POW!
"SUEY!" She landed a punch to Elsa's head, as she continued to pummel and beat down the Emerald Jewel Woman, "That's for killing Kaname's friend! THAT'S for not taking me seriously! AND THAT'S BECAUSE I'M SICK OF LOOKING AT YOUR UGLY FACE!"

Elsa was being pinned down, by Beth's punches and clacker attacks. She spoke, "Do as you must. I deserve this punishment, for someone who struck my face. No one has ever struck my face, in my lifetime, and this is the price I pay for my carelessness. I shall take this beating, in honor, before I destroy you!"

She began to bulge and convulse, as she was growing stronger. Beth continues to lavish on with her assaults, as Elsa was taking the beating. Beth laughed, "You say no one has ever attacked you in your head?! WHAT AN HONOR!"

WHAM!
She slammed her clackers onto her injured head.

Episode XIV – Chapter 3: The Emerald Sands!
Elsa of the Emerald's Special Attack!

Beth resumed her assault on Elsa. She continued to punch and maim her, "You didn't even show mercy, when you killed Mark, did you? YOU MONSTER! THIS GUY WAS YOUNG, AND HE WAS ABOUT TO GET MARRIED, SOON! DO YOU NOT VALUE LIFE, AT ALL?"

Michelle called out, as Elsa's arms bulged, glowing in a shade of green, "BETH! WATCH OUT!"

Beth stopped, and stepped back. Kagura smirked, "Persistent little gnat. How quick she learned that this Jewel Woman of old is toying with her."

Beth gasped, "WHOA! I have a feeling this isn't going to be good for me."

Elsa said, "A charming observation, human. I am now scarred, due to my carelessness. It was your duty to punish me, for your own lack of judgment. That gave me enough strength to understand."

Her arms raised out, "MY ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE – EMERALD SANDSTORM!"

She starts by spinning her left arm clockwise, and her right arm counter-clockwise.

Beth cried, "I don't like the sound of that!"

Beth dodged out of the way, but was unable to counterattack this ability, as Elsa's attack seemed to grow, at her own very eyes. The air between Elsa's arms creates a powerful vortex of destruction. This vacuum creates a highly pressurized deadly maelstrom.

She destroyed a pillar, as Beth shouted, "Great! If this keeps up, I'll become like a dust bunny, inside her vacuum! Some nonhuman! What is she?"

She is pushed upward, slamming into the ceiling, with her clothes slightly tattered. She drops to the ground, as Elsa stops. Elsa said, "That was my Emerald Sandstorm."

Michelle cried, "BETH!"

Kaname cried, "STAY BACK! Get out of here, before it's too late! I'll try and distract her, somehow!"

Elsa growled, as she rubbed her right eye, "Curse this blood in my eyes… It threw off my aim. But you made the choice of hiding behind the pillar. Normally I ignore human onlookers, such as yourselves, however, you have exposed my shame, so I've decided to take upon myself to eliminate you all. You may pray now, if you wish."

Beth was crawling away, as Elsa noticed her. Kagura thought, "She's still on her last gasp! The guy knows what it takes, when to raise such power… I've never seen such endurance."

Beth was crawling to an open mine cart.

Behold, our fallen broken hero. Beth forced to retreat to a mine cart, nearby, leaving her friends to meet certain death. But even under intense pain, Beth is worthy of the hero in this tale. How, you ask?

Beth dove into the cart, as Elsa shouted, "Nice try, human! No one can succumb to death, only to save herself!"

Beth threw the lever and said, "I wasn't. But my intentions are not to escape, but to distract. Didn't your master told you about Father? At least he wasn't born with a gift of strategy. Truth to be told, I was just leading you here."

The cart began to move, as they were riding along the tracks. Elsa shouted, "You are a clever child, human. You played the part of the coward, to lure me away from your friends, correct?"

Beth smirked, "I'm surprised that you fell for it. It's the oldest trick in the book; perhaps older than you."

Beth said, via telepathy, "Auntie Michelle, get the others out of here and run! Don't worry about me!"

Michelle said, via telepathy, "We can't… While you are good at distracting Elsa, what about Kagura? She's been watching us!"

Kagura grinned, as Kyo whispered, "The brat made a noble move…"

Beth thought, "Now that I painted myself into a corner, I need to make a Part 2 to this plan."

The unflappable heroine, she calmly searches for a plan, not knowing what to do next. But her will remained unbroken.

"SIS!" June cried out.

Emily said, "We have to leave, now! Come on!"

Kagura leapt up and said, "You're not going anywhere, you dogs."

Kyo snarled, "Kagura!"

She was standing in front of them, and hissed, "I'm ashamed to learn that the kid's got heart… but she'll be the first to go, for her meddling, courtesy of Elsa."

Subaru thought, "That's it! Beth uses her abilities to escape to confound her opponents! I should be the one to distract this evil woman… but unlike her father, Mr. Nevins, she's very smart and determined, you know! She must actually have a good plan to beat those monsters!"

Michelle cried, "Kagura! You demon from Hell! Why are you siding with those monsters? You're better than that?"

Kagura said, "Why? My mistress is dead, and I'm going to honor her, by reviving her, one day… knowing the damage that I have caused, in her name. Yes, I've heard of the actions from two years ago, but knowing your abilities, Michelle Nevins, you cannot best me in battle! Age comes before beauty, and I'm Forever 19… only because I'm undead."

She brimmed in dark energy, as Michelle growled, "I've suddenly learned how to harness the Ty Ko Ky and my ESP Perk from Father. I will NOT let you harm these girls, in any way! Your villainy for Onigiri has ended!"

She shone a bright aura and prepared to fight Kagura. Kagura stepped back and said, "Fine by me, you miserable human… And that's saying so, since I'm going to kill you, the brat, the girl in glasses, and your brother! The Nevins Family Bloodline goes extinct tonight! REVENGE IS MINE!"

Meanwhile, on the mine tracks, Elsa said to Beth, "Although you are confident, being you're knocking on Death's Door, I must tell you that your plan is a poor one. You're quite tough, I'll tell you. Soft-headed, but nonetheless, tougher enough than what you are. Tell me, how do you plan on yielding me to your demise? Is it because you have bricks for brains or do you have another trick for me?"

Beth smirked, "Do you really need to know?"

"No, I don't. But let me guess, since you're so clever, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, that you wouldn't be stupid enough to be holding a stick of dynamite behind your back."

Beth thought, seething, "DAMN! SHE'S ONTO ME!" as she was holding a lit stick of TNT in her hands.

Elsa added, "And I know you wouldn't insult my intelligence to know that you can quickly throw the brake, and sending us flying off the tracks!"

She kicked the brake lever and shouted, "MAYBE LIKE THIS!"

The mine cart flew off the tracks, as Beth cried out, "DAMN! SHE GOT ME THERE, TOO!"

She fell downward, as Elsa said, "If you hadn't bandaged yourself from that wrist, your time is just about up. Luckily for you, I have a sense of timing. There is absolutely no chance of you surviving this, any longer."

Beth was on the ground, with the TNT on the ground, still lit. Elsa said, "I find your tricks very quaint. Before you die, tell me, why do I not see defeat in your eyes?"

Beth said, "I'd tell you, but you're going to have to say "Pretty Please"."

Elsa yelled, "MORE GAMES?! I GROW TIRED OF YOUR DISTRACTIONS! YOU'VE TESTED ME LONG ENOUGH! PREPARE TO DIE!"

She was about to kill her, but Beth said, "Such a shame… because in one month's time, I could be able to destroy all three of you… in one fell swoop."

Elsa halted and said, "What was that?"

Beth said, "In just one more month of training, I could destroy you. I was the first person to hit, and to bash that ugly mug off your face. When I put my mind to something, I can accomplish anything. But I guess none of that really matters now. Besides, I know ESP Perk, but I'm never like Auntie Michelle, a Ty Ko Ky user, or my father, an experienced Choujin. Go on, get it over with."

Elsa dispersed and said, "Hmm… Your words amaze me, human… But what are you trying to get at?"

They stared down, as Beth replied, "Is it true that your kind has travelled in millennia, just to find worthy warriors to fight for honor? If you want to reclaim your honor, why not best me in a fight? Killing me would avenge your honor, but I have to get stronger, since I got lucky against you."

Elsa yelled, "I do not have to defeat you, to maintain honor!"

Beth thought, "I see… She may act like a noble warrior, but she shows courage, the minute she thinks of her opponents as cowards! Pride is her Achilles Heel!"

Beth said, "I don't know if you haven't noticed it, but I'm still new at this. However, if I train for a month, I bet I can be evenly matched as you. The first person to scar that face of yours gave you honor. It'd be a shame, if you'd kill her, without proving herself worthy."

Elsa then said, "YOU LITTLE BRAAAAAAAAAT!"

Inga said to her, "Elsa, she's right. You gave this human one minute… Why must you insist on toying with her?"

Beth thought, seething, "Just go away! I almost had her!"

Inga approached her and then picked up the dynamite. She swallowed it whole, and then…
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
It exploded in her stomach, but she did not explode into pieces. Elsa said, "Dear sister, I have grown fond of this young girl… one who bears the powers of the Psychic Yin. We shall spare her."

Beth smiled, "I got her!"

Elsa boomed, "Miss Nevins, if what you say is true, I agree to the conditions. If you can train to be as my equal, then I have no choice but to spare you. If you are a child of your word, I shall fight you again, but only in one month."

Beth asked, "But you're not going to kill me?"

"No."

"But we will fight again?"

"We are."

Beth thought, "Yes! It worked! She's going to wait a month… while I train."

Elsa said, "However, I'm going to make assurances on you, in order for you to not run away, again!"

Inga smiled, "Nice, Elsa. I was wondering when you'll finally propose."

Elsa opened her chest intent, above her breasts, showing a small emerald gem, connected to red muscles and veins. She pulled it out and said, "Unlike your advanced android versions of us Jewel Women, we were produced before technology was birthed. So for this, I give you my spare Power Core, and I implant it into you. This is the Birthstone of Death… Guess where it goes."

STAB!
Elsa lunged her hand, deep within Beth's small chest. She planted the emerald into her heart and said, "This will dissolve in thirty-three days. By then, the viral poison will emit from it and inject into your heart. Do not remove it, even if you are to release it from your body; otherwise, the lethal poison will release, upon contraction. If you are to defeat me, within 33 days, the gem will be temporarily be benign, before regaining its power, and by that time, you will obtain the antidote from me. The antidote, you ask, is located here, on my lip…"

Elsa showed her lip ring on the right side of her lower lip. Elsa concluded, "Now that the fate is decided, we will meet at the Colosseum, within 33 days, when you return. I'll be waiting for you, until then."

Elsa leaves, as Inga smirked, "I knew that your paltry tricks wouldn't work against us, human. I doubt we shall meet in battle, but just in case, HERE'S A GIFT FOR YOU! ONE THAT FITS PERFECTLY AROUND YOUR WINDPIPE!"

Inga jabbed a red ruby into Beth's chest, near her esophagus. Beth screams in pain, as Inga said, "My poison is much deadlier than Elsa's, and I keep my antidote in my right earring. Don't worry. You can't miss it. It's this one."

She pointed at her right ear, showing a silver earring with a small red gem on it. She called out to Anya, "Anya! Give your poison to her, next!"

Anya replied, "I don't think so. Immortality can be such a waste of time. To encounter such an opponent, that is such a rare and tantalizing thought. A gift that would give our lives meaning. But you forget that our goal is to obtain the Red Stone of Fuji, for our master. Let's go!"

They leave, as Elsa called, "Farewell, Nevins! Prove to me that you're a worthy challenge to my Emerald Sandstorm!"

Inga cackled, as Beth was getting up. She yelled, "I don't believe it! TWO gems with poison? Is that supposed to be some sort of trick or something? I got one in my throat and one in my heart!"

She lied down, feeling hurt. She thought, "Well, at least Auntie Michelle and the others are safe… At least, for now… But knowing that demon zombie girl, she can't hold her own…"

Subaru ran to her and said, "Beth! You fool… Subaru has you…"

Beth moaned, "Subaru?"

Subaru nodded, "I overheard everything… Michelle's got Kagura, alone…"

She thought, "One hell of a bluff she did, you know. You act bravely, but now you need to back it up. We don't have time to work, and have serious training ahead…"

XXXXX

Back inside the temple, Michelle and Kagura exchange blows, as Kagura was holding her own, against Michelle, embedded with her ESP Perk. Kagura lands some lethal kicks to her, but Michelle keeps blocking them. Kagura threw her down, but Michelle was on her knees. Michelle thought, "I can't beat her… What is she? She's stark raving mad, being she's my brother's arch-rival. She'll never know it's weird, being that he is a traitor. I was there… But I can't say it, in front of June and Emily…"

Kagura clasped her neck and said, "You have got some time to ponder about what I'll do to you, once my slaves give me what I want!"

Michelle pleaded, "You can't be serious… You wouldn't, out of my brother's spite! You'll doom us all, if you side with these monsters!"

Kagura said, "They're not all robots. I can tell, since I'm undead… Like goddesses, wanting to exterminate those who home Ty Ko Ky and Hamon!"

Michelle said to the others, "Everyone, get out, while you can… This is my battle!"

Emily said, "Are you nuts? This woman is like a buzzard, hounding all of us!"

Kagura smirked, as June said, "We can't leave, without Beth! But it seems that Miss Zombie and her entourage are surrounding us!"

Subaru called, "Not for long!"

She was carrying a badly hurt Beth, as Subaru said, "Bethy's badly bruised, you know… Subaru will explain, since she knows."

Kagura hissed, "Her? Shit, the whelp's still alive?! DAMN IT!"

Michelle called out, "KAGURA! Your fight's with me! Leave them out of this!"

They stared down, as Kagura sighed, "Whatever. My task is done… Besides, I can eliminate the Nevins Family, one-by-one… Starting with you…"

She pointed at her, "Know this, little urchins of the Tiger King, this woman is the first to go, and then, when we find the Red Stone of Fuji, you're all next… and then, he will return. My greatest adversary!"

Michelle nodded, "So be it."

She whispered, "I'm sorry. This may be the last time we get to see each other, girls… But stay safe for me, for your parents' sake… Kyo! Subaru! Kaname! Get them out of here!"

Subaru cried, "But Miss Nevins, Beth was-!"

Kyo shouted, "IDIOT! You heard what she said! We have to go! She knows what she's doing!"

They departed, as June said, "Auntie Michelle…"

Michelle nodded, and whispered, "I'll see you tomorrow."

They ran off, as Kagura cackled, "Alright… You're very dispersing on what you're trying to do for me, including trying to hide the fact that you want to protect your brother!"

Michelle growled, "They're not here. So it's time I tell you about my brother…"

"He's hiding, is he?"

"He's… He's not here… I killed him…"

"You… You lie!"

"I am not! He's… he's turned over to the dark side… and I killed him… to stay away from her."

Kagura sneered, "Is that right, you overpowered Hamon user? You actually expect me to believe that Steven Nevins, the greatest martial artist in these AUs, has gone evil? What does it take to dissect your brain to hunt for the truth?"

Michelle sniffled, as she was growling, "I knew you wouldn't believe me… She's with… her…"

"Her who?"

Michelle said, "You wouldn't believe me, but these three women you possess, they have the same powers and likeness as does her… The one called MIO…"

Kagura gasped, as she asked, "MIO? THAT MIO?"

She calmly said in a sarcastic voice, "Wow… What a demonic force…"

Michelle asked, "You… You don't believe me? You're in cahoots with her, even though her spirit's in another place! It's just like you and Tohru Honda! Where else would I guess that?"

Kagura smirked, "Well… It's so thoughtful, for a false goddess like Mio…"

"Not goddess… Try vampire…"

"A vampire? HAH! My mistress is the devil incarnate! The ruler of all, slaughterer of many, and the true goddess of the Moji Mikisa! She killed Chris McLean, laid ruin to Plas City and the Video Game World, caused chaos and carnage in South Park, torn apart friendships and allies, ruining the trust factors of heroes and villains, turning friends into enemies, heroic figures into different people, and everything in-between! And you expect me to believe a vampire has become the new Tohru Honda?! There's only ONE GODDESS! ONE! GODDESS! There's only one woman that takes the mantle!"

She charged at Michelle, in a demonic look, "AND HER NAME IS TOHRU HONDAAAAAAAAAAA!"

POW!
She gets plastered with a left hook to the face. Kagura continued punching her, in a demonic shriek, "I DON'T GIVE TWO SHITS ABOUT YOUR FALSE VAMPIRE! TO HELL WITH YOUR VAMPIRE! TO HELL WITH YOUR BROTHER'S HEEL TURN! AND TO HELL WITH YOU!"

Michelle coughed up blood, after Kagura's lethal hook. "GYAGH!"

She continued to lambast Michelle, as she was coated in a dark aura. She snarled, "MIO! SHE'S A FALSE PROPHET! VAMPIRE OR NOT! SHE'S NOT LIKE ONGIRI!"

Michelle kneeled up, as she was badly hurt, "Believe me or not, it's the truth… I swear! My brother's gone to MIO's side!"

"Bullshit!"

"I BEG OF YOU!"

"Then why didn't you say so, in front of your nieces?"

Michelle wept, "They can't know. They mustn't! If one word learns about Steven's allegiance to MIO, it'll devastate them, including Heather, his wife! I fought him, knowing the truth, and seeing that he was ensnared in her clutches! But I cannot tell June and Beth the real truth! Their father has become one with the forces of evil! HE'S BETRAYED OUR FAMILY! IT'S THE TRUTH! I BEG OF YOU!"

Kagura rushed at her and hollered, "ENOUGH OF YOUR GARBAGE!"
WHAM!
Michelle was lambasted with a huge knee to the chest, as Kagura was not buying Michelle's story, for one second. But no matter how much Michelle pleads to her, she was speaking the truth. Kagura, unfortunately, never believed her. She and Steven Nevins were sworn enemies, from the minute they first met, including his role as the Chosen Choujin, Tiger King. Blood rivals – the founder of The Gang and the strongest Choujin in the Moji Mikisa, and the undead zombie warrior and last of the late Tohru Honda's greatest generals. Years have passed, since their final battle, and Kagura rearisen to proclaim one goal: revenge. However, unbeknownst to her, despite pleas from his sister, Michelle, Steven Nevins has recently vanished. And from her point of view, i.e. the truth, Mr. Nevins has indeed joined the dark side. That dark side's name… was MIO.

THUD!
Michelle collapsed, and was out cold. Kagura hissed, "Whatever you say to me, know this, mortal… I am the true definition of vendettas. No way in hell will I ever believe the story… of a vampire taking Mr. Nevins, and making him her thrall… If she wants to kill him, I won't let her! Only I, and I alone, will kill him. And maybe, your screams of agony and terror will bring him out. But you wasted my time… AND I HATE BEING DISTRACTED BY YOUR PETTY ATTEMPTS AT PISSING ME OFF!"

STOMP!
Michelle screamed, as Kagura severely stomped onto Michelle's chest, right directly in the heart. Michelle croaked, as she was reaching to her, "You… madness… You… can… not… do… thi-."

Her arm collapsed, and stopped breathing. Michelle only passed out completely, but couldn't get a grip of air into her. Kagura said, looking down at the fallen Nevins, "So shines a bright star of hope… only to be dimmed by fate… and to suffer the agony of defeat… I win…"

Kagura smirked, and then cackled, "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Ahhh, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! AAH, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!"

Her laughs echoed, as the others were leaving. June was crying, as she gasped, "No… She lost…"

Beth was still unconscious, as Subaru whispered, "Miss Nevins…"

They others were in complete shock, as Kagura Sohma has bested and demolished Michelle Nevins, without breaking a sweat.

June shrieked out, "AUNTIE MICHELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!"

Episode XIV – End

Tragedy befalls our heroes… Beth Nevins has 33 days to live, Michelle Nevins has been fallen, and Kagura Sohma has unleashed hell…
With the Jewel Women by her side, nothing will stop her from her goal. But will they be able to find the Red Stone of Fuji? And what of Beth? Now that her aunt has been incapacitated, it's up to the daughter of the undead warrior's greatest foe to best them all. And she has a month to do so…
Be sure to tune in to the next chapter… as the drama continues to unfold…

To be continued…