Game Masters a few questions please. The reporter Kitty asked as Firion and Nemesis were swarmed around the media taking pictures and asking many questions about the fight that just happened. The two Game Masters sat in their private lounge as many reporters swarmed them with cameras in hands and pencils in paws.

Weren't fans a bit disappointed that neither Kursed or Aeon was killed in the previous match? And why was the match stopped all of a sudden?

"In true honesty according to the records this match was as popular as we expected it to be. Nemesis did mention that this match would be great, no matter how it ended. And why did it end all of a sudden? Well the match was over when neither of the two contestants could even stand, they practically called it over."

Firion answered the reporter as she jot all the information down, another young reporter stepped up to Nemesis with a question.

Game Master Nemesis. What will happen to these two contestants now? Round three is less then a week away and both fighters have life threatening injuries that could take much more time to heal up.

"It's true that both fighters are in critical condition, but doctors say they've survived through the worst of it. I'm sure our two great fighters will make a speedy recovery and take part in the third round. Besides both fighters aren't scheduled to fight at the start of round three, so they're safe for the time being."

After getting the information did the vulpine reporter step back and let the camera crews grab their shots.

Game Master Firion. What will happen to the Elemental Plateau? It was completely destroyed within the fight, do you plan to salvage the amazing battlefield or was that a first and only fight within it?

"We're not sure exactly what we plan to do with the battle arena now. Though we just might bring it back for other great fights in the future…"

Game Masters another question; all we know so far is that both fighters are in critical state? Is there an update on the Royalists health and situation?

"Yes there is actually. Both fighters are doing well, and both are on their way to a speedy recovery, though they'll have to stay in medical care for quite sometime. They're on their way to getting back in the Royal Death Tour."

Nemesis answered for the reporter as the cameras swarmed the two Game Masters once again.

One last question Game Master Firion. Were you surprised with Kursed's sudden new appearance? She looked nothing like what everyone would expect of her.

"I was a bit surprised, I'm sure everyone was. But the fight was supposed to be a match of honor for the two contestants, I'm sure Kursed returned to her bloodline to match up against Aeon to make the match that more meaningful."

Thank you Game Masters, we hope the Royalists will come back very soon for round three.

The cameras swarmed them one last time, Firion always found it quite a nuisance but Nemesis liked the attention of the press, and gave a wave as he and Firion departed from the reporters.

X

"What happened to her?" Fox asked the large grey vulpine Game Master, as he gazed at Kursed's unconscious figure through the hospital bedroom window. What could have happened to her that put Kursed in this critical state while he wasn't around?

"In your absence, someone actually did try and assassinate Kursed. She was lucky Dark was with her at the time, though she barely escaped alive. First tried to blow her to bits with rockets, then beat her to death after being caught; why my guards didn't stop them sooner I'm not sure."

Firion lied; Fox had no clue about the match that took place while he was gone. Any aspect that could have lead to him finding out was hidden quite well. Kursed lay in the hospital bed not even wearing her jewelry and the staff she used to combat Aeon was tucked away as well. The battle attire she wore was removed and given her a new outfit that covered her tattoos. The only thing they couldn't cover up was the fact that her hair was now shorter…

"I see…" The orange vulpine let out sadly, as Firion eyed him strangely. It seems like the lie was quite believable for the bounty hunter, that or Fox was just to blind for his feelings for Kursed to figure it out…

"She'll live, don't worry about that. I know it's my own fault to send you away as this attack happened; I won't make that same mistake again. Stay with her at all times."

Firion said as he walked away from the sad site, leaving the orange vulpine alone. Fox felt so helpless, Kursed was just lying in the hospital bed fallen and defeated, he felt as though there was nothing he could do for her. He wished she would at least wake up…

X

Kursed awakened slowly, dazed at what happened and what was going on now. She wore an upset look on her face when she came to realize that this old ritual of waking up in a hospital bed was getting old. She pushed through the hard struggle to sit up in the bed; it took her several moments to sit up as she pushed through the miserable sore spots and rigorous pain all throughout her body. The bangs of her purple hair got into her face, as she rubbed her muzzle with her broken paws.

Unlike all the other times she had awaken, this time Kursed woke up at night. She began to panic when she noticed that all her Cerinian items were now gone. Her jewelry, her attire, and even her battle staff. All of it had just disappeared.

"They're safe, they've been hidden ever since McCloud came back." Kursed turned towards the door as a broken blue vixen slowly walked towards Kursed's bedside, bandages all across her body as well as Kursed's.

Kursed breathed easily as her treasures were kept safe, and hidden away from Fox. Now she gave her full attention back to Aeon…

"Why did you do it?" Aeon asked the Cerinian, as Kursed was a little surprised at her strange question.

"What do you mean?" She asked in a questioning tone. Aeon held Kursed's staff in her right paw, flickering the staff to life as it extended outward. Kursed was a bit surprised, how she got the weapon was a mystery…

"I mean why didn't you do more with this then you did?" Aeon asked again, as Kursed was still wondering what she could have meant…Frustrated Aeon brought the staff to life, though not with charging up a fireball…Instead the head began to glow a freezing blue…

"You could have done so much more with this then just shoot your little fireballs. You could have shot ice beams at me…"

The color switched to a dull brown from it's icy blue.

"You could have created small ground shakes to throw me off…"

The tip of the staff changed yet again, loosing it's dull brown to a mending white color…

"And you could have protected yourself just like I can…" Aeon deactivated the staff again and tossed it into Kursed's grasp. "So the only question is…Why didn't you?"

Kursed didn't like where this was going, Aeon didn't sound to happy knowing that she didn't fight with the staff's full potential.

"I-"

"Fool." Aeon cut her off, about to depart from the fallen Cerinian princess. "And you call yourself a warrior…"

"What's that supposed to mean!?" Kursed shot back as the vixen was departing without making much sense. Aeon only turned and sent a spine shivering gaze at her, disgusted with her choices.

"You did not kill me, therefore your honor is not granted. I couldn't do my job to finish you, how I wish I could have…Now were merely back where we started…"

Aeon departed leaving her words in Kursed's mind. She couldn't believe what Aeon just said, how could you go nowhere after the events that took place? After their lives were in jeopardy? Kursed began to get angry as tears of hate began to stream down her sides. She went through all of that, all the agonizing pain and during and after the match…For nothing?

Kursed wasn't granted her dignity, as she didn't kill Aeon. To go so far and to obtain so little is heart breaking indeed. Kursed didn't know why she felt the way she did now. She hated everything and everyone at the moment. Her body and mind was broken and crippled, and she truly obtained nothing, nothing at all…

Hate began to swirl around inside Kursed. Hate for everything, hate for this place, hate for the world, and hate for her life…Though she hated Aeon truly the most…She wouldn't live to regret this…

It seemed like the world played a sick joke on Kursed. To be beaten and bloody for nothing at all was no laughing matter…Kursed thought that if life was going to be miserable, then she might as well join the world and devastate everything all around her…

The hate began to be reborn in Kursed, as she felt the same way now when she first became Kursed…She realized that her life was truly cursed now, nothing could hide that. If this world was full of hate for the blue vixen and her miserable life…

Then that's all the world would receive…

Author's Notes

Gasp! What does this mean!? Nice to finally update up :D

Take it easy!