(Bartok's Miscalution)

*September 19th, 1918*

*6:50pm*

Bartok and Peter Ermakov stood across from each other as they waited for one of them to attack.

"Are they just waiting for an opening or something? It's rather strange that they haven't fought seriously yet?" Kazumi said to Akito as he observed the upcoming battle.

"It seems that they are waiting for the right moment to attack.." Akito replied in a serious tone of voice as he looked back at the upcoming fight as well.

"Time to end this!" Bartok cried out as he charged towards Peter Ermakov while preparing his Two-Fold Punch in the process as it seemed to surprise Peter Ermakov.

'Using the same move eh?" Peter Ermakov said as he raised his eyebrow while preparing to block the upcoming attack.

"Eat this!" Bartok cried out as he performed his Two-Fold Punch as it hitted both of Peter Ermakov's arms on impact as it pushed him back a small bit.

"D-Damn it! He blocked it! That armor is no joke…" Bartok said to himself in shock as he pulled himself back with quick succession.

"That armor that Peter is wearing is tough as hell! It will take a heavy hitter to truly pierce through it but Bartok is still in the process of training…" Kazumi said to himself in a shocked tone of voice.

"You're starting to see that this battle will end in your death right? This armor is very tough to shatter so you'll just be wasting your time If I'm being honest so It's just best to be a good boy and die!" Peter Ermakov advised in an aggressive tone of voice as he cracked a smile as well.

"Why is Kazumi and Akito not helping Bartok? It's just wrong of them to just stand there!" Olga asked herself in an annoyed tone of voice.

"I heard Bartok said that he has got this on his own and I think he wants to defeat Peter on his own accord or something but I dearly hope he will win and that armor seems pretty tough to shatter" Maria replied back with a mixture of calm and concern in her voice.

"Well I truly hope Bartok knows what he's doing but I have faith that he can win…" Olga said once more as she and Maria continued to watch the battle from their hiding spot.

"I guess it's my turn now eh?" Peter Ermakov said.

As he cracked his knuckles and charged towards Bartok with quick speed as he and Bartok traded punches as both of their fists impacted each other with force.

"Show some spirit boy! I can see you are not trying your hardest!" Peter Ermakov cried out with a smile.

As the pair continued to trade blows as Bartok attempted to use his bloodied and battered fist to punch Peter Ermakov in the face however it was caught by him with quick succession which surprised him.

"Oh? You mean to do something like this.." Peter Ermakov said with a smile as he delivered an uppercut to Bartok's stomach as the young man was sent flying back in the process before falling back into the hard ground.

"BARTOK!" Maria and the others cried out in horror and shock due to what they just witnessed.

"Bartok is gonna get himself killed out there! Kazumi please help him! Please!" Tatiana pleaded towards Kazumi as it appears Bartok heard her cries and motioned his hands for her to stop.

"It's okay...I can deal with Peter all by myself and If I need help then I will call upon it okay?" Bartok said in a rather relaxed voice as he slowly got up but wobbling with pain during the process.

"NO! Please listen to my sister and you will get killed by Peter and he is the same horrible man who assisted in the murder of my Mama, Papa, Mr Trupp, Miss Demidova, Doctor Botkin, and Mr Kharitonov! So please don't be foolish and continue this fight alone…" Maria pleaded with tears flowing by her eyes as her words seemed to strike Bartok.

"I-I see. If that's what you want Maria then I will listen to you.." Bartok said quietly as he looked at Kazumi and smiled.

"It's time to use that sword of yours old buddy!" Bartok said with a thumbs up.

"You made the right choice and teaming up on this bastard is the only way we could win!" Kazumi said with a smile as he prepared his sword for the upcoming battle.

"So you crawled back for help eh? Pathetic! However it will be fun to see that confident smile turn into a scared one just like Maria's parents and friends!" Peter Ermakov said in a mockery tone of voice as it seemed to have set Bartok off.

"What did you just say?..." Bartok said in a low but pissed off tone of voice as he clenched his fists in anger as Kazumi noticed this.

"Stay cool man. He's just trying to mess with you!" Kazumi advised as he tried to calm Bartok down.

"And that's not it buddy! I even told some of my men to kill the men and rape the women including Maria!" Peter Ermakov said with a dirty smile on his face.

"Y-You did WHAT! YOU BASTARD!" Bartok roared with fury as he charged towards Peter Ermakov with anger.

"Bartok stop!" Akito warned however it was to no avail as he saw his student rush towards Peter Ermakov.

"That's it. Keep running.." Peter Ermakov quietly said to himself as he pulled out a rather large knife from his armor and jabbed Bartok's stomach area with quick succession as he pulled out.

"BARTOK!" Maria and the others cried out in horror as they witnessed Bartok collapsing to the floor as everything went quiet due to what had transpired for a brief moment.

"I-I warned him.." Akito said in shock as he collapsed to his knees due to shock.

"Bartok! Come on man! Not like this!" Kazumi cried out as he ran towards Bartok who was coughing up some blood.

"You guys stay here so I can help him!" Olga commanded her younger siblings as she grabbed the first-aid kit in which Kaede left for them as she ran out to help Bartok.

"So it seems that one of the whore daughters has finally shown herself!" Peter Ermakov said in a mockly tone of voice while Olga turned her direction towards him.

"I truly hope you find the light one day for that whatever wrong my father may have done for the people doesn't reflect on us as a person…" Olga said to Peter Ernakov as she turned her direction back to Bartok.

"Whatever…" Peter Ermakov simply said as he sat down on the hard ground.

"Don't worry! I can hold him off while you nurse him back to health!" Kazumi said to Olga as she and him smiled.

"Thank you very much Kazumi and I was a nurse before and I can do it again if it means saving my loved ones or in this case my sister's loved ones" Olga said with a smile as she tended to Bartok's wounds.

"No, Thank YOU your wise words are truly amazing and you always know what's best for everyone while listening to their needs and wants and I can see why Kaede thinks highly of you " Kazumi said with a smile as he gave Olga a thumbs up as she smiled back as well.

"Good luck Kazumi!" Olga said as she smiled warmly.

"Alright you're dealing with me this time around!" Kazumi said in a more serious tone of voice as Peter Ermakov got up from the ground.

"You better not be a waste of time or I'm gonna be pissed off!" Peter Ermakov said as he pulled out a sword while doing a stance in the process.

"I will defeat you here and now you bastard!" Kazumi said with a burning determination in his voice as he and Peter Ermakov prepared for their battle.