. He had to use his magic to get Koji to Zoe!

Takuya used the rest of the aura to make a cage for Kouichi, before running to Koji and creating his Fire Spirit's Wings of Flame. He picked up his friend as gently as he could, using his jacket to try and slow the bleeding.

He then took to the skies before Kouichi could follow, flying as quickly as possible back to the village hut where the others were staying.

"Zoe!" Takuya found himself screaming as he landed as gently as possible, "Zoe! I need you!"

The blonde soon ran out of the hut, "What is it, Taku-" she then spotted Koji and blood, "...! Koji! What happened?!"

"I was attacked by the Darkness Spirit Slayer. Koji saved me, but he was injured." Takuya quickly explained.

"The Darkness Spirit Slayer?" Zoe found herself frowning as Koji was switched from Takuya's arms to Zoe's, and then to the ground.

"Yeah. His name is Kouichi, and he has Koji's face." Takuya informed.

"I see." Zoe's frown became deeper as she began to heal Koji's wound, "That's troubling…"

"What do you think we should do?" Takuya asked.

"We fight, of course. If he attacked you and then did this to Koji, then he's our enemy." Zoe replied.

The blonde looked at Takuya while healing Koji, "I see you have your fighting spirit back."

"My friends are more important than my worries." Takuya replied, grinning, "They're always more important."

Zoe smiled, her focus now on Koji's wound and healing it, "That's good to hear, Takuya. Bokom wants to move out tomorrow. Koji should be alright enough to, thanks to my magic."
Takuya nodded, "Alright, Zoe."

"This wasn't a defeat." Kouichi muttered to himself as the fire cage dissipated due to his magic.

"Heh… It was just the beginning… I will kill my brother. Then light can never penetrate the darkness!"

Okay, so the next chapter might not be posted for awhile. I need to figure out my next plan of action. :3

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