Chapter 21: Destruction

Hireashi rolled his eyes, "Yes, yes, I'm Hireashi. Fear me, blah blah blah."

Araki looked at him, "So, you're just as bored as we are?"

"DUH!"

Araki winced and Yumoto scoffed, "If you're that bored then why in love's name did you try to kill me again!?"

"Power, duh! I wanted power, so I told Kiryoku to poison you slowly and this poison would return my power to me and then I'd let Zundar-chan come here and then we'd destroy you!"

"Wow, uh, what a deliberate plan, thanks for telling me what your plot was." Yumoto rolled his eyes and Hireashi slammed his foot down, "Sh-Shut up!"

Yumoto gasped as Hireashi grabbed his neck and Araki pulled his sword out, "I wouldn't do that if I were you!"

"Oh, no!" Hireashi feigned a gasp, "Is that the sword of Hakone Kouki?" He began to laugh, "That blade is powerless."

Araki growled, "It is not! You fear it, Hireashi!"

Hireashi growled, "I do not! You all don't scare me!"

"We do though." Yumoto smirked, "You are afraid of me, Hireashi! For you know I can strike you down in a blink of an eye!"

"SLIENCE!" Hireashi screamed and shot an orb at Yumoto. Yumoto cried out in pain and Hireashi smirked as the ties around Yumoto disappeared.

Yumoto gasped as his body began to float and Hireashi looked at Araki as he laughed, "The heir is never getting rid of me! For I am stronger than him!"

Yumoto growled, "Damn you! Damn you! Damn you!" He hissed and Hireashi hissed, "How dare you curse me, child!"

"I hope the Gods of Love all torture you when you are truly gone! Your body is to mine now…! So, I can easily kill you, even if it kills me!"

"So, you'd risk your life to kill me?!" Hireashi chuckled, "Well…then let's play by your rules, my heir."

"Fine…" Yumoto growled and Hireashi cried out as Yumoto's hand felt the Zundar needle in his ankle. The heir hissed as he pulled it out and tears sprang to the corner of his eyes.

Hireashi growled as his ankle flared up in pain. "Stupid heir!"

Yumoto groaned as Hireashi grabbed him. "You are dead today! Your soul is already to me."

Yumoto cried out as the demon threw him to the ground. "Your soul is forever bound to mine…and I will torment you forever."

Yumoto backed up slowly from Hireashi and made his love stick appear in hand. He screamed as he hit the demon across the face and the demon screeched in pain.

Yumoto gasped as the demon uncovered his face…Yumoto saw the wound…it was right across from the wound Gora inflicted.

Hireashi growled as he felt blood drip from the wound. He groaned, "Stupid love…"

Yumoto gasped and felt his own face, there was no mark on him! So, he could harm Hireashi and not get hurt from his wounds, but Hireashi could feel his pain?!

Hireashi growled, "Heir…how dare you!"

Yumoto cried out as he felt his body go numb, "Araki-kun!" He gasped and Hireashi smirked, "Time to rest your head!"

Yumoto cried out as his body collapsed to the ground and he felt his mind go blank. He was tired…he wanted sleep. He wanted his guardians…

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"Guardians of Haruki and Hiroki!" Carbon smirked, "We are going to Hireashi now! For he has the heir!"

"Yes," Rider hissed, "The heir is scared and he is our next God of Love!"

"Yeah, yeah…" Kitsune sighed, "We need to find him!"

"We already did! We just need to save him! He is weak!" Carbon sighed and Kitsune gasped as they lead her to the changed ball room.

"Prince Scarlet!" Kitsune gasped and saw the heir unconscious and Araki was standing in front of him with the sword out.

"Join me Tungsten…! You were my best fighter!"

"I'd never!" Araki screamed and charged at Hireashi. "Damn you!"

Hireashi gasped as Araki stabbed his chest and Yumoto's body jerked and Araki froze, "SHIT!" He gasped and pulled the sword out and ran to Yumoto.

Yumoto groaned and Araki gasped at him. Yumoto winked at his suitor. "Araki-kun, I'm fine…only Hireashi's wounds he gives me harm me! But pretend I'm hurt!" He whispered, and Araki smirked and gave a performance. "Oh no! Yumoto!"

Yumoto held in a giggle as his suitor did his work on his scene.

Yumoto gasped as Hireashi walked to them and Yumoto grabbed Araki's sword and stabbed Hireashi in stomach.

Hireashi cried out and he clawed at Yumoto's face. "You little…!"

Yumoto gasped as the demon grabbed him and his guardians all ran in.

"I have it under control! He-he may be draining my life right now but, I've almost gotten rid of him!"

Araki gasped and Argent nodded, "Good! Seal them away, Little One!"

Yumoto nodded, "Of course!"

Hireashi growled, "Damn you!" He hissed and Yumoto gasped as the demon began to turn into his large demon self.

He looked at Hireashi in horror, "No-not again!"

Hireashi laughed and Zundar smirked as he walked behind Yumoto.

Kiryoku laughed, "DO IT!"

Yumoto turned and gasped as Zundar stabbed a large Zundar needle into his chest.

Yumoto screamed out in pain and fell forward and he curled up in pain. As he did, Hireashi screamed in pain as he was harmed as well and Zundar panicked as he made the needle disappear.

Yumoto gasped in pain and began to pant, "Da-dammit…!"

Hireashi's demon form growled and grabbed his ankles. "Too bad heir…!"

Yumoto gasped as a portal appeared under him, "NO!"

He looked at his guardians, "Please! Save me! Save me!"

"Little One!" Vesta cried and ran to Yumoto and grabbed his hand, "Come on! HELP!"

The other Battle Lovers ran to Vesta and Yumoto gasped as he began to fall through. "I-I don't want to be near Hireashi anymore! I don't want to be afraid!"

"Yumoto! Take the sword and slay the demon!" Araki cried, "Only you can kill him! Once you do, we're done forever!"

Yumoto nodded and he looked to where the portal led, it led to where the demon was kept. "I…I know my destiny now…as the next God of Love…I am to seal the demon in the blade of Hakone Kouki!"

"GO!" Araki cried and Yumoto gasped as he let go of his guardian's hands. "I-I'm sorry…forgive me for what I am going to do!"

Kiryoku growled as the heir dropped and she looked at Zundar, "We need to go! Hireashi is done for!"

"I know-da! Come with me and we'll find someone to finish our plans-da!"

"Alright!"

The guardians gasped as the two teleported away and Yumoto screamed as he fell towards the demon. "I, the God of Light, heir of Love, Prince Scarlet am sealing you away forever! The sword I hold will be encased in stone and will never be freed from its pedestal!"

Yumoto gasped as Hireashi turned to his normal self as he stabbed the demon in the chest.

Hireashi screamed loudly, "DAMMIT! HOW?!"

"It's called you gave up! And because I'm sick of you!"

Hireashi groaned and smirked as a trickle of blood went down Yumoto's lip, "You are wounded." He laughed, "I die, you die."

"I-I know…and I am willing to!"

"Goodie, I'll torment you in hell."

Yumoto growled and gasped as Hireashi grabbed his neck. "Let me snap your neck so we can meet there!"

Yumoto screamed as the demon stroked his cheek with his other hand. "I should have tortured you more…" He smirked and Yumoto cried out as Hireashi pinned him down.

Yumoto looked at Hireashi's gold eyes and shivered, "Don't hurt me…!"

"Oh…why would I do that?" He purred and Yumoto screamed as the demon grabbed his other ankle and broke it with ease. "Stupid heir…if I am to die, then I will make you scream as I do!"

Yumoto tried to fight back but felt himself start to black out, "Sword of Love…please…seal him away! I-I can't fight much longer…my…my body is so weak…!"

Hireashi laughed, "Long live the heir!"

Yumoto smirked as the blade began to glow, "R-Right…! And I couldn't have said it better myself!"

Hireashi gasped, "What?!"

"S-sayonara!"

Hireashi screamed, "NO! NO!" He screamed in agony as his body began to fade and so did he. "Dammit! Not the light again!" He screamed louder and louder until he was gone.

Yumoto looked at the sword in hand and it clattered beside him as he felt his body weaken rapidly.

"I…I did it…" Yumoto whimpered to himself and his eyes began to fill with tears, "Pa-papa…I…I have made you proud…"

His eyes rolled to the back of his head and he let his eyes slip close…he was tired…too tired…

If only…if only he could have become God of Love once more…