he had been wrong to think they could stop the Shredder by themselves...he had laid out all his cards on the table...bet all of his chips...placed his gambit...and now, he was going to lose...

Leonardos breath came out in great heaving pants...he felt like his insides were pouring out through the hole in his plastron...black things...like spiders legs were creeping around the edges of his vision...he shook his head to try to clear it, but it was no use...his strength was leaking out of his body along with the blood...he was going to die, or be captured, one or the other...at this point there wasn't any difference...he had pulled something...no, pulled wasn't the right word...ripped...torn...destroyed...with each blow he parried, and each one he delt he did just that much more damage to himself...like a machine, beating itself to death

his movements were slowing - where was Raph? was he alright? maybe he could get out now before the Shredder bested him,this was such a bad idea...how could he have been so arrogant? so stupid! single handedly he had managed to get not only himself killed but Raph too...he didn't deserve to be called leader...what kind of a leader leads his own brother to torment and death? Master Splinter would be waiting for them...and they would never come ...he had destroyed their family...

Leo dodged right as Oroku stabbed at him-but that only served to delay the inevitable...

the blade cut through Leonardos throught.

in one split second , the battle ended.

blood gushed down the blue banded turtles swords fell from his hands and his body crumpled like a marionette whos strings were cut.

his head bent down,and his eyes stared open and flickering,

his body twitched and jerked weakly.

then...he lay still.

it took a moment for Raph to realize what had just happened...

ok , that's all I can post tonight, I'm tired, (plus, I have to bone up on math for the GED test tomorrow,)

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ill update this story soon, and I promise, the chapters will get longer,