"No. That can't be." Loretta said. The other four arches gathered around Ragur. Ragur just came up with an excuse as to what happened to Tsukuyomi. "How could he have died?"

"I'm afraid he just pushed past his own limits too hard." Ragur said. "The injuries from his last fight were more severe than I thought. I find it hard to believe myself. Alas, we must move forward. Be prepared to move out. We'll find those assassins and bring them down. It is what Tsukuyomi would want."

"Yes sir." All four of them said and left Ragur.

"I can't believe Tsukuyomi is actually gone." Bolin said.

"That Davis was the last one to fight him. Strange. I didn't think his attacks did that much damage to him." Larok said.

"He did push himself much long after." Kageyama said. "He always was good at acting like he wasn't harmed or like it was nothing. Perhaps he reached his limit." All three of them looked back and saw Loretta just hanged back.

"Loretta, you doing okay?" Larok asked, but she just hanged her head low. She just started walking and didn't even say a word.

"You're coming with me." Loretta said as she grabbed Kageyama by the collar and dragged him away. Larok and Bolin had a bad feeling as to where this was going.

"Where are you taking me?" Kageyama said.

"I need the B.M.W." Loretta said.

"Are you nuts? I havent' finished making the adjustments. Last time, it did some damage to your nervous system." Kageyama said. "You're lucky there was no serious damage to you."

"I'm also going to need a device that allows me to talk to a person through telepathy. I'm going to get in contact with an old friend of mine." Loretta said.

"A telepathic device?! Are you nuts? That's scientifically impossible." Kageyama said. Loretta reached for a whip and wrapped it around his neck and almost strangled him.

"You can make anything you think of. You just choose to be scientific about it." Loretta said. "You're going to make it and you are going to give me that armor. Do we really need to be shorten by another man?"

"Okay." Kageyama said with what little breath he was getting. Loretta released him and he was catching his breath. "You can be one scary lady."

"Thanks." Loretta said and the two of them started walking.

…

Odaiba

"Thanks for helping me with the shopping, Ryoto." Davis said as they both came into his apartment with some groceries.

"It was no problem. We needed to get a few things for ourselves." Ryoto said. She placed the bags down, but that's when she felt a great amount of pain in her head.

"Are you alright?" Davis said.

'Ryoto!'

"That voice!" Ryoto said as she knew it was Loretta and looked around to see where she was.

"What voice? I don't hear anything." Davis said.

'I'm speaking to you telepathically.' Loretta said in Ryoto's head. 'It's time we settled our matters once and for all.'

"Ryoto, you're freaking me out." Davis said as he tried to help her, but didn't know what to do. Ryoto settled down and stood back up. "What is it?"

"It's a challenge. I have to go." Ryoto said as she stepped outside.

"Ryoto wait." Davis said as he went after her. "Let's get the others. I don't know what you're talking about, but if you really are being challenged, you can't go alone."

"No. I have to face this challenge alone." Ryoto said. "This is a matter of the heart, Davis. I have to be the one to deal with this challenge. This is one where this is no retreat, no turning back, winner takes all."

'Matter of the heart? I get it. This has something to do with Loretta.' Davis thought. He knew he couldn't change Ryoto's mind. "Fine. I know what this is about. Just remember that you can use your emotions to make yourself stronger. Don't be afraid to let it all out." Ryoto didn't respond. She just kept walking and didn't turn back. "Ryoto, at least promise me that you'll come back alive."

"I will. I promise." Ryoto said and she set out to face her fate.

…..

Bluemin

Bluemin was out in the middle of the woods and was doing some camping. At the moment, he had some fish and other small animals frying by a fire. He just finding one tender enough to eat and ate it up. He heard a noise and looked to see Ryoto was walking by.

"Ryoto? What is she doing here?" Bluemin said as he decided to follow her.

…

Ryoto

Night came and the clouds were rolling in. Ryoto came to an open area in the woods for this is where Loretta asked for them to meet.

"I'm so glad you made it." Ryoto looked ahead of herself and saw Loretta was on the other side.

"Hello Loretta." Ryoto said.

"Do you remember this place?" Loretta asked. "This was one of the training grounds we used when we were learning to be assassins."

"I remember." Ryoto said. "Here we were tested to survive against wild animals and others. We protected each other and we soon became assassins for Tengoku City."

"That's right. We became a great team." Loretta said. "It was you and I until you joined that rebel army: Raiders. You just left without any explanation. Do you know how much that hurt?"

"I did what I had to." Ryoto said. "I know I can't take you out of Tengoku City alive. We might have been like sisters before, but I'm through during Ragur's dirty work. I can't convince you to leave and I don't want to. The only way I can really free you from your pain and what you've been doing is to kill you."

"That's fine with me because I have power now." Loretta said. "Anyone who dares hurt me will pay the price. It just so happens that you're number one on my list. It's time we fight each other to the death." She pulled out Mugen and the metal disk and placed the two together. Ryoto stood there and watched as the armor activated and formed over her body. "This time, no one is here to save you. Tonight is the night we die."

"We'll see about that." Ryoto said as she pulled out her katana and went to attack. She knew the armor was going to get stronger with each attack, but she had to do something. Loretta lashed at her, but Ryoto deflected each of the whips.

"You fool." Loretta said as she pulled her whips back when they were deflected and smacked herself with them. "It doesn't matter what attacks me for the armor becomes stronger with each attack."

'She's right.' Ryoto thought as she jumped away from the attacks, but Loretta kept smacking herself with it. 'However, I remember from our last fight that it does have a weakness. When she unleashes the full power of that armor, her body becomes exposed. I have to aim for where there is no armor when she unleashes it.'

"What's the matter, Ryoto?" Loretta said as she attacked her, but Ryoto jumped away from the whips. All Ryoto could do was keep her distance. "You're not going to attack? Fine. I don't mind punishing myself." Loretta started smacking herself with the whips and she was charging up.

"Come at me." Ryoto said as she took a fighting stance.

"You want me to come at you? You got it!" Loretta said as she was developing a crazy look on her face. "Mijimena Kyōbō!" Loretta unleashed the full power of her armor and every single whip was unleashed.

"Now!" Ryoto said as she charged right at Loretta.

"You charge right in? How stupid!" Loretta said. She lashed at Ryoto. Ryoto tried to deflect all the whips, but there was still too many for her. The whips smacked against her and pushed her back. One smacked her against the mouth and knocked her down. Ryoto tried to get back up with blood running down from her mouth.

"This isn't over yet." Ryoto said. She held Ketsueki under her chin as the blood started to drip on it.

"Do you honestly think you can put enough blood on that blade to make it strong enough to beat me armor?" Loretta said. "Just admit the fact that you are going to die here!" She twisted the whips together into one giant one and smacked Ryoto right in the gut and through a tree.

"I'm not giving up." Ryoto said as she was getting back up.

"You might as well!" Loretta said as she unleashed all the whips again. Ryoto tried to block them all off. "When are you going to learn you can't win like that?" She got one whip around Ryoto's ankle and dragged her in circles. Ryoto used her katana and was able to cut through and got herself free. The armor lost power and the whips retracted back around her.

"I refuse to surrender." Ryoto said as she stood up. "This is a fight I refuse to lose. I made a vow to kill you and I'm going to keep that vow. I'm putting all my pride into this fight. If one of us is to die here so be it."

"All you're doing is setting yourself up for disappointment." Loretta said and she started to smack at herself again. "It didn't had to be this way, but you betrayed me. You claim you're going to kill me, but you don't have the power. Your skills can't defeat me."

'Perhaps she's right, but what else is there?' Ryoto wondered as she tried to think. That was when she remembered what Davis told her.

"Emotions can be strength."

"Emotions." Ryoto whispered. "I have to use my emotions and hope Davis is right." She looked at Loretta as she kept attacking herself and thought about what has happened. Those two have been through so much that they're bond forged into sisters. She regretted abandoning Loretta, but she didn't want to hurt Loretta more than she already has. If Loretta would ever learn the truth, it would completely destroy her. Ragur has turned her into a sadistic sociopath and Loretta didn't even know it.

"This is it! Mijimena Kyōbō!" Loretta said and unleashed the armor again and wrapped all the whips around Ryoto and held her down. She looked and saw Ryoto was shedding tears. "You're crying? Did I finally break you? Is the pain too much for you?"

"No. I'm just finally releasing my emotions." Ryoto cried. She tried to move Ketsueki and positioned it towards her.

"What are you doing?!" Loretta said. Ryoto took her own sword and stabbed herself with it all the way through and blood covered the entire blade. "You're insane!"

"If it means I can free you, I'll gladly give up my life." Ryoto said. She pulled the blade out of her and slashed away and cut all the whips.

"Impossible!" Loretta said. Ryoto was barely holding herself up as her tears continued to fall. "You do know you will die. That's a fatal wound that will lead to death."

"I don't care. Let's end this." Ryoto said as she positioned herself. Loretta agreed with her and got ready. Ryoto used all the thoughts of all Loretta's suffering and Ryoto could finally see what Davis meant. It motivated her to try even harder. The two of them went right at each other. The two who treated each other like sisters were about to kill each other. Everything happened so fast as the two of them stood behind each other.

"I didn't expect anything less from my sister." Loretta said. All the whips were cut off and blood spurted out of her body that was exposed and she dropped to the ground.

"I didn't either from my sister." Ryoto said. She dropped to the ground herself and her blood continued to flow out. Ryoto couldn't move and she could feel herself fading away. She looked back on her life and killing was all she really knew, but it helped led her to the family she gained. "Thank you all. Sorry, Davis. I couldn't keep my promise." Those were her last words before she was put to her eternal sleep as the rain began to pour down on them. The thing was that she died with a smile on her face. With both of them passing, Bluemin walked over to their bodies and felt a bit of despair. He was there the whole time, but knew not to interfere.

"Ryoto." Bluemin said.

…

Kageyama

Kageyama actually set up a system that allowed him to view the fight. He just finished showing it to the others.

"Not Loretta too!" Larok said.

"Yes, but at least one of them was taken." Kageyama said. "We have to keep going."

"He's right." Ragur said. "Prepare for battle. Tomorrow is when we strike and the Raiders will end."

…

Odaiba

The rain continued to pour down. Bluemin called a meeting with the team and he just told them what happened. All of them were heartbroken for what has happened to Ryoto for they thought her of them all would have survived.

"Loretta!" Davis said as he stormed off.

"Where are you going?" Bluemin said.

"I know Loretta did this! I'm going to make her pay!" Davis said.

"That won't do any good. They're both dead. They killed each other." Bluemin said.

"Then I'll take Tengoku City down." Davis said.

"Davis, Ryoto knew the risks. She knew what she was getting in to just like you." Ayame said. "She knew she would die in this war and we're all prepared for that." Ayame tried to stay strong like any parent, but she was completely destroyed on the inside.

"But…but it's my fault." Davis said as he dropped to all fours. "I let her go alone! She promised me she would come back alive and I let her go off alone!" Davis never had a friend die before. He was taking this just as hard if not harder than all of them.

"We won't let our comrades death be in vain. We are going to end this war at any costs." Ayame said. Both sides have lost a great fighter, but that also brings this war closer to an end. This just gives them all the more reason to fight harder.

….

Leona: Davis, how long have you lived in Odaiba?

Davis: Since I was like born. A lot of crazy stuff happened here like how I was kidnapped by ghosts and monsters and black towers appeared out of nowhere.

Marine: Yeah right.

Davis: It's true. Don't you guys watch the news?

Next time: Arsenal of Revenge